My Pin Up Bombshell Vixen Style.... On a Budget

I love to shop online at a certain clothing store however my pocket book doesn't always think this is a good idea. While I love how simple it is to click on a pretty dress in my size and have it shipped to me, I am not loving all the ways I have to scrimp just to pay for said item. I decided to take my love for crafty and thrifting and combine the two to see what I could come up with on a much friendlier budget. I hit the thrift shops in search of pin up style clothing. It mattered not if they were vintage. They just had to have the right look. How did I do? See for yourself!

 

 

 

 

I found this pretty black with purple floral print dress at the Goodwill half off of it's 7.99 price tag. I loved the colors and the asymmetrical peplum. It's vintage era 1970's however with the right accessories I knew I could get the look I wanted. Monster Glam Pin Up Chic. I added a think black belt I already had at home and I made the floral corsage.

 

 



I bought purple flowers at the dollar store last year so I already had them. I used two rose flowers and one of the green leaves. The glitzy spider I had purchased at Michales last year around Halloween with my 40% off coupon. I believe they came 4 in a pack. I had also had some pin backs at home as well. With a little glue I created my accessory and felt it tied in the look I was going for.



I was lucky enough to find a second dress later on that same week. This dress was marked at $3.00 and although there was not a sale ..I felt the low price was amazing enough! I got it a little thrift shop near my house and not a Goodwill.

 

 

I felt the gingham and polka dot print really made this 80's dress have a more retro look. The fruit print was an added bonus! I had the thick black belt at home and made another floral corsage for this dress using dollar store red carnations (which I already had) and some Holiday Cranberries decorations that I also had (purchased at an estate sale). I thought they could pass for cherries and add to the fruit theme. No monsters here but I still thought this look was super cute and something I would love to wear to work!

 

 

Again I used two flowers and a green leaf along with two cranberries for cherries and a pin back I had at home.

 

 

 





This challenge was fun and I have gotten compliments on both outfits. I will note that I did not find what I was looking for in ONE day but I had a lot of fun searching.

Getting Crafty

I often find that when I shop for items in which to decorate my home with, I often come up short. The things I like are either too expensive or they simply don't exist. I'm a dark kind of gal who loves her monsters as well as vintage. Monster Chic is what I like to call it. Lately I have been looking for items for my dressing table and the things I have found all cost a pretty penny yet they lack that dark side I'm so drawn to. So I had to improvise. I decided to make my own things and gave myself a small budget. How did I do? See for yourself.

While looking for a vintage decanter  (in which to house my perfume oils) I came across very many lovey ones which were more money than I wanted to spend and yet were not quite right in style. I found this clear glass bottle with topper at an estate sale for 1.00. I think it may have been used for salad dressing as it was found in a kitchen. I thought it would be lovely for my dressing table and oils. I took it home , cleaned it up and got a little crafty. I added my own personal flair by adding a green satin bow and I added a black bat and rhinestone accent. The bow I made out of ribbon I already had and the bat was from a pack of plastic bat rings I bought last year at the dollar store. I snipped off the ring part and just glued it on top of the ribbon. I added a plastic rhinestone accent to jazz it up a bit and loved how it turned out! I had that black plastic frame and I simply printed out that pic of Bela and Vampira to put inside. The crystal tray was a gift from about 10 years ago and the black flower was from a bunch I also purchased at the dollar store last year.


I also decided that I needed a little something to go with the thrifted vintage black dish in which I keep my rings in on my night stand. I wanted something a little art deco. After looking around for awhile I was surprised to find this frame at the dollar store and I gave it a little make over to fit my theme.

I added the bow which I made from my black ribbon stash and added a little plastic jewel accent I got awhile back from Michales. I found a picture to fit my Monster Chic theme and printed it out then placed it inside. The silver and black frame was perfect! The faux rhinestone trim made it look elegant and so art deco.


These crafty projects were very simple and all that was really needed were some items I already had, a printer with paper and a glue gun. Thinking outside the box saved me money and made the items much more personal. They tied in to my monster chic style perfectly and made me a very happy girl!