downtown thrifting

google maps says portland has 4 thrift stores on congress street.  ...i found 3.  the 4th i think may have been replaced by a ski shop.  regardless... it was 30 degrees and blustery.  last dry day before the snow that started at 5am and has just begun to let up.  thus... i wore jeans, a leather jacket, and flipflops.  even the homeless people were giving me weird looks.  back off.  i hate wearing shoes.

rather gaudy sweater clips.  i hope to wear them soon

and who doesnt need a silver-tone kitty brooch?  complete with weird hangy crystal thing. 

purple wool skirt that i may leave at its original length?  below knee?  can i do it??

another longish wool skirt [plaid not blurry] that is a wee bit tight but im not fully sold on hacking the waistband off like i usually do.  its very 40's all high waisted like that.

and everyones favorite... secret pants!  these were in the $1.99 bin and i thought "ooh paisley skirt".  negative.  paisley palazzo pants.  gee.  wonder why they got donated.. 

but this great pleated print couldnt go ignored, and thus far i have unpicked the entire elastic [size small..] waistband and am cutting apart the legs in order to make it a maxi skirt. 

frank snuggled, frank approved

linking up to spunky chateau's thursdays are for thrifters