Cozy Skirts and Wedding Planning

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worn on January 28th, 2011

Isn’t this just the perfect little winter skirt? Its like a cozy, chunky sweater in skirt form.

I wore this on saturday to attend the wedding preview / tasting event at my wedding venue. Me and my mommy ate so many yummy, yummy foods and I finally narrowed down our menu. One more thing to check off the list!

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shirt: Old Navy

cardigan and tights: H&M

skirt: Lace Affair

hat: Urban Outfitters; DIYed

shoes: Qupid; Lulus.com

In My Life - A Weekend At Home

*I flew home by myself into snowy Buffalo for the weekend.

*I played with Kiki (and had to give Kiki a bath because of a mischievous two year old) and ate my favorite foods. 

*I attended the tasting at my wedding venue on a snowy day and recieved fun gifts from my coordinator. 

*And I spent time with a whole bunch of little cuties!

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And now I’m on my way back to Boston. See you tomorrow with the outfit I wore to the tasting!

The Weekend

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worn on January 25th, 2011

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you have a fantastic weekend. I’m off to Buffalo for a couple days. I have some wedding planning  to do and a new niece to meet!

P.S -  Don’t forget, if you sign up for Jewelmint, use code bos990 for 50% off your first month, c/o the Boston MBA Team.

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sweater: Gap; Buffalo Exchange

skirt: Urban Outfitters; Buffalo Exchange

tights and shoes: Target

necklace: Jewelmint, use code bos990 for 50% off your first month, c/o the Boston MBA Team

No Snow Day

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worn on January 24th, 2011

And just like that, the snow is gone. Poof.

Its funny, it looks like these last two outfit posts were taken in two different locations. One day its snowing, and the next day the snow is gone and its close to 50 degrees. Are we sure this is New England in January?

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orange top: H&M

purple shirt: Gap; Buffalo Exchange

skirt: American Apparel

tights: ?

booties: Target

bracelet: handmade

DIY Ring Charm Bracelet

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Did you guys happen to see that one bracelet on Jewelmint? You know, this one:

When I saw it, I immediately thought it was very cool idea. And I also thought it would be a perfect DIY. I have so many dainty little rings in my jewelry box, that while they still mean a lot to me, I don’t really wear anymore. So I thought it would be perfect to recycle them into a brand new piece of jewelry!

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what you need:

- assorted old rings

-extra charms

-assorted size jump rings

-toggle clasp

-jewelry pliers

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A step by step guide really isn’t needed for this one. Simply attach the rings and charms together with the jump rings until you have the look and length you are going for. Be as uniform or random as you want. Another good idea is to mix metals. If I would’ve had other jump rings than silver, I definitely would have used them.

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Snow Day

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worn on January 21st, 2011

Its almost the end of January, and we finally got some snow! 

I’ve actually spent the last days sick. Stuffy nose, watery eyes, sore throat - the works. So the last thing I really need to be doing is standing out in the cold taking outfit photos (sorry mom!). But at least I’m bundled up, right?

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sweater: Gap; Buffalo Exchange

shirt: thrifted 

pants: Gap

necklace: Bobbles & Lace

hat: Anthropologie

boots: Sorel

Taking Care Of Business

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worn on January 19th, 2011

HollyDolly is now accepting sponsors for the month of February! Email me at HLKeenan22 (at) gmail (dot) com for more info.

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cape: American Apparel; gift

skirt: swapped and DIYed

hat: Urban Outfitters; DIYed

tights: ?

booties: Boutique 9

Convert

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worn on January 16th, 2011

I told you that you would be seeing more of the faux fur items from yesterdays post :) I’m kind of obsessed with the vest, and I have the urge to wear it with everything. No really… everything. Would you mind? Well you may not have much of a choice, because I can pretty much guarantee you right now that you will be seeing a lot more of it.

Now I know why so many of you fashionable ladies are so into this fur trend. 

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vest: handmade

tee: Urban Outfitters

skirt: Vintage

necklace: Express

belt: Coach

tights: H&M

boots: STEVEN Steve Madden

THREE Faux Fur DIYs

I’m on a roll with my one project a week goal. So much so that I did three this week instead of one! I was inspired by one of my favorite DIY  and lifestyle blogs - Cotton and Curls , who just recently did a faux fur week with 6 different projects!

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My first two projects were taken straight from Liz. If you are interested in the instructions, make sure to check out her pom pom  and boxy vest tutorials. As well as the rest of her faux fur projects

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And then I went off on my own for my third item - a faux fur snood!

Heres what you would need:

-faux fur

-measuring tape

-sewing machine

-needle and thread

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1. Cut out a piece of fur aprox. 36 x 28”

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2. With right sides together (fur sides together), fold the fur in half the long way, creating a tube. Sew along the edge. 

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3. Next, turn the tube right side out again, so the fur is on the outside. Being the ends on the tube together, and pin and sew as far around as you can. For me it was a little more than half way. 

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4. finish closing the ends by hand stitching. Don’t worry if your hand sewing isn’t the greatest - the best part about working with the faux fur is that it hides all of the stitching!

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And voila, a new cozy snood :)

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Don’t worry, you will see a lot more of these three items in upcoming outfit posts!