As a momma on a budget {like I know many of you are} I am always on the lookout for a good deal. Often times, though, it is hard to feel fashionable when having to shop on a strict budget and feeling frustrated after you've scoured dozens of clearance racks only to come up empty handed. This is why I am so happy to introduce to you all today
Amber from
Sneakers Over Stilettos!
The post she has written today has totally inspired me to try harder when it comes to finding clothes at an inexpensive price. All of the outfits she is going to show you today cost under $15 each!!! How awesome is that?
And make sure that when you're done reading Amber's post that you hop on over to her blog where I am answering some questions and unleashing my inner fashionista {lol}.
Alright Amber show us what you got!!
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Hello Momma's like me readers. My name is Amber and I am the blogger behind Sneakers Over Stilettos. I am a Momma to Ethan and Peyton, photographer and self proclaimed shoe addict. Oh and let's not forget clothing and jewelry obbsessed.
I thought I would take guest posting in a bit of a different direction and talk about and show what I love about Vintage shopping. And how we use it as a tool to teach our kids about recycling.
In our household we are a family of recyclers. We do just about everything we can to do our part in helping keep our earth green. We recycle 90% of our waste. Ethan, Peyton and I walk everywhere! And another thing we do is shop at a lot of vintage and thrift stores for clothes. Not only is it much more cost effective, but we feel that it is teaching Ethan {and eventually Peyton} much more then recycling our food waste can help the environment.
Ethan has such a purity about keeping ''his planet'' green. He is not afraid to lecture a stranger on why littering is bad. And he is always so proud when he does something good for the environment when recycling or up cycling something. Its a trait that I want to make sure he holds on to not only because I can feel that he is still so innocent and it helps me to see the world in his way a little more often. But I also it stays with him, so that one day maybe he will be one of those people that finds a way to make the earth a little more healthier.
I realize as Momma's we don't always have time to scour racks in a vintage shop. I use to be like that as well. Until I started doing the math and realizing how much I was spending on one outfit. Some of these outfits were under $15. After I realized that I was pretty motivated to make enough time to scour then thrift or vintage shopping. To make it less over whelming, only look at the items you are shopping for. I am a big dress fan, so when I go I rarely ever look at anything but the dresses.
By buying second hand a little more we teach Ethan that we are saving these clothes from ending up in a landfill. And if you shop at certain shops all the proceeds go to charity. Another thing we teach him is that buying thrift or vintage it is a little more resourceful then just automatically heading to a mall or other big box store.
Of course we don't 100% shop vintage. But there is something about finding a unique piece that not everyone else will have makes it more fun for me to shop this way.
To show what amazing finds are out there I narrowed down 5 of my favorite outfits. It was hard to narrow it down, I have found so many great pieces that I will never part with.
This is by far one of my favorite finds.
Mac and Jac Dress: $2.50 This dress was one of my favorite finds, it was a brand new sample dress, I found about 6 other different samples along with it. And then when I got to the till I found out it was 50% off dresses day. I think in the end I paid $15 for 6 dresses.
Shoes: $8
Necklace:$2
Total: $12.50
While I normally don't really care who made the dress. I will admit I was pretty excited to be taking home dresses from this line!
Dress: $3.99
Boots: $10
Total: $13.99
I love how verstile these boots are. I have worn them so many different ways. These boots were actually bought buy Jason on a solo thrift trip. I have worn this dress in a few different ways, I have worn it backwards to change it up, and I have created gathers in the skirt. If you plan on doing that always wear leggings under kneath!
Dress: $4.99
Rain Coat: $4.99
Boots: $8.99
Total: $19 So this out fit was a little over $15 as I promised they all were, but still not to bad.
Please don't mind that its dark out. I only had time to take photos after Ethan Peyton were asleep on this particular day.
This is another find that I got really excited about. I found this Wilfred silk dress for $4! I bought it while pregnant with Peyton, but now I just belt it.
Shoes: $3
Scarf belt: $2
Total: $9!!
That makes up for the slight overage on my previous outfit.
Hat: Free! We frequent one of our shops so often that when I asked the price of this hat, they just gave it to me!
Top: $2
Jeggings: $4 I don't normally wear jeggings as pants, but I wanted to show off these boots and couldn't find my regular skinny jeans.
Boots: $6 These boots are my newest find, and I love them! I wear them everywhere and they are so comfy.
Bracelet: $1 This is actually one of Peyton's head bands, but I wear it sometimes to do something different and add some color.
Total: $13
So there you have it some of my favorite finds. Thank you Lacee and Momma's like me readers for taking the time to see why I love vintage! Hope you will come check out my blog when you have the time!
xoxo Amber
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Thank you so very much Amber for sharing this with us today!
You are proof that a momma can still look like a rockstar even on a budget!
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Thank you so very much Amber for sharing this with us today!
You are proof that a momma can still look like a rockstar even on a budget!
xoxo,
Lacee
