WHAT I WORE TO GO BLOG SOCIAL: DAY 1 AND 2

I wear pretty boring stuff to work, so when I was planning my outfits for Go Blog Social, I really wanted to have fun mixing a lot of color and patterns.  If not for a blogging conference, then when?  I ended up just remixing clothes I already owned to breathe a little new life into them.

Day 1:
Even though it's technically spring, Kansas City is a little fickle when it comes to the weather.  I know I've worn this black and white dress countless times on this blog (best $16 I ever spent), but I remixed it again with cornflower blue tights and a new necklace I made just for the occasion.  I'm loving the black and white stripes with colorful florals thrown in.  Elle from The Clean Project did a great job with these photos. (thanks Elle!)

Dress: Marshall's (old) // Top: Gap // Tights: Target // Shoes: Asos (old) // Necklace and Hair Pin: My shop

Day 2:
I just can't get enough of these shoes, so I wore them again with a different outfit.  I really liked the mixing of stripes and florals and the pleated skirt.  I bought this skirt for $6 at Banana Republic years ago on sale.  I didn't know if I would ever wear it, but it's become one of my go to skirts in the summer.

My favorite accessory was this headband I made a few weeks ago.  I've been working for about the past 5 months on perfecting this thing and think I just have it about nailed down.  My goal is to start making more and have them listed in my Etsy shop soon.  One of the best compliments I got all week was when Megan of Chasing Davies asked if I had gotten it at Anthropology.  That made me feel like about a million bucks.

Another thing I was pretty proud of is actually getting this hairstyle to kind of work.  I've tried it a few times and couldn't get it to stay, but miraculously it worked this time.  I tried it again this past week to no avail.  I never leave enough time when I'm getting ready to style my hair at all, so at least it worked for this event when I was rushing out of the house.  It's maddening when you're trying to leave and your hair doesn't want to cooperate.

I wish I was one of those people who could really stare down the camera and do that smoldering eye thing, but I'm not.  Instead I usually just have goofy grins. Thanks to Heather from Twenty Something for capturing these photos!

Skirt: Banana Republic (old) // Top: TJ Maxx (old) // Cardigan and Tights: Target (old) // Shoes: Asos (old) // Headband: made by me

Did you have good weekend?  We had beautiful weather on Saturday and then it rained all today.  At least the flowers and trees are starting to bud.  It makes me instantly forget about the long, dark winter.