Passion for Fashion #27

The Polka Dot Skirt, the Polka Dot Skirt, Let's Peek through the Polka Dot Skirt.



Anyone else enjoy that show back in the dizzay? You know the one about the Polkaroo and the Door (not the skirt).



Yeah, I probably have 80's baby written on my forehead. Whatever.



Anyway, these are two of my absolute fav thrifted pieces.



The pink polka dot skirt was thrifted a few weeks ago, and the pastel striped blazer was thrifted a few months ago.



I love them both unconditionally.

Stalking A Stencil

Now that the floor dressings have arrived and I've seen them in person, I have a clear idea of what I want the rest of the space to look like.

See, I've painted the walls in our bedroom a million times already only to end up with white (Shocker!). Yeah, they went from a mint color (which I thought would take my mind to the coast I guess), to a light blue (which I read was calming), to white...So I don't plan on painting the whole room again.

I do however plan to jazz up the wall that houses the headboard with a bit of gloss and a lot of THIS:

See that? Those capitalized letters were all of my excitement jumping out of my fingertips as I typed.

Yep, I'm that excited.

Anyway, the gorgeous stencil is called Silk Road Suzani and is sold by Royal Design Studio. I freaking adore it. And if all goes well with my amateur stenciling skills, I'll adore it on the wall as well.

Though I'm not going to reveal which color I will be using, since I'll probably change my mind again (another Shocker!), I will of course share the goods when I get them.

Cheers to progress!

New Rugs!

See there, not only could I not wait until the sun came up to take the pictures...I also couldn't come up with a catchy title. It's just rugs folks. But I love them. I couldn't stop smiling and skating across them.



My new bamboo rugs arrived a few days ago and after about 30 minutes of lifting the bed with my hands while simultaneously sliding the rugs with my feet I finally managed to get these puppies in place without any major furniture moving.



Sure it was probably a two man job, but I couldn't even find one man to help...So I did it by myself. And that my dears is called girl power.

Afterwards I gloated around the house about being a modern day She-Ra in the hopes of getting The Mister to help next time. After all, its okay to do a little hard work once to prove that you can, but doing it twice is just pure foolishness.

Better pics to come in the future, but I couldn't hold out any longer.

Passion for Fashion #26

"I think for a woman, the hardest thing about growing old is becoming invisible. There's something very front and center about being young."

Scarf - Thrifted, Dress - Thrifted, Necklace - Charlotte Russe, Shoes - Value City

Fashion to Function #14 - Room Reveal (My Bedroom)

So here's the room I promised:



And here's what I know about the room...



...This ain't it.

What you see here is pretty much everything I already own. I have the bed, the side tables, the armoire, the chair, the mint green table, the drapes, and the huge gold frame which I plan to add a mirror to.



Those other items you see...not happening. I tried working around what I have and at least two items that I found and loved, but I'm not convinced that the darn things are working together.

Take this rug for instance:

It's an amazing pattern and it's bamboo which should work well for my increasingly incontinent dog. There are a few sizes offered, and I'd ideally like to buy two of the larger sizes and combine them into one big rug...ideally.

Then there is this pouf, which I've been leaning towards for quite some time.

The hubs picked out the material, and I've been a fan of the style since these puppies first hit the blogging scene. Ideally this would be perfection with my bedroom wing chair...ideally.

My indecisiveness drives me crazy, so I can't imagine how anyone else feels about it.

Ah well. The room will get done eventually I guess.

Passion for Fashion #25

"Some times you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels."



Blazer - Thrifted, Dress - Avenue, Belt - Torrid

Passion for Fashion #24

"Money can't buy love, but it improves your bargaining position."

...And the Hubs seems to know this all too well considering he treated me to a pretty swanky evening out last night.

Happy Valentines Day folks.

Tea Party Reveal

Hey Folks, the Tea Party has come and gone and it was fabulous...despite the snow that tried to, well, snow on our parade.

As I have been taken by cold relief medicine since the event, I can't quite find the words to put sentences together while remaining both awake and coherent, so I'll simply let the pictures speak for themselves. 






















































All of our guests were pure adorable and a great time was had by all. Smiles.

Tea Party Playlist

So I'm a firm believer that the background tunes of a party make the mood just as much as the decor. If the point is to set a certain tone then proper music is a must.

For our tea party this weekend we'll be surrounded by lots of young ladies...young ladies who undoubtedly enjoy radio hits. So with that in mind I set out to find a playlist of pop songs through piano covers to incorporate an age appropriate atmosphere with the classical sounds that often fill the air of tea parties.

Here's a short sample of the list...







I'm so excited for this party...just hope the girls recognize the songs.

Froot A Loop

We've had an abundance of both blue & yellow fruit around these parts lately due to an awesome deal we got on huge carton of blueberries...yep, a carton...and a box of free bananas.

The bananas haven't been hard to get rid of since our Robin absolutely loves them, but its been a bit more difficult figuring out ways to use the blueberries, since I suck at baking and wouldn't dare think of muffin-ing anything.



Luckily I quickly discovered that I like them straight up for breakfast and lunch.



A little jar of fruit can go a long way in the middle of the day.