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Outfit Crush: Winter Sweater

I came across this cute layered look on Style Caster last week and it shared 50 winter outfits to copy right now. There were quite a few that I saved to my inspiration list and this is one of my favs. It is worn by blogger Irena from A Portable Package who's also a dentist by day. Pretty cool, huh? She has a really nice style with looks that most of us would love to copy and make our own.

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DIY: Blinging Beanie

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Supplies:
beanie
buttons with bling
needle and thread or medium safety pins

Decide where you want to place the buttons. You can use 1, 2 or more buttons.
Hand stitch into place with needle and thread or secure buttons with safety pins if you want it to be interchangeable between different color beanies. (As you can see, I switched the buttons to my red beanie.)

Camo

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It's the first of the month! Can you guys believe it's November already? The holiday season has officially begun and with that comes colder days. Luckily, the temperature here is still decent (it can't seem to make up it's mind.) and I can still wear tanks and tees without scarves on some days.

On Wednesday, Mel and I had date night and we went to a Jamaican restaurant for dinner. The food was bomb and I ate almost everything on my plate plus had a few bites of carrot pie. I know, I'm greedy but it made me so happy. :-)

I styled my look with my camo pants, and white tee, and a neutral cardigan. Camo is a cool trend that will always be around and when the weather does get a bit colder, I can style the pants with a graphic sweatshirt and some moto or combat boots

Have a great weekend!!

Outfit Details: pants Urban Outfitters | tee Forever21 | cardigan Old Navy | boots Dolce Vita | watch Target

Linking up with: Style Elixir | Simple Easy Style

DIY: Cut Out Shoulder Shirt

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I bought this shirt about a month ago on sale and assumed that the medium will fit me fine. I keep forgetting that I have broad shoulders so not all mediums will fit me like I want it to. Sometimes I end up with the shirt buttons fighting to stay in place and that is a no go for me. Some large shirts fit me fine but there are some that are too loose in the side and waist area which isn't always a good thing. I really liked that the shirt is sheer and it's in my favorite color so I couldn't justify giving it up. I decided to create a cut out shoulder look that way my boobs and my shoulders will have a little bit more breathing room. Sorry, I forgot to take a few pics of some steps. Supplies: shirt chalk pins round object scissors heat bond or needle & thread or sewing machine

Put the shirt on and mark where you want it to start and where you want it to end. You can use chalk or pins.
Fold the shirt completely in half making sure the shoulder seams are lined up. This is to make sure each will be evenly cut.
Take a round object like a small plate and place it between your markings. Trace around the plate and connect the points.
Cut along the trace line. The cut out piece should be in a shape of a oval.
Fold the cut edge down about a 1/4 inch and either hand sew or machine stitch a seam. You can also use heat bond for a no sew project.

I styled it with a pair of faded black mid rise skinny jeans and black suede ankle boots and wore it Saturday night as Mel and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. Time sure does fly when you're having fun! :-)

Today is our actual anniversary and I created and printed a pair of tickets as one of Mel's gifts. We will be locked in our room tonight after work enjoying a couple of good movies with some pizza and popcorn.

Outfit Details: button up American Eagle | jeans American Eagle | boots Dolce Vita | necklace Forever21 | bag H&M