On To The Fun Stuff.....

I never can stay sad for long.  I have too much joy in my heart, and love life.
I am kicking it up a notch in the photo taking department. Just for you, my lovely fans.
Oh, and I am moving around the house, so  you don't have to try too hard to see the background of my pictures. As requested. (See? I listen. Sometimes.)
Wednesday OOTD:

T-Shirt: J Crewlet
Sweater: J Crew NYC trip
Pants: Coldwater Creek Zipper Ankle
Shoes: Banana Republic (thrifted)
Earrings: Touchstone Crystal

Well.... At least I made myself laugh. Hard.
Thursday OOTD:

Shirt: Mossimo Striped Chambray, Target
Skirt: American Eagle, Dotted Swiss A-line, Thrifted
Belt: Thrifted
Shoes: Schuler & Sons Within the Lines, Anthropologie
Earring: Anthropologie Pearl Chandelier

New lipstick (thank you very much, Kara): Tarte Lipstain in Fiery

Oh, and Kara asked about my belts.  They are ABSOLUTELY the easiest thing to thrift. I almost always find at least one belt I like in every thrift store I stop at.  Leather belts can be a very expensive addition to your wardrobe, and I do buy good belts new from time to time, but the majority come from the thrift store.  In fact, when I went thrifting with Allie last week, I found 4 great belts at ONE thrift store!
And Heidi was asking about my house.  I love vintage housewares as much as I love vintage clothing/shoes/jewelry.  The round table you usually see in the background, along with the glass case that you can see behind me in some of these were given to me by my father in law- for helping him clean out his mother's home, when she went to a nursing home.  The blue velvet tufted back sofa is the thrift find of the century. In MINT condition, and only $50 bucks.  I had it cleaned professionally (but it was clean to start with), and it still totaled to under $75. The mirror leaning on the wall on top of the glass case, along with the three amber glass canisters were thrifted. The blue Tiffany lamp was from a German town in Iowa.  The pillows are all Anthro (gift cards from my Bible Study group for Christmas two years ago).  My favorite thing to hang on the walls is plates and platters, so that is what is hanging behind me. I don't like anything matching, so everything is very random.
Do you want to see more?  Have questions?  Also, I have about half of my house packed, so things are going to be rather bare until we start getting settled in our new home.

Dog: Scottie, Samson (real, not a prop)