Preppy Gal

Here's a sticky-sweet prepster look for you all, my darling readers!  :) 

Like the photos?  My mama took them at Subway over lunch today hahaha... I'm so fancy.  -_-;;;

I do love this look though...I feel prettyyyyy, oh so prettyyyyy.  :D  My new (to me) floral embroidered carpet bag is magical!  Especially for around the holiday season; it holds SO MUCH STUFF while still being utterly adorable (and a semi-fad right now.  BONUS.).  I've been shopping and shopping and shopping lately...mostly for gifts for others, but I do give in to the [more-than-] occasional selfish purchase-whim.  *sigh*  I'm just a girl, after all. 
I've had a blast with this holiday season: writing and mailing cards, running to the thrift store for decorations, visiting the new Penzey's (spices and seasonings) shop downtown (ohhh the wonderful smells), shovelling snow (which we finally got!!!), singing at church and at concerts...it's all so quaint and lovely and gives me a legit warm, fuzzy feeling inside. 
I love Christmas time...it's so...I dunno...SPARKLY, I guess.

Headband: old || Pearls: gift || Rose Pendant: thrifted || Sweater: GAP || Tunic: H&M || Leggings: old || Boots: old || Bag: thrifted

 THANK YOU for reading! 

Sorry for so few pictures today, but just wait until Christmas Eve!!!  I have the cutest lil outfit planned...red, black, white and polka dots. with a hat, of course.  ;)  a fabulous "Sunday-go-to-meetin'" hat. 

HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS SEASON AS MUCH AS I AM! 

Eeeeeeee I LOVE Christmas!

Lace Shorts in October

We have been blessed with a couple of warm, WARM days this week (pray it stays this lovely for my move this weekend).  Amazing for a Wisconsin Fall!  It was warm enough for shorts and t-shirts! 
So I got to debut the shorts I snagged off the end-of-season clearance rack at Marshall's a bit sooner than next year.  YAY!

I was seriously envying these lacey shorts on other girls this summer.  Most of my shorts are denim...more in the American classic laid-back style (which rocks: don't get me wrong), but I really wanted a pair of shorts that could be more ladylike, like these. 
I still kept their debut laid-back enough, though, by wearing a button-up (floral print, yes, but still...).

 

Cardi: Gap || Button-up: Target || Shorts: Marshall's || Boots: thrifted || Earrings: old || Bag: thrifted Nine West

Welcoming Fall

This is the coziest outfit ever!!!  I prettymuch love everything about it, too:

1.) the hat: I love this hat, but I don't get much opportunity to wear it because of its unique style.  I know what you're thinking: 'Caitlin. It's just a tan hat; how much more basic can you get?'  But, dear readers, I implore you to take a closer look!  It's a little bit fedora, a little bit sunhat, a little bit hoity-toity, and a little bit cowboy all at the same time.  That's just exhausting.
2.) the scarf: This is my actual favorite (warm) scarf.  It's my favorite colors and pattern (floral!).  And it's super-cozy wool that somehow manages to not be itchy (a minor miracle).
3.) the sweater: I finally get to wear green!!!  I know, this may sound silly, but wearing green turns my eyes green (I have what I call "changeling" eyes: they change color with my clothes or mood), which is my favorite color for them to be.  Unfortunately, I have--not brown, not yellow, not pink, not any NORMAL undertone to my skin--but a green undertone.  This makes wearing green challenging, but the tone of this sweater is a-OK.
4.) the boots: I adore my combat boots.  That is all.

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Makin' a funny face, but I wanted to debut my new [thrifted] fur coat in all its glorious luxury!

My mommy was nice enough to snap these photos with my phone outside of a Restaurant which Shall Not be Named.  *coughcough shiftyeyes*

Is everybody else excited for Fall?  

The colors are changing around here already, and I keep catching myself driving like a grandma on country roads just so I can gape.

THANKS, as always, for reading!

Hat: Forever 21 || Scarf: thrifted || Sweater: Aerie || Tank: Old Navy || Shorts: DIY || Leggings: old || Boots: Wal*Mart || Rabbit Fur Coat: thrifted || Aviators: old

What a Wonderful World

Hello.  I have flowers in my hair.  :)

My Arm Party is killin' it.

my lil ole thrifted Louis backpack/purse  <3

Photos by my dear friend, Emilee.
Editing done by yours truly.

I picked this dress up at my local St. Vincent DePaul ("St. Vinny's" to me [and all who talk to me for more than five minutes]).  Originally the white opaque layer underneath was as long as the crochet top layer, but I took it home and chopped it off to make it a more interesting article of clothing.  I may even attempt to make it some sort of hi-lo hemline... Thoughts?

You'll be seeing a lot more of my "re-design" creations soon (I'm currently working on jazzing up an old leather jacket and attempting to turn a dress into a peplum top...heh heh We shall see just how far my hand-stitching "skillz" and Bedazzler can take me *sweatdrop*).
(If you follow me on Instagram [@Spritzy88], you'll get some sneak-peaks of works in progress before they reach the bloggity-blog here.)

Dress: thrifted/DIY || Denim Shirt: H&M || Belt: H&M || Necklaces/Arm Party: thrifted & gifted || Bag: thrifted || Wedges: Target || Flower Headband: ???I can't remember???

la Femme (Subtitled: Flowers in My Hair)

There was a little girl who had a little curl...

PREPARE FOR PHOTO-OVERLOAD.

...Photoverload, if you will?

...Whatever.  Just prepare, and please forgive.  Even ENJOY, if you can.   :)

Check out my super-pretty new shoes!  I found them at my absolute favorite vintage store.

