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The Thrifty Six are Veiled in Velvet & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #245
“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.” Napoleon Bonaparte While I have never sat upon a throne of any sort, covered in velvet or not, I have been obsessed with the luxurious fabric that makes a bench a throne for as long as I can remember. In fact, velvet is probably the first fabric that I differentiated from all other fabrics at a very young age. I remember my mother surprised me for Christmas when I was 12 with a handmade quilt that she made for me out of dark emerald green velvet. The quilt backing was constructed from shiny gold satin and the whole blanket felt amazing…
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All About Shackets | October Stylish Monday Link Up
The shacket is one of the newest hybrid terms in fashion right now. A combination of a shirt and a jacket in a culture where we have become too lazy to pronounce full words. I started wearing oversized flannel shirts as jackets back in the 1990’s at the height of the grunge era in music and fashion. I don’t think we were as apathetic 30 years ago as we are now and so we had no problems referring to our wardrobe pieces using full untruncated words and phrases. While shortening phrases into hybrid terms for ease might be a silly notion, newly formed words often find their way straight into…
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Style Imitating Art: Paper Mosaiks by Mary Delany
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, and Terri of MeadowTree Style. 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…
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The Fab 40’s are Channeling 80’s Pop Icons
Last month, it was Candy Crush that inspired our outfits. This month, we have completely shifted gears with Suzy‘s chosen style prompt of 80’s Pop Icons. When I think of the 1980’s and Pop Icons, Madonna immediately comes to mind. Remember her outfit from the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards when she performed Like A Virgin in her sexy corseted wedding dress with piles of pearls around her neck? I have always admired this woman’s willingness to take all the risks to get what she wants. And she certainly knows how to make a powerful statement with her wardrobe choices, too. Always on the frontier of edgy fashion, she made…
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The Thrifty Six are Simply Striped
There is nothing quite like a big, bold, black and white prison-style striped pattern to make yourself visible. In fact, that was the sole purpose of striped patterns when they first made their appearance in woven textiles…their visibility. Stripes are one of the first patterns in woven textiles which have been in continuous use in the apparel industry since the beginning. Stripes are also a gender neutral, timelessly classic print that is just as acceptable on an infant as it is on an octogenarian. Stripes go with everything including other stripes and lend themselves to many creative combinations within my very own closet. However, five hundred years ago, I could…
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Inspired by Country Music & Your Own Twist Link Up #36
I don’t have any idea how we got halfway through September already. I feel like it was just July last week! But here we are in mid-September and it is time again for Your Own Twist with Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart. Monica and I both share of love for cowgirl boots and tomorrow is International Country Music Day so we decided to create outfits inspired by country music for this month’s theme. Of course, we both wore our cowgirl boots for this style prompt because cowgirl boots and country music go together like cheese and macaroni! Speaking of cowgirl boots, I just ordered a new pair and I…
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The Fab 40s in Candy Crush
Last month, the Fab 40’s finished out our four month series on Elemental Styles where we created outfits inspired by the four classical elements, Water, Earth, Fire, and Air. Mireille had joined us for the Fire theme as the newest member of this Fab 40s group and now that we have finished the elemental series, it was her turn to choose a theme for outfit inspiration. She chose Candy Crush based on the match three puzzle video game that has been ever so popular on cell phones and other mobile devices for nearly a decade. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with this colorful candy inspired game, it…
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When Lightning Strikes, the Universe Pays Back & Link Up On the Edge #259
I have been struggling for weeks to get on top of blog posts and photographs, but I just can’t seem to get there. It has been a rather trying few weeks after the family health emergency that took us out of town two weeks ago. The health scare is under control but I don’t like to reveal any more details about that since it’s not my health to share. But I do want to share the story of that weekend and the chain of events that culminated from it which put me on an emotional roller coaster of a lifetime. But sometimes when lightning strikes us, the universe ends up…
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The Thrifty Six in Fool’s Gold
This month it was Nancy‘s turn to choose a theme for our thrifty group and she went for Fool’s Gold. The term fool’s gold originally referred to the mineral iron pyrite which has a metallic luster and a pale brassy yellowish hue often mistaken for actual gold. Eventually the term transitioned to an idiom that means a flashy but otherwise worthless investment. Kind of appropriate for a thrifty theme, I think. Not very many of my thrifted items have any value at all other than they are super cute additions to my very rich wardrobe! Perhaps a worthless investment but there is value in the way my new preloved clothing…
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Yin Yoga Affirmations for Serenity & Link Up On the Edge #257
I want to thank you all for the wonderful feedback on my posts about the yoga affirmations and chakra practices that I have been incorporating into my weekly exercise and meditation routine. I have previously shared Affirmations for Confidence and Self Esteem (Solar Plexus Chakra), Affirmations for Creativity and Sensuality (Sacral Chakra), and Affirmations for Love and Compassion (Heart Chakra). I have been sharing each of these affirmation practices in no particular order as I choose my daily yoga practices based on what needs work on that particular day. Some days I stick strictly to strengthening and/or flexibility sessions which don’t include any sort of affirmation or self reflective work.…
