Autumn Series ~ Nailed it

This beautiful Hampton Peach is the last color I put on my nails.

(left to right: Manhattan, Tribeca Silver, and Angora Cardi)

And these are the polishes I plan to use on Saturday. I'm putting Manhattan on my toes, and Angora Cardi on my fingers, with Tribeca Silver as my accent nail on my ring finger. The skirt I'm wearing Sunday is very close to the Manhattan color, and I'm wearing my black bow heels and a black lace shirt with it.

I didn't feel like it was time to pull out my pumpkin orange or my beautiful new crimson polish, so these colors seemed like good transitional colors.

Here's a few I've really been liking on Pinterest.



(Essie chinchilly)

(Essie Style cartel)


(O.P.I. Danke)

(Essie Oxblood)






(Essie Bahama Mama)

The nail art is so adorable, but I'm nowhere near that talented. I've really been enjoying watching football games this year with friends, so I liked the football nails. :) I love the matte look, and I really hope I can get some Matte finisher polish in the near future, but they all seem so expensive.

What colors are you looking forward to this Autumn? 

Thoughts for Valentines

No, I don't have any particular reason for celebrating Valentines Day, but I enjoy dressing up for it anyway. I made some sets on Polyvore to show some ideas or maybe even inspire what one of my readers could wear for Valentines, especially if you have a very special reason to. ;) 

Shabby Chic and Classic Cutie by pawpawsgirl92 featuring Royal Albert

The first outfit is a less traditional (as far as Valentine's goes), springy, more vintage look. Depending on your style, you can wear the boots for a younger, old-fashioned style, or the pale pink wedges for a more modern look. The second outfit is for the monochromatic, super girly, romantic dreamer. If you can picture yourself being proposed to in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Valentine's Day by your Prince Charming, this outfit may be for you. Depending on when and where you're at, you can wear the scarf and flats for a more casual event, or the necklace and pumps for a formal one. (I would prefer if both of these dresses were longer, but I do like the color, texture, and overall style of them.)

Valentine-red and black by pawpawsgirl92 featuring a vintage black cocktail dress

These red and black options are either more subdued or more bold than the previous set, depending on your opinion. Personally, I'd be more comfortable in a black lace dress (a longer one), or this red dress than the brighter, more eye catching lighter colors. I'm a good bit of a wallflower, and not too crazy about drawing attention to myself. Although I like the first set, I'm very in love with this one. It's just a lot more my style. The soft long curls would look great with either outfit. In the first outfit, the bracelet could be removed and the earrings changed to silver hoops to make it more casual. I would prefer if the rose were a bit more to one side in the second outfit. I want/need a black lace dress so bad. I might start thinking again about making one.

romantic and whimsical by pawpawsgirl92 featuring dangle earrings

And if you're not so into the traditional Valentine colors, why not try a lace dress in this lovely cobalt blue? With just a hint of Valentine in the romantic, classic red nails and lips with the soft curls, bow shoes, and pearl or locket necklace?

Valentine fancy by pawpawsgirl92 featuring stud earrings

Maybe you're not going anywhere special on that day, but you'd still like to incorporate something into your outfit for Valentine's, How about this simple, oxblood pencil skirt, glittery sweatshirt, pink heart earrings, and sweet, black ballet flats?

Comfy by pawpawsgirl92 featuring a striped shirt

Even though I'm posting all these sophisticated, elegant outfits, the outfit above is more similar to what I'm wearing right now. An old jean skirt, a roomy flannel plaid shirt, and slippers. Actually, two pairs of socks and slippers. It's 25 degrees outside and feels like 12 degrees. It's been sleeting all day, and let me say we are NOT used to this in south Louisiana. Please pray for us Cajuns as we deal with these weather conditions we're not used to, and the ones like my dad who still have to go to work. 

Christmas outfit ideas

How many of you, like me, like to dress up for the occasion? I wear red, white and blue for Fourth of July, Autumn colors for the first day of Autumn and Thanksgiving, sparkles for New Years, pastels for Easter, red or pink for Valentine's Day (even though I don't have a Valentine), and usually red and black for Christmas. But I'd like to try a few new things this year, so I thought I'd share with ya'll some of my ideas and inspirations. 

