black and white floral..

Hi readers, it's a very beautiful and sunny day here in the twin cities (Minneapolis/Saintpaul) Sundays are always fun in my home. We all get to dress up nicely and go to church. For today, I'm putting on this black and white floral dress I custom made years ago. I was in the fabric store to pick up some few things, saw the fabric and fell in love with it right away. I knew right there I was going to turn that fabric into a pretty dress. (I love dresses!...:)) I sketched the style of the dress too and gave it to my seamstress who did a very good job at the execution. The black jacket was purchased at a local boutique and as usual, I am with little or no accessories.



I hope most of you readers were able to make it to your church services today and are planning on spending time with your family on this last day of the weekend. I went for a friend's wedding yesterday and it was very nice and we had some fun. I took some pictures before leaving the house and am hoping to do a posting on that when I get back from church...see you again soon on my blog and leave a comment if you like...:)

The weather today is just too hot for me to put on any necklace or bracelet without getting irritated or having the overwhelming feeling to yank them off. Despite the hot weather, the jacket is an icing on the cake or the dress (I love jackets too..:)) so, it had to make the cut! However, the fit of the dress is not as good as it was years ago because I have piled on some pounds...:) but I decided to keep the dress because of the sentimental value attached to it as one of my first few design/creations. It has also come of use a couple of times in my DIY projects (making of wall-picture frames) and I will have to do a separate posting on that..:)

                                                
                                                 Shoes: Collin Stuart/Victoriassecret.com

              Jacket from a local boutique in the neighborhood called "Fashion Bug"..I'm not too sure.
       

                                              black and white floral dress: Custom made

                                   
                                     The jacket can always come off when it gets too hot...:)

      

                                                                                      Beauty
                                                                                           Ojo

Style-Cue..

The Tank Top...

Victoriassecret sport pointelle yoga tank top


                                           

Victoriassecret Crocodile Burn out swing tank top

Victoriassecret sport cut-out tank

    

As we all know, Summer is here already and one of the most common summer outfit for ladies is the tank top. I bet every lady has a couple of tank tops in her closet. They come in different colors and different styles, skinny sleeves and wide sleeves and a wide variety of fabrics. However, no matter how trendy or stylish tank tops might be, I find it hard to wear them alone. I usually like to have a shawl over my shoulders when I wear one, a little jacket or coat or a lace or sheer beach dress when I am wearing a tankini at the beach. There have been few occasions I have worn the tank top without a covering outside in public places because it was unbearably hot but I always felt somewhat uncomfortable. I was not uncomfortable because I am not confident about my body but because I always felt like I was under dressed.

So, for some time now, I have been looking for a dressy kind of tank top and after doing some surfing online I came up with some pretty fun tank tops that are dressy and can be worn just about anywhere. They have fun ruffled necklines that offer a bit more covering and can be worn off the shoulders in the case of that sold on Metrostyle.com Also, as a bonus, they come in summer fun colors. Neon colors are so in right now and having a dressy tank top in such fun color is a big deal for me. They are also very affordable and I am thinking of making some orders right now...:) Check out the fun dressy tank top below from Metrostyle.com

It also comes in another fun color; deep berry. However, this lime color is my favorite and the only snag is that I have got so many lime or citrus colored clothes in my closet already and I do not want citrus to be the new "black" in my closet...:) Check out my Color story. This top is on clearance right now for $9.99


Victoriassecret.com also has a similar style of top (found under tees and tops in their website) in the same color but I think theirs is a little too revealing because of its tie-up front (Wardrobe Malfunction!!...:)) Also, at $24.99 it is more expensive than that of Metrostyle.com which only cost $9.99.
See that of Victoriassecret below and make a comparison.

Photo Credit: Victoriassecret.com

                                                            
I know there are readers who will want to argue that the above tops are not tank tops because they do not have the traditional sleeves but if you do an extensive search online, you will find out that tank tops come in all shapes, sleeves and sizes..:) As for me, so long as these dressy options serve the same use as the traditional thin sleeves tank, I am okay. You might also want to see a similar design from Victoriassecret.com that is catalogued as a tank top on their site;

Photo Credit: Victoriassecret.com

The above top is; "the dream tee ruffle smocked tank top" which comes in different colors and was originally $39.50 but now on clearance for $14.99.

Like I said earlier, I want to purchase a neon color tankie and I am leaning towards the first one from Metrostyle. I can pair it with a great black or ash color skirt for those barbeque dinners or picnics that we go to during the summer. I have a graduation picnic and a wedding to attend this saturday and if I am able to take good pictures, I will be posting them on my blog. Have a wonderful week everyone. It's so much fun sharing my thoughts on my blog and everyone is welcome to leave a comment or ask a question. I'll be back soon for more styling posts...Cheers!

