Striped

Don't you just love those mornings when the sun is shining, and you're feeling chipper, and you pull together a fun, spring-y outfit, and are going to wear your new coral high-heeled sandals... and then you step outside and realize that the sunshine has deceived you, and it still feels incredibly chilly?

That happened to me yesterday.

Fortunately, a cozy jacket and some comfy boots helped remedy the situation. And I am telling myself that there will be plenty of opportunities to wear sandals, very soon. I may be looking forward to summer with rose-colored glasses right now, but I'm sure before too long it will feel incredibly brutal. (This is why the Ocean was invented. ;)

What I'm Wearing:

• Striped Skirt by NO BOUNDARIES - was a dress, refashioned by me
• Striped Top by STRAWBERRY - hand-me-down
• Velvet Jacket by MARY KATE & ASHLEY - hand-me-down
• Leather Boots - from Target
• Jewelry - gifts or hand-me-downs, earrings by KATHY SNYDER  from Melissa's wedding 

The skirt is yet another dress-to-skirt project I've completed in recent months (I wore a similar piece on Easter), and... drumroll... I actually took pictures of how I did it. I will be posting a simple tutorial/DIY later this week to give you some ideas of how you could use the same easy method to transform dresses or tops into skirts. (That is, if you like them better that way.) Stay tuned!
(Update: click here for the tutorial!)

I hope everyone is having a nice start to the week! Things have certainly been *ahem* interesting for me the past few days, but God's faithfulness is new every morning, and continually blows my mind.

"Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”

~ L.M. Montgomery

-Amanda 

P.S. Am I crazy to wear two completely different striped pieces together? Be honest. ;)

 Photos by Lydia Flynn