Fleur d'Elise

Friday, December 9, 2011

A girl and her hope chest

Good morning! I've had this post up my sleeve for a few weeks and finally am putting it up:) This is a glimpse into my hope chest. There really isn't much in there, but what you see is very special.

My dear friend Kaitlin is the one that really got me excited about having a hope chest! My parents gave me one for my 21st birthday, and Kaitlin started me off with a lovely set of mocha bowls:)

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Bella, my stuffed lamb who sits on top of the chest:

My birthday present from Dad and Mom-a gorgeous Norwegian wool blanket:

My kitchen collection, almost all gifts from Kaitlin over the years:)

The Family Treasure coloring book by Noble Rose press-this is so sweet, and when I found it on sale, I had to have it for my hope chest:

A Carl Larsson (whose art I love!) tray and some yarn that I've been saving:

And I leave you with some good advice:D

xoxo, Elise

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Fall Fashion Challenge-Final Day!

Hats were mandatory today!

Elise:

Hat: Nordstrom Rack

Turtleneck: Lands' End

Skirt: from my good friend and adopted sister, Rebecca:)

Boots: Emu

Libby:

Hat: Nordstrom Rack

Shirt: Lands' End

Skirt: Homesewn

Scarf: Bulk Herb Store (years ago)

Ellie:

Hat: from Elise

Scarf: from Mom

Shirt: JJill

Skirt: Banana Republic outlet

And now we're done! It's been a lot of fun and encouraged us to try new combinations. Thank you for putting on this challenge, Ashley! :D

Friday, November 11, 2011

Fall Fashion Challenge-Day 6

We're almost done! It's been fun, but there have been a few times when we just wanted to wear something not-so-well thought out:) Today's challenge was to wear a fall trend.

Elise-PLAID:

Shawl: handknit by me!

Shirt: a present from Dad-it has a cardinal in a pine tree on one side:)

Skirt: Pendleton

Boots: Seychelles

Libby-WESTERN:

Shawl: unknown/anonymous:)

Shirt: Target

Skirt: homesewn

Boots: Born

Ellie-POLKA DOTS--AGAIN:)

Scarf: silk and pretty--don't remember where it came from though.

Blouse: Zara

Skirt: ??

Shoes: Barefoot Essentials

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Fall Fashion Challenge-Day 5

Today is polka-dot day! Easy for Libby, because her closet simply bursts with dots:) I chose to wear a different print, stripes, as I don't have many polka dots in my wardrobe.

Elise:

Shirt: LLBean

Cardigan: from Janna

Skirt: Anne Klein

Stockings: JCrew--gift from Libby:)

Libby:

Wrap Cardigan: JJill

Tank: JJill

Skirt: Downeast Basics

Ellie:

Cardigan: Gap

Tank: LLBean

Skirt: Eddie Bauer

Clogs: from Elise

Handkerchief: Vintage:)

(I think Ellie gets double points for combining unusual colors as well as wearing dotty-ness:)

Fall Fashion Challenge-Day 4

I am late getting this up, because our internet was really slow yesterday. Better late than never:)

The challenge for day 4 is to dress like your favorite era. We all like many different eras, so it would have been hard to choose, but we don't own a lot of costume-ish clothes. So we just did the best we could with what we have:)

Elise-late 1800's Western pioneer: