Farewell to Downton Girl

This outfit seems to have a little British flair. Maybe it's the hair, maybe it's the lace, maybe it's the oxfords. I will leave it as a little nod to Downton Abbey. A farewell to the soggy British soap opera that has brought new life to good ole PBS. I will miss the Dowager Countess. Everyone else...I think it is time to bid adieu. 

Outfit details:

Blazer, Jeans & Beret: Thrifted

Lace Top: Eddie Bauer

Oxfords: Bass

Other ways I've worn berets! I'm a poet!

Lace and Rips Girl

Oh man I loved this outfit! I love wearing ripped jeans with a super girly shirt. It just always works. I felt like these shoes were a good balance because they weren't too girly or too masculine. Plus, they have a bit of a platform build in and they are comfortable to wear. As comfy as tennis shoes you ask? Oh heck no. I do give you guys LOTS of casual so I thought I would mix it up a bit and actually wear a heel! Whaaaaat? 

True confession, this is NOT what I wore TODAY. My tooth has been hurting so bad the last few days and I have been waiting and waiting for my antibiotic to kick in. I am slowly but surely coming back to the land of the living...I think. I'm scheduled for a root canal on March 9th. TWO WEEKS AWAY! I am hoping and praying they have a cancellation ASAP!

Outfit details: 

Top: Etc Consignment Shoppe

Pants: Gap Factory at Asheville Outlets

Shoes: Modcloth (similar)

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Several Shades of Denim

Top: Thrifted, Belt: Thrifted, Skirt: Kohl's (similar), Shoes: Target

The shirt, belt and shoes are all a different shade of denim but I didn't quite realize that until I was outside. Goes to show you how terrible my lighting is in my bedroom! So I just had to go with it at that point. I do love this skirt from Kohl's. I need to take it up in the waist just a tad. I have lost almost 15 pounds in the last 6 months - which is not a complete makeover or anything - but I've been taking it slow. I've just been very selective on how much I eat. I've basically been doing the weight watchers method when you really come down to it. I just know that program so well and I know what I can and can't eat. I can almost do it in my head. I still have all the materials and the little calculator that is a major help at the grocery store. If I was living in the 21st century and had a smartphone I could just do it on my phone. But I am still holding back on being that plugged in. Anyway, hopefully by the end of the year I will have lost the other 15 and I will be at my goal. I am pleased with the results so far. I haven't had to alter my schedule or have a big lifestyle change to lose the 15. That makes me the most happy. Easy breezy.

Wednesday Diptych #31: Bijou!

Here we are again...another Wednesday! Another diptych! Man, I feel like the weeks are a blur sometimes. This week's diptych project is "bijou" which means a small, delicately worked piece. The first picture is of a crochet lace design by my great grandmother. I never had the chance to meet her. She passed away before i was born. I've only seen pictures of her. I absolutely love this lace piece. Because it is beautiful and it is my roots. I inherited it when my grandmother, her daughter, passed away. I love using this at Christmas time in the middle of a large table...it looks like a delicate snowflake. I, personally, have no idea how to crochet. And yes! I have tried it and got extremely frustrated while my friend picked it up immediately sat there and crocheted like 5 million scarves in no time. Not cool. Anyway, I believe the time it took my great grandmother to do this and the talent she had very much qualifies this as "bijou" in my book. I desperately wish I had tons more of her things that were left behind and forgotten. The second photo includes another lace piece of hers with a little bit of me and my pretty little pink flower ring. I adore that little ring.

Check out the blog where Kellee gets detailed on the diptych project!

Next week's diptych will be: "Gizmo: a mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown"

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Lace on Lace

Green is my favorite color but I seem to wear a lot of purple! I feel like purple and my skin tone get along fairly well. I love this lilac lace tank. I got it in a bag of hand-me-down clothes from a woman my aunt knew. I will never turn down a chance to sort through some recycled clothing! Most of the clothes were not my type, but I thought this little tank was precious. I've paired it with a smokey gray tank underneath and a lilac open cardi with some chunky jewelry. This was for a casual day at work but you could take this in another direction with some flowy short shorts, flats and delicate jewelry.
 

I feel like I can wear these shoes with about anything

Photos by Brian, thank you!

Lace lilac tank: free hand-me-down! yay!

Grey lace tank: NY&CO

Open cardigan: UO

Necklace, earrings: NY&CO

Jeans: probably target ?

Shoes: Target

Polish: UO; Purple 1

There is a very large free street festival going on here this weekend. I used to go a long time ago but it has gotten so tourist-y that it is hard to bare the crowds and the heat. So I will probably be at the pool instead. Suppose to be 91 degrees! Hottest summer on record. Have a great weekend everyone!