Military Monday style & Cyber Monday from Fashion Junkee

Happy Monday, it's always hard after a long weekend to go back to the grind on Monday but today was even harder with the gloomy skies and rain. Luckily my Fashion Junkee tunic in green is so comfy and stylish, I can go to work and about my day in style without being uncomfortable.

I paired this amazing top with some camouflage leggings I had from Marshall's and my OTK (over the knee) eBay scored Forever 21 suede high heel boots. This top really is versatile and again did I mention comfy. I could wear it all day every day if I had enough of them. I went with a medium and normally can wear a large in most tops but it is oversized. I was hoping by sizing down it wouldn't lose the oversized look, and lucky for me it's just right. 

I scored these boots for under $25 and couldn't resist since they retail for close to $45 in store. They are brand new and easily my favorite pair of high heel boots for this season. I have several OTK boots in black and grey, these are the perfect time of brownish grey. Just wanted I wanted so I can wear them with grey and brown tones. 

Got a mail delivery from my favorite Etsy shop, Fawninginlove today and wow I am so in love with my new Bison/Buffalo skull necklace that matches my ring. She also sent me a gorgeous opalite triangle pendant necklace I adore. Opalite is one of my favorite stones or gems love how it glows and the energy it has. 

Be sure to head over to Fashion Junkee for their Cyber Monday sale, they have lots of markdowns along with an additional 20% and a mystery prize for orders over $150. Love this site and have been shopping with them for a while. Customer service is top notch, fast shipping and high quality fashion.  Use code CYBERMONDAY15

  

Here you can see both of the lovely new necklaces and my ring. Also wearing a bar necklace that was part of a set from Pacsun and of course my charmed arms are Alex and Ani beauties. 

Here's to a happy Monday and the start of another fabulous week xoxo. 

Where to shop:

FawninginLove Etsy

Oil Wash Olive Top Fashion Junkee

Don't forget to use above code and if you want you can mention my blog so they know where you found them, would mean a lot to me xoxo

Weekend Wanderlust wear

I want to start off by saying, I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I had a lovely time with my family and enjoyed decorating our tree Friday. Still a lot of decorating to do with lights on the outside and little things inside but this year keeping it simple since things have been rather hectic lately. I am very excited for Christmas break with my daughters and some time to unwind without so much on my plate. I have made several New Years resolutions already for the upcoming year and really looking forward to all that is to come. Looking back on 2015 I had so many amazing experiences and memories that I can't imagine what is to come for 2016. Hopefully lots of wonderful new memories and adventures✨ I am open to just about anything new and ready to really spread my wings this year. I feel like as my children get older I am really starting to enjoy the time I have for me.  After several years of being a stay at home mom on and off, I have learned over time it is okay to make time for myself and focus on me instead of just being mom. Through this experience I have truly become happy with who I am and trust me for a couple years there I was lost trying to find out what I wanted to do, but life has this funny way of always working itself out. If things are meant to be they happen. I really believe if you are a kind and good person great things happen.  I am so grateful for all the support and kindness that has been extended to me by not just my blog readers but by the many amazing people I have met from school, work, and social media.  Now onto my weekend wanderlust and fun fashion.

Yesterday we decided to head over to a local market that has lots of booths from food, hand made items and more. I always love to visit the local markets and support local small businesses. I found some amazing gifts for the holidays along with some great produce and fresh made bread. 

My Saturday look was casual wearing my Wanderlust graphic tee from Tilly's paired with some American Eagle skinny jeans with torn knees and a long knit duster I got on clearance from Pacsun. I finally broke out my canvas tote I got last spring from Forever21, last time I used this was over the summer on our family trip. I love the feather graphic and deer head pin. Canvas totes are great for taking shopping because they are light weight yet large enough to carry your purchases as well.  The gorgeous arrowhead necklace I am wearing is made by Simply Quinn's and I will post the link to her etsy shop below along with a code for 20% off for my blog readers. Bracelets are Alex and Ani then my shorter necklace was a three piece set from Pacsun. 

