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Wednesday, January 18
Golden Globes Fashion!
Monday, January 16
If you know me at all you know I am obsessed with any and every award show! A reason to get dressed up and wear a fab gown really makes me happy! I cannot imagine the energy in the room last night as all the big celebs gathered. I had so much fun tweeting with Lindsay about the amazing and not so amazing looks!
Here are some of my favs
This year I loved the understated beauty. Nicole Kidman is just stunning in that off white and studded dress. Salma was gorge in that black and gold fitted number. The hair was perfecto!
A major trend this year was THE BACK!
Claire and Heidi wear it well
I also loved the quirky style of the "New Girl"
The entire look was not complete for me but from the waist up I am OBSESSED!
After much review my ultimate GLOBE CRUSH is........
Post Baby Style
Wednesday, January 11
Now that I am 3 months out from having twins, I am at the point where I want to join civilization and begin wearing clothes and not just yoga pants and hoodies... actually my husbands hoodies that became a staple! PUT THEM AWAY AHNDEA!
So this means I need to enter my closet, which is now covered with maternity clothes, pj's, nursing bras, work out clothes that don't fit and piles of things that I am not sure will look good on my post twin body.
First things first, organize closet and try on everything to see what works! This took about an hour and left me feeling very sad and very HUGE! But there is hope... this means I get to go shopping and look for a few staple pieces to wear as I am shedding the baby weight. Of course the number one thing on the list will be BLAZERS! A cute coat or blazer is the perfect way to add structure and a waistline and hide a little in the process.
I got these 2 below at New York and Company for 80% off! This is a great store to add inexpensive pieces to your wardrobe, especially short term. Don't be afraid of the size you have to dress your biggest part, which for me is my chest. This is a huge adjustment, no pun intended, as I am nursing the twins... need I say more, so I promise you I didn't even look at the sizes, just tried on and bought.
Check out my Polyvore to see how I would style a blazer
Here are a few pictures from my recent shopping trip to one of my Fav stores Anthropologie I wanted to show you an example of what not to do. If you have a bit of a tummy do not where a form fitted sweater. The goal is to accentuate your waist and make a smooth line down so the focal point is not your tummy but your beautiful face.
I went with this adorable cream lace top instead of the sweater. I get super hot these days and I wanted something that could go dressy and casual. I had to dress the biggest part of me (my chest) so I threw the belt on here to compensate for the waist being a little large
If you love wearing a big sweater in the winter vs a coat, this one is a good choice to make you look longer and leaner. It crosses and comes to a v which brings the eye down. It also had a little detail up top which draws the attention upward.
The boots were a Christmas present from a friend and I love them! They come all the way up to my knee which again makes my leg appear thinner. Nordstrom Naughty Monkey Boots!
Wall Art
Wednesday, January 4
As I beginning to tear down all of my Christmas decor, my mind is racing with ideas for my family room walls! If you know me, you know I am obsessed with Jewel tone colors. I am coming around to the idea of stark white walls and molding with pops of bright colors...
but I feel most cozy in natural wood tones, wicker, and dark wood accents.
Since I am not going to be painting the walls I need to bring these fun colors in from the decor and WALL ART! So I am searching for some fun DIY ideas that are will keep the cost down.
Of course I am not the "queen" of design like my friend Lindsay Sherbondy, design genius. Check out her amazing wall Lark Photography
I found this pic online for my nursery and Lindsay made me a custom version that is adorable!
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| Lindsay's Design Here are some other fab ideas for my DIY wall art projects... |
Now to decide how to lay things out... I am a fan of mixing pictures with other things like antlers, or my kids art work or spray painted iron.
Send me some pics of your wall art!
