Little White Summer Dress

Friends, it's Bojana here from Bosbodaciousblog.  I am so excited to be a guest co-host for wonderful Carrie of the CurlyCraftyMom blog.  Carrie has great style not only in clothing but she is a talented crafter and cook as well.  I've been following Carrie for years and I always feel like I can see myself in her posts, that's how good she is.  Carrie and Jill co-host a style link--up every Thursday and so I am thrilled to be co-hosting with Jill this week, while Carrie is away on a much deserved holiday with her family.

As much as the LBD is a staple, I think a LWD is too.  I've been searching for the perfect one for a few years now and just haven't had luck in finding one until I stumbled upon this adorable eyelet number at Winners of all places.  I was immediately drawn to the simplicity of the dress, with simple but elegant eyelet details and the subtle ruffle hem.  Well then I tried it on and posted it to IG stories and everyone was DMing me "did you get it?" and "yes to that dress."  Of course by then it was already hanging in  my closet because sometimes you don't even need to ask for opinions, you just know as soon as you put it on.  Although my daughter didn't find a dress for her grade 8 grad, I scored a dress for $20, and it's become a fast favorite this summer already.  

I have wore it for a few special occasions such as our family photos, my nephews grade 12 BBQ celebration, and for my own daughters grade 8 mom and daughter dinner.  During these dressier occasions I paired it up with my new Steve Madden wedge sandals that are on sale currently.  They are so comfortable and are the perfect casual summer sandal.  Also, I added my new HB gold plated necklace and matching hoop earrings.  Keeping everything simple so that the dress is the main event.  Honestly, I have no intention in keeping this number locked away until another special occasion, heck no, it's going to the beach with me.  And I really want to try pairing it with my cowgirl boots in the fall and maybe a felt hat.  We will shall see!

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Little White Dress (Winners; Shein similar)

Steve Madden Sandals

H&B necklace  & hoop earrings 

Birds, Flowers & a Boho Top

 

 

Flowers and birds.  They are like peanut butter and jam of nature, don’t you think?  This whimsical, floral, boho inspired top is another Winners purchase, much like my gingham, high-waisted shorts featured last week.  I like pieces that can take me from work, to mom life, to out for drinks with friends.  Realistically my wardrobe budget is modest for the most part, $100/month for make-up & clothes, and I love getting pieces that I can see myself wearing repeatedly and then balancing that with fun, novel and more trendy pieces without a high price tag because it probably won’t be in my closet for years to come.  Winners is a great place to find trendy, cute pieces without breaking the bank.  Anytime I find myself in there, I seem to end-up coming out with something I like but it wasn’t always like that.  I used to walk away with NOTHING 99% of the time and I’d envy everyone who had success there.   A few things I’ve learned about shopping in Winners:

• Go without kids.  I know this is difficult when you have little ones, but shopping for myself with kids just doesn’t work for me.  There is no time to just look in the mirror, to browse, to ponder. 

•  Go when you have time.  An hour at least!  I used to do the, “I’ll just zip in for a few minutes” and that store is WAAAAAY too big for a few minutes.

• Don’t go with an agenda.  This is completely opposite of how I shop in general.  I have a list and I tackle it.  The thing is Winners has random stock and though my list is in the back of my head, to avoid silly impulse buys, I go to look and see what I can find.  If you NEED a specific item for an event and you need it now, hit the mall or a department store.   There is an expectation to this rule, if I need/want a purse I may just go look at the purses.  If I need some items for the kids, I just look in the kids section.  If I am looking for decor, I go there to look at decor for the most part.  

•  It’s okay to walk away with 1 or 2 things, or NOTHING.  Sometimes we are sad to have spent our precious time and walk away with nothing.  BUT don’t buy stuff just because it’s on sale or you have time.  So many people have items that they “kind of like” or they “kind of fit”.  I must really like something to pick it up, or I’ll take it home and ponder it there, but if it’s not me I ALWAYS TAKE IT BACK because that $50 can be spent later something that I absolutely love.

 

I wore this outfit in early spring to work and then came home to help Anya with our newest project, learning and exploring about birds in our neighborhood.  We made our own bird feeder using a milk carton, paint, and string but we were also lucky enough to be gifted a couple of bird feeders by a community member.  We love watching birds come into our back yard each day and we try to figure out what birds they are.  My mom and dad had a blue jays bird nest under their deck and A. spent a lot of time observing them each day.  I love taking time to learn new things alongside my children.

 

 

I can’t believe August is literally just a few days away.  Don’t forget to link-up with the Continental Drift on Aug. 1^st.  We are talking about books we’ve been digging into but you can link any post including fashion, crafts, travel, life, etc.  Have a great weekend everyone!