                                                                                  Beauty
                                                                                       Ojo

Windy, frilly and pleats...

So, my last post styling Orange hue... was not floral inspired but I haven't forgotten my styling theme for the month...:) The title of this post speaks for itself. It was a hot super windy day and I was putting on a blouse with frills and a pleated skirt that kept waving to the wind..**grin.**
My floral inspiration pieces are accessories this time and though the wind made the photo shoot a little interesting, I'm glad I still got some pictures.

I had a wonderful time in church today as usual and the message was about "studying to show yourself approved of God." The main gist is that as Christians we have to make sure we are visible wherever we find ourselves (that is standing out positively everywhere and anywhere) and the only way we can do this is by constant communion with God. I hope everyone had a great Sunday too. I wish you all the best in the new week.

                                                                Sun glasses: Target

                                                              Floral Head piece: DIY
              

                         It was so windy, my glasses kept slipping off my face

                                      
                                                      And my hair kept blowing across my way..:)

                                             Colin Stuart Pumps from VictoriasSecret online

                                                      Sheer bouse and pleated skirt: Burlington
       

                                                                  Necklace and earrings: Gifted          
                 

                                                           Floral clutch: Thrifted               
                                                    

                                                        Bracelet: Target/DIY

It was a hot, sunny and windy day and I was pretty much sweaty...thinking of getting an ice cold glass of water for dehydration.

Beauty

Ojo

Orange Hue..

 The weekend has been great so far. The only glitch is the weather. It was about 90 degrees in the twin cities today. It was scorching hot!! The forecast is pretty much the same tomorrow too. It's my friend's daughter's birthday today and we went to the buffet restaurant to celebrate. My darling hubby came along and it is always so nice when he comes for the kid's friends' birthday. His favorite thing to do is to pray for the kids on their special day. If you read my introduction to my blog, you must know by now that my faith is a big part of my life; every other thing is just secondary. Some people believe this is a contradiction. They think Christians are not supposed to spend time looking good and to this I just reply; "I don't spend time looking good-I just look good!!" Ha! Ha!!...:)

More so, after Christ was crucified, the roman soldiers cast lots for his clothing. You see that???..lol. His clothing was so unique that they cast lots for it! Anyways, I'll share with you and my future readers what I wore to the birthday party in this hot steamy weather. Aside from blazers, my other favorite clothing item are dresses and I am just gradually throwing in skirts piece by piece into my closet.

                 A little tired but still a supermom!..:)
    

Chipped Nails: from doing house chores...:)

    Sun glasses: Target

              Necklace: Random (do not remember where) Ring: Burlington

Dress and tights: Tj Maxx/Wedges: Steve Madden

I will share with you some more pictures from the outing.

   My hubby took these pics so he was not in the shots but you can see some more family photos here

                                       
                                      My latest darling girl that turned one a couple of months ago            

Birthday girl in her sun glasses..:)

Have a nice week everyone and please be safe as you celebrate graduations, birthdays and other parties.

Beauty

Ojo

Chocolate floral + Cherry

Today was an eventful day for me. I was busy every minute and second of the day and the only time I got a break was when I took my blog pictures and right now as I am doing the posting. I was off work today but woke up with work on my mind; house chores that is...:) Cooked, cleaned, returned some important international calls, fixed my daughters hair (They always have to look nice too..lol)

   I titled this post Chocolate floral plus cherry because of the colors in the outfit.

 I am wearing a chocolate eyelet jacket which is a tad too small but I love it because of its color. Jacket is apt. 9 from TJ Maxx. Red camisole is random purchase.

I later took my fifteen months old baby for her check-up and had to take all three kids (hubby was at work) and they all can be a handful..:). I'm only going to sleep for less than five hours and will be off again tomorrow. I have school in the morning, (summer weekend school) then I have to take the kids to a friend's daughter's birthday party. Some of my friends who are still single wonder how I am able to keep things together and I just smile and tell them it is God. "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me." Supermoms are able to do what they do only by his grace.

wearing a brown liz caliborne floral skirt with faux ties at the waist and brown lace at the bottom

Chocolate color bag and red nugget jewelry are gifts from my older sister. 

      

                                                     Red peep toe pumps from DSW

This is one of my flowers inspired outfit for the month of June and I hope you enjoy the pictures.


                                                                             Beauty
                                                                                  Ojo