Magic Moments | Fashion & Faith Link-up

::What I'm Wearing::

Floral Tank -- Forever 21

Cream Tee -- Handme-up from Gaby

Mint Pencil Skirt -- Made by Me

Bird Cage Necklace -- Forever 21

Wedges -- Payless Shoes

How y'all doing today? I've been busy catching up with blog emails (still not finished), working on my resume, editing videos, and listening to records while I work. It has been a good day, even if I'm not finished with everything -- yet.

I decided to wear my mint pencil skirt today, mostly because it makes me feel more professional and in an "I've got work done" set of mind. And also, Kmart is doing a fashion remix challenge right now where you style any pencil skirt you have. The awesome thing about this challenge is that you don't have to use anything from Kmart to enter the challenge -- which is perfect for me, since I don't own anything from there.

Of course, as the title says, I'm also linking up to Lindsey's Fashion & Faith link-up over at Ruby Girl. Y'all should check it out, as it is a new link-up (just started last week) but it looks like lots of fun. Besides, who doesn't love checking out new blogs?

Oh, yes. Today I also picked out the winner for the Shabby Apple gift card giveaway. The winner is.....Faith Grubb. Congratulations, girl!! I'll be sending you an email tonight. 

My Fashion Favorites for Spring & Summer

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I've been thinking about sharing my fashion favorites for Spring & Summer this year. Some of my favorites are looks I don't think I could pull off personally (like the boho looks, which I adore for beach vacations and the LA area), but the others are looks that I want to copy sometime soon this summer.

Source: fashionfinder.asos.com via Ashley on Pinterest

A floral skirt, jean jacket, cowgirl boots, and blouse are one of the most perfect combination EVER!

Source: instagr.am via Ashley on Pinterest

Love this combination for the warmer months, but you just add the jean jacket for when it gets cooler at night. Perfection. 

Source: flashesofstyle.blogspot.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Adorbs. Wayfarer Sunnies, sleeveless button-down, skirt, bow belt, pendant necklace, and crossbody bag are the perfect outfit combination for summer (if it fits your style that is).

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 I enjoy doing the jean on jean look in the summer.

Source: wantering.com via Ashley on Pinterest

This blouse looks really light & airy and would be perfect for those warm summer days with either some shorts, or jeans.

Source: lookbook.nu via Ashley on Pinterest

In love with this look: polka-dot skirt, peter pan collared tee, oxford flats, handbag, and a long dainty necklace. Perfect for a day of thrift shopping with friends.

Source: onesheepishgirl.blogspot.com.au via Ashley on Pinterest

I tend to enjoy wearing cute, girly, vintage-y inspired dresses more in the warmer months. They just capture the summer perfectly.

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Lace tops are amazing. They go with everything: layered over dresses, with shorts, jeans, and skirts.

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I really like this look, except I don't think I could pull this look off -- might be too boho for me. What do y'all think?

Source: gochicorgohome.com via Ashley on Pinterest

*sighs* Chambray button-down, tulle skirt, and sandals are one combination I would love to try out this year. All I need is a tulle skirt, but I'm not willing to pay a bunch of money for one.

What are your favorite fashion looks for spring & summer?

The Great British Sewing Bee | BBC TV Show

I don't know about you, but I love the shows that the BBC comes out with: Call the Midwife, Sherlock, Doctor Who, The Great British Bake Off, etc.... Recently I discovered the show, The Great British Sewing Bee on YouTube and it is the perfect sewing show. It features the history of home sewing and fashion in Britain's history -- fascinating stuff! But not only that, it also shows sewing techniques & projects and how you can do them yourself, which is handy for home sewists who would like some sewing tips while watching a television show. Oh, yes, another thing I love about The Great British Sewing Bee is the music! Gotta love listening Doris Day while watching a sewing show -- perfect for the vintage girl at heart.

If you would like to watch the show yourself, search The Great British Sewing Bee episode 1 on YouTube to find the first episode. I won't embed the episodes below, because you never know how long they will stay up. Btw, there are only four episodes.

