TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010
26 for 26
Have you heard of 30 for 30? You can check out the link, but basically it is this: You pick 30 items from your closet, shoes count, accessories do not, and you can only wear those items for 30 days. AND, you cannot shop for yourself for those 30 days. This means that you have to get creative with what you already have and saves you money. Both are things that I want to practice, so I have decided to do this myself. Only, Christmas is in 26 days (who's counting?) and I know I won't be able to resist those brown adorable shoes that I know I am getting, so I have revamped it to 26 for 26. I picked 26 items from my closet and I will only wear those for 26 days. I started with today's outfit so you can check that out. I am thinking that this will probably help with packing as well because we are going to be in Utah for 3 weeks and I usually go overboard, but now I don't have a choice (good thinkin Ruby).
So here is my line-up:
So here is my line-up:
(Pants, left to right: Bootcut jeans-JC Penney, Thrifted Abercrombie altered skinnies, khaki altered skinnies-Aeropostale, Skinny jeans-Kohls, Black leggings-Walmart) 10 cool points if you can find the lone Hot Tamale. Yum.
Jackets/shirt I forgot to put with other shirts, left to right: Gray cardigan-thrifted, purple tee-walmart, Striped ruffle jacket-thrifted, Black blazer-Dress Barn
(Skirts left to right: Black floral dress- thrifted, Gray Skirt- TJ Maxx, Floral brown-so long I can't remember)
(Shoes left to right: Black booties- Thrifted, Tan heels- Forever 21, Black Ruffle Heels- Ross, Boots- TJ Maxx, Black boots- Target)
(shirts left to right: Ruffle Plaid shirt-walmart, Tan shrug shirt- Thrifted, Gray striped shirt- Ross, Blue Plaid- Walmart, White and gray stripes- Ross, White collar striped- hmmm, good question..., blue and gray sweater- Thrifted AE, Red shirt with flowers- I made it (don't look too close, you might be able to tell), Gray cami- Gen-X)
So there are my choices for the 26 for 26. Want to do the challenge also? Check out 30 for 30 for all the rules.
Wannabe a Cowgirl Baby
Ok, so I don't necessarily look like a cowgirl, but have you noticed that I have an infatuation with plaid shirts and my boots lately? If you were going to ask for any clothes this Christmas, I would definitely make sure to mention plaid because it is super fun to layer with.
Recognize the pants? Yep, they are the newly skinnied ones :) I'm a big fan...of myself apparently since I made them...what I really mean to say is that I am excited they ACTUALLY turned out right. That makes two pants for the books.
Here are some cheap (all under $25) items to help you create this look on your own. Christmas maybe? If anything you can follow my example and take a peak at what is in style and then thrift it. Half of my outfit for this post was thrifted. I loves it, but that is because finding something awesome at the thrift store is like digging for gold. So satisfying when you find it.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
Marooned
On Day 2 of my 26 for 26, I decided to try a new accessory. Well, not new, but try to wear it a different way. I have 3 or 4 sashes that came as ties for shirts, or belts for skirts, that I just don't wear with those clothes. I have wanted to try and find a unique way to wear them and here is the result: I have just used this one as a belt and tied it in a bow in the back. I don't think there are any back pictures, but you can see it from the front. What do you think? Is this idea a keeper?
I have this thing with long sleeved shirts where I feel claustrophobic when I wear them so I always have to roll up the sleeves. Luckily it is still in the 50's here so I can do that without freezing. I also have another thing where when I wear collared shirts I feel like a boy, even though my mom has always told me I look nice in them, and don't think just because she is my mom that she said that because she is brutally honest (one time she told me I was ugly when I cry). She more than makes up for it though with all the WONDERFUL things she does for me and my 4 sisters (like raising us during that time of the month. I would have sold us off). Anyway, back to the collared shirt; so I took my red/maroon shirt with flowers and threw it on top to give it a more feminine look, and the sash to keep those curves. Then I put on my favorite pair of jeans to keep it casual. Next, my favorite pair of pumps (speaking of nice moms, these were a gift from her) and I have myself my Day 2 outfit.
