Very Cherry: (Still) Celebrating Fruit Salad

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bag: Betsey Johnson, Amazon

Red top: Marshalls; Yellow top: SHEIN

Bag: Betsey Johnson, Amazon

Shoes: Impo, DSW; Socks: Zulily

Bag Charm: lhbdesignsbylaura

Skirt: POPSUGAR, Kohl's

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bow: Wild Fable, Target

Bag: N by Nina, Kohl's

Chelsea Cherry Necklace

Dress: Lily Rose, Kohl's

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Fun fashion's always in season, and fruit always brings the fun.  Why else would cartoon characters slip on banana peels, Gallagher smash watermelons, and Carmen Miranda balance fruit on her head?  (Also, for a more current, not to mention momlife reference, Cocomelon.)  So, despite the onslaught of pumpkin propaganda (I love pumpkins, but all in due time!), it's still about produce here at the Trove.   

At least until I'm pelted with acorns. 

Getting Through Thursday With Another Shoe Montage: Blue Sky High Heels (And a Rogue Pair of Flats)

Clockwise: Carlos Santana, Macy's; Simply Vera, Kohl's; Not Rated, DSW; Dollhouse, Marshalls; Betseyville, Macy's; Nina, DSW

Clockwise: Nine West, DSW; Madden Girl, Macy's; Diba, Burlington Coat Factory; Ami Clubwear; Rocket Dog, Marshalls; Journeys

Elvis's blue suede shoes put cool-colored kicks on the style map.  For my part, I have a pile of cobalt, navy, and sky blue cloth and plastic.  I did once have a pair of flat blue gray-blue suede-like oxfords snazzed up with tiny punched-out stars, though.  I think they were from Thom McCan.

Something New and Sparkly: Silver Screen Style

Fabulous Felt Movie Magic Necklace

Top: JCPenney

Skirt: Necessary Objects, Annie Sez

Shoes: Nina, DSW

Bag: Journeys

Watch: A.C. Moore

Bangles: B Fabulous

Ring: Making Waves, Ocean City

The ensemble surrounding this Fabulous Felt Movie Magic Necklace is an unexpected mix of bold and demure.  For about half a minute I debated the wisdom of pairing this ethereal top and skirt with the more graphic necklace, bag, and other jewelry.  But then I decided that I liked the contrast too much.  As for the necklace, I don't know why I didn't think to tackle a movie theme sooner, what with the visual appeal of popcorn and my love of make-believe.  Some may eschew movies as mere distractions.  But I've always felt that they're much more than that.  Stories, after all, are chronicles of the human condition, slices of life that remind us of what it's all about.

Something New and Sparkly: A Little of This, a Little of That

Fabulous Felt Electric Garden Necklace

Top: So, Kohl's
Skirt: Stephen Burrows for Target
Flip flops: Marshalls
Bag: Bisou Bisou, JCPenney

Felt Baby Roses Corsage Necklace

Dress: XOXO, (The now sadly departed.  I ordered an embarrassing amount of stuff from their 70% off going-out-of-business sale this week; look for lots of new pieces posted at a Tote Trove blog near you :)
Shoes: MetroStyle
Bag: Loop, Marshalls

Felt Yellow Roses Corsage Necklace

Top: So, Kohl's
Cardigan: So, Kohl's
Capris: l.e.i., Macy's
Shoes: Not Rated, DSW
Bag: City Streets, JCPenney

Felt Cherry Treat Corsage Necklace

Top: Kohl's
Skirt: Kohl's
Shoes: Miss America (yes, of pageant fame. Apparently DSW is now a sponsor of the event), DSW
Lunchbox: Marshalls

Crystal Blue Persuasion Necklace

Dress: XOXO, Macy's
Shoes: Nina, DSW
Bag: Gifted (although I think it may be from TJ Maxx)


I started out with all these good intentions of making a pile of jewelry and then parsing it out into specifically-themed blog posts with titles like "Slice of Americana" and "Blue Skies". (Yes, really. Although now that I see them in print I'm thinking that my abandonment of them was for the best.) But time got the better of me, and some of the outfits turned out differently than I'd planned, so I decided to just toss it all together in a delightfully discordant jumble. My favorite piece is the Felt Cherry Treat Necklace. It kind of reminds me of a Hawaiian lei.