Trendy Tuesday: Stud Muffin

Well Hello Tuesday... I hope everyone is doing well. It's cloudy and rainy in my area today so I dreaded every second of getting out of my bed and going to work.  It's time yet again for Trendy Tuesday. I've been seeing lots of studs around lately, especially in the area of DIY cutoff shorts and studded pumps. Last year, I purchased a pair of blue studded pumps much like the ones listed here-not knowing that they would be all the rage this year. I've also been dying to make some studded cut-offs but when I went into Micheals last week to get materials for this DIY project they didn't even have any in stock. How wack is that!?

Stud Muffin by sherockwell featuring flats

What trend have you been coveting this week?

Do share...

XOXOXOXO



Savin' Maven Monday: DIY Colorblock Heels

It's Monday loves...

How are you all? I hope you all had a great Mother's Day weekend. I spent mine out of town with family. I had an awesome time catching up with them but now I'm paying for it because I am beyond exhausted. I can't believe it's time to go back to work already. Ugghhh.

I guess the crafting bug has finally hit me again you guys. I say finally because with me moving into a new place and trying to get adjusted to this whirlwind of a school year, I've had little to no motivation. However, when I shared the last DIY with you all, I found that it was very relaxing for me. So today I present you with another. 

If you don't know by now, I LOOOVVVEEE SHOES-I mean what girl doesn't? While trying to purge my closet, I came across a pair of Carlos Santana heels that have barely been worn. I'm sure that I haven't put them on in over 5 years but for some reason I just could not bear to part with them. I figured I could just give them new life by refashioning them. Add a little color here and there and I have myself a brand new pair of shoes.

So here goes. These are the materials you need.

 

*Old shoes-of course

*Acrylic Paint-I used the Folk Art Brand #679 Turner' Yellow (on clearance at WalMart)

*Modge Podge-Gloss

*Foam Brush

*Painters Tape

That's it! You're ready to begin.

STEP 1: Figure out how much of the shoe you would like to paint. Cover the tip of the shoe with painter's tape to create a clean line. 

STEP 2: Begin painting. I decided to paint the tip and also the straps in the back. This is the part of the process where your patience will be tested. The shoes required several coats of paint (at least 5), each coat having to be dry before applying the next. 

After 1st coat 

After 3rd coat

After 5th coat

STEP 3: After applying the 5th coat, I allowed the paint to dry thoroughly. This took about 24 hours.  When the paint has dried fully, it will appear to be very dull and matted. This is when you will add one coat of Modge Podge gloss to brighten the texture.

STEP4: Remove the painter's tape and enjoy!

When I looked at the color tab on the top of the paint bottle it appeared to be to be tan in color. Turns out it was anything but that. I originally wanted them to be a little more neutral in color but I guess the yellow works. I had a bunch of fun creating these and I spent less than $6 for the project.

What do you think?

Thanks for reading.

XOXOXOXO

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Friday Favorites...Vol #13

Hello loves and Happy Friday!

TGIF! My week seemed to fly by pretty fast and that's a good thing. I have a very exciting holiday weekend planned with my family so I'm totally excited about that.

Here are some of my favorites of the week:

And from the instagram files:

1. Amaretto Sour-my cocktail of choice for relaxing evenings at home EXTRA CHERRIES! 2. Coupons-for FREE Wendy's food. 3. Jumbo Margarita from Plaza Azteca-with sugar around the rim for Cinco de Mayo 4. Oxfords and Tartan-so comfy 5. Getting my hands dirty-working on a new DIY project at home 6. Strawberry sugar wafers-need I say more 7. Chucks-I can't believe that my best friend actually wears sneakers, she's such a girly girl! 8. Letting my bestie shop my closet and these are the items that she left with 9. Just finished reading the third book in a 4 book series; I'm working on finishing the 4th one now 10. My weekly magazines 11. I died when these arrived at my door-I can't wait to wear them 12. My church outfit-I have to convince myself that it's NOT OK to wear red everyday.

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What were some of your favorite things this week?

Do share...

XOXOXO

The Final Stand Up...

Hello Wednesday!!!

I hope everyone is doing well. I can hardly believe that the week is almost over-but I'm thankful nonetheless. I always look forward to the weekends. Today's outfit post was inspired by the Trendy Tuesday installment that I created last week. It highlighted polka dots and gingham. I had never thought to put the two patterns together, however, I was quite pleased with how it turned out. 

I wore this 'fit to see Steve Harvey's final stand-up show a couple of weeks ago. Luckily the weather in my area is still a bit cool during the evening so I was able to get away with layering this thrifted sweater over my gingham button up. 

Sweater-Thrifted (Liz Claiborne $.99)

The blue gingham added somewhat of a decent contrast to the bright red. With both of my tops being so bold in color I was undecided about what kind of bottoms to put on. I didn't want anything too drastic so I went with these stonewashed skinnies. I actually love them because they work well with any combination. They're really thin too so they can also be worn as leggings.

