Friday Favorites #36: Disney Magic

Hello!  By the time this post is published, I will be on my way to Florida for vacation!  We're visiting my grandma down there for a few days before heading to the Happiest Place on Earth... Disney World!  Since I'll be too busy to post a Friday Favorites next week when we're actually at Disney, I decided to do a Friday Favorites post that's inspired by a few of my favorite Disney characters.  :)

  Enjoy and have a magical weekend!

Minnie Mouse

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Cinderella

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Ariel

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Snow White

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10

Bambi

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10

Belle

a // b // c // d // e // f (out of stock) // g // h

Jasmine

a // b // c // d // e // f // g // h // i // j

Pocahontas

a // b // c // d // e // f // g // h // i // j // k // l

Sleeping Beauty

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xox Sammi

Lemon pies and peach preserves

Outfit Details:

Harley Dress in Peach Sateen: Pinup Girl Clothing

Cardigan: ModCloth (green version here; similar style here)

White heels: jcpenney (similar here)

Yellow vintage hat: A Wild Tonic

Lemon pie ring: similar here

Petticoat: eBay

Today's post is another short one (and another one with less-than-desirable indoor lighting!  Apologies!).  My mom and I are in the midst of getting everything ready for our trip to Florida, so I scheduled posts quite a bit in advance in attempt to alleviate some stress.  I thought this outfit was rather Florida-esque, so I thought it would be good to post it in anticipation of our vacation!  I've had this dress for a while, but never quite liked how it looked on me.  There's some extra material in the bust (which is kind of rare, for me!), but I really like it with the cardigan over it.  The color of this dress is WAY more peach in real life than orange, but bad lighting strikes again.  I'm excited to wear this again when the weather's warmer.  It's such a springtime dress!  And any dress that comes with a matching belt is pretty ace.

I can't say enough how much I love this little veiled hat!  My friend Lauren runs A Wild Tonic, where I got this hat, and I'd been eyeing it for so long before buying it.  It's just so darling!  Lauren's shop is actually going to be closing for a while, so she's having a HUGE sale.  Everything in her shop is under $30 (with a ton of stuff for only $5 or $10!), and she has so many great vintage items for sale.  Head on over there and snap up an awesome deal before her shop closes!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

xox Sammi

Mint marshmallows

Outfit Details:

Eva Franco Dinner Mint Dress: ModCloth (some available on eBay!)

Mint belt: ASOS (similar here)

White floral tights: Forever 21

White boots: eBay

Bracelet: old

I kind of hemmed and hawed (what a weird expression) about whether I wanted to post these photos.  On the one hand, I really like this dress a lot.  I got it on sale last year, after having eyed it for a long time, and really, it's the perfect shade of mint.  It's also definitely a fancier occasion dress, I think; you can even tell from the weight of the dress that it's high quality, and I think it's meant to be worn with heels.  It kind of loses something with these kooky boots.  I just kind of felt like these photos were missing something, and that I didn't really like any of them.  But then I revisited them, and I still wanted to post them... plus, I am out of photos and need to figure out when I'm going to take more!  So here they are.  I guess there's no way I could be absolutely in love with every post, ya know?

I'm still recovering from my surgery, and I just want to be better!  I'm also sick of talking about it, haha.  But mostly, I just want this pain to go away and I want to be able to eat normal things.  What I wouldn't give to eat some carrots and hummus.  It's funny that I so often crave junk food, and then when I can only eat things like pudding and ice cream, I have a desperate desire for healthy stuff.  I just hope that I'll be okay to eat most things on our trip, because the eating aspect is like, one of my favorite parts about Disney (or vacations in general, I guess).  And we're going to some great places, so I'll be damned if I can't enjoy them!  Gah, I have so much to do before we leave!

I had an audition last night and have a subsequent callback tonight. I'm not gonna say any more than that for now, but keep your fingers crossed for me!  :)  Have a great Monday!

xox Sammi  

Coffee and tea and the java and me

Outfit Details:

Ice Coffee Circle Dress: Bettie Page Clothing (on sale!)

Telephone brooch: Kitty Cat Shop

Ampersand ring: ModCloth (part of a set)

Lady in Rad Boots in Ink: ModCloth

Coat: Bettie Page Clothing (gift)

Belt: from another dress

Tights: ModCloth

Crinoline: eBay

These photos were taken a few weeks ago, so no, we do not have this much snow on the ground right now!  I must have been crazy to go traipsing around in this!  Although I don't exactly love these boots with this outfit, there was kind of no way around it (that is, if I didn't want to wear the ugliest snow boots in all of creation).  Plus, you can barely see them, since it looks like I'm being eaten alive by these snow drifts.  I'm already kind of sick of snow, truth be told.

