Spring has sprung and Summer is around the corner!

Ok guys so the weather here is finally warming a bit, and its got me all excited for summer! But why am I so excited for this summer? Well this summer I predict that the trend will be very "free people" or "West coast" style. I love this style! Its actually become my style! Here's what it looks like:

Boho (bohemian) jewelry is
basically anything with arrows,
rocks, or feathers.

Messy hair styles come in all
shapes and sizes. Small braids
also add to the look. 

- Boho jewelry
- messy hair
- lacey tops
- dresses (my personal favorite)
- sandals

 Loose dresses and lacey tops are so easy and breezey. I love wearing dresses; they make me feel so girly. But maybe you are nervous about wearing a dress. Here is a little secret to help you feel more secure. Wear shorts under your dress! Genius idea I got from my mom when I was little.

I'm thinking up some fun things for this summer so stick close by!
Comment below and tell me what you think of this style.
                   

Here are some pictures of a beautiful lady who did my "New Year's Challenge" . She is very fashionable and her participation is inspiring. I love seeing how my blog is effecting people. Your comments and participation are really exciting for me, so keep it coming!



Upper section photo credit goes to Pinterest. 

DIY: Flares to Skinny's in 5 easy steps!!

I have these jeans that are made of a really comfy material but I never wear them because they are flared. So I decided project.
1. Get out a pair of skinny jeans you like the cut of and lay them down on top of the flares.
2. Make sure to line up the inside edge of both pairs of jeans.
3. Pin down the outside seam of the skinny's
The flares should look like this
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Make sure your pins are facing this way so that when you are sewing you can pull them out easier. -->
4. Sew as close to the pins as you can. 

On the out side of the first line you sewed,
sew a zig-zag line to make it stronger. 

5. Cut off the excess material on the outside of the seam.

Bu-Bye flared jeans! 

Hello super comfy skinny jeans!!

What do think of my first tutorial? 

Leave a comment and tell me how I did!

Winter Love!

So I finished the challenge and was surprised to find how much this challenge helped me! I used to hate trying to get dressed in the winter. I am are either dressed cute 

or warm, never both. But I finally figured it out!    

This was my day 9 outfit: Wear two prints together!

I was going to Baltimore with my friend and knew it was going to be cold so

 I had to do some closet shopping the night before. I came up with

my favorite plaid flannel shirt, and a striped long sleeve. I was excited with the fact

 that I was able to pull off winter socks with my combat boots!

I couldn't believe how comforting the warmth of a hat and scarf could be!

Here is day 7: Winterize a dress!

I actually wore this dress all summer, and now I can wear it in the winter too! 

I added leggings, a little half jacket, and legwarmers.

And this hat I wear almost every day. I love it!

These little slipper-ish shoes are so comfortable.

And yes those are legwarmers! I think a pulled them off pretty well.

I got all my day mixed up, so I didn't get a picture of everything. Sorry.

But I think this was a really good kick start to my 

winter fashion, and I am ready for more!

Do you have pictures of your favorite winter outfit? Or

 pictures of you during the challenge? I would love to put them on my blog!

Send them to:

ktbookworm96@gmail.com

Jeans and Heels!

Here is my day five outfit: Jeans and Heels! I keep forgetting to get a picture. :P These are some of favorite heels. I read somewhere that beige heels are a wardrobe necessity. I have found that to be amazingly true! They match absolutely everything!

So I know this challenge was unexpected, it even came up too quick for me! If you didn't get to start at day one that is fine. Just do it for fun!

1. Wear a scarf any way you want! It's winter and everyone has scarves, so this should be easy. 
2. Wear something that matches your purses! You might be surprised by how cool this looks.
3. Wear jewelry! And not just one bracelet or necklace, go all out and even layer. Maybe even try a statement necklace!
4. Dress like a character from a TV show or movie. One of my favorites to imitate is Emma Swan from "Once Upon a Time". It's simple yet snazzy!
5. Wear heels with your jeans! it can be boots with heels or sweet pair of actual heels. 
6. Wear a bright color! It doesn't have to be a lot just enough to make your outfit go *POP!*
7. Try winterizing a dress! Wear tights, boots, a cute jacket. You can do it!
8. Wear a cool belt! Big belt, sparkly belt, belt with a big buckle!
9. Wear two different prints together! Floral and polka-dots or plaid and stripes. I haven't never done this one before but I am excited about it! 
10. Good job! Congratulations! You made it all the ten days! Rock jeans and a t-shirt in celebration! But you have to rock it!  

