sallyinstpaul4 days agoMy Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: June AdditionsWith the official first day of summer behind us, the warm-to-hot weather has arrived even here in Minnesota. It's definitely time to get...
sallyinstpaulJun 15How to Wear Stripes With Stripes: SIA Hallucinogenic Toreador by Salvador DaliShelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the amazing painting The...
sallyinstpaulJun 13OOTD x5: June Skirt Outfits For Work and PlayIt's June and summer has arrived in Minnesota! After a very long period of pants-based outfits (since last October?), I've started...
sallyinstpaulJun 618 More Bird Print Outfits For SummerWhen I posted my previous bird print outfit round-up in May, several commenters were (quite reasonably!) surprised that I have a total of...
sallyinstpaulJun 1Print Mixing With Animal Prints: SIA Leisure Lady With OcelotsTerri at Meadowtree Style is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected an extremely compelling commentary...
sallyinstpaulMay 23Design a DIY Bracelet Set: Start With a Pink Outfit (Spring)Today I'm back with another example of designing a coordinated DIY bracelet set with a mix of paper bead bracelets and stone/glass bead...
sallyinstpaulMay 1615 Warm Weather Bird Print Outfits To Inspire Your Summer StyleThe theme for this month's Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is Birds & Feathers. Do I have bird prints? Oh do I have bird prints! I did an...
sallyinstpaulMay 9Design a DIY Bracelet Set: Start With a White Floral Shirt (Summer)Today I'm back with another example of designing a coordinated DIY bracelet set with a mix of paper bead bracelets and stone/glass bead...
sallyinstpaulMay 4OOTD: Style Imitating Art - "Renee" Scrappy Square by Anne M. BrayShelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art, and she selected a set of 50 upcycled fiber pieces...
sallyinstpaulApr 20OOTD: Style Imitating Art - The Great Mystery of Water by Christi BelcourtTerri at Meadowtree Style is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art, and I absolutely love her artwork of choice for Earth...
sallyinstpaulMar 28My Scarf 2022: March Additions - Part 1Since March is quickly coming to a close, it's definitely time to share the monthly additions to the capsule wardrobe based on this...
sallyinstpaulFeb 23OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Decline of the Day by Emperor Ham NghiSalazar at 14 Shades of Grey selected this Impressionistic landscape for the challenge because of its history: it was painted by Emperor...
sallyinstpaulFeb 1630 Wears: Olive PantsAs I mentioned in my first 30 wears post way back in June, for a few years now, I have adopted the 30+ wears / <$1 cost per wear (CPW)...
sallyinstpaulFeb 7My Scarf 2022: February AdditionsIt's time to add some new items to the capsule wardrobe based on this scarf, color palette, and mascot. Here is where we left things in...
sallyinstpaulJan 26OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh by RembrandtI'm not surprised that this Rembrandt portrait of his wife caught Terri's eye for the Style Imitating Art challenge. Saskia's decked out...
sallyinstpaulJan 173 Layered Necklaces: The Good Buy Book - New Things EditionWelcome to another round-up of three layered necklaces that I have worn as part of my outfit of the day with discussion of how I put...
sallyinstpaulDec 29, 20216 Scarves 2021: December Additions, #4 Olive & Beige, KiwiFor an introduction to the 6 Scarves 2021 project, see this post. For a description of my method, see this post. I have been looking...
sallyinstpaulDec 13, 2021OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Snow Shadows by Tom ThomsonThe Snow Shadows painting for this week's SIA (Style Imitating Art) challenge got so many ideas going in my head that I put together 3...
sallyinstpaulDec 9, 2021My Fall/Spring Daily Dozen + Long Over Lean Outfit Formula + Layered Necklace EssentialsA few days ago, Liz at Closet Play Image posted about her Daily Dozen aka Wardrobe Workhorses: 12 pieces that bring the most value to her...
sallyinstpaulDec 6, 2021OOTD x3: Sweater + Jeans + Scarf + Necklace FormulaIn this "other people would call it winter but this is Minnesota so it's really still autumn weather for us" period from mid-November...