Fashion Finds

Spiky sweater top, ChykShop skirt, Suede boots and aqua t-shirt scarf from UrbanChyk

Bead For Life

Bead For Life is a great organization that is helping the women of Uganda work their way out of poverty. The Ugandan women use recycled paper to make beads for jewlry. The motto at Beads For Life is "Eradicating Poverty One Bead at a Time". I bought a beautiful purple necklace which is perfect for a fall accessory.

I believe Bead For Life provides a great way to shop for something cute and special, while at the same time helping a great cause. These necklaces or braclets make great gifts for birthdays or the upcoming holidays, especially for the philanthropist friend or family member.

Another interesting thing the women of Uganda offer on the Bead For Life site, is Shea butter products, such as soap and cosmetics. Shea butter is said to have incredible moisturizing and healing properties so the women collect them, prepare them and crush them to extract their moisturizing goodness for use in their products. The website has an interesting video showing this process: here. I am thinking that these products will make fun stocking- stuffers this Christmas.

T-shirt Infinity Scarf

What to do with an old t-shirt? I have been making Infinity Scarves out of them! Quick and easy to make, these Infinity Scarves add a splash of color to my outfits and I like being able to do something with my old t-shirts that were near and dear to me!

Transition Style

What do you wear at the end of summer and the beginning of fall? White pants and shoes are a definite no-no, of course, but there are so many other “too summery” looking items that just seem out of place once the months have changed. Who hasn’t been caught with the fall-ish outfit that turns out to be way too warm for those hot September days? I have been caught in that situation too many times and decided this year to make an effort to look seasonal and to also be comfortable. Here are some of my solutions to the summer-fall transition dilemma:

I have gone with combinations mostly, mixing and matching summer and fall clothes. I always love boot season and break those out as soon as I can, pairing them with shorts or short skirts. It has been a little too hot here in Maine (mid to high 70s) to wear all Fall attire so I take a few fall pieces, booties or scarves and match them with something from my summer wardrobe. I also wear scarves with short sleeve shirts and high heel sandals . Pretty soon it will be too cold to wear my strappy heels here so I try and wear them as much as possible during the fading summer days. The strappy heels shown here are from a Buckle store in Texas.. Here is a link to their website: Buckle




The boots I am wearing in this photo are vintage, belonging to my Mother. They may no longer be available, but a company that has been around forever carrying cute boots is Frye. You can always find a Frye boot to fit any occasion. Here is a link to their website: FRYE . If you are from Maine, like I am, Bliss in the Portland Old Port carries this brand: Bliss