New Year's Challenge!!

So I got the idea to do another challenge! This one will last 10 days starting January first. This challenge is designed to help you break out of last years style and try something daring! We will start off nice and easy, but first you have to promise me something. Promise me you will refrain from wearing yoga pants or there type, unless you are at home. It's just easier to put outfits together if they don't involve yoga pants. :P Ok are you ready? Here we go!

1. Wear a scarf any way you want! It's winter and everyone has scarves, so this should be easy.
2. Wear something that matches your purses! You might be surprised by how cool this looks.
3. Wear jewelry! And not just one bracelet or necklace, go all out and even layer. Maybe even try a statement necklace!
4. Dress like a character from a TV show or movie. One of my favorites to imitate is Emma Swan from "Once Upon a Time". It's simple yet snazzy!
5. Wear heels with your jeans! it can be boots with heels or sweet pair of actual heels. 
6. Wear a bright color! It doesn't have to be a lot just enough to make your outfit go *POP!*
7. Try winterizing a dress! Wear tights, boots, a cute jacket. You can do it!
8. Wear a cool belt! Big belt, sparkly belt, belt with a big buckle!
9. Wear two different prints together! Floral and polka-dots or plaid and stripes. I haven't never done this one before but I am excited about it! 
10. Good job! Congratulations! You made it all the ten days! Rock jeans and a t-shirt in celebration! But you have to rock it!  

I will try and post some pictures of my progress and you send me some of yours and I'll post those too!

Be sure to tell me what day you are wearing and send it to:

ktbookworm96@gmail.com 

Question Time!!

Q. What is the best way to wear a scarf?

A. Scarves are extremely versatile. Regular scarves can be

turned in to a vest and infinity scarves can be turn into a sweater. 

But the best is probably around the neck.

  

Q. What outfit works best with a leather jacket?

A. I most often wear my leather jackets with jeans 

and boots, But it does go well with

dresses and skirts too.

Q. Which iconic fashion trend do you wish had never come back?

A. The 90's grunge.

Q. Neckties or bow-ties?

A. Both. I like wearing neckties, but bow-ties are super spiffy on guys.

Q. What are the pros and cons of wearing tights?

A. In the cold seasons static can get pretty annoying.

But tights also make shorter skirts and dresses look less "scandalous". :)

Q. What is the best way to wear a baggy shirt/sweater?

A. I don't actually own either of these, but I

love the way they look with combat boots and skinny jeans.

Q. What is your opinion on long coats?

A. I think they are great for tall people. But for those

like my self, who may be on the shorter side its 

better that we stick with hip length jackets.

Q. Do you think you can have a fancy hairstyle while 

wearing just jeans and a t-shirt?

A. I'm not a hair pro but if you want to do it then go all out! =D

Q. What is a super quick and simple, yet formal hairstyle?

A. When all else fails go for a bun.

Q. What is hairstyle that you can do when you haven't

 washed your hair in days and still want to be presentable?

A. I would say french braids are your best bet.

Q. What is your favorite wedding dress style?

A. Right now I really love the mermaid style,

 and the princess style with and full tulle skirt. But who knows 

that might change by the time of my wedding.

A Bit More Fall Fashion -{]}

Here are some pictures of my fall outfits so far. You might notice I don't actually wear fall colors. Weird right? I don't do it on purpose, purples and blues just appeal to my eye more when I am shopping. 

                                   As you might be able to tell in the outfit above it was a 

                              rather rainy chilly day so I opted for boots and a thin long sleeve.