Christmas outfits by pawpawsgirl92 featuring an open cardigan

I'm going to start from the right and work my way left. This is the outfit I envision for Christmas Day at my grandparent's house. The ivory cowl neck sweater look is classic and has a romantic air. The boots are my usual go to winter shoes. I love the look of them as well as how comfortable they are. If the weather is extra cold, I'd proly put some tights on as well. I thought this hairstyle goes perfectly with the overall look of the outfit. And the dark lipstick completes the romantic look.

The monochrome grey look seems to be really big this year. I haven't tried it yet, but I think this outfit would work out nice with a pop of crimson nail polish.

Now, I said that I normally wear red for Christmas. But this year, I'm trying the bright emerald green. I got a sweater exactly like this one last year after Christmas, only with sparkles and a cowl neckline. I think it would look cute with the edgy but modest leather skirt, and some black heels and grey polish. The girl's simple, yet elegant straight hair and minimal jewelry looks really great. It can also be worn with a jean skirt and tan cowgirl boots, which is how I plan to style it for Christmas day at my relative's house.

Here's a few more inspirations you may like.











So what are you planning to wear for Christmas this year? 

Valentine's Day

Valentine's set by pawpawsgirl92 featuring a satchel bag

There are so many different opinions about Valentine's Day. Some love it, some hate it, and some forget about it or ignore it. I may be single, but I don't believe that it's a good reason for me to mope around on Valentine's. Why not have fun instead? So today I'm giving myself a pink manicure and a red pedicure, drinking coffee out of a heart mug, cutting out paper heart valentines with my little sister, and going skating tonight with family and friends.

Here's some things I love about Valentine's Day.

crimson roses
romantic music
the perfect excuse to wear red and pink together
wearing purple and pink together
sweet hand written notes
an over abundance of hearts everywhere you look
taking the time to think about and spend time with the people you love

So you see, you don't have to have a Valentine to enjoy Valentine's Day.

Here's some outfit inspirations of Valentine colors. (And yes, I do consider purple a valentine color.)

Red by pawpawsgirl92 featuring a hot pink dress

For me, red is first and foremost THEE Valentine's Day color.

Pink by pawpawsgirl92 featuring a pleated skirt

Some prefer the super feminine color pink, which I like too, but red describes me better.

Purple by pawpawsgirl92 featuring plus size jewelry

Purple is a beautiful, feminine yet bold color.

So what's your favorite color for Valentine's? 

dress up

dress up by pawpawsgirl92 featuring scoop neck tops

It's been a while since I've done a polyvore post, so I decided to do one. My mom and I have really been into the sequin look lately. I have a black sequin undershirt, and she has several different colors. The skirt in the set is very dressy, but I think the sweater helps casual it enough for church. A fancier top could dress it up for a formal event. I fell in love with the purse when I saw it, I seem to have a thing for cute grey purses. I think purple and grey or silver compliment each other very well.

So how would you have styled this skirt?

I would love to hear your ideas.

There's so many possibilities!

Have a wonderful Tuesday! 

RED-Y for AUTUMN!

Yesterday, I did something that I've been wanting to do for a long time. I had dyed my hair auburn before, but it didn't really show...and it wasn't the color I really wanted. The color I wanted...was burgundy.

So yesterday, I got up the courage to do it. I was afraid the change would be too drastic, but thanks to my dark hair, it wasn't. I absolutely LOVE my burgundy hair! 

What do you think?

Oh, and I also cut my bangs and got layers again. So you can say it's a whole new look. ;) 

Here's a few more pics.

(oops! Sorry guys, that's a picture of the real me. ^_-)

Yesterday, I also got my camera bag in!

 

 

I love it. :) 

Oh, and I also got a few more things at Walmart.

This awesome red, white and blue tiger shirt off the clearance rack.

I needed some gold earrings, and I found these for $2. They look really cute and go with a lot of stuff.

Penthouse Pink. :) I would've gotten Essie, but they didn't have this particular color. I've been craving gold and light pink lately. No clue why.

And last but not least, my awesome new colorblock maxi! I didn't intend to get it to be trendy, I just love how it looks and feels. I've been wearing out my purple maxi. 

I also have some awesome plans for my jewelry shop that I'm working on, I can't wait to share it with ya'll! 

Have a wonderful week! 

Today......

Today I am typing in comfy, not necessarily flattering clothes....

drinking my second cup of coffee (this morning) out of my Scooby Doo mug I've had forever...

