http://www.lovemaegan.com/ennoreply@blogger.com (Maegan Tintari)Sun, 20 May 2012 02:00:04 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com1593125©2007 ~ 2012 WWW.LOVEMAEGAN.COM | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED fashion,style,lifestyle,home,home,decor,married,life,love,hair,DIY,tutorials,shoes,shopping,vintage,Los,Angeleslovemaegan@gmail.com...love Maegan...love Maegannofashion,style,lifestyle,home,home,decor,married,life,love,hair,DIY,tutorials,shoes,shopping,vintage,Los,Angeles...love MaeganPeek inside the life of a California native Valley Girl, who shares her style secrets, DIY & Hair tutorials, home decor projects and more at www.lovemaegan.com34.176505-118.433088http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaeganhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationThanks for Subscribing to ...love Maegan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/FpMCLaX34tM/house-hunting-its-that-time.htmlliving in Los Angeleshouseslovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:42 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-556215244260586187<div align="justify"><center> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/house-hunting-its-that-time.html"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BkEVFkFGhX0/T7XQxciCDVI/AAAAAAAAHFI/6f0PnqQ9M_M/s1600/41453541_1_0.jpg" /></a><br /> <br /> </center> <br /> The year has finally come. The husband and I have been saving and saving and SAVING our pennies and watching and waiting out the real estate market for the last 6 years. And now is the time to finally buy a house. <br /> <br /> Loving the home and location we are presently in, we thought we'd actually stay and rent for a few years longer and save more to possibly afford our <a href="http://pinterest.com/lovemaegan/future-spanish-house/" target="blank">Spanish dream house</a>. At the beginning of this year, however, after our rent was raised $600 a month, changing almost overnight from $2400 to $3000 a month, we decided that it was indeed time to buy. <br /> <br /> We waited for many reasons. For one, real estate is astronomical in Los Angeles. Two, the economy crashed. Three, renting an almost 2000 sq.ft. house was smarter than investing all of our money into something smaller, only to pay <i>more</i> each month just to own it. But now that our rent has gone up and rent is going up everywhere it seems, buying will be more affordable than renting. We signed a new lease in February 2012 and have until next February to find and buy a house. While we've started looking, we'd really prefer to buy in Sept/October so we're not paying both a mortgage AND our lease for too long... as there is NO POSSIBLE WAY IN HELL our landlord would be nice enough to end our lease early <font size="1">{even though we are quite possibly, the best tenants imaginable & pay for most problems and upgrades ourselves without bothering the owners - for instance, we just spent $900 on a new pool pump because ours was broken, and we barely even swim in it}</font>.<br /> <br /> When the husband and I first moved in together in September 2004, we had nothing... no, that's not true, we had almost $30,000 in debt, thanks to me, my former life, my spending habits, and the fact that my income had gone down exponentially the year prior and I was paying my bills with my credit cards. Not smart. <br /> <br /> In our final years as twenty-somethings, we made a financial plan and set future goals for ourselves. First and foremost was to pay off the near $30,000 debt I had accrued - - and we did, slowly but surely over the years to follow. In the mean time, both of our incomes increased, however, we still had little to speak of, and were living in a dark little condo in Studio City. We didn't buy extras like coffees and treats and quitting smoking when I hit 30 saved another $5 a day {$1825 a year or more}. It was cutting out the little things we didn't really "need" that not only humbled us, but helped us get on our feet financially. The husband drove a free POS car for almost 3 years while he saved up for a new car. He's an exceptional "saver" and we'd learned that debt wasn't worth having nice things for. Once the debt was paid off {it took us about 3.5 years}, we had gotten used to putting away a few thousand dollars a month to it and continued to put the money we would be using to pay off debt, into our savings accounts. Over time, it added up. When our salaries increased, instead of upgrading our lifestyle, we just put more away into our savings. <br /> <br /> Since 2005, we've been able to save quite a nice chunk of money that will one day {this year} become our down payment on our house. But alas, we do live in Los Angeles and while a 2000 sq.ft. house in some places would be listed on the market for under $200,000, here {and in other large cities} you can't even get a condo, apartment, or townhouse for under $200,000 in a nice area. Since we've waited out the market though, houses have come down in price, but still, not as much as we would have liked. We can however, get more bang for our buck in house, so to speak, if we're willing to move just ten miles West or North of where we are now. <br /> <br /> While ultimately we'd love to live on or near a beach, and/or in a Spanish or Mediterranean style open floor plan house, it may not be the first house we buy that gets us there. But maybe our second though, sometime in our 40's. <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>* * * </h3><br /> Until now, we've pretty much been hell-bent on staying in and around LA. We both grew up here... our families are here, we love the weather, and really, we don't want to move. But in a recent search, I randomly happened upon some AMAZING houses in and around Palm Springs in the $400,000 price range & maybe got a little more excited than need be. Again, our budget for LA is much higher because well, that's just what it costs to live here, so $400k for a 3800 sq.ft. house on a GOLF COURSE with pretty WATER FEATURES as a view in one direction and pretty mountains in the other, kind of seems like it's too good to be true. Now, upon further investigation, there is an almost $1200 home owner's association fee with this particular house. But even with that included, & our down payment, the monthly mortgage would be less than what we would be spending here, in LA for a much smaller house, not even close to a golf course. <br /> <br /> I've only been to Palm Springs a few times and I know that it A. is hot and B. has some amazing architectural 60's homes {which we love too} and C. is mostly a retirement community. Because we work from home, we can really live anywhere - - so would living on a golf course with a bunch of old people really be THAT bad? Besides, we're almost old people now too.<br /> <br /> <br /> Here are the photos of a home I found recently listed for sale in Rancho Mirage for $400,000... a pseudo-dream home {we'd upgrade a bit}, that is totally affordable, only 2.5 hours away. <br /> <br /> {affordable is relative, understandably}<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z58AVY5n0-4/T7XQz8O6EVI/AAAAAAAAHF4/aevqemKgFBM/s1600/41453541_2_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ze_mRcijQSw/T7XQvp3b31I/AAAAAAAAHEo/LbRx8MBvx2o/s1600/41453541_15_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gWo_voA0SRE/T7XQvQJTtbI/AAAAAAAAHEg/1AaLg2Lz2DU/s1600/41453541_14_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qq8GIlP_Gd4/T7XQuy0VJ0I/AAAAAAAAHEY/iAlp-arw1do/s1600/41453541_13_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qh4N-IxWFCM/T7XQuouLClI/AAAAAAAAHEQ/dEQQnovHW1I/s1600/41453541_12_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gXIoxSbowkA/T7XQxqh_X3I/AAAAAAAAHFQ/8NI21t4svvo/s1600/41453541_20_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-85Is_eS69ss/T7XQyDMT41I/AAAAAAAAHFY/ZUou0DKH4PA/s1600/41453541_21_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-63jLmJNCad4/T7XQwurwTgI/AAAAAAAAHE4/BKZdoPesVrw/s1600/41453541_18_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-moI4u93LVi0/T7XQw24xhcI/AAAAAAAAHFA/sxx3511HnEg/s1600/41453541_19_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IRJQSyWhMbo/T7XQwCGET0I/AAAAAAAAHEw/fujKD3jOeJU/s1600/41453541_16_0.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dEkyufu6-Hg/T7XQ2P_NcaI/AAAAAAAAHGg/Z1zcniy_qMo/s1600/41453541_7_0.jpg" /><br /> </center><br /> <br /> Again, we've just begun our home search but have never EVER thought about living in Palm Springs or near it. We've found a few other "dream homes" in the area for less than $450k with only $160 HOA's so the possibility of an affordable dream home, on a golf course has REALLY swayed our opinions as of late. I mean look how pretty those grounds are!<br /> <br /> <br /> This particular house is in Rancho Mirage. You can find the actual <a href="http://www.redfin.com/CA/Rancho-Mirage/540-Desert-West-Dr-92270/home/3080337" target="blank">listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>Does anyone live in or around Palm Springs, Palm Desert, or Rancho Mirage now, or ever? If so, I'd LOVE to hear your opinions on living in the area. </b><br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>Happy Friday Lovecats!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/house-hunting-its-that-time.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/house-hunting-its-that-time.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/house-hunting-its-that-time.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/house-hunting-its-that-time.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-556215244260586187?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=FpMCLaX34tM:iN1gc3LtLNk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/FpMCLaX34tM" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-18T07:30:42.180-07:0051http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/house-hunting-its-that-time.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/S98DLACwdPU/abstract-art-manicure-nail-art-diy.htmlnail polishmy nailsnail artlovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Thu, 17 May 2012 01:24:57 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-6976721954600111205<div align="justify"><center> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/abstract-art-manicure-nail-art-diy.html"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m2Npzz-qs14/T7StQqpxGHI/AAAAAAAAG_g/9TS9MzUmKN0/s1600/Abstract+Art+Nails+-sunglasses.jpg" /></a><br /> </center> <br /> <br /> With sewing, nail art, and really anything else, I find that I do not like to follow a pattern, line or rule. This is one of the reasons I DIY rather than follow patterns. They drive me insane trying to get it perfect. Thus, throughout my life, I have learned to find perfection in imperfection - which can often times be seen in abstract art. So I took it to my nails and while it is a bit similar to my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/speckled-st-patricks-day-manicure.html">Speckled St. Patrick's Day manicure</a>, it is even less meticulous in application... meaning, it's rather easy! The one thing you MUST remember, is to complete each nail separately while the previous color is still wet.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>What You'll Need...</h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3iXCSMXRn_0/T7StWueS71I/AAAAAAAAHAQ/AAahepHVz-Y/s1600/essie-OPI-sonia+kashuk-nail+polish.jpg" /></center><br /> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NG90SE?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=B000NG90SE&ref_=sr_1_1&qid=1337238293&sr=8-1" target="blank">OPI "Koala Bear-Y"</a><br /> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ULRAQE?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=B002ULRAQE&ref_=sr_1_1&s=beauty&qid=1337238349&sr=1-1" target="blank">Essie "Mint Candy Apple"</a><br /> * Sonia Kashuk "Golden Ticket" <br /> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H270RQ?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B001H270RQ&ref_=sr_1_1&s=beauty&qid=1337238477&sr=1-1" target="blank">Essie "Good to Go" top coat</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Steps...</h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qb8wVkowOL8/T7StriqHJJI/AAAAAAAAHDg/0RYaNmwN7Sc/s1600/painting+nails.jpg" /><br /> </center><br /> * Apply one coat of your base color to both hands. After it dries, you will do each nail individually. <br /> <br /> * Apply a second coat of your base color to ONE NAIL then... <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PUcYI8di8ro/T7StoeP0RKI/AAAAAAAAHC4/qTJ0VK1OCv8/s1600/painting+nails+-+nail+art+diy+.jpg" /></center><br /> * While your base color is still wet, dab a few dots of your second color {pink} in various areas of your nail. Move your hand & fingers around so the polish distributes "artistically" {see my video below to watch me do it}.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yjNyamGOz1g/T7StZcOzaRI/AAAAAAAAHAY/M2VgzL6Odr8/s1600/abstract+art+nail+diy++.jpg" /><br /> </center><br /> * While your other two colors are still wet, dab a few smaller dots of your 3rd color {gold} in various areas of your nail... and follow the same technique above {see video for more}.<br /> <br /> * Follow the steps above for each nail individually.<br /> <br /> * Once you've finished both hands, follow up with your top coat.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Watch my quick video here...</h3><br /> <center><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7l0OmjmcYPc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /> <br /> ...apologies, it's a bit blurry!</center><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Voila!</h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EhqTfrs2Cdc/T7StgTNjEAI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/BeYKCEoM57k/s1600/nail+art+manicure+3.jpg" /></center><br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hm-h3Ou-W7E/T7StVHjzpaI/AAAAAAAAG_4/rStCzmOUU7o/s1600/abstract+nail+art+manicure+diy+3.jpg" /><br /> </center><br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2SbtlY9Mig/T7StlhvuqII/AAAAAAAAHCY/hOryZXeIF4E/s1600/nails+and+gold+chain+and+tassel++-+diy+manicure.jpg" /></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>Have Fun!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/abstract-art-manicure-nail-art-diy.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/abstract-art-manicure-nail-art-diy.