Antique Jewelry is making a comeback for Spring and Summer. The thing I love about Antique looking jewelry is you can hold onto the pieces forever and it always comes back. One thing I don't like about Antique jewelry is it is a antique it is difficult to find and sometimes the pieces can b very expensive. A few Places to find some Antique jems which can save you some $$ of course Estate Sales or Yard Sales don't dismiss the Yard and Estate Sales. Take one weekend a day like Saturday start around 9ish block your route with the Penny Saver or local News Paper and just spend a couple of hours looking you really never know what you can find and that's the best part about it Estate sales. Some Y/E Sales have the coolest things from furniture to accessories like jewelry and handbags there is nothing better then finding a vintage handbag for $2.00!
So I found the antique looking necklace at the swapmeet (ha bet you thought I went to an Estate Sale). The swapmeet of choice was the Goldenwest College Swapmeet held every Saturday and Sunday at the Goldenwest Community College. I am going to go into some detail about this swapmeet because it is not like your average OC Swapmeet. First off they sell used and new items more used on Saturday more newer items on Sunday. If you like to go junking this is the place to be (junking means looking at junk fixing it up and making it into a jem). You need to take your time and look through the items especially the jewelry and handbags the buck stops at used shoes I find it difficult to wear shoes somebody else has worn. Jewelry is the best part there is a vendor at this swapmeet who has jewelry from Macy's, WetSeal, Charlotte Rousse and sells them super cheap so keep an eye out for her and him you can't miss it they also sell some really cute hair accessories. I also love to stop and look at the any purse $10.00 it's a hit and miss with this vendor sometimes they have some good deals other times not so much.
The earings were purchased at the $0.99 cent store yes I went to the 99cent store and had to dig through a bucket of misc items but well worth it for the buy, I also bought the matching turquois pair although I don't have much turquois in my wardrobe pairing with a cute pair of jeans and maybe a white shirt gives the total outfit a little bit of a pop.
The shirt was purchased at Styles 4 Less the stuff at styles for less is ok priced a little bit high for my taste but I love the sale racks and some of their weekly sale items can be a real find. Be sure to pick up a VIP Card that instantly gives you 10% off all your purchases for a year and 20% off on your B-Day this includes clearance so that's always nice plus they have locations everywhere in Southern Cali. They have some plus sizes but, just started with the plus size clothing so some stuff is limited.
I purchased the skirt at H&M retail price was $17.95 they had a sale so I ended up paying $12.95 for the skirt.
The shoes a little pricey for my taste but I couldn't resist the black wedge those were purchased at the Ontario Mills Mall (I'll go into details about this mall in another post but it is one of the best discount outlet malls I have ever been to!) for $19.99
I'll also post a pic of what the ensamble looks like all put together tomorrow. I just couldn't fit all the pics in one post or I couldn't figure out how to add one more pic.
Here is the breakdown on cost:
Earngs $0.99
Necklace $1.00
Shoes $19.99 (multiple use piece)
Skirt $12.95 (multiple use piece ok to spend extra if its a multi use piece)
Shirt $5.90 that is with 10% off (multiple use piece)
I know this is over the $30.00 or less price point but, there are several items which can be reused and fall into the category of multiple use pieces such as the skirt can be paired with white or cream blouse and shoes. The shoes can be paired with dresses and skirts and the shirt is black and can go with jeans slacks or another skirt. So each main piece does have a mutilple function which in the end saves me further dollars because I can mix and match with several other pieces.
That's all to report for $40.00 or less I have a $30.00 or less complete outfit which I have the pics but have not blogged about yet and will post this weekend sometime after I get the time to download pics and type something.
Next weekend will be summer dresses $10.00 or less accessories such as handbags for $10.00 or less. Happy Bargain Hunting and Good Luck!
