Winter or Spring?

Someone needs to freaking decide which one its going to be.  It was almost like this month's Gwynnie Bee shipment knew that the weather would be bi-polar

The first thing in the box was this amazing little INC Kerchief Hem dress - you can't see in the photo too well but it has little jeweled sparkles on it as well.  I'm in love...

 And then it snowed - in which case the sweater dress came in handy - It is so so comfy it feels like I'm going to work in my sweats - put with leggings and tall boots it made the snowy day more cozy.

In the midst of the bipolar snow days I got a little bit of time to get my scrap on...It felt good to let the creative juices flowing for awhile.  It had been too long...

CARD #1 PERFECT LOVE - MADE FOR MY COUSIN'S BRIDAL SHOWER

MY LITTLE YELLOW BICYCLE LOVE NOTES

#27 - LUCKY STARS

RANDOM SCRAPS

JACKSON AND JOEY WITH TREATS FROM THE DENTIST OFFICE

#28 - DATE NIGHT

AMERICAN CRAFTS XOXO TSR KIT FEB 2013

CHAD AND I ON A MUCH NEEDED DATE NIGHT WITH MUCH NEEDED DRINKS

#29 - BABY YOU'RE A STAR

MLYB LOVE NOTES

 JOSEPH'S FIRST TUMBLING RECITAL

A little bit more Gwynnie Bee Goodness

Yeah I'm a little obsessed I think.  But I do love new clothes and how they make me feel!  Especially these dresses that I got in my Gwynnie Bee Box this week!!!

 Dress One: Winona Hi-Lo Wrap Dress by Kiyonna
I put a pink cami under the wrap so I wasn't totally hanging out and used this for my Easter dress - it is so comfy it's like hanging out in my PJ's!

 Dress Two: Boat neck printed shift dress by INC
I feel SO good and SO sexy in this dress!  I have it marked to go with me for my post-run dinner dress. Now to find the right shoes...

Dress Three: Striped Sheath Dress by Eloquii
Don't love this one - it makes me feel very round - horizontal stripes and my shape just don't mix.  I bet it would be cute with a blazer or a sweater but I think this one is going to go back - that's the beauty of it! Another dress will be on its way by the end of the week!!!

I have two more weeks of my free 30 day trial and I have loved almost everything that has been sent to me and I feel so much better having nice clothes to wear to church and work and out with friends.  HIGHLY recommend the Gwynnie Bee!

Click on the link below to get your own 30 day free trial! This is an indulgence I will DEFINITELY be continuing!

A new obsession

Do I need more craft supplies?  The answer is categorically NO!
Do I love getting kits in the mail from The Scrap Room ?  ABSOLUTELY!

But I also have another pair of related problems.
1. I am losing weight (not a problem per se) - but -
2. I am shrinking out of my clothes.

So: after some negotiation with my hubby, I swapped out the spending currently earmarked for my kits for a new experiment with a clothing subscription service called Gwynnie Bee.

My bestest friendest introduced me to the concept of subscription boxes and the joy of getting new clothing and accessories in the mail every month - the problem is that I am still currently in above average sizing for my wardrobe and the standard services didn't cater to anything above a 12.  Enter Gwynnie Bee.  Their sizing goes from 10 and up and, much like netflix or gamefly, you can send back clothes after wearing them for as long as you want and then swap them out for new ones when you are ready to freshen up your look.

The best part about this service is the fact that - as I shrink - all I have to do is adjust the sizes of the items in my virtual closet and Gwynnie Bee sends me the next size down all the way down to size 10!  That should get me to my first goal when I would feel comfortable buying clothes in the smaller sizes and I don't have a whole closet full of way too expensive "Fat Clothes" laying around.

I received my first box today - During my trial period I started out with a 2 garments out a time plan but I think I'm going to move up to a bigger plan as soon as fiscally possible!

Here is my first result.  The closet picked out the
Printed - Pintucked top by Charter Club
and
Faux Leather Pencil Skirt by Eloquii

What's the buzz on this combo? I felt awesome in the top - its light weight and kind of sheer so I put on a white cami underneath and  paired it with an antique necklace from my grandmother and gold hoop earrings for a more elegant look.  This would look great with jeans or khakis too...so I might look into buying it at some point...

The skirt is a pleather material with suede panels on the side.  It's cute and fits great but I don't have many occasions to wear that type of pencil skirt.  I'm keeping it until after some meetings I have come up and then its going back for another selection.

I can't wait to see what the next boxes bring!

Just a note here: I am not getting compensated for this review but if you decide to try the service please click on the link below to get a full 30 days to try it out for FREE!

Note: I am not being compensated for this review.