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/abstract-art-manicure-nail-art-diy.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/abstract-art-manicure-nail-art-diy.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; 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I'm giving away this pretty Kooba bag {worth $578} to one lucky winner today/tomorrow on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">Twitter</a>! See below for details.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-13n4jamrQ1I/T7C-oaNwS4I/AAAAAAAAG6g/xdhUKGOUiNg/s1600/Kooba+Mulberry+bag+3.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lioaUkXD8lQ/T7C-pDOueTI/AAAAAAAAG6o/UGyGt-_aT8g/s1600/Kooba+Mulberry+bag+4.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaOSHJhlbZ8/T7C-p2ZvatI/AAAAAAAAG6w/GIUP46eJcE4/s1600/Kooba+Mulberry+bag+5.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jRX3OG6tUa0/T7C-qxHzCtI/AAAAAAAAG64/1Nb1VGUmQ8w/s1600/Kooba+Mulberry+bag+6.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mznQT-wexeY/T7C-nUelZbI/AAAAAAAAG6Y/a46sqcgfAE8/s1600/Kooba+Mulberry+bag+2.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HzLzlE5-ric/T7C-sTXOIuI/AAAAAAAAG7I/E_DfjcpGeMc/s1600/Kooba+mulberry+bag+1.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Would you like to have this Kooba bag?</h3>I'm giving it away today/tomorrow on Twitter! <br /> <br /> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">Follow me & enter to win</a></h3><br /> *click the link above*</center><br /> <br /> <b>RULES & GUIDELINES:</b><br /> <br /> <b>1.</b> Tweet about the giveaway by copying and pasting the following:<br /> <br /> TWEET & WIN Enter to win a @koobabags bag worth $578 via @loveMaegan Today! See the bag & full details #loveMaegan here http://www.lovemaegan.com/<br /> <br /> <b>OR</b><br /> <br /> <b>2.</b> Create your own Tweet... it MUST include these 4 components to be considered as a valid entry:<br /> <br /> @loveMaegan<br /> <br /> @koobabags<br /> <br /> #loveMaegan<br /> <br /> http://www.lovemaegan.com/ or URL to this post: http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/spring-maxi-trench-twitter-handbag.html<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><br /> You must be following me {<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">@loveMaegan</a>} on Twitter to be considered for the giveaway.</b><br /> <br /> <br /> * Enter as often as you like……….<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Winner will be selected at random and announced at 12noon PST tomorrow, Thursday, May 17th, 2012 on Twitter & Facebook</b>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/spring-maxi-trench-twitter-handbag.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/spring-maxi-trench-twitter-handbag.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/spring-maxi-trench-twitter-handbag.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/spring-maxi-trench-twitter-handbag.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-5584995578723990985?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=jGhB-gXjS-U:xrSBjOPpgfE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/jGhB-gXjS-U" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-16T12:26:29.848-07:0016http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/spring-maxi-trench-twitter-handbag.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/GyWwAl5WaeI/perfect-black-bag.htmlhandbagsmy shoppinglovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Tue, 15 May 2012 14:50:37 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-3001222729017578753<div align="justify"><br /> <center> <br /> <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/perfect-black-bag.html"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0rLhWqoTyk4/T7HzXpHyjRI/AAAAAAAAG78/BQduPf2DmFI/s1600/Hermes-Birkin-35cm-5.jpg" /></a><br /> <i><font size="1">image via <a href="http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/hermes-birkin-review.html" target="blank">Purse Blog</a></font></i></center> <br /> <br /> I don't know about you but I am constantly on the hunt for the perfect black handbag. Sometimes I find one that will make do, but I'm never <i>ever</i> completely satisfied with it. I'm not sure what it is but I know I'm not alone. I <i>have</i> heard the handbag search compared to finding the perfect partner in life -- and admittedly, there is some logic to it. As it goes with relationships, there are some things I suppose you just have to compromise on &amp; when you can't afford THE perfect black bag; the Hermes "Birkin".<br /> <br /> So until then... here are a few bags I'm drooling over. Some are pseudo-affordable, some are in between and some are absolutely not even close, but maybe one will end up on my arm in the near future or maybe the hunt will continue...<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://rstyle.me/hkjwsnm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="316" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0RqwCrZjC1c/T7LElaHV8jI/AAAAAAAAG9I/MPjYwEIat-4/s320/phillip+lim+mini+zipper+bag.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/hhtdd9m3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CW8_wntB8v4/T7LEl2nwbjI/AAAAAAAAG9Q/aP8uPQ3mjF0/s320/prada+classic+handbag.jpg" width="294" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://rstyle.me/fvufpum3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-52RUrbD6axg/T7LEme_9QMI/AAAAAAAAG9Y/KZrZxoqVblc/s320/prada+tote+bag.jpg" width="274" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/hkjxwvm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K4Yn2pX3mnQ/T7LEkzA4p5I/AAAAAAAAG9A/XOQJChYQmSQ/s1600/phillip+lim+black+leather+zipper+tote+bag.jpg" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/hmfardm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wYAJxg89XEk/T7LEmjrqOHI/AAAAAAAAG9g/Yb5EUx6sZSs/s320/rachel+zoe+black+satchel+bag.jpg" width="274" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://rstyle.me/hgpdxgm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lQiHJL29B1E/T7LEkRnfPPI/AAAAAAAAG84/WRXbbv_2RWA/s320/kooba+black+leather+bag.jpg" width="275" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/hkjw56m3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hXyq41lAbFA/T7LEn0tZ6JI/AAAAAAAAG94/XYj1cPz0keU/s1600/rebecca+minkoff+leather+satchel+bag.jpg" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/hddr28m3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="380" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9i_yHq-jqbk/T7LEnU2wkHI/AAAAAAAAG9w/hvjQKCdXM_k/s400/rebecca+minkoff+black+leather+tote+bag.jpg" width="280" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://rstyle.me/f9i6iem3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="350" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fZ3SpCVlHA8/T7LEpmwfDTI/AAAAAAAAG-Y/5tXdziqKpbY/s320/tory+burch+leather+tote+bag.jpg" width="274" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/g7y6ctm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9kYj5TMAhE4/T7LEo-afrtI/AAAAAAAAG-I/1CAe1yCI4Bk/s1600/steve+madden+tote+bag.jpg" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/g76vpwm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WbyecRvm3MI/T7LEd_wCRFI/AAAAAAAAG8o/cz38S-S-bCQ/s320/brahmin+crocodile+bag.jpg" width="277" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://rstyle.me/g6882gm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E2mGLxkMs1k/T7LEeeYS9WI/AAAAAAAAG8w/7Az9pGuDFY0/s320/chanel+quilted+canvas+bag.jpg" width="260" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/hc5rgxm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="600" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FxM79syGqlE/T7LEpNL_54I/AAAAAAAAG-Q/2bw34J0YcP8/s1600/tory+burch+classic+black+leather+handbag.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/hnq62pm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ghsHzqsOqyU/T7LEcylzb5I/AAAAAAAAG8Y/Gxxo72nwew4/s1600/alexander+wang+black+tote+bag.jpg" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://rstyle.me/g7wzspm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6S9Ww8Xf0g8/T7LEofKS-nI/AAAAAAAAG-A/8Ps2gmMfULU/s400/see+by+chloe+black+leather+bucket+bag.jpg" width="262" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://rstyle.me/heg6jnm3m6" target="blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_juPj8F7XyI/T7LEdft0mgI/AAAAAAAAG8g/ojapyAGB0JI/s400/alexander+wang+bucket+bag.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> </center><br /> 1. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hkjwsnm3m6" target="blank">Phillip Lim 3.1 Mini satchel</a> $650<br /> 2. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hhtdd9m3m6" target="blank">Prada Saffiano Leather Canvas Top Handle Bag</a> $1595<br /> 3. <a href="http://rstyle.me/fvufpum3m6" target="blank">Prada Saffiano Lux Tote Bag</a> $1810<br /> 4. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hkjxwvm3m6" target="blank">Phillip Lim 3.1 Pashili Satchel</a> $875<br /> 5. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hmfardm3m6" target="blank">Rachel Zoe black leather satchel</a> $450<br /> 6. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hgpdxgm3m6" target="blank">Kooba Callie Shopper tote</a> $578<br /> 7. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hkjw56m3m6" target="blank">Rebecca Minkoff Desire Satchel</a> $495<br /> 8. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hddr28m3m6" target="blank">Rebecca Minkoff Romeo bag</a> $550<br /> 9. <a href="http://rstyle.me/f9i6iem3m6" target="blank">Tory Burch Dena Tote</a> $395<br /> 10. <a href="http://rstyle.me/g7y6ctm3m6" target="blank">Steven by Steve Madden France tote</a> $198<br /> 11. <a href="http://rstyle.me/g76vpwm3m6" target="blank">Brahmin Sara Rose handbag</a> $365<br /> 12. <a href="http://rstyle.me/g6882gm3m6" target="blank">Thursday Friday Diamonds black tote</a> $121.77<br /> 13. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hc5rgxm3m6" target="blank">Tory Burch 797 satchel</a> $675<br /> 14. <a href="http://rstyle.me/hnq62pm3m6" target="blank">Alexander Wange Darcy tote</a> $850<br /> 15. <a href="http://rstyle.me/g7wzspm3m6" target="blank">See by Chloe April shoulder bag</a> $495<br /> 16. <a href="http://rstyle.me/heg6jnm3m6" target="blank">Alexander Wang Small Emile Tote</a> $895<br /> <br /> <br /> With black bags, I tend to lean towards classic shapes, that I can keep in my closet and in rotation for years to come. Too much hardware or specific shapes will date a bag. 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At around the very same time, while wandering around Target one day, I found a perfect little eyeshadow brush and, because it was so pretty, I bought it. It was a Sonia Kashuk product, and it was the first eyeshadow brush I bought that didn't come free with an eyeshadow compact. I remember feeling very professional about having purchased it. Though I don't use it daily, I <i>still have </i>the eyeshadow brush - over 10 years later, and I am now well aware of the "luxury at mass" brand that is <a href="http://goo.gl/oFa94" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sonia Kashuk.</a><br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7139804735/" title="sonia kashuk brush and eye quads by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7139804735_d0271395ae_o.jpg" alt="sonia kashuk brush and eye quads" height="558" width="640" /></a></center><br /> Sonia started her career as a makeup artist in the early 80s, collaborating with many of the top beauty publications (<em>Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Allure, Elle, Glamour,</em> etc.), fashion houses (Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and Betsey Johnson), and celebrities (Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington). Soon after, Sonia became Aveda's Creative Director of cosmetics, where she fine-tuned her expertise and understanding of what real women want from their makeup. Armed with this knowledge, she partnered with Target to create one of the first prestige makeup brands available to the masses.<br /> <br /> Sonia stands behind every product in her line and thinks all women deserve access to high-quality makeup and the tools to apply it. In other words, luxury for less. Each formula is made with nourishing, enriching ingredients, comparable in quality to MAC, Burberry, Tom Ford and Chanel. Her partnership with Target eliminates expensive markups, making Sonia's high-end, <i>pretty </i>products accessible for a fraction of the price.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7139804815/" title="sonia kashuk bronzer by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7139804815_57407040ac_o.jpg" alt="sonia kashuk bronzer" height="625" width="640" /></a></center><br /> Target sent me a handful of <a href="http://goo.gl/oFa94" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sonia's must-haves for spring</a>: a gorgeous croc-patterned bronzer, three sleek eye shadow quads, and two hot shades of her new Satin Luxe Lip Color. Her packaging remains just as beautiful as the day it won me over thirteen years ago. I love the new Satin Luxe lipsticks, with the exact color showing through the clear section of the tube. It makes it so much easier to spot your perfect color. <i>And</i> you know I love a product with anti-aging qualities and nourishing ingredients to plump up lips for added firmness. The paraben- and fragrance-free formula contains Brown Seaweed Extract to preserve skin elasticity, Ceramide 2 and Palmitoyl Peptide to visibly reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and SPF 16 to protect lips. They provide complete hydration while delivering vibrant, totally wearable color.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6993730568/" title="sonia kashuk lipstick by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/6993730568_ae2d3eb256_o.jpg" alt="sonia kashuk lipstick" height="444" width="640" /></a></center><br /> Her eyeshadow Eye Quad palettes are perfectly matched and complementary, with two neutrals and two shimmers for high-impact. They go on lightly so you can layer them without getting too heavy-handed or dropping unwanted color onto your cheeks. I've already used the pretty Nail Colour polishes for my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/mid-century-modern-nails-manicure.html">Mid-Century Modern Manicure </a>and loved them, but the Illuminating Bronzer, stamped in a crocodile pattern, is by far my favorite. The ultra-soft formula hydrates and smoothes skin to protect against dryness, goes on sheer, and lasts up to 12 hours without fading, and the compact lifts up to reveal a brush and a mirror! I've already added it to my daily makeup routine.