january 14-15 {blah}

is it just me, or do you get discouraged with getting dressed and posting to your blog if you have an outfit or two early in the week that were misses?  this is what i wore on monday and i felt so incomfortable in it all day.  i was thankful to be holed up in my office all day aside from one quick meeting with my boss so i didn't have to see anyone!  what's wrong with it? 

i wanted to bring in another color and immediately thought of the magenta pumps on the left i got at target over the weekend.  i have a goal this year to add more colored shoes to my closet and was willing to take the plunge at $14.98.  they're my normal size, but something about the hidden platform and higher than high heel made them incredibly uncomfortable and pinchy.  i was thankful i wore flats into the office and carried these in my bag to change into and didn't wear them outside as they were promptly returned.  i wanted my shoes & necklace to match, but even though i have a lot of accessories, i am still missing certain colors of necklaces.  the necklace is more red/coral toned and my eye can immediately pick out that my shoes and necklace didn't match as well as i would have liked.  finally:  the button-down is another boy's shirt from the goodwill, donated target stock.  it fits but it's still a bit baggy in the sleeves and of course the sleeves are too short length-wise so i had to roll them up so it didn't appear as if i had shrunk the shirt in the dryer.  the cut and fabric of the blouse also feels more casual paired against the full, girly skirt.  maybe i should stop buying little boy's shirts?? 

______________________________________________

here's what i wore on tuesday--i love this skirt, but the sweater is too tight and showed too many lumps.  i tried the tank-top trick over the button-down so the buttons didn't press through and show through the sweater, but it just made for too many layers and i couldn't get them smoothed out.  maybe i also have bad posture!

let's chat / do you share your "outfit fails" on your blog?  what are your thoughts my outfits so far this week?  you can be honest, seeing as how i've already pointed out all of the flaws i see!

monday (camel)

 

jh collectables blazer {thrifted}   handmade (by me) skirt & necklace
old navy turtleneck   american eagle eve ruffle flats

i went to savers on saturday, as i had a $3 off a $10 purchase coupon that was going to expire at the end of the month.  i haven't been there in a very, very long time.  however, savers has something going for it:  they have a large scarf collection, which the goodwills in my area do not, so that was my focus this shopping trip.  en route to the scarves in the back corner of the store, my eyes zoned in on this cute camel blazer that was on the end of a rack i passed.  i checked the size, price, and draped it over my arm to try on as i headed towards the scarves.  turns out, it pretty much fits like a glove and the $6.99 price tag, in addition to an unopened package of tights for $2.49 and a john weitz scarf for 99 cents, helped me reach my $10 limit easily.  i loved this blazer so much that i immediately came home and made this skirt to wear with it this week.  don't look at it too long or you'll go cross-eyed!  did you thrift anything good this weekend?  what do you think of this blazer?

{enter my giveaway for a handmade skirt!}

monday (seeing double)

 isaac mizrahi scalloped blouse {thrifted}   merona cardigan

handmade (by me) skirt   american eagle flats   f21 belt {thrifted new}

i actually wore this outfit on friday, but since i'm out of town this week i thought i would wait and post it today.  did anyone notice that i have already made a skirt out of this same fabric, just with a blue print?  no one?  okay, good.  i guess i was drawn to the print but didn't even realize it until i brought this piece of fabric home that i already had it!  that just goes to show you what a fog i can get in when i am roaming the fabric racks at joanns, especially when there is a major sale.  my stash is getting pretty big though, so i either need a full week off to do nothing but sew and/or i need to think of some other simple sewing projects i can make to work down my stash.  any ideas for me?