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(In this whole process, I realized how many things I have that really would go with this color - so I may have bought myself a pair of mustard yellow leggings. They may have been from Forever21. Because I would like the $4 price tag.)
So I give you...eighteen ways to wear mustard yellow leggings! Yes, eighteen. I told you I got a little carried away.
Late Summer/ Early Fall Ideas
Autumn Ideas
Winter Ideas
I think there are a couple formulas to making colored leggings fit into an interesting outfit:
1. Use a neutral-colored top (like white, grey or black) that covers your behind as a base, and then layer interesting pieces over that (like coordinating scarves, patterned kimonos/cardigans, jackets/vests, pretty jewelry).
2. Wear a multi-colored patterned top that coordinates with the leggings. Notice I said coordinates. The great thing about patterned tops is that it doesn't have to have mustard yellow in the pattern for you to pull it off. As long as the colors don't clash with yellow it still works.
I hope this post is helpful if you have been wanting to hop on board the colored legging-train!
Do you own any colored leggings? What tips do you have for how to wear them?
Seeing my own kids making friends now has made me think harder about what kinds of things I want to teach them about being a good friend. What makes a good friend? What can you do to help your kids treat their little friends well?
I'd love to hear your answers to these questions. Personally, Proverbs is like a handbook for friendship to me - there are so many principles there for all kinds of relationships, including friendship. I wrote a post that is up over at Tommy Nelson featuring some of my favorite Scriptural principles for friendship - and how to teach those to our children from a young age!
Check it out, and please let me know what you try to teach your kids about friendship in the comments below! I'd love to hear!
At the end of September we had Clarice's first birthday party! I have probably been planning and mulling over this party more than most of the other ones I've thrown, and I picked my theme months ago when I ordered our gorgeous invitations. Despite all my mental planning, I didn't actually buy anything else until a week before her party, but I am happy with the way it turned out!
Details
Tissue paper flowers: I made them from a kit that I got on clearance at Joann's - they were so easy! You could easily make them without a kit, and maybe one of these days I'll do a post (or find one already written) to show you how.
String of balloons: The best idea I ever got from Pinterest.
Lemon drops and tea cups: The tea cups I have had for a while - whenever I find a pretty on in an antique shop I snag it, so they were perfect for my "tea party" vision.
Rose-shaped dessert mints: My mom made these for Clarice's party with an old family recipe! They fit in perfectly with all the decor. Thanks, Mom!
Tea pot: I've been wanting one anyway, so when I saw this Pioneer Woman tea pot at Walmart, I figured this was the perfect excuse to buy it!
Milk bottles with chalkboard tags: I bought some extra milk bottles, because these are my favorite cups for the kids - if they leave them around the house, they kind of look decorative! I added some chalkboard tags with these little cut-outs that I found at Hobby Lobby for $3.
Chalkboard: My attempt at hand-lettering! Don't laugh.
Water bottles: I got some scrapbook paper that looked like aspen tree bark to replace the water bottle labels, and I taped them on with pretty washi tape. The mint-colored tub I already had (Hobby Lobby).
Punch: Cranberry juice and Squirt. It's simple and very good.
White cabinet: Can you believe I won that in an Instagram giveaway? It was very exciting.
Small "dot" banner: Minted!
"Happy Birthday Clarice" banner: Minted!
"Sips" and "Treats" table signs: Minted!
Cupcake toppers: You guessed it - also part of the Minted party kit I received earlier this year!
Cupcakes: I made those, strawberry cake mix, store-bought strawberry frosting. Keeping it simple.
Jello Popcorn: See recipe here, minus the peanuts.
White chocolate leaves: I made those with Almond Bark chocolate and some leaf molds.
Flowers and Aspen tree candle holder: Hobby Lobby. I just loved the candle holders when I saw them, and it was very convenient since I could use them for Clarice's party too!
THE CAKE: All caps, because I am so proud of it! My sister made this cake - isn't she amazing? All I told her was that I wanted an "aspen tree stump", and the cake turned out better than I even imagined!
