by | Jun 28, 2011 | Fashion |
This is one of my favorite dresses. This dress works for all occasions so it can be dressed up or down. I have worn this dress with flats, heels and wedges. All the above works with this dress. The colors in the dress are gray, green, yellow and black. So many different color accessories to change the look of the dress, it’s like a chameleon.
Either I saw a bug or looking at a bird in this photo. Looks like I am in deep thought. Have a wonderful week everybody.
Outfit Review
Dress – Madison Leigh
Blouse- H&M
Shoes- Impo
Purse – Coach
Jewelry – gifts
by | Jun 24, 2011 | Travels |
A Rose is A Rose
I hope everyone is having a fabulous day! Here in my neck of the woods we are having a break from the heat and having gorgeous fall like temperatures so I am enjoying it while it last. The Rose above is from a vine on a trellis in my back yard. I have had those roses for a long time and they still are a coming out strong and have a light perfume scent to them.
I was remembering that I had been told before I went on a cruise that there would be sales so I was getting ready. After going on the cruise I learned that you really have to be on the look out because some of the sales are on a certain day and time and only last maybe a couple of hours.
I was able to find a couple of cuff watches for $9 or $10 each and some pashminas for $10 each so I bought some nice items at great prices.
Getting ready for the watch sale in my Evan Picone dress
The picture below is a watch sale with tons of people. The sale was $89.99-$99.99 priced watches for $19.95. Yes, 19.95! Is this a television commercial, no it’s a watch sale on a cruise ship. The watches were in blue and gold box gift sets that may include a necklace and a bracelet for the women or a money clip and pen for the men.
Watch Sale in the Promenade on the Oasis the Sea
When my hubby and I first stood in line it may have been five people in front of us but when it got close to 2pm (the time of the sale) the line was really long. The cruise staff for the sale asked if everyone could please be civil and no pushing and shoving. I enjoy sales but will draw the line on getting in front of someone or cutting them off that is so rude. If I do not get something I want then it wasn’t meant for me anyway. I will not lower myself to standards of stepping on people or jetting in front of them so I can be there first. I think this behavior is crazy and uncivilized. People this is only stuff, material possessions that fade away over time. I digress, sorry for ranting but this really gets to me.
Well for the most part people were civilized when the sale started. Some people grabbed ten watch gift sets for birthday and Christmas gifts. My hubby and I picked out a couple nice ones. I will point them out in my future outfit posts.
Did you notice in the picture that there were quite a few men getting in on this sale. Men love fashion sales too. I think that’s a big myth that men don’t like to shop, maybe some don’t but some do. My hubby likes to shop and he likes to shop with me. It’s so much fun. When we met he really didn’t know a lot about putting colors together and working your wardrobe but now he likes to dress up and loves shoes (especially boots).
So cool to catch men shopping on camera.
Tips to look out for when on a Cruise ship
1. Day of the sale (very important)
2. Time of the sale
3. Location of the sale
4. Quality of the merchandise ( feel it, look at it, check it)
5. Keep your receipt-I had bought a watch that looked fine in the box but when I put it on in my room I noticed it was scratched. I was able to exchange it for another watch.
Bonus:While at sea merchandise is duty and tax free so you may can find some good deals.
by | Jun 19, 2011 | Fashion |
When I had taken the pictures with this dress, it had rained so much that day. With all the rain we have been getting lately, a pretty dress brings a smile to my face.
Loving this Blue Paisley print in this dress, it’s fresh and so chic. Another added benefit with this dress is that it’s made out of cotton. Since cotton is a natural fiber, it is so breathable in the Summer time, especially on the those hot and humid days.
I bought this dress from Chadwicks.com for $17.00 after all my coupons and discounts. Chadwicks has been a great place to find awesome dresses especially if you do not want to spend a whole lot of money. Most dresses start at $40.00 and the catalogue often come with discount coupons for 10, 20 or sometimes 30 0r 40 percent off your favorite item, bringing the down even more. Yeah, you can say that’s pretty awesome. I know if I would search for a similar dress at Macy’s, it would start at $85.00 or more.
3 Benefits of wearing dresses in the Summer
- Cool
- Cute
- -Comfortable
An added bonus is that the dress is appropriate for all facets of my life: I can wear it to work, to church or on a date with my hubby. I cannot think of a place where I would not wear this dress. I am sure to get my moneys worth and compliments!
