It's a closet sale!

Y'ALL.

If you missed the Labor day weekend sales, or if you just haven't had the money to shop, or if you just want to change up your wardrobe, you came to the right blog today! 

Yep, it's closet clean-out time at the Buchanan house and all of my readers get first choice before I haul these clothes off to the resale shops. It's a blog garage sale!

So here's the deal: I'm selling all of these gently worn items. I've thrown out anything that is missing buttons, has stains or has holes, and I'm only selling things that look brand new. Most of these things I've only worn once or twice, and some not even at all. (Friends, comment if you've never seen me in this stuff!)

I'm offering most items at this deal: One for $5, Two for $9, and Three for $12. If you live in the DFW area (yes, Fort Worth all the way to Dallas) I'll meet up with you sometime in the future when it convenient for both of us. If not, I'm happy to send these snail mail via USPS for as little as possible, but you have to pay for the shipping. There are a few 'more precious' items that aren't qualified for the $5 and up deal, so I'll list their prices separately.

I'll of course have the items washed and ironed before delivery! I'm sorry about the wrinkles in these photos, I just didn't have it in me tonight!  I can iron these items and send more photos, if you need them.

It's first come, first served, so email me at dmariebuchananATgmailDOTcom or comment if you want me to hold something. I can also iron these items and send more photos, if you need them.

Happy shopping!

 Lapis from Nordstrom satin black ruffle blouse with cinched waist. Comes with satin ribbon as belt. Size Medium, and very flattering!
SOLD, SORRY!

 Strapless black long shirt, cinched at the waist with ruffle detail at top. Size large.

Here's the shirt when I wore it:

 Nurture royal blue overlay/swim cover up with cinched waist. Worn once on my honeymoon in Hawaii as a swim cover! Size medium, but runs a bit large.
SOLD, SORRY!

 MSSP light blue pleated top with pewter sequin detail at shoulder and sheer sleeves. Size Large but runs small, worn once.

SOLD, SORRY!

 Solitaire white 3/4 sleeve blouse with crochet detail at neck and arms. size medium, worn 3-4 times.

SOLD, SORRY!

 Brown and rose floral skirt, bought at Dillard's and never worn. Size medium.

 LOFT white linen pants with liner, Size 8. Long enough for a 5'9" girl in flats!

SOLD, SORRY!

 Green and cream one shouldered dress with cinched waist. Size Small, runs small. Also worn as a shirt!

 Ivory lace peplum top with button detail at back. Size Medium but runs a bit large. Only worn twice. 

SOLD, SORRY!

 Pink long shirt with rhinestone detail at shoulders and cuffed sleeves. Size medium, worn once. 

SOLD, SORRY!

 Old Navy printed dress. Worn twice. Size Small, runs large.

 Target dress/swim cover up. Red and white stripes with unique ruffle racer back and cinched empire waist. Size medium.

 Silver and white skirt by Rebecca Moses, size 8. Bought at Dillard's, worn 3-4 times. 

SOLD, SORRY!

 American Eagle grey drop waist skirt with embroidery at bottom. Size Medium. worn once.

 Target sundress, blue and white stripes with coral details and cinched at waist. Size Medium.

Olive & oak tan and navy sweater with detail at arms. Size medium. 

SOLD, SORRY!

White sleeveless top with ruffle detail around neck and tie closure. Size Small, worn 2-3 times. 

Here is the above shirt in action:

worn on July 4th :) Ignore the baby Noah in the foreground...focus on the shirt-ironed!

Needle & Thread Rose sweater with cowl neck, size Medium. super comfortable!

 Old Navy fuchsia shift dress with 3/4 sleeves, never worn. This is SO cute and surprisingly well made. Size small but runs a bit large. 

$10

SOLD, SORRY!

 Max & Cleo coral one shouldered dress with sheer overlay and scalloped detail at neck. Worn once, size 4 but runs big! 

$15

Here's the dress, the one time I wore it (and got a lot of compliments), at Terra's wedding:

Buffalo David Bitton floral dress with sheer sleeves and bead work at shoulders. SO pretty! Size small.

$10

Citizens of Humanity Jeans. Perfectly worn, great condition, but hem is cut off. Would make GREAT cut-off shorts, or you could have the bottoms hemmed and they would be perfect. Already worn in! Size 29.