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7139804663/" title="sonia kashuk nail colors for spring - by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7139804663_43a4538a6f_o.jpg" alt="sonia kashuk nail colors for spring -" height="521" width="640" /></a></center><br /> One of Sonia's core beliefs is that you can't do great makeup without the right tools. This is reflected in her flawless brushes, which have won ongoing recognition and awards. And I can attest: my first Sonia Kashuk brush {seen in the first photo above} has held up marvelously over time!<br /> <br /> <b>Have you ever used a <a href="http://goo.gl/oFa94" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sonia Kashuk product</a>? Which one is your favorite? 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As shown above, you can wear it two different ways... the first is simply sliced {and reminds me of one of my favorite artists, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%27Concept_Spatiale%27,_1959_painting_by_--Lucio_Fontana--,_100_x_125_cm.jpg" target="blank">Lucio Fontana</a>} and the second style, by creating pseudo-bows out of each sliced section. You can choose to wear nothing underneath or wear an alternating colored t-shirt or tank top to show through. A lace tank would be really pretty as well... and a little 80's Madonna-esque. <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>What You'll Need...</h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LjLfFxB3UbY/T7CoP6A1Y4I/AAAAAAAAG5A/TlRrBTgdqpM/s1600/t-shirt+DIY-1.jpg" /></center><br /> * A crew neck t-shirt. I went with a more fitted T but it would also work well on an oversized shirt.<br /> * Scissors<br /> * Lace or trim {optional}<br /> * Needle/Thread<br /> <br /> <h3>Steps...</h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-My6c-L64_ZA/T7CoQZ2KgpI/AAAAAAAAG5I/3ASmuZywMPw/s1600/t-shirt+DIY-2.jpg" /></center><br /> * Carefully cut out your "crew neck".<br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-658bNTeCukU/T7CoQ_cTNPI/AAAAAAAAG5Q/FsYeEzRYbPE/s1600/t-shirt+DIY-3.jpg" /></center><br /> * Flip your shirt over and lay it flat. I eyeballed mine but I basically created about 3" sections that extended a little bit beyond each of my shoulder blades, or about 2-1/2inches from the side seams.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nf767u_OsQU/T7CoSGkjQ0I/AAAAAAAAG5Y/YFEU4XOHvzs/s1600/t-shirt+DIY-4.jpg" /></center><br /> * You can measure it out, or if you have a steady hand, carefully cut 4 straight and parallel lines or slits down your back.<br /> <br /> NOTE: To get your cut edges to curl a little, use your hands to carefully stretch out your slits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Wear it like this...</h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ATrAmGfwjc/T7CoPR2WflI/AAAAAAAAG44/FefbB8xTW0o/s1600/DIY+cut+out+back+t-shirt+with+lace+bra.jpg" /></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>or create "bows" down the back... </h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iDPP_9UfCc8/T7CoSk4IgFI/AAAAAAAAG5g/8mvzGGix4d8/s1600/t-shirt+DIY-5.jpg" /></center><br /> * Depending on the number of sections you have, cut 1-1/2" sections of your lace or trim. You can also use the leftover "neck" you removed earlier. I had 5 sections.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2UZ3pAeb7lI/T7CoTIQwfxI/AAAAAAAAG5o/343voBNXi9E/s1600/t-shirt+DIY-6.jpg" /></center><br /> * Wrap your trim around the center of your section, creating a bow, overlap the edges and hand stitch it together. ** Do NOT stitch it to your shirt. <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>And wear it like this...</h3><br /> <center><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4QZnsp6n-O8/T7CoLwRBK4I/AAAAAAAAG4Y/HWddHdjmBpA/s1600/Cutout+Back+Tshirt+DIY++.jpg" /></center><br /> <br /> A white T with a pop of different hued neon trim down the back would be the sort of <i>of the moment trend</i> and a fun option for Summer... but a nautical themed version would be adorable too!<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>Have Fun!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/easy-t-shirt-diy-cut-out-back.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/easy-t-shirt-diy-cut-out-back.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/easy-t-shirt-diy-cut-out-back.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/easy-t-shirt-diy-cut-out-back.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-8690230418790235712?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=B1O-qD6ch9k:dmWwVtUgbsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/B1O-qD6ch9k" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-14T00:31:55.653-07:0020http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/easy-t-shirt-diy-cut-out-back.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/FaRL66kOovQ/happy-mothers-day.htmlMother's DaykidsdelilahFlowerslovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Sun, 13 May 2012 00:59:46 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-7976119587821743510<div align="justify"><center> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.html"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OYU0saC-n2c/T67KTkdGYdI/AAAAAAAAG2A/qNdrThUHDBo/s1600/Delilah+with+a+flower.jpg" /></a></center> <br /> <br /> The last time <a href="http://www.the818.com" target="blank">Delilah</a> visited, she discovered the three ginormous Camilla flower bushes that hide on the side of our house. They don't get much watering other than rain and often leave wilted, fallen flowers scattered about. Delilah thought carefully while investigating them, then chose her favorites from every color - - pink, red, and white. After examining each flower for quite some time, she lined them up perfectly on the grass. She then called me to come take a look at her artistic creation. <i>BEAUTIFUL!</i> I exclaimed... not only to embrace her creativity promote more of it in the future, but also, it was <i>beautiful</i>! <br /> <br /> She proceeded to pick up each flower and show me the details right down to the water droplets on the petals. I marveled at her attention to detail really, mostly because it was so similar to mine ;) <br /> <br /> For the following 20 minutes or more, she began placing each flower atop the solar powered lights that line my walkway... alternating flowers by color each time until she got it just perfect, then beginning again with the same excitement. <br /> <br /> I love watching kids hard at work... watching their little minds trying to figure out solutions and create beauty from nothing for the first time. It's magical really. <br /> <br /> <center><br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dsu5fffxIVs/T67KWX7fABI/AAAAAAAAG2g/SOGZvfGdVsQ/s1600/delilah+with+flower+.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TW_Otd0OVr4/T67KTEQew2I/AAAAAAAAG14/ZxFCNL3Uews/s1600/Delilah+putting+flowers+on+the+lights.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-25P-20ZnxUU/T67KXv9CQqI/AAAAAAAAG2w/sFFRb7LIiRc/s1600/flowers.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OncIwQg_0Sg/T67KUPh8ttI/AAAAAAAAG2I/56toz5tMPtY/s1600/Delilah+with+flowers+on+Mother's+Day.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Hope you Have a <br /> Wonderful Mother's Day!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-7976119587821743510?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=FaRL66kOovQ:f-duzeZII8c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/FaRL66kOovQ" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-13T00:59:46.847-07:008http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/IPWiGHIUXJU/what-is-success.htmlmy lifebusiness of blogginginfertilitymy random thoughtslovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Sat, 12 May 2012 00:38:05 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-7099021854338565248<div align="justify"><br /> <br /> <br /> Success means different things to different people... or it should anyway, but more specifically, success seems to be almost exclusively tied with fame or fortune - and more importantly, <i>both,</i> without many variables in between. <br /> <br /> But <i>is</i> success really that clear-cut and uncompromising? If it were based solely on fame and fortune, then would you consider the cast of Jersey Shore, for example, to be successful? Usually success is determined by a talent and/or skill and pursuing a dream diligently through hard work, passion, and dedication. Obviously from an outside perspective, the thought of Snooki being successful for basically doing nothing, seems absurd. But what if, however, HER goal in life was to be on a reality TV show and have fame and fortune by being a "Guidette"? Then her personal goal is met and she is a success. And since, to the rest of the world, fame and fortune together equal the highest level of success, she wins there too.<br /> <br /> But what about smaller personal successes, like quitting smoking for instance? Or being a good parent, daughter, friend, or sister? Those are valued goals, right? So why does the world as a whole, disregard those types of little successes in life as <i>ordinary</i> and place such a high value on <i>less extraordinary</i> successes like fame and fortune? <br /> <br /> Do you have to make money at the goal or passion you are pursuing in order for it to be considered a success?<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was in my 20's and dealing with pretty gripping anxiety and agoraphobia, I felt like a complete failure. I had tried my hand at a number of jobs and careers and while I had some success with each, I was not happy. I hadn't found that one thing I could call my own, and that was a very important goal for me throughout my life.<br /> <br /> Back then I <i>knew</i> I'd be a mom "someday" and was so looking forward to raising a family I could call my own that I never once thought I'd have trouble getting pregnant. So in my early 30's when we began trying for a baby and not succeeding, it really came as a complete shock to me, as it often does to other women as well. It was a different kind of failure this time, one that no matter how hard I tried, I could not succeed at. <br /> <br /> Beyond coming to terms with feeling like a failure as a woman and not being able to get pregnant, which were hard enough to swallow, I had to logically accept that this part of my life which I had been so certain about for so long, was probably not going to happen the way I thought it was. After metaphorically banging my head against the wall, I had to look at the truth of my situation and re-evaluate my dreams, desires, and goals {present & future} or else chance becoming a depressed and lost victim living in a kind of <i>"What life was supposed to be like</i>" misery. This transition didn't happen overnight, as you may know if you've been following my infertility story from the beginning, but I forged on and found that I could have a full life and find success down other avenues.<br /> <br /> <br /> In 2007, after scrapping a blog I began to document what I thought was a pregnancy, I created this blog instead. My original goal with it was to be able to be my own boss and eventually earn enough from it to be able to be a stay at home or work at home mom when I did finally become pregnant and have kids. I was a graphic and web designer at the time and for the 10 years prior, so building a blog, knowing the ins and out of the internet and how to make money via advertising online, was second nature to me. The technical skills I had were advantageous, though I really knew nothing about blogging - -or myself at the time. It wasn't until the following year though that something extraordinary started happening: blogging actually gave me my life back again after years of panic and anxiety and feeling like a complete failure. <br /> <br /> It flooded me with my lost passion for fashion, style, decorating and all kinds of creative projects and lost dreams I thought I'd never accomplish. The creative person I had always been was free again and bubbling with ideas as I had remembered "her" years before. Most of all, my passion for life and living returned with a vengeance and slowly the panic, fear, anxiety, and agoraphobia dissipated. I was finally outside my own headspace again creating the life of my dreams. That in itself, was a success. <br /> <br /> After 10 years of flopping and flailing and fearing life, I finally felt like myself again and now, 5 years after creating <i>...loveMaegan.com</i>, I can say that as per my original blogging goal, which was to earn a living and work at home, I am a success. I am not only earning a living but have created a new career and am open to all new possibilities in life. <br /> <br /> I have not, however, been successful at fulfilling the "mom" part of the original goal.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> As I sit here now, happy with where I am at in my life, I can see how all of those odd jobs I had in my past quietly and willfully led me to any success I have in my life now. Certainly not by opportunity but more by what I learned doing and working at each of them, adding up to a bag-full of skills and life-experience that I've cultivated into something that works for me on a number of levels. <br /> <br /> I remember thinking when I was a few years into my graphic and web design "fallback" career, that I hated working freelance and wished I could create a web site of sorts that was all my own, where I could share my style, hair and makeup tips, DIYs and more, and make a living doing it. This was in or around the late 90's, where blogs - while they may have existed - weren't even close to what they are today. <br /> <br /> In those years, while working freelance web and graphic gigs, acting and singing, I was also doing makeup for a headshot photographer which taught me more about lighting and photography than I could have ever learned in school. During those years I had no idea that holding the lighting boards for him and going through countless rolls of film - and then digital photos, would help me now, as much of my blog is photography based as well as posing and taking photos of my outfits. <br /> <br /> I find it so interesting that only in retrospect I can see how each and everything I did gave me skills that I use every single day now. If only I could have known then that they were purposefully in my life to teach me a valuable skill that I would use for my future, I would have probably enjoyed the moments doing them much much more. <br /> <br /> <br /> I think with success, as with anything in life, you have to start somewhere... and you never know just where that somewhere will lead you. I thought I knew what I wanted in life and I thought for sure I would be a "mom" more than anything else. But I am happy and my life looks very different than I thought it would when I was 13 years old. I am, in a strange way though, living a dream life I had imagined at some point or another. Life is a series of journeys and if I have learned anything, it has been that patience is truly a virtue. But so is persistence and passion and hard work. I think success, more than anything, is living what you love, because that is truly what makes us most happy, regardless of how much it pays. 