Thursday, August 23, 2012



 

I picked up this lovely collar necklace at a local antique mall called Route 30 for $5. The price seemed a little steep since it probably isn't any older than the eighties or nineties but it was one of those times where I felt like I'd regret it if I didn't get it.


And here are some snapshots of the jewelry I'verecently made for my etsy shop, The Betwixt Boutique:











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Favorite Sandals of the Summer


I actually got these sandals back when it was still cold outside. I had an Amazon Gift Card I received for a work project, so I decided to splurge and spend it on these. At the time, I paid something like $39 for these. Excuse my awful feet. Ahem.


Blowfish /Seadream Flat Sandals 

Ebay Find: Metal Bird Claw Bangle

Really Big Talons

I very recently scored this sweet bird talon bangle on, believe it or not, eBay! I first saw something like this on Nasty Gal, a site I like to ogle but can NOT afford, and was intrigued but wrote it off as out of my bank account league.  And then, the amazing youtuber Jen Im of CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS wore a metal claw bangle in one of her videos. I saw how awesome yet effortless it looked on her wrist. When she said she bought it on ebay, I paused the video and went directly to ebay. I actually found the very same bracelet, bought it, and also found the one you see above. I paid $1.04 (including shipping!) for it.




And here it is with the rest of today's arm jewelry. The faceted stone ring is from Forever 21 (for $3.80) and the big weird red ring is from a dollar store in my local mall (for $0.99).


A quick update!

I've been through a whole bunch of crazy lately -- computer viruses, chronic broke-ness, and a broken camera. (Thank my cute new kitten for that one. Long story.) I am now plus one camera and minus all computer viruses but still broke (because of the new camera). But that doesn't mean I haven't been thrifting! It's going to take me awhile to catch up on all the treasures I've found and all the things that have filled my mind, but we'll get there.

Stay tuned!