This year, our boys were out of town for Christmas, so Vince and I hosted a small Christmas dinner with just baby girl and our moms.
I’ve been collecting items for my Christmas tablescape for several months and am sharing here all the details of my completely thrifted, gifted and secondhand Christmas table:
-White Dinner Plates – Goodwill West Palm Beach -Green Cloth Napkins – The Nearly New Shop West Palm Beach -Napkin Rings – Thrifted and gifted from a friend -Silverware – Wedding Gifts -Milk Glass Goblets – Passed down from my mom -Candle with Glass Christmas Tree Charm – Goodwill West Palm Beach
-Taper Candles – Thrifted from Goodwill West Palm Beach or gifted -Crystal Candle Holders – Wedding Gifts -Table Runner – Goodwill West Palm Beach
The table runner originally had tassels on either end, but they fell off after I ran it through the washing machine, so I tied ornaments on either end to replace them! The vintage wreath ornaments were sourced from The Nearly New Shop West Palm Beach.
-Brass Candle Holders – Passed down from my mom -Small White & Green China Candleholders – Goodwill West Palm Beach -Glass Christmas Tree Votive Holder – Passed down from my mom -Christmas Holly Candle Holder – Goodwill West Palm Beach -Cake Stand – Garage sale find -Wooden Nativity People – The Cozy Cottage Lake Worth Beach
Now that all my Christmas gifts have gone out, I’ll also be sharing details on most of the items I thrifted for friends and family this year — stay tuned!
I hope you had a cozy Christmas full of warmth and love, friends.
Sweater and MANGO tote from Goodwill West Palm BeachRing from A Timeless Treasure West Palm BeachSweater from Goodwill West Palm Beach; Madewell Jeans from Goodwill Boutique in Boca Raton Hightop chucks from Goodwill West Palm Beach J. Peterman jumpsuit and leather belt from Goodwill West Palm BeachAnthropologie skirt from Goodwill West Palm Beach; Amazing necklace made of vintage fabric, charms, and shells sourced from thrift and estate sale trips made by Sarah Bray BermudaA closer look at my stunning Sarah Bray Bermuda necklace! Baby girl’s dress from Goodwill West Palm BeachMom bought me a pair of tassels from the Rust Market in Lake Park – they are on our end tables in our bedroom for now. This stunning handmade, one-of-a-kind dress made from a hand stitched vintage tablecloth is from a Rust Market vendor named Marcia. She doesn’t sell online/has no digital presence and more people need to know about her!! This dress is one example of many gorgeous designs. I highlighted her in my recent instagram reel – check it out! Vince and I brought a bottle of wine to dinner with friends and I popped on this vintage ornament sourced from a collection I found at Goodwill West Palm Beach.Elaine’s set from Goodwill West Palm Beach
I was thrilled to host Thanksgiving this year, not only because I love spending time with my family, but also because it gave me an excuse to create a holiday themed tablescape.
In recent years I’ve gotten more and more into tablescapes.
It’s another outlet for creativity, and I like pulling things from around my house to place down the middle of my dining table.
I’ve pulled framed photos, shells, and collected trinkets for my tables when hosting friends and family.
Lately, I’ve been feeling like almost anything goes for a tablescape.
You want bows? Butterflies? Bird houses? Tie and stick them onto candle holders or table runners and make it a thing!
(My husband was sure to tell me that placing miniature chairs down the middle is a little insane — I just love a miniature piece of furniture, okay?!)
This holiday, I’ve had a lot of fun thrifting specifically for my tablescapes.
Here, I’m sharing the details on where I sourced all the items for my Thanksgiving table.