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I adore this! <br /> * Vintage silver chain necklaces and bracelet<br /> * Knotted dark silver chain necklace c/o <a href="https://trendenzas.com/TrendenzasInc/Trendenzas.html" target="blank">Trendenzas</a><br /> * Forever 21 sunlgasses<br /> * <a href="http://www.ideeli.com/events/90830/offers/4441566/latest_view/2510610" target="blank">Kooba JUDE bag</a> in indigo... c/o <a href="http://www.kooba.com/" target="blank">Kooba</a> and on sale now at <a href="http://www.ideeli.com/invite/lovemaegan" target="blank">ideeli</a><br /> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042S2NPG?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B0042S2NPG&ref_=sr_1_3&qid=1335842604&sr=8-3" target="blank">Charles Jourdan sandals</a><br /> <br /> This was ACTUALLY my last outfit in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html" target="blank">30 Days, 30 Ways Jeans and a White T Challenge</a>, but I couldn't share it with you until after the <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-t-outfit-no-30-total-cheater.html" target="blank">ideeli/kooba sale</a> went live yesterday and had to <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-t-outfit-no-30-total-cheater.html">cheat and use my colorful denim look</a> as my 30th... but I do love this outfit. It's simple, easy, and the little wrap jacket is just too fabulous for words. It's cute worn open too, with shorts or over a dress. I can't find it on their site any longer {<a href="http://www.thelineanddot.com/RetailShop/default.asp" target="blank">Line and Dot</a>}but hopefully they'll bring it back, because, you <i>need it</i>, lol. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6988169650/" title="Kooba bag 6-3 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/6988169650_c030ba1dfb_o.jpg" width="640" height="1072" alt="Kooba bag 6-3"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6988169904/" title="Kooba bag 5-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/6988169904_983f30f14e_o.jpg" width="640" height="494" alt="Kooba bag 5-2"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6988170028/" title="Kooba bag 3-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/6988170028_ceea0612f6_o.jpg" width="640" height="445" alt="Kooba bag 3-2"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7134254689/" title="Kooba bag 1-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/7134254689_373fb2cf44_o.jpg" width="640" height="893" alt="Kooba bag 1-2"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7134253623/" title="Kooba bag 7-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7134253623_c4b34c7a9c_o.jpg" width="640" height="1074" alt="Kooba bag 7-2"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Happy Thursday!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-white-t-encore.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-white-t-encore.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-white-t-encore.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-white-t-encore.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; 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And after months of hard work, I am proud to say that I am finally finished! While I will be working with my editor in the coming the year with layout, tweaks, and finishing touches, the bulk of it, and the heavy work, so to speak, is done!<br /> <br /> To celebrate, <i>and also to apologize for being too busy to visit over the last 4 months or so</i>, I invited my close family over for a little impromptu afternoon Champagne & Cupcake Party. <br /> <br /> It was nothing extravagant, but time with family is always special and my family, in particular, is fun. And because I'm not known for my cooking and baking skills, my husband went to our favorite Cupcakery, Velvet and picked out a dozen of our favorite flavors. With the deliciously rich cupcakes though, I decided to add <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Simply Cranberry_{<small></small>} Cocktail</span> to the champagne to give our taste buds a little lift. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6937085096/" title="Cupcake party with Simply Cranberry - table by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/6937085096_a7f894e6ed_o.jpg" width="640" height="481" alt="Cupcake party with Simply Cranberry - table"></a></center><br /> I used vintage eyelet doilies and table runners with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=316757745040054&set=a.161056547276842.31035.146224532093377&type=1" target="blank">my new pastel cupcake plates</a> for a simple & Springtime touch. I left the table mostly bare so the ladies could work on a <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/hermes-paper-clutch-bag-diy.html">fun paper craft project</a> to make use of our sugar rush.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7083161279/" title="sipping cocktails by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7083161279_be4af58dc4_o.jpg" width="640" height="891" alt="sipping cocktails "></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6937085674/" title="sipping champagne by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/6937085674_abf3a7db5f_o.jpg" width="640" height="871" alt="sipping champagne "></a></center><br /> Perfectly sweet, perfectly tart, <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Simply Cranberry_{<small></small>} Cocktail</span> was a refreshing twist to the champagne and a great addition to our little celebratory soiree.<br /> <br /> Made with not-from-concentrate cranberry juice, it was the perfect beverage for my 2 year old niece, <a href="http://www.the818.com" target="blank">Delilah</a>. With no added preservatives and gently pasteurized, it's kept chilled from the time of blending and sold in your grocer's refrigerated section.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6937086930/" title="mom and delilah by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/6937086930_7768c921ea_o.jpg" width="640" height="853" alt="mom and delilah"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6937084940/" title="cupcakes in cake stand - pastel cake plates -eyelet doilies by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/6937084940_b757bdf995_o.jpg" width="640" height="429" alt="cupcakes in cake stand - pastel cake plates -eyelet doilies"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7083162011/" title="morgan cupcakes by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/7083162011_ba2b3697b3_o.jpg" width="640" height="929" alt="morgan cupcakes "></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6937086730/" title="Delilah eating a cupcake by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/6937086730_fbf9353c85_o.jpg" width="640" height="826" alt="Delilah eating a cupcake "></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7083161727/" title="scott eating a cupcake by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/7083161727_0a1323567f_o.jpg" width="640" height="916" alt="scott eating a cupcake "></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7083163211/" title="cupcakes in cake stand by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/7083163211_63d1157945_o.jpg" width="640" height="575" alt="cupcakes in cake stand "></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7083162717/" title="simply cranberyy juice cocktail by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5316/7083162717_d1d990dbfe_o.jpg" width="640" height="685" alt="simply cranberyy juice cocktail "></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6937086280/" title="cheers by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/6937086280_d6fcea391e_o.jpg" width="640" height="366" alt="cheers "></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6937087132/" title="me mom morgan delilah by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/6937087132_e355fe2c22_o.jpg" width="640" height="937" alt="me mom morgan delilah"></a><br /> <br /> <i>From Left: My sister in law <a href="http://www.the818.com" target="blank">Morgan & my niece, Delilah</a>, me, my mom<br /> Also shown my husband and brother</i><br /> * <a href="http://www.alexiaadmor.com/d1240ppa-sleeve-printed-chemise-dress-p-536.html" target="blank">Alexia Admor dress</a> | <a href="http://www.avarcasusa.com/" target="blank">black Avarcas sandals</a> c/o Avarcas</center><br /> <br /> <b>What is your favorite way to make a party or get-together at your home more festive? Tell me about it in the comments for a chance to win a $100 gift card.</b><br /> <br /> <p><b>Rules:</b></p><p>No duplicate comments.</p><p>You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:</p><p>a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post</p><p>b) Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post</p><p>c) Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post</p><p>d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.</p><p>This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. 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While I love trends, I tend to lean more towards classics when shopping for my wardrobe and accessories and this North-South tote bag is a classic I'll have forever. It's called <a href="http://www.ideeli.com/events/90830/offers/4441562/latest_view/2510602" target="blank">the "Cally" bag</a> and it is the perfect carry-all bag for work or weekend because it holds tons of stuff. I used it last week to carry a few DIY projects in the works {fabric & tools}, a pair of shoes, a smaller clutch bag for evening, my ipad, and there was still room for more. It's chic and sturdy but not too heavy or overwhelming even when filled to the brim. I just love it!<br /> <br /> <b>This bag and more fabulous <a href="http://www.kooba.com/" target="blank">Kooba</a> styles will be available at <a href="http://www.ideeli.com/events/90830/latest_view" target="blank">ideeli today {May 8th} at 12 PM EST & 9 AM PST</a> so check it out before the bags are all sold out!<br /> <br /> Here's <a href="http://www.ideeli.com/invite/lovemaegan" target="blank">your invite to ideeli</a> if you don't have one yet!</b><br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7134253017/" title="Kooba-Bag1-loveMaegan-bag by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7134253017_5d2ca10a10_o.jpg" width="640" height="738" alt="Kooba-Bag1-loveMaegan-bag"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7134253131/" title="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-6-darker by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7134253131_b4460c4556_o.jpg" width="640" height="913" alt="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-6-darker"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7134253575/" title="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7134253575_8f9cfc7251_o.jpg" width="640" height="1113" alt="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-2"></a></center><br /> <br /> <b>What I'm Wearing</b><br /> * <a href="http://www.ecinewyork.com/" target="blank">ECI blue dress</a> with striped hem I actually bought at an <a href="http://www.ideeli.com/invite/lovemaegan" target="blank">ideeli</a> sale a week ago <b>{for $24.95!}</b> It was pure coincidence that I wore it for this ;)<br /> * <a href="http://www.candccalifornia.com/?gclid=CPny0Key8a8CFQyDhwodG2dmZQ" target="blank">C&C California</a> white button down shirt worn under<br /> * Vintage gold belt & gold necklace<br /> * Various bangles in gold and yellow, Vintage <a href="http://usa.hermes.com/jewelry/leather-jewelry/necklaces/jumbo/collier-jumbo-12316.html" target="blank">Hermes</a> leather double wrap bracelet {from a <a href="http://www.beyondtherack.com/member/invite/B3437522" target="blank">Beyond the Rack</a> sale}, <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/02/diamonds-are-girls-best-friend-actually.html">branch bangles</a>, white leather <a href="http://www.kennethcole.com/home/index.jsp" target="blank">Kenneth Cole watch</a>, blue snakeskin bangle from <a href="http://www.gilt.com/invite/lovemaegan" target="blank">GILT</a><br /> * <a href="http://www.kooba.com/" target="blank">Kooba</a> "Cally" bag<br /> * <a href="http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/shop/home/" target="blank">Paul Smith sunglasses</a><br /> * <a href="http://www.viaspiga.com/" target="blank">Via Spiga loafers</a> with stacked wooden heels.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7134253289/" title="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-3 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7134253289_149170a344_o.jpg" width="640" height="964" alt="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-3"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7134253391/" title="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/7134253391_5dba39ddeb_o.jpg" width="640" height="1104" alt="Kooba bag 1-Maegan-1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Happy Shopping Tuesday!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/me-kooba-ideeli-amazing-handbag-sale.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/me-kooba-ideeli-amazing-handbag-sale.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/me-kooba-ideeli-amazing-handbag-sale.