The outfit here came together surprisingly well. 

Again it was a drizzly so before I went out the door I grabbed a "holey" jacket.

 It kept the rain off but allowed a nice breeze in.    

On Sunday it was really quite frigid. When I walked in I was surprised

to see that my friend and I had dressed extremely similarly!

We both had sheer sweater/shirts, skirts, tights, and fashion combat boots.

Last year my trade mark was "accessorize, accessorize!" 

This year I'm going for "simplistic yet complex." 

Hey let's do some question and answers! Email me as many fashion questions 

as you can and I will see how many I can answer. My next post will include these questions and hopefully their answers. So get thinking, try to stump me. ;D
Email your questions to:
ktbookworm96@gmail.com
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(like my acorn?)

Here Comes Fall!

So guess what? Fall weather has arrived here in Virginia! For most people that means scarves, sweaters, boots, and jeans. But when the cold weather first peeked around the corner I was rather worried. Fall is that weird time when you can't wear shorts and t-shirts anymore, but long sleeves are often to hot by midday. Places like magazines and Pinterest make it seem so easy, but its not.

 So what's a girl to do?

   

See? Doesn't this look nice? But if you are like me you 

will be melting by noon.

A lot of people will try this look for the fall. Its cute but

 it has one problem. I hate to break it to you 

 but leggings and tights aren't pants. Please don't do this!

Since I failed to take pictures of my outfits, I created two outfits on a website called Polyvore. Here is my basic idea. Sheer tops allow you to wear long sleeves without boiling your skin. Thin sweaters or "holey" sweaters allow a bit of cool fall air flow. I myself have never been a sweater wearer but I rather enjoy sweaters like this. Leggings can be worn in the fall but under a skirt, as pictured, or long shirt/dress looks best. I didn't put in any scarves only because I don't really prefer to wear them. If you like scarves go for it! They are often the choice fall accessory.   

That's about all I have got for now. I will hopefully post some more pictures soon!

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Finally Spring!

So after a grueling winter of 70 degrees one day and
 28 degrees the next, I finally made it to spring! 

This is my favorite time of year, warm but not yet suffocating. :P
Hardly anything I wore this winter was worth posting.

A little glimpse at what I wore all winter...scary right?

Winter is definitely not my best dressed season!

I've been sewing alot this winter and thought y'all might like to see some of the stuff I've made.

This is a skirt used to be pants,

 but the pants didn't fit me cuz they were too big.

Sadly I learned that turning them into

a skirt made it bigger. :(

  

I add a ruffle for freer movement.

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This is a picture of my pants

 before I chopped them up.

 (back when they fit me)

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So now you know what I did this winter! Hey, how did you dress this past winter?

Send me a picture and I just might post it:

ktbookworm96@yahoo.com

Working on an Elsa dress to be posted soon!

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A Taste of Asian Fashion

 This is a special post for my sister who is spending 8 months in Asia. She sent me some pictures of the outfits she is wearing while there. They are very modest and cute. These outfits consist of a long dress-like shirt, and pants similar to skinny jeans. You might notices in the picture that the shirt is slit up to waist, this is to allow freer movement. This outfit was specially tailor for Carleigh.

 As you might imagine I greatly

appreciate that the outfits come in very 

bright colors and fun patterns.  

To me the biggest fashion no-no is pink and red together. My sister was, of course, all to excited to send me a picture of this shirt. There is a pink pattern running all over this red shirt!

But in truth it doesn't  half 

bad from far away.;D

Tie Day!

Thought I would share a picture of me and a couple of my friends from drama.

We all happened to wear a tie, and though each of our outfits are so 

different it seemed to work for all four of us. 

My friend Kayleigh gave me a good idea for another challenge.

We would have a theme every day like a Tie Day, or Boots Day.

It sounds fun to me!

An End to the Challenge

Hey guys! Sorry I didn't post anything for the final day of our challenge. I actually haven't stopped dressing different every day. It's addicting! Here is one of those outfits. I got the idea for this one from a friend. As soon as I saw his outfit I wanted to copy it. Black and red together make a very eye catching combo. Even though this outfit look simple it works!

