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. 

Guest Post | The Boyer Family Singers

I'm so excited to have the Boyer Family Singers as guest posters today! They are a bunch of fun sisters who love vintage, so I think y'all will love them too. *smile* Well, they do a fantastic job introducing themselves, so with out further ado go ahead and read what they have to say!

Hello fabulous readers of Bramblewood Fashion!

We are so very honored to be featured here on this elegant blog! A gigantic thank you to Ashley for allowing us to guest post!! We are so excited!

L-R: Jessica, Charlotte, Brigid

A wee bit about us-

   We are the Boyer Family Singers, Jessica, Brigid and Charlotte; loving, imperfect sisters who are adorers of anything modestly stylish, vintage, and creative!

   We are reformed Christians, who by grace are saved through faith by the redeeming blood of Jesus Christ. We strive day-by-day to be more and more like our loving Heavenly Father; glorifying Him in all that we say, think, and do!

   We sing together in a sister trio (thus the name) very much like the Andrew Sisters, and enjoy performing bluegrass, oldies, and classical pieces!

   We (our Mom most definitely included!) blog over at Boyer Family Singers, where we love to share our endeavors in Fashion, Creativity, Vintage, Life, and (ever-so-occasionally) Cookery, with our devoted readers, to inspire and motivate!

   Today we will be featuring a "Sister Flair" outfit post, which includes we girls dawning outfits set to a certain theme such as "Vintage", "Full-Skirts", "Classy" etc. Today's theme is "Our Favorite Outfits"

   So without further ado....

BRIGID'S OUTFIT

Handmade Skirt // Thrifted Blouse // Payless Nude Flats // Vintage Hats // Gifted Locket //

Brigid– "I like this outfit because it expresses my style of vintage/bohemian/feminine."

JESSICA'S OUTFIT

Hand-me-down Sweater // Kohl's Skirt // Gifted Origami Owl Locket //

Jessica– "I like how wearable, soft-looking, and comfy my outfit is. It looks like it came out of a J.Jill catalog, which is one of my favorite clothing companies."

CHARLOTTE'S OUTFIT

Target Dress // Hand-made Head-band // F21 Earrings // TOMS green Flats //

Charlotte– "This is actually a new favorite for me, as this dress was just recently introduced into my wardrobe as an everyday dress. I'm really loving the simplicity, vintage flair, and classiness of this ensemble!"

   We hope you enjoyed viewing our favorite outfits! Be sure to check out our blog and follow :D

Vintage Sewing Project ❘❘ 1950s Gingham Sundress

Summertime is just about here (and sometimes the weather feels like it too), which means that I want to wear vintage styled sundresses. I've been planning on making a red gingham sundress for awhile now, but I never took the time to make it. Mostly because I've been busy with other things, and when I did have time to sew I had sewing jobs to do. Which is good. Anyhow, we will be leaving on vacation this weekend and I wanted a cute, vintage-inspired sundress to wear on the trip. It seems that I get most sewing jobs done quicker when I want to wear it on a upcoming trip. Hmm....I need to change that. Of course, I say that every time and I never change my ways. *grin*    

For my sundress I knew I want a full skirt, a strapless styled bodice, the straps I wanted to be on the thicker side (wasn't sure of the style), and I want some cute embellishments too on the dress. Now, I traditionally don't really embellish my sewing projects, mostly because when ever I do so it looks....well....homemade (not really the look I'm going for).

The above collage is of the sundresses (vintage & modern) that I found inspiring when coming up with my sundress design. The bottom middle dress turned out to be main inspiration for the dress, which if I remember correctly, is a vintage dress from the 1950s.

Anyhow, the pattern for my dress was loosely based on the Summer Shade jumper pattern that Marie-Madeline Studio used to sell. I used the jumper bodice pattern pieces as my base, just made some changes for it to fit like a strapless dress, like: making the sides more fitted, raising the neckline, and reshaping the jumper back. The skirt and straps are just rectangles pleated to fit. Oh, and instead of using a facing for the bodice, I just lined the whole bodice front & back with leftover gingham fabric. 

