My summer lately...

Vintage blouse, anthropologie skirt, Payless red heels, All thrifted! 

Hello, 

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! I have been all over the place. If I'm not at the thrift stores, I'm at home getting things ready for the big moving day. I have also been helping my husband with the remodeling of our house. I hope to write a post soon on that topic. 

This weekend was such a beautiful weekend as we finally got to meet my best friend's baby twin girls. She gave birth to them on Friday. We are all so grateful that everything turn out great. The babies are healthy and mommy is recuperating. 

Hubby and I holding the twins, Isabella and Valeria! 

My hubby holding Isabella ❤

Happy Monday! 

-Diana 

My Birthday Weekend

My birthday was actually a weekend ago. I had great time at church and from there my husband and I left to go get dinner. My parents and my aunt had agreed to join us. We decided to get pizza, because I LOVE pizza! 

   My aunt and her husband and my husband and I, outside the restaurant. 

I didn't get to take better pictures of my outfit, but this is what I wore. 

 The coach bag was a Christmas gift from almost 4 years ago, heels are from amazon, and my dress is thrifted vintage. 

                    Yummy!!!! 

                  Birthday cake!! 

I'm truly blessed and happy to get the opportunity to celebrate another year. I can't wait, by the grace of God, to see how this next year is going to be like.

Happy Monday! 

-Diana 

Petticoat love!

      Outfit details: all vintage thrifted! 

Hello all! 

So a few weeks ago, I thrifted my very first petticoat. I had been looking for weeks! It just occurred to me how fun it must be to wear one. So I was in shock when I found one. Well here is my first look wearing a petticoat. Cheers to many to come! Everything from this look is thrifted and vintage. I know I sound like an old record. 

If you go on ebay you can find some nice ones at different prices but they are so worth it. That is if you love a little volume. 

I hope everyone is having a pleasant summer! 

-Diana

Peach, red and some sort of blue!

     Outfit details: All vintage and thrifted!

Sometimes I wonder why I did not titled my blog "all vintage and thrifted." Ok so it's not such a great title, but it's true! all I wear is thrifted clothes. I've tried buying new, but the quality is not there. Not to mention the million reasons why I prefer to buy thrifted clothes. They are cheaper, vintage clothes have greater quality,awesome way to recycle (or is it re-use?), I find tons of unique pieces, and the list can go on... 

Anywayyyyy, so I don't think I've mentioned that my husband and I have been trying to buy a house since April 2012. This house was a short-sale. We were told that short-sells can take up to 9 months. We really didn't care since we fell in love with house. The price was great too. We decided to wait and use that time to save money for the reconstructions we would have to do if we got the house. Well almost 13 months later filled, with prayer and patience, I am happy to announce that we got the house!!! 

So these news may have not been news to my readers who also follow me on Instagram,  but let me tell you the reconstructions have been tiring, fun, and exciting. I hope to post pictures soon. 

You can now imagine what my summer may look like. We have no big vacation plans other then fixing our new home and to move in soon. 

What do plan to do this summer? 

-Diana 

When you find treasures in your own closet...

{Dress thrifted vintage, belt thrifted vintage, purse thrifted vintage, shoes thrifted}

It's been a bit chilly here in Chicago so long sleeve it was! 

I read a quote the other day it said: "someone else is happy with less then what you have."

It struck me because I've noticed that I have been wanting to buy so many things on amazon that I thought it would be nice to own. I hardly ever buy new for various reasons, so this was strange. Wanting these items made anxious for job. I'm not saying its wrong to want things but reading this message helped me accept and remember that I don't HAVE to have everything I see. 

I guess this is one of my main reasons why I don't like to be "on trend." It's hard to stay up to date with fashion when you don't have the right resources. So I came up with my own style. I wear what I truly want and not what the media throws at me (unless I really like it and can afford it).

-Diana 

Good Bye May hello June

Another month has passed and another one has begun! I have got to say that I have been truly enjoying my weeks off from school. 

These past weeks I have been sleeping late and waking up late! I have been finally catching up on Mad Men. And now  I'm a bit sad because I'm in my last episodes.

 

I have also been going thrift shopping almost every other day! Gosh! I feel like my closet is going to hate me. Enough rambling here are some of my latest instagrams! 

Thrifty Thursday

  Let's face it, I can't say that I wasn't thrift shopping during my semester. Now that it is over, I have a bit of time to share with you some of my favorite finds of this week. So here they are:

Sweet vintage mouse brooch!! 

I can't wait to pin this brooch in between collars. 

This dress is just charming!

This dress is fall ready! Can't wait for the fall. (The fabric is to thick for summer)

I loved this vintage pink school girl dress! I can't wait to style it with a printed blouse. 

So excited about decorating our apartment with these two. 

-Diana