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/me-kooba-ideeli-amazing-handbag-sale.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; 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When I have an idea, if I don't do it right away, it literally keeps bugging me until I do!! And I've had this idea since <i>well before</i> my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/floral-print-jeans-diy.html">floral print jeans DIY</a> AND even before the <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">Jeans & T outfit challenge</a>. I actually wanted to be able to include it into the challenge, but alas, I just couldn't fit it in. However, since this was my first weekend off since December {YAY!}, I whipped this one up on Sunday afternoon and I'm so in love. <br /> <br /> There are a number of ways to create this cute little peplum tee... which is basically just one large ruffle at the waist of the shirt. So for you experts out there, any technique will work, as you know. I would have preferred to stitch it up on a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393193&field-keywords=serger&url=search-alias%3Daps" target="blank">serger</a>, but I don't have one just yet. <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>What You'll Need...</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7150938903/" title="White T-shirts by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5035/7150938903_7d5ec3af7b_o.jpg" width="640" height="586" alt="White T-shirts"></a></center><br /> * Two white t-shirts: one fitted and one large or extra large<br /> * Sewing machine or Serger<br /> * Pins/thread/scissors, etc.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Steps...</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7004850758/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/7004850758_86aafc5738_o.jpg" width="640" height="648" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-1"></a></center><br /> * Try on your fitted t-shirt and pin or mark where you want your peplum to begin. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7004850710/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7004850710_9a5c48c9fb_o.jpg" width="640" height="416" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-2"></a></center><br /> * Lying flat, cut your larger, men's t-shirt. I began with more fabric than I needed, just in case.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7004850540/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-3 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/7004850540_00fcfe3b9c_o.jpg" width="640" height="397" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-3"></a></center><br /> * Cut it up one side seam as well. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7004850482/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-4 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/7004850482_f42b684dfe_o.jpg" width="640" height="393" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-4"></a></center><br /> * With my fitted shirt right-side-out, and because I had so much fabric, I lined the "cut" edge of my extra fabric with the bottom of the shirt, and with the "front" side facing down, beginning at one side seam, I pinned {somewhere near the center of it} completely around the fitted shirt. {this may be confusing, apologies} The goal is to use the front "finished" edge of the men's shirt as the bottom of your peplum - it will fold over the stitches and hide everything underneath.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7150939473/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-5 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/7150939473_2ac1090466_o.jpg" width="640" height="461" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-5"></a></center><br /> * Follow your pins and run a first stitch all the way around with your machine, gathering/folding/pleating as you sew. {note: you can pre-gather it or gather it while you pin it - -I tend to just eyeball it as I go}<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7004850340/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-6-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7004850340_3f98c5fa93_o.jpg" width="640" height="605" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-6-1"></a></center><br /> * Begin at the side seam of both shirts and make sure you finish at the side seam of both shirts, including the gathering. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7150939363/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-7 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5113/7150939363_efd6021bf1_o.jpg" width="640" height="718" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-7"></a></center><br /> * I chose to keep my fitted shirt completely intact {under the peplum}. This way I can tuck it in or pull it down and make sure it sits well with whatever I'm wearing. I also didn't want to re-finish the edge. Make sure your peplum ruffle is at least as long as your fitted shirt, if not longer - but remember, the fitted shirt will ride up a bit, as they do. * * Trim the underside/left-over ruffle underneath. {again, for pros, you could have just chosen to use a smaller section of fabric OR sewn your ruffle on as you normally would sew a ruffle on}<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7150939287/" title="Peplum t-shirt diy-8 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7092/7150939287_47f34a789d_o.jpg" width="640" height="819" alt="Peplum t-shirt diy-8"></a></center><br /> * Re-stich the side seams of your peplum - which was originally the men's shirt side seam that you cut. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Voila!</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7150940219/" title="Peplum t- shirt DIY with jeans and Kooba bag by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/7150940219_7bcd17978a_o.jpg" width="640" height="911" alt="Peplum t- shirt DIY with jeans and Kooba bag"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7004850050/" title="Peplum tshirt DIY 1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7004850050_9ea44119d5_o.jpg" width="640" height="884" alt="Peplum tshirt DIY 1"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7150940387/" title="diy peplum t shirt and jeans by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7150940387_bd0fe0198b_o.jpg" width="640" height="792" alt="diy peplum t shirt and jeans"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Have Fun!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/peplum-t-shirt-diy.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/peplum-t-shirt-diy.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/peplum-t-shirt-diy.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/peplum-t-shirt-diy.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; 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This may be the first weekend I get to have fun and enjoy myself instead of working and I'm thrilled! I feel free... and of course, it won't be entirely work-free, but at least 75% of it will be and I'll take it!!<br /> <br /> My husband got me these <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2011/06/she-dreams-in-color-she-dreams-in-red.html">amazingly luxurious pajamas</a> for my birthday last year and I have to confess that I've not yet ONCE worn them to bed. Why? Because they're too effing amazing to, that's why. So since <a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=pajama+dressing&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=JhqjT_K3L-q1iwKm5vzoDA&biw=1269&bih=1261&sei=KRqjT4P9GabhiAKgguH0DA" target="blank">pajama dressing</a> has been on trend for the last 6 months or so, I thought, well, why not wear my actual pajamas instead of buying clothes that "looked" like pajamas? We did in the 90's... <i>though they were more of the men's plaid pants variety</i>, but still, why not take it up a notch, glamour-wise? I wore this over a month ago actually, before my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">Jeans and a White T series</a>, but I haven't a chance to share the photos with you. It was so windy while we were shooting that my top kept flying open, so I suppose, if it were an actual top rather than a pajama top, there'd be an extra button. But still, I kind of like the look. {note: it looked MORE like pajamas with my hair down, which I thought was kind of interesting really}<br /> <br /> <center><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7140262785/" title="ari dein pajamas as outerwear by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7140262785_73f727d14c_o.jpg" width="640" height="1018" alt="ari dein pajamas as outerwear"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6994174320/" title="accessories by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/6994174320_ca11788c2e_o.jpg" width="640" height="494" alt="accessories"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7140262573/" title="pajamas as outerwear-heels-red clutch bag by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/7140262573_3cb2944750_o.jpg" width="640" height="996" alt="pajamas as outerwear-heels-red clutch bag"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6994174260/" title="ari dein pajamas -pajama dressing by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/6994174260_293a0cdd95_o.jpg" width="640" height="1055" alt="ari dein pajamas -pajama dressing"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Happy Friday Lovecats!!!!!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pajama-dressing-pajama-suit-or-simply.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pajama-dressing-pajama-suit-or-simply.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pajama-dressing-pajama-suit-or-simply.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pajama-dressing-pajama-suit-or-simply.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; 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Yes, I feel a little dramatic even just typing that but it really has been insane. My manuscript was due to my publisher on Monday and admittedly, I'm a few days late in sending it in. Oh the guilt... oh the pressure. Among my other, normal & everyday blogging duties and jobs, including <a href="http://www.blogher.com/blogher-topics/style" target="blank">BlogHer</a>, I'm working on three other projects with brands which I cannot reveal just yet. I have another even more colossal project in development which forced me out of my office 3 days this week, and out for one more call time on Friday. Last Saturday we were informed by our plumber that out our sewer pipes were broken on the city line and that apparently, there was a shit river under our house. Luckily, we smelled nothing. On Monday and Tuesday 7 men dug their height out of our front lawn, under the brick walkway, beneath the sidewalk and to the parkway to fix it. Which also meant, we couldn't use our "facilities" for the entire time they were here. Awesome. LeRoy has some sort of tooth/ear infection AND to top it all off, I got my period. I honestly can't believe I <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pretty-scalloped-lace-socklet-diy.html">snuck in a DIY</a> this week too. All in all, besides possibly taking it all out on our landlord on Monday morning, I've dealt with it better than I thought I would, given my hormonal imbalances {ahem PMS}. <br /> <br /> Yes... TMI - TMI - T.M.I. but I don't often share too much personal stuff here any more... I am so tired, I cannot even begin to describe it and I wish so so SO badly that I could share my other fun and upcoming projects with you but I can't... in due time though. <br /> <br /> I've been a bit absent from Instagram even, however, I have posted a few photos as of late... {& occasionally on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/loveMaegan" target="blank">my Facebook page</a>}<br /> <br /> <center><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7137165501/" title="Swapping out my Aeron office chair for a prettier option. by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/7137165501_c124b57d7f_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="Swapping out my Aeron office chair for a prettier option."></a></center><br /> I swapped out my old <a href="http://www.hermanmiller.com/product-configurators/aeron-chairs.html" target="blank">Aeron office chair</a> for a prettier option yesterday {stolen from the <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2010/04/corners-of-our-living-room-my-new.html">living room</a>}... but I've already gone back. * <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/search/label/my%20office">See my entire office & dressing room here</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7137019891/" title="This fun necklace find @ The Salvation Army today also works well as a Buddha headdress, no? by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/7137019891_94afb70b8d_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="This fun necklace find @ The Salvation Army today also works well as a Buddha headdress, no?"></a></center><br /> One of the projects I'm working on included a trip to Salvation Army... and while I was NOT shopping for myself, I did happen to find this fun black and gold necklace for $5<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973908684/" title="Vintage Hermes bracelet &amp; @PaulSmithDesign sunglasses are my favorite two arrivals today. by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6973908684_d215be6b5b_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="Vintage Hermes bracelet &amp; @PaulSmithDesign sunglasses are my favorite two arrivals today."></a></center><br /> New <a href="http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/shop/paul-smith-womens-sunglasses-485/paul-smith-sunglasses-tortoiseshell-shirra-sunglasses-rcsw-psop-shirra-1036-13/product.html" target="blank">Paul Smith sunglasses</a> from a recent <a href="http://www.gilt.com/invite/lovemaegan" target="blank">GILT</a> sale.... and, while I have shopped at <a href="http://www.hermes.com/index_us.html" target="blank">Hermes</a> for gifts for others, mostly my old boss at the art gallery, this is the first item I've bought for myself. It's a vintage double wrap leather bracelet and it's my new favorite piece to include on my wrist. I was determined to find a double wrap so that I could ALSO wear it as a necklace. I found it at a <a href="http://www.beyondtherack.com/member/invite/B3437522" target="blank">Beyond the Rack sale</a> a few weeks ago.