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Freckled Fright to Dotted Delight
I have another thrift store upcycle project to share with y’all. This was a super easy one that resulted in some serious sass. Maybe you remember this freckled fright that I shared back in August. I picked up this Zara dress for less than $10 on a thrifting adventure over the summer. I was drawn to the gorgeous shade of green and I am always a sucker for polka dots but the dress is two sizes too big. At first I thought I could belt it at the waist to make it fit better, but that put me squarely in the Land of Frump. As you can see from the…
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Songful Style Link Party #22 | “Flowers are Red” by Harry Chapin
Marsha chose Harry Chapin‘s 1978 song, “Flowers are Red”, for our November Songful Style challenge. The song shares the story of a little boy who is drawing flowers in many colors on his first day of school. Until his teacher tells him that it’s not time for art and that flowers are red and leaves are green and therefore he shouldn’t be using any other colors in his picture. How obscene! You can find the lyrics and other details about this song and the artist in this post. I had never heard this song before Marsha introduced it for this challenge. While it is a lovely song with a very…
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Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series: Grand Canyon National Park by DKNG Studios | Style Imitating Art
Up next for Style Imitating Art… About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of Meadow Tree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all…
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Grateful-Thankful-Blessed DIY Frankenstein Dress & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #680
I have another Frankenstein dress to share! Like yesterday’s Thankful & Blessed Frankenstein dress, this one is also constructed from a graphic tee that I received three years ago as part of a brand collaboration and a really old skirt that I have never worn. Certainly, I should have purged the skirt years ago but it’s another print that really appeals to me and kept me holding onto it. I am ready now, however, to start a major midlife purge of my closet but I want to do it in a sustainable way. In an effort to save my unworn and unwanted wardrobe pieces from Destination Landfill, I have been finding ways to…
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Thankful & Blessed Frankenstein Dress for Thanksgiving Day
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends! I am wishing you all a day filled with love, laughter, and lots of gratitude. Today, I am grateful for very many things. You know, the traditional gratitude things…my family, my friends, my health, my home, my security. And my sewing machine! Because my sewing machine has helped me to save so many things from Destination Landfill. A pile of graphic tee shirts that I never reach for and a heap of maxi skirts that don’t fit have been turned into a unique collection of adorable dresses that I love to wear. Do you remember my DIY Frankenstein dress from late summer?…
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SIA Gallery of Style | “Conjunction” by Romare Bearden
Welcome to the SIA Gallery of Style and thank you so much to those of you who joined us for this round of Style Imitating Art! About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of MeadowTree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday…
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Style Imitating Art: “Conjunction” by Romare Bearden
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of Meadow Tree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her blog.…
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The Thrifty Six Celebrate Absurdity Day
It was my turn to choose this month’s Thrifty Six theme and when I realized that our scheduled post date fell on National Absurdity Day, I jumped on the opportunity to share some of our most absurd thrifted finds. The Absurdist Movement began in the post-World War II era when nuclear bombs and concentration camps were tremendous clouds of darkness still hanging over humanity. In connection with existential and nihilistic philosophies, absurdists believe that while human tragedies may have some undisclosed meaning, we will likely never know what that meaning is. Therefore, they choose to construct absurd meanings for things that happen and things that humans do. Human nature is…
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Songful Style | “Flowers are Red” by Harry Chapin & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #679
It’s Marsha’s turn to choose the song and she picked one I had never heard. I do love learning about new music. People who teach us about new music are very important, indeed. In case you are not familiar with “Flowers are Red” by Harry Chapin, keep reading for some of the history I have found on the internet. About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song that…
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Minimalism at Its Best (or Worst) & Your Own Twist Link Up #62
This post is much more about minimalism at its worst! Because I don’t do minimalism which has caused me to fail my first style challenge in 8 years. That’s not a bad track record considering this is the second to last post of five plus years of this series and my first failure. Yes, I do recognize that I have completely and totally failed at creating a minimalist outfit. I am not a minimalist when it comes to my wardrobe and sartorial choices. I never was and I doubt I ever will be. Talk about being outside your comfort zone. A minimalist outfit would never do for me. I would…