A Sunday Outfit

Several weeks ago I put together this outfit for church and I rather liked it so I thought I would share with you lovely people!

Now, I'm all for bright colors people. ALL THE WAY. But, I wasn't sure about this shirt at first. (Actually I think it's a dress, but I'm not sure if I will wear it as a dress sooooo...it's a shirt) I took a chance on it though, and I'm glad I did. I like it! I was thinking it looked like something one would wear to an art museum, maybe because it reminds me of a Vincent van Gogh painting!
 

Dress/Tunic Shirt - Goodwill - $5.50
Black Long Sleeved Shirt - Wal-mart - I don't remember, but it was on sale! Probably $3 or less.
Black Skirt - Goodwill - $2.50
Necklace - A gift

My grandma would tell me frequently that I was a model. LOL, maybe just on here! We went to church with her every Sunday for a long time and she always loved seeing what I put together for outfits. She was biased though :)

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So for an outfit that cost around $11, I think I found a keeper. What do you think?

What is your style and what colors do you like the most? Have you ever bought something you weren't too sure about? Did it end up in the donate pile or is it still in your closet?

Cheers!

A Peep of a Different Color

Hiya pals,

Did everyone have a nice Easter this year? Ours was very low-key. I wasn't feeling too good, so we canceled our original plans with Robert's family (it was a ways away and I didn't feel well enough to travel). So we had a nice quiet day and then later on I felt a lot better and we decided to go over to my parents. It was nice to just  waste time with family. No worries, no obligations, just fun :)

Here are the pictures of our Easter this year:

I love this dress. Robert bought it for me in 2010 and I've worn it every Easter for the past five years.

Me and Robbie.



He's not much of a pastel or bright color person, but he humors me occasionally :D

We picked out Easter candy for each other when we went out shopping together :)

THEY HAD BIRTHDAY CAKE PEEPS!!!!!! BIRTHDAY CAKE. They are amazing. I love that Robert likes them too. Everyone in my family except one of my sisters dislikes peeps, so it's nice to be able to enjoy them with him :) (Lol, I totally just typed 'dislikes people' instead of 'peeps'! Good thing I caught that one!)

Mom and Dad bought me a fairy garden set! I can't wait to get started on my garden and build some fairy houses! It's been AGES since I've done that.

I found chalkboard eggs at Wal-Mart!!!!! I was thinking of painting my own, but this saved me a ton of time. I've been in a Alice in Wonderland mood lately, and you'll see why in some of the next posts :D Next time I might try chalk paint on the eggs 'cause it was difficult to draw with the chalk they provided.

So, that's that. Happy Belated Easter!!!!!

~Mary

St. Paddy's Day - Scones and Rainbow Stamps

Happy Day after St. Paddy's Day!!!!!!

I hope you enjoyed my week before St. Patrick's Day party! I had fun :) I also learned that I'm not great at posting daily, but hey, it's better than what I've done in the past! So long as I keep it up...hehe.

Anyways, here is the outfit I wore on St. Patrick's Day:

Plaid Shirt - Thrifted
Black T-shirt - Wet Seal
Black Cami - Maurices
Green Skirt - Thrifted
Flats - TOMS - Nordstrom.com
Shamrock Earrings - Claires
Celtic Knot Necklace - Irish Fest.

I love this combo! That shirt is my absolute favorite right now.

It looked warmer than it was :P Afterwards I went inside and put leggings on!



Has anybody tried this hairstyle? It's something I made up myself.
First you make two low pigtails. Then section the pigtail as if you are going to do a three strand braid. Individually braid each strand so that you have three mini braids and secure with small bands. Braid all of them together and secure with a large band. Remove small bands. Repeat with second pigtail.
Make sense?



My sisters have similar necklaces to this. My eldest has one with a shamrock and my other sister's has a Celtic trinity knot.

 

 

My shoes.

 

 

I made gluten and dairy free scones for the first time!!!!!!! They're amazing. Here is the recipe. I did make a few changes since her recipe wasn't dairy free. I used almond milk instead of regular and spectrum spread vegetable shortening in place of butter.  Robert is not allergic to eggs so I didn't bother replacing those. I also did not have the self-raising flour mix she used so I used my flour blend (brown rice flour, potato flour, and tapioca starch) + 2 tsp. of GF baking powder.

 

Topped with black current jam. YUM.

 

 

We went over to Robert's mom's house for dinner. She fixed corned beef with potatoes, cabbage and other veggies. A GF bread with pesto and manchego sheep's cheese. And some homemade coleslaw. It was gooooood.

 

 

Sooo. I did not have time to finish the Celtic craft I was going to share, so I will share this instead. Around this time last year, I bought this adorable little notebook from TangleCrafts on Etsy. IT'S SO COLORFUL I'M GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!! I love it. I turned it into an address book, so I guess you could call it a craft. Sorta. This lady's stuff is amazing so be sure to check out her shop!

 

 

Well, that is all for now, folks. I hope you all had a very Irish-y St. Patrick's Day! Cheers :)

The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 6 - Irish Breakfast and Celtic Knots

Hi there!

Here is what should have been posted on Sunday :P I suck at daily posts.