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6968131248/" title="Can't wait to wear the new @lineandDot items @redlightpr sent over! It's so fun being a girl, err, woman by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5191/6968131248_675471be4a_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="Can't wait to wear the new @lineandDot items @redlightpr sent over! It's so fun being a girl, err, woman "></a></center><br /> <a href="http://www.redlightpr.com/Mission.php" target="blank">Red Light PR</a> sent over an extremely fun box of goodies including the <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-26-rose-gold.html">rose gold necklace I wore here</a> and a few of the items you see hanging in my dressing room from <a href="http://www.thelineanddot.com/RetailShop/default.asp" target="blank">Line and Dot</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7107198445/" title="Eek! Thank You @koobabags for this new beauty! It's so gorgeous...the rose gold hardware is my favorite part! by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7107198445_7703456281_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="Eek! Thank You @koobabags for this new beauty! It's so gorgeous...the rose gold hardware is my favorite part! "></a></center><br /> <a href="http://www.kooba.com/" target="blank">Kooba</a> just recently sent me the prettiest bag ever. It's called <a href="http://www.kooba.com/store/handbags/sabrina.html?color=mauve" target="blank">"Sabrina"</a> and I love it. <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-26-rose-gold.html">See it here</a>. Seen also with <a href="http://lumete.com/" target="blank">Lumete sunglasses</a> c/o Lumete<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7097382407/" title="Impossibly chic! This fashion illustration for the cover of Femina is from 1931... considered pajamas or loungewear then, but most probably, resort wear, completely modern &amp; wearable today with hints of 70's &amp; bohemian. The solid colors &amp; timelessness th by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7097382407_bbe77d51ea_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="Impossibly chic! This fashion illustration for the cover of Femina is from 1931... considered pajamas or loungewear then, but most probably, resort wear, completely modern &amp; wearable today with hints of 70's &amp; bohemian. The solid colors &amp; timelessness th"></a></center><br /> In doing a little research for my book, I found this fashion illustration from 1931 and was absolutely amazed at how modern it was, with a hint of 70's. * From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856694623?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=1856694623&ref_=sr_1_1&qid=1336029279&sr=8-1" target="blank">100 Years of Fashion Illustration</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6943317362/" title="My jewelry &amp; accessories are a complete mess at the moment... by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/6943317362_f7bb5875ac_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="My jewelry &amp; accessories are a complete mess at the moment..."></a></center><br /> My accessories desk is a tragic mess... See the <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2010/07/organizing-my-accessories-costume.html" target="blank">organizational post here</a> {& sadly, w/ my old powershot camera}<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6948725550/" title="Reading &amp; reviewing... @harpersbazaarus &amp; @soniakashuk #magazine #makeup #fashion #beauty by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/6948725550_fb93c9440d_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="Reading &amp; reviewing... @harpersbazaarus &amp; @soniakashuk #magazine #makeup #fashion #beauty"></a></center><br /> Sent some goodies for an upcoming Sonia Kashuk review.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7080701759/" title="New favorite dress... (&amp; messy office) by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/7080701759_a6953d8cf3_o.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="New favorite dress... 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And so can you! I'm not sure if you remember, but last year I found these <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2011/01/new-favorites-from-drugstore.html" target="blank">amazing lace peds/socks/foot covers</a> by a company called <a href="http://www.kushyfoot.com/" target="blank">Kushyfoot</a> with padding under the ball of the foot to make wearing heels more comfortable. They absolutely work, by the way, as well as add a little extra padding to a shoe or boot that's a bit too big. I love them. But also, they worked swimmingly with this project... which is <i>très easy</i>. So I made two different pairs, in two very different styles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>What you'll need...</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7133887957/" title="DIY lace socklets-materials by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7133887957_153ca08165_o.jpg" width="640" height="506" alt="DIY lace socklets-materials"></a></center><br /> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058H3P7U?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B0058H3P7U&ref_=sr_1_8&qid=1335921464&sr=8-8" target="blank">Kushyfoot covers</a> in nude and/or Kushyfoot covers in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DXEJ9O?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=B003DXEJ9O&ref_=pd_sbs_a_2" target="blank">black or white lace</a> {or anything similar - also called foot liners and also a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UHS11Y?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B004UHS11Y&ref_=pd_sbs_a_10" target="blank">toeless version</a> if you want to preserve your peeps}<br /> * Lace fabric or trim {trim will stand up, fabric will lay flat}<br /> * Matching thread and needle<br /> * Scissors<br /> * Pins<br /> <br /> * NOTE: these will look adorable with flats as well, I just don't have any to demonstrate with. <br /> <br /> <h3>Steps...</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7133888127/" title="DIY lace socklets-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7133888127_5e61890421_o.jpg" width="640" height="473" alt="DIY lace socklets-1"></a></center><br /> * Carefully pin your ivory lace trim from edge to edge, gathering it {or pinching it} in sections to make it pucker, then simply run a <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ia470.com/wardrobe/blanket.png&imgrefurl=http://www.ia470.com/wardrobe/stitches.html&h=290&w=400&sz=17&tbnid=PPlIQVuUVIx6oM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=124&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhem%2Bstitch%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=hem+stitch&docid=V_u7ILbNecwi2M&sa=X&ei=KpCgT4nrGeGciQLWqNjRAg&ved=0CF8Q9QEwBA&dur=357" target="blank">hem stitch</a> along the inside. The gathering and hem stitch will allow for some stretch.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6987804250/" title="DIY lace socklets-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/6987804250_51bf2aed8b_o.jpg" width="640" height="468" alt="DIY lace socklets-2"></a></center><br /> <br /> <h3>Voila!</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7133887891/" title="diy lace socks socklets by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/7133887891_deaa925a73_o.jpg" width="640" height="449" alt="diy lace socks socklets"></a></center><br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6987804390/" title="diy lace socklets mauve pumps by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/6987804390_ac48e62171_o.jpg" width="640" height="500" alt="diy lace socklets mauve pumps"></a></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Steps...</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7133888625/" title="DIY black lace socks socklets-2 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7133888625_43b42ca395_o.jpg" width="640" height="567" alt="DIY black lace socks socklets-2"></a></center><br /> * Try on your lace socklets and with the pretty scalloped edge up, CAREFULLY pin your lace to the elastic area. You'll want it to lie as flat as possible, so you may have to angle it. Try on your shoe to determine how much lace you'd like to show. <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7133888575/" title="DIY black lace socks socklets-3 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7133888575_97e70d69a3_o.jpg" width="640" height="578" alt="DIY black lace socks socklets-3"></a></center><br /> * Using a running stitch, with the small stitches on top and longer stitches underneath, CAREFULLY hand stitch your lace to the elastic area of your socklet, while it's STILL ON YOUR FOOT. <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6987804750/" title="DIY black lace socks socklets-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/6987804750_a7fe26189b_o.jpg" width="640" height="775" alt="DIY black lace socks socklets-1"></a></center><br /> * CAREFULLY trim away your excess lace, again, keeping your socklet on.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7133888687/" title="DIY black lace socklets by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/7133888687_35ddff4dde_o.jpg" width="640" height="459" alt="DIY black lace socklets"></a></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Voila!</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6987803744/" title="leopard shoes - lace socks by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/6987803744_e99f7477a6_o.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="leopard shoes - lace socks"></a></center><br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6987804252/" title="diy lace socklets-leopard print peep toes by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/6987804252_36d2b3cca3_o.jpg" width="640" height="403" alt="diy lace socklets-leopard print peep toes"></a></center><br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6987804908/" title="black pumps with black lace socks by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/6987804908_540dc90cfc_o.jpg" width="640" height="452" alt="black pumps with black lace socks"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Have Fun!</h3></center><br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pretty-scalloped-lace-socklet-diy.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pretty-scalloped-lace-socklet-diy.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pretty-scalloped-lace-socklet-diy.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/pretty-scalloped-lace-socklet-diy.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; 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Well just barely... my 30th outfit in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Challenge</a> is an absolute cheat... I know, I know, that's a burgundy tank not a white shirt. But I've had an unexpectedly-crazy-insane {but somewhat awesome} week already and I wore this yesterday and haven't had a free second to prepare another outfit. And while I could have swapped this tank out for a white tee, I really liked the strange mix of colors going on here. You don't mind if I make it up to you, maybe? <br /> <br /> In other news, IT'S MAY... YAY!<br /> <br /> <b><br /> * View all my outfits here: <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Challenge</a>.<br /> <br /> * I've also created a <a href="http://pinterest.com/lovemaegan/30-days-30-ways-jeans-a-white-t-challenge/" target="blank">Pinterest board</a> where you can view them as well.</b><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-t-outfit-no-30-total-cheater.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-t-outfit-no-30-total-cheater.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-t-outfit-no-30-total-cheater.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-t-outfit-no-30-total-cheater.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-2305429274363602954?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=o8spf3-J6pA:gpK-EoFgVz8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/o8spf3-J6pA" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-01T00:35:27.068-07:0023http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/05/jeans-t-outfit-no-30-total-cheater.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/0BT03D4qfOI/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-29-madewell.html30 Days 30 Waysmy stylelovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:55:36 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-8942417772019170233<div align="justify"><center> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-29-madewell.html"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/6981327836_31bd0d4e58_o.jpg" width="640" height="1058" alt="white jeans-white t- denim shirt-madewell"></a><br /> <i><font size="1">image via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6981327836/" target="blank">flickr</a></font></i></center> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>What I'm Wearing</b><br /> * <a href="http://www.madewell.com/madewell_category/DENIM/whitedenim.jsp" target="blank">White Madewell jeans</a>... c/o Madewell. I'm ALWAYS surprised when I put on white jeans and they not only are slimming, but make my legs look longer. It seriously blows my mind. I ALWAYS think the opposite is going to happen. These are a little roomy too. I wore <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-15-white-white.html" target="blank">white on white once here in my 30/30 denim series</a>.