Spring Picnic Style

Weather's heating up and I'm quickly falling back in love with airy skirts! Here's an easy Spring/Summer outfit to keep you cool and feeling pretty.

Wearing:
Hat//Forever21 (here)
Shirt//Forever21 (old--similar here and here)
Arrow Necklace//Stella & Dot (here)
Skirt//Old Navy (old--similar here)
Huarache Sandals//Franchesca's (old--similar here & here)

50s Separates

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100 Valentine Dresses (With Sleeves) Under $100

I had a reader email me this week asking for help finding a dress with sleeves for her Sweetheart Dance next month, so I figured I'd share my collection with you all in case you, too, are on the lookout for something special. Be sure to click over to see all the pretty options on the second pages of each of the collages, and as always, click on the pictures to shop the looks :)

PINKS + BLUSH

CORALS + REDS

OXBLOOD

Summer Midi Skirts.

And since skirts are more nursing friendly, here are some of my favorite midi-skirt options--be sure and use the arrow to see them all. You can click on the image and it will take you to the site.

it's a swell of a life.

Hey guys! I just got back from a day trip up to our cabin in the mountains with my mom. We left our computer there last weekend when we were up there with family watching this.

We woke up early and made some thrift store stops in Payson, grabbed the computer, then hit every single antique shop/thrift store in Pine. I got some pretty great gems. 

I love small town thrift stores. The prices are awesome and it seems like there's less competition for the good stuff ;)

It's been fun to get back into thrifting--i was pretty hardcore in jr high and high school (remember i even found my wedding dress for $3 at an estate sale?) and then i faded out for a while, but this month--it's becoming an obsession. 

My new traveling goal is going to be, that I always hit up at least one local thrift shop when in another town or state. Nothing like a one-of-a-kind souvenir, right?

What's the best thing you've ever scored at a thrift store/estate sale/antique shop?

<<what i wore>>
boater hat//free people (similar here and here)
statement necklace//c.o. persunmall(buy here)
on the mark necklace//stella & dot (buy here)
initial necklace//(similar here)
elephant muscle tank and striped pencil skirt//c.o. swell (skirt here)
time sawyer//arvowear (splurge here)
tooled leather purse//vintage (similar here)
clogs//american eagle (buy here --buy one get one 50% off right now)

the crazy dog lady takes it too far.

The ordering of this shirt was one of those times that I knew I was taking it too far, but I couldn't stop myself--i even reached out to my twitter community for help, but only got replies of encouragement (i.e. enabling). What I'm saying is, I'm not taking sole responsibility for this shirt that basically has a giant Poppy on it. So there.

In other news, have you tried nail stickers?! WO! I tried them for the first time Saturday and my mind is officially blown. You literally stick them on, file off the extra and ban! it's now day three and they're all holding on strong (which i more than i can say about regular nail polish).

Anyway, i picked them up at Walgreens for around $5.

Have you made any great beauty secret discoveries as of late? Do share sister-friend!

<<<outfit details>>>

necklace//super old forever21 (buy similar here)

doberman pincher t-shirt//c.o. oasap (buy it here)

dot cardi//super old forever21 (similar here)

belt//old j.crew (similar here)

striped watch// !m! (buy similar here)

bass harbor color block skirt//downeast (kind of dying to get the other color as well!) (buy here)

skull anklet//etsy (buy it here)

black wedges//last chance (similar here and here)