More "Bangle" for Your Buck

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We choose our inspiration from fashion magazines. Here is an ad for Prada Eyewear.

And here are actual bangles we scored at our local thrift store. For a dollar each! Sometimes, you only need to keep your eyes open to find the treasure.

"The words! I collected them in all shapes and sizes and hung them like bangles in my mind."

—Hortense Calisher

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Wearing Our Heart on Our...

...jeans.

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We are dolling up our favorite thrift-store jeans (the ones with the Chapstick stains on the leg) by embroidering hearts on front, back, everywhere. (Clever way to hide the fact that we washed our Cherry Chapstick by accident with the pants, right?) We followed a simple how-to video on Youtube, scored the thread and hoop at our local thrift store, and got started. We'll post the completed project when we...well, complete it.

"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart."
—Carlos Santana

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She Thrifts, She Scores!

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Elle Canada asks, "Why not wear stripes to the office tomorrow?" We couldn't agree more. Stripes are all over every fashion magazine—and they're also in every thrift store. We scored and then scored again. Check out Elle's slideshow for more inspiration.

How can stripes be at the thrift store if they're in right now? Simple. In our opinion, stripes are *always* in! Just check out a few of these vintage posts:

The Sartorialist showcased Stripes for Spring — in 2008.

Bazaar explained Stripes Are In — in 2009.

Fashionably Fly stated Stripes Are In — in 2010. 

The Fashionista Coach proclaimed Stripes Are In — in 2011. 

All Glorious Within announced Stripes Are In — in 2012.

And Elle is one of many that says Stripes Are In — in 2013.

"Once you can accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy."

—Albert Einstein

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