When I look back at this month, I don’t feel like I accomplished much of anything. But, I did get almost all of my plants planted. Do you ever buy flowers and plant most of them right away, then run out of steam? That’s me. I have a few left to plant, and there’s even …
About Style Imitating Art… Style Imitating Art comes from Salazar, Terri, and Shelbee. You can think of it as fashion meets art museum! Style Imitating Art challenges people to find inspiration in different art works, create looks based upon that art work, and share them with the curator for that piece. Every other Monday one of the three …
Shopping my closet… This past month was a true anomaly for me. I bought only two things, and I’m returning one of them! One of the reasons is I have plenty of clothes. I’ve decided to try to create new outfits with the individual items rather than just repeating what I wore before. Shopping lately… …
“Tell Me Baby” Happy Lunar New Year! It’s the Year of the Rabbit…so, I’m guessing a certain someone who lives in St. Paul is celebrating!! I was born in the Year of the Fire Rooster, and I love that I’m “very confident” in myself. Nigel is a Snake, but Snakes are compatible with Roosters so …
In April, Michelle (Funky Fashion Style) began a new fashion challenge. Michelle felt she needed something to push her to do some print mixing. And, so the Final Friday challenge was born! This means the last Friday of the month would be dedicated to a print mixing challenge. Luckily, she asked me to co-host with …
Are you a fan… I love baking shows. Sometimes, I get on a streak and watch episode after episode. We switched our television service, and I thought I’d lost a certain channel. It was one of my favorites because they always had holiday baking celebrations. I recently discovered we do have that channel so I’ve …
It’s the final Friday of September if you can believe it! That means it’s time for another edition of print mixing. I recently bought this Free to Be Button Down from Kantha Bae. I decided to use it for the centerpiece of my look. I was going to go with stripes which is my go …
When I was a little girl, the front porch was off limits to me as well as my siblings. Our front porch was basically a large square of concrete with a step or two coming off of it. The only people who ever came to the front door were salesmen. Everyone else always came to …
I wasn’t sure what to call this particular version of print mixing. I’m amazed at how well these two prints went together so I decided upon same color palette! The dress is several years old and from J Jill. The kimono/top is from Johnny Was and is also several years old. If you look closely …
Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh: Rembrandt Every other Monday, Salazar (14 Shades of Grey) and Terri (Meadowtree Style) host Style Imitating Art. Joining them next month is Shelbee (Shelbee on the Edge). For this collaboration, each of the contributors takes turns selecting an inspiration image. They then invite others to interpret that artwork through their …