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Leopard Print Blazer, Plaid Blouse & Layered Necklaces: Hair Scare & A Nordstrom Giveaway

03.2.2015

One would think that after teaching special education for almost 25 years I would learn to anticipate certain things. Like the effect of changes, for example. I know that my kids have a super hard time with change; move the furniture, they freak out; two hour delay schedule, they’re confused all day. But tweek my hair color? The whole damn world ends.

I suppose I should have seen that one coming. Although, to be fair, they’ve all been with me for quite awhile and they pretty much seem to roll with my fashion/beauty related quirkiness. I switch from summer to winter hair and vice versa every year. But for some reason the hair color change this time threw a couple of my little lovelies for a loop. You would’ve thought I shaved my head bald and tattooed my scalp. And moved all of the furniture. To another room. One of my kids took one look at me, bolted across the room to my friend/aide and while pointing at me and hopping up down kept saying, “Look at Mrs. Stinedurf! Look at her hair!” I had to pull my mirror out of my desk just to look and make sure my head wasn’t on fire.

So, my friends, how’s this for a super bold print mix? Truly, this particular mix isn’t for the faint of heart or the print mix virgin. I knew I wanted to mix plaid and leopard so I started with my leopard print blazer and built it from there. I considered a plaid flannel, but decided the sheer plaid blouse had more of the right feel; less bulky and more floaty. In keeping with the lighter feel, I went with the delicate layered necklaces as opposed to a statement necklace or scarf. I finished it off with my super cool red ankle booties since they tied in so well with the blouse.

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Blazer: Sears (Old); Blouse: JCPenney (Old); Jeans: GAP (similar); Necklace: Headline Boutique

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Floral Leggings, Chiffon Tunic & Moto Jacket: Fab Outfit But Nothing To Say

02.10.2015

Did you ever have one of those days where even though there is surely a plethora of great stories knocking around in your brain you can’t think of a damn thing to say. Well, today is one of those days. Maybe my g-ma hangover has extended into two days and thus the wiring in my brain is still shorting out. Baby boy had his first sleep over ever with grandpops and I Saturday night, and I have to say it’s a good thing I was in my twenties while dealing with babies. It kicked my butt to the point I slept all day Sunday. Literally. All day. To be fair, the problem was predominantly my four legged fur children. Umm…jealous much? I do have to say though, exhaustion aside, nothing beats a little bundle of baby yumminess sleeping on your chest with his face buried in your neck.

I warned you all about the onslaught of leggings the other day and here is yet another example of my new obsession. These floral leggings were on sale at JCPenney’s and of course they caught my eye. In keeping with the covering of the girly bits I wore the sheer tunic over top which covered what needed covered while still allowing the print to peek through. The moto jacket added a bit of edge and of course warmth because seriously my friends, it was like 15 degrees outside today. Warmth was mandatory.

Linking up with: Confident Twosday, Celebrate Southern Link Up, Tremendous Tuesday, Trend Spin Link Up, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Tardis Tuesday At My Closet Catalogue, Bloggers Who Have Inspired Me, Random Wednesdays At Because Shanna Said So, Wednesday Blog Hop, I Feel Pretty, Style Me Wednesday.

Leggings: JCPenney (similar); Moto jacket: JCPenney (No longer available); Tunic: JCPenney (In-store purchase); Boots: JustFab (No longer available)

Bulldog Sweatshirt, Skater Skirt & Ankle Booties: Any Day Involving A Bulldog Is A Good Day

01.22.2015

Seriously, how can you have a bad day when you have a bully with a sequin tongue on your shirt? Short answer…you can’t. Since I had to drag my sorry butt to school while still feeling flu-ish I figured if I wore something that made me happy I’d feel better. And it worked, at least to a certain degree. Did the bulldog sweatshirt make my headache and general ickiness go away? Um, no. But you guys all know that if you’re wearing something you feel good in, it makes you feel at least a little bit better about yourself. So on that count it worked. And no, I’m not one of those rude individuals who go out into the world spreading their plague-infested germs to friends and foes alike. I pretty much stuck to myself in my room working on materials and room arrangement and whatnot. I have an inhuman amount of work to get done before my life skills class starts next week and I went home half a day sick yesterday so I couldn’t afford another day. Oh, and did I mention that due to the fact I am apparently out of my freakin’ mind (actually it was just bad timing) we are also in the midst of a house refinance so I took this Friday off to stay home and clean and organize before the appraiser comes? I wasn’t super concerned until they told me they were taking pictures of my attic. Nooo!!! That would be the same attic I spent days in this past summer, and it still looks like a human size family of rodents has been nesting up there.

The last time I wore the bulldog sweatshirt it was with boyfriend jeans and Bearpaws (here). This time I wanted to dress it up so I switched out the jeans for a skater skirt and the Bearpaws for my black ankle booties. I also added the plaid top underneath to give it an extra pop of color. I went without a necklace because I wanted the sweatshirt to do all of the talking.

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Sweatshirt: JCPenney (No longer available); Skirt: Boohoo.com; Ankle Booties: PacSun (In -store purchase)

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Moving Day: Floral Bomber, Plaid Pants, Burgundy Booties

01.13.2015

Today is the big day! Fashion Fairy Dust is all grown up and moved from Blogger to self-hosted. The new address is www.fashionfairydust.com just so ya all know where to find me. This is both exciting and scary. Exciting because, well, hey…I have my own web address and I own my content. Scary because I don’t know a thing about WordPress and so it’s like starting all over again. When I first opened up my dashboard to do this post I just about had a freakin’ panic attack. I know I’ll figure it all out in time, but until then bear with me.

Apparently unbeknownst to my conscious mind I’m on a print mixing binge. Today I paired my favorite plaid pants with this super cute floral bomber I picked up a few months back. The key to any effective print mix, at least in my opinion, is to keep your prints in the same color family. You also need to keep in mind the scale of the prints. One can be a bit more bold as long as the other (or others) are low key. As a side note, both the turtleneck (which is another of the batch I scored at Old Navy) as well as the print in the jacket are burgundy although they photographed more on the brick red side.

Linking up with: Confident Twosday, Celebrate Southern Link Up, Tremendous Tuesday, Trend Spin Link Up, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Random Wednesdays At Because Shanna Said So, Style Me Wednesday, I Feel Pretty, Wednesday Blog Hop.