thrifting and a winner!

Prayers work, ya'll.
Let me give an example...

So the other night I literally thought I was dying.
I had this horrible stabbing pain in my right abdomen...
So what did The Tedward do?
He hopped onto WebMD, what else?
Duh.
So after a careful investigation we decided it HAD to be appendicitis.
Now, at this point, I was freaking out because we don't have the money to go to the hospital.
Let alone, the money to have an un-useful organ taken out.
Do we risk paying for a hospital visit when it could be nothing?
We didn't know what to do...
So we prayed.
And prayed again.
And then prayed some more.
Finally I said, "Heavenly Father....if my stomach hurts just a titch more than it does now, then that will be you telling me we have to go to the hospital."
And sure enough, it never got any worse.
However, my stomach still hurt.
Here is me the next morning, with a tummy ache...
Awful, right?
Turns out it was gas.
Awesome.
So what I am saying is...Heavenly Father answers prayers.
He let me know that I shouldn't go spend a ton of money at the hospital, when I all I had was gas.
Here is the picture I posted on twitter on Saturday, to let people know I was still alive...

Anyway, just thought I would share that little gem of spiritual upliftness...

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So, it's safe to say I loooooooove a good thrift store.
It's also safe to say I loooooooove clothes.
Ask Ted.
The laundry is never ending, and let's face it...The Tedward does my laundry.
Anywho, this past week I have found a bounty of awesomeness at the "Lauren thrift store".
The "Lauren thrift store" is code for, "I will never tell you the location of the one I shop at".
Now that we have got that out of the way....


1. Designer black, lace dress for.....5 dollars!
dress: 5 dollars
necklace: gift for my wedding by....Lanae! {thanks girl..it's my favorite}
shrug: handmade, by the mama face...she is bomb.

Detail of the hem...
I love that the lace hangs a little bit longer than the lining.

2. Mini dress + sweater + leggings :)
I teamed this sleeveless, mini dress with a sweater and leggings to make it Lauren-wearable :)
Dress: thrifted for 3 dollars {Forever 21}
Sweater: thrifted for 4 dollars {JUICY COUTURE!}
Belt: thrifted for 1 dollar {Rampage}

Sweater detail...
There was a stain on the sweater, so I went to JoAnn's Fabrics and picked out a lightweight fabric in a similar shade and I hand-sewed a rosette onto the sweater. Loooove it :)
If there is a stain or a rip in a thrift store piece, always think of a way you can fix it!
{especially when the sweater is Juicy Couture!}

3. Cute Cute Cute top.
I found this top for 2 dollars from Necessary Objects.
The sleeves were just a teeny bit to short, so I paired it with, yet again..the shrug :)
BTW...the skirt I am wearing is from the thrift store too. It was 6 dollars, by J-Crew.

4. This was Ted's favorite...
Top: thrifted for 2 dollars, by Banana Republic
Skirt: thrifted for 6 dollars by The Limited
Belt: Marshall's, 4 dollars

5. I love me some houndstooth!
So I pretty much an in love with houndstooth.
I dream of owning a houndstooth sofa, one day.
Anyway, when I saw this dress...I knew I had to have it.
There were horrible shoulder pads in it, and a horrible belt...but I took care of that!

Dress: thrifted for 2 dollars, vintage.
Belt: thrifted for fifty cents, {rampage}
You KNOW I had to pair it with my favorite yellow belt.

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Thank you to all who participated in the giveaway!
Connie loved hearing such positive feedback from everyone :)
Now for the winner....
...and the 12th commenter was Salena!
Email me at: busybeelaurenblog@gmail.com
Connie will be sending it out to you straightaway! :)