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10 on the 10th: August 2024-School Memories
Last month, Marsha asked us to share 10 special summer memories. But now summer is coming to a close as we head into my favorite season of all…back to school season. The time of year when I can enjoy a few hours of solitude each day. I do love having my kids around, most of the time. But summertime can be relentless as I literally have no alone time ever at all. There is always someone else in the house with me 24/7 during the summer months. As much as I love having my kids around, I really love my alone time, too. I want it. I need it. I…
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My Magical Mudroom Makeover & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #717
Be forewarned…this is a very long post because this was a very long project. My magical mudroom makeover is nearly complete. I said I wasn’t going to share the transformation until it was totally finished, but the last few little details that I want to add may take some time. I will share my ideas about those final details after I share all the work that I have already done. Project Pantry was definitely a labor of love and a learning experience. Of all the room makeovers that I have completed over the last few years, this one was by far the biggest job and took the most time, about…
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“A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat | Style Imitating Art
It’s my turn again! I do love when it’s my turn to choose the artwork. But I have definitely made a challenging choice for this one…even for me. About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. 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…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Shades of Blue & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #716
Are you feeling blue? I hope so! Because it is time to share your favorite (or least favorite) wardrobe items in Shades of Blue. What is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book? The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is a monthly series hosted by Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style and myself. Every month, we invite you to share a photo or two of your Good (or Bad) Buy items that fit the stated theme. We ask that you also provide a short description explaining if the item you are sharing was a Good Buy or one that you will be saying Good-Bye to (formerly known as Bad Buys). Nancy and I will both publish a round up post featuring…
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The Magnificent 8 in “The Year You Were Born”
A short while back, I presented the idea to style outfits inspired by the year we were born to the wonderful ladies of this Magnificent 8 group. I thought it would be a fun sartorial challenge for a collaboration that consists of women born across 7 or 8 different decades. If you have been following my blog this year, you probably already know that I have recently celebrated a big milestone birthday. I was born on Thursday, May 30, 1974, at 7:47 a.m. in Easton, Pennsylvania, 50 years, 2 months, and 1 day ago. So let’s kick it back to 1974 and see what kinds of things were happening in…
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Style Imitating Art | “On the Way” by Hao Ping
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. 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…
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Songful Style Link Party #29 | “Burning House” by Cam
About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Suzy of Suzy Turner, The Grey Brunette (formerly The Grey Brunette). Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song that inspires you to create an outfit. It is similar to Style Imitating Art where we use artwork to inspire our outfit creations. Except Songful Style gives you lyrics, music, video, and album artwork to inspire your fashion creativity. You may even find inspiration in a memory triggered by the selected song. It is all open to your…
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Extra SIA Outfit: “Suntan” by Françoise Gilot & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #715
Sometimes when I am presented with a Style Imitating Art challenge, I end up creating more than one outfit. Then I choose the best one to share while the other ones end up getting lost in my photo archives. As I was brainstorming topic ideas for today’s post, I kept coming up blank so I started scrolling through my old photo archives from last summer to see which outfits have been abandoned. I found these photos that I had taken for an SIA challenge from last June featuring “Suntan” by Françoise Gilot. This yellow tie dye shirtdress was actually the original outfit I had styled for that challenge, but ultimately…
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“On the Way” by Hao Ping | Style Imitating Art
Another week, another round of artwork to inspire your style. About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. 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,…
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Monochromatic in Maize & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #714
As my pantry/mudroom remodel continues, I spent most of the last week in my scruffy paint-splattered remodeling clothes sanding the stinky old wood floor and stairs. So I am sharing another outfit that I wore and photographed. When the weather gets hot and sticky, my favorite combination of clothing is a long sundress and a lightweight topper. I picked up this maize colored dress for under $10 last year and I liked it so much that I also bought it in lavender. I have a variety of different kimonos, robes, and other toppers that would coordinate well with the pattern and color of this dress. I must have been feeling kind of…
