Wild Rose & Sparrow

I spent years obsessing over this idea of a cream lace dress.  Years.  If there's one thing I have loved, it's obsessing, and this was a big one.  A cream lace dress, and cotton preferably; I could never turn one down.  At long last, I have found the perfect cream lace dress.  And it's cotton.  Corset back, plenty of details.  The search is over.  I waited for Black Friday before I finally bought it, but it was worth every penny and the (years long) wait.

 Outfit Info:  Fae Midi Dress from Wild Rose & Sparrow

Gingham & Daffodils

The season of daffodils is upon us when the hills return to emerald green and yellow flowers decorate them like gold buttons on a windy coat.

Every year when I was a little girl my grandmother brought me a bouquet of her very first spring flowers.  It always had daffodils and hyacinth and maybe a crocus or two.  These flowers in my basket today are the very same flowers she planted long years before I was born and gifted me with blossoms from them all the years that she was here with me.

Now my mother and I take my daughters out to the hillside each spring to pick a bouquet of these first bright fragrant blossoms.  We who knew her think of her and tell my children good memories of her while we make good memories of our own.

Shopping Info:  Unique Vintage 1950s Light Pink & White Gingham Hamilton Swing Dress

About Town

The season's finally changing and oh, how I've missed the sunshine!  I'm glad the mornings are brighter and the days are getting longer and I'm ever so glad to see flowers blooming again.

Most of all, I'm glad to be able to come out on my walks again.  I have an obsessive personality, it's quite common in creative types, and spending so much time indoors gets me fixated on a project of some sort, either drawing, writing or sewing.

I look forward to it, but by the end of winter, I'm feeling pretty drained.  When I'm working on a project, I have the tendency to become totally engrossed, even foregoing food, sleep, and human contact until I'm done or satisfied enough to stop for a while.

A body can't carry on that way forever, it's unhealthy.  that's why I need the sunshine and the bird songs and the colors of the flowers all calling me away from my fevered pace to come outside again, and pause again and be part of the world again.

It can be difficult getting out there again after having shut myself away for so long, but here I am, smile on, ready to leave my mad creativity behind for a few hours or the day so I can enjoy the real world and the very dearly missed sunshine.

Shopping Info: Sweet Your Heart Skirt from ChicWish, Heels from ModCloth, Top from Dear Creatures, Bag from TJ Maxx

Happy International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day!  As promised I'm featuring this gorgeous Cecelia Dress in Navy as part of KarinaDresses new How Does Your Garden Grow Collection.

International Women's Day means different things to different people, but for me it is all about honoring and celebrating women of the past, present, and future.  Women have made so many important contributions to our world that I'm so glad we take this day to honor them.  

KarinaDresses is a small company in the US that is owned and operated by women.  Talk about a rare gem and definitely something worth talking about on Women's Day!

I have always enjoyed my collaborations with Karina because they really seem to care, not mention that they really know how to make a girl look good.

Karina's newest spring collection has just released and it is aptly titled How Does Your Garden Grow because it is filled with whimsical floral prints.  But, it also has plenty of Karina Classics like this Cecelia dress in Navy.

This is my first time to wear the Cecelia dress and I adore it.  Just look at those lines!  The Cecelia dress has such a classic cut.  Great features about this dress include: a fitted waist, V neck, short sleeves, a full skirt and of course, Pockets!

As far as styling this dress, it was a piece of cake.  This dress is doing all the work, so I kept the rest very simple with a pearl necklace and earrings and matching navy T strap heels.  For makeup I just did a very basic face with bright red lipstick.

Today was a brilliant day for photos.  I really look forward to this time of year.  More often than not the mornings are overcast but warm which saves me from the cold and a race against the sun. 

And since it was so lovely, I guess everyone decided to sleep in so there was not a single soul around but me.

My only real regret is that for all my searching I could not find a single flowery location to shoot these photos.  There are just a few sprigs of green here and there and the first signs of spring, so I had to settle for a cityscape and these lovely old buildings. 

Maybe when the flowers finally do make their appearance here, I'll go out and take some photos in this lovely dress.  A Navy dress like this would look stunning set against the daffodils, don't you think?

Shopping Info: Cecelia Dress in Navy from KarinaDresses.com, heels from ModCloth

How Does Your Garden Grow

March is the season of green as everything wakes up from its winter sleep.  March 8th is also the date when we celebrate International Women's Day.  I can't think of a better way to celebrate both occasions at once than with this Nora dress in Sage Sprigs from KarinaDresses, a company owned and operated exclusively by women.

KarinaDresses is one of those rare companies that doesn't just make beautiful dresses, I truly believe in and support what they're doing!  This is a company with strength, character, and tremendous sense of style.  No wonder they always know how to make a girl look good!

KarinaDresses' March Collection is aptly titled How Does Your Garden Grow and if you're like me, and have more of a black thumb than a green one, the answer  to that is that I like to keep my flower garden right where I can see it and enjoy it the most: hanging in my closet, thank you very much.

The How Does Your Garden Grow Collection has is filled with whimsical florals, as well as some Karina classics like solid Navy and Navy Pin Dot, and as part of my collaboration with Karina this month I'll get to show you one of each starting with florals! 

Today's dress is the Nora dress which features a fitted waist, V neckline and slight V at the back as well as some gathering at the shoulders and pockets (YAY!).  This Nora dress has a darling print of sage sprigs in vases.

The hemline falls just above the knee on me (I'm 5'6"/167.6cm) which is just the perfect length in my opinion, especially for this warmer weather.

I accented this classic style with pearl earrings and necklace and sage green T strap heels.  Plus, as a little bonus for today's post, I've included a little dress demo video down below.

A beautiful dress, a beautiful season, a beautiful season!  This is spring at its finest.  

Be sure to join me right back here on the blog on Sunday, March 8th for my next gorgeous dress post from Karina's How Does Your Garden Grow Collection. 

Shopping Info: Nora Dress in Sage Sprigs from KarinaDresses.com, heels from ModCloth