What I {would} wear Wednesday

I've been seeing all these new {is anything really new though?} fall trends all over the internet and magazines and I've been daydreaming about wearing these clothes.... rather than my 2 year old, over washed, cut offs and tank tops.

1.  White jeans for fall/winter.
I have a pair of awesome white jeans waiting for me at home!  I will totally be wearing those once December rolls around. Maybe I'll look a little like this. {thank you Jesus that tall boots didn't go out of style while I was off in the Caribbean, I have 10 lonely pairs in my closet at home just begging to be worn over white jeans!}

Source: google.com via Brandy on Pinterest

Source: google.com via Kimberly on Pinterest

2. Tall boots with socks.
I was always that girl that loved knee socks.  Channeling my inner school girl I suppose.  In Ohio in the wintertime I may need to layer my tights and knee socks or my jeans and socks like this adorable girl.

Source: galmeetsglam.blogspot.com via Janie on Pinterest

3. Plaid
I don't know if it is the country girl in me but I have always loved plaid.  Plaid and cowboy boots! So for me it's never really in style or not. I still wear it!  Maybe I'll style it in up in the form of a maxi skirt {big for fall}

Source: aroomsomewhere.net via Laura on Pinterest

Source: countryliving.com via Mandy on Pinterest

4. Polka Dots
This is kind of like plaid for me... I never stopped wearing it.  I'm a 1950s girl at heart!
I'm pretty excited about the perfect polka dot scarf that I have waiting for me at home though.

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5. Wide legs
So thankful that I never get rid of anything!  I still have about 4 pairs of wide leg pants from when they were really popular a few years ago {before skinny took over the world} and bonus I have white wide leg pants!

Source: None via Katie on Pinterest

Source: fashionising.com via Amanda on Pinterest

And the jury is still out on the following... probably because I don't own any of these things and I'm just not sure I love it yet. 

bright colored jeans

Source: refinery29.com via Emily on Pinterest

chokers

Source: nonesuchthings.com via Marta on Pinterest

mullet hemlines

Source: modcloth.com via Aleks on Pinterest

What are you looking forward to wearing this fall??

Macrame Necklace

You've probably seen this floating around the internet and pinterest.
I did and wanted one so I got my supplies and made this is about 5 minutes. 
Easiest thing I've ever done, seriously! 

This is the tutorial I used here - http://www.macramelovers.com/blog/macrame-jewelry/macrame-necklace/
I didn't have the chain so I used my handy dandy jute twine :)

I've been super busy lately, my volunteering has started to pick up and I've been spending my afternoons with the sweet little kiddos, so not a whole lota time to blog/craft.... but I do have a few projects I've been working on so stay tuned!

Have a fabulous Wednesday!

Color Duo: Navy and Green

This week I made a new header for my Grenada blog and did the layout and background in navy and green.  I love this color combination, it was my college's colors, to represent the beautiful blue skies and green fields of Ohio... but maybe it should be the the blue Caribbean waters (which aren't navy...) & the green palm leaves instead. 
Anyone have any ideas of how I can make money and stay in Grenada.... forever? no work permit. no resources. too expensive to ship things. oh & my husband would probably leave me..........

Source: paloma81.blogspot.com via Kara on Pinterest

Source: loftandcottage.blogspot.com via Lisa on Pinterest

Source: bowerpowerblog.com via Sarah on Pinterest

Source: 6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com via Melissa on Pinterest

Source: thestoriesofa2z.com via Manda on Pinterest

Source: None via Jennifer on Pinterest

Saturday Afternoon Picnik #7 - Pop Art

I have been picniking all the new pictures Lee and I have from our photoshoot... and I discovered a new really cool feature - totally unrelated to our photoshoot that I want to share!

How to make what I like to call pop art out of your pictures!
This technique uses another premium picnik feature called Dots and Dots.For this project you need to start with a head-shot, a closeup image of a face.  To decide on a picture I went to my Facebook and looked at past profile images and found one I knew would be perfect for pop art!

my beginning image

go to Effects and find Dot and Dots in the left side toolbar

Click on Dots and Dots and then chose Color Spots from the drop down menu

I wanted a more abstract look to my image so I made the dots larger, 
but you you can decide according to your preference.

then to kinda gloss over the image I chose the Add setting in the advanced mode.
I liked how it took out the in-between dots and kept only the bold colors.

I saved the image after this step and went back and played around some more and I also liked  the way this one turned out using the News Print style.

I also had the idea that this would be an awesome paint project!  Enlarge an image of someone's face, use the Dots and Dots effect and then reference it for an amazing custom piece of art work!  It would be so simple!
I did a project similar to this in college, only it was a painstakingly horrid process.  We had to print out an image, cover it with a clear grid overlay and paint each square on the canvas according to what was in the corresponding square on the grid. And it wasn't even in color.
I vote for this technique instead!

I dare you to step back from your computer & be amazed at how cool this is from a distance!

Are you up to any awesome picnik projects? please share!

we love colors

I just entered the We Love Colors design competition on facebook!
I heard about the contest (and the company) through colourlovers.com and decided what the heck, I'll enter!

We Love Colors is based out of Miami, Fl. and they specialize in leggins, tights, socks, and accessories.  They were recently featured in Seventeen Magazine!

I created my submission on picnik (duh) and used an image of my own legs! ha! 
I didn't want to "steal" anyone else's images, but knew I wanted to use legs or feet somehow and I remembered a picture of my legs from a What I Wear Wednesday entry a few months ago.
This is what I came up with.... if nothing else they can't say I shyed away from color! (is shyed a word? shied?)

If you'd like to help me win this competition (there are prizes and your image becomes their profile picture on fb) then go to facebook, "like" the WeLoveColorsFanPage and "like" my submission!

If you want to enter for yourself check out http://friends.welovecolors.com/ and then post your image on their facebook page!  Contest ends September 10th!