Work Times

This week has been filled with a lot of holiday excitement for me. I realized Thanksgiving is this week...wow! Yesterday Ty and I went to my parents house and my mom and I started planning Thanksgiving dinner and bought presents for the kids. Ty and I also finished decorating our tree (yes, go ahead and judge me for putting the tree up before Thanksgiving). We already have some gifts under it, so it looks quite festive.

This is an outfit I wore to work this past week. I'm really happy to say that all the kids have gotten used to the way I look/dress that they don't even comment any more when I do something weird or different with my hair. I always used to get giggles from the 4 year old girls who would whisper "Miss Emma, your hair looks so silly". I would always respond "I know, Miss Emma looks silly a lot, doesn't she?" haha. Now they just want to touch my hair and wonder how it looks how it does.

jeans vivien of holloway

blouse thrifted

sweater vintage

shoes clarks

scarf vintgae

The other day I was out on the playground with my class and one of the little girls ran up to me and said "I'm a bad guy! I'm gonna take all our lipstick and uuuuseee it!" *mimes rubbing her lips with lots of lipstick* not only did it make me laugh a lot, but I thought it was super funny that this little girl knew just what kind of bad guy would really get to me...take all my lipstick? Oh no.

xo,

 Em

Music Notes

Ok, so, some of you may know I graduated with a degree in Music Education. I love music, adore it, and hope one day to teach it. So...when I saw this dress, as cheesy as it may sound, I knew I had to have it. Presenting the best music teacher dress ever.

I wore it last night to a Nashville blogger get together. Which was wonderful, I met lots of amazing gals and I can't wait to get together with them again soon.

dress trashy diva

belt hip zipper

sweater vintage

girdle what katie did

stockings doll house bettie 

shoes anthropologie (old)

I know I have become addicted to Trashy Diva, this is my third dress of theirs, and I have two more on my Christmas wish list. I've always wanted a dress cut like this, a wonderful 40's shape, and had never found a great repro one until I stumbled upon theirs. 

Any way, not only am I excited about this dress, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are so close! Eee, I love the holidays. I'm having the most fun planning gifts and whatnot. What are your favorite things about the holidays?

xo,

 Em

P.S. thank you for all the lovely comments on my hair tutorial! I have some more in the works involving wet sets.

Dita Von Teese Inspired Hair Tutorial

After quite a while of saying I would get to some hair tutorials, here is one! I'm hoping to work on one or two every weekend, so hopefully there will be more to come soon. I hope you all enjoy it and let me know if you have any questions!

xo,
 Em

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween lovelies! Sadly, I have no costume to show you. Tyler went out of town today so I'm not doing anything fun. But, I'm loving looking around at everybody else's goings on for this Halloween night (or previous weekend). October is my absolute favorite month and so I have revelled in this weather like nobody's business. I'm a little sad to see it go, but excited for the beginning of November and the Holiday season.

 Those of you who have been following awhile will remember this is one of my favorite coats I got last year. Tyler and I are both suckers for coats and I'm so thrilled we finally get to wear them! 

coat anthroplogie

50's skirt hip zipper

blouse nudeedudee

socks we love colors

shoes so old i'm not sure

Did you do anything exciting to celebrate Halloween?

xo,

 Em

Recently

Life has sent Ty and I some curve balls these last few weeks. Stressful times and grieving times. Life can often seem to drag on with one sad thing happening after another, but there are so many pleasant wonderful things to be thankful for, and I'm so glad that I have Tyler to walk through all of life's journeys with. Here are some of our snap shots of October.

Tyler and I escaped to Kentucky earlier this month. I lived a lot of my childhood there and it has wonderful memories. I miss the barns smoking tabacco and the feeling of being out in the middle of no where, where only peace can find you. It was so refreshing, we stayed in my grandparents old house.

I also adore Tennessee. When Tyler and I moved here to Nashville we thought we might be moving on sometime soon, but we have fallen so in love with it that I'm not sure we want to move away any time soon. 

  I love weekends here. I get to sleep in all cuddled up (and it's the best cuddling weather right now!) We always indulge in some of our favorite foods on the weekends. Coffee from Fido and some yummy Indian soup from my favorite place Bombay Palace.

And of course it's always wonderful to dress up and get new goodies.

Sometimes I feel like when you travel through situations that are hard to deal with or that cause you to grieve you can forget all the things in life that are beautiful and that you should be thankful for. So right now I'm thankful for my job and all the children I get to work with that make me smile. I'm thankful for a wonderful family I get to live near and love on. I'm thankful for a tender husband who takes care of me and who supports me on this road of life. I'm thankful for each morning I get to get up and enjoy this beautiful life.

xo,

 Em

Guest Posting

Hey guys,

 I'm guest blogging over at Jen's blog: Librarian Tells All. She has a lovely blog and I'm so happy to be guest blogging for her while she's on vacation. If you want to pop over and see my post and check out her blog, please do!

I hope you all are having a fantastic Monday!

xo,

Em

Vintage On The Cheap: Undergarments

Hello lovelies, 

I'm writing to you from my comfy couch, knee deep in Kleenex and loads of medicines. Working with children (many who are sick this time of the year) has done a number on me and I'm laid up for a bit. Since I'm not up to any outfit posting I thought I'd share some vintage inspired things that you can buy on a budget. These things are items I think ladies who are interested in vintage/vintage inspired looks will appreciate, and certainly will not break the bank. Now you can feel vintage and vixen-like on the cheap.

Stockings are something that can be quite expensive. I have a couple of fully fashioned ones (vintage and new) that were a little pricier, but if you want that look and don't want to spend the money Doll House Bettie has two classic stockings that are perfect. They have a nude with black seams and the black with seams as well. At $8 a pair they are certainly a steal. I have some and they are not fully fashioned but they are 100% nylon and feel and look expensive for how inexpensive they are. 

A Garter belt is something that is a must to hold up your pretty stockings and can also be quite pricey. I found a lovely Rago 6 strap on Amazon that really fits the bill. Only $35 and since it's Rago you know it's a good quality item.

A classic bra that gives you that bullet bra-esque shape can also get up there price wise. I mentioned this in my last post, but Amazon carries a great one by Exquisite Form for only about $12.80. I have one, and I still use my bullet bra pads to fill out the very tips of the bra, but it creates a wonderful vintage shape. In three colors it can go great with all your outfits.

High Waisted Undies are something that will complete your look. When wearing anything high waisted if you have low waisted undergarments on it can leave a crease and look a little odd. Amazon has some by Illusion's that are quite inexpensive.

Doll House Bettie also has some amazing quality undies (I loveee Doll House Bettie if you couldn't tell) as well. They aren't quite as cheap but some are not terribly expensive. You should browse around if you're in the market.

Are there any brands that have classic garments but aren't super expensive that you love too?

xo,

 Em