My friend Tabitha sent me a picture of her an outfit of her's. She is wearing a cute pink dress, black shrug, and some pretty sweet boots. I think this outfit was very well put together. ->

This little darling is my sister Cassie. She has a great sense of fashion and is very stylish. In this picture she is wearing a cute yellow top, denim shorts, and flip-flops.
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So we have finally come to the end of our challenge. I hope that the Sunshine Explosion Challenge has put some "solar in your flair" and helped you to realize that there really is something to wear in your closet. But don't worry this is not the end our my blog; I will continue to post fashion advice and stuff. If you have an idea for another challenge let me now. And now a big THANK YOU! to everyone who participated in the challenge.

Second to last day! Day 29!!!

Day 29:

Guys, this is our second to last day of the challenge!

Here is a sunshiny outfit I wore yesterday.

I have on a little black dress with a purple tank and 

pink leggings underneath. That is my sister's colorful 

plaid shirt on top. Again I'm wearing those sparkly, zebra striped flats. :)

Extra Special Attention!

This is your last chance to to send me a picture of one of
your outfit! I will post it on my blog as part of my

 Sunshine Explosion Challenge!

Flood me with your pictures! Even those of you

who were already featured, you guys can send me another picture.

Send your final challenge outfits pictures to:

ktbookworm96@gmail.com

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What? Did you just say day 27?!

 Day 27:

Ok my peeps, I know its been awhile so here is 

one my outfits.This is a rather wacky shirt it has 

letters and zigzags all over it. The red pants 

technically don't match since there is no red in the

 shirt, but hey, you really can't tell. 

Can you believe this challenge is almost over? 

I said almost not yet so keep going!

Special Attention!

This my friend Cody. He is always dressing spiffy 

so I asked if I could put him on my blog.

He is wearing a purple shirt and striped tie.

On the bottom he has black

 pants and combat boots. I think the light brown

 belt and gold buckle, contrast really nicely.

   

Extra Special Attention!

These are my fashion savvy parents.
I have finally managed to get them on my blog.
My parents encouraged me to do this blog,
to show others that it is possible to be modest,
fashionable and have fun all at the same time.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when 
he is old, he will not depart from it.
(Proverbs 22:6)

Wait, what? Day 18?!

 

 Day 18:

I didn't actually wear this today, I wore a couple days ago.

(I keep forgetting to take a picture of my outfits) 

I'm wearing fun top that's hard to explain unless 

you see it, but I will try. It is striped, and has open shoulders,

with an elastic waist. A shell necklace, hemp anklet, and flip-flops 

give the outfit a summery look. 

Special Attention!

Here be my lovely friend Katie. She is 

going for the fall look here. She is wearing 

a brown shirt and a skirt with lots of fall colors in it.

She is also wearing a denim jacket.

Those invisible shoes seem to be catching!

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We have hit the half-way point!

 Day 14:
Oops missed a couple of days.
Sorry about that. Here is my favorite
outfit from the past couple of days.
It is a flowered dress with white shirt
and leggings underneath. I have converse
on my feet.
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Special Guest #1

To the right is Karley,

her red Phillies hat 

matches her red striped

skirt.

Special Guest #2

This is Mikey and he is wearing a hat too!

He's kinda going for for the black and green theme.

Dressing well is not just for girls!

Thanks Mikey for letting me put you on my blog!

I have decided it is very difficult to post on here every day,

I might do it a little less. I will still be doing the sunshine explosion challenge.

And please continue to send me picture of your outfits, I love seeing them! 

No way! Day 10?!

Day 10:

Here is my sweet young friend Lauren. She is wearing a silver bejeweled, purple shirt.

On the bottom she is wearing denim capris, and silver flip-flops.

And her earrings match!

Forgot to get a picture of my outfit today so we get to see
special guest number 5!
You could be a special guest on my blog too!
Just send a picture and description of your outfit to:
ktbookworm96@gmail.com

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