Goblets – Goodwill West Palm Beach
Glasses – Home Goods (I store these separately / away from our daily use cabinets so nobody can break them, and only bring them out for guests)
Flatware – Passed down from my mother-in-law
Crystal candle holders – wedding gifts
Pink taper candles – Goodwill West Palm Beach
Beaded/wooden candle holder – Nearly New Thrift Shop West Palm Beach
Napkin rings – thrifted and gifted from a friend
Fall wreath – Goodwill West Palm Beach
Bronze candle holders – passed down from my mom
Dark blue dessert plates – Goodwill West Palm Beach
White & blue dessert plates – thrifted & gifted from my mother-in-law
Floral urn – Nearly New Shop West Palm Beach
Block print napkins – Etsy
White vessel thingy I used as a candle holder – thrifted & gifted from my mom
Glass cake stand I used as a candle holder – found at a garage sale years ago
Baby girl made this sweet centerpiece at school!
Teacup I used as a candle holder – thrifted & gifted from my mom
Dinner plates – fiestaware; I chose dark blue plates for our family’s everyday use because the color hides scratches and they look nicer longer!
It felt like a blessing to be able to make my table beautiful for friends and family to gather around — I hope your Thanksgiving was fab, too!
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Last week’s thrifted ‘fits & highlights:
Easy breezy dress from Goodwill West Palm Beach Sweater from Goodwill West Palm Beach GAP shirt dress, linen pants, Target sandals from Goodwill West Palm Beach I left this at Goodwill and kinda regret it!!!Top from Goodwill West Palm Beach, Madewell jeans from Goodwill Boutique in Boca RatonCutie frog earrings from A Timeless Treasure West Palm Beach Shells and rocks from Goodwill West Palm Beach styled in one of my plant potsMy dress from my swap brunch party! Still screaming over this bag found at Goodwill West Palm Beach — the red and the bamboo handles!Button up from my Denver Goodwill haul, MANGO bag from Goodwill West Palm Beach I styled an area in my bedroom with shells, a basket, and design books from Goodwill West Palm BeachThis basket from Goodwill West Palm Beach is solving a clutter problem on my desk!
I decided to switch up my holiday cocktail party/girly girl hang this season and throw a different kind of party.
Of course, I did not sacrifice the girly girlness (NEVER).
I wanted to host an event that served multiple purposes:
Foster connection with fabulous women
Honor my love of thrifting/buying secondhand
Help me clean out my closet (Things are severely out of hand — you see my thrift hauls! Gotta make way for more. 😏)
Offer food and drinks aplenty (obvi)
I decided to throw a ~Sip ~Shop ~SwapBrunch — a serial thrifter’s closet clean out.
Over a series of weeks, in preparation for this extravaganza, I went through my drawers and racks and created a massive pile on the floor of my closet.
The pile was full of pieces that I still love, but don’t need to hold onto any longer.
Pieces that I wanted to go to a good home and get more quality use.
In my profession, I wear a lot of dresses to events and sometimes when I see photographs from those events, I feel like a major outfit repeater.
Several of my friends feel the same way, so I thought, why not bring all our outfits together and swap? We each get to leave with new (old) things.
Or, we might find something we’d like to gift to a loved one over the holidays (gifting secondhand is cool, let’s make it a thing!!).
Baby girl was truly in her element at this party! She loved pulling pieces and bringing them to the ladies to try on.
The whole idea was to offer a fun way to shop for free and sustainably while also hanging out with my favorite people.
In preparation for the party, I activated my network to source portable clothing racks, extra tables, and hangers. The girlies came through.
Can’t have brunch without donuts 🤤.
I picked up bags of clothes from friends in advance, and two sweet ladies helped me set up the whole first floor of my house like a boutique.
The party had This is My Hobby vibes from top to bottom: The disposable wine glasses, wine charms, silverware caddy, serving platters, decorative fall napkins, party garland, and accessory display trays were all sourced from Goodwill.
I found a small storage piece in the service entrance of my friend’s condo building that was being thrown out; it displayed shoes, hats, belts, bags, and scarves perfectly.
