Mustard Yellow Skinnies and Leopard Cardi OOTD

    One of the nice things about sharing my outfits with everyone, is that I get to have photo documentation of my outfits.  The truth is, I usually can't remember what I even put together!  Every time I go to use an item in my closet, I won't be able to remember how I wore it last, so I usually have to create a totally new outfit... not sure if that is sad or funny, but I do have a lot of clothes and I do love mixing things up, but it is nice to see the pictures and recreate something if I really liked it.

BUT, onto the OOTD that I am sharing today.  I love this outfit and want to remember it to be able to wear it again in the future.

 These mustard skinny jeans are such a staple in my wardrobe!  If you remember, I wore them here in my business photo shoot.  They were a steal at Walmart for around $13.

  I have on a stretchy purple racer back tank underneath that was a cheap find at Ross for less than $5.  I have mentioned it before, but I think that every.single.wardrobe needs to have at least 1 good "white" button up shirt!  Since I don't wear stark white, I have a large variety of off white and wheat colored button up shirts and they get so much use.  I am actually thinking that I wouldn't mind getting even a few more.

 This leopard cardigan was also a steal at Gordman's early this year and was maybe $8.  The necklace is one that you will see a lot of (I have already shared it before and it will be shown many more times in the future I am sure), but it is such a staple in wardrobe already and gets worn a lot!  This was one of those pieces that when I finished making it, I couldn't put it down.  I knew that I had to keep it and I am so glad that I allowed myself that.  (I have the hardest time keeping items for myself because I love giving other people the opportunity to purchase my pieces, but this one I just HAD to keep.)

 The earrings were a very unique find at the Dressing Your Truth store back a year or 2 ago and are the perfect touch with certain outfits.

 My Tigers Eye bracelet that I wear a lot and love so much also.  I will be getting a similar one posted up in the Etsy Shop soon as this is a staple piece that all Rich wardrobes should have ;-)

 Something that I have heard a lot of is "where is your head in all of your pictures?".  I am fully aware that some people do not like seeing photos of headless people, but 1.) My mirror is not hanging up yet and I am too tall to get a good shot (especially when I wear my 5" heels) if I have to stand too far back and 2.) I feel really weird having my face floating around Pinterest land, but here is a photo of me crouched down to show that I do have a head ;-)

I was going out and wanted to have a scarf on hand in the FREEZING cold weather that has arrived this past week, so here is a purple scarf that I threw on when going out.  I will do a post on these scarves another day as I bought 3 in different colors and got them for DIRT cheap!

Something that I love about social media land is when people are REAL!  So here is my real.... this is usually what I am dealing with when I am trying to get some photos taken of the outfits... my 3 year old loves to come and hang on me.  She is SUCH a mama's girl and wants in my arms at all times, so I pretty much have to sneak to get these pictures taken.  THAT is my real life with my 3 little girls... it's a good thing they are so cute :-)

I hope that this outfit inspires you to try something new.

Leave your comments, I LOVE to hear from you!

Lindsi Jo

Fashion Posts are Back

FASHION POSTS ARE BACK!!!!

I just couldn't stay away!  I felt it was time that I could actually take on both the fashion blog and still keep up with my jewelry business.... so yes, both will be incorporated here.  However, don't be expecting a ton of refashion tutorials.  I will still do some on occasion if I feel like it is something that I really want to do for myself, but refashioning is quite time consuming and I just don't have that kind of time on my hands.

What I WILL be sharing are Awesome outfit combos.... also known as "Outfit Of The Day" or OOTD.  I will share tips, give ideas and I will also be sharing some fashion collages that will be featuring Jewelry that is for sale in my Etsy Shop Here.  If I can figure out the electronics of it all, I may start doing some video tutorials on how to do various scarf ties since we are approaching the winter weather and I do love my scarves and layers this time of year!  If you have things that you would love for me to cover on here, please feel free to speak up and ask!  I love your comments and knowing that you are here with me and what it is that you enjoy!

So... to start us off , I will be sharing an OOTD with you.  The pictures are still from my phone and the lighting isn't always the best, but I do what I can do with what I have.  I hope to eventually be able to buy something nicer, but for now, this is what I have got. ;-)

 This particular outfit consists of a long sweater ( I think it was referred to as a sweater dress, but seriously, this is no dress as it clearly doesn't fully cover my hiney.... so long sweater is what I will call it.)  I believe this was an inexpensive purchase at a Ross back a few years ago.  Olive green jeggings were purchased online at Walmart.com for approximately $9.  Don't underestimate what you can get at the Mart.  The boots were a Zulily purchase last fall and the boot cuffs were made by a local girl that lives close to me and I had her custom make 4 different colored pairs.... those are a MUST have in my wardrobe, but I will do a post just on those alone one of these days.

 Now, with the scarves, I do fully realize that a lot of people out there don't do super great with scarves, and that is perfectly fine!  Surprisingly enough, I really love scarves and don't mind the bulk of them.  This particular combination is created with this GORGEOUS sparkly burnt orange scarf that I found at the Dressing Your Truth store on clearance back this summer and the plaid scarf that came with a shirt that I purchased from the Dressing Your Truth store back in the spring and really don't like it on the shirt, but loved the idea of tying the ends of the burnt orange scarf and creating an extra long infinity scarf that could be wrapped 3 times.  The long chain was a find at Forever 21 and if I wear this combo again, I will double the chain instead of wearing it super long... the long just didn't feel right for me.

This bracelet was a custom make by Yours Truly and it gets a lot of wear as this color combination is an absolute favorite of mine and I have a lot of clothes that go with it.

So there it is, a great combination to wear to run kids around to school that is comfortable, yet stylish, a must in a busy mom's life.  Please let me know if you have any questions, and I will see you at the next post!

Lindsi Jo