who wants to twin with me in a lil haunted dress & purple beret?

@Linnea929

Ай бұрын

meeee 🙋‍♀️

@bronwenemmerich4825

Ай бұрын

Helllll yeah! 🤩

@killashandrabarnett5483

Ай бұрын

We all do! Purple lil hats are a must have! 🌼🌺🌼🐸

@miapark9748

Ай бұрын

Sure why not lol 😂

@shawndacooper7585

Ай бұрын

I would add pins to my beret, though.😊

"NOOO I'M TO CAKED UP!" That's so relatable Kathleen is so goofy love her 😂

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

Just another day of being hot and sexy 😔😔😔

@christinamann3640

Ай бұрын

I know the feeling. I’m the whole bakery 😣

Middle of nowhere thrift stores are often the best ones. The pieces are more unique.

Honestly, this video reminded me that I really need to figure out how to make gifs, because I would use gifs of excitedly walking into the dressing room going "oh my god oh my god oh my god" and confidently proclaiming "I get to decide what's a sin, this is MY HOUSE!" like every day. Seriously, there are always chaotic notable quotables in these videos, but those two just hit different.

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

I love this idea 👀👀👀

Okay, so your boo got a SHAQ-ET?!?!?! That idea made my mind giggle, so I had to share. Also, the town I live in has a thrift store like this, with anything and everything in it. The moment with the brand new BR dress next to the vintage tracksuit wonder was very relatable.

Your cinematography is also hilarious, thanks for all the extra effort in setting up the shots, I feel like I'm really running around with you. So fun!

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

hehe I’m so glad you enjoy watching! Thank you 💕🥹

@sarahg6209

Ай бұрын

​@KathleenIllustrated Psyched for that fan who got jumpscared, too! Our onscreen representative hehe

I really like that scarf for the weird but cool color combo and the splotchy design. I'm fairly certain there's a good chance that the Lolly charm is a dog collar charm. It looks like the kind of dog tag that gets slid onto the dog's collar, instead of dangling, so it's quieter and looks cuter. I can never find good dress shorts like that in my size. They look so cute on you! It's definitely a style I've seen mostly on like Pinterest and have wanted to try. On the subject of living your most authentic life, I recentlyish got top surgery (Aug 2023) and I have felt better about my body in the past 8 months or so than I have in quite a long time. I know it's not a small thing to do to live authentically, but it really is the thing that has made the most difference in my life the past year.

@yvonnemurphy7487

Ай бұрын

That is 100% a dog collar name plate ❤

Oh good, I was worried the sweatsuit of my dreams wouldn’t come with the shoulder pads and south western appliqués 😂 I can sleep soundly tonight! Love you Kathleen!

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

Just doin my job, pardner! 👋🏼 🤠

The random screaming and for you to scream along is such a vibe 😂❤

In the last year I’ve realized I don’t enjoy wearing dark colors (esp black and gray). I feel heavy and it feels like the colors don’t help w keeping my natural sadness at bay. So now I wear (and knit and sew with) BRIGHT🌈 colors! (Le sadness is still there but it doesn’t feel as consuming when wearing brights). ☀️🌟❇️💟🎀🧿🎾🍊🍭🍬🍯

@Jennilynne

Ай бұрын

I have a cat and dark clothes naturally end up fur covered 😂 So they don't get worn very often lol

@Jen-tn1un

Ай бұрын

@@Jennilynne I have 3 cats and two dogs and dark colours end up fur covered...but I like dark clothes, so I am just always covered in fur...

@nefertitimontoya

Ай бұрын

I do the same but with pastels/neutrals! Used to just wear black basically

My favorite thing to do to thrift finds that aren't quite right: shorten/crop it, change cheap buttons for interesting vintage buttons, cut dresses into tops and skirts.

Little tip: don't back stitch on the end of your darts so they lay smoother. I usually just leave the thread a longer so I can tie a square knot.