I'd been eyeing this dress forever (as well as the pencil dress version, which is adorable but would not be flattering on me), and I finally took the plunge during Bettie Page's sale on Black Friday (with some encouragement from the ever-lovely Amanda).  Bettie Page's sizing chart seems to slant on the big size to me (which is often true of a lot of pin-up-esque lines, I've found -- anyone else?), and I probably could have stood to order down in this dress, at least in the waist.  Luckily, I was able to swap out the belt this dress came with for another from my closet, and that pretty much solved the issue.  I was actually really afraid this color wouldn't work on me; neutrals are often tricky on me, especially ones that have yellow or brown undertones.  But I was so pleased that this wasn't the case!!  I also love that it's a long-sleeved dress made out of fabric that's quite heavy -- that certainly comes in handy for this polar vortex we're currently experiencing.  Can you tell I'm tired of the cold?  My mom and I are leaving in 6 days(!!!!!) for our Florida vacation, and even if it's not going to be super hot, I'm so excited to be getting away from the cold and dreariness. 

I don't think I ever went into detail here on our vacation plans, come to think of it!  My mom and I are heading down to Naples to visit my grandma for a few days, and then we're driving up to Orlando and going to Disney World!!!  This is precisely the kind of thing that we both need right now, and I'm really looking forward to spending time with my mom and doing stuff we both love (i.e., experiencing Disney magic and eating everything in sight).  I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this, but my ex and I had talked about marriage on a pretty regular basis, and we had always planned on going to Disney World for our honeymoon.  Like, this was a topic of conversation VERY often.  And I decided that I really did not want my idea of Disney World -- a place I truly love -- to always be intertwined with this painful breakup and a relationship that went down in flames.  I've given him too much power over my emotions as it is, and I decided that I'd be damned if I was going to let him take away the Happiest Place on Earth from me, too.  So I'm not!  We are going to have an amazing time and I really can't wait.  I'll be posting a lot more about Disney, and I'm sure you'll probably get sick of it, so suffice it to say that I'm ecstatic and I have so much to do before we leave!!

Have a happy Saturday!

xox Sammi

What a novelty (Flock Together)

Hi, everyone!  I'm posting over on the Flock Together blog today, and since I didn't have a chance to take photos with any swapped items from the other girls, I'm doing a personal round-up of one of my absolute favorite fashion elements: the novelty print!  Head on over to Flock Together to take a peek at some of my favorite printed looks from the past year!

Have a happy Friday!
xox Sammi

Who's got the button?

Outfit Details:

Children's Theatre Director Dress: ModCloth (old)

White button-down: ASOS (similar here)

Knee socks: ModCloth (similar here)

Brown flats: old (similar here)

Short post again today, guys.  I'm still in a lot of pain from getting my wisdom teeth out (I definitely have dry socket, woohoo) and have kind of been in a haze of sleep and medication.  The weather has also been giving us subzero temperatures, so even if I were in a state to take photos, they wouldn't be outside for now!  These photos are actually from a few weeks ago, when it wasn't unbearably cold.  It's certainly nice to think about that right now.  I hope to rejoin the world of the living very soon; it's getting lonely and I'm getting restless!  Hope you all are well.

PS: Speaking of "buttons" (since I love the ones on this dress so much), I finally got around to making some ad buttons for my blog!  There are a couple on the left sidebar, if you'd like to grab the code!  I also have a bunch more in different dimensions, but I didn't want to clog everything up with them.  I'd be so obliged if you wanted to put one up on your own blog (and if you want a different size, e-mail me)!  One of my goals for my second year of blogging is to put my advertising page up & start charging to advertise on my blog, but I am always willing to talk about ad swaps, as well.  :)

xox Sammi

ModCloth's 70% off Now or Never Sale!

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Hello, lovelies!  I'm still feeling under the weather from my surgery, but one thing that made me feel better (aside from copious amounts of painkillers) was this HUGE 70% off sale at ModCloth!  They already had a ton of great stuff on sale, but there are even more items now at even crazier low prices!  I managed to snag this pink dress, this silver one and this hat before they sold out!  I know most people know about this already, since the sale started yesterday, but *just in case* you weren't aware, you should head over there now before everything sells out!  The sale goes on 'til everything is gone!  ModCloth's been doing really well with their sales as of late, but they only do 70% off sales a few times a year, so now's your chance to nab some wonderful pieces!  :)

Happy Shopping!

xox Sammi