  

Supplies Used

The Summer Shade Jumper Pattern was the base for the bodice. 

Straps are just two rectangles pleated lightly to fit. 

Skirt is just three panels that are 28" long.

Eyelet Lace Trim from L.A.
Invisible Zipper
Thread

I love my new sundress! It kinda looks like something you might find at ModCloth. Which is a good thing. You knows, I might make another sundress just like this one sometime again this summer. 'Cause it is just too cute!

Shabby Apple $50 GC Giveaway!

I have a fun little surprise for y'all today! Shabby Apple is giving one of you lovelies a $50 GC, so you can buy anything your dear heart desires. Aren't you girls lucky? 

If you haven't heard of Shabby Apple let me tell y'all a bit about them. Shabby Apple is an online dress boutique that specializes in vintage and retro dresses.

Their Something Old Something New bridesmaid collection is adorable -- totally the style of dresses I would want my bridesmaids to wear in my wedding, Lord willing, someday.

Blushing Bride Skirt ❘❘ Bachelorette

The giveaway is only open to those with a USA shipping address. (Sorry, Shabby Apple's rules) I will end the giveaway on June 17th at Noon (EST), with the winner being picked either Tuesday (6/18) or Wednesday (6/19). I will be contacting the winner via email. 

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Sunday Style | Forever 21 Floral Tank Styled 2 Ways

::First Outfit::

Wine Red Chiffon Maxi Skirt -- c/o OASAP

Jean Jacket -- Express via Thrift Store

Floral Tank -- Forever 21

Cream Tee -- Hand-me up from Gabby

Nude Flats (for after Church) -- Steve Madden via Sam's Club

Mustard Heels (for during Church) -- Steve Madden via Thrift Store (Gift)

Key Necklace -- Forever 21

Floral Earrings -- JCP

::Second Outfit::

Floral Tank -- Forever 21

Cream Tee -- Hand-me up from Gabby

Army Green Shorts -- H&M

Wedge Sandals -- Steve Madden via Famous Footwear

Key Necklace -- Forever 21

Owl Necklace -- Forever 21

Floral Earrings -- JCP

 Hello everyone! I thought for today's Sunday Style post I would share what I wore to church, and what I wore after church around the house. Typically on Sundays, if I wear a skirt & top to church, I'll just throw on a pair of jeans or shorts (in the summer) with what ever top I wore to church to help save on clothes. Now, if I wear a dress to church, this system doesn't work very well. *grin*

Anyhow, I picked up this floral racerback tank at Forever 21 yesterday on a whim while me & Gabrielle where out shopping picking up some things for our upcoming vacation. I thought the print was adorable & would look amazing with most of my clothes. Besides, I've been wanting a tank like this for awhile, but have never been able to find the perfect one. Now, since the tank is a racerback I will have to layer it over tee shirts, or other tanks to give me the coverage I like. Oh, yes, this tank is also one of those hi-low tops too. 

When typing up everything I wore in both outfits today, I discovered that I wore all of my Steve Madden shoes today. Hehe... I wore my mustard heels to church, and after church when we stopped at Trader Joe's & Starbucks I changed into my flats. This afternoon I decided to wear my Steve madden sandals that I had bought about 3 summers ago. I've been asked where I buy my Steve Madden shoes, because his shoes are not that cheap, and I've been blessed to be able to find all of my Steve Madden shoes for  either $15 or less. The sandals I found on clearance at Famous Footwear for $15. Then last spring/summer (?) I found the nude flats at Sam's Club for $10, which is an awesome deal! While the mustard heels where a Christmas gift from my sisters, Hanne-col & Gabrielle and they found them at a local thrift store for either $10 or $15. If you are wanting some Steve Madden shoes for yourself, I would say hunt the clearance racks at shoes stores, thrift stores (ones that carry more high-end stuff), and perhaps your local Costco or Sam's Club for his shoes.

I'm linking up with Plane Pretty's Sunday Style.