Few Hours In Santa Monica

 Yesterday, we hung out in Santa Monica for a few hours. We grabbed lunch at one of our favorite restaurants in Santa Monica, Cora's Cafe, and walked along the Promenade. I want to live in Santa Monica soo badly. 

In Santa Monica, I wore a metallic dress thrifted for $9 and a jean jacket also thrifted.

Oh yeah, we also took a little trip to IKEA on the way out... above is the typical look of our car after any trip here.

Long Beach

We spent today cruisin' around Long Beach via bikes and hanging out on the beach in what turned out to be some surprisingly warmer weather. 

I wore a really great colored BCBG dress that I bought from a thrift store ($6), a white denim Lucky Brand also from a thrift store ($10), a vintage purse I've had forever, and my new BC Footwear sandals from Nordstrom's Rack ($35 I think).

The Crab Cooker

Mmm for those of you who have never been, The Crab Cooker in Newport Beach is tasty business. My family has been going there for a while now and last night I got my yearly Crab Cooker fixin' in. 

I wore a cashmere sweater ($6) from a thrift store, vintage shorts ($1.50) also from a thrift store, a necklace from The Gypsy Den, shoes from Nordstrom's Rack, and a vintage purse that's been in my house forever.

Today we're going to rent bikes and check out the consignment, vintage, & thrift stores in the area... excellent.

Bonnaroo

The Bonnaroo arch

Blowin' Bubbles

Devon & I eating delicious freshly baked Amish Doughnuts 

Sarah Barthel of Phantogram....I love her.

H & M sheer shirt- I think it was $5 on sale 

Super old converse

A Ralph Lauren backpack I got at a thrift store for like $15

& galaxy shorts pictured in more detail below

Thom Yorke... a name that needs no introduction. 

Hand-painted galaxy shorts from The Gypsy Den. I'm in love.

 We spotted Reggie Watts on the ferris wheel just before we went to his set in the Comedy Tent. Hilarious dude.

The last night at Bonnaroo & it was raining. I'm wearing a thrifted dress, my go-to spiked necklace from The Gypsy Den, and a sweater from The Gap's sale.

Click here my Bonnaroo video!

So basically Bonnaroo was/is awesome. We scored on some unusually cool weather for the fest this year and we were not complaining. This was my first year attending and it was amazing. And even though I did go to a festival that was hundreds of miles away from home, I still managed to stay true to my thrifty-ness. Instead of paying for a $300 four day pass plus camping and $240 travel expenses, we decided to volunteer at the fest through the Work Exchange Team (WET) which covered our full ticket, camping, and three $8 meal tokens to use at the festival vendors... it was a really great deal.

XXX

 Anyways, I hope you enjoyed some of these photos I managed to take. Below is link to a video compilation of some of the acts I saw over the weekend... enjoy!
Click here for the video!
PS.
These are the shows I made it to:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Phantogram, The Beach Boys, Aziz Ansari, Reggie Watts, Phish, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Roots, The Devil Makes Three, The Cave Singers, Alice Cooper, fun., and Ludacris.

DIY Flower Purse

I've been meaning to post these beautiful photos of this floral vintage purse DIY for quite some time now but it's been on the back-burner as I've been so busy. That said here is a very simple DIY for an adorable little purse (similar to the one I wore in this post) that will get you hundreds of complements.

What You'll Need:

a cloth covered purse from a thrift store, garage sale, grandma's closet, etc. (vintage or not)

faux flowers (with leaves) of your choice...I used peonies

A hot glue gun

scissors

a Popsicle stick or something to push down the flowers into the scorching hot glue

***Thrifty Tip: If you plan on buying your flowers at Joann's or Hobby Lobby, don't forget to print off the 40% off coupon that they always have posted on their sites.

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 Step 1: Cut off your favorite flowers and leaves from their stems. Then, before you start glueing, lay out an estimate of where you would like to place your flowers... this is an important step!

 Step 2: After you have gotten a good idea of where your flowers will be set, start glueing down your leaves then top it off with the beautiful flowers.

*Don't forget how hot that glue is and use a Popsicle stick or something similar to push down the leaves and flowers into the glue.

 And after those simple steps, there you have it, you're finished product!

Enjoy!

Bubble Pop Electric

Sunny & I went roller skating by the river today with our thrifty little skates... she just picked her's up at the Salvation Army a couple days ago and I've had my skates that a friend found for me for a couple years. Us two are not the most talented skaters so it was quite an experience. We got all kinds of looks and cleaver remarks from people all along the river.

My outfit today reminds me of something "Baby" would wear in Dirty Dancing. 

It consists of a crop top from forever21, vintage levi's I just recently picked up at Salvation Army for $4, my vintage skates, and a thrifted Ralph Lauren backpack (not pictured).

Sunny's shorts are thrifted.  She cut them into shorts and embellished them with "Rock" and "Star" on each cheek from the clippings of a thrifted t-shirt.

xoo 

Sorry for the badly written post, I've gotta pack up the last of my things before my parents arrive to pick me up!

Charcoal

Today has been a bit chillier compared to the last few days but I took advantage of it, went on a run, and now I'm wearing a 3/4 length sleeve that I wont be wearing during any of these upcoming 100 degree summer days... sheesh.

My thrifty-ness isn't just about shopping at thrift stores... it's about, well, being thrifty and shopping sales or holding on to items I love, for example. <-- this is just something to keep in mind while scrolling on through my blog. xo 

The shirt is from an Urban Outfitters sale a year or two ago, I believe I paid $10, the shorts are vintage Lucky Brand that I got at a thrift store about 4 or 5 years ago... damn. The super long zipper even reads "Lucky You". The shoes I bought at Target is also an item that has stuck with me for a number of years. The beaded vintage handbag is one that I picked up recently at a thrift store for $4. The spike necklace has been blogged about before but incase you're wondering, I bought it at the Gypsy Den.

xx Karina

Floral Maxi

Today I briefly wore this outfit but then decided it was too nice of a day to keep my legs and arms under wraps so I but some floral shorts on and a button up tank.

My first outfit of the day consisted of:

a thrifted Velvet (brand) wrap that is super cozy- $4

A vintage thrifted floral maxi dress- $15 (I think)

& Born Crown Boots from Marshalls- $100

*these photos were taken on campus... isn't it the best?

 Addicted to the above

Lastest thrift purchase: $1 vintage tea canister

Lemon Drop

Today has been yet another bright, sunshiny day!

I wore this great Juicy Couture terry cloth dress I found at a thrift store for $5.60 and Classiques Entier shoes from Nordstrom. Also noticeable in these pictures is a glance at my new Gucci watch my dad got for me!

Railroad Tracks

Here are some photos of what I wore today as well as beautiful flowers I spotted on campus; they look like mini hydrangeas (my favorite). 

The flowers are in bloom and is so is my wardrobe creativity... 

expect to see more postings this week.

Jean shirt: thrift store $3

Belt: On sale at Anthropologie

90s Guess Shorts: Garage sale

Vintage bag: thrift store $24

Cork wedges: hand-me-downs from my mom.

Glasses: H&M on sale $1