$15

Have a great weekend!

Target Tuesday

Whaddya know, I'm sticking with something and I'm doing another Target Tuesday! Here's the idea: I visit my favorite store and browse the aisles looking for inspiration, great deals, and sometimes even not-so-great Target fails. Read below to see what I found this week and check out the end of the post for insider Target tips!

Today I checked out the Super Target at Coit and Campbell, closest to my house. This is an area that I think we will really enjoy being close to. There are a ton of mainstream stores like HomeGoods, Marshalls, Home Depot, and Tom Thumb in the area. Plus, the area looks like it  is a newer development (within the last 10 or 15 years) and hasn't seemed to be TOO busy and hectic. 

This Target has been updated on the outside, but I was a little disappointed with the dated interior, plus it had a weird smell. Let's hope they get that worked out! 

 Let's start in the bathroom. Mark and I will have 'separate' bathrooms, meaning I have the half bath in the master bedroom and he has the full bath down the hall. Of course, I will have to use the shower there too! 

We are seriously lacking in the bathroom accessories department. Not surprisingly, there isn't a huge pull for accessories on the wedding registry, so we received one piece of a bathroom set for our wedding. Add to that our $2 Wal-Mart toothbrush holder, and you have our entire bathroom collection. I was LOVING these cute accessories at Target. I could see the gold or silver metallic accessories in my bath, couldn't you? I might have to wait for a sale, though. Those are priced a little high!

 These blue sea glass canisters were sweet, too.

I REALLY liked these bronze and glass accessories for Mark's bath. That bathroom, mentioned here, is mostly covered in grey and white tile, bead board, and trim and we painted the walls navy blue. The blue really makes the bathroom read as traditional, but I want to throw in some simple accessories to make it more 'industrial' feeling rather than traditional. I'll share the before and after photos when it's finished and you can let me know how I did! 

I thought these were cool industrial and manly looking towels. Mark and I both have a thing for stripes, so I think he would like these!

For my bathroom, I would just go with simple, plush white towels. I love the way they pop off colored walls and also make the bathroom feel airy and spa-like. 

Now here's an insider tip...Everyone knows that Target has sales, right? Well, there is a method to their madness...

First of all, Target has a schedule of when they markdown certain departments. I wish I could say I had studied Target's patterns and that's how I knew about the schedule, but I just got lucky one day and read a Yahoo! article about it. Here is a website showing the whole schedule. I tend to focus on my trips on Wednesday because that's the day after Pets, Women's Clothing, and Domestics get marked down. Friday is a good day too, when Housewares goes on sale!

Another tip is to do a sweep of the whole store if you are just looking to score good deals. Target, and other stores, have 'end caps' on the end of each aisle where they typically put feature items like Nate Berkus and others in order to grab the customers attention. Those features are usually in the main aisles, so you see them when you walk by. The end caps that back up to a wall, however, are not as effective as selling feature items. So, this is where a lot of 'mass sale' items go. There is typically no rhyme or reason to what ends up where, so it is good to scan the whole store to see if there is something of interest hiding in automotive. 

An end cap in the furniture section with a random assortment of sale items.

For example, I found this super cute diaper stacker on an end cap in the furniture section. It looks like it was an online item, so it's rare that you would even be able to find something like this in a normal circumstance. 

Look at that price! It was $22 online, but was marked down to $5.56. I wish I knew someone with a yellow and grey room to whom I could have gifted this! Mark, although, will be glad to know that I didn't buy it. 

Another tip that I wish I would have gotten a photo of is the price discount code on the red stickers. The item above had different information on the sticker because it was an online item. Ordinarily, there would be a number on the top right corner of the sticker that shows what the discount is. It will say "30", "50" "75", etc. I believe Target marks things down as low as 80%. Also, since you know they mark things down weekly, it's a pretty safe bet if something is only marked down 30% one week and there are more than, say, 3 items left, it will be marked down again next week. They continue to mark items down until they sell. 

It's simple - a little thought can save you a lot of money at Target. Try going on markdown days when you are looking for something in particular, and check the end caps and stickers. Let me know if you have any luck!