What I'm Wearing Wednesday

Today I went (where else?) consignment shopping with my mom. As I put my outfit together in my head over coffee in the morning (one of my favorite parts of the day) :), I realized that, over the course of time, I have purchased today's entire outfit from Castaways.  The Joe's cropped jeans were purchased this spring, the rest has been purchased over the course of time this fall! The top is a grey military style top that is a LOVELY mix between a button down and a t~shirt. LOVE it with the blue stripe infinity scarf ~ which is cotton, so not too hot. The flats are amazing green, red, and navy plaid with gold metallic accents, Coach. A beautiful find. The retro~look crossbody is H&M and was purchased for my many upcoming Chicago shopping trips. If any of you LOVE the pieces of this outfit, take comfort in knowing that I usually keep things for a month tops, and bring them back to Castaways. My closet is in a permanent rotation!

Here I am after finding a HAUL for my 4~year~old at Frogs & Fairies in Bloomington, Illinois. Isn't that the smile of a successful shopper?

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Cindy

Five For Friday

 Good morning! It's been awhile since I have done the Five For Friday. We have been SO busy at Castaways ~ that's my only excuse. We LOVE the growth that we have experienced this year and we have all of you to thank for it. SO even though there are plenty of other consignment shops in the area, thank you for continuing to support us. We promise to strive to keep Castaways even more wonderful every day! Here are five things that Castaways has been loving on this week!

1. We love fall and Halloween is SO much fun. It makes everyone feel a little like a kid again, don't you agree? We took part in Moonlight Madness for the Washington Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night and we had a ball doing it. Thank you to everyone who visited us! We also have a GREAT selection of Halloween costumes for kiddos AND the ladies.  And they will all be 30% off next week (starting Monday, October 22).

2. What is UP with all the Coach bags this week??? Thanks to all of you bringing in a constant supply of them, because we are moving them like CRAZY for some reason! 

3. Our first Coffee Date at Castaways was last Thursday, and it was a smashing success! Tommie Fore (right, above, that's Vicky Garey on the left) taught us all MANY new and fun ways to tie a scarf. We're going to try to convince her to come back for an evening event. We'll give you details on that later! Our next Coffee Date will be Thursday, November 8 at 9 AM. We're going to serve up coffee with a side of DENIM! We'll teach you the right fit, wash, and style of jeans for you and we'll offer 20% off any denim purchase. We are SO excited for this event!

4. We LOVE pencil skirts! J Crew and Target have the CUTEST styles and colors, but we have also been taking in TONS of them at Castaways. We love them with cardigans and pumps, denim shirts, tights, and boots, or all layered up with a cute shrunken boyfriend jacket and short boots! This fall style is a MUST HAVE.

5. Did we mention our Coffee Date at Castaways? It's the SECOND THURSDAY of EVERY MONTH at 9AM! The next one, like I mentioned above is Coffee with a side of DENIM! We will be also be having an exciting evening event on Thursday, November 13 for all of you evening shoppers. Stay tuned for all the exciting details!

Happy Friday!

Cindy