..what I wore..

I have said before that I really love olive green and that I don't own enough of it. So, I took an opportunity to add a bit of the lovely green shade to my clothing collective.  I found a lovely pair of skinny ankle-length cargos at JCPenney and have been wearing the heck out of them.  They are totally cute and comfortable. 

Here is a version of my favorite outfit to wear with them so far. Though most of my outfit is thrifted and the pants are I <3 Ronson. I also threw in my favorite new blush, which I won from Lucky mag and Tarte!

my new favorite by daughteroftheriver 

..rain or shine..

I love a good floral print dress for spring. And with the weather this time of year constantly changing it up on us, it is good to be creative with mixing, layering, and accessorizing.

come rain or shine by daughteroftheriver 

..were I a butterfly..

..I might be inclined to befriend a beetle.

clap if you believe by daughteroftheriver on Polyvore.com

..thou shalt not hibernate..

About a week and a half ago there was a big snow that wrapped most of the US in a blanket of snowy snowness.  So, I grabbed up my husband and my big fluffy coat, and went to explore the rescently resurfaced terrain.

 

Oh, and speaking of winter wonderlands, I posted about a polyvore contest that I had neglected to respond to two months ago.  I figured that they had just gone on without me, but I went ahead and replied anyway.  Apparently, they had not finished judging yet, and I won 3rd place!!!! Yay!

..V Day..

I am not big on the big commercial holiday that is approaching, rapidly.  But, I still buy into St Valentine's Day and I do love love, don't you?  And, I am still a little girl at heart, and would take flowers anytime.  I was feeling a bit  whimsical and was feeling a bit inspired by the loveliness of the traditional gift of the day, roses.  So romantic...

be my valentine by daughteroftheriver featuring a cotton knit cardigan

..what hivennn is givin..

Hello all!  I have been a bit busy lately.  I bought a car this weekend!!! And now I am so ready for a road trip, but that will have to wait a while.  As you can see, I am already gearing for summer, but I have a while to wait for that too.  And,  just to let ya'll know, what prompted me to make this set was a giveaway from the lovely blog, hivennn.  There are two winners, one will win a pair of Jeffrey Campbell shoes of their choice, and another will win a Club Monaco ring!  This giveaway will be going until Jan. 30th so get over there and enter!  There are so many amazing shoes to choose from, this is just one of the pairs that I would love.  I am totally feeling the 60s & 70s vibe this year.

what hivennn is givin by daughteroftheriver featuring a leather bootie

..aww man..

Doe!!! Homer Simpson said it best.  So, I went to check on my Polyvore account to see if there are any sets that might be good to share, and I saw a message from 29 days ago from Anthropologie that I was a finalist in a contest that I had entered to win, do you even want to know, a $500 gift card from them.  I totally missed the opportunity by not responding to the message they sent.  I guess I will just tell myself that I probably wouldn't have won anyway, so please don't tell me how awesome this set is :)  I am in love with the olive green coat featured!

winterland lady by daughteroftheriver featuring a military style coat

..stripes & florals..

I am a huge fan of mixing floral and stripes, so cute.  I made this collection a while back.  Thought I'd share.  Add a pair of tights to the mix and I could wear these items all year round.

Click on the picture if you want to see where you can get these items.  Unfortunately it is mostly out of my price range, c'est la vie.

..favorite fall skirt..

A while back I did a collection on Polyvore for a contest entry, and I felt like I had surely already shared it on the old blog here, but I think I may have gotten sidetracked before I did, oops.  I was just looking at some of my saved Etsy favorites and I was reminded of that collection where I fell for the colorful plaid pleated skirt.  The particular one featured sold quickly, but I found a few others that are contenders for my heart as well.

Here are a few of my favorites from Etsy

Happy Friday!

..ready for fall..

Today, the weather was so refreshing. For a change, it was cloudy with some light rain and about 20 degrees cooler than it has been for several months now.  Aside from the breath of fresh air that the cooler temperatures bring, fall is also a time that I really love because I enjoy the natural color pallet the re-addition of scarves, tights, and all of the other cozy garments.  This season I have already gotten a feel for what I am sort of gearing toward in my wardrobe.  Though my tendancy is to wear a ton of neutrals with gray, black, and brown, I really feel the need to incorporate a pop of color, and I really love muted but bold colors for fall.  I am keeping an eye out for mustard yellow, burgundy, dusty blues and pinks, dark teal, and so on, so forth.  Since the weather was so lovely today I went ahead and implemented my plan.  

While I am on the subject, here is another example of my fall inspiration.  I was over at one of my favorite blogs, Calivintage, and she is hosting a giveaway in correlation with the amazing vintage shop, clever nettle, which challenges you to make a set on polyvore using some of the items from her shop.  Let me tell you that there are so many great items that it was hard to narrow it down to just a couple.  There is only one night left for the contest, but there is still a discount offered for Calivintage readers until Sept 7th!  Here is what I came up with...

The skirt and hat are the items I chose to feature from the shop.  I wish I really had this outfit =)

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..a girl can dream..

Okay, okay, I can absolutely not complain at all.  I had my dream wedding on September 20, 2008, which my Mom and I planned and did so very thriftily, I might add.  However, I still love the idea of weddings, and how beautiful they can be.  So, when I came across a Nordstrom challenge on Polyvore a while back, I could not resist.  The challenge was to make a bridesmaid feel beautiful too.  In my opinion, the collection I put together would be equally if not more suited for the bride, but I really liked this dress the most out of all of the options.  I found myself being inspired by the color pallet in a set of bangles in this set.  I can just picture a lovely wedding in some exotic eastern location, on a lantern-lit patio at dusk, surrounded by lush plantlife.   

 

..traveling in style..

Though financially, I am no where near being able to travel overseas to any of the amazing places that I have on my every growing to do list, I still get the travel bug from time to time.  I feel the need to research imaginary vacations and dream of hassle free visits and perfect weather conditions.  Well, it may be a while before any of those plans come to fruition, but when I was posed with the challenge of styling this lovely dress from Modcloth for a Clothes Horse blog giveaway, I just couldn't resist the urge to work it into a European vacation filled with lots of sight seeing on rainy days.  The website we were asked to use to style for the giveaway is called Polyvore.  It has been quite a while since I have been to Polyvore to put together a set.  If you have never been there it is pretty fun.  You get to build your own outfit or really any kind of collage from a huge selection of pictures, accessories, clothes, music, and decor from lots of different stores. Here is what I came up with.....

..the making of a daydream..

A few weeks ago, I was perusing some of my favorite blogs, and I came across a link to a site called Polyvore.  It made me think of when I was young and I was in love with the software that could change your hair style and color. But, with this you get to do some major window shopping.  There are practically endless clothing, accessory, housewear, and beauty products to pick through, along with a bunch of purely decorative photos.  You can add your own images and text if you want too.  So, this is kind of fun to me.  Today, as I sit here on my bum with a horrible crick in my neck, and not much to do, it was the perfect way to kill some time.
I went with a contest theme they had going of pastels for spring.  I guess I was daydreaming about being somewhere warm and sunny. 

by the sea by daughteroftheriver featuring JLo accessories