I have this thing with long sleeved shirts where I feel claustrophobic when I wear them so I always have to roll up the sleeves. Luckily it is still in the 50's here so I can do that without freezing. I also have another thing where when I wear collared shirts I feel like a boy, even though my mom has always told me I look nice in them, and don't think just because she is my mom that she said that because she is brutally honest (one time she told me I was ugly when I cry). She more than makes up for it though with all the WONDERFUL things she does for me and my 4 sisters (like raising us during that time of the month. I would have sold us off). Anyway, back to the collared shirt; so I took my red/maroon shirt with flowers and threw it on top to give it a more feminine look, and the sash to keep those curves. Then I put on my favorite pair of jeans to keep it casual. Next, my favorite pair of pumps (speaking of nice moms, these were a gift from her) and I have myself my Day 2 outfit.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
Stripes and Florals Meet Again
I told you I loved this combination, but now I have found a different way to wear it. With my new thrifted scarf. Well, sort of new. It's been a couple of weeks, but I haven't been able to wear it too much, which is another reason why I am excited about this combination :)
(scarf: thrifted, shirt: Ross, cami: Gen-X, pants: thrifted and altered, shoes: gift from mamasita)
Yeah, this silly little man wouldn't quite gettin in the picture, but since he is a sicky poo with some sort of baby strep throat, I couldn't be a mean mom and trick him out of being in the shots like I normally do.
I had to do a closeup since the scarf and shirt are my favorite part of the outfit.
Ok, how to create this outfit on your own? It doesn't have to be a striped/floral combination, but if you want to try something new, experiment with a scarf and wear it like a bandit (that's what I think of when I see scarves like this, and it makes me happy). Also, if you haven't noticed already, I have this thing about matching my accessories; even though I am wearing a gray and black striped shirt, the scarf has some brown and cream flowers so I went with brown earrings and cream shoes. This is a simple way to pull an outfit together without being too matchy-matchy. Lets see how you wear your scarves...put a link in the comment section, or send me a pic via email.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
Wind Meet Hair; Hair Meet Wind
Bah, it is so windy here today. I thought I would get creative and have Matti take pictures of me while we all played at the park, but literally every time Matt pulled the camera out, the wind started up. So there are very few pictures today and in all of them my hair looks ratty and wind-blown.
Ah well, I should look at the bright side. Link was feeling better today and well enough to have a grand time at the park today. This park that we went to is super awesome and it is built of wood to look like a castle. Probably my favorite part though, is all the music makers they have around the playground. I love music so I am trying to brainwash Link early into loving it too. I don't know if he loved the music so much as just banging the pipes with a stick. I'm going to go with just loving to bang the pipes. O'well, I will just continue to play Death Cab all day and hope that it sticks :)
(Blazer: Dress Barn, Floral dress: thrifted, Boyfriend/skinny jeans: Kohls, Necklace: Hint of Vintage, Shoes: gift from mamasita).
I got a little crazy with day 4's outfit and wore my floral dress as a shirt. I kind of love it as a shirt and I think it is going to be my new favorite way to wear it. Anyway, I threw on my black blazer because although it is 70 degrees here, most of my readers are lookin at snow so I thought I would winter up the outfit for you all. (plus I just like it). Got my boyfriend jeans on to casual it up, and my go-to shoes. Funny how right after I tell you that I match my accessories I get crazy on ya and wear ablue necklace with beige shoes. I can get pretty wild sometimes.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2010
Cheating
Oh man! It is only Day 5 of the 26 for 26 and I am already cheating! Ok, but technically you could count these as pajamas since I am wearing pajama pants and I didn't see anything in the rules about not wearing pajamas (yes, I know this is a stretch). This is a special event though! OU is in the Big 12 Championship today against Nebraska. I am kind of freaking out because I have to wait 7 more hours to even watch the game. I want them to win SO bad. This is the last Big 12 Championship EVER since they are getting rid of the Big 12. And we can't let Nebraska take the title because they are part of the reason there won't be a Big 12 next year.
Ok, I am done with football babble...or at least until the game starts when I typically scream my head off (which has scared Link into tears on occassion...oops) and pace when it gets really intense. I am getting anxious already.
Ok, so here is my "pajama" outfit today. (p.s. mom let us open our OU Christmas presents early and I was pretty stoked to get these sweat pants).
Yes, I realize that my Heisman pose is lacking, and that I look like a girl ("that's what I am halfwit", "yes, but today you look it!"....anyone?....Ever After). The way I am holding this pose makes me slightly embarrassed, but I had to do a football pose, it was necessary for a day like today. Matt's Heisman pose was much better, but he is kind of hot that way.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010
Pink Tights
I wanted to wear a little color today, so I was pretty excited when I realized my shirt that I picked out had some pink lines because I had just found a pair of pink tights hidden in my drawer, nearly forgotten. I have to say they worked well together, or at least I think so :)
You can't really see the pink lines, but trust me, they are there. If I could give you one thing of advice on color tights: don't build your outfit around them. They should be a last thought of color.
