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How to Style a Whimsical Menswear Look for SIA White Rabbit + A Special Guest
Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she absolutely outdid herself this time!...
sallyinstpaul
3 days ago
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How to Wear Navy and Green with Polka Dots for Winter/Spring with the Thrifty Six
I have recently been welcomed into a wonderful group of fashion and lifestyle bloggers that focuses on styling preloved clothing and...
sallyinstpaul
Mar 17
13 comments


Where Bloggers Live: Movie Date Nights and DIY Valentine's Day Jewelry
Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 14
14 comments


An Easy "Color Recipe" Winter Outfit in Pink + Blue and DIY Jewelry
As I described in my post about my 2025 clothing no buy year (shopping break), I have fallen behind on blogging about new wardrobe...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 10
5 comments


High Contrast Brown and Ivory Winter Outfit for SIA Layered Sand
Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the "amazingly intricate"...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 15
4 comments


How to Wear Soft Pink and Brown in a Fall/Winter Outfit for SIA May Belfort Portrait
Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1895 oil painting "May...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 4, 2024
11 comments


Fall Texture and Print Mixing for SIA Emil Nolde + DIY Triangle Bead Earrings
Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1911 painting "Mask...
sallyinstpaul
Nov 7, 2024
9 comments


Making Summer Last with a Pastel Outfit for SIA Piet Mondrian
Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1914 painting...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 25, 2024
16 comments


Style Over Time: Summer Outfits from July (Part 1) + DIY Paper Beads
A couple times in the past, I've shared an outfit of the day along with earlier outfits from on or around the same date in previous...
sallyinstpaul
Jul 22, 2024
7 comments


Dress and Utility Jacket Outfit Formula for Spring + DIY Paper Beads and Jewelry
Today I am sharing an outfit from my fall/winter capsule wardrobe that I had previously (accidentally) skipped over. It dates from...
sallyinstpaul
Apr 3, 2024
20 comments


Accent Color Skirt Winter Capsule Wardrobe Outfits + DIY Earrings
Today I am sharing two outfits from my fall/winter capsule wardrobe that feature colorful solid knit skirts worn with tights. Sometimes...
sallyinstpaul
Mar 1, 2024
17 comments


Styling Blue and Green for SIA: Hipgnosis + DIY Jewelry
Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she went in a bit of a different direction...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 28, 2024
19 comments


Magenta Winter Capsule Wardrobe Outfits + DIY Jewelry
Today I am sharing two outfits from my fall/winter capsule wardrobe that incorporate cheerful magenta pieces along with capsule items...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 23, 2024
15 comments


Black Winter Capsule Outfits: Complex and Simple + DIY Earrings
Today I am sharing two outfits from my fall/winter capsule wardrobe that are based on black pieces in my closet but have color, prints,...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 2, 2024
15 comments


2 Winter Capsule Outfits with Quilted Vests + DIY Earrings
Today I am sharing two outfits from my fall/winter capsule wardrobe that feature a quilted vest. I recently mentioned that wearing a...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 19, 2024
13 comments


Styling Blue and White Stripes for SIA: Grand Canyon from the South Rim + DIY Bead Soup Earring Tips
Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1981 oil painting "Grand...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 17, 2024
12 comments


Outfit Creation in My Digital Closet for SIA: Grand Canyon + DIY Paper Beads
Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she picked the 2016 travel poster for Grand...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 6, 2023
11 comments


Supplementing a Capsule Wardrobe #2: Add a New Accent Color from Your Closet + DIY Jewelry
In my previous post in this series, I discussed one way to expand a capsule wardrobe: adding extra pieces in the capsule's palette from...
sallyinstpaul
Nov 13, 2023
19 comments


2 Print-Based Capsule Outfits for Fall + DIY Paper Beads & DIY Jewelry
Today I am sharing two OOTD from my fall/winter capsule wardrobe that I created around multi-color print pieces. For capsule OOTD #9, I...
sallyinstpaul
Nov 1, 2023
17 comments


Bead Organization and My DIY Bead Soup Earring Project + OOTD
With a couple hundred DIY stretch bracelets {tutorial} in my collection, most of them in paper bead bracelet sets {tutorial 1 & 2}, I am...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 22, 2023
19 comments
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