Rose's Outfit of the Week~Feeling Fall-ish

Fall is alllllllmost here!!!

Yes...this means it's back to school, daylight hours are shorter, and all the leaves will find a new home on the ground...But also there is the wonderful crisp fall-feeling in the air, and I can't help but feel excited. It's just hard to compare to the scrumptious food, fashion, and color palette of fall! 

My brown paisley print cotton dress had the perfect colors in it for fall, but the spaghetti strapped top just didn't suit the autumn atmosphere...So I added a cream cardigan and belt over it! Much better :) 

~Rose

Cream cardigan:Delias {clearance,$15}
Paisley print dress: JC Penney {clearance,$8}
Leopard flats: American Eagle, gift
Brown leather belt: gift
Leather flower bracelet: Apothetique, gift
Brown Journal: Barnes and Noble, gift
 

DIY Nails~Patriotic Polka Dots

Happy 4th!!! Red with white polka dots is perfect for Independence day, and very easy to do! What I used: N.Y.C. Big Apple Red, Sally Hansen Snow Blast, and a ball-point pen.

I started with a coat red nail polish. I let dry for 15 minutes or so. Next, I used white nail polish and just a regular ball-point pen to apply it. It's actually crackle polish...But it made smooth dots. The ball-point pen makes the perfect sized dots in my opinion. Just brush the polish onto the pen point until it's well-covered but not dripping. I used the polka dot pattern from my scarf as a guide. My dots were thick, so you could feel their texture on my nails. To seal it in and make a smoother finish, be sure to put a clear coat on top!

 Have a wonderful day celebrating our hard-won freedom, shoot some fireworks, and put some polka dots on your nails!

~Rose

Rose's Outfit of the Week~A Nautical Independence Day

 Happy afternoon!

Everyone: have a VERY blessed 4th of July celebration this week!  How will you be sporting our patriotic colors? Perhaps nautical? That's how I went the other day-with a vintage knit vest, silver pocket watch, and loose blouse.

 Crochet detail blouse:Delias

  Navy blue vest:Vintage/gift

Skinny jeans: Delias {$10}

Pocket watch: Gift/North Carolina Airport

Red Canvas Flats: Freds {$4}

~Rose

                                 

Cait's Outfit of the Week - An Entirely Thrifted Outfit + UPDATE!

Hey everyone! I'm back! I took a small hiatus for a bit, my life has been super busy. I'll tell you more about that in a moment. I'll go ahead and show you my outfit first, then if you like you can stick around and let me tell you about my life lately.

I'm very proud of this outfit. It's entirely thrifted! To clarify, I consider all types of second-hand bought clothes "thrifted." Plato's Closet, Consignment sales, Thrift stores, they're all "thrifting" in my book!

Mint Lace Top: Plato's Closet ($6)
Polka-Dot Capris: Thrift Store ($1)
Sandals: Consignment Sale ($6)
Flower Belt: Plato's Closet ($5)
White Cami: Consignment Sale ($4)
Bracelet: DIY
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For all interested, here's what I've been up to during my hiatus.

May was intense for me, guys. Prom, marching band parade, graduation (which I did not participate in, of course), choir concert, band concert, a slew of graduation parties I had to attend, then finally the highly anticipated, band banquet.

To start off, prom was excellent. To the people who don't know, I am homeschooled. I know what you're thinking. "Homeschooled? Where do you have prom, your living room?" And then this is the part when all the homeschoolers laugh and say,  "actually, no." Prom is just as big a deal (if not bigger) for homeschoolers as it is for kids who go to school. It's something we look forward to all year. Here's me in my dress. (Thrifted dress, of course!)

Me and my lovely GRADUATING cousin!

Next, (the next day actually) the band kids went to march in a parade. It was all going swimmingly at first (no pun intended, you'll understand in a moment), I mean sure, there was a rain in the forecast but a little drizzle never hurt anyone, right? Nope. It was pouring buckets. A second flood, if you will. Luckily, our band director came prepared and had ponchos ready, so no woodwinds were harmed in this parade. The sad part of it was that our (awesome) uniforms would have gotten ruined if we had worn them in the rain. So we looked like a group of Fire-Mario/Fire-Luigi's from the original NES Super Mario Bros.

Also, one of the songs we were marching was Bob-Omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64.

The choir concert went excellent. My first semester to actually be in a choir, and I have to say, I love it. I definitely have a lot to learn about voice/singing, but I'm excited to learn it. 

Then at the end of of May, I went to my first Band Banquet. It was a lot of fun. We hung out, reflected on the last year, awards were given, and we finished out our night with our officially-unofficial band games, Spoons (if you've never played spoons, you need to change that. Literally go. Right now. Get several people and play spoons. You will not regret it.).

Anyway, that's been my life lately! I hope your spring has been as awesome as mine and I'll see you around!
Caitlin

Rose's Outfit of the Week~shopping my closet

Hello! I wore this same top here and wanted to show it with a different outfit. It's fun to see how many different combinations you can come up with from items you already own!

