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If Yesterday Were a Fish…& #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #648
If yesterday were a fish, I would have definitely thrown it right back into the waters from whence it came. Not because I felt bad for the fish. Rather because the fish was super stinky. Not the kind of fish anyone would want to keep. It was one of those days that began in a melancholic way from recently received sad news. And then it seemed to spiral from there. Nothing terrible. Just a series of tiny little annoyances all throughout the day. The sad news delayed my post for yesterday’s Your Own Twist All Zipped Up post. When I finally sat down in my fabulous new living room to…
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The Thrifty Six: Inspired by On Screen Style Icons
My frugal friends and I are back with the next episode of our Thrifty Six adventures. Grace has chosen the theme for this month’s challenge…On Screen Style Icons…which can be taken in a variety of different ways depending on your interpretation of “on screen”, “style”, and “icon”. First of all, style is totally and completely subjective. Second, who we view as an icon (a person worthy of great respect) is also wholly subjective. And finally, which screen are we talking about? A television screen, a movie screen, or the screen of a mobile device? When you throw all that into the pool of influences, you suddenly have a lot of…
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Style Imitating Art: Les Roses by Pierre-Joseph Redouté
My roses aren’t in bloom yet, but that doesn’t mean I can’t wear all the flowers on my clothes. Here’s another outfit inspired by 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…
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Songful Style Link Party 14 | “Sweet Baby James” by James Taylor
About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Michelle of Funky Fashion Style. 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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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs on The Thrifty Six
Nancy chose this fun theme for March which seems oddly appropriate since March brings such strange and unpredictable weather. One might not be very surprised if it did start raining actual cats and dogs. One might also not be very surprised that this theme took me straight down a wordsmith rabbit hole…What are the origins of this odd saying, It’s raining cats and dogs? It turns out nobody really knows, not even the Library of Congress. But there are lots of theories. One theory is rooted in Norse mythology. Odin, the god of storms, was often pictured with dogs and wolves which symbolized the wind. Witches, who were believed to…
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Inspired by Sports Cars & Your Own Twist Link Up #54
International Sports Car Racing Day is this Saturday, March 18, so we thought it might be fun to find our sartorial inspiration at the racetrack, or, in my case, the car dealership on a Sunday when they are closed. This racy little holiday always falls on the third Saturday of March to coincide with the 12 Hours of Sebring sports car endurance race held at the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida. Ironically, in the wake of my divorce when I was 26 years old, I purchased a white convertible Chrysler Sebring with a white rag top. Oh, it was a such a girly car, perfectly suited for a 26…
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Style Imitating Art: “Floral Journey with a Twist” and Other Cherokee Beadwork by Martha Berry
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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Style Imitating Art: “Ladies Having Tea” by Frederick Judd Waugh
I know, I know, I’m super late with everything this week, but I am slowly catching up after my vacation and hope to be back on track sometime this year. Without further delay, let’s get to some art inspired style! 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…
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The Thrifty Six are Wearing Summer Colors in Winter
Since this is Jodie’s inaugural post as a member of The Thrifty Six, she had the honor of choosing this month’s thrifty theme. All six of us reside in the northern hemisphere where we still have one-third of the winter season to go with 8 weeks behind us and 4 weeks until the spring equinox. Where I live in the very northern reaches of New York State, the spring equinox is much less spring-like and very much mud-like. Most things don’t start to bloom around here until mid to late May and real spring weather usually arrives just in time for the summer solstice. Generally in my part of the…
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Style Imitating Art | “Portrait of Countess de la Maitrie in equestrian dress” by Charles Albert Walhain
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…