Just fyi….many sewing machines…not fancy ones…just basic ones…will sew the buttons on ….put the feed dogs down so the fabric doesn’t move…and put on zig zag with width adjusted to hole distance size…..take the presser foot off and put arm down on button to hold button. Each button will take approx. 1 minute. 7 buttons…no adjustments 7 minutes..look in your instruction book for your machine for individual instructions…also darts are great…if you wish flatten dart…you can cut inside dart down center and sew each side down. I think what you did is genius and in no way is this a critical comment about your thrift flip. Your just dive in energy is fabulous.

“Art aunt” is the perfect way to describe your vibe! I find myself watching these videos before bedtime because even though it’s wacky and chaotic, I feel so comfy and soothing. Exactly like being snug and strapped into the backseat of a car, heading towards an adventure with your fun aunt who helped you cut school for a family emergency except the emergency is that it’s amusement park weather.

tennis bags as purses = challengers influenceeee

Ngl watching your vids helped me start dressing how I want and who would guess the little goth kid from the 90’s and 00’s loves wearing The Craft style everything lol

Sometimes I'm in a cranky mood/having a bad week, and Kathleen is the only thing that gets my spirits up again. Thank you for being so much fun Kathleen!!

loved the cozy chatty just-hangin-out vibes of the thrift flip & haul... hearing kathleen thoughts is always a blessing on my day🌟

I wanted to say thank you for your channel. I'm pregnant, most of my clothes don't fit anymore, I started feeling like I was loosing myself. But your videos helped me get creative with accessories and gett backs to my old hobbies (drawing, making jewelry, crocheting, etc.)❤

There is a vintage shop that is also a bar and a Wedding chapel all rolled into one that I might get married in! It’s the venue of my dream

i personally like knowing the prices of thrifted items, the cooler and cheaper, the more it's like treasure to me

@kalka1l

Ай бұрын

I love to know too because it gives you an idea of how pricing is in different parts of the world and if a store has good pricing and it’s on one of my travel routes I will detour to check it out.

Ahh! I’m so happy you were in my area! Thank you for including a little bit of me meeting you. I still feel so lucky! 🍀 A thrift with me and a thrift flip! Sooo good. Bummer that little set didn’t fit. It would have been so good!

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

hehe!!! I’m so glad fate brought us together! Hope your loving your finds ✌🏼💕

I like the idea with the ceramic hands for the clown piece, you could do it so one hand holds a juggle ball, one holding fake flowers, and one holding those clown scarves that are tied together.

I LOVE to redo buttons! It just gives the item brand new and unique personality ❤

this thrift store had so many cool treasures, I saw 5 things in like 10 seconds that I wanted! I'm so jealous😄

@rochelle2758

22 күн бұрын

REALLY want that little coin purse...

Been sewing little bows on clothes. Bought a black rose/feather hair clip and been wearing them in my hair when I have a bun.

I needed a jump scare warning for the Anne Geddes book. Always. 😂

Just got my button basket out last night to zhuzh up a thrifted denim shirt, it's kismet! My thing recently has been adding colossal patch pockets to everything, often in bold West African prints. If I can look like a four year old art niece in a smock all the time, I'm doing it right.

You always pick the best music, incredible vibes! You're so cute!

Been going through a lot so I haven’t been here in a bit, still got them notifications on though! Love you Kathleen 💛

That very cute interaction at 2:52 when someone recognized @KathleenIllustrated in the wild was so wholesome! It was everything 💕✨

“awful lotta screaming happening today… should i join in? AAAAAA-‘ 😂 perfect cut

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

-AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

As a fellow midwestern I'll now be using the term "fluff-ageden" 🤣

I recently discovered I can custom tailor jumpsuits by cutting the top off and re-sewing it along the waistband to fit my incredibly short torso (mad scientist laugh). There’s nothing more satisfying than taking an item you thought you couldn’t wear and fitting it perfectly with nothing more than a sewing machine and a crazy dream…

1:15 that smile is so menacing it actually scared me a little lmao

I found a black vest (on the street during an ice storm... someone had tried to use it to get traction for their tires BUT it was fine and yes I am a raccoon) and it is a little loose, so the dart tip is super helpful!

your personality and commentary and your framing is so so enjoyable, and i adore all of your music choices. please keep doing you

A big thing for me feeling "like me" is the type of fabric I wear. I love breathable fabrics like cotton/linen etc!

