Mother's Day Weekend Mini Haul

 Last weekend, my family and I took a small trip out to New Orleans for Mother's Day. I was able to get a few things for myself .

a beetle and tarantula  from the Audubon Insectarium

a catalog and Rosie the Riveter postcard and label pin from the National WWII Museum

a piece of  fabric, Charles and Emma by Deborah Heligman ,  I'm Nobody! Who are You? poems by Emily Dickinson

Prices in USD

beetle- $8

tarantula- $46

Rosie the Riveter postcard- $0.50

Rosie the Riveter label pin- $6

fabric and books- not receipted

sweater, waistcoat, and taktop- charity shop

Thrift Shop Find

 I was wondering around in Goodwill and found this awsome dress. My favorite part of it is the bodice. I like the skirt of it but I may change it to a pencil shape.



 

More Craft Buys

I think that this should be changed to "a bloggy blog of a baby bat shopper"  because around  80% of the posts on this blog are about shopping. Don't worry that will change soon because I'm almost out of money. This means I will actually use the things I bought.
Today, as in the last post, I was in my favorite craft store. Today, found another spooky find. I don't know why but the store seems to be  celebrating Halloween early. I found the perfect ribbons to go with the charms from my last post. They are black sheer, cobwebs, and bats. Take a look for yourself.

Craft Store Finds

Today, I took a small trip to a local craft store and I found some beautiful goodies.  There was a 50% off sale and I found a bag of charms that were only 2 USD. I was a little surprised to find scorpions, spiders, and a bat together in one pack! Now I have a new GIY project!

Yet Another Shopping Trip

 It seems that the majority of this blog is about shopping. I think that is because of my journey to outgrow the baby bat title. Anyway, I spent nearly the entire past week shopping.
  While shopping, I came across a new thrift store in my town. It's called Plato's Closet, and(if you went to the link) you will notice it's a very mainstream place. Even though it's mainstream, I really like the store because of it's quality. The store is really strict on what it sells, interesting, and the one in my town organizes by color, size, and item. That means I can skip to what I normally like and then spend time looking in an area with less possibilities. In conclusion, I'll be going back.
  I found a really cool jewlery rack too. This is not from Plato's Closet it's from a locally owned discount store, aaaand I forgot the name. I love it because it's also a headless doll. I used to pull the heads off of my dolls because I liked to imagine what they looked like. The gown has the stichings that I love from time to time.

Red & Black Week

 Hello to the 5 people that came across this blog. Today I am very glad to be paricipating in Sophistique Noir's Red & Black Week.  I think that she looks very lovely today, as always. I decided to wear a black pants, a red tank top, my lace sleeved vest, and a red clutch. I pretty much got dressed up, after a hard day of shopping to find these items, just to post a picture. It was worth the work though. Enjoy the rest of your Red & Black Week!

Claire's Finds!

Today I was poking around in Claires and I found some of the items that I wanted online. I could have just bought them online, but who likes shipping fees?

1.   The item I loved most was the "Talk About Toxic" earrings. I searched the rack until I finally found them in the back on the floor. I am lucky they are in good shape, but I am dissapointed that they contain glitter.
2.   Next to the best is a "Material Girl Headband." I like it because I love hats, but sometimes it gets a little hot outside. I end up having to take my hat off to continue living.


3.   The third item was supposed to be a " White Lace Fingerless Glove". The best thing is when I came in they had it in black. I like the black because it can go with more in my wardorobe. The bad thing is the black one isn't listed online.

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Thrift Shops are Not Working For Me at the Moment

   I've been doing my research on some lovely blogs and I now know that thrift stores are really handy for finding some great items for a spooky style. Unfortunately, my mom doesn't like to take the time and wait for me as I search through thrift stores. I end up having no ride to my favorite thrift stores. Fortunately, I can find cool things in department stores, it just takes a little more time an effort. Although time an effort is a small price to pay for the perfect wardrobe. Unfortunately, it's about the only price I can actually pay. A lot of younger goths (like me)don't have money for quality goth clothing.
  For accessories I sometimes shop at Claires. It seems they have failed to open up to many goths as they have attempted to do.



Here are some things I found at Claires that I wouldn't mind wearing. It's sad that they have only that one choker.

  

Heart and Lace Choker



Talk About Toxic Earrings



White Lace Fingerless Gloves