I'm really excited about Thrifty & Chic! Last week I was just thrilled to read all about your thrifty adventures. Thank you so much for sharing them with me. Seriously, keep it up. I love a good thrift story. This last weekend my friend, Susan, was so kind to let me tag along with her and Caitlin (super cute interior decorator with tons of great ideas) on an awesome thrifting/antiquing adventure. We headed up to the antique show up in Ogden and just ooh-ed and ahh-ed over nearly every single piece on display. There were some stunning pieces of furniture that would've looked so charming in my multi-million dollar dream home. You know, the one? The one that's in the Presidio in SF. I think my favorite part of the whole excursion was discovering vaseline glass. It's made out of uranium and glows neon green under black lights. SO rad. I feel a little lame I didn't take my cool camera with me, but I did manage to snap a few pics of some things I thought were awesome. If you'd like to see it, check out my whrrl story about it. Although the prices weren't bargain basement awesome, Susan and I still walked away victorious. See, I've been just dying for a felt cloche. I've wanted one since I discovered the handmade cloche hats of Behida Dolic. OH. MY. GOODNESS. They're stunning. If I were a million times richer, I would buy every single hat in her shop. I'm sure you'll agree with me. Since I can't justify the $300+ price tag, I've been searching high and low for one that's just right. I snatched up my little hat for $17. Not bad, right? I'm not usually one to spend over $6 on any item of clothing, but I was surely willing to make an exception for this beauty. After antiquing we did some more thrifting. This was where we found the bulk of our goodies. Luck was surely in our favor. Or mine. Susan found the most awesome moccasins, but they were my size, not hers. I'm sure she was re-evaluating our friendship at that point, but lucky for me she's a forgiving soul. I'm just gushing about my new moccasins. Who $6 could be this hip? I went a little crazy with the melamine plates. There are many things that make my heart all gushy, and one of them is good old melamine. There's something about the bright colors and smooth finish that I just LOVE. I think I'm going to plan Penelope's second birthday around these colors. The lady at the checkout stand was really, really nice to me and gave them to me for 33¢ a piece rather than the usual 50¢. Sweet. Did you find any good deals over the weekend? Please share in the comments, or email me! I'd love to hear!