Garner Blue Fall 2015 - Indigo Dyed

Earlier this month, I once again had the privilege of shooting some images for Lisa Garner, mastermind behind Garner Blue. It was a smaller shoot than the last one, but we had just as much fun! Y'all go follow her on Instagram (@lougarner) and keep an eye out for when her pieces will be for sale in shops! I'm personally looking forward to the Yule Tide Pop-up where I'm planning to buy one of those gorgeous kimonos. Anyway, here are some of my favs from the shoot.

Garner Blue Spring 2015 - Indigo Dyed Handmade

My creative and talented friend Lisa deserves all the credit for this lovely spring shoot for Garner Blue, her line of indigo-dyed products. She gathered 4 of our gorgeous friends and styled each of them perfectly to model her pieces. She also picked out these cool locations around town, one of which featured an impromptu strip show from a random woman in the parking lot. It was such a fantastic afternoon with perfect warm weather and lots of laughter with friends. We even enjoyed some delicious pizza from Rock N Dough after the shoot (you NEED to go there if you're a Jacksonian).

If you like what you see, check out Jackson Pop-Up Shops, which Lisa organizes and sells her work in. The next one is coming up April 24-25! See you there?

I had a hard time narrowing these down, so I'll shut up and just let you get to lookin'

And some cutie pie behind-the-scenes action:

Lisa with her smurf hands after a dye day. 

Beth, who couldn't find her brush, teasing her hair with a car ice brush/scraper. As Courtney called it: "The Big Tease" 

And Julia being Julia. It's hard not to have a good time with these girls! I'm so thankful to be a part of Garner Blue, even in this small capacity. I can't wait to see what else Lisa comes up with!

Lime Remix

For the past few weeks, I have been trying my best not to spend any unnecessary money. This basically means that I am buying only gas and groceries. I will have to go a little further this week and buy kitty food and liter, but definitely no clothes lately! I've never been one to buy a lot of clothes anyway, but this spending freeze has been a nice time for me to mix and match some things. I previously wore this lime Goodwill skirt with black and zebra print because I thought it looked really funky. I decided to make it a little more business-like with a white button down this time. I rather like it!

I have been wearing those tan wedges a ton lately, because they almost literally go with everything. I always enjoy wearing a belt over skirts and dresses when it looks right, and I thought this braided belt went perfectly! Skirts are always really fun to remix (blog term for styling an older item of clothing in a new way) because you can always make them more dressy or more casual. You can also make them appropriate for both summer and winter!

So, one of the reasons for my spending freeze (besides over-spending my budget in April and May) is that Rhett and I decided to go back to Disney World for our anniversary! We'll be there on the actual day of our anniversary, so I'm hoping to get a nice photo of us to frame next to one from when we were there for our honeymoon. I'm so excited! I also signed up for the Tower of Terror 10 Miler while we're there. I haven't been able to run for over a month because of an IT band issue, so I'm just really hoping I'm ok enough by then to do the race. Crossing fingers!

Stitch Fix #7

I've posted a couple of my StitchFix boxes in the past, so you're probably already familiar with how it works. If not check out my older posts. This particular box has been my favorite so far! I feel like they really got my style right this time, and the prices were much more reasonable. If you have any doubts about whether they are hand-picking these things, this should prove that they are. I am pretty specific in my feedback, and I can totally tell they are listening to me. Here are the things I got in my box this time around (thanks to Rhett for taking my pictures so I didn't have to set up a tripod!)

 Dylan and Rose, Florian Overlap Tulip Pocket Skirt

While I think this skirt is really adorable, I just don't think it's for me. If it were a different cut and a little longer, I would probably go for it. It was just flashing a little too much leg under that overlap for my comfort :) I do work at a Baptist university after all! But you really can't beat a skirt with pockets, am I right?

Ladakh, Indre Holey Sweater Tunic (necklace by Laura Lombardi)

I really love the color of this tunic! I think I would wear this, but I'm not crazy about how it looks on me. I don't know why, but I'm not digging the holes all over. I usually like that kind of thing! I am glad I got this though because I checked out the rest of Ladakh's stuff and there are some great things! I will definitely be shopping there in the future.

Everly, Katherina Sheer Stripe Blouse

I love the keyhole back of this blouse, but the sleeves were sadly too tight. It was mainly the shoulder area, where I'm apparently a little more broad than most! I was also disappointed that you couldn't really see the stripe at all when you put the shirt on. It's got this really cool texture, which you can see in the right image, but that basically goes away when you have a shirt under it. 

Now for the two pieces I kept!

BB Dakota, Lincoln Stripe Colorblock Tank

I LOVE THIS TOP! I don't have a lot of stripes and I've been wanting to get some more striped shirts, so this is perfect. I like the material a lot, and the blue on the sides is a great detail. I just love this! I probably won't wear it until the Spring or Summer, but I'm still keeping it. I think it'll be a cute top to wear to Rhett's business trip this year. It's going to be in Marco Island (woot woot!)

Blu Pepper, Granada 3/4 Sleeve Open Cardigan

I can definitely see myself wearing this cardigan a lot! I don't really have a good brown cardigan. I have an open weave one, but if it's windy at all that one is useless. I think this will be one I can wear when it's cold or when it's mild out. I don't need heavy sweaters except for maybe 2 months out of the year here in Tennessee, so lighter ones like this are much more practical.

If you haven't checked out StitchFix yet, you can see their new and improved website and maybe even sign up for your first Fix here!

I hope you're all having a pleasant weekend. It's been a fairly quiet day around here for me. I went for a run this morning, then met with a bride and groom and their moms. I also finished up watching Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, which was great! Predictable, but great. I recommend it.

Very Merrily Maxi

I don't normally like to pair red and green because I feel like it SCREAMS Christmas. But there's a reason these two colors are used together, they look good! They aren't complementary colors for no reason, you know. During the winter I wear mostly the same outfits as in the summer, but with a cardigan.  The last time I wore this skirt, it was for the 4th of July and I burned up all day. I don't really understand why the maxi length is so popular for summer because it can be hot! It feels much nicer today, when the temps are in the low 50s than it did when we were busting into the 100s.

details:

skirt- Max Studio (in oatmeal)

top- estate sale

cardigan- Merona at Target

necklace- What's In Store via StitchFix 

The more I look at it, the more I like this pairing. The green is so dark and the red is almost pink, so it doesn't seem quite as festive. I'll be honest though, I stinking LOVE Christmas...I wish the halls could be decked in red and green all year round. Maybe as we get closer to the holiday, I will wear more of this color combo. Do you guys ever pair red and green? Does it make you feel jolly and bright?