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So excited about our first Pin-Spired link up!

If you are new here, the idea of the link up is to use Pinterest to inspire your outfits.
(Hence the name Pin-Spired)
See if you can re-create them.
Take pics of your outfit.
Every 1st of the month, we will have a linky party for you to link up your outfits from the past month.

The 3 Hosts of the Linky Party are myself,  Sheaffer from Pinterest Told Me To and Shay from Mix & Match Family (and sister of the Bachelor!)

You can link up 1 outfit or 30 outfits, however many you want.....Totally up to you!!!

My goal, starting in January was to "shop" my closet and to try and not buy SO many clothes this year.

I am happy to say that each one of the outfits I have posted today are items that were already in my closet! It was fun to mix & match things that I wouldn't have put together if it weren't for Pinterest!

My goal is to do one Pin-Spired outfit a week as a way to stay out of my wardrobe rut that I sometimes get in!

First up, is polka dots....I got this sweater in December at Old Navy on clearance for under $10 & wasn't sure if I was going to keep it, but it was so cheap, I decided to. I looked around Pinterest & saw that polka dot sweaters were all over the place, so I paired it with a scarf, skinny jeans & some boots!

Polka Dot Sweater : Old Navy // Jeans & Boots: Target // Scarf : Macy's
Polka Dots are fun! I loved this outfit & all my students said my sweater was "fun"!

Next up, is the chambray shirt, scarf, black skinnies & brown boots. I swore I would never wear a "jean shirt". It reminds me of the mid 90's when I was in middle school & high school. But, jean shirts are back...they are called "chambray" shirts now. Same thing, different name. 

Chambray Shirt : Old Navy // Black Skinnies: Target  // Scarf: Local Boutique // Boots: Cathy Jean
But, in 2013, jean shirts are awesome with black skinnies & tall boots. LOVED this outfit. Will be wearing this again & again.

My sister got me a "Burberry" scarf years ago when she was in Europe.

Of course it's not a real Burberry, its a knock off, a fake. 

I call it my "Furberry" (Fake Burberry)

I have always worn it with a black sweater, jeans & black boots....simple classic look.

But, all over Pinterest, Burberry scarves were being worn with black leggings and brown boots.

It was just a few months ago that I jumped on the black with brown bandwagon. 

Let me tell you, I am staying on that bandwagon. You have got to try it. LOVE. 

Creme Shirt : Gap // Black Skinnies & Boots: Target  // Scarf: Random Street Vendor in Europe
I loved this outfit & felt so sophisticated wearing my Furberry scarf.

This outfit has a funny story. The day I wore it, Luke and I went to the grocery store after work.

As I was checking out & putting my shopping cart back, this guy (in his late 40's) comes up to me and says, "You really pulled that outfit off". I didn't think I heard him right, so I said "What?" He said, "Your outift. I like it." I didn't even know what to say....so I mumbled "Thank You" and rushed back to my car carrying Luke. 

So, beware...if you wear a "Furberry" scarf you may get hit on by older men. Watch out. LOL.

Moving on to my final Pin-spired outfit....

I love mustard (the color and the condiment). I have SO many clothes that are the color mustard. I have been Pin-spired to pair mustard with gray, black & stripes.

Mustard Cardigan & Boots: Target // Striped Shirt & Cords : Old Navy // Necklace : Forever 21
(You can't tell, because my camera is covering my face, but I am TOTALLY making the same face as the model on the left......)

I switched this outfit up & didn't wear jeans with it, but instead paired it with my grey cords. I liked the way the gray looked with the mustard & black. I am a fan!!! You will be seeing a lot more mustard in my outfits!

There you have it, my 4 Pin-Spired outfits! 

This challenge was so fun. And, I loved that all of it came from my closet!

If you are new to my blog, thanks for stopping by! 

Feel free to follow along!

If you have outfits to link up, feel free to grab a button to add to your post.

Can't see what you link up!

The linky will be open until next Friday, February 8th.

Your link will show up on my blog, Sheaffer's blog & Shay's blog.

My favorite part about linky parties is checking out other people who have linked up! 

Go find some new blogs & leave them a comment letting them know you stopped by...and get Pin-Spired by the outfits other people linked up! 

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Happy Last Day of June!
Did you all have a nice weekend?
We had a mellow weekend...Saturday we skipped our swim meet on Saturday because my girls were too worn out from going to VBS all last week. We watched World Cup Soccer, hung out with our neighbors and swam since the weather is heating up to triple digits!
Enough about that...It's time to Get Pin-Spired with me, Sheaffer & Shay!  

I am not going to lie, most of my outfits in the Summer are BORING.

I don't have to go to work and most summer days are spent taking the kids to swim team & then swimming in our backyard. 

My summer wardrobe mostly consists of shorts, tank tops, my Rainbow flip flops or a bathing suit.

So most of my outfits for this month's Pin-Spired are things I wore to school at the beginning of June or to church this month!

I have 3 outfits this month.

Outfit #1 Coral Shirt, White Pants, Aqua Statement Necklace
Original Pin:


Source {Here}

My recreation from things I had in my closet!

I loved this outfit, I will be wearing it a lot this summer!
 White Pants // Coral Shirt // Necklace // Sandals

Outfit #2 - Simple White Shirt, Denim Shorts & a pop of color with Sandals
Original Pin:

I saw this outfit posted on Instagram on the @targetdoesitagain page and knew I had to recreate it!

