Pretty on the cheap? Yes, please!

Last night I was thrilled to be a part of a wonderful ensemble performing the music of Andrew Lloyd Weber! 


My gown for the evening was a wonderful, flattering dress that I found at Savers. For $12!

Yes, it's a formal/bridesmaids gown from David's Bridal that retails for $135. Really nice, with boning and built in bra in a great spring color.  


Mine is more periwinkle, but I thought it worked great! Nice and romantic as I was singing two songs from Phantom of the Opera. And the ruching at the waist is so flattering! 


I apologize in advance for the pictures, the lighting was dramatic so it was hard to get a good screenshot of me in the show.

Backstage!

Backstage with my friend Francesca, in her $20 Ross Dress.

And onstage, introducing my Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat medly!

I felt pretty and glamourous and got lots of compliments. For $12. :)

I did find out last night, much to my amusement, that I have developed a reputation for making numerous costume changes in a show. I only made one costume change this show...and even made someone lose a bet! 

Spring is on it's way!

Spring is definitely my favorite time of year. You'd think I'd like fall, when the 110 degree heat finally leaves, but it always takes to long to get here so it annoys me! I love spring...that feeling of re-birth, the smell of plants in bloom, the bright colors!

Here are few of my inspirations for a spring wardrobe! Tonight I am singing in an awesome concert so tomorrow I'll post some of my performance wear photos!

Source: polyvore.com via Sandra on Pinterest

I just can't get enough black and white (or cream in this case) - so graphic, so bold yes so feminine.

Source: polyvore.com via Sandra on Pinterest

Royal and Magenta are definitely 2 colors I want to incorporate more into my wardrobe. Great colors for me as well. 

And I still need to find an amazing lace dress! I LOVE this one...(and Emma Stone! She's just adorable!)

An EPIC adventure!

A few days ago my lovely sister in law told me about a new thrift store that just opened up - EPIC Thrift Store! Not too far from my house.


So after I picked up my daughter from school and hit up the bank, we stopped in to check it out! I didn't have a lot of time, plus three of four children with me, so I didn't have optimal shopping time. I did, however, manage to find a great top and the kids, of course, snagged a few carefully checked out toys. 

First, the store! It's huge - as large or larger than some of my favorite Savers locations. It was replaced an old Michael's craft store, so the flooring was a little nicer. 

That's my 9 year old...Vanna White!

It was clean and bright, and the clothes were sorted by COLOR! Savers used to do that and stopped, so I really appreciated being able to sort through based on color. 

My only real complaint was that kids clothes were not sorted by size. They were sorted by color, but I would have liked to have seen them sorted by size as well.


Then I found this!

It's a flirty spring blouse in ivory with coral and purple flowers. I've been looking for something like this! It is an Elle brand so it came from Kohl's and the retail was probably around $30 (and that's figuring in Kohl's almost constant % off sales.) I got it for $3.

I also found this Old Nave super lightwight t-shirt to wear under it! It's the perfect companion piece...I mean, I love all these chiffon tops, but  finding appropriate underclothing is a challenge. This top - $1.50 - and I can easily wear it alone as well. SCORE!


We also picked up some shorts for the girls - $1 and $2 and some random play set pieces for my son - $2. My daughter picked out some maraccas - $1.50 and this cuddly oversized beany baby for $.70! I call it Ella Blue (Beyonce would be so proud!)

So...I'm getting brave...here's the top in action!

Elle Floral Top - Epic Thrift Store  $3, Old Navy Under T - Epic Thrift Store  $1.50, Mens Lucky Brand Jeans - wardrobe from a film I worked on $125, Floral Slingbacks - Citi Trends $17, Sea Shell Bracelet - JoAnn's Fabrics $4

And some other styling ideas, thanks to POLYVORE! I love polyvore...it's like paperdolls for adults!

Spring Romance!

I think I mentioned it before, but I'm really feeling the romantic floral/lacy thing this spring! So I picked up this little ensemble at the thrift store the other day!

Flirty dress! $8

With lightweight sweater - $8


And now I just need these shoes: (But I gotta find them for waaayyyy less than $50!)

Can't wait to wear it!