Showing posts with label lavender. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lavender. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

You get a sentimental feeling

 One of my mommy friends at pre-school gave me this fur vest. A friend had given it to her and she insisted she would never wear it and wouldn't know to style it etc. It is a very cool color and reversible. Although I feel it was a bit larger on me but I pushed the extra material back a little. :)

The inspiration was from the Garnet Hill Catalog for Winter 2013:
  I loved the pairing with the lavender jeans and adding a southwester feel to it with booties and feathers...








Vest - from a friend (no tags to determine brand or size)
Jeans, sweater, necklace - Forever 21
Purse - Thread Show
Watch - Cookie Lee
Booties & sunglasses - Betsey Johnson

MONDAY:
Went to preschool in the morning. Then off the indoor play area for job search. After picking up my son we came home to cook dinner and tried to part of his homework. My mom and stepdad came over to take him swimming while I fed my daughter and got her ready for dress rehearsal and photo day for her nutcracker performances. My mom came with me to take her. She was so wired to be leaving the house in the dark and she was literally giggling in pure joy when we applied make-up on her.
We went lighter since it was photo day and just a rehearsal. Although for the performances I will have to go heavier cause you can see from the stage photos she looks washed out as opposed to the super bright look she has when were at home!

Oh, While we were at home though she was in the garage working on something. She came out with a gift bag that had a tissue paper wrapped 'gift' inside she prepared for the Sugar Plum Fairy.
She managed to remember the bag when we left the house and when we arrived at the rehearsal. The ladies at check in were very nice and one of them took her to the sugar plum fairy's dressing room so she can give her gift! It was so cute. Totally her idea. She is just mesmerized by her.

The parents were only allowed to sit in the back 5 rows and were not allowed to move or stand to take photos and no flash. So the quality is not the best at all. Good thing is they take professional photos and we will have them in 3 weeks.




And here is my son mocking the lipstick application!
He was also warning me how I shouldn't be teaching these to her cause she will go and do it herself!

 Looks so much older!


 Here they come. She is the 2nd one in line coming to the stage between the sugar plum fairy and his prince or 'her boyfriend' as my daughter calls him!







Oh, I forgot to post what our crazy elves have been up to yesterday.
They got into the rainbowloom stuff and he was making himself a necklace….

And last night he finished and put it on and they were sleeping in my daughter's princess doll bed in her room!




Saturday, October 19, 2013

Blank Canvas


Last night's outfit was inspired by an old inspiration from In Style's April 2012 issue:
 I love this idea of a tailored vest over sleeveless top. And dark navy and lavender is a nice color combo...

 My sister located the XS of this Philip Lim for Target. I was in search of a simple white top that is not fitted and can go dressy. I like the detail in the front although it does add some unneeded bulk...

My attempts at eye make-up....

 Doubled up the multi-chain necklace with the spike necklace....

Got this gorgeous bag from TJ Maxx using the gift certificate my mother in law had given for my b-day. I have been looking for a new black bag and everything I tried on was just too plain and boring. Even the couple Michael Kors ones. This one just had the right amount of interest and yet pretty roomy and comfortable carrying it both ways. All real leather too...
 I can't afford real valentino's but I truly love the style...


Blouse - 3.1 Philip Lim for Target
Vest, Pants, necklaces - Forever 21
Purse - DKNY (from TJ Maxx)
Earrings - Cookie Lee
Heels - Shoedazzle

FRIDAY NIGHT:
So after that crazy day of driving to pumpkin patch picking up my son then going to my daughter's ballet rehearsal on the other side of the town and driving back in Friday afternoon traffic, I managed to get dressed and go out.
Well actually 'going out' for mommies is like conducting an orchestra. My husband had a very high level tennis match so we had to coordinate leaving the kids with my friend's nanny until her husband came home then my husband would pick them up from him. That added even more complexity to my already tight timeline but somehow it all worked out in the end.
And once we were seated with a glass of wine and paint brushes we could just breath and relax...
We took our time painting our wine plates then went across the street for some vietnamese. It was a very relaxing night after a very long and tiring day....



 Here is my plate. It is supposed to turn out in pink, blue, purple and orange. We shall see if it does...




Sunday, July 28, 2013

Bold Pastels

 Today's outfit was inspired by J Crew's March 2013 catalog:











Floral Blouse - H&M
Pants - Forever 21
Necklace - Francesca's
Shoes - Shoedazzle
Purse - Michael Kors

TODAY:
Still not feeling great but pumping up cold medicines and keeping up with our plans. Took the kids to our friend's son's bowling birthday party. The boys are older now and they absolutely loved bowling. Need to do it more often. Afterwards we stopped to show for soccer cleats for my daughter then picked up my dad and came home. Tried to get everyone to rest/nap and then cooked dinner and had my sister and brother in-law over as well.


My son lost his third tooth last night!