Blue Stitch Giveaway Winner!

It's that time...time to reveal the lucky winner of my Blue Stitch Giveaway!

Are you excited? You should be!

The winner of a custom Kassi Clutch is...

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Congratulations Kristin Nelson-Garcia! 

E-mail Heather at  heather@thebluestitch.com to start customizing your Kassi Clutch!

Also, and more importantly, today is Sarah from Coming Unstitched's birthday! 

 Head over to Coming Unstitched and wish her a very Happy Birthday!

What I'm Wearing:The Bold and the Beautiful

Hello Sunshine! It is so nice to have warmer weather and Mr. Sunshine peaking out and beating down on my skin. To celebrate this warmer spring weather, I decided to combine two bright items in my closet. Why? Because I'm a rebel like that.

Mixing colors is pretty much trial and error, well, in my opinion at least. You never know exactly how it will look until you try it on. I first tried these coral jeans with a mint sparkly sweater and gave it a big thumbs down. I looked like a sorbet. Not my best look. So then I saw this fun chartreuse top in my closet and thought it would be an interesting choice to rock with the bright jeans. Because everything else was so bright, I accessorized with shimmery nude shoes and a neutral bag. I rather like this outfit, it's just so darn cheerful. Do you agree?

Jeans: JC Penney, Top: Kohl's, Shoes: H by Halston via Baker, Handbag: The Tailor Shop

Are you feeling these brights?

What I'm Wearing: Rank and File

 

Hello fellow fashion lovers! Hope you are all having a lovely weekend. I decided to wear a color today I do not own or wear a lot of: Army Green.  I tend to like it as a great neutral, but for some reason I just never think to wear it. My mom was kind enough to buy me four pair of colorful tights (in case you are a new reader to my blog, I have a bit of an obsession with colored and patterned tights) that she found for $1 a piece. My mom is pretty awesome, I've probably mentioned that too.

These were one of those pair and I was really eager to wear them since I haven't ever had a pair of tights from the green family. I paired the tights with a similar colored button down top that was lost in the abyss that is my closet, a black faux leather skirt, multi-strand necklace and leopard print heels for fun.

Skirt: H&M, Necklace and Bracelet: Kohl's, Tights: Gift (JC Penney), 

Leopard Heels: Clothes Mentor, Top: Old (Can't remember)

What do you think of this look?

What I'm Wearing: Minty Fresh

Hello lovelies! I hope you are all having a splendid week! I am enjoying my time at home and trying to get a bit of spring cleaning in before I hopefully begin a new career. Scrubbing tubs and floors isn't the most fun I've ever had, but having a clean house is always nice.

I had been sort of on the fence about the pastels trend coming up this spring. Pastels usually tend to wash me out, but when I saw all of the beautiful pastel denim that was hot for spring, I got super excited. They are just so soft, elegant, chic and a great way to change up the bottom half of your wardrobe. This mint color is one of my favorites of he season. I knew I had to have these pants as soon as I saw them. I paired the soft colored denim with a colorful printed top and cobalt shoes. Fun fact about the necklace: It's made 100% of recycled magazines. How cool is that?

Top and Jeans: Kohl's, Shoes: Guess by Marciano via Plato's Closet, Necklace: Gift

What do you think of this look?

Don't forget to enter my Blue Stitch giveaway (here) for a chance to win a customized clutch!

Blue Stitch Giveaway!

Hello lovelies! I am super excited to feature an amazing handbag designer today: Heather the owner and designer of The Blue Stitch. I was over-the-moon when Heather contacted me to design a custom handbag. She asked me a few questions to get a feel for what kind of handbag I wanted, what colors I like, what era is my favorite for fashion, etc. She used all of the info she gathered from me and gave a few suggestions. She was open to me tweaking ideas and making the handbag very "me".

We went with a 1920's glam theme for this clutch. I adore red for accessories and when she asked if I would like feather trim, I was like "Yes, please!"  It's such a statement bag and it will look amazing with anything from jeans to a LBD.

Look at it! Isn't it gorgeous? 

It was windy out so it was hard to keep the feathers from blowing around.

I have a HUGE wallet and I just grabbed a few other things that I would typically carry.

Everything fit with ease and I could have put a bunch more stuff in there.

She even put pockets in there for convenience!

I asked Heather a few questions. These are her responses. :)

1. How did you get started making handbags?  

I started by using patterns but felt they were restrictive to me. It didn't take me long before I started tweaking patterns until I really wasn't using one at all.

2. Why did you decide you wanted to work with clients doing customization rather than designing a bunch of ready-to-sell handbags? 

I believe everyone to be unique and important. Who doesn't love to feel special and appreciated?! Right! LOL! This is just one way that I can hopefully bless another woman's life to achieve that. I will make my own line (I certainly have some ideas) but for now I'm thrilled to be partnering with others!

3. What is your favorite fashion era for handbags and why? 

I love vintage...40's and glam! You and I worked well together! I do enjoy the chic-ness that era provides. It makes me really feel like a lady and very classy.

4. In your opinion, what is the one type of bag every woman should own?

She should own what suits her life best and her style. That's why I've created The Blue Stitch.

5. You really were amazing to work with. Where can everyone contact you to get started on getting their own fabulous custom bag made by you?

 THANKS! You can send me an email Heather@TheBlueStitch.com or contact me via my Facebook Fan Page. They should also be on the look out for my website with a design center...YEAH! (To be launched SOON)

 Heather has graciously offered for you to win your very own customized Kassi Clutch!

The bag style will be the same, but you will get to choose your own colors and trim! 

Here is how you enter:

Mandatory Entries:

 "Like" The Closet Intervention on facebook 

"Like"  The Blue Stitch on facebook

Additional Entries: 

Follow The Blue Stitch on Twitter

Follow KassisCloset on Twitter

Tweet about the giveaway

Please comment with how you've entered. 

Good luck everyone!

What I'm Wearing: Mixed Signals

 

Hi all! Sorry I have been sparse these past few weeks, there has been a whole lot going on. Today I officially rejected an offer to stay where I am currently working. I was not pleased with the monetary side of it and I feel like this is my opportunity to change careers and do something different. It's nerve-racking and exciting all at the same time. We will see what comes about from my job hunt, hopefully I will find something sooner than later. 

On to my outfit. I got these amazingly fun tights for a birthday present and immediately wanted to wear them. I knew I wanted to mix the big dot print on the tights with stripes, thus the belt and shoes. Mixing prints is effortless when you keep it in the same color family. Pair it all with a pink skirt and it's a party on our body. Am I right? Of course I am. It was lightly snowing when I took these pictures, just so you know those aren't huge flakes of dandruff.

Cardigan: Clothes Mentor, Bow blouse: H&M, Skirt: Gift (JC Penney), Tights: Gift

Shoes: White House Black Market, Belt: New York and Company

What do you think of this look?

What I'm Wearing: Birthday Suit

Hey guys, it's my birthday today. I haven't had much time to post so here is a quick shot of what I wore. I am so in love with these leopard print pants. I know you can't tell too much from this photo but the sweater is sparkly! Cute, comfortable and very Kassi. I hope you all have a great weekend!