big thanks!

hi readers,

thank you for the overwhelming response to the outfit i posted on roxy's reader outfits.  i received some really nice and encouraging comments from you guys.  as a new blogger, its so nice to know that someone is reading and enjoying my blog.  i really want everyone to enjoy it!!!  if you do, please consider becoming a follower.  sadly, of the 4 followers i have, 3 are family members and one is myself.  ha! 

well, back to the business at hand.  this outfit was inspired by the jcrew website and i added my own spin on it.  the elements of this outfit are all very useful. this pencil skirt in the natural colorway goes with just about everything.  the striped shirt underneath is really a nice piece. it is very lightweight so it is useful underneath other tops, sweaters, blazers but is also nice on its own.  the polka dot chambray shirt...i dont think i need to say anything more than those 4 little words. polka--dot--chambray--shirt. what is not to love???? 

the necklace was a tougher choice.  i had been thinking about getting a bubble necklace from jcrew for a while now but could never decide on the color i wanted (never even considered the WHITE!)  i was tempted by the colored ones because they grabbed my interest at first but i really think the white is the sleeper.  it really is cute with A LOT.  even the day i bought it, they had it styled at the store with a white button-down underneath a fuscia tippi and a skirt.  soooo pretty.  i think the white is the right choice for me.      



so here it is.....
striped shirt buttoned up                                                                   striped shirt unbuttoned

jcrew camp popver in stripe (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shirtsandtops/casualshirts/PRDOVR~77701/77701.jsp)

jcrew perfect shirt in chambray polka dot (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shirtsandtops/casualshirts/PRDOVR~89276/89276.jsp )

jcrew no 2 pencil skirt in natural now on sale in stores!!!!!(http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/skirts/pencil/PRDOVR~59369/59369.jsp)

jcrew marci patent wedges in bronzed clay (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shoes/wedges/PRDOVR~84418/84418.jsp)

jcrew tillery purse in neon coral (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_special_shops/HandbagShop/FeaturedHandbags/PRDOVR~63033/63033.jsp)

 

 a close-up of the jewelry

michael kors watch

jcrew bubble necklace in white (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/jewelry/necklaces/PRDOVR~92687/92687.jsp)

jcrew jeweled elephant necklace (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/jewelry/necklaces/PRDOVR~95272/95272.jsp)

 

this outfit was from before it got devastatingly hot here. i say that because there are layers involved and right now i am doing my best to stay cool with the hot weather. also i decided to post this today because i really didnt have an "OOTD" today. i was cleaning and doing yardwork and trust me, you DO NOT want to see that outfit. the shorts involved have gotten the name "the worst shorts in the world".  but they are an old friend and serve me well :) 

 

and finally, heres a picture of my sweet little madison.  she has started this thing of sitting on me in the hammock in my back yard after i finish my yardwork.  she is quite the adventurer and i always said it would be cool if she had a "mad-cam" to see where she goes and what she is up to.  well, here we are today and i am controlling her mad-cam.   

 

 

 

thanks again everyone for checking out my blog!  stop back later.  there was a trip to the mall this weekend and i still have to post what goodies came home with me.  :)

 

hope you all had a great weekend!

elornis shift dress

hi readers,

there has been a big change in the weather here.  it is HOT.  i came out of work the other day and the temperature on the bank sign was 102!!!!  and its humid too.  **ugh**  this weather certainly zaps all my energy but i did manage to get myself to anthro for the sale on tuesday.  did you ever notice when you want to buy something you will do whatever it takes to get it?  once i was so sick, i was starting to get the flu and i crawled to the phone to order from anthro.  haha 


anyway....what did i get????  well, i was mildly interested in the elornis shift dress when i first saw it in the catalog.  and even when i saw it in the store, i thought it was cute but never bothered to try it on.  but i kept an eye on it.  then i saw it went on sale, i figured i would atleast try it on.  i have to say i am very happy with it but i will add that i tried on three before i found one that i felt was sewn nicely and cut correctly.  also, i ditched the belt, which i felt really added nothing and made the dress shorter than i wanted. 


i added the cardi to wear in the air conditioning at work. 

