What I Wore Wednesday

Hello lovelies and welcome back to another edition of WIWW! It has been a busy week here at my house. I am trying to get all of my projects done inside before the weather gets nice. I don't know why but it feels like winter has just been hanging around longer this year. So, spring if you can make an appearance soon that would be awesome!

Here is what I wore this week!

Yellow Cardigan: Target

Blue and white striped shirt: Target

Seven for All Mankind Jeans: Goodwill (score!)

Bubble Necklace: Very Jane

Clutch: Rue 21

Born Shoes: Goodwill

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a good week! :)

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The Pleated Poppy

Spring Mantel

Most of our snow has finally melted and I have been busy decorating inside. I am really hoping it gets a little bit warmer so I can start spray painting. I have so many things that I need to paint. I am not complaining though because I will take 50 degree weather over the snow and cold any day!  Anyway, the real reason for this post is to share my spring mantel with all of you. I tried to go for an organic, earthy feel this year. I went to different rooms in the house and stole borrowed a few things to make it feel complete. 

The one thing that I struggle with my mantel is trying to make it not so dreary. The stone on the fireplace tends to make everything blend together. I think adding some pops of yellow makes the other decor stand out a little bit more.

I bought these two little birds at a garage sale a few years back. I didn't even have to repaint them! I added some basket filling that I bought from the the Dollar Tree to make it look like the birds are in a nest. The candlesticks came from Goodwill a few years ago. I used Heirloom White by Rustoleum to paint the candlesticks.

  The chalkboard came from Goodwill . It originally started out as a picture of some trees, I really liked the size of the frame and the color. I flipped the picture around and painted it with chalkboard paint. 

The bicycle is from Hobby Lobby (probably 7 years ago). The old coffee pitcher was bought at a garage sale.

These yellow, dutch shoes are one of my recent finds from Goodwill. I love that they are yellow!

I love stacking/layering items on old books it just makes the item that much more interesting. The old whiskey jug was my great aunt's who passed away a few years ago. I thought it looked springy with the blue tulips and I love the fact that it came from somebody special. It makes me smile!

I also wanted to say hello to all of my new followers on Facebook, Google friends, Hometalk, Instagram and Pinterest and thank you for all of your lovely comments. I love meeting new people!!! :)

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CSI Project

What I Wore Wednesday

It is still winter here and the only signs of spring are the decorations in my house. It supposed to get warmer this weekend so I am looking forward to seeing the snow melt and starting to see my spring flowers bloom. It has been really hard to put outfits together because I am so ready for some change in the weather. 

Here is what I wore this week!

Boyfriend Cardigan: Van Heusen Outlet Store

Gray Long Sleeve Shirt: Old Navy

Jeans: Favorite Local Thrift Store

Headband: Claire's

Shoes: Tom's

White Necklace: Goodwill

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I am linking to: The Pleated Poppy

Spring Wreath!

There is 4 to 8 inches of snow in the forecast today and it's March. I am OVER this winter stuff and ready for some spring. I decided to make a springy wreath to put on my front door to make it feel more like spring in my home. Of course, I wanted to do something cheap and unique. I found this gumball spring wreath from Fit, Crafty, Stylish and Happy and just loved it. 

Here is my version of the wreath!

MATERIALS and TUTORIAL

I used 3 bags of cherry sours. I think they were less than a $1.00 a bag. (Warning: you will want to eat cherry sours during your project, maybe get some candy that you don't like) I bought these because they were cheaper than the gumballs. 

I found this floral wreath at the Dollar Tree.

And then you will need your old, trusty hot glue gun to glue the cherry sours onto the wreath.

There really isn't a science to gluing the candy. I just glued where I thought it would look best and tried to keep some kind of pattern.  (Please, remember not to burn yourself in the process. Um, I might have done that a few times)

Here is the wreath with all of the candies glued down. 

I used Rust-oleum apple green spray paint from a left over project to paint the wreath. I sprayed it with one coat (if it was something that would be handled a lot I would put more coats on).

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I found some pretty pink ribbon and tied it around the wreath. It was just the right touch of spring.

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Tatertots and Jello
Fox Hollow Cottage
Debbie Doos
DIY Showoff
Under The Table and Dreaming by Stephanie Lynn
Rain on a Tin Roof

WIWW and eShakti Review

I was recently given a wonderful opportunity to do a review on an eShakti dress. Have you ever visited eShakti? If you haven't seen the dresses from eShakti you must go check out their site. They can customize a dress specifically for your body type. I wish I would have had this site available to me when I got married several years ago. I think they have some really cute dresses that would be perfect for a bridesmaid. Here are the pictures of the dress that I picked out to review and here is the link to it on eShakti. 

I am a huge fan of the color blue! I think it looks good with my dark hair and  the color combinations are endless.  

The length of the dress is perfect!

I had bought these Nine West shoes at Goodwill last year (similar to these). I love the coral color with the blue. 

Aren't the sleeves and collar adorable? The sleeves are very comfortable and don't cut off circulation to your arms. You know what I am talking about!

I also like the little buttons and how the dress fits around my waist.

Coral Necklace: Groopdealz

I would highly recommend buying a dress from eShakti. The quality, customization and selection are unbeatable.  And you all know how much I love a good deal!?!?  Well, the very nice people at eShakti are offering my readers a 20% off discount through 3/10/13, just enter in code: KEEPCLMNDD  

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Goodwill Owl Makeover

I have had this little owl for 2 and a half years. I knew that I would use it in my daughter's room, but you know how projects go.  I know owls are not everybody's cup of tea, but there sure is something cute about them to me. It's sad because I don't find them at thrift stores as much as I used to because they have become very trendy. And I am not going to lie to you, I  might have some shirts and sweatshirts that have cute little owls on them. My daughter also has a nice collection of owl apparel as well, she can pull it off way better than me though. :)  Anyway, enough with my ramblings here are some before and after pictures of my Goodwill owl.

BEFORE

Don't his feathers look more like a reptile than a bird? 

I bought Kylon's Ocean Breeze spray paint to paint over the 70's version. I didn't do any priming (I don't have the patience), I just sprayed a few coats of paint onto the owl and let it dry. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the paint stuck to the ceramic. 

AFTER

Awe, isn't he pretty? He kind of looks like something from Anthropolgie or West Elm.

How you doing?

I got the sunglasses at the the Dollar Tree and this little toadstool hat was the hat we put on my daughter as newborn. I found it on Etsy.  It is my favorite thing from when she was teeny tiny baby...makes me want to cry. 

Spray paint and Goodwill it just doesn't get any better than that my friends! I hope you have enjoyed this little treasure find makeover. 

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