Have fun watching! (Btw, if you follow my other blog, A Girls Home Life, this is a repeat post.)

Sunday Style | The Floral Pencil Skirt

I don't know about you, but I love a good floral pencil skirt. Only problem, I didn't own, well, until I refashioned an old floral skirt that I had lying around. I've had this linen floral maxi skirt that was shaped like a pencil skirt lying around for awhile now. One problem, the length was totally unflattering on me (it was Petites, which could have been part of the problem), so yeah, I never wore it even if I did love the print. When I was considering posting it for sale on my blog, I thought why not refashion it into a pencil skirt?!? So I did, last night at 10 o'clock. Yeah, I kinda like to do my refashioning projects late on Saturday nights. Not sure why? But, hey! Who's complaining? Not me.

Now since this was a last minute late night job, I don't have any before pictures of the skirt. This seems to be a common problem with me. I always rush head on when ever I refashion something, and never take any before pictures, only after. Hmm....I need to reform my ways. Anyhow, since I wanted to wear the skirt to church the next day, I needed some inspiration on how to style the skirt. Enter the wonderful world of Pinterest. I found the following adorable & stylish ways to wear a floral pencil skirt for spring and summer.

Cute, huh? The most common top pairings seem to be the following: gingham, chambray, stripes, or a solid color (either neutral or bright). I decided to take the chambray top as my inspiration, and just add more color with my accessories (jewelry & handbag), since my skirt is more on the muted side -- color wise.  

What I'm Wearing

Floral Pencil Skirt -- Refashioned by Me

Chambray Tunic -- JCP

Wedges -- Payless Shoes

Belt -- Target

Statement Necklace -- c/o Max & Chloe

Coral Earrings -- Target

How would you style this floral pencil skirt? Let me know in the comments below!

 

If you are looking for skirts that are cute, stylish, and reasonably priced -- perfect for the fashionista who is on a budget, be sure to check out SammyDress.com.
 

East Coast Vacation/Holiday ❘❘ June 2013 {Part One}

Last week we came home from our holiday on the East Coast where we visited NY State, Boston, and Maine's coastline. It was a blast and we had several wonderful adventures on our trip. I'll be sharing a bit about each day before I share some of the pictures from that day, that way y'all will have a bit of background before you see the pictures.

Day One -- Cooperstown, NY

So actually "day one" is day two, but we just spent the first day driving to NY state and I don't have pictures from that day, so day two will be called day one. I hope you aren't confused now. *grin* Anyhow, we visited Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is something that I've had on my bucket list for a very long time. The museum was wonderful, but sadly the lighting was horrible for my camera, but I was able to get some good video footage though. Eventually y'all will be able see the video I took of the baseball hall of fame, once I've edited all of the clips together and added some music. So yeah, that was the first day of our trip.

The Baseball Hall of Fame Museum

I ♥ Thursday {no. 67}

Hello everyone! It has been awhile since I've done one of these I ♥ Thursday posts (April 4th I think). So yeah, I'm bringing back the I ♥ Thursday series except with some changes, instead of doing the series every week on Thursday, I'll be doing it every other week. Oh, yes, and we came back home late Saturday night from our vacation (which was awesome, btw). Once I finish going through & editing my pictures I'll share some of them with y'all. Anyhow, onto my favorites for this past week. To join in the fun yourself, here are the rules for the link-up:

1. Be sure to have I ♥ Thursday in your post title. {You can copy & paste the ♥ into your own post. That is what I do.}

2. Have the button in your post, or link to back to me and have the button in your sidebar.

3. Share anything that you are loving right now. Tutorials, fashion, crafts, music, movies, recipes, quotes, what ever.

4. Have fun visiting everyone's link!

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Love this adorable outfit that Jessica of What I Wore wore the other week.

I simply adore this dress!

I'm sad that Matt Smith will be leaving DW this year, as he has been great. Love the quirkiness he brought to the role.

  Hilarious. 

Beautiful.

Y'all can link up your post below.