My Golden Globe Awards

Good morning my friends. Last night was one of my favorite nights in TV ever. So much goodness happened. First of all the Broncos won their playoff game which made the Fella hella happy....which in turn, makes me hella happy. Second it was the season premiere of Girls on HBO and there was a new Downton episode. But most of all....it was the Globes y'all!!! Fashion, fashion, fashion.

I have comprised my own awards this morning so here we go...

Best use of your grandmother's dress...Jessica Day. Er, I mean Zooey D.

Worst use of your grandmother's dress....the chick from Modern Family.

Best Surprise...who knew Edith was so hot?

Best switch up....Sofia Vergara...it was cool to see her in something other than a mermaid silhouette.  My husband did not agree.

Best Jewelry.....Jennifer Lawrence...those earrings!

Best color goes to Lena...

Best "I just don't get it, why did you pick that one out of the millions you had to choose from"....Zoe S.

Best Bump goes to Olivia Wilde...

Most Simple in a good way....Reese.

 

Best "You're trying too hard, just stop" goes to Paula P....

 

Best Angelina leg....Ms. Heard.

The "Most likely to be the next starlet to date Marilyn Manson to prove how alternative you are deep down inside" goes to Peggy from Mad Men...

 

Best Va-va-va-voom....Margot

 

 Best prom dress, and by that I mean worst prom dress, and hair, and shoes...H.P.

 

Sexiest Golden Girl...

 

One of my favorites of the night was this amazing 1940's inspired classic Hollywood number that Julie Bowen wore....but I bet most people would disagree with me...

 

And of course best overall and the one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen, Lupita Nyong'o....

 

There where tons of other beautiful women looking smashing.  And Amy and Tina rocked it, didn't they????  They both looked so beautiful and classy.  And they were hilarious. 

 

I love that women that look like this...

 

Will also do this....

 

Who were your favorite and least favorite of the night??

 

Blinded by the Sequins,

 

tbg





Beat the cold

The last couple days have been so dreary. Cold and wet. I know we have it easy right now compared to up north but I still can't help getting in a funk over the weather.

When it is so ugly outside my creativity and motivation suffer. One of the best ways for me to try to snap out of it is by having fun with my wardrobe. Today I am trying to keep out the cold rain but still access the creative outlet clothes provide for me. Here is my tip on staying warm, dry and creative....layer!

Layer 1:
An oxford of some sort and your trustiest leggings or tights.

My oxford is from Banana Republic and my leggings are from American Apparal.  I swear by these leggings.  They are one of the best clothing investments I have ever made.

Layer 2:
A dress that makes you feel good when you wear it.

I love this LBD from Target.  It is work appropriate but also has a fun flirty skirt and pockets.  Top the dress off with rain boots and a fun statement necklace.

Layer 3:
A fun blazer or sweater that you can easily wear and still get some work done.  I chose a graphic standout because of the plain, basic colors underneath.  I wanted to spice it up so I went with this hounds tooth sweater that I have had for years and have worn it with a million combinations. It is kind of my go-to.

Oh...and don't forget a fun umbrella that makes you feel like Mary Poppins when you carry it.

Stay dry my friends,

tbg

Holiday Attire

I wanted to share a few more fun holiday inspired outfits that I have put together lately...

Casual Friday at the office...

Kurt Geiger boots, JCrew plaid, The Gap vest

Christmas sweater party at the office...I didn't have one so I made one out of what I had...

Prada boots, JCrew palid, Columbia sweater, JC Penny necklace

Date Night...

WHBM dress, Banana republic pumps

Jessica Simpson coat, old

Office Christmas party...

WHBM sweater, Ellen Tracy silk skirt, Bronze pumps Mossimo for Target

 Christmas shopping...

Old Navy Vest, Lauren Conrad sweater, Banana Republic leggings, old, Prada bootsm, H&M necklace

And some of my previous outfits that I already shared with y'all...

And my most favorite of all!!!

Get festive!

tbg

Holiday Dressing

One thing I always do the two weeks leading up to Christmas is dress up at work.