March 15th, 2015

The Outfit:


Blue Celtic Knot Shirt - Maurices
Black Lacey Cami - Maurices
Infinity Scarf - Target - Gift
Black Skirt - Thrifted
Black Leggings - Peebles
Black Boots - Kohls
Claddagh Necklace - French Revolution Re-enactment

This is what I wore to Mass.
 

The back of this shirt and I have a love/hate relationship...I love the lacey look, but I hate having to wear a cami underneath this shirt because I get overheated in it during the summer. I don't normally go for open back/see through shirts, but I LOVE this one.

My aunt gave me this scarf and I love the colors! So spring-y and bright :) 

I kept having to remind myself not to lean fully against the tree because the last time I did that, I picked up some lovely, sticky sap on my shirt :P

The Food:

If you've never had an Irish breakfast before, you must try it. They're amazing. They usually include, sausage, rasher (ham-like bacon, which I did not have), toast or some sort of pancake, sunny side up eggs, half a tomato, mushrooms, white and black pudding, and tea. We left out the mushrooms and pudding 'cause we're not big fans of either.

The Craft:

So I started with this old stool that Robert's mom gave us. Robert sanded it for me first, before I started painting it with some of his old room paint.

Here it is with the first coat of paint...

After the second coat was dry, the next step was to paint a Celtic knot on top. I wanted to make my own stencil by printing the design, but my printer couldn't print it to the size I needed, so I ended up having to paint it by hand. I think it turned out well :)

I'm quite proud of it.

Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!

Cheers!

~Mary

The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 5 - Faeries and Sprinkles

Here was yesterdays outfit/food/craft:

March 14, 2015

The Outfit:

Purple Plaid Shirt - Dunnes in Cork, Ireland
Fairy Tank Top - Irish Fest.
Gray Long Sleeved V-neck - Thrifted
Blue Plaid Mini Skirt - Thrifted
Gray Leggings - Wal-mart
Rainbow Polka Dot Wellies - Wal-mart
Fairy Necklace - Civil War Re-enactment

This is my doorway to faerieland.

Outside photoshoots are such fun!

This is another outfit I've never combined before. I like it!

I've had this necklace for forever.

Almost all the snow is melted! SPRING IS HERE!!!!

Perfect weather for these.

The Food:

Robert and I made Irish Stew from scratch yesterday. It was REALLY good!



Biscuits from the other night.

I had extra batter from the cupcakes, so I made a 6 in. two layer cake. I was trying to use up some sprinkles, if you can't tell....

Mmmm, SPRINKLES.

The Craft:

I made this Shamrock Headband for my  Etsy shop! Check it out here if you are interested :)

Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!

Cheers!

~Mary

The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 4 - A Leprechaun's Favorite Drink

And another one!

March 13th, 2015

The Outfit:



Green Irish Shirt - Irish Fest.
Orange Long Sleeved Shirt - Wal-mart
Jeans - Wal-mart
Celtic Trinity Knot Earrings - College Campus Booth
I was running out of time that day, so I only had time for a selfie :P

The Food:

This is what happens when the photographer doesn't take pictures of food BEFORE she takes it to a party full of hungry people. It gets eaten. Therefore, half a veggie tray :P

This, my friends is Leprechaun Lime Punch. It's amazing.
Here is the recipe:
2 cans of frozen limeade
1/4 c. sugar ( I used pure cane sugar)
1/4 c. lime juice
2 liters of lemon lime soda
2 cartons of lemon sorbet or lime if you can find it
Mix first 3 ingredients in large punch bowl, then add half of the soda. Spoon in lemon sorbet and mix. Add more soda. It will start to foam. Serve immediately. Makes about 24 servings (Hint: If all ingredients don't fit into the punch bowl, add them later, it will cause more foam and fizziness and look amazing again.) Enjoy!



Yummy Paleo Biscuits. Get the recipe here. I used one of our Celtic crosses to make an imprint on the top of the biscuits! Who needs a cookie stamp?!

The finished cupcakes!!!! They were delicious.

The Craft:

I covered the front of this paper mache letter in Celtic scrap book paper. First I painted the parts that were not getting covered in paper with dark green acrylic paint. Once it was dry, I traced its shape onto the paper, cut it out, and modge- podged it onto the letter. It's gorgeous, is it not?

Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!

Cheers!

~Mary

The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party - Day 3 - Sheep and Marbles

Here's another one for ya!

March 12, 2015


The Outfit:

Plaid Cap - Present from my sister
Sheep T-shirt - Thrifted
Black Long Sleeved Shirt - Wal-mart
Jeans - Thrifted



And yes, I am sitting on black sheep skin :P

I like sheep, okay? Sheep+Ireland? Even better.

The Food:

This isn't exactly Irish, but there is green in it so it counts. Meatless black bean burgers with parsley, and Kale on the side.

Making shamrock shaped cupcakes for my sister's party the next day! They turned out really well :) Found the idea on Pinterest of course! Here's the link.

Yep, those are marbles.

Worrying they wouldn't turn out well, being Gluten and Dairy free :P

The Crafts:

Robert's and my niece made this Barbie dress for me!!! She's just beginning to learn how to sew and she's doing REALLY well. She did this all by herself :)

This is a project I did last summer. It was originally all white and I thought it needed to be spiced up a bit. I used dark green acrylic paint and painted two coats onto it. Then I hand painted the silver Celtic knot and vines. I'm really happy with it! It looks so much more me now.

Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!

Cheers!

~Mary