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Aside from my family telling me that I looked like a “christmas ornament” and a “wrapped present” I had fun wearing this outfit on Christmas Day 2009. I thought it was bright, bold and festive! And yes, that is a Christmas bow ornament in my hair. Owning a hot glue gun will make you do some crazy things :)

I wore this outfit out to a couple back to back events in New Orleans on November 27, 2009. The first event I was going to be in a room full of dignitaries (Senators, Congressman, Mayors, City Council people, etc.) The second event was a “Who’s Who” event with more dignitaries and a few more younger, contemporary business people peppering the room. Both events were super nice, but my dilemma was what to wear to both.

I already had the pants from Target which I love because they have front side pockets, side tabs and button flap back pockets ($25) The blazer came from Walmart’s George line, it’s lined and I only paid $15 for it. The blouse I purchased from Love Culture and I just thought it was cute ($17). I’m a huge sucker for a cute top. HUGE. And the back of the top is the cutest. Too bad it was too cold to take my jacket off. The “shooties” I recently purchased and had never worn them out until these events. In other words, they were hardly broken in. BIG MISTAKE. I was out of them and into a pair of ballet flats before I even got to the 2nd event.

Overall, I thought it was a nice, subtle alternative to a stuffy pant suit.

This is my first ever handmade jumpsuit! Yay me! Pretty pleased with how it turned out. Click on over to MY BLOG to see how I put this together and for a few more cool pics :)

Win a pair of Diesel’s limited edition “Flash for Fun” women’s skinny, low-waisted jeans printed with mini mirrors (size 28 waist and 32 length), retail valued at $120!

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Remember when I first showed off my still yet to be complete gingham dress? I called it my “Mad Men” Dress (CHECK IT OUT HERE) well I finally got the zipper in and it’s done! Pretty pleased with how it came out. It’s a complete throwback kinda look though, but I’m cool with that.

Check out my blog HIP CANDY to see the inspiration behind this dress.

This was a dress that I completed for an art show back in June 2009. Super pleased with the outcome of it. Check out MY BLOG for the deets on how I did it! :-)