Lately I have been obsessing over these sheer button down blouses for summer. They go with everything!!! I got a super cute pair of lace shorts and I wanted to wear one of these shirts with. However, everywhere that I looked I was finding ones that were upwards of $40-$50 bucks. They were even that pricey on Ebay! Nope. Not spending that much. I finally found a super cute on at Marshall’s for $12.99.
It’s super cute on and so comfy! I loved this one so much that I decided to try and find one in black. Welp, I wasn’t finding black blouses like this one anywhere so I got crafty in my shopping tactics. Hmmmmmm where does one go for something that’s simple but ultra hard to find? I took a chance and headed off to the Salvation Army. I’m never to proud to by something used. Er, ah, vintage. I went on a Tuesday and apparently all of the clothes are 50% off on that day. I really didn’t take me long to find this super cute black blouse.
It looked like it had never even been worn too! I have a really cute pair of beige and black faded jean shorts I want to rock this with. And the grand total for this one…..drum roll please…..It was a whopping $1.50!! Go me!
Grrrrrrrrrrrr! LOL! Yesterday I posted about how I was in a bit of a Grrrrrrr type mood but I perked right up when I came home to a package waiting for me. It was these fabulous shoes that I ordered off Ebay last week. Isn’t it amazing how a pair of shoes can pluck you right out of slugsville into candy land? Your going to die when I tell you how much I payed for them….you sitting down? They were just $20.00 plus shipping! I cannot wait to wear them and have my feet growling at people as I walk by! Haha! I AM WOMAN! HEAR MY FEET ROAR! Leave me a comment and I’ll let you know where you can get this pair in nude 🙂
~ Hugs and Smiles ~ R!LEY COUTURE
Oh! And can you tell I’ve been playing with my new camera?
What do you see when you look at this picture? A cute puppy? An annoyed mongrel that is about to bite you? Or perhaps a little bit of both. I think this picture spot on depicts how I feel today. Normally I’m a pretty bubbly chick….unless provoked that is. Admittedly I have been having a bit of a grouchy day and I posted about my mood on my Facebook status. Now before you start formulating your comments about how Facebook is a public forum and I shouldn’t post things and not expect opinions and blah blah blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I KNOW THIS. Its just that frankly I didn’t feel like hearing it today. And ya know what? I’m allowed that right just like everybody else. The other day someone asked a question I commomly get asked. “What is the best and worst part of your job?” Well the best and worst thing are almost at a tie. A love and hate thing if you will. The best thing is meeting so many people and knowing that what I do makes them happy. I love to shake hands with the people that listen to me because on my bad days ( like today) I often get those listeners that perk me right up and remind me that what I do on a day to day basis means something. Sort of like having friends out there that you don’t even know that are supporting you. But then every so often there is Mr. Sarcasm or Mr. Judgmental that comes along and forbids me to be a human being. I talk on the radio therefore I am not allowed to be sad . I am not allowed to have problems. I am not allowed to express myself unless its to the amusement of others. GRRR. (Deep Breath). I am a women. Its is “that time.” Bear with me. Going to get chocolate and Cheezits.
Since the beginning of CheapDiva.com I have been saying that I wanted to get a good camera that can catch details and gives crystal clear pics. I always try to show you the deatil in the things I’m describing but with my crappy phone camera it either takes me 50 tries to get a semi clear photo or I get frustrated and settle for a burry one. I can’t count the number of times I have aplogized in a post for the picts being terrible. Well NO MAS! Please welcome my newest playtoy the Canon – EOS Rebel T3i 18.0-Megapixel DSLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens
Dang that’s a mouthful! Isn’t she purrrrty! LOL she better be because she wasn’t cheap! Although I did get a little bargain on her! Best Buy had her on sale online for $789.99 but the ticket price in the store was $849.99. I asked the clerk about it and he said they match the website prices. As I always say… ask and ye shall receive! This was by no means an inexpensive purchase but with all of the important events coming up in my life I wanted great pictures. Oh and it takes HD video too!! Bow-chicka-bow-wow! Hahahaha TOTALLY KIDDING YOU PERVS! 🙂 I’ll be posting my practice shots soon!
You know spring is officially here for me when I start eyeing cute flowy dresses. I have been wanting a dress with a hem that drapes down further in the back than the front for awhile now and lucky for me this one was waiting for me at Ross. I’m guessing its the inner princess in me that likes the idea of being able to wear a semi train causally. An added plus of cuteness are the cut outs in the sleeves. Sort of makes me feel like I should be vacationing in Greece or something.
I checked the price tag and it was right up my ally!
As long as it fit I was ready to give this dress a nice home inside my closet. Here’s where I ran into a snag.
One of the sleeves was torn. I knew it would only take a simple stitch or two and the dress would be back to new. However I’m never one to pass up the chance to slice some change off the price. Ross gives 10% off items that are stained or have small tears but this was a big rip so I asked what percentage they could take off. Ask and ye shall receive! I got an additional 20% off so the grand total came to about $7.50!
Can’t wait to sport this dress with the Fergie Pumps I got a while ago!
Thanks to Pinterest coconut oil has been my new obsession! I have been using it for everything from sugar scrubs, to cooking, to deep conditioner. My next project with this wonder product will be lotion bars and lip balm. Now mind you this stuff is not exactly cheap and I tend to use a lot in my recipes. I bet your looking at the caption thinking “Um those are exactly the same product.” Yes, they are but the difference is the price. Coconut oil isn’t exactly easy to find so when first looking for it I just went to the Whole Foods Store and bought it for $12.99. That isn’t that bad of a price but I’m always looking to one-up myself. I went into Walmart to see if they had it, which surprisingly the did have some near the pharmacy (where they keep the dietary stuff). Its was $8.99 but it was a smaller jar and a different brand. I figured that since you can cook with it I would check the cooking oil section. BINGO! It got it for $5.99! Another awesome thing about buying this type of coconut oil is that if your a crafty devil like me you can reuse the jar for candle making!
