Thrift Style Thursday - America the Beautiful

Megan of Traverse suggested our Thrift Style Thursday theme this week to be America the Beautiful in honor of the July 4th holiday (or Canadian Pride for our Canada ladies!) so it was pretty much a given to me that my outfit would be red, white and blue and have an Americana feel to it!

I knew right away I'd be wearing this dress I thrifted a few years ago.  It's been a favorite of mine for awhile now, Nate always compliments me when I wear it!  I even managed to wear this one when I was pregnant too, so it's a pretty great dress all around!  I decided to pair it with this fun top my sweet Instagram buddy sent me, I thought it matched pretty well!  And I'm not real "Stars and Stripes" crazy or into a lot of patriotic flag wear for the July 4th holiday, so this type of look is a little more appealing to me.  And then I finished it out with my favorite Stella and Dot bag, because of there was ever a great bag for an Americana themed outfit, this bag would be it!

We keep things pretty low key for the 4th of July, especially when it falls on a weekend like this.  I don't even get a day off sadly, though I may end up taking a half day on Friday.  On the actual holiday I think we'll go disc golf in the morning like we would any other weekend and then after Oliver's nap in the afternoon we'll be going to my parents for a picnic.  I'm doubting Ollie will make it to fireworks again this year, but you never know.

Shirt - Old Navy (From friend), Dress - Unknown (Thrifted)

Sandals - Target, Bag - Stella and Dot (ThredUp) 

And while this outfit is definitely fun and festive, I'm pretty sure on the actual 4th of July I'll be kicking back in denim shorts and a white top or something!  What will you do to celebrate the 4th of July?  And will you be wearing red white and blue?  Don't forget to check out the other Thrift Style Thursday gals at their blogs below and be sure to visit new member Alison's blog too!

Your Spring Style - Spring Transitions

I'm joining up a fun link up this month with Shea of Shea Lennon and Anne from In Residence that is all about Spring Style!  Today we're talking about Spring Transitions - pieces in our closet that can carry over from the winter season a bit.

I chose a look based on yesterday's Inspiration Monday look from two birds with Jamie Chung and styled it around this fun dress I got from one of my MN blogger friends.  It's a super fun bird print and is a great spring and summer dress.  I carried over one of my favorite gray cardigans and some fun red accents - necklace, bag and shoes - all items that I would use in any season really.

I unfortunately had to add tights too because it was rather chilly here in MN yesterday (still is).  I think cardigans are great transition pieces, they really transcend seasons well because you can layer up as much or as little as you want underneath them!

Dress - from friend, Sweater - American Eagle (thrifted)

Bag and necklace - Stella and Dot, Tights - Old Navy

After I came in the house I realized I hadn't gotten a good shot with the shoes, so I took one more picture inside and my little ham decided to pose with me.  Other than his Kermit shoes he's really dressed more for winter, I do like the sweatshirt he has on though, it's lighter weight than some sweatshirts, so I guess I could say that is his spring transition piece!

What are your go to seasonal transition items?

Thrift Style Thursday - One With Nature

It's Thursday and that means it's time for Thrift Style Thursday again!  Our theme this week comes from Kristi of Delightfully Kristi and she suggested natural and earthy tones inspired by nature to celebrate spring!  I went pretty neutral on this one with just a pop of color from my necklace and handbag.  

It was super warm in MN yesterday, but today not as much, so while I would love to be wearing a dress or a skirt I went instead with one of my favorite pairs of jeggings, but rolled them a little to make them more like ankle pants!  We got a bunch of rain last night so I'm hoping that the grass you see around me will get much more green soon!  So that's kind of what my outfit represents today - the tan and browns are the trees and grass at the end of winter waiting and coming out of dormancy and the brightness from my bag represents those first sprouts of buds, the first green poking through in the grass.  Deep stuff right?

Sweater - Old Navy (handed down from friend), Blouse - Mossimo (Target)
Jeans - H&M (thrifted), Necklace - DIY by me

Shoes - Mossimo (thrifted), Bag - Merona (Target) 

I'm hoping to spend some time out in nature this weekend, hopefully the weather will cooperate for that!  For other nature and earthy inspired Thrift Style Thursday posts, check out all the lovely ladies at their blogs listed below!  And don't forget to enter our Gift of Thrift giveaway!  All the details can be found in this post.

Thrift Style Thursday - Marsala

It's Thrift Style Thursday again!  Today's theme is brought to us by Miche of Buttons and Birdcages. We're showcasing Pantone's 2015 Color of the Year - Marsala!  Now of course, me being me, I immediately think of wine when I think of marsala!  I wasn't sure I had anything thrifted that would work for this, I have a lovely marsala colored dress, but it's not thrifted.  Then I remembered this sweater that I have and I figured it would work pretty nicely!

I also added the jeans I just featured on a Thrift Style Thursday only a few weeks ago for Winter white - I thought they'd go well with this sweater.  I also added my favorite red booties (thank you again Jes!) because I thought they'd pop well with these pants and they're also sort of wine like!

Sweater - Derek Heart (thrifted), T-shirt - Merona (Target)

Jeans - DKNY (thrifted), Boots - from friend

Necklace - Charming Charlie 

Speaking of wine, a friend of mine sent me this picture on Twitter yesterday and given the type of day I was having, it felt rather appropriate:

This of course led to jokes that every day is National Drink Wine day and somehow spun off into Whine and Wine day and yeah.  It made me laugh in the midst of a difficult work day.  And I may have celebrated said holiday last night because of said work day.  I'll never tell.

Be sure to check out how the other thrifty gals are styling their marsala at their blogs below!  Are you a fan of this year's color of the year?  Or like me, would you rather just drink your wine instead of wearing it?