Above these gorgeous bracelets are from Rose Gonzales designs and I actually won these off a contest she had on Instagram. I love the colors and that they can be worn mixed and matched with many of my other pieces. 

On Friday we had to purchase a new fake tree for the house, it seems last year both trees we own decided to have some of the lights go out. They didn't have the feature where one light burns out and the rest stay on sadly so I had to make do last year adding a strand of lights to the areas that were burnt out. It wasn't easy to find a tree we liked, I didn't want to spend $200 but at the same time I like a full realistic looking tree. We always had real trees until we discovered my daughter was allergic and my cat decided he wanted to eat the needles. We had a gorgeous tree for our living room we got after Christmas almost ten years ago for $30 that retailed for over $200 but since we needed one right away I went with a 7.5 foot tree Walmart had on sale for Black Friday. It was only $70 and looks amazing. It isn't as wide as I like but after Christmas I hope to find one like my last one, I saw one perfect already at Walmart with clear lights for $199 hopefully they will have some left then I will use this one in my family room. We usually do two trees haven't decided if I am doing that this year since I am keeping it simple, but my family room is a smaller area and this new tree is beautiful with both white and colored lights, it would work perfect there. We plan to donate the two trees we have to families in need that don't have a tree along with some ornaments and lights. Every year we enjoy the local adopt a family holiday programs, also my girls school adopts a family for each class. I know the trees will be very appreciated by someone. 

My Friday outfit was this fall graphic tee by Robby and Dee Studio on Etsy paired with my Walmart flannel, Rag and Bone elephant bell jeans and Pacsun necklace. 

Above photo was taken after my daughter had applied my makeup the day before and was back to my natural self for Friday. It was awesome to see how much she knows about makeup and to have a glam look for the holiday. I really did enjoy it and I am more open to having her do my makeup in the future for fun. 

After we had the tree up I decided it was time for some comfy clothes to decorate the tree so after a shower I threw on this soft vintage graphic tee with a buffalo. It is an old tee so I don't have a link for this tee but I will find some close styles for anyone who likes Buffalo/Bison as much as I do and add to the link below. I paired it with some tie dye gray sweats by Pam & Gela, love this brand. I purchase 90% off my collection off eBay then the other 10% off their site when they have sales. For Black Friday I ordered several graphic tees, a black dress, camo skirt and some more jogger style bottoms. They have the best tees and tanks. I love all their designs. 

Use my link for 20% off Pam & Gela

http://pamgela.refr.cc/V5JQV7N

My Tilly's floral dress with thigh/knee height slouch socks and suede black boots. Boots are Steve Madden and very old, dress and socks are from Tilly's. The necklaces are Forever21 and Blackblackmoon. 

Love this dress it's cute with leggings or tall socks and boots. 

I paired it with my shaggy fringe best here for a more bohemian look. 

Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. Xoxo 

 ( Sorry for typos I left up over night had proofed it for misspellings but did not read the entire post over and a lot of my did were turned to didn't, I recently got the new iPhone 6s plus and I am still getting use to my keyboard and auto correct is always the worse on my phone.  I am working hard to make sure typos are corrected and all posts are proof read, everyone makes mistakes.  Also I am not a writer so I try to post more photos and links lol)

Where to shop;

Thankful heart❤️

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. On this day I am so grateful and thankful for everything. Sixteen years ago I had the most amazing and memorable Thanksgiving day ever, when I gave birth to my first child. She wasn't due until December and I had a doctor's appointment the day before, they told me I wasn't going to be going into labor and to have a great holiday weekend. I left and decided since my doctor was right by the mall that we would go get our Christmas shopping done since I would most likely have her in the next couple of weeks. We honestly didn't think I would be up for shopping after I had her so we wanted to get it out of the way. After several hours of shopping and walking the mall I went home to make some pies for dinner the following day and half way through felt sick, something just suddenly came over me and the smells were making me nauseous, I was super tired but most of all I felt like my stomach had dropped and had a ton of pressure in my lower back. I went to bed early and woke up at 2 am to a sensation like something had popped in my tummy then when I went to get out of bed realized my water had broken. We went to the hospital shortly after and I was admitted by 5 am and she was delivered, with her eyes wide open as the doctor told us, a few minutes before the kick off to the Dallas vs. the Dolphin's football game. My Hubby being a Dallas Cowboy fan I remember him joking about how he hoped she would arrive before kick off and she did. It was the most amazing Thanksgiving for our entire family and the start of our own little family. Since that day Thanksgiving has become an even more meaningful day and one of the most thankful days of our lives. 