Ok, this is a short post today because I want to go play outside with my little man. I kind of love our adventures.
Labels: 26 for 26, 30 for 30, pink tights
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010
Show Off
Yes, I am admitting that I am a show-off. But once again I am excited that I was able to make something that turned out awesome. I made this bib necklace today, (tutorial) and I was pretty pumped to wear it and the best part is I didn't break an 26 for 26 rules because although it is new, I made it with left over fabric. And it is an accessory and I can have as many of those as I want right now. See? Awesome.
I would also like to take a moment, while I am being a show-off, to announce that I have finally beaten Matt in a game of Monopoly. After 4 years of marriage (well, it will be 4 this Wed), and many a games I have never beat him until last night. Boo-yah. It is not that I am a competitive person....wait, what? Of course I am! I am a Bailey. We call you names and beat you if we don't win. This might be why Matt said "I am kind of glad you won tonight". Oops. Maybe I should work on being a soreloser winner Ok, I obviously need to work on both.
Labels: 26 for 26, bib necklace, black booties, blazer,striped shirt
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010
Fly Like An Eagle
I don't know what it is, but I have been in a cleaning and crafting mood lately. Crafty moods happen often, but cleaning ones? Not so much. Matt is probably very excited with my cleaning mood because he is usually the one who keeps the house in order. Wives, you may be thinking "jealous" but sometimes it is like living with your mother, "Ruby, pick up your craft stuff before Link gets to it" or "Ruby, you have gotten glitter everywhere!". So it is kind of a trade: I get to live with mother occasionally, but husband puts the toilet seat down all by himself (his mom taught him well).
(shirt: Walmart, belt: thrifted, cami: Gen-X, pants: altered Aeropostale, boots: TJ Maxx, Earrings: Hint of Vintage)
You might notice me making an effort to show you my earrings. That is because while in this crafty mood I decided to make some boho feather earrings. I am kind of REALLY in love with them so you will probably see them a lot. I also added some to Hint of Vintage just so I could share this love with you. Now we can all be grateful for my crafty moods.
Labels: 26 for 26, 30 for 30, cowboy boots, day 8, feather earrings, khaki skinnies, plaid shirt
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010
Happy Anniversary
It is mine and Matt's 4th year anniversary! And in celebration of it, I put together an outfit that Matt would appreciate :) He is very particular sometimes and one of the things he really likes is when my hair is in a ponytail. Of all the things, he likes a ponytail. Now for some women this would be awesome for you because you would never have to do your hair, but for me this is a bit of a challenge. Ever since I was young I loved to do my hair. Even when pajamas made up my entire 8th grade wardrobe, I still always had my hair done. I would buy magazines just to get ideas about how I could do my hair. Ok, I think you get the point. So Matti, this one is for you. Love you baby.
Sweater: thrifted AE, pants: altered Aeropostale, boots: uhhh?, belt: husbands, necklace: made it.
You know by now that I am a show-off so I obviously had to post some pics of the other bib necklace that I made.
Ok, so now you know about Matt and the ponytail. Are there things that your significant other likes you to do?
Labels: 26 for 26, anniversary, gray and blue sweater, khaki skinnies, modest fashion, ponytail, yellow bib necklace
Haven't I Seen This Before?
Maybe you remember seeing these items together before? Yes it is true that I am wearing my skirt as my shirt. Kind of how I wore my dress as a shirt a couple of days ago. Plus I am wearing black with brown. I feel like such a rebel. Come to think of it, I actually painted my finger nails red on one hand and green on the other. Yep, I think that settles it, I'm a rebel. Rebel Ruby.
Leggings: Walmart, Shoes: TJ Maxx, Skirt/shirt: ?been too long, belt: thrifted, jacket: thrifted
I have a treat for you guys: Here is a little taste of it.
Cute beanie, right? Well I will tell you where to find it next week so you can look sexy while bundling up for the cold weather. Plus...do I hear a giveaway coming? Um, yep I think I do.
Labels: 26 for 26, Beanie, floral with stripes, skirt for shirt, stripe jacket
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
Easy T-shirt and Jeans mix
This post is coming to you a little later than usual because I have been spending the day with my bestie here in Oklahoma. While I was getting ready to go out with bestie, I was doing my hair and got a rat's nest. This probably wouldn't bring back any memories to the normal person but it brought fun memories back to me.
