Me in Melange

summer blues...

only the good kind...

and it's quite possibly our favorite frock of the season!  New Michael Stars and Eileen Fisher has just arrived... just in time for the first official week of summer.  signed, me {CA}
 

Stewart + Brown summer trunk show!

It's here and it's pretty darn awesome!

Shop quickly... quantities are very limited and you will not want to miss out on this cuteness!  signed, me {CA}

Father's Day napkin art...

In my house this would only truly be appreciated if it was accompanied by a big plate of ribs.  But what a cute idea for your Daddy's day dinner... click here for a tutorial on how to fold these little napkin shirts. signed, me {CA}

{image and tutorial via How About Orange}

Loving Velvet holiday collection!

I just finished writing our order for the September Velvet collection...which is technically part of their "holiday" group.  I am loving this little faux fur leopard jacket...and I'm not usually an animal print person to be honest.  But this just looks FUN.  I can see it with my skinny jeans, a long lengthened tee in black (like my Stewart + Brown tee) and then layered over that.  How adorable??!!  Had to share....we haven't even gotten a taste of summer yet, which actually makes it easier to envision fall  (it is chilly and cold here--so it almost feels like fall) 

:-).   Anyway, this cutie will be here in mid-September, not so far away that you can't get excited!!  Signed, ME {lv}

bright spots...

Have we mentioned that here, in the NW summer has yet to arrive...  it's been just plain yucky.  Dismal, rainy.. more rainy.  ugh.  I have noticed though, that people start compensating for the lack of sunniness with their daily wardrobe color choices...  the other day a friend of mine, who used to be a Melange staff member, came over to my house and we were both wearing the exact same shade of electric yellow... which IS weird that either of us have access to the particular neon (we are both VERY pale, enough said) but I don't think it's one-bit weird that we both just 'happened' to be wearing it on that day, because I think that was the day it also rained 2".  gloomy weather + pop of color = ok day.  Here are some of my favorite brights in the store right now...

Michael Stars slub cotton button down in tulip

 

True Grit cotton voile ruffle skirt

EF linen duster

 

and the Velvet shirley top!  so go make your own sunshine...  signed, me {CA}

 

loose leaf...

I've got boys on the brain... as in baby boys and daddies.  I came across these, while looking for baby shower and daddy's day presents. 

aren't they the cutest!?  I love the fact that they used a burnout tee, nice subtle screen printing, and the fact that the cotton looks soft even in the pic.  yep, the execution here is pretty great, otherwise I wouldn't think twice about DIY-ing this bad boy up.  signed, me {CA}