Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) August 18, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,a month ago we decided to open up our closets to the world as well. We are ChristinaKristin of Columbus,Ohio. We are two women close in age, with two different takes on style and completely different personalities. The best way to describe us if personalities were colors would be red and hot pink. I am the red personality because I am usually wild, passionate and bold with fashion and in life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

 I went to Bucyrus, Ohio for their Bratwurst Festival early Saturday evening. I had a very low key and uneventful morning and afternoon, so I was excited to finally get out of the house. I have been eating better lately to get rid of some of the weight I have gained this past eight months but at the festival I planned to eat what I wanted and indeed I did. I had brats, fried cheese on a stick, fries, ice cream and more. The food was great but even better was a spontaneous vintage shopping moment at Authentiques and meeting the most polite monkey ever. Yes, I am talking about a real monkey with manners. I put on an outfit that I thought would be comfortable and forgiving, considering the food I was about to eat. This is what I wore.

My bright neon tunic I bought at an Ohio Thrift store many years ago. I love that it captures two summer trends, neon and ethnic/tribal. It is open back and has two ties, one at the neck and waistline. I found some cute tunics on etsy @ http://www.etsy.com/listing/83026238/vtg-80s-boho-ethnic-brown-floral-print?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=ethnic+floral+tunic+tops&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all and this one @  http://www.etsy.com/listing/105481395/gorgeous-vintage-60s-neon-bell-sleeve?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=neon+floral+tunic+tops&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

My skinny jeans are Mossimo from Target.

Since my back was open and I was not going without a bra, I opted for a matching neon pink beater to go up under the tunic. I purchased this beater at Meijers for $8. I did not find the beaters on their site. However, I found a website that just sells beaters in a variety of colors and for cheap @ http://www.freshbeaters.com/page/403261570

My sunglasses I wear often, they are my go to gold/silver combo D&G aviators (6065). My earrings are also closet blog repeats from Mali on Michigan Ave in Chicago.

My necklace premiered the first time this month in my Style Adventures Vol. 4 blog. It was purchased a couple weeks ago at the Chesterville Flea Market from a vendor. I payed 25 cents for it. If you like my necklace check out this one from etsy @ http://www.etsy.com/listing/106306007/large-dramatic-vintage-brass-ethnic?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=large+brass+ethnic+necklace&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=1&ga_search_type=all

My bracelets and ring are all closet regulars. I have worn them in many closet blogs. The copper cuffs are from vintage stores, thrift stores and the bottom one with all the turquoise stones is from the gift shop at the outdoor drama in Chillicothe, Tecumseh. The ring and matching bracelet go with my earrings. Again, all of them are from Mali in Chicago. My Louis Vuitton I purchased almost ten years ago at the LV store at The Mall at Millenia in Orlando. It was my first Louis Vuitton. The style is called Papillon. I am guessing my particular bag is no longer being produced but I found a similar one on the LV website @ http://www.louisvuitton.com/front/#/eng_US/search/PAPILLON The distressed 
gold leather sandals I am wearing are Type Z (Desert). They are sold out and I have not found anything similar.

This concludes another Kris's Closet. Thank you so much for stopping by!

We are having a sale on jewelry on etsy. Just click on our shop page from the blog or go to http://www.etsy.com/ & type in ChristinaKristin. Use SHOPCHRIS10 for 25% off at check out.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Me giving my new friend a dollar at The Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival . This monkey stole my heart. His name is Jojo.

The most polite monkey I have ever met. He tips his hat and shakes hands.

Style Adventures Vol. 5 (Bucyrus, Ohio)

STYLE ADVENTURES 

(Bucyrus, Ohio 8/18 /12)

This is a blog about how to add to your wardrobe using antique shops, thrift stores, yard sales and other venues. We travel Ohio and beyond discovering unique and stylish items we want to share and the places we found them.

Authentiques

111 S. Sandusky Ave

Bucyrus, Ohio 44820

Saturday I went to Bucyrus, Ohio for the Bratwurst Festival. I was not at all expecting to do any shopping because it was so late in the evening and in the country everything shuts down early. My fella and I were looking for an ATM when we ran across an antique store that was getting ready to close for the day. I told him to meet me back at the store and we briefly went our separate ways. I wasn't going to miss an opportunity to shop.

The store houses lots of antique furnishings, toys and collectibles like dolls and lincoln logs, vintage china, clothing, hats and my favorite, jewelry. I have been to many antique shops but none like this. What sets this place apart from the rest is the large quantity of items they offer for a just dollar.

If you love vintage jewelry and don't mind doing some looking, this is your place. The owner, Michael Rossman says they put out new jewelry everyday. Knowing that most of the pieces are just a dollar definitely makes the task worth it for me.

I saw a basket with a note card in it that read $1.00 and I immediately went to town. There were several necklaces in the basket. I had to do some work to really look through it. A lot of the items were tangled around each other but I got the pieces I was interested in apart. I started making a pile when the owner came over and pointed out several other baskets and cases full of dollar items. I tried not to get overwhelmed.

The cases were large and completely full. While some of the items were just okay, there were plenty of items that were just my speed. I started to feel like I was getting ridiculous so I started asking myself if I could live without the pieces. If my answer was yes, then I put it back.

I fell in love with these button earrings. Mine! No one makes anything like this anymore!

I finalized my selection and ended up with quite a bit. I purchased my items then ran into a few  pairs of earrings I was interested in. I made a second purchase before I could get out the door and was still looking even after that. I had to force myself to leave the store. 

left to right: multi-colored necklace, parrot pendant, wood beaded necklace, copper and silver swirl button earrings, blue button earrings with multi-colored beads, star necklace, rust pendant, and shell pendant. Total: $8 

Look for some of these items in my future Kris's Closet blogs! Also visit our shop by clicking on the shop page at the top of our blogspot for 25% off our accessory collection. Use code SHOPCHRIS10

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,