Below is a tee shirt I ordered back several months ago and couldn't think of a better tee shirt from my collection to wear on this Thankful day. I love the simple design of a heart with the word thankful, because I have a very thankful heart today. 

Tee by Sweet_T's on Etsy will add link below along with links to my crystal necklace from Fawninginlove also from Etsy and more..

My blue agate ring is from Adam Rabbit on Etsy and the bangles are all Alex and Ani.

My flannel is from Maurice's. Love how soft it is and lighter weight. Has a crochet lace like detail on the back. 

JCrew distressed boyfriend jeans. Love these so much have three pairs. 

My kitchen Thanksgiving morning while watching the parade I made some home made mashed potatoes to take to my in laws. 

My daughter did all my makeup tonight for dinner using her new makeup she got and some tips from my friend Vanessa who came to the house the other night to teach her how to apply makeup and some other tips. I have worn fake lashes a handful of times, and they really make such a huge difference and it was fun to wear for the day. I am not a makeup girl my daughter wears it daily but I only wear it for special occasions usually, for work I might wear some mascara and lipgloss but it was fun. She really is good and has a knack for it for sure. I did not have her apply the contouring stuff she learned because I have sensitive skin and I will break out if I wear a lot of makeup for long but what she did apply looked great. The lashes were the biggest change and half way through I was ready remove them but they were a lot of fun. I did a pin up style shoot for my hubby a few years ago for Valentine's Day and they made me wear heavy makeup for the camera and really long thick false lashes, I remember when she was done I didn't even recognize myself. For me this is a kick because I was always a bit of a tomboy growing up, I wasn't like my daughter at 16 wearing makeup and spending money on expensive makeup then as I got older I have had phases I wore makeup but I have never worn lashes daily. I am a blonde so I have always penciled in or have my eyebrows tinted or you wouldn't see them, they are basically invisible. I got her these lessons because I wish sometimes when I was her age I would have learned to do makeup and been more into those things. I also wanted her to learn how to apply it correct and if she is spending a fortune on makeup wanted her to have the right stuff. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot of stuff myself for when I do have a date night or event to go to. Props to the ladies who take the time to wear a full face of makeup daily, it is very time consuming and I am in awe sometimes at some of the many beauty bloggers and vloggers I have seen who are so talented. I am amazed at what some can do with makeup. My friend who came by to teach my daughter is amazing and really knows her stuff. It was really fun and I know for some fun styled shoots for the blog I may have them do my makeup again. 

My outfit for dinner is s chunky rust color sweater I got from the awesome Fashion Junkee, and some leggings that match perfectly from Forever21 paired with some old Steve Madden OTK slouch style black suede boots. You can literally scrunch them like socks lol, so 80's I know but they are really cute boots and I never could bring myself to get rid of them. Happy I didn't because I wear them all the time now. 

FashionJunkee

They are having huge sales for black Friday and Cyber Monday make sure to check out their site and of course Instagram @FashionJunkeeDotcom.  Be sure to mention my blog xoxo

Have a great Thanksgiving. Xoxo 

Shopping links;

Crystal Necklace, Fawninginlove Etsy

Agate Ring, Adam Rabbit Etsy

Feature Designer: Nita Angeletti

Nita Angeletti

I have posted a few times about this talented designer and some of her amazing pieces. Pam over at The Ehler's Co, Passion for Fashion Ebay shop was the person who first showed me some of her amazing creations. Thanks to Pam I have had the joy of being introduced to Nita and exchanging many emails.  She was so kind to send me some boot cuffs and I also have a scarf with button cuff that can be worn on scarf or on your wrist also.  She is so talented and I really wanted to take the time to feature more of her one of a kind art work and details about this creative lady.

