Fabulous Felt Blue Leaf Barrette
Fabulous Felt Pink Leaf Barrette
Fabulous Felt Yellow Leaf Barrette
Candy Gush Necklaces
Top: IZ Buyer, Kohl's
Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's
Shoes: Guess, DSW
Bag: Xhilaration, Target
This era of limited paper goods has made me appreciate not just the practicality, but also the beauty of that unsung kitchen heroine -- the dishtowel. Absorbent and so very homey, this timeless textile is always there for me. So I decided to be there for it by using these striped Fiestaware fossils as backdrops for my new floral leaf barrettes.
I say fossils because they're old. In fact, it wasn't until I plumbed the depths of my dishtowel drawer that I rediscovered the yellow one. My mom gave it to me as part of my bridal shower gift seven years ago, and I didn't want to use it because it was so lovely. I really dig the contrast of the sunset-colored stripes against the, well, sunshine. Probably because it reminds me of a tee shirt from the '70s. Also, those disposable cups they used to give you at Roy Rogers and the movies. Not that I was around during that decade. But I just saw one on That '70s Show.
As for the barrettes, they make me think of spring, and that makes me happy. Even if I have no desire to grow real flowers.
I may have bonded with dishtowels. But gardening and I will remain enemies.