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

Yay I’m glad you’re leaving into what you love!!!

It’s giving John mulaney if he loved thrifting ❤️❤️❤️ Kathleen you are a light!!!

The thumbnail on this bad boy is GORGEOUS, the colors, the framing. It just hits. Also, i would love to see the lolly clip on a chonky silver chain omg.

I've got a bracelet completely made out of vintage buttons, it's my favorite... Don't know why but I just loveee buttons too..... ❤

I’m having a ptsd episode and Kathleen’s voice is just perfect to help soothe me and get my mind on the best headspace 💛

Have I watched the video? Not yet. Am I sure that I'm going to like it? 1000000%

Over the last week or two I’ve been embroidering some maternity overall shorts. They have a sunflower for each of my children. I’ve really been trying to embrace my art mom style.

For me, your videos have the twee-liteful sensibility of the films of Ray and Charles Eames. You are a gift to the world, K. Thank you. And, ps, I, too, have put odd buttons on my thrifteds, but not nearly as often enough as I should!

kathleen!! ur videos always give me the same feeling as coming home from a long day of 3rd grade and tuning into pbs kids. ive got my apples and pb and im ready 2 enjoy 😌😌

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

This is my most favorite comment to receive 🥹 I’m always striving for chaotic PBS energy!!!!! ✨💕

I agree! Customizing is so satisfying. I'm not too extreme, but even knowing I've hemmed my jeans just the way i like them, or polishing a pair of thrifted shoes to spiff them up a bit, makes me feel a tiny bit more original or unique. No biggie for someone else, but i know what i did!! 😅❤❤❤

I love thrifting jewelry! I used to over-accumulate but I work at a museum & let the curators dissemble it to use in exhibit building - it’s nice to have non-valuable antiques to cut up, glue, etc - so I can start shopping again! lol…

Tbh finding your channel and listening to you talk about clothes and style and art has made me so incredibly powerful in myself and my fashion and confidence!!!!!! Kathleen!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

Wow!! I’m so honored, thank you for being here! 🥹💕 more power to you!!!

Watching your videos has absolutely inspired me to find myself again. I was really interested in unique style when I was a teenager. In my 20s, I bought into the millennial gray/beige esthetic really hard and completely lost my style. Now in my 30s, I'm really trying to rediscover personal style and how I want to portray myself to the world. You're so right that you feel better about yourself when the things you wear and surround yourself with are a representation of who you are as a person.

Your channel is such a comfort channel-thank you for just being you and posting really fun vids 💗

OMG... one of those little haunted dresses would be perfect for a project that I'm working on! Great updo on the vest... makes me want to break out my jars of vintage buttons. x

Love this. You could even use the lolly pin with the scarf and feed the scarf through each side instead of knotting it.

I wear REALLY large statement jewelry from different eras. I feel confident and always get compliments!

I was growing out my bangs for like 2 years just to see what it would look like but finally decided to chop it up and cut bangs again and I feel so much more like my authentic self again!

Living my best, authentic life with my freshly shaved head! Finally cut off my waist length (very) thick, curly hair (I donated it, don't worry!) and I feel so much more like myself ❤️

You said say it to my face and Kashi Said Ok! Here I am! lol He's so precious. 🥰 I love knowing the price of stuff just cause it feels really good when you get a good deal. And it's good to know the pricing of various stores and chains.

Recently I got new frames for my glasses and I got my haircut into a different style. I was getting tired of my look. I love the change. I feel more confident. Thanks Kathleen, love your videos.

Ahh your videos straight up lower my blood pressure lol. I love the thrift flip, both the style of the vest and the sentiment behind that. I feel like I've been considering this a bit recently but haven't articulated it quite the way you did - customized to life mood board and aesthetic is totally it! And it's the journey of it, cuz I think we're told that we Must Have Our Life Together when in reality it's like, if I had my life together I wouldn't go thrifting and enjoy that fun experience, DAWG. We stan the process of self-discovery and self-expression!