My best friend since we were 5 (Manda, that's what I call her, it is actually Amanda) and I used to collect really weird things: rocks, new carpet shavings....rats nests. Yes my friends, rat nests. You know, when you are brushing your hair and you get a know and then you brush the knot and it is this ball of hair in your brush. That is a rat's nest. I had gone over to Manda's house after school and she showed me her new rat's nest collection. I was so intrigued (as I usually was at anything Manda was doing because it always seemed so cool) and so when I brushed my hair the next day and got a rat's nest I got super excited about it and ran it over to her house to add to her collection. But, she looked at me all grossed out and said "um, this is just for MY rat's nests". I was not saddened, I just went home and started collecting them myself. The good news? I DO NOT have that collection anymore, even though I am sure it would sell for millions. I have moved on to cooler collections like stamps and coins. You know, normal ones that you aren't embarrassed to show people.
Now to my outift:
My best friend since we were 5 (Manda, that's what I call her, it is actually Amanda) and I used to collect really weird things: rocks, new carpet shavings....rats nests. Yes my friends, rat nests. You know, when you are brushing your hair and you get a know and then you brush the knot and it is this ball of hair in your brush. That is a rat's nest. I had gone over to Manda's house after school and she showed me her new rat's nest collection. I was so intrigued (as I usually was at anything Manda was doing because it always seemed so cool) and so when I brushed my hair the next day and got a rat's nest I got super excited about it and ran it over to her house to add to her collection. But, she looked at me all grossed out and said "um, this is just for MY rat's nests". I was not saddened, I just went home and started collecting them myself. The good news? I DO NOT have that collection anymore, even though I am sure it would sell for millions. I have moved on to cooler collections like stamps and coins. You know, normal ones that you aren't embarrassed to show people.
Now to my outift:
T-shirt: Walmart, belt: thrifted, cardigan: thrifted, scarf: Christams present, boots: TJ Maxx, jeans: JC Penney
Want to make a cowl out of a scarf that you already have? Take the scarf ends and then tie them together with ribbon. Voila! Easy peasy cowl. That is what I did with this scarf :)
Labels: 26 for 26, cardigan, modest fashion, modest fashion sense, t-shirt and jeans
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010
The Grand Finale!!
And here they are! The remaining oufits :) This was a super fun day full of MANY activities. One of which being taking all these pictures. Though it may seem a small task, it actually took a couple of hours to create, change into, and photograph each outfit. Luckily I had my bestie Shawna and her sister (basically my other sister) Kelley. Otherwise this could have been a very excruciating process having to set the timer, pose, "click", set the timer, pose, "click"....you get the idea. It was also fun to have them there with me and to get their input. This also meant a variety of backgrounds which I am sure will be refreshing since I really only give you 2 different ones normally.
Without further adieu, the last 10 outfits:
Get crazy and put different shades of the same color together.
Try putting a belt OVER your blazer and shirt the next time you wear them. Also, adding jeans with a blazer helps keep it casual.
Try booties with rolled up jeans :)
For a casual yet AWESOME look, try a tee over your plaid shirt. I have to say this was one of my favorite outfits today.
Oh, yes, the sexy bum pose, I have to say I look very ragged in all these pictures. (which reminds me of when my friend's husband told her she looked "ragged" while we were camping. If looks could kill? He would be dead dead).
I am a big fan of the side messy braid.
Throw a cowl on to add a little dimension to any ol' outfit.
Striped jacket over striped shirt added a little somethin somethin to this outfit.
Hmm, just spying on the neighbors. I still don't know what they look like. Is that weird? Maybe I should bring them a Christmas present and get to know them.
Love to add leggings/thick tights to keep warm with my dresses in the winter. Not to mention I love the look of fun tights. (Kara, I didn't get to tell you I LOVED your tights Sunday :D)
I saved my favorite for last. I added my big oversized shirt and threw it over my floral dress. Then to keep my curves just added a belt. This kept the three colors rule: I am wearing at least three colors, one with a bold print.
There you go, my last outfits. It was pretty fun putting all these together I have to admit. Now my house looks like a tornado went through it though because all of my clothes and accessories are in a pile in the living room (my changing room today), and I haven't had time to pick them up because it has been so busy. A good busy, though, full of fun times with my Young Women. I just love being able to hang with them every Wednesday. They are probably some of the funniest people I have every met :)
Well, I am off to bed because I am WORN out. Peace.
