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Entries from July 2009

Mix It Up – Casual & Dressy

July 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments

This outfit illustrates how you can mix up dressy & casual separates.  Pull the sequins out during the day!  Dress up the sweatshirt with pins!  Balance it all with a tough cuff (DIY tutorial)!  Mix it up!

 

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Tags: Daily Outfits · Stretch Your Wardrobe

Buy Keep Store

July 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Don’t you just love those “Buy, Keep, Store” pages in popular mags?  (Side note: I actually do.)  Do you ever notice that they rarely actually declare anything that was even remotely “in” to be “out”.
Check this one:

This one made me laugh.  When were camo tote bags in?  Did any of you carry one?  Ever?  I must [...]

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Tags: Shopping & Fashion

DIY Vest

July 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I have been crushing on Annie Spandex’s awesome Silence & Noise vest for a while now.  While I was tempted to track it down & buy it – which is not my style – I also came across a similar vest on The Coveted that Jennine stumbled across & bought regardless of how weird it looked [...]

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Tags: Crafting & Creating · DIY & Recon

New Goodies on the Right

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

You may notice that I’ve added a new widget on the right that shows the last 5 links that I bookmarked on delicious.com.  Stay tuned because I update those any time I come across something new & interesting!

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Tags: Life & Miscellany · Link Love

Re-purposed Dog Collar to Bracelet

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

I found Poe’s original collar while going through some old things lately.  She was emaciated when we got her & has since double her weight so we had to buy her a new one.
Anyway, I wore it as a bracelet the other day!  I think it’s really cute & honestly was much cheaper than a [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Stretch Your Wardrobe

Constantly Re-evaluating

July 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Just a warning, heads-up, thinking out loud, etc…
The posting will probably slow down a bit around here.  I’m burning myself out with how much time I put into posting & I don’t want to go for full burnout.  Soooo, a compromise: I will post any good DIY’s I do, I will only be posting outfits that [...]

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Tags: Life & Miscellany

Socializing Myself Out of My Rut

July 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

I decided to take Apricot’s wonderful advice about making friends just this past week.  I joined a meetup on meetup.com.  Unlike other times I’ve joined a meetup, this time I actually went to an event!
It was a lot of fun!  I don’t even know if I can express how good it made me feel.  And how I [...]

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Tags: Events & Social · Shopping & Fashion

Trends – Socks Over Pants

July 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

A blogger (I can’t remember who now) recently asked on her blog which new trend you would refuse to wear.  I really couldn’t think of one offhand to post in the comments.  Later in the week this smacked me in the face.  Why?  Why?

Are they freaking serious?  I will be resisting this one as long as I possibly [...]

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Tags: Shopping & Fashion

Uniform – Jeans & Black Tee

July 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Here is my first uniform post.  I combined my jeans & black t-shirt with lots of accessories for a fun but still casual look.

Liz Claiborne flats, Kikit jeans, Gap tee, Art&Soul vest, Target necklaces

The vest was either $1 or $2 at TJMaxx a while back.  I bought it to make something else out of it [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Daily Outfits · Uniform Posts

Summer Scarf

July 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Nothing too special here – just wearing my new scarf I scored at Target for $7.50.  It’s so soft & I love the purple & cream pattern!  Also this dress is getting too darn short on me – due to weight gain as well as (probably) some dryer shrinkage.  The waist it sitting at my ribcage right [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Daily Outfits