My recreation:



 Shorts // Shirt // Necklace // Sandals

 Outfit #3 - Black Maxi Dress with Demin Jacket
Original Pin:

 I had 2 pins with Black Maxi Dresses, so I combined both pins to re-create my outfit.
 My recreation....again with items I already had in my closet! YEAH!

This was my favorite Pin-spired outfit this month. LOVED it. Wore it to church last week.



 Dress // Belt // Shoes // Earrings // Jacket

I would have never added a belt to this outfit...so glad I did, thanks to Pinterest!

So, there you have it...my June Pin-Spired outfits.
 Summer is the time when I do my LEAST amount of shopping because I mostly wear my bathing suit..and I am saving up to my favortite time to shop...Back to School & Fall clothes!

I am excited to check out all of your Pin-Spired outfits so that I can get some inspiration during the summer months!

A few months ago, you may remember THIS post.

It included some outfits that I wore from my closet that I had recreated from my Pinterest Boards.

My post was a little preview for my guest post on her blog.

As a refresher, here are some of the outfits that I re-created from my own closet:

Each and every single one of these outfits was re-created from clothing that I ALREADY had!!!
I just needed the Inspiration from Pinterest to create these outfits.... I was "Pin-spired"
After I originally posted that in November, I  have gotten a lot of emails from YOU saying that you loved shopping your own closet using your Pinterest Boards, etc.
Well, that gave me an idea! So, I shared my idea with 2 of my blog buddies,
Sheaffer of Pinterest Told Me To and Shay of Mix & Match Family
(You may recognize Shay....yes, her brother is Sean the Bachelor)
Since this past Fall, I have become good blog friends with both of them, we are like the 3 amigas now.
Too bad for me they live in Texas (lucky for them they are friends outside of blogging)
But, we have fun group texting & sending each other Christmas cards.
Anyways, I told them about my little idea last Fall and they were excited to collaborate & join forces with me!

Which leads me to a fun announcement.....a new monthly linky party is coming your way!
Here's the Deal-io.
Use Pinterest to inspire your outfits
(Hence the name Pin-Spired)
See if you can re-create them.
Take pics of your outfit.
Every 1st of the month, we will have a linky party for you to link up your outfits from the past month.
You can link up 1 outfit or 30 outfits, however many you did.....Totally up to you!!!
(My goal is going to be 1 outfit a week...keeping it simple....since my word of the year is simplify)

On the 1st of each month, the linky party will appear on my blog, Sheaffer's Blog & Shay's Blog
Doesn't matter who you link to, it will show up on all of them!
Then, go check out the other links and get Pinspired with even more outfits that people created!
It's going to be FUN!

Like I mentioned in my Resolutions post, my word for the year is simplify & I have some 2013 Resolutions which include being better about our budget, trying not to buy stuff that I really don't need & sticking to the "less is more" mantra.

I am excited to make better use of clothes I already have in my closet and wear them in new combinations that I would have never put together.
I can get in a clothing rut sometimes & wear the same things over and over and over again.
Can't wait to get Pinspired and mix things up a bit with my wardrobe!

The first linky party will be Friday, February 1st.
So, that gives you exactly 3 weeks to get Pinspired!



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You can grab a button here, or on my side bar!

Happy Monday!

Happy March!

Boots & Jeans season is almost over (sad face)

I can't think of anything I love more than wearing boots & jeans!

Although, we had a really, really, really warm February here in California so I didn't wear boots that often, I busted out my flats because it feels like Spring!

It was in the 60's & 70's almost every day (sorry East Coast readers!)

Truth be told, I wish I lived somewhere that had seasons. 

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE living in California, but I loved going to college in Colorado because there were 4 seasons....Fall & Winter are my favorite. And, I love snow. Absolutely love it. I wish it snowed here in our town. I'm serious! 

Anyways.... Today it's time to Get Pin-Spired with me,  Sheaffer & Shay!

Here are 3 of my Pin-Spired outfits for the month!

I saw this outfit on Tara's Instagram:

 Here is my recreation:

 Sweater // Pants // Necklace (premier) // Earrings // Shoes

Here is my recreation:

I LOVED this outfit. Thanks for the pin-spiration Shay!

 If you have outfits to link up, feel free to grab a button to add to your post.
Go find some new blogs & leave them a comment letting them know you stopped by...and get Pin-Spired by the outfits other people linked up!

Happy Friday, friends!

Can you believe tomorrow is March 1st?!?!?

Boots & Jeans season is almost over (sad face)

I can't think of anything I love more than wearing boots & jeans!

Here are 3 of my Pin-Spired outfits for the month!

Army Green Cargo Pants, Maroon Stripe Shirt & Boots:


 My recreation:
Shirt * Pants * Boots * Necklace (Stella & Dot) 
 I had everything in my closet, but would have never put this combo together!
Maroon & Army Green pants? Who knew?
Loved it!
Pin #2 
Maroon Cords, Stripe shirt & boots

 I saw this pin & realized I had everything for the outfit (exept the leather jacket) I LOVE how it turned out. One of my new favorite outfits!
My recreation:
 Shirt * Tank * Maroon Cords * Boots * Stella & Dot Necklace

Instead of Toms, I wore converse, although I am loving those red Toms!
 (And I wore jeans instead of shorts)

This is the perfect weekend outfit and perfect to wear to Kate's softball games this Spring! 

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Hope you have a wonderful weekend!