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

Uhm YEAH 100% to all of that!!!!!!!! It’s about the journey and the journey is FUN

Love the buttons, it’s such a easy yet effective way to change things up🤩 my fave is the accountant sign

9:06 Kathleen uses any straight edge for marking . She’s just like us ❤❤❤

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

why use a ruler when you can use ✨ a knife ✨

2:46 Anyone else immediately think of the children’s book, “Caps for Sale” by Esphyr Slobodkina when she wore a cap on top of a cap?

@rochelle2758

22 күн бұрын

Yes indeed!

Highly agree with the personalizing everything you can to make it feel more like yourself - it’s very satisfying and I’ve been doing it for a few years now never felt more comfortable!

i love hearing the prices when you feel like its a steal! i think its really greant, iunno anti-flex? when you get something for super cheap also i love this chaotic stewardess fit you have by the end of the vid

"why do I want these haunted little dresses" hilarious and relatable 100%

Got me a darning/weaving loom and began on my woolen socks then graduated to a worn old gardening jumper and am about to embark upon the large black cashmere/merino roll-neck jumper I have had for years and worn to threads but just cannot find a replacement for. Scared, but have a handful of mixed-blues, black, and grey little skeins of cashmere darning bits from Etsy and am hoping for success. Having spent the past couple of years cannibalising my worn linens to visibly patch/boro/sashiko my less-worn linens, I am now visibly mended from top to toe, and have not bought a new or thrifted item of clothing for three years now. Love your vest, love your home finds, loved that thrift store, and love your videos. Thank you.

@rochelle2758

22 күн бұрын

I like your style!

Thrifting is still a kind of new hobby for me, and one of my favorite things about it is that I can try out new styles that I might be too nervous to invest in if I had to buy the pieces new, because it's ok if I only wear a top once or twice and then give it away if it was only 5 bucks. I've been thinking about my wardrobe more creatively, layering pieces, and even planning to paint some pants and maybe switch out some buttons on an old blazer (thematically appropriate for this video lol). It's very fun and kind of freeing to tailor what I wear to express myself, and I have to say Kathleen is a big inspiration for doing that

i can’t even pick a favorite thing that u got in this video, it’s all so good! also i love how you thrift flipped the vest to make it more you!

Kathleen! - Next time you want to visit Cincinnati, come visit with me on the Westside! I've had a thrifting "career" since the mid-80's! I was also a style blogger in the early 00s and have a nice selection of vintage things that I collected over the years of picking, digging and pure blessings from the thrift gods.. I'll show you some fun pieces and gift you sumpthin too! 🙏😄 I can show you around the oldest part of the city and show you what this side of town has to offer - Westside Bestside 🫡! From the teeny vintage shops to a few of the larger St Vincent/Salvation Army/Goodwill stores. As a transplant from KY (moved here in 93, great story too) I have been to most of the shops in the city. I was told when we moved here that you would never need to leave the Westside. Ever! Not quite true, haha but we got some of the very best thrift shops to explore! Let's go out West together! It'll be a blast 😸 Btw, the fluff are cottonwood fluffers. Very messy indeed.

I recently poured out all my extra buttons and cleanup felt hard, so I just put them in a cute bowl. I've been having the bowl on my coffee table as a sensory toy! Its fun to stick your hand in or sort through or stack them :)

i semi- recently (like february) decided to dye all of my hair bright pink and i love it, it’s definitely made me feel more like myself bc i never had confidence before then to do something so prominent and noticeable with my appearance but i’m soo glad i did it

Ugh the chokers??? And the squiggly necklace??? I’m in loveeee

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

i SEVERELY regret not getting that lil squiggle friend

0:39 my biggest regrets have always been skipping out on the coats during summer. reminder: the cold will return, but that awesome looking jacket/coat will not. passed up an amazing leather bomber jacket like 3 years ago and i'm still thinking about it.

