Tartan for the Holidays

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I'm thinking that for this Holiday season, I definitely want to add some tartan or plaid to my look. I went to a Catholic school growing up, which meant wearing a plaid skirt to school...everyday. Good old uniforms. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7m_cgSqcLM8J1lkaSK1hLhgx0mNnzhSAO2x4cJsfwymWkyM_HmytNyMfpJyvat1XjZTQEYrKQnue5uziwY4SknEfefTYN0XEz4rdLyAJIgCQH6zQDnPR869fQTy93I7g5fhGR9SP_14zo/s1600/plaid+shoes+for+the+holidays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7m_cgSqcLM8J1lkaSK1hLhgx0mNnzhSAO2x4cJsfwymWkyM_HmytNyMfpJyvat1XjZTQEYrKQnue5uziwY4SknEfefTYN0XEz4rdLyAJIgCQH6zQDnPR869fQTy93I7g5fhGR9SP_14zo/s1600/plaid+shoes+for+the+holidays.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goldenwhitedecor.com/2012/12/a-holiday-to-remember-in-little-black.html?showComment=1354509258954#c5843498281842860940">via Golden White Decor</a> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I have to admit that it turned me off tartan for awhile, but seeing <span style="font-size: small;">the shoes above</span> <span style="font-size: small;">has <span style="font-size: small;">me <span style="font-size: small;">rethinking </span></span></span>that.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The print reminds me</span> of gift wrapping and I think some tartan shoes or tights would be the perfect touch with a gold or red dress.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge55PZtORAAENBR6irGEU4lsXzRX_7JnrBoxQBepwZwrOnFHGXXU8wmtKH5vPUTaGdXpK3FQHdDW2qQqY8CUfoeXSzZm46Q9ddp_fKU1wQ-udI7cUrXx1TXlusd654f2YG7TyS44Dv3eYz/s1600/plaid+tights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge55PZtORAAENBR6irGEU4lsXzRX_7JnrBoxQBepwZwrOnFHGXXU8wmtKH5vPUTaGdXpK3FQHdDW2qQqY8CUfoeXSzZm46Q9ddp_fKU1wQ-udI7cUrXx1TXlusd654f2YG7TyS44Dv3eYz/s1600/plaid+tights.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/nordstrom-perfect-plaid-tights/3316302?origin=category&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=BLACK&resultback=0">via Nordstrom</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you started planning your holiday party outfits yet? I've got a<span style="font-size: small;">n U</span>gly Christmas Sweater party to attend in a couple of weeks, I'll be sure to share!<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Tartan for the Holidays

 I'm thinking that for this Holiday season, I definitely want to add some tartan or plaid to my look. I went to a Catholic school growin...

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Make-Shift Christmas Vignette

<div style="text-align: center;">One of the things that I'm struggling with this holiday season is being away at school with no Christmas decorations to keep up my festive spirit during finals. I decided to see what I could pull together to create a make-shift vignette out of things I already own. Here is what I came up with:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZWz3slpmsgBu-owBaKNNAN8eb_YnDgYXTUr2qxxPIfmHLpmFT0GbwA5sL8UaL6j-48hECwv3YSeojSoCEI8tldo_rHj2h-p381RH5ur6sNt_IAJZyspiF5S62P8BtoETtc6-n-cu8vA6/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZWz3slpmsgBu-owBaKNNAN8eb_YnDgYXTUr2qxxPIfmHLpmFT0GbwA5sL8UaL6j-48hECwv3YSeojSoCEI8tldo_rHj2h-p381RH5ur6sNt_IAJZyspiF5S62P8BtoETtc6-n-cu8vA6/s640/005.JPG" width="496" /></a></div>I tied a red ribbon around my mercury glass jar, moved my beloved brass deer over, and created the 'hope peace cookies' card using a stencil. I was inspired by this card from Kate Spade:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qbT0T_CBu_J8_6HviFbRk_B6vWv3KGOVKEjmzvlhjOPInJ2C2f9GyEuv-YL5DdItx2QtUr9xYG3eWArgTh3TIGKkTN5Py5_tJdsIWSJtXtGVxLBEYPOerNY-sn86OHZrRk7RWxP7QIPS/s400/102507_katespade_400x400-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/kate-spade-new-york-hope-peace-cookies-foldover-note-cards-10-pack/3357962">via nordstrom</a></td></tr></tbody></table>It just goes to show you that every day decor items can be repurposed for multiple uses! I can't wait to go home and decorate my tree and put up my real decorations, but for now this tides over my Christmas cravings! xox<br /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /><br /></div>

