#thread up

[sassysophiabush]

This week has been heavy, and I’m really hoping this can be a piece of good news; a bright spot, if you will. Something I’ve been working on for weeks is launching today and I’m really proud of the creative team who helped rally and put this together. • As our #StayHome life continues, I’ve been brainstorming, and searching for more and more creative ways to support the organizations that are supporting our country through this crisis. My old pals @thredUP came up with an amazing idea to support my favorites @feedingamerica, and I’m really proud to partner with all the folks who’ve come together to auction off some special goods for a good cause! We all decided to donate rare items to raise funds. I combed through some prized memorabilia from #OTH, #Incredibles2, and #EASY!! (And made sure it was more than clothes so EVERYONE can grab something!) The auction starts today at 5pm PT, so head over to @thredUP’s Instagram to place your bid! Going through my mementos was such a special trip down memory lane ... lifelong friendships, laughs, and learning. It feels really meaningful to give these items one final squeeze and share them with you, so we can spread the love to #FeedingAmerica and families in need. • Swipe to see some of the items that thredUP is auctioning off, like the cropped jacket that we made for the OTH Season 5 Clothes Over Bros campaign photoshoot - one of my absolute favorite moments on set with the ladies! • And I’m not only auctioning off OTH items! Although one my chair backs and one of our impossible-to-find (WB era!!) show basketballs is up for grabs too! You’ll find a cast-and-crew only embroidered jacket from Season 3 of Easy @netflix, and some signed Incredibles gear straight from @pixar! Starting at 5pm PT today, you’ll have 24 hours to place your bids in the comments section of @thredUP’s auction post AND @thredUP is donating 100% of the sale price from each item to @feedingamerica. So go to @thredUP and get thrifty!! #shophercloset #FeedingAmerica

[glitter-thrifts]

This weekend was “death pile” weekend. A death pile is the pile of items you need to list but you keep avoiding it bc it involves taking photos and searching for comps. It’s way more fun to hunt and source. I try to keep a smallish inventory so my OCD husband doesn’t divorce me but I still had about 20-25 pieces I needed to tackle this weekend.

The biggest pain about listing for me is pulling out my light set. I purchased something similar to this from Amazon and while it gave off great lighting for photos, its a pain in the ass to set up and tear down for just a piece here and there. Hence the death pile.

I had heard several people raving about ring lights and how easy they were to set up and with the help of a good photo editing app you could also get great shots. So I went and purchased this one. I’ll probably resell the other set once I figure out how to use the ring light properly.

Anyway, back to this weekend. My ring light has a bunch of dials and settings that I need to learn so I decided to set up all my lights and tried playing around with different set ups to see which I liked best. I use my dining room table for flat lays because the wood looks really nice in photos. This is a peek at what my dining room looked like for about 3 days.

Here is one of the photos I took of the Alice + Olivia dress I found from my previous post.

If I am able to locate a stock photo of my item I will just stick with a flat lay and add the professional pictures to my listing bc it’s much easier than dressing my mannequin/dress form.

This new with tags (NWT) Lulus dress retails for about $90 and I got it for $2. I listed it at $60 to start off. I like to have room to drop the price a bit and negotiate so I always list higher than what I’d like to get for an item. Its a pretty basic navy dress and I think it might be from their bridesmaids collection. I’ll probably have to wait a bit to get any interest in it but it’s my first Lulus piece and I am told it’s a brand that moves well. So we will see.

So I can keep posting rambling posts like this?? If anyone has anything they want to chat about pls drop in my inbox!

[mistydelights]

ThredUP has this listed as "Hot Topic Sleeveless Blouse Size XL" and I am having giggle fits over it.

As some who owns it, it's a shirt with removeable suspenders, but you go for it

[circle--of--confusion]

I love thread-up but oh my god their sizing classification is ALL OVER the place. Can someone please explain this to me??? Like, in what world is this 4X when the waist is 26 inches.

[whitepolaris]

I can’t buy anything from ThreadUP! WTF?! It keeps telling me to change something but everything is current! Lousy website!

I’ll buy something from shein instead. 

[enola504ever]

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There IS a way! There are many ways to make a difference. ✌🏼💗🔆

[adamicoarts]

Hey, love Threadup for helping me get a few steps closer to my pastel punk dreams without breaking the bank.