Dress Obsession

I am back on my dress kick lately. For work, I primarily wear skirts and blouses or dresses. I think dresses are my very favorite. There is no stress over what to pair with what other than shoes and jewelry or a cardigan. And I think dresses are figure flattering on my body-type.

I love poring over Pinterest to find new favorites. Here are some of my most recent pins:

1. via Pink Peonies  2. via ShePiner   3. via Nordstrom

4. via Pinterest  5. via Hello Fashion  6. via Pinterest

Which one is your favorite?

The Best Intentions... and Merry Christmas from Snaps of Ginger

I had such plans for the Christmas season on this blog!! Several fun crafts, an outfit or two, some gorgeous jewelry... Then I had to go and get sick and now I am so, so behind in everything.

The good side of this is that it forced me to slow down and focus on the important things and remember why Christmas is so special.


First I want to share some fun Christmas crafts, ideas, last-minute-I'm-freaking-out-rescues, etc:



Christmas Tag Printables via Uncommon Designs




Have bored kiddos? Stormy weather? Snowed in?
 Here is a round up of Christmas coloring pages from Nest of Posies




Need a last-minute gift? Forget someone? JC Penney has $10 express shipping and great sales going on.



 Need a last-minute decoration or craft? How about these snowman paper luminaries from spoonful.com?




And finally, I am so very thankful for the true meaning of Christmas. I hope you all have a very wonderful and special holiday!!!

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Tried it Tuesday: Snowman & Glittered Clothespin Garland

Today I'm starting a new series called Tried it Tuesday where I will share recipes and DIY/Crafts I make. I love being crafty and the holidays are the perfect time to go a little wild with it.

 I was browsing Pinterest and found this Clothespin Snowman idea. They are so adorable! Before I clicked down to the source, I started to think of how I could use them and came up with stringing them on brown twine to hold Christmas cards. (Great minds think alike because she suggested the same thing!!) After seeing her example, I decided to also make some glittered clothespins for some added sparkle. I made a run to Michaels for supplies and... Voila! A super-cute garland for my house. I think it turned out great!!

 

Step 1: I spray-painted all the clothespins white, making sure I got the front, back and sides.

Step 2: I used a small brush to paint the grooved part of the clothespin black to make the hat.

Step 3: I used a cotton swab with the cotton removed on one end to stamp the eyes with black paint.

Step 4: I used a small brush to draw on the carrot nose with orange paint.

 

Step 5: I used the cotton swab again to stamp the mouth and buttons.

 

Step 6: I made red-ribbon scarves and glued them on using tacky glue.

 

Step 7: I covered another set of clothespins with tacky glue on one side and covered in glitter.

 

 

Step 8: After everything was dry, I clipped the pins onto twine and pinned the cards.

 

Supply List:

• Clothespins
• White spray paint
• Black & orange craft
• Red ribbon
• Glitter
• Tacky glue
• Twine

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Shop your Closet challenge - Day 5: Color

Today's challenge was all about color. I have a lot of that in my wardrobe. But I usually just wear a color with a neutral. This challenge was about wearing color with color. We were asked to put together one or two outfits based on a color wheel using split complimentary, triadic, or analgous combinations. This probably would have been easier for me if I had an actual color wheel I could spin around.

 Let's start with the color wheel:



If you have this type of color wheel the combinations are pretty simple. Split Complementary and Triadic are denoted by the two triangles. Analgous is colors that are right next to each other. For example: violet, blue, and blue-green.

I'll be honest. I had a hard time making this work in my closet. I just didn't have the right combination of clothes for the most part. I guess it pointed out where I need to do some work.

Since I had such a hard time finding combinations, I CHEATED! I went on Pinterest and searched color palettes. Now this was fun! I just looked for combinations I really loved and tried to put together outfits based on those. I now have a new love!! The color combinations are endless! 

I love these:

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And here are the outfits I created:

 

 

Skirt: Via JC Penney // Top: via JC Penney // Cardigan: via Target // Shoes: via Marshalls // Necklace: via local boutique

 

Ths skirt is actually pink although it looks really red. I based this one on the flower color palette above.

 

 

 

Skirt: via Lane Bryant // Top: via JC Penney // Shoes: via Marshalls // Earrings: via Bealls Outlet // Necklace: via local boutique

 

This outfit was based on this color palette:



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