Make-Shift Christmas Vignette

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Style Staple: Fur Stole

<div style="text-align: center;">An accessory that I'm loving these days are fur stoles.<br />Evidently, I was a pretty cool kid. Take a look at this picture of me for Halloween circa 2000:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgfOgz_pwQs9h_yth7LP6vis7boUJmLXGrJtUENytUfnBoZCob_tPVcfr74-MasYrO9cgo3X6nP1KEkjClKza0yoL306K9AZOCF9lOfJCubG35Lvj66vGCLR2KBaMgVy-Ob1Xhu-yO64Y/s1600/419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgfOgz_pwQs9h_yth7LP6vis7boUJmLXGrJtUENytUfnBoZCob_tPVcfr74-MasYrO9cgo3X6nP1KEkjClKza0yoL306K9AZOCF9lOfJCubG35Lvj66vGCLR2KBaMgVy-Ob1Xhu-yO64Y/s640/419.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> My bestie Megan and I were 'rich ladies'. Please note my amaze fur stole that I got at a garage sale.<br />Now, here's the bad news. I searched my old dress up box high and low for that baby and can't seem to find it. I'm kinda convinced my big brother Dan has it somewhere....<br /><br />Luckily my mom had a similar stole on an old coat that she has given to me so now I can pull off a little of this:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBvq4p-FEy9SEq57-HDOiInGMeLWXOw-i3z1_MnMTszHeMSEjRD5GipRoS8cDumt9SVU9Bb6o1FpvBB7ni0bKNV_AkLs-_b2nhOfSIUh7Djbn_OdkO7kDwpyfEhyvnWJy7m9QMVbx0lHB/s1600/fur+stole+one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBvq4p-FEy9SEq57-HDOiInGMeLWXOw-i3z1_MnMTszHeMSEjRD5GipRoS8cDumt9SVU9Bb6o1FpvBB7ni0bKNV_AkLs-_b2nhOfSIUh7Djbn_OdkO7kDwpyfEhyvnWJy7m9QMVbx0lHB/s640/fur+stole+one.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stylebeyondlust.tumblr.com/post/17387895352">via</a><br /><br />And this:</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzWajSV-ct69sWDa3vXkV6IRG8bSvxGnqRLpB7RGroTOZOxAkwWMggRofhhQ5CwqcTNNr9_167tiFnRthupK5d8uXjufoApkZVNpFp0N_GwRfSTVN1kcSuy7QPZcQ-gA3aslrhzOAUTG8/s1600/fur+stole+three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzWajSV-ct69sWDa3vXkV6IRG8bSvxGnqRLpB7RGroTOZOxAkwWMggRofhhQ5CwqcTNNr9_167tiFnRthupK5d8uXjufoApkZVNpFp0N_GwRfSTVN1kcSuy7QPZcQ-gA3aslrhzOAUTG8/s640/fur+stole+three.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.omyheartkate.com/2012/03/neutrals.html">via oh my heart</a></td></tr></tbody></table> So cozy and chic, and definitely classic in my opinion. I think this should be a staple in anyone's wardrobe for the chillier months. <br />I'm sorry if any of you are offended by fur! Faux is always a great option.<br />xox<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Style Staple: Fur Stole

An accessory that I'm loving these days are fur stoles. Evidently, I was a pretty cool kid. Take a look at this picture of me for Hallow...

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