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More Layers

Yay to Friday ya'll!! I decided to do another layered look but went more casual by ditching the sweater for a graphic t-shirt and wearing a good ole pair of chucks.

Have a great weekend ladies!!

Outfit Details:

men's button up Old Navy | t-shirt DIY | jeans American Eagle | sneakers Converse | bag Steve Madden

Linking up with: Style Elixir | That Friday Blog Hop | Mamanista Fridays

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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Shade Free

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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: Leather Pocket

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First up on the leather accents DIY project list is the leather pocket. I thought I'd start off easy. Both leather and plaid are currently big trends so I thought it would be cool to combine them together. Supplies: Shirt faux leather fabric scissors seam ripper clips sewing gauge chalk pattern paper or wax free paper if you don't have a teflon, walking or glide sewing foot. sewing machine (denim needle)

Remove the original pocket from the shirt using the seam ripper.
Iron flat the original pocket and place on top of leather fabric. Pin or clip in place. (Pins may leave holes so hair clips, bobby pins or paper clips will work)
Using the chalk trace around the pocket onto the leather piece. Cut along the marked line.
Use the sewing gauge to measure the seams you will create when you fold down around the pocket. Use the clips to hold in place.
Adjust the thread tension looser to about a 4 and adjust the stitch length longer to about a 3.
Place the pattern paper over the pocket and sew as you normally would. Sew the top part of the pocket. I originally marked my lines with the chalk but it was hard to see once the paper was added. I guess a trip to the craft store for a teflon foot is coming. The next leather projects should go smoother.
Remove the paper from the pocket. Gently scratch off any pieces that wasn't removed.
Place the pocket on the correct area of the shirt and clip paper on top. Sew the pocket onto the shirt. Remove the paper.

What do you guys think about plaid and leather together?
Outfit Details: shirt Old Navy Men's | jeans Levis | shoes Converse | watch Target

Sporty Cool

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I bought this denim skirt from JCP a few years back and was going to toss it because frankly Mel never liked it and still don't. I probably didn't either since there wasn't any hesitation to throw it into my toss away pile. Lately I've been pulling pieces back from the pile and giving them fresh makeovers. For this skirt, I figured that a knee length style would look better and I'll like it a lot more than I originally thought. I can style it with riding boots when the temperature drops and with a pair of high top chucks when it gets hot again. Let's face it, I can wear it with anything just because it's denim. As you can see, the skirt had a split in the front, so I added a leftover piece from the scraps and sewed it using the mustard/gold colored denim thread. I left the edges raw. Fresh and easy! I styled it with a cropped sweater that I made, floral cap and a pair of ankle boots for a sporty Fall look.

Have a great weekend!!

Outfit Details:

sweater Old Navy & DIY | skirt Bisou Bisou & DIY | boots Target | cap Urban Outfitters

Linking up with: Simple Easy Style | Style Elixir | Fashion Canvas | Aloha Friday

Boyfriend Blues

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Life happened on Monday and it upset me so much that I refused to do anything for the entire week but I couldn't stay away for long so I'm back with a Style Me Friday challenge. Eboni has been enjoying her vacation and time off and came back with boyfriend jeans as this week's style inspiration. Boyfriend jeans is another piece that can be worn dressed up or down. Most women can be seen wearing it with sandals and pumps. I'm not big on heels over ~~3 inches~~ 1 inch even though I do have a pair of pumps in both nude and black. A pair in a bright color would be awesome but that's neither here nor there. I've worn my boyfriend jeans plenty of times in many different ways and for this particular challenge I decided to wear them with a striped tank, blazer and some oxfords. How do you rock your boyfriend jeans? Make sure to check out the other ladies' looks!

Outfit Details:

tank H&M | men's jeans Old Navy | oxfords Seychelles | blazer Thrifted | necklace Forever21

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

DIY: Circle Scarf

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Happy Monday! I'm back with another diy and this week it's the circle scarf. This is a pretty easy tutorial you just have to make sure you have the right size fabric. I used a wild/safari looking print fabric that I was given for free when I attended the sewing conference last month. The fabric was about 2 1/2 yards and I cut off half a yard because I wanted my scarf to be 2 yards long. Here are the steps.

Supplies:
1 - 2 yards of lightweight knit fabric (the longer the fabric, the more you can do with it)
pins
scissors
sewing machine

Fold the fabric in half lengthwise right sides facing each other. Make sure the selvage edges are together and pin.
Sew a zig zag stitch about 1/2 inch away from the edge
You should now have a tube. Iron the seams flat. Turn the fabric inside out.
You can stop here if you want. Because most knits do not fray, you can wear your scarf as is.
Bring the bottom right side of the fabric to the top right side of the fabric. You should now have a half tube.
Sew the fabric together around the raw edges with a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Leave about an inch opening.
Pull the scarf through the opening to the right side of the fabric.
Hand stitch the opening closed using a slip stitch.

You can also check out a quick video tutorial by DIYRaven to get a better idea. There is also a cool diagram from American Apparel showing 10 ways you can wear a circle scarf.

Source

H&M tank | Old Navy men's jeans | Madewell sandals

Curtain Call

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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

White Hot

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Amber from Real Girl Glam has presented another style challenge for us bloggers and this month's inspiration is based on all white or white on white. I love white tees and button ups and sometimes I buy in pairs because white just don't stay white no matter how hard you try not to get it dirty. This is why I don't have many white pieces other than shirts. The last time I bought white jeans since my most recent pair was when I was in high school. That's saying a lot because that's was an extremely long time ago. :-) I do have an off white blazer and dress so I decided to go with two different looks for this challenge. The entry date isn't until Friday so I'm a little early but that just means it's still time for you to enter.