I met this cutie on the airplane on my way home from Denver. She recently moved to the area and left the party with bags full — a new Florida wardrobe! This girlie found the perfect holiday dress!We don’t know where she’s wearing this, but it was made for her — stunning! My mom flew in just in time for the party and racked up on cute findsDidn’t snag all the ladies for this, but — look at these gorgeous friends! ❤️
The event came together better than I could have dreamed. I loved watching my friends connect — many meeting for the first time — and fill shopping bags with gorgeous finds.
*I’ll share an event recap reel on my instagram later this week!*
This was the best kick-off to the holiday season. I’m thinking I should make this an annual thing.
Last week’s thrifted ‘fits round-up:
Bag sourced from Goodwill, West Palm Beach Sam Edelman shoes sourced from Goodwill West Palm Beach Trina Turk dress sourced from Goodwill West Palm BeachThese are the pumps I found during my Goodwill excursion in Denver!Baby girl’s ~ interesting~ outfit includes a Ruffle Butts swim top sourced from Goodwill West Palm Beach Baby picked this dress out herself from Goodwill West Palm Beach Express shirt sourced from Goodwill West Palm Beach, skirt secondhand/passed down from a friendCole Haan pumps sourced from Goodwill West Palm Beach Comfy, cotton guauze button up sourced from Goodwill, West Palm Beach My faves lately – huaraches sourced from Goodwill West Palm Beach Baby girl couldn’t keep her hands off the merch during party set up 
*Bonus:* This sweet girlie shared pics of her party haul — how gorge?!
I sourced this Reformation dress from Goodwill several years ago. It’s a classic cut that will never go out of style – doesn’t she look gorgeous in this?!LOVE how she styled this dress – perfect for the holidays! 
We had our neighbors for brunch over the weekend, so I used it as an excuse to pull out thrifted wares and style them!
My husband is the brunch chef in our house. He invited the neighbors to come at 12:00 pm. He *started* chopping the potatoes at 11:40 am.
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It drove me temporarily insane but at least my table was cute.
Here’s the tablescape tour:
Candle holder – Lake Park Rust Market, Pink taper candle – Goodwill, Vintage Pyrex mixing bowl – Goodwill, Vintage dessert plates – Goodwill, Dinner plates – Goodwill, Paper napkins – a TJ Maxx impulse purchase My husband propagates plants, so we always have jars of cuttings around the house and I usually have one or two as the centerpiece of our dining table. I found him this new propagation vessel at Goodwill this week!I found the mixing bowl and plates at Goodwill on two separate occasions – they match perfectly!Can’t have brunch without donuts! Pink serving plate – thrifted and gifted from my mother-in-law. Adorable stone plate (soon to hold bacon!) from Goodwill.No vintage at the table for the kiddos, I’m afraid – non breakables only. But they grabbed their donut holes from these cuties I picked up at Goodwill this week. Water served from an IKEA jug found at Goodwill.
This week’s thrifted ‘fits & treasures round-up:
Dress – Printfresh, Source: Goodwill, Bracelets – Unknown, Source: The Nearly New ShopDress – Charlotte Kellogg Palm Beach , Source: The Nearly New Shop, Earrings – Unknown, Source: The Church MouseBag – Unknown, Source: GoodwillTunic I used as a swim cover up (has pockets!) – J.Crew, Source: GoodwillAdorable set, Source: Jupiter Medical ThriftSome may be skeeved by a thrifted swimsuit, but I have my cleaning methods and own many! This one is Sanctuary, Source: GoodwillCute lil vase I’m using for baby girl’s toothbrush holder, hand painted, Source: Goodwill Set of 4 Anthropologie bowls, Source: GoodwillSet of six Queen’s salad plates, Source: GoodwillMilk glass bowl, Source: GoodwillStarfish drink stirrers, Source: Goodwill, Vintage basket, Source: The Cozy Cottage Lake Worth BeachI used this adorable basket to store towels for post brunch pool hangs, Source: The Nearly New Shop
It was such a pleasure to share my thrifted finds with friends over food (say that 3x fast) – hope you enjoyed, too!
This is my hobby. 