Peach button down: Gordmans {$14.99}
Floral skirt: Delias {$15}
Scarf: AE {$10}
Sandals: Forever21 {$16}
Flower: Gift-also seen here

~Rose

Rose's Outfit of the Week-A bit of spring!

Hello! 

I emerge from the dreary life of school finally able to enjoy this beautiful spring! Hope you all are able to do the same! To commemorate, today I wore a peach button down and green skinny jeans with a scarf belt and a necklace I put together. If you ever need a little bit more of a statement accessory...try clasping a couple of necklaces together, tie with a ribbon and add a flower clip or broach!

   I combined a gold color necklace, a pink pearl necklace, peach ribbon, and a gold rose broach from my grandmother. ~Rose

Peach button down: Gordmans {$15}

Green skinny jeans: Macy's Juniors {$20}

Metallic sandals

Nail polish: Maybelline NY~Green with Envy {$2.50}, Sally Hansen~Petal Pusher {$4}

Caitlin's Outfit of the Week #11

Hey everyone! Wow. It's been a very busy week over here. Just the time of the year, I guess. Everything seems to "graduate" at this time of the year. Seriously, think about it. All the plants and flowers "graduate" out of their wintry state. School being over, all the kids "graduate" out of school into the next grade. Not to mention high school/college graduation for some, they "graduate" into adulthood. Or maybe that was just a really bad analogy. But who's to say? Anyway, without further ado, here's my outfit this week.

 Purple Henley: Old Navy ($8)
 Skinny Jeans: Old Navy ($15)
 Gray Flats: American Eagle - bought on consignment ($5)
 Scarf: Thrift Store: ($1)
 Bracelets: DIY

Have an awesome week!
-Caitlin

Rose's Outfit of the Week #10

Hello! I hope everyone has been having a lovely week. I'm counting down...Only a week and a half of school left! How much longer do you have till summer break? I paired my circle top, leather belt and sandals with my striped maxi dress this week. The great thing about a maxi dress is you can wear it 2 ways. Like it is, or pair it with a shirt and you get a whole new look!

                I wore the dark brown  bracelet (DIY by Caitlin) 

and the flower bracelet 

(Apothetique)with this outfit.

 

Striped Maxi dress:Ross {$12}

Circle top:JCP

Leather belt: Gift

Leather sandals:Forever 21 {$16}

~Rose

Rose's Outfit of the Week #9

Hello everyone! Spring is here! Or at least it is today...Bipolar weather :) Coral, turquoise, and yellow are one of my very favorite color palettes, so that's what I wore today. Be sure and look here at our new series post for this month!

Turquoise peasant top:JCP
Skinny jeans: Kohl's{$25}
Blue "jelly" shoes:Kroger!{$2}
Turquoise ring:Souvenir
Yellow skinny belt:Target {$12.50}
Coral Nail Polish:Target,NYC brand

~Rose

How Rose and Caitlin Wear It #1

Hi everybody! Rose and I thought for our April special posts we would start a new series entitled "How Rose and Caitlin Wear It!" We've gotten started a little late this month, but we're still going to try to do 4 parts. In this series we're going to be taking pieces from our closets and trading them or taking similar pieces we both have and we're going to show you how we wear them differently. One of our favorite things to do is wear the same piece more than one way. We're kicking off the series with a leopard print belt that I found at the thrift store.

Rose matched the belt with her leopard shoes, jeans and a black chiffon top. 

I love her shoes so much, I want to steal them very badly. 

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You might remember this dress from an outfit of the week I did a while back. {See it here} In that outfit I wore a white dress shirt under the dress and accessorized with a black belt. It was a very professional and secretary-ish look. This time I went for a more fun and playful style with a pink dress shirt and the leopard belt. I love having versatile pieces that I can switch up from professional to playful.

Have a nice weekend!

- Caitlin and Rose

Caitlin's Outfit of the Week #10

Hey Everyone! Spring is coming! I'm quite excited about this development. So to celebrate this week's warm weather I created a springy outfit with that includes several colors.

Polka-dot top: Mossimo - bought on consignment ($4)
Skinny Jeans (rolled up into capris): Old Navy ($15)
Cardigan: Aeropostale - bought on consignment ($5)
Sandals: Payless ($7) 
Aviator sunglasses: Charming Charlie's ($10)
Earrings: Claires ($3)
Bracelets: DIY


Have a great rest of the week!
-Caitlin

Caitlin's Outfit of the Week #9

The weather is always changing here where Rose and I live. One day it's rainy and cold, the next it's sunny and warm. I even got out my summery sandals this week. After this very long winter, I'm very ready for summer! Enjoy!

White button shirt: Gap - bought on consignment ($5)

Pink crop pants: Gap - bought on consignment ($6)

Cardigan: Mossimo ($5)

Shoes: Payless ($7 on clearance)

Belt: Thrift store ($0.75)

Earrings: Claire's ($3)

Necklace: DIY

Have a nice weekend!

-Caitlin

Rose's Outfit of the Week #8

 Hello everyone!

