My “One For Someone Else”

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In one of my first blogs of the year, I decided to do one special thing for myself every month and one special thing for someone else every month. My “one for me” in January was joining the local Writer’s Guild. My “one for someone else” is close to my heart because it involved helping one of my former college roommates, Rachel. The second week in January, Rachel and her husband, Scott, sent out an email to their friends detailing their plans to adopt a young 13-year-old Ukranian girl. I kept it in my inbox because it spoke to my heart. They met […]

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The Month of Letters Challenge

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Call me “old fashioned”, but there’s something about snail mail that excites me! I love opening up the mailbox and finding a handwritten envelope with a card or even a letter in it! It’s definitely “old school” and most people prefer the quicker method of communication – email. Handwritten letters and cards, sent through the mail, convey a sense of intimacy. I think it provides a sort of connection that email cannot. You, the reader, can see the pen strokes in each word, in each letter. It’s personal. Letter-writing takes time and patience. Even picking out just the right card […]

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Dress Form Outfit: Fitted Florals

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I found this fabulous Betsey Johnson dress at a thrift store in Key West, Florida, several years ago. I’ve never worn it because it’s a size “Small” and it’s too tight. This floral dress is made of cotton and Lyrca spandex. I’ve paired it with a fuschia scarf, which I also used as a belt. Wearing the fuschia belt as a scarf (as seen above).

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Dress Form Outfit: Ombre Blues

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I received an antique dress form for Christmas! So what better way to use it than to dress it up! I put my blue Ombre style sweater on the dress form and it inspired me to “Ombre” something else… I recently purchased just less than one yard of white jersey material and a bottle of Kelly Green Rit Dye.  That will be a blog for another day! So stay tuned!

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