Nita Angeletti received a B.F.A from The Juilliard School, Drama Division, under the direction of the late John Houseman.  Upon graduating she joined The Acting Company.  Her performance career includes acting as well as dance.

Following her heart, these intense theatrical roots led her naturally into the world of design and decoration.  She considers herself an artist/designer who encompasses all areas of fabric manipulation and surface design where the "thread" to whatever she is working on is textiles.  She uses fabric as if it were paint, layering, creating shadows and highlights.  She also paints and dyes a lot of her materials.  All of her work reflects a sophisticated orchestration and arrangement of unusual combinations of texture and color. Her "collage style" distinguishes her work. Something that being an interior designer myself for many years and now working in fashion really can appreciate.  She is so talented and has such an amazing eye with textures and design.  

Her one of a kind "doll sculptures" are collected internationally and have been in numerous galleries and shows, including CFM Gallery, NYC; Stricoff Gallery, NYC; The American Folk Art Museum, NYC; Wachtanoff Gallery, Moscow.

She has designed and built costumes for all of the major NYC holiday windows, including Macy's, Herald Square, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor, Bloomingdales, and many more.

Her current focus is on her "wearable art" accessories featuring one of a kind headpieces and neckwear. Her bibs and chokers seem to have taken "center stage" where she continues to unleash and refine her creativity and illustrate her passion for textiles.  

She has recently created some scarves and boot cuffs that are still showing her unique talent and creativity, you can find many of her items at The Ehler's Co, Passion for Fashion, link below and her recently opened Etsy shop.  I have posted a few photos of some of her work along with some of the pieces I own that I style with my everyday outfits.  Hope you enjoy Nita's work as much as I do and make sure to check out more of her creations using the links below.  Thank you.  XOXO

From her Doll Creations

Boot cuffs handmade by Nita Angeletti

Scarf with button cuff all handmade by Nita

Here you can see her amazing eye for color, texture and design in this bib style neck piece.

You can find most of the items pictured and more designs by Nita at The Ehlers Co Passion for Fashion link below. Be sure to mention my blog for 20% your purchase.

The Ehlers Co, Passion for Fashion eBay

Boudoir Violette by Nita Angeletti Etsy Shop

Florida winter fashion

I wanted to do a blog post with some cute fashion styles and outfits that can be worn for winter in warmer climates. Not everyone has cold winters where we can wear layers of clothes. Here where I live we do get cool fronts, we actually have one right now but cool is mid 60-70's and during the day with the sun it feels warmer. I love all the winter trends, sweaters, puffer vests, quilted jackets, coats, tall socks and boots, leg warmers and hand warmers, you name it. I honestly own a lot of cute winter items but honesty I countdown to these cool fronts and usually they aren't anything like what they predict or call for once in a while we will get a drop down to the 40's at night but during the day it may stay in the upper 50's to mid 60's but usually I end up hot in my sweaters or layers.

I found some really cute winter trends that those of us who live in warmer climates can wear and dress up to still have the cute winter looks without being super hot. Of course layers are the best idea because as the sun comes up and the day starts to get warmer you can take off a layer. I always buy oversized sweaters or off the shoulder style ones that can be worn with a cami or tank underneath. Also I stick with light weight layers. I love flannels and plaid button downs but I look for lighter weight ones that aren't so warm. Most of my jackets are light weight I own a few quilted or thicker jackets but for traveling mostly. We usually go to NC every spring and it is always cold and we have gotten lucky to have been on our trip when it snowed also. Floridians are always excited to see snow. I was not born in Florida but I was 6-7 when we moved here so I am pretty close to being a true Floridian. I was born in NH and we lived in Maine. I love snow but I am so happy we moved to Florida I can't imagine scrapping my windshield and shoveling snow every morning just to go to work lol. I give everyone major credit that live in a cold climate where it snows a lot, it doesn't sound easy. 

