A little less wrinkled

So you go to the craft store to get earrings backs (I always need those damn things) and you come home with a scarf! Its funny how they always getcha - on something! Am I right?! Anywho, I am in love with the scarf so I can't complain - especially at the $5 price tag! Wahoo! Scarves have always been something I was drawn to - they help make the outfit so effortlessly - add a scarf to a simple black and while and voila! I love these crinkle scarves because I'm notoriously wrinkled - clothes, brain, hair, car - you get the picture. So thank god I don't have to be held responsible for the lack of wrinkles in this scarf! TGIF Ladies!

Pat Catan's Scarf - $5 

Lane Bryant Cropped Jacket - $11

Black Soprano Dress - $20 from Elite Repeats

Silver Earrings - $5

New Ring (ya dig?) - $16 from Elite Repeats
-Daughter

A sea of blue, red and white

I'm very excited for the 4th of July weekend coming up. I just love the collective patriotism and the beautiful fireworks in the night sky - always brings tears to my eyes! It really is touching how we all love our country so deeply! So this year I'm going to tackle the ever-present dilemma on July 4th - how to wear Red, White and Blue - just like everyone else and their mother - and stand out among the crowd. I've got two examples that I created with Polyvore that show a casual and a somewhat dressed up look. I'm thinking both these looks are good for a family picnic and fireworks afterwards.

The same, only different

I swear this whole outfit is based on the earrings. Its funny where you get your inspiration from sometimes. These gorgeous earrings are shells that have been dyed to fade from blue to turquoise - just stunning with gold trim.

So I'm obviously loving this turquoise, black & white combo. Here's an adaptation from my own closet presently - although I wish I could buy that set I made the other day - adorable! This black top is great because it's vertical stripes - therefore its very slimming! And I love these white jeans-  they are soo comfy and I love the contrast it creates! 

Yeah, I'm diggin the wayfarer's - but they always remind me of Tom Cruise in Risky Business - tighty whities and all... haha!

Black vertical stripe top Jones New York from Elite Repeats $11

Turquoise tank top from Old Navy - $6

White Jeans from Old Navy - $6 

Gold Jewelry from Grandmother

Turquoise Shell earrings $8 from Elite Repeats 

-Daughter