Sorry for the crappy blurry phone pic! So Versace Pour Homme is the fiance’s all time favorite smelly-good. Little bugger has expensive taste doesn’t he? LOL! A few months ago I blogged about how I got the the 1.7 oz bottle for $30.00 when its regularly $46.00. Well I am proud to say that I have officially trumped myself! We went to the big flea market at the Agricenter a few weekends ago and found quite a few goodies. I am super strange for this I know, but Flea Markets make me so happy. I love finding little do-dads that you can’t really find anywehere else. Plus the people watching is awesome 🙂 At one of the booths we saw a bunch of cologne and perfume and I figured it would be worth a shot to check it out.
SCORE! We found the 3.4 ounce bottle of the Versace Pour Homme for $40.00!! It’s usually $74..00! Yay for flea markets!
First off I need to get this book, and second,the title is just about how I felt all day today I gave up shopping for myself for lent and should have known better than to go into Ross. I didn’t even bother to take a picture of the shoes for you because having that teaser on my phone would most likely lure me back in there. I really shouldn’t be complaining about it though. I have noticed in the last few years I have become a tad materialistic. I may be the cheap kind of materialistic but materialistic none the less. I mean I save before I spend, and I love giving to others but I have found myself buying things when I dont really need them. Being a shopaholic isn’t a sin to end the ages but I think I just want to calm down with the shoe hoarding for a minute. Or at least until after lent. So being that I cant buy things for myself I have been a busy little bee with my crafting. Hey, I may be buying stuff for the crafts but its not for me so it doesn’t count 🙂 I am actually getting pretty swift at making pretty little goodies out of ordinary things. Check out this candle I made out of a vintage glass teacup that I got at Goodwill for 59 cents!
My stupid phone camera really doesn’t give justice to how cute this thing is! I so need to get a new camera. You see….there I go again. I hand melted the candle wax out of some wax cubes I got at the dollar store and the roses are made of felt that I hand rolled. I never new how therapeutic hand rolling felt into roses could be. I’ve been dabbling in jewelry making too!
Yep ladies and gents! I made that with my own two little hands. Some pearl beads, some wire, a chain and MEH! Easy peasy! I even put the clasp together which actually was a big fat pain in the arse but the end result was worth it. I think I’ll be giving this to one of my aunts for Easter.
These Fergie chain link pumps literally stopped me in my tracks when I saw them! They are sophisticated but edgy which is totally me. Check out the back view…
The only reason I didn’t scoop them up right then and there is that I have been splurging on crafting supplies and I really did NEED another pair of shoes. LOL who am I kidding right? I must confess I did something that irks me when other people do it. I hid them. I know, I know shame on me but I went back to my 3 day rule. If I am still thinking about them in 3 days and they are still there then they are meant to be mine. I wasn’t going to tempt the shoe gods so I stuffed them behind some pillows. I know I’m a naughty girl but at this price I knew they were going to go fast.
Here’s where the multiple Shoegasm comes into play. I had another pair of Steve Madden suede sandals that were a part of the three day rule club.
They were on clearance because all of the spring stuff is coming out. I figured that since these were technically sandals that I could still rock them with a dark summer dress. These were a tad bit more expensive than the Fergie pumps though.
For me $35 bucks is a little high even if they were originally $110…especially when they were sitting on the clearance rack. But these surpassed the three day rule and made it to a week and a half of me lusting after them. Well last weekend I was having a bit of an Emo day so I thought fah-get-a-bout-it and made them mine. Nothing wrong with spoiling yourself every once in a while.
Sorry I have been M.I.A lately. I have been obsessed with my little crafting venture! There is a post coming up about that. But back to the topic at hand. I bet your looking at this picture thinking “A black pair of Skinny Jeans? So What.” Well here’s what…LOL. It’s a constant rule of thumb for me that whenever I’m looking for something simple and seemingly easy to find its like trying to capture a darn unicorn! This was the case with these black skinny jeans. I seriously could not find a pair anywhere. Not even online! I wanted to wear them for an event tonight so I figured I would give it one last shot and check out what Marshalls had. After an initial comb over of the jeans racks I found nada. Bummer right? Well after a few sulking laps around the store I found these jeans hiding in the clearance rack. Stupid me not to check there first. I really like that they were plain but had a little flair with these zippers in the front.
And no that’s not dandruff…The jeans have just a small hint of shimmer in the black. I became super giddy when I checked out the price tag!
I did a little happy dance until I spotted this….
Size 14?? As in the little girls’ size 14? Crap. But not being one to admit to defeat that easily I went to the dressing room for what would soon be a super score or a reason for me to go to the gym for the second time today. Much to my delight they fit like a glove! I call them my new booty poppers. And trust me ladies I’m not a freaking rail getting my tushy into a girls size 14. These just must be marked wrong. Happy hunting ladies!
It’s super cute on and so comfy! I loved this one so much that I decided to try and find one in black. Welp, I wasn’t finding black blouses like this one anywhere so I got crafty in my shopping tactics. Hmmmmmm where does one go for something that’s simple but ultra hard to find? I took a chance and headed off to the Salvation Army. I’m never to proud to by something used. Er, ah, vintage. I went on a Tuesday and apparently all of the clothes are 50% off on that day. I really didn’t take me long to find this super cute black blouse.