Outfit Review
Cardigan -Motto
Dress -Chadwicks
Wedges – Gretta
Cross, Inlaid Necklace – Sincerely Southwest
Ankle Bracelet -Diamonique
Pink Handbag – Dooney & Bourke
Burnt Orange Croco Handbag – Dooney & Bourke
Earrings – Joan Rivers
Bracelet – Gift
by | Jun 18, 2011 | Beauty |
This has been such a busy week for me. I have not had an opportunity to post during the last week. Sorry guys. It’s been a busy week with work and church, I have not had much free time. Also, last month, I purchased a new 15 inch MacBookPro. I have been wanting one of my own for while since I have been using one at work for the past five years. I finally had an opportunity to get one for myself and I loved it. Apple has its own photo editing software, Aperture, and I have been playing around with the free trial that was offered. I have spent much of my time watching video tutorials and experimenting with its many features. It is a great software, however there is a learning curve. So far in the 12 days I have had been using Aperture, it is very professional and a level up from Picasa. I still use Picasa occasionally; but I want to see how I can edit my pictures in Aperture and it has proven to be really good. I am still a newbie; but what I see so far, it is awesome.
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On to the review
I have wanted to try skin-care products from Michelle Howard, the creator of Blended Naturals for a while. I finally got the chance to place an order earlier in the month. I really love that she is an advocate for natural products that do not contain fake ingredients like methyparaben, propyyparaben, etc. She shares about the evil ingredients on her website. This information is so helpful, because many times we think that are favorite products are great. However, we need to look at the list of ingredients to see if they have any real health benefits.
Blended Naturals
Doesn’t the packaging look so pretty. My package arrived USPS mail in a timely manner.
The Tea Tree and Peppermint foot scrub smells so good. When I took my bath, I mixed the oil with Dead Sea Salts to create the foot scrub and massaged my feet.
Spatula w Tea Tree & Peppermint Foot Scrub
My feet felt so soft that I really didn’t need to add any lotion afterwards.
Tea Tree & Peppermint Foot Scrub
I used the Organic Mud soap when taking my bath. It soothed and relaxed my body. I would recommend it to anyone wanting a spa-like moment while in the tub. I purchased the 100% Natural Organic Shea Peppermint Lip Butter. Wow! It was amazing. I need to buy the other five varieties. I am hooked on these lip butters. The peppermint tube will be in my purse from now on. I need to purchase more so I can have one on my nightstand, one at my desk at work, and a couple for backups. Tip: It’s really good to put some shea butter lip butters on your lips at night time because your lips will be so soft and moisturized in the morning.
I had a couple of other items from my purchase that was on back order. They arrived yesterday. I will post a review after I use them. I highly recommend Michelle Howard’s Line of Blended Naturals. Her customer service is wonderful and I really enjoy using her products. Take a look at her website because she has some great products to offer you.
by | Jun 11, 2011 | Fashion, Sewing |
A friend of mine is getting slim (congrats to her!) and asked me to see what I could do with the waistband on her favorite skirt. Well the waistband was far gone. So much so that it had no elastic stretch left in it.
A lot of things happened during the time she gave it to me and I started working on it. So I decided today that I would get to it. I started by cutting out the original waistband because it was serving no use to the skirt at all. I am creative, so the ideas flow and I run with it.
Old Waistband
I folded over the top of the fabric, like sewing a hem on a pair of pants.
Folded over fabric to sew
I did not need to iron because the gauze fabric is so pliable. So I began to sew the waistband of the skirt.
Getting ready to sew the fabric waistband
This is a broom stick skirt. It has a lot of fabric so this took some time to stitch around the circumference of the skirt.
I made sure I left an opening for the elastic to go into. I used the method of a safety pin on the end of the elastic and working the elastic through the opening.
Pulling Elastic through the waistband
After I finished bringing the elastic through, I sewed the opening closed. I moved the fabric around so the gathers were even.
I finished off the skirt by stitching over the waistband to make sure the elastic doesn’t roll.
Finished skirt.
This is a great way to recycle a piece of clothing. It’s a new skirt because by taking off the original waistband I brought the length up a bit and it looks really pretty.
This is a cool tune from Rochelle Jordan. Was listening to this while I was sewing.
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