I don't need a POV for this, this is my life. 😂 This thrift is super cute!! I want to make a lil weekend trip to the Cinci area and do some thrifting and stuff w some friends, you have given me a new one to add to the list! Loved all the shenanigans in this one lol

Absolutely stunning video as usual!!

Loved this video! A little bit of everything, so fun!

Ohh love the Lolly!!

YES! You bought the defunct carnival game clown! I have pretty intense coulrophobia, but I would endure it for that clown carnival game.

Literally love your vibes so much, the best energy all around

“Don’t panic, don’t panic. Get off of me”. I do the same thing with stuff that is stuck on me.

love u kathleen. ur just amazing seriously

Your videos always give me so much peace and enjoyment. I completely agree with the customizing things to yourself. I do it to almost everything I wear. Though my to do pile is high, thank you for reminding/encouraging me to push my projects past the 90% complete mark

I love the button swap! At first I was like "are you sure?..." but it turned out great. About the prices, honestly I don't care because I would never find the same items. I guess people just want to know how good of a bargain you made :)

I love the cinematic feel of your videos. It’s unexpected but makes them so much more interesting. You’re a very creative person. ❤

I was excited about everything. I was glad to see Gus with you thrifting.❤❤❤❤

the button colour/look is an underrated part of a piece of clothing, it can completely change the look of something and it’s really not very hard to change, I think everybody should know how so they can never be stopped by the colour/look of the buttons on something ever again

Watched this again by accident as it came up in my feed after a cache-clear out AND I enjoyed it a second time. New thoughts: Clown game could make a family photo gallery frame with a portrait of you, your boo, and Kashi in each of the three holes. Assigning points values to each portrait would be the tricky part. Personalisation updates: my weave darns in my jumper worked and now I love the jumper even more than before, especially as the temperature here in southern Australia is bitter at the moment; I was doing a regular declutter and feeling I should donate a lovely green heavy weight linen cushion cover as it looks bad with the carpet colour in my rental, but sad as I love the green, and then I had the idea to turn it into a cross-body bag to replace the one that has finally given up the ghost after 20+ years. My friend visited with her sewing machine and made it into a fabulous bag, using the invisible zipper closure to make a pocket and lining it in neutral linen from some Ikea curtains I am also no longer using. While she made that I wove plaid darns into her favourite woolen vest and scarf, which had both been attacked by moths. We are two very happy campers today.

@KathleenIllustrated

17 күн бұрын

Oh my gosh COOL thank you for the updates! Your crafting friend time sounds so wonderful (& thanks for watching twice! 😉)

I love your black vest and black shorts outfit. It’s cool 😎. I also love how you up cycled the vest. It’s something I would wear. So cool 😎!!

I love your taste in fashion!!

Totally hear you on customizing! I recently got a black dress where the button holes were a bit loose and it was a bit boring so I got multi coloured embroidery thread and added bulk and pizzaz with a different colour for each hole. Instantly more like me 🎉

So much fun. Thank you. Again. Your fluff is the cottonwood tree!

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We have so many of them 😭 🌳

"...feel exactly like me." YES! ❤

Love the cozy vibes of your channel! I started crocheting and I’m making a pink/white granny square tote bag

Nice work on the vest!!❤

OMG THAT ACCOUNTANT SIGN!!!!

ACK I felt your pain! I found a cute Marimekko polka dot shift for 1300 yen ($8 !) but, alas... (Riced up, not caked up here...)

I might need to try those candle nails. 👀

@KathleenIllustrated

Ай бұрын

do it!! Join meee!

@lillyfoot19

Ай бұрын

@@KathleenIllustrated I’ll tag you one instagram if I do it! My nails are getting close to needing a refresh anyway.

The buttons had me worried all the way up til the end ngl. I never should have doubted your vision! It's still classy as heck but SO MUCH MORE YOU! 🥰 Now it looks custom made to your tastes (and size, nice dartwork!)

Girl, you let me know when youre coming to Louisville KY! We will shop til we drop!

I didn’t know about the stardew valley show until binge watching your videos a few days ago, and by that time it was a week after the show 😭 im glad you had an amazing time though!!!!!!!!!!