Getting dressed is fun again :: wiww

Well. what do ya know.....come to find out, getting dressed is something I enjoy doing again.

When nothing fits it's kind of a drag.  But lately I've been having fun making outfits.

Here are a few I've come up with...

 tank: Hello aparel

skirt: tjmaxx (3 years ago)

flip flops: jcpenny's (2 years ago)

cuff: farmgirlpaints

Same skirt, different look...

denim shirt: stienmart

cuff: farmgirlpaints

This past year I bought my first cross body bag at a thirty-one party.  I don't know if I can ever go back to a regular purse now.  I feel so liberated!  Anyhow, I stumbled across this beauty and fell instantly in love.  The leather smells so good and the colors are perfect.  I found it a Burke's for a really sweet price.

 I moved into it 5 minutes after I bought it then took a pic in a dressing room to show my girls.   We do stuff like this throughout the day.  I love it. 

 top: dkny (but I got it at Dirt Cheap for $1)

skinny jeans: Old Navy

Sandels: Target via Dirt Cheap

Earrings: Target via Dirt Cheap

I love the detail of this shirt!

The occasion:  picking up Lauren's wedding gown from alterations in Shreveport with my mom!

 Maxi Dress:  Ross (last year)

vintage beads:  antique store

Shoes: Belk

....like wearing your favorite vintage beads and glitter platform wedges.

My new favorite thing to wear....

THESE PANTS!  

Besides making me feel super sassy when I wear them, they also are super comfy!

Top: Dirt Cheap for $1!

Pants:  Edna Grayce's

Necklace:  gift
Humungous ring:  Target via Dirt Cheap
 (I get more conversations started with total strangers when I wear this ring!)
Bangle bracelets:  Burke's

The Occasion: Lauren's graduation from the cosmetology program at Meridian Community College.

We are super proud of her. Not only did she graduate with highest honors, she was also asked to open in prayer for the invocation.  God's grace is amazing. 

 I'm tickled pink to tell you a little bit about where I got these pants.

 A talented and precious young woman in our church has started her own online boutique.

It's called Edna Grayce's.  She named the shop after both her grandmother's!  SO sweet.  It's such a delight seeing her pursue her dream after she graduated from college.  This girls got some great ideas and I can't wait to see how she makes her mark on the world. You can check her shop out here.

This awesome statement necklace Lauren is wearing is also one of her pieces.
I'll be sharing more about this shop real soon.  We've collaborated on a couple of wedding projects that I'm dying to share!  Eeep!

I'm stepping out and of my comfort zone and trying all kinds of new looks these days. I've totally fallen in love with skinny jeans, which I swore I would never wear. I had to eat my words. I hit jackpot at Dirt Cheap and was able to get several different colors that came from Target.

The other new look I tried today was the scarf wrap in my hair.  My girls do it all the time but I've never attempted it myself.  However, today I was running late and had no time to wash my supa dirty hair.  So I tried out their trick.  I loved it!

Shirt:  Target via Dirt Cheap

Skinny Jeans:  Target via Dirt Cheap

Earrings, braclets, and ring:  Target via Dirt Cheap

Sandels:  Target actually bought from Target. Gasp!

Scarf:  Talbots via Dirt Cheap

(this pic makes me look like an oompa loompa!  I promise I'm not orange.)

 Feeling like Lydia today!

And totally needing my eyebrows waxed!  wow. 

The occasion:  hanging out with our girl before she gets married one month from today. Gasp! Her daddy snapped this in the walmart parking lot.  I love that it was his idea and he is celebrating the little things right along with us. (and it only took us two tries!)

Now I'm off to finish up a wedding project!

Hope your Wednesday is wonderful.