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Can We Go Thrift Shopping?

As Jenna gets older I just enjoy my time with her more and more.  She is a ray of sunshine that brightens my day and I KNOW that she has that same affect on others.  

 One thing that we LOVE to do is shop.  She LOVES to shop but she loves to find great deals <-she is an old soul.  She just cannot stand pay to full price for something or want me to.  Me on the other hand wouldn't think twice about paying full price for Josh, Isaiah or Jenna but when it comes to me...I feel so guilty if I do. Strange, I know.

Jenna's latest thing is hunting for great finds at thrift stores.  Which I find so ironic because I remember as a kid I would be so embarrassed when I got hand me downs or if my clothes came from {{gulp!}}.....Wal-mart and I would absolutely die right there on the spot if anyone knew my clothes came from a thrift store.  I couldn't wait to get job so that I could buy my own clothes.  Fast forward to today and for the most part we can afford anything that Jenna wants and/or needs.  So when she said "Mom, I want to go thrift store shopping"....I was like  {deep breath} "Okay, let's go."

You can see her newest Thrift Shop with Me video {here}.  We have found the funnest little place near us that sells overstock of Target, Gap, Claires, Wal-mart and a few other stores.  It is  always fun to go in see what treasures we will find.  It's not a thrift shop but we visit those too and have the best time.

Here's a peek of how we turned some Thrift Store finds into a fashion statement:


Well, I forgot to take a before pic {facepalm} but this was a plain neon orange shirt that we purchased for $0.79.  Jenna is convinced that she's going to bring back the 80s.  She says she LOVES the look.  So we added a little vinyl and it's a super cute retro shirt.

Next, we found this simple plain white t-shirt:
 We paid $1.50 and knew that it would look perfect if we turned it into a Riverdale shirt. Have you seen Riverdale?  Stop what you're doing and go watch.  We are addicted and cannot wait for the next season.  We binge watched the series over the break. So I made a shirt of the diner that they hang out in.  LOOK how cute....
Look for the video from Jenna all about how we did this. It turned out so cute.
  You should definitely pair it with a scrunchie...so 80s!

Our last little find is just in time for Valentine's Day:

We found this cute little shirt for $1.00 and as soon as Jenna saw it she said "Let's add hearts to it."  
It turned out so cute.  It was definitely a little tricky making sure the hearts ended up on the elbows and not the tricep but we are LOVing it.
I'd say we had a very fun and successful shopping trip that allowed us to make memories and collect laughs.


These are some of my sweetest seconds...
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