my buy-nothing month

last month, i took a look at my credit card statement and almost passed out. so, i told myself that i would make a serious effort not to buy clothes/material things for as long as i could. so far, i've gone a little over a month of buying absolutely nothing--and it feels pretty great!

however, the other day i went gift-shopping for my friends, and of course i made up for lost time by trying on tons of clothes. right now, i'm loving this printed sundress from urban outfitters:

it has a vintage-style cut, and a shorter length. it's too bad it only comes in generic sizes (xs-large) because i didn't fill out the xs in the bust area.

i figure that if i'm going to buy stuff, it might as well be diy/handmade. i like to look anyhow. browsing on etsy led me to these cute items:

i really like this dress from SideBon. it's made of all vintage materials so it's one-of-a-kind. very pretty.

the hillary dress from snoozerloser. handprinted on white cotton/linen. i love it!

these repurposed necktie chokers are a great way to jazz up those office uniforms. this one's sold out but there are other cute ones at bake sale designs.

yeah, so i've been "shopping" but have been tough enough to abstain from buying. that's pretty good for a former shopaholic. let's see how much longer i can hold out...