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The Stuff My Dreams Are Made Of: Ulivary Kimono Robe & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #685
If you know me even a tiny little bit, you are probably aware of my passion for kimonos and robes. It is a love affair that began during my teenage years and has never once wavered in more than three decades. I have always had a collection of robes, kimonos, dusters, and long floaty garments occupying premium space in my closet. As I have settled into my true midlife soul style, I find myself most comfortable and feeling most like myself when I am wearing a beautiful statement-making long floaty thing whether it’s a coat, a kimono, a long cardigan, a robe, a ruana, a poncho, or a dress worn…
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Magical Mushroom Mania & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #684
Mushrooms seem to be all the rage lately especially in the hippie/bohemian/naturalist fashion scene. And it seems that I have jumped wholeheartedly into the madness of mushroom magic. Yesterday I shared my new mushroom kimono robe that I upcycled from a thrift store bed sheet and back in October I shared my amazingly cozy purple mushroom poncho. I had wanted to share this super fun mushroom hoodie for our November Good Buy/Good-Bye Book featuring things with hoods but I completely forgot! I don’t understand how I forgot because I wear this hoodie on repeat while lounging at home. In fact, as I am typing this post, I am snuggled up…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book: Embroidery & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #683
Welcome to 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 all of the submissions on the 15th of each month. Anyone who would like to participate and be featured can send us their photos…
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Give the Gift of Music This Holiday Season & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #682
This holiday gift idea was inspired by my son and by my favorite bluegrass band, Fireside Collective. Just the other day, my 12 year old asked if we could update our free Spotify account to a premium account. He saw an ad offering premium for $4.99 a month for students. He figured he is a student and he gets an allowance so he could pay for it himself. Only to later discover that the student discounted rate is reserved for college students who attend accredited universities. So if you’re 12 and want premium, it is going to cost you $11.99 a month. Not wanting him to spend over 25% of…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Embroidery & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #681
December is the perfect month for extra adornments and attention to details so we have chosen Embroidery as our theme for 2023’s last Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. Anything you own that is decorated with embroidered details will do. Keep in mind that appliqué is also a form of embroidery. I say that because I know I have some appliquéd things in my wardrobe. Also keep in mind that your submissions don’t even have to be garments that you wear. Maybe you have a curtain or a bedskirt or table runner that features embroidery that you want to showcase. Feel free to interpret these themes however they best suit you. We just…
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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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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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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Hoodies & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #677
November’s Good Buy/Good-Bye theme is one of my favorite snuggly styles…Hoodies! But don’t feel the need to limit yourself to just sweatshirts. Any garment with a hood will do! Share it with us. If you have any ideas of themes you would like to see covered in this monthly collaboration, please let us know in the comments. We have been hosting this series for a long time and it’s getting more and more difficult to choose unique and interesting styles as our focus. You can see all the different themes we have covered since 2018 here. What is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book? The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is a monthly series hosted by Nancy…
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Fall Road Trip: Great Smoky Mountains & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #676
I promised to share some photos from our recent road trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, so here they are! I tend to not take very many photos during vacations because I feel like photography inhibits my enjoyment and appreciation of being in the moment. Also, I find that my novice photography skills never do justice to the things I am photographing, especially when it comes to nature. You simply cannot capture the astounding beauty in pictures. Some things you simply must see with your naked eyes and not through the lens of a camera or a cell phone. But I did manage to take some photos.…
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Mushroom Madness and the Converse Queen & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #675
I mentioned yesterday that we just returned from a 5 day road trip to Asheville, North Carolina, and I am still trying to catch up on things in blogland including the sifting through of vacation photos before I can share more about our trip. I was ready to really get rolling on things yesterday morning after taking the kids to school when we received a notification two hours into the school day that the kids would be dismissed in one hour. There was a water main break that has sent our little town into a governor- declared state of emergency. We essentially ran out of water. Although the break was…