What a glamour-girl shot!  Never expected to get this by holding my bad camera out all Myspace-style...lol

This outfit makes me feel so pretty, I couldn't help but take a million and one photos!
...of myself.
...'cuz I'm apparently a narcissist.

Hopefully a cute and sweet narcissist???

detail of the nifty folds I made

Went for some Kim Kardashian-like eyelashes...simply LOADS of mascara.

my mischievous "bunny" pose--at least, that's what it made me think of   :)

Anyway, if you've made it all the way down here to the bottom: YOU ARE SUCH A TROOPER.  I appreciate you.   :)

I don't have much to say about this outfit, really; I feel it speaks for itself (of sweetness and daintiness, and mild, ladylike things).  I like it.

|| Dress: old || Underskirt: Forever 21 || Belt: American Eagle Outfitters ||

|| Pearls: thrifted & gifted || Shoes: thrifted || Mesh sweater thing: ? || Flowers: ? ||

As always, THANK YOU for spending some time with me!

That Girl Who Works at the Flower Shop...

HAT   I ORE... 


...to interview for a job at a flower shop.  I wanted to dress professionally, but not in boring, dark colors.  Basically, I wanted to look like a flower, like I belong among flowers (flowers are my favorite things in the world: I have vines and vases full of them all around my apartment). 
Annnnd...it must've worked, because I GOT THE JOB! 
It's going to be a second job, and I'll only be working about 20 hours a week, but I've been battling with the "creative itch" (as I call it) that blogging--though a wonderful outlet--just doesn't seem to be enough to quell. 
My hope is that this job will involve enough exposure to people and time to fulfill my right brain.

I'm just so enamoured with the idea of being "that girl who works at the flower shop"...wearing pretty-but-practical clothes while flitting among vibrant flowers and sparkling baubles...*daydreaming* 
Before you warn me that it probably won't be like that, let me tell ya: I worked at a flower shop once before during my college days, and it pretty much was exactly like that!  :)  With a bit of heavy lifting thrown in there, too. haha


So.  The day I wore my bright pink cropped trousers (sorry if you're all sick of them appearing on this blog, 'cuz I never will be!) and printed blouse was dismal and drizzly...but I had to run a lot of errands besides my interview, so I put on my bright slacks and a smile.  :)  Hopefully my outfit--though not at all "cool," or "hip," or any similar adjectives--brightened other people's days as much as it did mine.
These femenine colors bookended by the dark brown of my hair and shoes really worked for me.  And I always love sporting a vintage bag. 
As it got a little chillier in the evening, I threw on my floral print wool scarf instead of the light off-white one along with my white faux leather jacket.

the (THRIFT-A-HOLIC) Rundown:
Pants: thrifted
Shoes: thrifted
Purse: thrifted
Blouse: thrifted
Shades: Target
Jacket: Wet Seal
Kercheif: thrifted
Scarf: thrifted

I'm a:

THANKS FOR READING!!!

50s Magic...

My BFF Piera (<--click to check out her blog [which is not a style blog, but rather a blog full of her thoughtful, lilting-yet-forceful prose]) is GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEKEND!!!  To another one of my good friends, Aaron.  Even better?  I'M THE ONE who totally set them up.  :)  I'm no cupid wannabe, and I usually don't mess around in other people's lives, but so far the two couples I've set up have gotten married.  Not a bad track record, if I do say so myself.

ANYway, we showered the bride-to-be this past weekend, and did it in 1950s style!  I dressed her, her sister, and myself to the nines!  The 50s is my favorite era in style--so femenine, and somehow classy and flirty all at once--so I had a lot of stuff in my closet to share!!!  I loved seeing the peices get used.

Ready for photo-overload?  I'm not sure I am, but here goes:

First, a few shots of my outfit.  It was a hit.  :)  People kept saying that if I had red hair, I would look just like Lucy from 'I Love Lucy.'  Fabulous.  :)  (I slept in curlers the night before: that's how dedicated I was to this! haha)

Then, a shot of me getting in an hysterical fight with the doggy:

She goes ape if someone's on the swings, but she's the gentlest, most passive puppy otherwise.  That's why I'm laughing so hard while she's scratching my ankles: I was completely taken aback! she's like the Two Face of the schnauser world.  The second I stepped off the swing, she sat down and wagged her tail like nothing had ever happened!  It makes me smile just remembering her tiny tantrum...

NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THESE PHOTOS.  (Just my ankles were harmed.)


Now: some photos of my loverly friends (I made the photos look old, just for kicks...not super-authentic-looking, but still fun).

Emilee and Piera...don't they look just wonderful?  Em threw the shower.

 We made up that facinator just before leaving for the party!  Piera also borrowed my opera-length white gloves and my white faux fur wrap, but obviously couldn't keep them on for the length of the party.
Also: don't tell her that ladies in the 50s never crossed their legs! haha

The GORGEOUS Minte: sister of the bride-to-be and Maid of Honor

Piera proudly modeling our creation: a tissue-paper wedding gown complete with shoes, gloves, and veil

So: the shower was fun.  Pray that the wedding day is sunny!!!
I will leave you with one last photo (if you can handle it after all the other photo-spamming):

Piera as the STATUE OF HOUSEWIFERY

Poised with apron, whisk, and cookbook ready to please her husband by keeping house and cooking dinner and never questioning his decisions...lol.

the Rundown:
Necklace/Bracelet/Earrings: gift
Top: Charlotte Russe
Skirt: H&M
Shoes: gift
Bag: thrifted
Scarf: thrifted
Lipstick: Revlon