Onto my cute outfit ideas for winter for warmer climates. I found these really cute dresses at Tilly's, I was lucky to get a gift card to purchase a few items from their new collection and after looking at everything I decided to put together this post and wanted to go with some light weight options for winter that can be dressed up for work, date night or play. My first dress is a gorgeous blush color fit and flare lace dress. As soon as I saw this dress in their catalog I knew I wanted it. It looked so gorgeous and the color is amazing. It fits perfect and flatters all figures or body types being a line fit. It has thin spaghetti straps but if you are self conscious about your arms like a lot of women are just layer a button down or cardigan over top, it looks so cute with layers. I tried it with gray and cream leggings, stockings in a cream color with a knit pattern and tall socks that are  knee height or thigh high both look amazing. Same with boots you can wear an ankle boot all the way to a tall thigh high boot, this dress looks good with everything. I love the combat boot look with this dress, there is something about a girly lace or floral print dress and combat boots I love. 

As you can see here I wore knee high socks and they can also be worn thigh height, but I slouched them down some because my boots weren't tall enough for the thigh height socks. I went with a mid calf height brown combat boot with laces by Steve Madden, but I also have Freebird brown boots with back laces that look great with the dress as well. I accessorized with gold and crystals, my bib style crystal necklace is from Tilly's but it is older got it last winter, the crescent moon and crystal pendant is by Black Black Moon and can be purchased from the Ehlers Co, Passion for fashion on eBay. I have their link on my favorite shops in sidebar but will also add a link to this post on the bottom. If you mention my blog when purchasing or bidding on auction style sales, Pam the owner, will give you a 20% discount. Just tell her Melissa from Dlitefultrends sent you. My bangle is handmade by Adam Rabbit jewelry on Etsy and her link is also in my favorite shops as well as many previous posts.

My cardigan is Hollister boyfriend fit and you can also find some similar in the current Tilly's catalog, and online. 

I also paired it with a fringe shaggy cream vest I got off eBay and have featured previously. It looks great with so many styles. One of my favorite pieces I have for fall and winter.

Next up I am going to dress up this cute floral long sleeve, v back with straps, cute dress. I have some leggings, stockings, tall socks and boots along with jewelry. This is just a peak into my fun shoot styling outfits for winter, I will have the real photos and post shortly. I just loved the look and wanted to share. 

. What are you thankful for this holiday?  I am truly blessed and so thankful for my family, friends, health and more.  Hope you enjoy some more of the new features I have added, like my where to find options have changed and slowly trying to change the layout of my posts to make them less to scroll through.  Thank you all for your patience as I continue to update and upgrade my blog.  I really love all my readers and friends, you have all been so supportive and kind.   Xoxo Happy Thanksgiving

Where to shop looks:

Blackblackmoon Necklace Ebay shop

Shaggy Fringe Vest Ebay

Scroll through below for where to purchase other items.  Trying to make it easier and take up less room with my where to buy options.  I really like this style

70's vibe

My 70's inspired looks thanks to Rag and bone, Simply Quinn's, Asos, Target and Pacsun.

Rag and Bone jeans, Dre skinny and Elephant boot cut. Love them both. 

Necklace by @Simplyquinns on IG and Easy will add link below. She was so kind to offer a promo code for my readers for her shop, use the code GYPSY20 to save 20% off your purchase. Top is from Target and is an off the shoulder dropped top with crochet neckline. 

Extra long knit duster vest from PacSun and jeans are all Rag and bone on this post.

Top by Asos and is a cold shoulder style long gauze peasant style top with bell sleeves with crochet trim. 

Bracelet is a Disney find with my girls names and a heart charm cost was $9.95. Love it. 

Jeans are Rag and Bone elephant jeans I got off eBay for under $40.

Loving my new hair color which is a mix of the pravana vivids red, violet and wild orchid. Love the depth and vibrancy. 

Where to shop:

Arrowhead Necklace, Simply Quinn's Easy

Use code GYPSY20 for 20% off Simply Quinns Etsy shop.

Scroll through below for where to find similar items and same items as above