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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…
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It All Began with Halloween & Your Own Twist Link Up #61
As I begin to wind down this Your Own Twist monthly collaboration, I am revisiting all of my past Halloween posts. We began this journey five years ago with Halloween costumes and have continued to share our costumes every October since. However, this year I have not had the opportunity to create my Halloween costume yet. We just returned home yesterday from a 5 day road trip to North Carolina and I have much catching up to do. I also have to make the kids’ costumes a priority over mine. I’ll find something fun inside my closet at the last minute, I’m sure. Since I have not had a chance…
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The Thrifty Six: Inspired by Taylor Swift Eras
Taylor Swift has been making headlines everywhere because of her current Eras Tour as well as her budding new romance with Kansas City Chiefs footballer Travis Kelce. So it seemed like perfect timing when Grace chose Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour as our inspiration for this month’s Thrifty Six style challenge. Last October, I shared another Taylor Swift inspired outfit for a Songful Style challenge but none of those outfit components were thrifted or preloved. So I was excited to create another Taylor inspired look using only secondhand or preloved items. The Eras Tour takes us on a journey through Taylor Swift’s 17 years in the music industry with a tiny…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book: Shades of Brown
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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SIA Gallery of Style | “Count on Me” by Ryan McCallister
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…
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Style Imitating Art: “Count On Me” by Ryan McAllister
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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What in the World is this Wonderfully Weird Weather?
I have never loved summer the way I have loved it this year. Usually I am good and ready for the autumn temperatures to arrive, but right now I am embracing every last drop of summertime that the planet is willing to offer me. We are expecting a high today of 83˚F (28.3˚C) which is extraordinary for where I live. Last year at this time, Becca and A.J. visited from North Carolina and this is how we were dressed. It was cold, y’all. I can’t remember the exact temperature, but I’ pretty sure it was in the 50’s. I guess fall is just coming a little late this year because…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Shades of Brown & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #672
October’s theme is all about Shades of Brown, a quintessential color for autumn along with rich reds, deep oranges, and golden yellows. We have already featured Red/Pink and Orange for this series but not yellow or brown. In fact, as far as color prompts go for The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, we have also covered Green, Black and White, Periwinkle and Purple, Easter Egg Colors, Barbiecore (Hot) Pink, and Gold. If there are any other colors (or prints, patterns, styles, etc.) that you would like to see as a focus for this series, please let us know. We have been hosting this series for a really long time and we are…
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Turquoise Paisley Wrap Restyled
In my farewell to summer post on Friday, I shared this turquoise paisley wrap styled over a magenta sundress. Since we are still experiencing temperatures in the mid to high 70s, I am holding on tight to my summer wardrobe until I am forced to add warmer layers. So for today, I am sharing another way to style my bright turquoise summer ruana. I wore this outfit in July when we spent a weekend in the woods in Potter County, Pennsylvania, and I never got around to sharing it. Now seemed like an appropriate time since the weather is still permitting light summer layers. Plus I do like to show…
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Style Imitating Art: “At the Risk of the Sun” by Yves Tanguy
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 following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You…
