My Orange Crush

Looking around I realized that I was absolutely loving the tangerine/orange palette. Everything from rings, mirrors, dresses, polish, lanterns, purses, wallets, toothbrushes, cups, sheets... I have a love for orange!
There's so many options. Try it with a pop of blue or accent it with gold. Here are some items I spotted online that I am craving!

Bb dakota dress
$53 - shopruche.com

Chiffon dress
$45 - shopruche.com

Anama romper
$35 - loehmanns.com

Two Lips pointy toe pumps
$50 - loehmanns.com

Elastic shoes
$40 - loehmanns.com

Messenger bag
$39 - fashiontofigure.com

Stephan Co braided jewelry
$20 - loehmanns.com

Earrings
$12 - fashiontofigure.com

Beaded earrings
$14 - shopruche.com

ASOS cocktail ring
$13 - asos.com

Long scarve
$17 - shopruche.com

Hair clip accessory
$8.99 - shopruche.com

ASOS metal waist belt
$9.94 - asos.com

Casio Watch Mq-24cc-4bef With Orange Analogue Dial And Orange Resin...
$25 - asos.com

Tangerine lipstick
$13 - sephora.com

Make Up For Ever makeup
$20 - sephora.com

UrbanOutfitters.com > Atlas Tapestry
$39 - urbanoutfitters.com

Plus Size Layered Open Back Blue Tank, Plus Size Clothing, Club Wear,...
$32 - plussizefix.com

Balloon Animal Bookend
$44 - fredflare.com

Firework Hot on the 4th!

The Fourth of July is coming up next week, so now is the time to start thinking about how you want to spend it and what you're going to wear. With all of the flag-wear available right now, you may easily go a little overboard. So how do you show your patriotism without looking like your clothes are made by Betsy Ross? What better way to give salute to the freedom of this country than to give nod to some of the icons of America?

The weather's perfect for taking a quick getaway to the beach (if you can). Give props to those pinups who gave support (wink wink*) to all of the troops who have fought for this nation.

Halter swimwear
$48 - unique-vintage.com

Harajuku Lovers high heel
$23 - karmaloop.com

Floppy straw hat
$15 - windsorstore.com

Vintage shawl
$13 - windsorstore.com

Cat eye sunglasses
$9.99 - amazon.com

Dresses
$75 - unique-vintage.com

If your taking a trip to the Nation's Capital of Washington, DC to see the fireworks on the National Mall, you'll see no shortage of flag-wear. There are ways to rock the flag, without being tacky.

Racer back tank top
$25 - tillys.com

Black shorts
$31 - pacsun.com

Wet Seal slingback sandals
$13 - wetseal.com

Orelia star stud earrings
$17 - asos.com

Orelia leather bangle
$13 - asos.com

Cotton t shirt
$27 - yoursclothing.co.uk

Forever 21 shorts
$20 - forever21.com

Viva La diva
$35 - simplybe.com

Cuff bracelet
$17 - lulus.com

Planning on spending the evening with a date, dancing the night away, or maybe picking up a date at the bar? Then it's time to get dressy! All hail the queen of drapey dresses... Lady Liberty!

ASOS metallic cocktail dress
$37 - asos.com

Poetic Licence black heels
$35 - dsw.com

Forever 21 jewelry
$4.80 - forever21.com

Lipsy floral hair accessory
$20 - asos.com

Dress
$40 - plussizefix.com

High heels
$40 - dsw.com

Sephora Collection nail care
$7 - sephora.com

VerDandi Arti Lady Envelope Handbag
$11 - amazon.com

No matter what you choose to do, do it in style. Remember: It's only one day in the year, so there's no need to splurge. Just have fun!

2-Minute DIY: Back Slit Maxi Dress

This Dress now sold out at ASOS.com was so simple and cute, but it was $38.98.

IT CAN BE... CHEAPER!!!

So I found a similar dress at H&M for $17.95 (that's still available) and grabbed some scissors.

Here's the dress:

TURNED TO THIS!!!

Find the center of the back of the dress (if you line the side seams up with each other and lay it flat, it's a lot easier). Then use the scissors to cut the back slit. I cut mine the length of  my arm from the longest finger tip to the elbow. Magically, it's the same length of my leg from heel to knee. Play with the trends of the double front slit or single side slit. The choice is yours!

The H&M tank maxi is so simple and easy to revamp that I went back to buy two more to redo my way, one in turquoise and the other in a heather gray.  Look for those changes soon... Happy revamping!