Life in Motion

I have been MIA for the last few weeks. The reason… school, planning for my sister’s wedding festivities, familia, work, and time with my lover.

Here are a few pictures of my fashion files over the last few weeks. 

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Black on Gold / Vintage Chic 

There is something very sexy about a red lip, simple black clothing, and gold jewelry. 

Necklace: Forever XXI

Statement Necklace

Even the most boring outfit can be transformed with a statement necklace. This was a gift from my mother-in-law! I love the multi-colour hammer effect.

Necklace: Hazel & Jools (Main Street)

Shopping 

 Pleated Dresses

Shopping with my sister is one of my favourite things to do. We usually convince the sales associates to let us go into one fitting room. It's more fun to see each other's reactions and mishaps than the actual clothes sometimes. We both loved the detail on these dresses, so they came home with us.

BCBG

Bright Pedicures 

Summer is just around the corner. One of the best accessories is to have your nails painted. I actually really like China Glaze nail polish - but I admit this might be a little too bright for some skin tones.

Scull Accessories

I'm loving the olive green and beige scull scarf. Check out the gold detailing. Now this is just fabulous.

Scarf: Dynamite

What have you been up to? Find anything fabulous lately?

Double the Pleasure

Organization is the key to success. I’m sure that we have all heard this at some point in our lives. Well anyway, I am a pretty organized person. I love to make lists and I have binders and a filing cabinet to organize our paper lives.  But nothing is more fun than organizing my closet.

If you live in a small space, you know that every inch counts. ;)

I need all the space I can get in my closet so my sister told me to invest in space saving hangers. This was a bit of a difficult pill to swallow as I had invested in gorgeous wooden hangers about four years ago. I love the look of wooden hangers so I resisted the urge to believe my sister. I should have known better. After all, the woman has enough clothing to fill an uptown boutique.

To my surprise, I came across an amazing sale on these space saving hangers at Costco. A pack of 35 hangers for $7.99! I walked out with two boxes.

The verdict? They really do work. They are so much less bulky and I love the fact that dresses and strappy tops don’t slide off. Sister, you were right.

If you are thinking of upgrading your hangers, the slim fits are the way to go. 

No slip space saving hangers by D.U.O

 

Silly Rabbit

I have run out of room in my gorgeous wooden jewelry case.  I tell hubby about this latest problem thinking that he would offer to look for a bigger case on-line.  After all, the wooden case was a gift from him several years ago. Instead, he looks right at me with those gorgeous green eyes and says , in a very serious matter of fact way, “maybe you should stop buying jewelry.” Ha! Like that’s a solution. Silly rabbit, tricks are for kids. 

I decided to channel my inner Martha Stewart and this is what I came up with. Ok ok… so I did a Google search with words like “creative homemade jewelry displays” to get some ideas.  

A jewelry hanging board made out of a cork board, decorative scrapbook paper, ribbons, push pins, and glue. Supplies picked up from the dollar store. Total cost $9.25. BAM!

I love the fact that the push pins can also be used to hang necklaces.

Instructions:

1. Think of what you would like to display 
2. Arrange the ribbons according to the height of the jewelry 
3. Glue the ends of the ribbon to the back of the decorative paper
4. Use push pins to hold the decorative paper on the cork board and also make sure to use push pins on the edges of the ribbon
5. Have fun arranging your jewelry.

 

So ladies, how do you hang or store your jewelry?

I Like the Way You Move

Yes to a girls’ night out. Yes to drinks. Yes to dancing. Yes to sharing fashion and makeup tips over wine and hamburgers. 

I’m not saying much in this post. Hope you enjoy the eye candy and the gorgeous outfits as well. The theme of the night was definitely red. Red lips, red pants, and red nails.

Thanks to all the lovelies for posing for me. 

My Outfit 

Shirt: Max Studio

Skirt: Forever XXI

Shoes: Nine West

Belt:  Costa Blanca

Purse: Costa Blanca

The Ladies