Gingham/Skinnies-Thrifted (both $.99)

My old faithful Paisley pumps from Target sealed the deal here!

(SIDENOTE: I'm linking this fit up to Work It Wednesday-head on over to see how others 'work' their Wednesday 'fits)

Paisleys-Target

Now, on to Steve Harvey. He is a complete and utter fool. I went to one of his shows a while back when was in Charlotte, NC. Myself, my mother, and a few others took a 4 hour road trip to see him. That's how much I love him. Not only is he extremely funny but he is an incredible inspiration for me. Each and every morning I listen to his radio show-from 6AM-612AM he hosts an inspirational segment wherein he discusses how his faith in God has allowed him to be the huge success that he is today. He explains how we must make God first in everything that we do in order to receive life in abundance.  His radio show never fails to keep me laughing hysterically on my way to work in the mornings. I'm so glad that I got to see him in concert one last time before he retires from stand up. I'm totally looking forward to his new talk show coming this fall as well. I'm going out to purchase a DV-R just for that reason. I'm a bit obsessed.

Who is the one celebrity (or even non-celebrity) figure that gives you inspiration? The one whom you will always support no matter what? I'm so interested to hear your answers.

Thanks for reading!

XOXOXO

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Trendy Tuesday: Oxford Jones

Happy Tuesday loves...

It's time for another installment of 'Trendy Tuesday'. This week I'm coveting oxfords...they're so comfy and easy to style with just about anything.

Here are my 3 looks of the week...

 

Oxford Jones... by sherockwell featuring beaded necklaces

Which look do you prefer?

XOXOXO

Savin' Maven Monday: The Reason Why...

Happy Monday loves...

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. Mine was more than amazing-I spent the whole weekend with my best friend who came into town. She comes to visit every year and each year is better than the last. I love her sooo much and though I hate to see her leave, I know that she has a family to care for. I'm so selfish with her. And I don't even feel bad about it-nope not one bit. We all have those kind of friends, the ones that you  don't want to share with anyone else. Yep, that's her!

Anyhow, it's Savin' Maven Monday so I wanted to share with you some of the great deals I found over the weekend.

You should all know by now that Target is my absolute favorite store when it comes to cute (and affordable) clothing, shoes, and even things for my home. They are my one-stop shop. I even buy my wine from Target. This is just one example of the reason why I'm unable to keep myself away from that place...

A 50% off shoe sale has never been easy for me to pass up. Soooo, I purchased these! I've had my eye on them since the first day they put them out. They came in this adorable baby blue-esque color and also a royal blue. Since I already own royal blue shoes, I decided to go with this color... 

Target-$14.98

Bright colors are really in this season so I had to have these as well. The bow on top just took it there for me. Being that I don't own spring like shoes in this shade, why not!? 

Plato's-$12

My last stop for the weekend was at New York & Company. I usually shop there only once a month because they have really great coupons but I skipped the month of April. When I last shopped there in March, I told the cashier that I was going to take a break for the month of April and she didn't believe me. That's so sad. Just so happens that the same cashier waited on me this month. She was so proud of me! Hell, I'm so proud of me! Since I had $15 worth of 'City Cash' to use I was able to score this beauty for $17! It was originally $64 so I saved approximately $47. It looks much better in person but I love the colors and the pattern. I also love that I can wear both of the above mentioned shoes with it to create two different looks. That $17 was very well spent. 

NY & Co.

Did you come across any great deals this weekend?

Do share...

PS: I'm thinking of hosting a linky party so that you all can link up the great deals you found over the weekend. How does that sound? Would you guys participate?

XOXOXO

Belt Tricks: 3 Helpful Rules...

Good Wednesday loves...

I hope your week is going great thus far. Mine is actually going by rather quickly. I'm patiently awaiting my best friend's arrival to town so I'm super excited about that. I just wanted to do a quick outfit post since I have yet to post one. Today's outfit is all about this belt and my undying love for all things associated with them. I don't usually follow fashion rules but I have found some helpful little tricks that make styling my belts really fun.

• Trick #1: Find the right position-this may be lower or higher than your natural waistline. I usually like mine to sit right below the 'girls'
• Trick #2: Pick a color-you may either choose to blend or contrast it with your #OOTD
• Trick #3: Choose elastic-when in doubt, always choose a belt with elastic. Not only do they stretch, but they're insanely comfortable

Belt-NY & Co.

Floral Blouse-Thrifted

Jeans-Thrifted (Aeropostle)

Pearls-NY & Co.

Blazer-NY & Co.

Paisleys-Target

Belts may feel odd, especially when you are not used to wearing them. I personally can't live without them. Please feel free to share any other 'belt wearing' tricks that you have found helpful.

Thanks for reading!

XOXOXO

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 Fashion Friday
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