DIY: Varsity Blues

It's that time of the month again!! Mckenzie and I have teamed up to bring you guys another monthly DIY collaboration and this month's project is based on varsity sweaters. This one was super easy and fun. I styled my cardigan with a button up and oxfords to give it a somewhat preppy look. Supplies: cardigan scissors felt in 1 - 2 colors of your choice ribbon in your choice of width chalk or marking pen fabric glue printout of letter

• With the cardigan on, measure around the upper area of your arm near the underarm area. mark where you want to place the ribbon with chalk.
• Cut 2 or 3 strips of ribbon using this measurement and add about 1/2 inch.
• Apply the fabric glue to the ribbon and glue onto the marked areas on the sleeve. Place something in between the sleeves such as a piece of cardboard of magazine. This is so the front and back sides of the sleeves won't stick together. Let dry.
• Print out a letter of your choice using a large font. I used a font size of 400. Cut out the letter.
• Place the letter onto the felt and trace around the edge with the chalk or marking pen. Cut out the felt letter.
• Take the felt letter and place it on top of a new piece of felt. Trace around the edges about 1/2 inch. This will be the border. You can also print out the same letter in a bigger size and trace that as the border. Cut out.
• Glue the letter onto the border with the fabric glue. Let dry.
• Glue the letter and border onto the desired area of the cardigan. Let dry.
• With the cardigan on, mark above and below your elbow with the chalk.
• Using a round object such as a measuring cup, trace half circles at the top and bottom of the felt for your patches.
• Connect the lines on the sides creating ovals. Cut out.
• Apply glue to the elbow patch and press onto marked areas on the sleeves. Make sure something is placed in between.

Do you have any varsity sweaters or jackets in your closet? Will you be making one? Don't forget to check out Mckenzie's DIY!
Outfit Details: cardigan Target & DIY | button up Target | jeans Gap | oxfords Cole Haan

Linking up with: Monday Funday | My Style Monday | The Style Record | Monday Mingle | Monday Bloom | My Thrifty Chic | All Things Pretty

Curtain Call

 

Lace is the inspiration for this week over at Fashionista Next Door. I do have a lace back shirt and a lace back blazer but I wanted to style my look with a different piece so I made a lace front sweatshirt. It took less than an hour. I used the leftover pieces from the lace curtain which I thrifted and pinned it down to the sweatshirt. I cut off the excess fabric then straight stitched the lace onto the sweatshirt. I also used fray stop on the edge of the lace to stop it from fraying or unraveling. I love it when I can create something new from something that I already have even if I'll only wear it once. Maybe I should start selling them. Either way, I think I'll get plenty of wear from my new top. :-) I kept my look easy and simple with some colored denim and my favorite pair of oxfords.

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Have a great weekend!!

  Sweatshirt - Old Navy & DIY | Jeans - Sway | Oxfords - Cole Haan 

Linking up with: Fashionista Next Door | Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins | Aloha Friday | Simple Easy Style | Face It Catalog | All Things Pretty | Brag About It

Earned My Stripes

I thrifted these shorts for $1, well actually 99 cents and I don't know why but I just had to buy it. It's pretty old school/vintage and it has a higher cut waist. I paired it with a crop top which is also thrifted and one of my favorite pairs of oxfords.  How's your Wednesday going so far?

Outfit Details: Shorts - Thrifted Top - Thrifted Oxfords - Nordstrom Rack 

Linking up with: Transatlantic Blonde | Get Your Pretty On | Kiwi Womens Style | Style Elixir | Fashion and Beauty Finds | Rolled Up Pretty | Because Shanna Said So | Real Girl Glam 

I Dream of Summer

I dream of summer by whoisthatgirlmo 

Happy middle of the week day!! I hope everyone is having a good week thus far. Today I'm sharing  my summer items wishlist. These are just a couple of pieces that I would like to have right now for the upcoming summer months.

1. Printed one piece swimsuit or a two piece suit with mixed prints.

2. A pork pie hat. I've actually been searching high and low for one for a few months now. H&M carried it at one point but it was sold out by the time I was ready to buy.

3. A printed 5 panel hat. I actually would like to have a couple of these. They fit my bean head really well and the patterns and colors are always dope.

4. A tribal/aztec/southwestern cross-body bag. I would probably wear this everyday.

5. White oxfords! I need these in my life. It's kind of hard to find a pair in both my size and price range, but I will find a pair.

6. Maxi dresses of course. Most likely I'm going to have to sew my own since most maxis aren't long enough for my 5'10" frame.

What are some pieces that you would like to have for the summer?

                                         

Stripes + Oxfords

Happy Spring! Today is the first day of spring which means less layers, brighter colors, and lighter fabrics. Unfortunately for me it's cold, rainy, and foggy. That didn't stop me from wearing my favorite blazer which helps to brighten any gloomy day.

It's hard to tell in the pics but in case you were wondering the jeans are navy in color, the blouse is yellow, white, mint, and navy striped, and the blazer is red.

Did you wear something bright or with a pop of color today?

Mo2da..

Outfit Details:

Blouse - Old Navy

Jeans - Delias

Talbots Blazer - Thrifted

Cole Haan Oxfords - Nordstrom Rack

DIY rings, necklace, and earrings

Mid-Week OOTD - Preppy

This past week has been very busy for me and I'm not sure why when I really don't have much of a life. WEIRD. I can't even recall what I've been up to but apparently I didn't have time for my blog. I told myself that I will definitely post my weekly Wednesday outfits no matter what because once a week is better than none. I do have some DIY projects coming so look out for that.

I decided to go a little preppy today. Here's what I wore.