Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) September 1, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,two months 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. My style is usually wild, bold, adventurous and colorful. These same words also describe my personality and life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

  

Saturday I spent the day in Amish Country. The fella and I drove down to get supplies for his business. When the business was done, we browsed a few Amish fabric and furniture stores, bought lots of cheese at Guggisberg and walked across the street to Chalet in the Valley to have a late lunch. I took my first two pictures in the fabric store parking lot. I am obsessed with horse and buggys. The rest of the pictures were taken at Guggisberg, the cheese store. This is what I wore.

I wore a beige cotton dress by Apostrophe. It is so comfortable. I originally bought it from a thrift store in Illinois to turn into a high-low dress but I never got around to it.

My 80's belt I bought at a thrift store a while ago. I am no longer sure which one. I love belts and the 80's produced some of the best ones. You can find great belts of all decades in thrift an vintage stores. I also like to order belts from http://www.etsy.com/ Here is one I found that was similar http://www.etsy.com/listing/96272868/vintage-huge-oversized-glam-belt-tie?ref=sr_gallery_24&ga_search_query=+rope+belt&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all  My shell pendant came from Authentiques in Bucyrus, Ohio during a Style Adventure. Find a similar one at http://www.etsy.com/listing/54771068/beautiful-shell-pendant-gold-trimmed?ref=sr_gallery_20&ga_search_query=shell+pendant&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_ref=auto1&ga_search_type=all

My straw envelop clutch is a closet blog regular. I got it in Chicago at Buffalo Exchange. You can find great straw clutches on http://www.etsy.com/ as well. My copper cuff arm party comes from a mixture of places. The bottom one with the turquoise is the newest one. It's from the gift shop at Tecumseh. The third one is a penny cuff made with pennies from a time when pennies were made completely of copper. That bracelet I bought from a jewelry vendor at the Ohio State Fair. It is new to the closet blog. I located some of these on esty like this one http://www.etsy.com/listing/45643744/vintage-1970s-hand-crafted-copper-cuff?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_query=penny+cuff+bracelet&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all The rest of my cuff bracelets are from vintage and thrift shops. Find copper cuffs on  etsy and http://www.overstock.com/

These are my go to D&G gold and silver aviators. They are closet blog regulars. The earrings are also from Authentiques in Bucyrus, Ohio. They are gold, silver, copper and brass colored button style. Surprisingly they are also post. The closest I found to these were http://www.etsy.com/listing/86862931/vintage-50s-italian-glass-earrings?ref=sr_gallery_43&ga_search_query=metallic+button+earrings&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all

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

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

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,