anthro elnoris shift (http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/24735243.jsp )

jcrew whisper linen cardi  on sale in stores!(http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/knitstees/sweatshirtsandcardigans/PRDOVR~81129/99102691202/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~0~15~all~mode+matchallany~~~~~whisper/81129.jsp )

   jcrew tessallate necklace (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/jewelry/necklaces/PRDOVR~85042/85042.jsp )

well, tomorrow i am off to the mall, glorious mall.  i have something on hold already waiting for me.  thanks to my sister for spotting it on sale and giving me the 411.  yea!  cant wait to bring it home.  i will report back asap.

thanks again for stopping by!  good evening all.    

go pink or go home

hi blog lovers!


as you probably guessed, i didnt make it the last day in green.  i can get bored so easily so im moving on.
  
today it got really hot here all of a sudden so i decided to wear something i have wanted to wear for a while.  it is perfect, cool and summery.  i picked up this dress when i was down visiting my mom and we were shopping.  we wandered into the gap and i didnt really expect to find anything but i was looking nonetheless and stumbled upon this dress.  it is very simple but it is actually very well made for the gap whose quality for some time now has really been well....sucky.  the hems are nicely sewn and the material is nice, not too thick for a summer dress but not thin and clingy either.  of course, the color was the first thing i liked about the dress and you have to like love this color to wear this dress.  it is PINK.  did i say it is pink?  i mean PINK PINK.  hot PINK.  fluorescent PINK.  dont stare directly into the dress or it will burn your retinas out PINK.  someone told me i looked like a huge highlighter PINK.  i love it too. 

gap solid crewneck dress (http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=80848&vid=1&pid=137463&scid=137463022)

anthro jean jacket (old)

target clutch

michael kors watch

jcrew necklaces (elephant, bird, giraffe)

however, if it is too much pink for your liking, it also is available in blue, black and some striped colorways.  i toned the pink down a little with a jean jacket (it was chilly still in the morning) and added some visual interest with the striped clutch. 

also, i styled this outfit with my jcrew safari necklaces. i had bought the bird years ago when it first was released but recently my mom and sister had the great idea to get others (the elephant and giraffe) and wear them together.  brilliant!  it looks so much more interesting with friends than one alone.  the chain length worked out perfectly too!  the lengths shown in the pink picture are how each of them came and i could not be happier with how the overall effect came out.  my apologies the pictures are not clearer but i think you can make them out.   

 

i got inspired to wear a little more pink than usual after i was up late one night watching tv and got sucked into watching pretty in pink for the hundredth time.  what a great movie.  the only thing that wierds me out in this movie is blane's eyes.  did anyone else notice how freaky they are??? 

andie in her prom dress....and she sewed it herself!!!! 

(serious pink love)

and i leave you with the musical inspiration....

psychedelic furs (original fuzzy video---cool)

next post i will show what i scored at the anthro sale today.  and as always, thanks for stopping by! 

i dream in green (day 6)

hi everyone!

back to blogging and its going to have to be a quick one tonight.  this is my turnaround night/day at work so i have to get some sleep before work in the morning. 

i did want to post this outfit though.  this skirt is the green item i mentioned i was hunting for at jcrew during the store 30% off sale.  i had poo-pooed it when my sister said she had bought it when it first came out.  i thought it was too "betsy johnson" or "kelly osborne" for me (if you cant tell from my pictures, it is lime green and purple with a faded black leopard print) but she exerted a fair amount of peer pressure on me (the good kind, that is), i reconsidered and bought it.  i guess i had never even really given it a chance but i was most excited when i actually took a good look at it again.  i realized the material was great, much nicer in fact than the usual no 2 pencil skirts from jcrew and it fit great, actually better than the usual ones maybe because of the different fabric and it was a tad bit longer which i always appreciate.  and after a day of wearing it i have another praise for this skirt....it didnt wrinkle!

so here is the dilemma......tucked in????

or tucked out?????

 

jcrew vintage boatneck tee in deep orchid

jcrew no2 pencil skirt in abstract leopard

jcrew valentina pumps black

jcrew necklaces: crystal, elephant, tassel (oldies but goodies)

 

so tomorrow is supposed to be the last day of the "i dream of green" week long series and i have to admit, i kinda cant wait for it to be over.   i dont like rules even when they are self-prescribed;   i am tired of the planning and am itching to wear other colors!!!!  maybe tomorrow i will have NO GREEN on.  come back to see.

good night all!  

i dream in green (days 4 and 5)

hi readers!

