Sand Dune & Coral Jackie's

Even though it is Final Sale now is a great time to stock up on some sale Jackies . Since my order arrived I thought I'd do a quick post on two of the colors.

SAND DUNE: I just love this color. It is not peachy or pastel, it is like a warm caramel camel that I can see going with everything.

CORAL: hmmmm.....how about neon coral. This baby is bright but I know I will end up wearing it alot once I get over the shock. When I first got the Papaya pencil skirt I had the same reaction and it is one of my favorites. This picture looks really toned down but I know that a lot of you have the silk tiered cami in Papaya and have a hard time with how bright that is. Look how it is mellowed by the coral. Also next to it is the neon belt for comparison.

Butternut & Snickers

I have had a love/hate relationship with the Coralie Cami. I fell in love with it online and then tried it on in store and was...meh. Phew, I was going to save myself some buckaroo's. Then Polyvore kept taunting me with the pecan color so I broke down and made a set with it and fell in love again. When it went on sale I decided it was time for a second chance. It arrived at my door today and I threw it on over my swimsuit because heaven forbid I wait.  Meh again. It hung lifelessly flat and the color was more butternut squash then pecan and I wasn't sure how good that would be on my skintone.

So, I decided to steam it while I was in the shower and it came back to flowy life and it is love again. I do like this color but it is a little trickier to coordinate IRL. I have on an oatmeal color here for ease but I know it will look good with black, gray, burnished olive, navy and the bronzed twig. Others may be tricky because this is a lot more yellow-ey than the sepia.

Today was sports supply stock up day. With Jonas training for cross country and Chase starting football next week, it was time for new cleats, mouthpieces and water bottles. Thrilling I tell ya.

Cardigan-Banana Republic

Cami-J Crew

Jeans-J Crew

Shoes-old

And here is my pie recipe from yesterday. I am known for my key lime pie but I had a friend going through a rough time so a super guilty pleasure pie fit the bill. I have lots of wanna be cooks so I tend to keep my pies quick and simple so they can help.

Peanut Butter Snicker Pie

you'll need:

6 snickers bars (or four king size)

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

4 cups cool whip

1 1/2 T of half and half

9" graham cracker pie crust

optional: whip cream and chocolate syrup for garnish

using a double boiler, melt and mix the peanut butter, snickers bars and half and half together. Once melted and mixed turn off heat and let sit for a minute. Fold in the cool whip. Put mixture in shell and freeze for 4 to 6 hours and then garnish with whip cream and chocolate sauce as desired.....and that's it!

Inspired

Last week M & M's mommy tagged me on Polyvore to create  a set using one item from her set. I chose to use the tiered ruffle skirt since I never pull mine out of the closet. Here is the Polyvore I created:

Tagged by modestlyme featuring J Crew

Women's new arrivals - shirts & tops - Coralie cami - J.Crew, $88

Jcrew_Tiered ruffle skirt - Light Pewter, $148

Women's shoes - sandals - Julienne suede heels - J.Crew, $198

Women's jewelry - bracelets - Sea urchin bracelet - J.Crew, $78

Women's Navigation - Women - Hockney hobo - J.Crew, $258

Anthropologie Level 99 Denim Blazer- Sz Small BNWT - eBay (item...

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 Since it was more of a fun set, I used a lot of items that I don't own (yet). So yesterday I decided to create an IRL set inspired by Polyvore and here is what I came up with:

I substituted the Coralie cami with the tissue garland tank in Sepia and I have on a pair of old Mootsies Tootsies shoes. This interpretation works better for my lifestyle but if I ever get my hands on the cami and the amazing Juliene heels, I may just have to try it out!