Showing posts with label who has time for fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label who has time for fashion. Show all posts

Thursday, November 10, 2011

I've been officially Pinterested...

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Although it took awhile for me to jump on the pinterest bandwagon as I've been a member for quite awhile, after attending Allison and her Mr. Architect's wedding celebration Saturday, I realized I've fallen head over heels with pinterest. Before we even left for her celebration Saturday afternoon, I twisted my bangs from a pin - a picture that you save onto your virtual corkboard at pinterest. That particular pin, I can't quite find the right pin to show you. But, then, on the drive up to her place I looked up pins that I'd crazily gone pinning on the evening before and did my smokey gray eye makeup in the car by looking up a pin on Brando's iPhone.


Once we got to the friend's house we were staying at, Mere's, I tied a bow in my trench coat from another pin.

And I got no end of compliments on all of my pins and my dress too (thanks, Brando), which made me laugh. Thanks, girls. And since I'm one to give credit where credit is due, I had to share with all you.

My philosophy for pinning? Don't pin it if it isn't beautiful and makes my heart stir. I inadvertently learned this from Alicia at Crowley Party whose pins I absolutely adore - every single one of them. And, now, I love looking at my own pins and sighing a sigh of happiness. My DIY list, is long including this gorgeous picnic bench with built in wine cooler by replacing a plank with a gutter,

my Fashion list is full of fashion inspiration including this glamorous 60s inspiration,

my Inspire list is full of romantic couples having the time of their lives - times I love to have with Brando,

sweet settings full of magical whimsy like these glowing lanterns mixed with wisteria perfect for a garden setting party,

sweet quotes that remind me how grateful I am for the people in my life,


quotes to motivate that jump-start me into doing what I want to do,



and picture ops that are perfectly serene to recreate through the lens another day.


my Decor list is for one day down the road when I kick my booty into gear and actually decorate my home beyond what it is including this kitchen with it's gentle wooden island that I could just imagine walking into and sitting down at the counter to have a conversation with a friend right now,

my Travel list is almost too much to take in at once and that's just how I want to take in each and every one of those places to visit - one at a time including these gorgeous Blue Caves in Greece,

my Delish list is full of yummy, mostly healthy goodness including these delicious looking peach strawberry vodka popsicles perfect for a hot summer day or a cuddle up winter day where you want to imagine the taste of summer,


my Just Because... list is random goodness like this that-has-definitely-happened,

and my Seasons list is full of the upcoming season of goodness including so many winter wonderlands that make you want to walk right in and be completely enveloped in all that is the winter holidays.

The moment I truly fell head over heels was when I realized that I could click 'Everything' and look at everybody's pins, not just the people that I followed. Now, my pins are a combination of everything I like, not just what they like, although it still includes a lot of that as well. I compare it to shopping it with your girlfriends, or exploring their homes and everything they like, which is just as much fun. My pins are a reflection of everything that I love and everything I see from others that I love.


In pinterest you can categorize all your separate cork boards by titles. I shamelessly borrowed the cutesy titles of a fellow pinner, whose name I wish I could remember. They were so simple, descriptive, and perfect, though, and included everything I wanted to pin.

This is me. And the trend is continuing.

Save me, somebody? Or just follow me and fuel my passion. Seems strange you still need an invite, but it's super easy once you have one. Email me for an invite if you need one.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

She never compromises, loves babies and sunrises

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Usually when Brando and I go on vacation we do a ton of photo shoots. This time, we only did one. And it was a spontaneous stop on the side of the road on the way from breakfast at our favorite place, The Farm Bakery and Cafe, to Brando's Mom's place, so excuse the haphazardnous of it. A short climb up the hill to the train trestle and we had a gorgeous ocean view. And, next time, one of you come along to tell me how short I look in those jeans with ballet flats, m'kay?



