WIWW: Vacation + Office

What we wore:

To the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios:

DIY dyed Harry Potter shirts

(tutorial with tips coming soon!)

shorts from Goodwill

To dinner at Universal's City Walk:

top and shorts from Goodwill

To the zoo:

left: top and shorts- Goodwill, shoes- Forever 21

right: cardi- Rue21, tank- Forever 21, shorts- hand me down, shoes- Target

 To dinner:

left: maxi- Target, thrifted

right: dress- Forever 21, via closet sale, necklace- Forever 21

To the office:

tee- old navy, skirt- closet sale

pearls- Sam Moon, top- closet sale, belt- Forever 21, pink skinnies- Target

cardi- Rue21, necklace- NS Pottery, dress- Delia's via Goodwill

To the river:

headband- Oh Sweet Joy, suit- Target, rx sunglasses- Firmoo

What I Wore: #cheapgirlfashion

It all started when I took a self portrait 

(see below)

and realized that I looked pretty cute but was wearing very thrifty/inexpensive things

[$3 Forever 21 sunglasses, $5 Sam Moon faux pearls, and $3 clearance JCPenney top]

And then I realized that most of the time I'm wearing thrifty/inexpensive things

[$3 Forever 21 sunglasses, $0.50 Claire's necklace (from way back when), $5 Ann Taylor Loft top via Goodwill]

And so, #cheapgirlfashion was born. You can follow me on Instagram (chelsealynae) for more fun and thrifty outfits! 

[$5 clearance Charlotte Russe top, $2 mint sorbet nail polish]

This may be one of my favorite thrifty outfits to date!

[hand me down cardigan, $2 Old Navy dress via garage sale, $3 Forever 21 belt, and Blowfish Shoes won in a blog giveaway]

(sans pedicure. not cute.)

I'm loving Goodwill, blog giveaways, Forever 21 for accessories, clothes swaps and hand me downs! I'll take your old clothes. No shame here. 

You see, consumerism invades so much of my perspective

but I want to live my life through God's perspective.

I want to be a good steward of the things God has given me.

So, in my life, that means not stressin over beautiful, expensive clothes

But rather investing my money and time into my students and my church

(and food also, apparently, because I eat a lot).

What's your favorite way to save money and stay fashionable?

What I Wore Wednesday: Belts and Cardigans

I'm guest posting over at The Williams Post today!

Go check it out and send Kerrie some love!

Last week was super crazy.

Sunday through Tuesday I was at the 

SBT Evangelism Empower Conference in Frisco, Texas.

Then Wednesday morning I left early to go tour 

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with my dad.

Wednesday evening I got to hang out with my bestie, Danae, in Mineral Wells.

Thursday I met Brittany in downtown Dallas for lunch and mall time

Thursday evening, David and his family got into Dallas for the state mock trial finals

Friday and Saturday we all supported his sister, Erin in her competition

and then finally made it back to Austin.

Whew.

Since most of the week I needed to dress like a grown up 

I have a few outfits for today!

I'm all about belts and cardigans, y'all.

just look and see.

Sunday: church

black cardigan: Rue21, tee: Target, belt: came with a dress from JCPenney, skirt: Old Navy, thrifted at Buffalo Exchange. Not pictured- black flats: Payless

Monday: Committee Meeting and Empower Conference Day One

white cardigan: Rue21, ruffle button up: clothing swap, brown belt: Forever 21, khakis: American Eagle, Not pictured- brown flats: Payless.

Tuesday: Empower Conference Day Two

pink cardigan: Old Navy, black and white polka dot top: BCBG via Ebay, black tank: Wal-Mart, Grey Slacks: Banana Republic from clothing swap

Wednesday: Seminary campus tour with Dad

grey cardigan: Old Navy, purple top: Old Navy via garage sale, black tank: Wal-mart, skinny belt: Forever 21, necklace: Forever 21, Jeans: Old Navy via Goodwill, Faux suede boots: Rue21, sunglasses: Sam Moon

What do you think? Did the belts bring it together? Did I overdo the cardigans?

Have an awesome Wednesday, y'all! 

What I Wore Wednesday: My First Attempt!

Welcome to my first What I Wednesday Post!

It has been a crazy busy but amazing week!

Part of what we talked about at the Girls Extravaganza 

was rebuilding new outfits from things we own 

and honoring God in what we spend on clothes.

So here are my attempts at frugal/modest/cute outfits

I love that I can use the same pieces differently to create a completely different outfit!

What I wore

Sunday: Church

[kinda sorta like what I pinned here]

Cropped cardigan: Rue21

Ruffled Button Up: from clothing swap last year

Necklace: Icing a looong time ago

belt: came with a dress from JCPenney

and is really off center. Oops!

black undershirt: Wal-Mart

gray dress pants: Banana Republic, from clothing swap

The button up top is actually a little too big for me, so I don't wear it often. But paired with the belt and a cardigan it totally works! Next time I think a brown/cream colored scheme might work better with it!

Monday: Work at the Office

oversized pearl earrings: Wal-Mart

pearl necklace: Sam Moon

cream undershirt: Charlotte Rousse

Striped top: Girls Extravaganza Clothing Swap

This top was one of my finds at our Girls Extravaganza Clothing Swap! Love it. 

It's so close to what I pinned here.

 Monday Night: Late Valentine's Date Night

Dress: Ebay, boutique brand, see this post

necklace: Sam Moon

earrings: Wal-Mart

cropped cardigan: Rue21

clutch: handmade by Kerrie at The Williams Post! 

We finally got to celebrate Valentine's Day on Monday with a super delicious steak dinner.

I loved using my new clutch! Thanks Kerrie!

 Wednesday: Work 

[like this outfit I pinned]

striped top: Old Navy

white undershirt: Wal-Mart

scarf: made by me!

jeans: Old Navy, from Goodwill

shoes: Toms, gift from Brittany

What I read:

Just started Not A Fan by Kyle Idleman

Our church is going through the small group Bible study and sermon series

It's really good. It has the same mentality as Crazy Love by Francis Chan and Radical by David Platt. Totally recommend it! 

Happy Wednesday, y'all!