I am very late in posting my outfit of the week for LAST week...School decided to make me go crazy for a bit. 
Well, it was just a little chilly and wet outside the other day, so I was looking through my closet for something to brighten the day when I found...My leather jacket from 8 years ago!It was from my favorite store in 6th grade: Limited Too-now called Justice. So glad I kept it all these years!

 

 

It still fits, is in good condition, and made my rainy day a lot cheerier! I just have to live with the fact that I'm wearing a jacket from a preteen store :) I've seen a lot of leather jackets in style lately, so I intend to wear mine quite a bit. So definitely be sure to shop your closet, you might have a wonderful treasure in there you haven't thought about in years! ~Rose

(faux)Leather Jacket: Limited Too/Justice {gift}

Red v-neck: Bellevue Passion Play {gift}

Skinny jeans: Delias on clearance, {$10}

Red canvas slip on shoes: Fred's {$5}

Caitlin's Outfit of the Week #8 (Doctor Who Edition!)

Hi everyone! 

Who's excited for the Doctor Who premiere this Saturday? I know I am!! So in honor of that I decided to make my outfit this week Doctor Who themed. For Halloween this year I dressed as the 11th Doctor 

(Matt Smith), so I already had the pieces. Originally I had a tweed blazer and a fez, but for this outfit, the idea is to make it into something a little more casual - something you could wear everyday. Enjoy!

White Shirt: Gap - bought on consignment ($5)

Cardigan: Mossimo - bought on consignment ($6)

Jeans: Old Navy ($15)

Shoes: Payless ($15)

Earrings: DIY

Suspenders, Bowtie, and Fez (not pictured): DIY w/ these tutorials - Suspenders, Bowtie, Fez

Sonic Screwdriver: ($12)

DIY Earrings

Sonic Screwdriver Flashlight

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Are you having a Doctor Who premiere party? If you are, I'd love to hear about it in the comments! Have an awesome week! 

Run you clever boy, and remember! (Oooh, I can't wait to find out what's going on with Clara!)

-Caitlin

Rose's Outfit of the Week #7

Hello everyone!

Hope you had a great week! Last week I did some wedding planning with my mom and sister. Afterwards, we treated ourselves to a little shopping for Easter attire! I found this Anne Klein emerald green top while we were out. I'm really happy about this one...Originally $79.00, it was on clearance at Ross for $8.49 :) 

  


 








Cardigan:Delias {Clearance $15.99}

Jeans:Delias {Clearance $9.99}

Belt:Gift

Boots:Delias

Peacock thread earrings:Gift

Turquoise stone necklace:JCP      

Earrings:Forever 21, necklace:American Living, JCP

Have you found a happy something for a great price recently? I would love to hear about it! Maybe you'll find something wonderful this weekend :)    ~Rose

 

Caitlin's Outfit of the Week #7

Hi Everyone! I have an audition for an Honor Band coming up in two days, so I've very busily been preparing an audition piece. But (thankfully) I did get to take a break from my practicing to make an outfit this week. 
-Caitlin

White Blouse: Gap - bought on consignment ($5)
Polka Dot Skirt: H&M - bought on consignment ($6)
Cardigan: Mossimo - bought on consignment ($5)
Leggings: Walmart ($5)
Flats: Payless ($15)
Earrings: Claires - on Sale ($3)
Bracelets: DIY

How to Look Chic in Black #6

Suede and Hemp Bracelets

 Hi Everyone! This weekend was slightly warmer than it usually has been. That being said I dug out my summer-y chic blackness and had a little fun this week. 
Hope you had a 
great St Patrick's day!

-Caitlin

Cardigan: Mossimo - bought on consignment ($5)
Blouse: Merona ($12)
Pencil Skirt: Xhilaration ($15)
Belt: Thrift store ($1)
Bracelets: DIY
Shoes: Gift

I agree with Caitlin, it was a wonderful weekend to be outside :) 

 I wore a flowy black maxi with bits of green accessories for St Patrick's Day!

  

 I thought it fitting to have this church's cross steeple for my backdrop since St. Patrick loved to share God's word with others in Ireland. ~Rose

                                          


Dress: Ross
Shoes: JCP Clearance {$8}
Bracelet: Apothetique {gift}
Necklace: JCP {Gift}
Earrings: Wet Seal {$4.50}

Rose's Outfit of the Week #6

Hello everyone!
 I procrastinated and didn't ever put an outfit up last week...ARgh! To make up for that, this time I'm doing an outfit that I wore 2 different ways. 

 I went dressier one eve with           

my new neutral heels, and               

"rope braided" hair        

                   

Then went to school next day-swapped heels for my comfy red flats and added a red polka dot scarf in my hair!

                                                                                    My outfit looked quite different by just changing the shoes and hair. It makes it easy to pick what to wear when you can put on the same thing with just a few different accessories!

close up of heels. {Rack Room Shoes}

How do you change up your outfits?                        ~Rose

Gray Boyfriend cardigan: GAP clearance {$8}

Cream crew neck: J Crew sale

Skinny Jeans: Delias Clearance {$10}

Red Canvas flats: Freds {$5}