cute & affordable

I've been asked several times where I get Sienna's clothes 

so lets talk about where & how I shop for her

I love a kid dressed to their cuteness potential, its fun especially having a girl

but doing it without breaking the bank gives me that extra satisfaction

I love scoring deals. 
 who doesn't?

So clearance racks are my best friend
My usual go to stores are Target, Old Navy,  TJ Maxx, H&M, baby Gap & Khols

sweet deal scored at H&M

-This is the key -

buy sizes ahead whenever there are sales

 whenever I'm in Target I check the clearance rack and stock up on bigger clothes for her.  Sure if something is super cute and I HAVE to have it, I'll get it but they grow so fast I'm lucky if she even repeats the same outfit 3 times.  

End of season sales are awesome

now that Fall is almost here, all summer stuff is on sale and sometimes $1.50 per item kinda sale. Brand NEW clothing cheaper than used thrift store stuff- you just cant beat that.

long sleeve onsie for $1.47

I got her these adorable Bermuda shorts for next summer

Original price $12.99

I paid $3.88 

If I ever run into forecasting/sizing issues for upcoming seasons, 

 I'd just take her short sleeved tops and put a white long sleeved onsie underneath making an adorable layered outfit,  wearable in chillier weather.

Which leads me to another theory about dressing my girl, 

ditching the mitchy matchy outfits - totally a personal thing I just really cant get past stripped pants with a busy floral top combo (Carters is guilty of this kind of look) though I love Carters, here is what I do...

Yes, I buy their mitchy matchy outfits- but as soon as I get home I separate them and forget they were ever together. I treat them as two completely different articles of clothing in her wardrobe...busy floral top will go with solid leggings and stripped pants with a solid top.

Another thing I keep in the back of my mind is - would I be embarrassed wearing this?

I know I know I realize they're children but I don't want her to look back and say " really mom? why the heck was I wearing that?" yes I know its silly of me to think about that.

overall, its totally possible to dress your kid real cute on a budget.

I rather the money that I would have spent if I didn't shop this way spent go elsewhere

my favorite little shopping pal ;)