Sparklehaus

Second Hand Heaven!

I had a nice mini haul at a local thrift store the other day. I thought I would share photos of my cute finds! I would like to mention that everything here came out to $17.I have not decided what to do with everything quite yet. I am going to give a little TLC to this leather clutch bag. I love that it has a strap!

Next up we have a cute little handmade belt pouch...I had to purchase it since I have been making them lately! I removed some beads that said things like "live", "love", "laugh". I found that a bit cheesy but I loved the yellow suede pull cord and the stripey denim. I will give this a little tlc and use it myself!

Next up is a cute embroidery piece! It is an embroidered beer stein. Since I am of German heritage I thought it was a perfect addition to our cute little garden triplex apartment in Burbank! We have lots of yellows in our kitchen so it will be cute. I am going to paint the frame and see if that modernizes it a bit. I might just choose to reframe it. I will try to make good use of materials I already have before purchasing a frame.

The fourth item is this cute silky houndstooth print shirt. It is not "vintage" but it is thrifted. I thought it was so cute. It has a cute collar, wide elastic waist, billowy sleeves and a cute tie. I thought it would be so cute layered over a ribbed tank with dark jeans and that cute leather pouch posted above!

The final piece that I picked up is this awesome wooden necklace. It is my favorite. I have worn it everyday! It also is stunning with the top and the leather clutch pictured above!

So those were my finds! All for $17! It just serves to remind us that we do not have to run out and buy new $40 tops and $100 clutch bags to have fashionable items in our closet. This haul was a mix of older and more current items. Thanks for looking!

My Favorite Retro Inspired Swimsuit

I think I have decided on the swimsuit of my dreams. Sorry pics are blurry...but you get the idea. Both these suits are available at and are $65 before shipping.

http://www.retrodress.com/otherstuffsix.html

Retro Swimwear

Driving by a little shop called My Baby Jo in the West LA area I saw this swimsuit in the window and immediately came home to inquire about it. I wanted to stop in and check it out but I was in a hurry. I think this vintage style of suit is so vavoom but also sweet and adorable.

I do not know if it would be flattering on me but I have to find out.  I would really like this suit in a navy blue with white dots. It is only $69 and I have to have it.

I think part of the reason that I am so drawn to it is that I love vintage. That is the obvious reason. The other reason is that I am so sick of skinny girls in bikinis. I am kind of a skinny tall girl so bathing suit shopping isn't my worst nightmare....but it is no fun. All the styles are so blah and boring...and teeny. I am so tired of seeing little tiny bikinis on teenage girls. I feel like these bathing suits bring some respect back to the female form. I gotta have it.