Thursday 28 November 2013

Thrifty Thursday!

Its another THURSDAY! 
And I have for all of you today, one of my more extravagant finds.
While Peeking around at Salvation Army with my good friend Tayler, something sparkly and green appeared from the corner of my eye. I turned to see this beauty,
Now, I had already gotten my grad dress, but there were so many girls who were still searching for the PERFECT dress and I was staring in awe at this dress in perfect condition, no stains, no tears, NOTHING!

 and thought to myself, "if I don't get this then who knows if it will ever be found!". My mind had gone to the fact that not many young teens go shopping in Salvation army, Value Village, or any of the local thrift or consignment stores. SO, I bought it and this is the best part! The brand name is "Posh Precious"and  is originally 400-500$ and I got it for only $75! What a steal! are was stunned when I saw the price tag and decided it would be better to buy it and put it up in my grad dress page on Facebook, than letting it sit and collect dust in this little thrift store on the corner of a busy road.

It's amazing the kind of things you can find in any kind of thrift store, if it be that perfect pair of jeans, those really cute boots, or your stunning grad dress. It's always worth taking a look!


Hope you all have a fantastic weekend and I'll talk with you soon!
AW

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Fall Trends?

So, these are some of the most common trends I've seen on pinterest, church, and just walking around my little town.

One of the biggest trends is definitely long sleeve plaid shirts.
For some reason everyone wants to be a lumberjack this fall. A plaid shirt is a great way to add some pattern to your outfit and with a flannel shirt it will also keep you warm. Either worn as seen above, with the sleeves rolled up, in place of a cardigan, tied around the waist, underneath a sweater (so only the sleeve ends and collar poke out, which is a really cute look), or with the next trend, a nice puffy vest.



This look has just sky rocketed this fall and it is such a great look! I have seen so many people sporting this look (my mother has been looking for a vest like this) and I absolutely love it. it has just got such a fallish look and adds an extra layer to your outfit keeping you even warmer. It can be worn with so many different outfits, but some of the more popular ways I've seen it worn is with (as seen above) a nice stripped shirt, with a long sleeve plaid shirt, or changing the vest to a fur style and wearing it with a knitted sweater/long sleeved shirt underneath.

And the last trend I'll be showing is very popular trend and comes back every autumn. BOOTS! Of course! Two of the most common styles I've been seeing everywhere are either the combat boots,


  or the (almost) knee high  boots.

And it seems to be that the biggest thing trending with boots this fall is to throw in some peek-a-boo socks (as I like to call them). Either plain white, grey, or black, or some fun patterned ones, they are all trending this fall and like all the above trends, I LOVE THE LOOK!



And my final trend is......the KNITTED HEADBAND, which I have seen on almost every single teenage girls head this fall. These headbands can be added to practically any look and just make it cuter and extra cozie! There are so many different styles for these headbands, if its a bow or a flower, or just one giant headband. Buy them in the store (thrift shops?) or knit your own!

These are only a few of the many trends I have been seeing everywhere this fall and I think they are all great looking trends, too!

If you have any trends you've been seeing a lot of this fall and I didn't mention them above, leave a comment or twitter me @AliviaJW.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week and I'll chat to you soon!

AW



Thursday 14 November 2013

Thrifty Thusday - Nov 14, 2013

This is the very first THRIFTY THURSDAY! and I'm really excited to show the world how simple it is to be trendy, while still saving money.

So, here we go:



This is a really cute fall look, it will still keep you warm and cozy, but you'll look super cute at the same time and the best part EVERTHING IS THRIFTED!
The scarf and boots are from Salvation Army; the scarf was $3 and the boots were $9. Both of the brands are unknown (I couldn't fnd a brand name ANYWHERE on the boots).
 
 
The Sweater is from Value Village and I only paid $6 for it! The brand name is "Castle".
 
The skirt is also from Salvation Army and I only paid $5 for it! I've seen similar skirts in the mall for between $20-$50 dollars (which I think is outrageous), so I definitely lucked out with that find. The brand name is "Luna Tiks". Also, the tights I'm wearing are just regular black tights you can get anywhere, I just added one tear on both sides at the thigh.
 
This is a close up of the boots, which I absolutely LOVE. They are a little pointed at the toes and have a small but flattering heel. They are extremely comfortable and keep my feet nice and dry (even in the snow!).
 
 
I really love this outfit and if you do, too let me know!
 
Remember to follow, comment, and recommend my blog to friends and family! And don't forget to send questions to my email address (alivia.j.w@hotmail.com) or to my twitter (AliviaJW) for Q&A day. (They don't have to be any specific questions)
 
Have a great rest of the week!
 


Tuesday 12 November 2013

FINALLY!

Finally! I have gotten around to starting up my very own blog. I have been wanting to do this for a very long time and even when I made the blog and set it up I waited a week before I made my very first post, because I had NO idea what I was going to say! For some reason I was so scared to make my first post, but here I am! Finally making myself do it instead of continuously talking about doing it, but never ACTUALLY doing it.

I guess I should begin by introducing myself....Hi everyone! My name is Alivia! I'm 17 , just graduating high school this year (YAY). I live in beautiful British Columbia and have hopes and dreams of one day becoming a novel editor/writer. I have a fantastic and supportive family; my sister, mother and father (and an adorable little dog!) and a wonderful boyfriend. I love photography, writing, reading, music, soccer (go Whitecaps!), THRIFTING/shopping, and spending time with my friends and family.

I think that's probably good, what do you think? I guess if there's anything else you would want to know you can go ahead and ask me.

Which brings me to what I would love to achieve with this blog! I've always loved to solve problems and help people out and I have always loved the ask and advise kind of blogs, which is why that is exactly what I wanted to try! I want to help all of my now and future readers out! I'd love for people to either email me at alivia.j.w@hotmail.com or twitter me @AliviaJW and ask any questions you may need some advising with! As well, like I said above I LOVE to thrift and so I wanted to add in something I'd like to call "Thrifty Thursday", where every Thursday I will talk a bit about one or two outfits that I've thrifted (with photos of course). I will also be randomly posting about things that are on my mind or heart!

I hope that this is informative enough about my idea for this blog and again like I said email or tweet me and I'll choose a specific day to do a Q&A (probably Wednesdays or Mondays). I'll be talking to you all soon! Have an awesome week!