Take From Me My Lace

Everybody|Everywear {lace}

This month's EBEW invitation is lace. I don't wear much lace {though I adore the antiquated appeal of it}. Fun fact; my wedding dress contained not a stitch of lace, in favor of gauze.

Whether white & crisp or black & slinky, it's tough to deny that lace balances young, doll-like qualities in masterful measure with elegance & wisdom.

I met this challenge by creating a faux bib on this sundress, layering a full lace blouse beneath it.

dress & earrings: Forever21, lace turtleneck: United Colors of Benetton, cardigan & boots: Target, tights: Gap, nail polish: China Glaze ~ Flyin' High.

photos by Peanut.

The Day I Became a Godmother

On Sunday, our lil nephew nugget was dedicated and we became his Godparents. It was a gorgeous, perfect day. A few sweet moments are sure to follow in a not-too-distant-future post.

dress: Vera Wang {thrifted ~ $15!}, cardigan: Merona, heels: Bongo, necklace: Two&Co., earrings: The Electric Fetus {gift}, nail polish: China Glaze ~ Flyin' High.

photos by Peanut.

Bruiser

I am sporting all the technocolors of a bruise. Black, blue, purple, green, floral print.

I love this bubble dress. It's well-made and reminds me of my youth. If only my tresses were long enough for a crimped side-pony.

Also, I never want this pretty green grass to end. We're in love.

dress: Charlotte Russe, cardigan, boots & tights: Target, cami: Old Navy, necklace: Two & Company.

photos by Peanut.

Sneaky Casual

This outfit is a little more casual than was probably called for on a Thursday at work ~ but it was my second-to-last day, I was still feeling fairly cruddy & I took a half day. So I fenaggled what basically amounts to a nightgown, hooded sweatshirt & stretchy pants, by adding key words/items such as 'tunic', 'leggings'/belt.

Clever comfy. Sneaky casual.

I'm also wearing another one of those nifty pins that my talented cousin Renee creates over at Sassy Peaches. They are a must-own, truly.

tunic: gift from my mom, hoodie: LA Kitty {$9!}, leggings & boots: Target, belt: Charlotte Russe, bauble barrette: Sassy Peaches, earrings: from Adeline.

photos by Peanut.

Garden State

Today marks the May challenge on EverybodyEverywear. This month's theme is floral print.

Today I am home very sick on the couch. This post is being created across several 5-10 minute intervals in order to avoid total eyeball/sinus torture. Needless to say, I am not "dressed" today.

Fortunately, though, I'd venture to estimate that floral prints + floral emblems adorn at least 50% of my clothing and accessories {this blog's title is chosen for literal reasons as well as figurative ones}. This leaves me with several floral-printed post-posts to choose looks from.

Here is a retrospective including five of my favorite floraly features in the 9+ months of blog I've lived thus far {+ a little hair color journey}. Happy Spring!

Plum-Crazy, Mint-Condition Lemonade

T'n G it's F up in here.

What you can't see in these photos is the glisten of dew upon my forehead after spending 30+ minutes looking for the camera. Rob takes these photos on a Canon T2i, which he uses for lots of important things beyond blog photos. It's sort of his baby.

No, I'm not his baby. I do go by several monikers, but that camera is his B-A-B-Y. So it goes without saying that when we {I} found it where we {he} left it, it only added further glee to the weekend's beginning.

This color combination gave me a moment's pause. But only a moment. When I'm not sure if I like a palette, I ask myself what I look like {khaki + yellow=banana cream/brown+green=a tree}. When I decided that I looked like plum-crazy, mint-condition lemonade, I was cool with it.

Happy Weekend!

dress: decree, cardigan, belt & boots: Target, tights: We Love Colors, earrings: handmade by Adeline, nail polish: Essie ~ It's nice in Nice.

photos by Peanut.

::Six=of=Thirty::

Uh oh, I feel like I am getting road-weary of this 30-for-30. I need encouragement -- help!

It's going to be time to get really innovative soon, all my obvious ways of wearing items are running out. I know me, and I will look for ways to side-step the rules.

What are y'all doing to stay energized and inspired?

dress, boots & cardigan: Target, cami: Old Navy, tights: We Love Colors, earrings: Urban Outfitters, nail polish: China Glaze ~ Refresh-Mint, cowl: knitted by my mom :)

photos by Peanut.

Comfy Friday

This isn't what I wore to work. I realized when I got home that what I had worn to work was an outfit I should not wear again; comfortable, just not very flattering. So I changed. A girl can change her mind, right?

I put on this old reliable dress {that I have been known to wear for days on end, barefoot on a summer weekend}. We hung out with some friends, & this outfit served as socially-appropriate pajama-grade comfort. The very essence of Friday.

t-shirt, sundress, leggings & knee-highs: Target, floral cardigan: Forever 21, boots: Minnetonka, cowl & hat: knitted by my mom :)

photos by Peanut.