<br /> * White VS PINK slouchy tee<br /> * <a href="http://www.madewell.com/madewell_category/SHIRTSTOPS/shrunkenboyshirts/PRDOVR~56933/56933.jsp' target="blank">Madewell denim button down shirt</a>... c/o Madewell<br /> * <a href="http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=GRP02223&mcat=148204&cid=287465&search_params=s+5-p+8-c+287465-r+101323339-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+" target="blank">Tiffany pendant necklace</a> & gold oval hoops<br /> * Brown <a href="http://www.asos.com/Women/" target="blank">Asos "boyfriend" belt</a><br /> * LAMB t-strap/ankle strap sandals<br /> * <a href="http://www.kooba.com/store/jonnie.html?color=earth" target="blank">Kooba "Jonnie" bag</a>... c/o Kooba {last year}<br /> * Ray Ban Aviators<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>The Accessories</h3><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7127415705/" title="madewell denim by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7127415705_081c898af6_o.jpg" width="640" height="722" alt="madewell denim"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6981328732/" title="madewell jeans - aviators by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/6981328732_a25e208556_o.jpg" width="640" height="939" alt="madewell jeans - aviators"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6981328206/" title="madewell white jeans-denim shirt - kooba jonnie bag-lamb sandals by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/6981328206_0311d45245_o.jpg" width="640" height="962" alt="madewell white jeans-denim shirt - kooba jonnie bag-lamb sandals"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7127415023/" title="white jeans- denim shirt - brown accessories by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7260/7127415023_7300c99b76_o.jpg" width="640" height="1041" alt="white jeans- denim shirt - brown accessories"></a><br /> </center><br /> <br /> I began a day late so this outfit number 29 in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Challenge</a> is admittedly, almost completely sponsored... as part of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/madewell/app_236584473106772" target="blank">Madewell's denim cross country trip</a> which I also <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/madewell-denim-roadtrip.html">wrote about here</a>, they sent me these fabulous pants and denim button down shirt. These are actually the first Madewell pants I've ever even tried on and really, they're kind of fabulous. I think I need to get a darker wash as well. Maybe these? But omg they have <a href="http://www.madewell.com/index.jsp" target="blank">so much more than jeans</a>!<br /> <br /> <b><br /> * View all my outfits here: <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Challenge</a>.<br /> <br /> * I've also created a <a href="http://pinterest.com/lovemaegan/30-days-30-ways-jeans-a-white-t-challenge/" target="blank">Pinterest board</a> where you can view them as well.</b><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-29-madewell.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-29-madewell.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-29-madewell.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-29-madewell.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-8942417772019170233?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=0BT03D4qfOI:CgsVMFOZuTk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/0BT03D4qfOI" height="1" width="1"/>2012-04-30T09:55:36.287-07:0014http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-29-madewell.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/1zTeEJh9tRE/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-28-prints.html30 Days 30 Waysmy stylelovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:44:05 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-5064763827836415438<div align="justify"><center> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-28-prints.html"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/7123476577_8352503bea_o.jpg" width="640" height="1019" alt="printed floral jacket - jeans and tee-bright accessories"></a><br /> <i><font size="1">image via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7123476577/" target="blank">flickr</a></font></i></center> <br /> <br /> <b>What I'm Wearing</b><br /> * <a href="http://www.jbrandjeans.com/duarte_suffragette.html" target="blank">Black J Brand/Duarte lace up cropped jeans</a> again... seen <a hef="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-19-obi-wan.html">here</a> & <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-6-faux-peplum.html">here</a> in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30/30 series</a><br /> * VS PINK low scoop neck loose tee<br /> * Vinage floral print cropped jacket... I used the vintage teal green scarf <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-23-50s-modern.html">worn around my hair in this outfit</a>, tied it into a bow and pinned it onto my jacket<br /> * Bright blue vintage earrings and vintage sunglasses<br /> * Vintage pink velvet clutch<br /> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0059607FS?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=B0059607FS&ref_=sr_1_fkmr0_2&qid=1335676534&sr=8-2-fkmr0" target="blank">Bebe "Taffy" buckle heels</a>... <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2011/08/something-old-something-new-something.html">last August</a> and haven't worn until now. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>The Accessories</h3><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7123476783/" title="floral print jacket with silk scarf bow by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7272/7123476783_ab7ced8020_o.jpg" width="640" height="531" alt="floral print jacket with silk scarf bow"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6977395852/" title="Bright blue suede buckle ankle boot by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6977395852_bb365c04aa_o.jpg" width="640" height="456" alt="Bright blue suede buckle ankle boot"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7123476511/" title="printed jacket - black jeans-bright accessories by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/7123476511_1ca0b900d9_o.jpg" width="640" height="1042" alt="printed jacket - black jeans-bright accessories"></a><br /> </center><br /> So close to the end, this is my 28th outfit in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Series</a> and adding jackets has proven to make this series far more interesting. I really wish I would have started including them prior to the final week. It wasn't my main goal, however, adds yet another layer of versatility and style. This is another take on brights, using accessories and the power of 3 - drawing the eye down, center, then up! You barely even notice the basics I'm wearing are simply jeans and a white t-shirt. 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href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-27-leopard-coat.html"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/6974566666_d93a2771eb_o.jpg" width="640" height="1056" alt="Leopard Coat -jeans- vintage accessories"></a><br /> <i><font size="1">image via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6974566666/" target="blank">flickr</a></font></i></center> <br /> <br /> <b>What I'm Wearing</b><br /> * Vintage leopard coat was made by my grandma in the 60's<br /> * Almost vintage Calvin Klein jeans, cuffed... seen once <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-challenge-no1.html" target="blank">here in my 30/30 denim series</a>, actually, the very first one!<br /> * VS crew neck white tee<br /> * Vintage beaded clutch was also my grandma's, various bangles vintage and new, vintage gold chunky chain necklace & Tiffany pendant necklace<br /> * Forever 21 sunglasses<br /> * Bow clip in my hair again... this was mine in the 80's<br /> * <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2010/08/salvatore-ferragamo-sexy-satin-pumps.html" target="blank">Ferragamo blue satin pumps</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>The Accessories</h3><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7120676233/" title="wrist jewelry-bracelets bangles by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7120676233_374a69e253_o.jpg" width="640" height="335" alt="wrist jewelry-bracelets bangles"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6974566214/" title="wavy low pony tail with black bow by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/6974566214_6998828312_o.jpg" width="640" height="686" alt="wavy low pony tail with black bow"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7120648113/" title="ferragamo shoes- vintage leopard jacket-cuffed jeans by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7120648113_e7cf451523_o.jpg" width="640" height="846" alt="ferragamo shoes- vintage leopard jacket-cuffed jeans"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6974566548/" title="leopard coat- blue satin ferraamo pumps by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6974566548_0db97a90e5_o.jpg" width="640" height="927" alt="leopard coat- blue satin ferraamo pumps"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6974566372/" title="vintage beaded clutch bag and bracelets-leopard coat by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/6974566372_e9727aa172_o.jpg" width="640" height="438" alt="vintage beaded clutch bag and bracelets-leopard coat"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6974566622/" title="leopard coat and jeans by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/6974566622_75c0e3c8fc_o.jpg" width="640" height="1030" alt="leopard coat and jeans"></a><br /> 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Mostly because it was my grandma's and because she made it. 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Rousseau gold shoes</a> {Antinea Peep-Toe Bootie} from <a href="http://www.gilt.com/invite/lovemaegan" target="blank">GILT</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>The Accessories</h3><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973441666/" title="kooba sabrina bag -gucci sunglasses-vintage blazer by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/6973441666_1a1c50a62c_o.jpg" width="640" height="434" alt="kooba sabrina bag -gucci sunglasses-vintage blazer"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7119522409/" title="rose gold jewelry and accessories by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/7119522409_ef5370826a_o.jpg" width="640" height="730" alt="rose gold jewelry and accessories"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973441324/" title="rose gold jewelry accessories-kooba croc bag by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6973441324_1d2984c158_o.jpg" width="640" height="455" alt="rose gold jewelry accessories-kooba croc bag"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973442014/" title="j brand jeans-kooba bag by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/6973442014_7ec5c3619f_o.jpg" width="640" height="1020" alt="j brand jeans-kooba bag"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973440898/" title="wavy hair-diy pearl v-neck by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/6973440898_3fc1cf4a24_o.jpg" width="640" height="614" alt="wavy hair-diy pearl v-neck"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973442176/" title="dark wash flared jeans and v- neck by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6973442176_e4b89a0e80_o.jpg" width="640" height="989" alt="dark wash flared jeans and v- neck"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973440902/" title="rose gold by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6973440902_c10c6990a5_o.jpg" width="640" height="822" alt="rose gold"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7119523539/" title="dark flares-kooba bag- vintage blazer by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/7119523539_8a7ca5144a_o.jpg" width="640" height="1053" alt="dark flares-kooba bag- vintage blazer"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7119523139/" title="jerome c rousseau gold shoes and kooba bag by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7119523139_54cf87e826_o.jpg" width="640" height="630" alt="jerome c rousseau gold shoes and kooba bag"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7119522187/" title="rose gold wrist jewelry by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/7119522187_442c35a747_o.jpg" width="640" height="479" alt="rose gold wrist jewelry"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973496388/" title="Gold rousseau shoes by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/6973496388_3b6120effa_o.jpg" width="640" height="680" alt="Gold rousseau shoes"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6973442068/" title="dressed up jeans and white t by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/6973442068_36890ebc1f_o.jpg" width="640" height="992" alt="dressed up jeans and white t"></a><br /> </center><br /> <br /> <b>Photo overload today! </b><br /> <br /> Outfit number 26 in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Challenge</a> and I've realized it's time to start incorporating jackets into the looks. I maybe should have started earlier, but the point was really about Jeans & White T - and accessories. However, an added jacket, blazer, or sweater does make it more interesting. I love this fancy dressed up look. 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href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-25-blues-hues.html"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7115137787_6cfd5c2083_o.jpg" width="640" height="1033" alt="new floral print jeans-turban-white and blue"></a><br /> <i><font size="1">image via <a href="" target="blank">flickr</a></font></i><br /> </center> <br /> <br /> <b>What I'm Wearing</b><br /> * VS white crew neck tee<br /> * <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/floral-print-jeans-diy.html" target="blank">DIY floral print jeans</a><br /> * Vintage <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=308126105903218&set=a.161056547276842.31035.146224532093377&type=3&theater" target="blank">blue rhinestone necklace</a> and vintage beaded necklace, found both on Ebay<br /> * <a href=""http://store.americanapparel.net/6445.html?c=Raspberry" target="blank">American Apparel blue jersey scarf</a> worn as a turban/head wrap<br /> * Forever 21 sunglasses<br /> * <a 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by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7115070243_0b9709fc06_o.jpg" width="640" height="760" alt="jersey diy turban - vintage blue necklaces"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7115137781/" title="new Floral print jeans DIY - blue pumps and bag by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7115137781_0edee5b942_o.jpg" width="640" height="787" alt="new Floral print jeans DIY - blue pumps and bag"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6968991994/" title="floral print jeans - blue white accessories by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6968991994_d21d5df20c_o.jpg" width="640" height="1061" alt="floral print jeans - blue white accessories"></a><br /> </center><br /> <br /> Outfit number 25 in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Challenge</a>- - Woo Hoo! Actually, I can't wait to wear these jeans in an entirely different way. I <i>had</i> to incorporate them into this denim series but still, I already have ideas for future outfits. They're so fun and more flattering now than before! 