Green Acres Meets Paris

Dress Form Outfit #8

February 15, 2012 No Comments

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Summer dresses aren’t necessarily just for the summer months. You can layer pieces under and over a summer dress to make it appropriate for Spring or Fall. For instance, take today’s dress form outfit. It is a summer dress that I bought at a thrift store in Key West, Fla., several years ago. This Juicy Couture dress is perfect for those hot summer nights, but toss a jacket over your shoulders and you’re ready for those cool Spring or Fall evenings. I paired it with my Ann Taylor denim jacket and a brown Nine West belt (with a cool silver buckle)! […]

All Things Fashion

Dress Form Outfit #7

February 9, 2012 No Comments

This blue silk jersey dress is by James Perse. It is the dress I purchased at a thrift store in Chicago last year! I mentioned finding this fabulous dress in a previous post! It is a low v-neck dress, and I usually wear a tank top underneath. This time I paired it with a silky soft scarf.

All Things Fashion

More Material Than I Can Shake A Stick At

February 8, 2012 No Comments

I went to my Grandma Howard’s house this past weekend and spent about two hours going through her fabric closet. It’s no “Mood Designer Fabric” store, but it’s more material than I can shake a stick at. And get this – I don’t even own a sewing machine! Although I left quite a bit of material and fabric scraps behind, I hauled away a large black garbage bag full of potential skirts, vests, wrap dresses, tops, pillow case covers, etc. The possibilities are endless, if only I had a sewing machine. Grandma Howard even offered to give me her old sewing machine, as did […]

Musings and Ramblings

MOL Challenge, Day 6

February 6, 2012 No Comments

So far in my “Month of Letters” Challenge, I’ve written six letters to friends and family. I decided that even though mail doesn’t run on Sundays or holidays, that’s no reason to not write an extra letter or jot a quick note down in a funny card. In each letter I’ve written so far, I’ve enclosed a small gift. In the first letter, I enclosed several pictures; in the second, a drawing; in the third, confetti; in the fourth, a quote from a magazine; and in the fifth, magazine clippings about the Twilight Saga. My sixth letter, mailed out this […]

Favorite Things

A Few of My Favorite Things

February 3, 2012 No Comments

“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with string, These are a few of my favorite things…” – Maria, played by Julie Andrews in Sound of Music. I often find myself singing this song, especially when it comes to “my favorite things.” I credit Oprah for giving me this idea. In her magazine, she has a section of her “favorite things.” She even dedicated an entire show every season to “her favorite things.” The word “thing” has many definitions. It means “a separate and self-contained entity.” It also […]