Glitter candle: I saw it on another Instagram account, and when I tried to find it again later to look at her DIY, I couldn't find it! So I just winged it and used Elmer's glue and glitter to cover a "1" candle. It worked out nicely.
Banner cake topper: I got the little triangle cutouts at Hobby Lobby and strung them between two paper straws that I already had.
Clarice's birthday dress: I found it on Taylor Joelle last year, and it just happened to work perfectly as her party dress!
Headband: I bought it from this shop.
So there you go! A year's worth of mental planning, and now it's over. It's a little sad really - where did the last year go? HOW IS MY BABY ONE?! It's cliche, but it really does go by too fast.
I binge-watched Gilmore Girls on Netflix a couple years ago, and I just couldn't pass up a themed day like this at a coffee shop no less. So a Gilmore-Girl-loving friend and I went to check it out! For those of you who couldn't make it - the free coffee was black, and though I love black coffee, my friend and I upgraded to a latte. They had a "Luke's" sign out front; a sign reading "No Cell Phones!" (since Luke hates cell phones); Lorelei coffee quotes; and all the baristas dressed in plaid, aprons, and backward hats like Luke. We waited in line for 40 minutes (it was a long line) and discussed Rory's relationships (Team Jess!). It was a great way to spend the morning.
So, in the spirit of Gilmore Girls and Rory's love for books...
Today I am going to talk about how to start a Literary Society - because a couple months ago, I started one!
What is a Literary Society you may ask? According to my definition, a Literary Society is like a book club, only there are no assigned books - you just get together every month or two with your bookish friends to talk about what you've been reading and maybe get some recommendations!
A couple months ago I was listening to The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society - which is a great audiobook, by the way - and I thought, why do we not have Literary Societies anymore? Why can't bookish people get together every now and then and blurt out all their bookish thoughts? As a busy mom, I like the idea of a Literary Society much better than a book club - because I'm pretty sure if I started a book club, I would rarely make it through the assigned chapters before the meeting, and I'm pretty sure other busy women would have the same problem. This way we could read what we like and just meet up to talk about what we thought, which is much less pressure than a book club.
So, I threw it out on Facebook, and before you know it we had our first meeting over coffee and cheesecake. It was everything I wanted it to be, and one of my goals for October is to get our next meeting set up!
We are still working on a name. It's hard to top The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society. I'll keep you posted.
If any of you are interested in starting your own Literary Society, I have a few suggestions...
Invite a bunch of people.
Some of your best girlfriends may or may not be readers, so my suggestion is to put it out there for extended acquaintances and see who is serious enough about books to join! We had five of us at our first meeting, and several more who will probably come this next time. Some ladies I knew well, and some I didn't know very well - but talking books will help you get to know someone better pretty quickly!
Don't be snobbish.
If you're the type who only reads high literature or classics, make sure you don't make someone feel silly if they like popular fiction - or vice versa. Focus on making sure everyone feels welcomed and validated for their reading choices. One thing that I've learned is that not very many people read, period, so choosing to spend time on books in general gives you something in common!
(Note: Be welcoming of all kinds of reading choices, but do use good judgment too - our group is full of Christian ladies that I know well enough to trust not to be recommending something inappropriate or racy. If your group is more mixed you may need to set a guideline for discussing racy or controversial books to respect each other's convictions.)
Set up your Society plan.
Our group decided to meet every other month to give us time to get through books between meetings (we're all busy moms), and we are all going to read The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society at some point, since it inspired the group. Our group has kept it pretty casual as far as guidelines go, but depending on the mix of personality, politics, and faith, you may need more structure or discussion guidelines. I'd say to keep guidelines as simple as you are able, whatever you decide on as a group, and make it clear that everyone is to be as respectful as possible to each other.
Make it fun!
If meeting at The Cheesecake Factory doesn't make a book club fun, I don't know what does, but I'd love to hear your ideas on ways to make meetings interesting since our Literary Society is still in the early stages!
Have you ever been a part of a book club or Literary Society? What was your favorite or least favorite part?
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