 

thanks again for another encouraging comment left under day 3's post.  it was from the author of the post "anthropologie uniform" so i checked out her blog and would encourage you to do the same.  she has some beautiful pieces and does a fantastic job of putting them together.  i laughed at one thing she wrote in one of her posts that anthro was having "an identity crisis".  she really put into words what i have thought for a little while now.   anyway, please click on her blog in my blogroll to see more!

so next order of business is an apology for not posting day 4 yesterday.  but like that jimmy buffet song, its 5 o'clock somewhere...its also day 4 somewhere.  haha.  but in my defense, i missed posting day 4 for the good of the blog.  i was on a reconnaissance mission and the item was GREEN.  i dont know if you are all aware but jcrew is having a big in store sale with an additional 30% off sale items.  so i was at 2 different jcrews yesterday gathering up some items and very happy with the goodies i got!

so anyway, here are the outfits to make up for day 4 and 5:

jcrew vintage tee caribbean green

jcrew no2 pencil skirt in succulent green

jcrew tesellate necklace in succulent green

jcrew tillery purse collegiate green

jcrew leather strap sandals

michael kors watch

anthro through the clouds tee

anthro colored pencil cardigan

banana republic white capris

payless flats

well good evening readers.  tomorrow is a long day at work for me so sunday i will be back with the last of the green days (days 5 and 6).  thanks for stopping by!!

i dream in green (day 3)

welcome back to my blog!


i was so excited today.  i received a nice comment on my "green" series.  i am so glad you are reading and getting something out of my blog.  YEA!


now, down to business.  today i decided to take it a little easy on the green because i was really over the top green yesterday.  also, it was a nice sunny day here and perfect for some white jeans.  i also picked these up at the loft for a song.  their clothes are great sometimes; you can really find some nice pieces for a great price but you need to be selective.  my mom, sister and i were commenting the other day about all the great stuff we have gotten there recently.  and after paying anthro and crew prices the loft stuff seems like its free. 

anyway, besides those pants, pretty much everything else is anthro.  the top and sweater were shown on the front of january's catalog.  it is the first time wearing this blouse but the sweater has been put to use a couple times already.  it was a good buy.  it is comfy, a nice shade of orange and i like the cropped-ness.  at first i wasnt sure about the bracelet-length sleeves because sometimes i think it looks like it doesnt fit or i shrunk the sweater in the dryer (completely possible) but i gave it try and it has grown on me.  also, look how much better the sweater makes the blouse look.  i am really liking the contrast of orange against mint green.  the orange really makes the green pop (also reference day 1 outfit with the orange marci sandals/mint jeans).

anthro dappled sea blouse

anthro cropped cable pullover

loft modern rollup straight jeans

anthro plaza handbag

banana republic necklace

 

i would also like to add how much i love this purse!  i had watched it, admired it, stalked it in my wishlist but there was NO WAY i was forking out $800 for a purse.  im just not that much of a purse person.  so i watched it take one cut and i still didnt bite.   even though it was out of stock, i left it in my wishlist and then saw it take another price cut.  well, one glorious day there was a popback and my greedy little hands ordered it as quickly as they could.  i love it. 

so i thought i would share my two small purchases from when i stopped into anthro the other day.  i do love internet shopping, in my pink fuzzy robe, on my comfy chair, in front of the tv and buried under cats sleeping on me but sometimes its nice to go to the store because you see stuff you wouldnt necessarily see online.  for example, this necklace.  they had it styled with orange and it is just so pretty!  i think there is lots to do with it.  also, the top i picked up because it looked so different in person than on the front cover of this month's catalog.  the colors and much brighter and its very cute on.  and also.............its green!

blue blurred necklace

parted paisley top (cuter tucked in!)

 

so one question for you guys, do you like the links to the items or too much?  please feedback is needed.

hope you enjoyed another day of green.  

i dream in green (day 2)

good evening readers!

thanks for stopping back for the second installation of i dream in green, a week-long intensive study on the color green.  mmmm... actually we're just having fun with clothes here.  but it sounded good.  so here is my OOTD and be warned, it is VERY green.  i had picked up this skirt (sorry can't remember the name now) from anthro a season or two ago and found it to be surprisingly versatile.  i have paired it with a pink top, white, even the red/pink plaid blouse they showed with it in the catalog.  and now....green (and excuse the wrinkles; this is what a day at the wal will do to you).  

 

anyway, just a quick post for you bloggsters tonight. i am tired after a long day. i woke up early before work this morning to check the anthro sale but no markdowns.  boo.  oh well, there's always next tuesday     :)

hope to see you all tomorrow.