Thinking about the awesome stuff I learned in my Bible College today (yes, it's Saturday, but I love my college work that much)  and the information I can (almost) grasp in my music theory book.....

Smelling my wonderful new candle burning called "Walk in the Woods" which is something I'd LOVE to be doing right now....

Watching the sky out my window getting ready to weep again like it has almost every day for the past three weeks......

Listening to my favorite instrumental cd.......

Thinking about my non-busy schedule for the day, which is:

1. ironing my skirt for church tomorrow

2. maybe working on some posts for the future using a list of post ideas I found from a while back

3. painting my finger nails a soft mauve color 

4. reading a new interesting book

5. cooking hamburgers for dinner

Usually I dislike non-busy days, but today, I'm thankful for it. I'm ready to slow down, have the time to just think and meditate, and not worry. 

Not worry about tomorrow. 

Not worry about what I have to do next.

Not worry about making a deadline, or a busy schedule. 

Not even worry about using perfect grammar, or complete sentences in this post. 

Before I end this random post, I have something to tell ya'll. I have begun to read my first Jane Austen book. When I got my Kindle, I downloaded "Pride and Prejudice," "Emma," and  "Northanger-Abbey." I've heard so much about them, so I've been curious. But I wasn't sure that they would keep my interest. I am now on chapter 7 of "Pride and Prejudice", and I'm amazed by how interested I am. The characters are alive, and entertaining. The Old English way of speaking is beautiful. And so far, my favorite characters are Mr. Bennett (who seriously cracks me up) and Lizzy. Mr. Darcy is a very interesting character, in the way that there's depth. You don't know all about him the first time you meet him, like Mr. Bingley. Mr. Darcy is an intriguing mystery. I like when you learn more about a character as the book goes along. I tried watching the movie, but I found it confusing. So I'll let ya'll know what I think when I finish the book. I may even do a book review. 

What's your favorite Jane Austen book? 

memories and my favorite color

Hello there!

How are ya'll today?

I am enjoying my morning (ok, I know it's almost afternoon. Another great thing about Easter vacation!) I'm sitting at my desk typing this post, listening to Gospel Light Teen choir, smelling my wonderful cinnamon candle burning, and feeling the breeze coming from my open window.

I'm wearing this necklace...

  that was given to me for my 20th birthday. Well, my best friend Megan surprised me with a mall day, and she got me this necklace at Charming Charlie's for a really good price. I love it. Some jewelry is simply to go with an outfit, but some jewelry has meaning to it, you know? Like this necklace reminds me of all the fun we had that day. Plus, it reminds me that even though Meg and I live far apart, She still loves me. That, plus we've sent each other letters, and she's mailed some postcards to me from their vacations, so it has a lot of memories wrapped up in it. And I think the 3 pearls is a good symbol of the fact that we're 3 years apart, and yet I can tell her just about anything.

So now on to today's Polyvore set. I like many colors, but today's color is my favorite.

For the longest time, my favorite color was blue. But over the past few years, I've developed a real adoration for red. It's bold, classic, feminine, and good for any time of the year (in my opinion). A while back, I wrote down an article that listed the personalities of colors. The color red's personality is: warmth, boldness, gaiety, excitement, impatience, joy.

Pretty interesting, huh?

I have the personality of several other colors as well if you'd be interested for me to do a post on them sometime.

Now, to talk about the set. I found a dress similar to this, but it had a 50's style air to it. Sadly, it was a size too small, no matter how I looked at it. So another lady from our church got it. O well. :(

The red heels....*sighs*. Perfection.

Red roses are my favorite flower, so of course I love the earrings. And once again, red nail polish is just...classic. My friend Abby would agree with me on the red converse. And I don't normally care for clutches, but this red satiny clutch with the little silver rhinestone Love on it is just adorable.

So what was your favorite item in this set?

Tonight we're going to church, so I'm going to try to get a few pics of my outfit. It's really cute. :)

Have a good day!

Polyvore addictions

Since we've been off of school this week (I homeschool my brother), I've found myself with a lot of extra time. A lot of that time, has ended up spent on Polyvore making sets. So I decided I'll share a set a day. For a while anyway. ;) 

So here's the color for today....

 

 Turquoise! 

 I think this set is beautiful, and so springy!

