Pleased to Make Your Reacquaintance: When Black Magic Checks the Bright Box

Tunic: Marshalls; Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Right on Retro Necklace

Bag: INC, Macy's

Boots: Madden Girl, Kohl's

Hibiscus barrettes: Capelli, ULTA; Other barrettes: Goody, Target

Coat: Madden Girl, Macy's; Skirt: Trixxi, Kohl's

Bag: Current Mood, Dolls Kill

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Tights: Isadora, Zulily

Top: So, Kohl's; Skirt: Nine West, Kohl's

Bold to the Bone Necklace

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Barrettes: Wild Fable, Target & Michaels

How is it Friday the 13th again?  We just did this!  You know what I haven't being doing a lot of?  Blogging.  Momlife, the nine-to-five, and, yes, my growing obsession with Instagram have claimed the better part of my brain.  But not today!  Now that the stars or pentagrams or whatever have aligned, it's time to get back into it.  So sit back, relax, and peruse these fun fits and necklaces.  I'll just be curating my next crop of creations.

And liking clothes I can't afford on Insta.

The Seahorse and the Snowstorm

Sweater: Alfani, Macy's; Boots: Simply Vera, Kohl's

From the library of Charlotte Rose.

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Sweater: Paper Heart, TJ Maxx 

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill; Blouse: Nine West, Kohl's

Shoes: Betsey Johnson, Macy's

Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's; Leggings: Derek Heart, Boscov's

Bag: Olivia Miller, Macy's

Psychedelic Seahorse Necklace

Boots: Nine West, Kohl's

Barrettes: Michaels, Target

Seahorses don't like snow, and neither do I -- the end.  Just kidding!  Well, almost.  Because this will still be a short post.  But I'd be remiss without mentioning that it was the husband who took these pics of Sunday's snowstorm.  Also, that I felt fit to rip apart two old necklaces to make this Frankenstein of a statement piece. Howdy, Psychedelic Seahorse Necklace.  

Just consider it my amulet for warding off more Old Man Winter.   

Scarecrow Inspo: Pumpkins, Plums, and Pickles

Bow: Wild Fable, Target

Top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Shoes: Madden Girl, Kohl's

Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bag: Nine West, Ross

Top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Jeans: So, Kohl's

Leaves of glass.

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Dessert alert.

Skirt: Rewind, Kohl's; Boots: Penny Loves Kenny, Amazon

Top: Simply Vera, Kohl's

Branching out.

Bag: Fashion Express, JCPenney

Old trinkets of the trove.

Whenever I post a new crop of fits, I search for what ties them together.  Sometimes it's a no-brainer.  Other times, my mind is as empty as a clearance rack the day after Christmas.  But I'm always determined to find a common thread (pun intended) anyway.  So I scrutinized the fits in this trio.  Sure, they're rustic and moody, befitting autumn's melancholy.  But that wasn't what I was after.  So I persevered and pondered and figured it out.  Because this hodgepodge has -- and this will get weird, but then again, when does it not? -- hints of harvest hues, namely pumpkins, plums, and pickles.  Or, if you're a stickler, pumpkins, beets, and gourds.  But I wouldn't eat a gourd, and neither should you.

Which gets us out of -- and into -- that pickle.

Folksy Fairy Tale: Snow White Steps Out

Dress: Lily Rose, Kohl's

Mushroom Magic Necklace

Headband: Michaels

Chockful of charms.

Bag: Delia's

Top: Allegra K

Bag: Marshalls

Socks: Amazon; Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Little tulip clip: Wild Fable, Target; Big tulip clip: A New Day, Target

There's something about a fairy tale forest -- that inspires me to stay inside.  Away from the bugs and the heat and the poisonous mushrooms, where I can create my version of what I think the great outdoors should be.  So, that's what this is, from my Mushroom Magic Necklace to my Snow White-inspired second fit.

You'd never know that my favorite Disney princess is actually the Little Mermaid. 😏