It just makes having to go to work, when you would rather be watching Bad Santa and All I Want for Christmas on the couch, more tolerable. 

So today, I thought I would share a few of those outfits for you in a very special Holiday edition of 1 Jacket, 4 ways, 4 days.

I bought this blazer at a vintage shop for $8 bucks in the Spring and have been dying to wear it...so much so that I have worn it to work three time in the last two weeks.  I am sure the folks at my office are sick of seeing it but I am not over it yet.

Isn't it perfect for holiday dressing?

Vinatge Blazer, JCrew button up, Target dress, BCBG booties, Liz Claiborne watch

 Lauren Conrad sweater, Old Navy pencil skirt, JCrew faux collar, Liz Claiborne pumps 

 

I took the above look from the office to happy hour by switching the pencil skirt out for a flirty, short skirt.

The Gap skirt, BCBG suede wedges

JCrew dress, Faux collar off ebay

Isn't amazing how a faux fur collar can change an outfit instantly?  Adding holiday glam is as easy as 1,2,3.

"They are so choice.  If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up." (name that movie)

I have some big plans for this jacket and my black, leather leggings very soon. 

Tune in tomorrow for a holiday home decor link-up!

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, have yourself a merry little Christmas, have yourself a merry little Christmas,

tbg

Birdcage Beanie DIY

I have a fun winter DIY for y'all today.

When I first saw Chiara in this hat last year, I was smitten. 

And of course I started to see the hats popping up all over the place once designers began jumping on board.

It is so perfectly me.  I love a fun, fancy hat...

And as evidenced in my wedding photos, I love a birdcage veil.

But y'all know me.  I am not paying full price for anything, even if it is so perfectly me.  Especially when I can make it myself.  So, I decided to do just that.

Here are some more of my inspiration pics.

BCBG

Notorious

Happily Grey

My supplies:
A hat (Walgreens $8)
Thread (I used navy so that you could see my stitches in the pictures)
Needle
3 pom poms (the largest I could find were not big enough so I sewed three together to make one large pom)
Russian netting

I used the Russian netting off of a hat I wore for a Halloween costume a few years ago but you can get the netting here.

First I stitched all three poms together.  

I then stiched the pom onto the top of the hat. I made them very easy to remove because I wanted to be able to change up the look of the hat easily. You don't have to even have a pom on top at all if you prefer.

Now for the netting.  It is important to decide how you want you netting to lay across your face.  I wanted mine at an angle for drama.  As you can see in the above inspiration photos, there are many ways to do it.  Put the hat on and play with the netting to figure out exactly where you want it to lay.

I started by running a weaving the needle in and out of the netting up one side and then pulling it tight.  I then tied a knot in the netting to make it easy to work with.  I repeated it on the other side.

I then sewed each end onto the back of the hat.  I did one end higher than the other so that it would lie diagonally across my face.

Once the netting was attached to the hat, I decided that I wanted to loosely stich the top of the netting to the hat so that there was less pouf and more control in the netting.  You do not have to do this.  That is the great thing about this hat.  There are a million ways to customize it.  I didn't have enough netting on hand to make the netting go all the way up to the poms so I opted for a look like in the Notorious pic.  It gave it a little more attitude rather than the demure look.  But it looks cute either way.  Up to you.

The final product.

Not until I had finished the hat did I think to look for an existing DIY online.  I found this one for the Jil Sander version.  She does a great job of easily breaking down how to get the straight across look.  Like I said, I wanted a diagonal look so it took a little fidgeting with.  She also used French netting.  You can find all the different kinds of the netting on Etsy. 

Jil Sander version = around $500
My version = $10 (for hat and poms.  I already had everything else)

I wore this hat while volunteering at a Candlelight Christmas Festival at the Dallas Heritage Village.  The folks there really appreciated to drama of the hat. I cannot wait to dress this hat up for some fun Christmas events I have coming up, it is such an easy and fun way to add glamour to your night.

Happily Holidaying it,

tbg