Not sure exactly what this said, but it looked like it said FINE to me, so I give you attitude.
Balancing on a train track is harder than it looks in slipper ballet flats. At least my badonkadonk still looks hot, despite those short legs courtesy of my rolled up jeans and flats.


Earrings ~ The Farm Bakery & Cafe, Bracelets ~ 'Vintage' Italian Charm bracelet, one year anniversary bracelet from Dell Williams, and pearl bracelet from Burlington Coat Factory, Shirt ~ Rip Curl, Jeans ~ Capitola Mall, Shoes ~ Forever 21

*Post Title from the lyrics of Train's Meet Virginia*

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

EARLY ROTHKO--Guest Post by Artfully Awear

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Hello! I'm Ariel from Artfully Awear. As an art historian, artist, and art enthusiast, my greatest style inspiration comes from--you guessed it--art. Each of my outfits is inspired by a particular artist's work or art movement, and I like to share some background about the inspiration as well.

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This outfit was inspired by the early work of the very well known artist, Mark Rothko (1903-1970).

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Rothko is most known for his later work--broad color field pieces like this. However, during his early career, Rothko's work maintained a figural quality inspired by mythology and Surrealism.

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During Rothko's quest to reach his "mature" style, his works became more and more simplified, but there is a beautiful lyrical quality to the early canvases that is implicit in the later works as well.

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Though he attempted to avoid the label, Rothko was eventually included alongside Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, and Franz Kline as an Abstract Expressionist.

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"There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing." --Mark Rothko

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I'm wearing an H&M blouse, thrifted Ralph Lauren pants, NYLA wedges, a vintage leather belt, and a leather Lauren Merkin clutch.

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Thank you to Rose for giving me the opportunity to post! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Bloglovin.
[Rothko images from all-art.org, madamepickwickartblog.com, and spademz.com, respectively.]

Monday, July 18, 2011

Birthday Dress

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Brando took me on a shopping spree last Sunday at my favorite all around goodness store ever, Macy's, for my birthday. Today, I finally got to wear my new birthday dress. I'm thirty now and LOVING it!



Monkey, aka Shawners, climbing in the background cracked us up


 Monkey eating his cookie shake
aka oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dipped in milkshake from our favorite eatery

Earrings ~ Jodie's Diamonds (now closed) diamond hearts, and Francesca's gold tear drops, Necklace ~ Dell Williams, Bracelet ~ Gift from Brando's Mom, Dress ~ Macy's, Shoes ~ Forever 21

Monday, July 11, 2011

Coming Up Sunshine

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A girlfriend gave me this shirt about a month ago. Up until this point I have never owned anything yellow that I've actually worn out. I owned a yellow dress once that I bought online and didn't pass muster (haha, get it muster - mustard, now say it in an Alice in Wonderland tone). This shirt sent me head over heels in love with yellow. I've worn it countless times and have even transferred the sunshine to my toes. I can't get enough of highlights of yellow in my wardrobe these days!


The cowboy hat was an experiment for fun, and though I like the look for a fun summer day, I'm not quite sure if I pulled it off.



 Earrings ~ Christine Ann Jewelry from Leavenworth, Bracelets ~ Burlington Coat Factory & Terra Toys, Faux Tattoo ~ Written with MakeUp ForEver eyeliner while shopping at Sephora by Brando Shirt ~ Charlotte Russe, Shorts ~ Grane from Macy's, Shoes ~ Target

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Canary Yellow

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As we have company coming in tomorrow, a wedding on Friday, and another wedding on Monday, today was the day for a mani-pedi. I went for canary yellow. It makes me feel like I have sunshine on my toes. I have been wanting to try yellow nail polish since seeing it around the blog world recently, and my toesies were the perfect place to test it out.



originally inspired by Love Maeagan... and confirmed by Artfully Awear's bright green nails. And since I don't have much to say today other than yellow feels like sunshine on my toesies, take a moment and go check out both of their lovely blogs. But before you do, follow me on Pinterest!

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