The dress is too cute, though from looking at it, I think I'd like it a little longer. I'd want it past my knees, but I am short, so it might land there. The heels are to die for! 

Any other heels lovers out there?

I normally don't care for polka dots,  but the turquoise and white polka dot scarf is really cute. 

The necklace is pretty, and looks western (I really like western! More on that coming soon!) 

So do you like turquoise?

What's your favorite item in this set?

Have a lovely day, readers!

 

ORANGE!!!!!!!!!

Ok, how many of you LOVE  Polyvore?

With me, I play on it for a couple of days, then forget it for months, then rediscover it again. ;)

And as of late, I have been LOVING the color orange. So I looked up orange stuff on Polyvore, and found a ton of cute stuff!

All of this stuff is cute, and super fun for spring, or summer. I added the black pumps because they would dress up the dress for church or another formal occasion. The orange sandals could be worn with the dress for a more casual affair, like a garden party, dinner with friends, or maybe even a cruise. 

Of course, you know that I love the orange camera necklace. The chandelier earrings are amazing as well.

How do you feel about orange?

Spring styles

I know, you're thinking, "two posts in one day?!"

Well, I just made this on Polyvore, and wanted to share some fashion thoughts.

I know these two styles kinda clash side by side, but I do like both sets. I just put them both on one set, so it would take less space. 

Pink and purple~ I know this spring's supposed color is "tangerine", which is nice, but I don't wear something just because it's in style. Even though I'm just now beginning to like pink, I now think it's a lovely color, in some shades. I know that's just my opinion, and you're welcome to have your own. :) The pink and purple look great together, and while the outfit looks formal, the materials look comfortable. I've been noticing that one of the trends lately is long flairy skirts. Finally! They're finally picking something comfortable! I love long, flairy, soft skirts. This outfit is modest (with maybe an undershirt), feminine, cute, and comfortable. As for the perfume, yes, I know it's Justin Bieber. To clarify, no, I do not like Justin Bieber, but I do like the perfume. and the bottle is cute and matches with the outfit. ;)

Red and white~ Red is the perfect middle color! It can be worn in any season. It can be worn with dark colors for autumn and winter, and with lighter colors for spring and summer. It also happens to be my favorite color. ;) I love how wedges are in style right now. If you're wondering why I'm glad about what's in style, its because that means I can now find it in stores! That's really why I care what's trending. I do like the feathers, but do not have any feather jewelry yet. Mostly, because I don't think I have anything that would go with them. 

So what's your favorite colors for spring?

Any styles you've found in stores lately that you're excited about?

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

Hello there! 

I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was pleasant. 

Mine involved a lot of this...

I absolutely LOVE pecan pie! 

I was very thankful for our family's unity, and continuing to draw closer.

The day after, that many call Black Friday, is my Christmas decorating day for my room. Here are some glimpses of the work me and my little sister Rachel did. 

I love these little red bells.

I made this decoration the Christmas after my Granny died. She was always creative, and I never considered myself creative, but that Christmas, I somehow made this. I can't tell you how I did this bow, but it came out amazing.

I love Christmas. :)

I got these garlands at the Dollar Store a few years ago for really cheap. But they hold up very well.

I really like this picture. 

I also have Christmas lights hung around my room (Shhh...don't tell anyone, but I kept them up all year. ;P) 

I've been working on my book, and now it's over 6,000 words! And I'm only just beginning chapter 3! This book has turned into a really fun project, and I think it will go far. 

At the end of Thanksgiving day, I took advantage of some amazing lighting. Here's my cute model. 

My little Princess/cowgirl sister, Rachel

I really like this shot too.

I call it, "Golden Grass of Autumn." 

Then yesterday, I found the perfect thing to help ease the sadness of the end of my favorite season.

These adorable leaf earrings! *Sighs* I love them. :D

I also got another bottle of Essie nail polish. I think I'm becoming addicted.  ;)

It's called "Lapiz of Luxury."

I promised to play Life with my siblings, so I have to wrap this post up. But first, let me show you something I ordered today.

The Celtic Women Christmas CD! I'm so excited! I've listened to them for a while now on youtube, and I love their voices and music. When my mom had me start looking for some good Christmas music cds, I thought of them almost immediately. I can't wait to get it in!

How are you celebrating the beginning of the Christmas season?