December 12, 2013
Yes, the line between khaki and camel is VERY blurry...
love,
Janice ... View the Post
Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
December 12, 2013
Yes, the line between khaki and camel is VERY blurry...
love,
Janice ... View the Post
December 11, 2013
As much as I love to use a scarf as an accent to an outfit, once the weather starts to get cold, I find that I often turn to my black, black and white, or grey scarves. A little bit of texture, a subtle print, or a pattern can lend a lot of interest to a monochromatic outfit.Tomorrow, I'll show you scarves from the other 8 neutral colors - I'm now including rust and teal as neutrals!
love, Janice ... View the Post
I don't have children, and none of my close friends have children. There are pigs that know more about PowerPoint than I know about little kids... Once a child reaches the age of seven or eight, and has some hobbies and some interests, I can treat them like a tiny, ridiculously cute, apprentice adult and get them cool grown-up stuff. But small children - I'm clueless.
So Saturday, when I ran into the lovely people from Wonder Kids, I was thrilled. Cool bath towel capes, for home or the beach? Bring them on!
I chose to post today about their products because I was so delighted to find a locally made, affordable, appropriate gift for small children, and I wanted to share the information in case there were other ... View the Post
December 9, 2013
I've been meaning to get a new silver chain necklace for years - I had a beautiful one that was stolen about 10 years ago, but I've just never seen one that had "whappage" - that quality that causes something to stick in your mind...But I've spent a lot of time looking at Novica recently for jewelry to show you here, and in the course of all that looking, I saw this simple yet appealing critter:
Since I've been linking to so much Novica jewelry, I wanted to know for a fact that their things were nice - high quality and good value. After receiving this chain last week, I can vouch for this company without reservations - this chain is heavy, meticulously finished, and came packaged in a way that you don't get ... View the Post
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December 7, 2013 I love the subtle colors of some of these earrings - the brown diamonds are unexpected, and low-key, but very appealing... And once you learn that certain semi-precious stones are perfect for your neutral color choices, your hunt for jewelry can be much more focused. A couple of earrings here are gold, withOUT a stone of any sort, but I chose them because they felt like they had the right... aura?.. for the neutral in question. Some colors are just plain difficult to find!
love, Janice ... View the Post
December 6, 2013
Silver stud earrings - Chen Fuchs, grey pearl stud earrings - Majorica, grey star stud earrings - Esther Greville, grey and gold studs – Samira13, blue quartz studs - Judith Ripka, tassel earrings - jenny jenny, lapis studs – Barbara Rybarova, silver and lapis studs - Boticca
Inverted diamond earrings – Q, squared studs – Dorothy Perkins, pearl drop earrings – Novica, blue topaz earrings – Novica, crystal pave earrings – Loft,square earrings – Ann Taylor, spike stud earrings – Luis Morais, pearl stud earrings - Novica
Half-moon earrings – Novica, Olive studs – Otte NY, green amethyst earrings – Ice.com, tourmaline drop earrings- Ylang23, blue topaz studs ... View the Post
December 5, 2013
I discovered when I was on my seemingly endless road trip that I wore the same earrings for 11 straight days - the earrings pictured above. I love that sort of thing - when I find something that's so perfect that I don't mind constantly wearing it...Since the beginning of October, I bought the earrings, a striped sweater, and a new pair of grey pants to replace the pants of years gone by that collapsed from fatigue. Belovedest bought the terribly beautiful scarf for me... I already adore it.
I don't have the charcoal skirted leggings yet - they aren't going to be in the store for 2 weeks, but they're my last purchase for 2013. The link for the skirted leggings takes you to the black version, which are ... View the Post
December 4, 2013 I've been asked quite a few times if a Vera Bradley bag can be part of a chic ensemble. These women took the color scheme of their bag and built their outfit around it - clever and eye-catching!
love, Janice ... View the Post
December 3, 2013
Now that my mother is living in a nice warm climate, I've repossessed some sweaters that I have given her over the years. My favorite is this Irish cardigan, from the Blarney Woolen Mills...
But I didn't like the wood buttons. There's nothing particularly wrong with wood buttons, I just didn't like them. So I changed them for bone buttons.
I'm much happier now...
Sometimes you just have to really look and think through why you're dissatisfied, and take appropriate action. This was a $10, 20 minute fix. I now have a cardigan that I will literally wear for the rest of my life.
love,
Janice ... View the Post
December 2, 2013 Difficult colors to track down, but well worth it...
If you're staying an extra day or two:
love,
Janice ... View the Post
I don't imagine that it surprises you to learn that I look at literally thousands, if not tens of thousands, of garments and accessories each day. Of course I peruse most of these online while I'm building beautiful vignettes to share with you, but I look at them nonetheless.Why do I have to look at so much STUFF every day? Because the vast majority of it either (a) looks like most of the other things I've seen, or (b) looks cheap, poorly made, poorly photographed, and utterly unworthy of your attention. Often, I see clothes that qualify for both (a) and (b)... the true losers of the wardrobe world.
What can we do to combat this infinite sameness?
1. Don't give in to it. Buying basics is wise and often a ... View the Post