spring
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Little Dresses for Many Occasions
With end of year events for the kids and some social outings for me, I thought it would be fun to wear some of my shorter dresses for these occasions and today, I am sharing a recap of those outfits with you. While a little black dress or a little white dress is a classic in everyone’s wardrobe, having a variety of dresses to wear for a dinner out or a school occasion creates some variety. Tennis Banquet I love red with turquoise and I have done the combo before with this dress, but using different accessories, so they was not a new idea, but was a great combo. Dresses…
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Yellow for Spring: Daily Outfits
When I realized that yellow was a color that I wore a lot in the spring, I decided to do a round up of the outfits I wore. It appears that I like to combine yellow with blue a lot! These are all outfits I wore this spring. Here’s a perfect example of how I like to wear yellow. I played around with this thrifted sleeveless top and decided to be the boss of my clothes like Jodie always inspires us, and layered a shirt under. Since the sleeves usually give me a problem with not staying up, I used my Maggie Snaps (I think she went out of business),…
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Inspired Style: Exploring Layered Belts and Texture
Last month, Jodie shared a post with 10 different inspired street styles in a blog post. She demonstrated how you didn’t have to copycat a look to create a look that is still inspired by a picture. You can look at the textures used, the color combinations, or just one part of an outfit. I really enjoyed her post and reached out to see if she wanted to collaborate on a similar post and she sent me this inspiration picture. So we used this picture to create some looks. Here is her post! The first thing I noticed in the picture was the layered obi belt with the pearls. That…
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Scarves: Unique Ways to Wear them with the Ageless Style Link Up
Today, the Ageless style ladies are sharing spring scarves. I have worn a lot of scarves over the years, some years more than others, and for a while I wore infinity scarves when they were popular. I still have them, but seldom wear them anymore. Last fall, I shared some modern scarf outfits after having thrifted a few square scarves in (this post), and today, I wanted to continue to inspire you to wear your necks carves and silk scarves in a fresh new way. Scarf with a necklace I think this was my favorite way to style a scarf in that last post. In that one, I used a…
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What to Wear on a Picnic
There is no right or wrong for what to wear on a picnic, and I have worn dresses, flowy pants and denim to eat outdoors in the past. For today’s post, I took inspiration from a picture on Pinterest that featured a neutral outfit similar to the one I am sharing today. I have several baskets and a tote that I use for picnics, but today, I wanted to use this wicker picnic basket I found at an antique shop last year. It took me about a year of searching to find one in the price range I wanted: I did not want to spend $40 for something I would…
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Mother’s Day Outfit: Gingham Dress
I always like to dress up a little for Mother’s Day and when I was thinking about what I would wear, this dress came to mind. I had not worn it yet at the time of these pictures, but paired with my little jacket, it would work for church. We moved in my parents with us a few weeks ago and are adjusting to our new routine and family dynamics. We created a haven on our 3rd floor for ourselves to have a space to chill and hang out when we want time apart. A movie room with a big screen and comfy couches and a new space for our…
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What to Wear to a Fieldtrip
Since I only have one child in primary/elementary school, there are not too many more opportunities to go accompany one of my children on a Fieldtrip. Most of the fieldtrips are to the same places every year, so I pick and choose which to go to. Going to the strawberry farm to pick strawberries is my type of fun, so that was the occasion for this outfit. I usually try to wear something in the school’s colors on field trip or sports events. Our school colors are purple and gold. While I sometimes wear school sponsored clothes, I would rather wear something a little more interesting and fun from my…
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Spring Wide Leg Pants Outfits
This is not the first time I have shared outfits with wide leg pants. Wide leg pants are one of my favorite ways to wear pants when it is too warm to wear jeans and I have curated a nice collection of them over the past few years. I did add 2 pairs last year when I was visiting Just Be Youtiful boutique in Arizona and I have reached for those probably the most. But I still love my other pairs too. Today, I am sharing some combinations I wore the past couple of months. Wow! This was a day where getting dressed brought me joy and I was glad…
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Denim Dress: 3 ways to Style for Spring
I shared this dress a few weeks ago after I found it in a booth at a local boutique shop. I could see all of the styling possibilities when I bought it, so I decided to share some more inspiration for spring. Since I have a pretty full closet, anything that I add to it nowadays has to show its value by being worn more than just once or twice a year. I believe this will be a great dress to style this fall with boots, booties and layers. The dress can be worn on its own without a belt, but I wanted to add some interest and not have…
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Navy and Burgundy: Inspired by Melodie
I follow Melodie Banfield on Instagram: she is a beautiful, classy French young women who shares her photo shoots in Paris where she lives with her husband. She also spends some time in the countryside and is a delight to follow. Recently, she shared an outfit with a pair of burgundy pants and a short sleeve striped navy sweater in a photo shoot at a market in Paris. As soon as I saw it, I knew I could wear a similar outfit. Here is her IG and if you go back a little, you can see the inspiration picture. I probably wouldn’t have thought to pair these two pieces together,…