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I think <a href="http://www.jbrandjeans.com/835_MidRise_Capri_in_Empress/pd/cl/4161/np/140/p/2529.html" target="blank">J Brand has my favorite pair</a> to date but if you're on a tight budget or haven't found the perfect print, why not DIY your own? Which, of course, was my thought exactly! I have about 3 pairs of white jeans, thanks to some of the clothing brands I've partnered with... so, I had a pair to spare in case my idea went majorly wrong. Happily though, it didn't! They turned out marvelously and I love them. I decided to stick with blue hues, but you can use any color or colors you like! It didn't take as long as you may think, though I actually began this project over a month ago, I ran out of blue markers and had to wait for a new shipment. Go into i knowing it will take some time and spread it out over a few days.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>What You'll Need</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7113837581/" title="DIY floral jeans-1-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7113837581_a37ee10127_o.jpg" width="640" height="442" alt="DIY floral jeans-1-1"></a></center><br /> * White jeans {mine are <a href="http://www.levismadeandcrafted.com/" target="blank">Levi's Made & Crafted</a>}<br /> * Fabric Markers. I used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004O6M8Z6?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=B004O6M8Z6&ref_=sr_1_1&qid=1335418300&sr=8-1" target="blank">Sharpie "Stained" fabric markers</a> for the majority of my design... It took 5 of them! I used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017DGWIS?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B0017DGWIS&ref_=pd_bxgy_ac_img_c" target="blank">Crayola fabric markers</a> in the lighter blues for shading and details.<br /> * Lace or floral pattern to trace. <br /> * Cardboard <br /> <br /> * <b>Questions about laundering?</b> Wash them in cold, as you would any of your jeans, and hang them to dry {I never dry my jeans}. The markers are permanent. Have you ever tried to get an accidental pen mark out of your clothes? It's almost impossible - HOWEVER, Sharpie "Stained" markers' brush tip writes thick and the ink has been specially developed to <b>resist fading when washed</b> as all fabric markers most probably are. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Steps</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6967759898/" title="DIY floral jeans-2-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6967759898_fcb1cfcd8e_o.jpg" width="640" height="410" alt="DIY floral jeans-2-1"></a></center><br /> * Begin at the ankle of your jeans, and if you're shaky, the back of the ankle. This way, if you mess up a little at first, no one will notice way down at the bottom of the back of your ankle! Slip a piece of cardboard in between just so your marker doesn't transfer to the other side of your fabric. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6967759820/" title="DIY floral jeans-3-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/6967759820_f0275ca0b1_o.jpg" width="640" height="430" alt="DIY floral jeans-3-1"></a></center><br /> * I used a lace pattern because I liked the rough, textured look it created, and found one flower design in particular to repeat over the entire leg for continuity. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6967759724/" title="DIY floral jeans-4-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/6967759724_07ef19b811_o.jpg" width="640" height="563" alt="DIY floral jeans-4-1"></a></center><br /> * Holding the lace taught, carefully {or not so carefully} mark right through the lace onto your jeans. {it's similar to the effect I created with my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2011/08/tank-top-diy-how-to-create-snakeskin.html" target="blank">Snakeskin Printed Tank Top DIY</a>} <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6967759628/" title="DIY floral jeans-5-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8168/6967759628_786378de1f_o.jpg" width="640" height="375" alt="DIY floral jeans-5-1"></a></center><br /> * It should look like this... your flowers do not have to be perfect. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7113837161/" title="DIY floral jeans-6-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/7113837161_627506cde5_o.jpg" width="640" height="701" alt="DIY floral jeans-6-1"></a></center><br /> * Repeat the flower pattern to cover the front and back of your jeans. Make sure to space your design out and tilt your flower in various positions for a more free-flowing look. Also, don't forget to place some over the edges and seams of your jeans. Seams never line up perfectly on legs!<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6967759456/" title="DIY floral jeans-7-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/6967759456_725ae0a8eb_o.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="DIY floral jeans-7-1"></a></center><br /> * You can also free-hand, if you'd prefer. I did so a bit in between my flower pattern. I also used a different part of the lace to create a leaf design, and drew some of my own with a stippling technique. <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7113837021/" title="DIY floral jeans-8-1 by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7113837021_f061ebcf12_o.jpg" width="640" height="697" alt="DIY floral jeans-8-1"></a></center><br /> * Add some dimension with various shades of blue. I also went {stippled} over and around some of the edges with a darker blue for more depth and texture. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><h3>Voila!</h3><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/6967760868/" title="blue and white floral jeans DIY by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5280/6967760868_24186b23bc_o.jpg" width="640" height="412" alt="blue and white floral jeans DIY"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7113838123/" title="DIY Floral Jeans - gun vase by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/7113838123_0ba81307cd_o.jpg" width="640" height="977" alt="DIY Floral Jeans - gun vase"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7113836623/" title="diy floral jeans-white jeans with blue floral pattern by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5191/7113836623_5591f7d0c9_o.jpg" width="640" height="1055" alt="diy floral jeans-white jeans with blue floral pattern"></a><br /> <br /> * find the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B8JNZO?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwlovemaegan-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B000B8JNZO&ref_=sr_1_1&qid=1335425272&sr=8-1" target="blank">mounted gun wall vase here</a><br /> <br /> <h3>Have Fun!</h3><br /> <br /> <i>* Psst! Wearing them in my <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html" targget="blank">30/30 denim look</a> later today!</i></center><br /> <br /> <b><font size="3"><a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-25-blues-hues.html">See how I wore them HERE!</a></font></b><br /> <br /> <br /> </div><br /> <center><span style="color: pink; font-size: small;">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </span> <hr /><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"> </script><fb:like font="" href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/floral-print-jeans-diy.html" layout="button_count" send="false" show_faces="false" width="96"></fb:like><a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/floral-print-jeans-diy.html" data-via="loveMaegan" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet This!</a><script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&amp;r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/floral-print-jeans-diy.html"> </script> <br /> <div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"> </script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/floral-print-jeans-diy.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; 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I have to admit that my hair, as heavy as it is, feels the <i>most comfortable</i> in a high side pony tail and I wore it like this as a kid in the 80's on several occasions. But is it appropriate for a 30-something? I dunno, probably not so much, though my mom definitely wore the style in the 80's as well and she was in her 30's at the time. <br /> <br /> <b><br /> * View all my outfits here: <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/03/30-days-30-ways-jeans-white-t.html">30 Days 30 Ways: Jeans & White T Challenge</a>.<br /> <br /> * I've also created a <a href="http://pinterest.com/lovemaegan/30-days-30-ways-jeans-a-white-t-challenge/" target="blank">Pinterest board</a> where you can view them as well.</b><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-24-80s-eclectic.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-24-80s-eclectic.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-24-80s-eclectic.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-24-80s-eclectic.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-2950224559101412807?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=xdQDOc8XQzU:T9qANSB-PXY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/xdQDOc8XQzU" height="1" width="1"/>2012-04-25T14:10:07.154-07:0011http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/jeans-white-t-outfit-no-24-80s-eclectic.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~3/sMiN_4rdBqo/madewell-denim-roadtrip.htmlsponsored postslovemaegan@gmail.com (...love Maegan)Tue, 08 May 2012 01:41:11 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483903013341390767.post-7589319238452952454<div align="justify"><center> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/madewell-denim-roadtrip.html" title="Madewell denim tour by ...love Maegan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5239/7110416455_cec3b94734_o.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="Madewell denim tour"></a><br /> <font size="1"><i>* image via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/7110416455/in/photostream" target="blank">flickr</a></i></font></center> <br /> <br /> Madewell is in the middle of really fun cross country denim tour continuing through May 19th! What a clever idea and such a cute vintage tour bus! At these tour stops are fitting stations to try on the latest denim looks, photo booths, um, an adorable braid bar and surprises at each stop. The bus will be in LA at Santa Monica Place on May 12th 12-5pm - and in San Diego on the 11th. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/madewell/app_236584473106772" target="blank">Find out when they'll be in your city</a> so you can join the fun! You can see a little preview of one stop below...<br /> <br /> <br /> <center><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JEgmia8WEjM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br /> <br /> Madewell is also giving away 5 years worth of denim to one lucky winner! Visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/madewell/app_236584473106772" target="blank">Madewell Roadtrip</a> app page to enter! Also, on this tab, you can view pictures from the stops they've been to so far. You can also catch up on their <a href="http://madewell.tumblr.com/" target="blank">Tumblr blog</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/madewell1937" target="blank">Twitter posts</a> and download <a href="http://rcrdlbl.com/widgets2.0/core/?m=show_widget&w=madewellroadtripsongs" target="blank">Madewell's roadtrip playlist</a> (for free!)<br /> <br /> Madewell has also joined Instagram (madewell1937)! So follow along to see pictures from their trip when they happen!<br /> <br /> Visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/madewell" target="blank">Madewell on Facebook</a> for more info!<br /> <br /> <br /> </div><center><font size="3" color="pink">* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Maegan/146224532093377?sk=wall" target="blank">FACEBOOK</a> * <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/loveMaegan" target="blank">TWITTER</a> * <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/279746/love-maegan/follow" target="blank">BLOGLOVIN'</a> * </font> <hr><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=151920141548596&amp;xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/madewell-denim-roadtrip.html" send="false" layout="button_count" width="96" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-url="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/madewell-denim-roadtrip.html" data-via="loveMaegan">Tweet This!</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=3&r=http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/madewell-denim-roadtrip.html"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:comments href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/madewell-denim-roadtrip.html" num_posts="3" width="640"></fb:comments></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6389125474749973"; /* 728x90, created 1/13/10 */ google_ad_slot = "0305736786"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5483903013341390767-7589319238452952454?l=www.lovemaegan.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?a=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan?i=sMiN_4rdBqo:3KhPBmp8S74:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisIsMyLifeloveMaegan/~4/sMiN_4rdBqo" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-08T01:41:11.835-07:005http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/04/madewell-denim-roadtrip.html©2007 ~ 2012 WWW.LOVEMAEGAN.COM | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ...love Maegannonadult...love Maegan