It's time to put on makeup / It's time to dress up right

Outfit Details:

Miss Piggy Party Dress: I'm Your Present

Care to Dance? Wedge in Petal: ModCloth (also available directly through BAIT)

Lavender belt: ASOS

Lilac Hair Bow: Clip a Bow Boutique

Parasol: Pinup Girl Clothing

I ask you, could there be a more perfect dress for me than a novelty print that involves puppets (ESPECIALLY the Muppets)?  I've been long-obsessed with this dress.  I'm a big fan of Kelly over at I'm Your Present, and she originally had this dress as a one-of-a-kind dress that was far too small for me.  Luckily, she started listing custom order dresses with the same charming fabric!  Her pieces are so wonderfully nostalgic and fantasy-driven!  They also include the cutest things with their orders -- little unicorn rings, stickers, candies.  Just really sweet and adorable. 

Miss Piggy is the ultimate glamour drama queen.  She is silly and girly and I love her.

In other news, today's post marks my 100th blog post!  Crazy, no?  Time has flown since I started this blog back in February.  Appropriately enough, I now have more than 100 likes on my Facebook page!  Hooray and thank you to those who both follow me and have liked my page!  You guys are the best.

Speaking of following... don't forget to follow via Bloglovin', since Google Reader is closing soon!

Have a great Thursday!

xox Sammi

I love Paris in the springtime

I had my own personal photographer this weekend, when I went to visit Steven for the wedding we attended!  I felt special, having someone following me around like a paparazzo, but it was also a strange adjustment (since I'm so used to hauling the tripod into the backyard).  But Steven snapped some pretty pictures of my travel outfit on the night I arrived...

Outfit Details:

Paris Swing Dress: Bernie Dexter (via eBay)

Ida P. Blue Spectator Pumps: B.A.I.T. Footwear

Necklace: ASOS

I just love the print of this dress!  Bernie Dexter makes another style of dress in this same print (which is still available on her site and at ModCloth), but I had actually ordered it before and didn't like the fit on me; it was too big in the bust, oddly, and simply didn't look right.  Bernie ends up doing quite a number of auctions on her eBay store, and I've purchased several items through her that way.  There isn't much in her store there right now, but if you like Bernie Dexter's designs, you should definitely check that out from time to time!  Her stuff is lovely but can be on the pricy side for me, so I love when she lists items!

I arrived on the train in the late afternoon, so Steven and I were able to go out for a nice dinner at one of our favorite places in his town.  They have the most amazing fish dishes I've ever eaten, and both times we've been, the food's been outstanding.  After dinner, we went on a walk and got ice cream from the Haagen Dazs shop(!) in a neighboring town.  They didn't have our favorite flavor (Blueberry Crumble), but it was still delicious.

Have a lovely spring day!

xox Sammi

Salt water taffy

I've been waiting (very impatiently) for the weather to get warm enough so I could wear this gorgeous pastel dress for an outfit post... and it was finally warm enough this week!

The lilacs are almost blooming!

Outfit Details:

The Ice Cream Dress: Crush Vintage Candy

Basically Amazing Socks in Ivory: ModCloth

Ida Spectator Heels in Seafoam: B.A.I.T. Footwear

It's safe to say that I am completely obsessed with this dress.  The pastel plaid, the buttons, the perfect peach belt, and the embroidered collar?  I feel so lucky to have found this dress, and this lovely vintage shop.  The shipping is incredibly fast, and the folks at Crush Vintage (Crush Vintage Candy is one of their two shops) are so sweet.  So sweet, in fact, that they are offering a 10% off code, good for ANYTHING in their store!  Just enter STOCKUPFORSPRING at checkout!  (This coupon is valid for items in the Crush Vintage Candy shop, not in their regular Crush Vintage store.)  I love that they've named all of their pieces after sweet treats!  I especially adore these cute dresses (which they've named the Gummy Worm dress and the Gummy Bear Dress, respectively):

Their Bubblegum Jumpsuit is pretty awesome, too:

And this floral Jelly Bean dress is lovely:

Happy shopping, and have a sweet Saturday!

xox Sammi

PS: I keep forgetting to promote the impending switch-over from GFC to Bloglovin'... so if you like what you see, please take a moment to follow me on Bloglovin'!  GFC will be going away this summer, so make sure you don't miss an update from your favorite blogs (of which I'd love to be one)! 

Bemalte Blumen duften nicht (or, "painted flowers have no scent"): an outfit post featuring Blutsgeschwister!

Outfit Details:

Prairie Extraordinary Dress: ModCloth

Heart necklace: ASOS (sold out)

Ida P. Blue spectator heels: BAIT footwear

Aren't the little flower details on the hem adorable?

This dress is just one of the many beautiful creations made by German label Blutsgeschwister.  I had been lusting after numerous items on their website for weeks, after seeing a couple of their pieces that ModCloth carried.  The dress I'm wearing in this post was one I was desperate to own.  The only problem is that their main website ships only within Germany!  I thought I would be destined to pine after this dress forever... until one day, it arrived at ModCloth!  I almost couldn't believe it.  The exact dress (out of hundreds of items Blutsgeschwister makes) I loved so much was within my grasp!  I was elated and immediately ordered the dress, praying that it would fit and look as lovely in person as it does on the site.  Fortunately, it does, and it is now one of my favorite pieces!  It makes me smile just to look at it hanging in my closet.  It's such a beautiful dress for spring and summer!

I really love this brand for many reasons: it's quirky, colorful, and a little tongue-in-cheek.  I love that they fully embrace the brand's German qualities in every piece.  This is a little sampling of some of my favorite Blutgeschwister pieces.  Be careful not to fall too hard for any of these, unless you know they are carried by ModCloth (see their ever-growing selection here) - or you happen to live in Germany!  

I love when a piece of clothing can drastically lift your mood or can transport you to another place or another time.  I think this is partially why my taste in clothes verges slightly on (or at least veers towards) costume a lot of the time.  This dress is one of those pieces for me, for sure.

Today is supposed to pretty nice here (60-something degrees, but 80 degrees down near NYC -- so if you are there, please enjoy it for me!!).  I'll be performing in front of a bunch of high school kids when this post goes live, so I hope to enjoy the sunshine (while it lasts!) after our 2 shows!

Have a great Tuesday!

xox Sammi