Rainbow Brite: The Outfit

Happy mid-December everyone! This month has gone by so fast. Which is good, because I can use a nice vacation. This past weekend Steve and I celebrated our one year anniversary with a really good dinner. I can promise you there will be a food review. I might have a new favorite place in town. On Saturday Steve and I took some holiday photos of our friends. I love terrible holiday sweaters and tacky photos. They came out SO GOOD.

Saturday night was the Nashville blogger holiday cocktail party over at Lauren T.'s joint. That girl is quite the hostess and she put together a really nice spread of finger foods. We even had a little organized game of dirty Santa- but because bloggers are awesome people everyone went home with a cool gift. I also got to meet some new blogging ladies- so if you are reading comment and link me to your blog! In attendance was Jen, Lauren W., Emma, Jenna, Trisha, Jill, and probably more that I am forgetting (and I'm sorry!). It was great to hang out with these ladies and their special dudes. I'm looking forward to many more fun times with this great group of women.

On to the outfit! You may have seen a sneak peek of this outfit last week in my Porter Flea review. I got a lot of positive comments about this dress so I'm really happy we squeezed in an outfit post before we left Marathon Village. I snagged this bright dress from Modcloth's annual 50% off Thanksgiving sale. I woke up bright and early on turkey day and snagged some new pieces. I love this dress- it's comfortable, flattering, and bright. (Also, right after these pictures were taken I dumped a bunch of BBQ sauce on the dress. But after some quick thinking, a bit of panic, and a lot of soap and it's as good as new).

The boots were something special I picked up when I was in East Tennessee for Thanksgiving. We went to this shoe outlet that has really nice designer shoes for crazy cheap prices. These lovely yellow boots were hiding in the wrong section. Someone had placed them in the 5 1/2 section but I wanted them so bad that I refused to believe they were that small. And just like Cinderella, the shoe fit. I guess European sizing confused some people- but they are a perfect 6.5! These puppies make my feet really happy.

Dress: Modcloth

Tights: Gift

Necklace: Betsey Johnson

Headband: The BombPom

Boots: East Tennessee Shoe Heaven

New *ANTLER* additions to TheBombPom

Happy Sunday everyone! I would like to announce a few new additions to my Etsy store. I've been making these antler art pieces for a while and I'm so excited to finally put a few up for sale! Please take a look- I hope you enjoy them!

Dressed up like a clothes hamper

Greetings friends! I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving. Sorry for the radio silence on my end but I spent turkey day in East Tennessee with Steve's family. It was nice to take a relaxing few days off from the internet. But I guess it's back to reality! Besides eating lots of good food, Steve and I took a quick trip to Asheville, NC. Thank you to everyone who gave us suggestions on things to do. We had a great time, but more on that later. :)

Do you ever have one of those days when you feel that putting on everything in your closet at the same time is a really good idea? Clearly I did when I put this outfit together. A polka dot skirt, a plaid shirt, a print t-shirt, lady-tie and giant headgear? Ok, I'll admit that maybe this outfit is a little much. But goodness it was fun and I don't care!

This headband is admittedly Frida Kahlo inspired. I made this large batch of pompoms that were all in this soft muted color palate so I thought I would try to sew them all up together for a large crown. I really like how it came out. It is pretty light and easy to wear despite how large it is. I know this won't be an everyday piece, but I look forward to bringing it out for special events.

Skirt: Modcloth

T-Shirt: Old

Plaid shirt: Target boys section

Sweater tights: Free People

Tie: Modcloth

Boots: Old Red Boots

PomPom Headband: The BombPom

Happy Holiday's from The BombPom

I hope you are all enjoying the last bit of your Thanksgiving weekend. I've been enjoying some downtime with Steve's family, hence the lack of posts. I know I'm a little late for the black Friday sales and a little early for the cyber Monday stuff, but I like Saturdays. So here is my Saturday surprise!

Use the code TURKEY20 for 20% off all orders at The BombPom. Remember, I make custom orders. If you don't see your favorite color, just ask!

And the winner is...

Congratulations Rae! I can't wait to make you pompoms of your choosing. Thank you of all who entered!

Huge Sweater and some Fall Flamingos

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. This weekend I celebrated my darling Steve's birthday. We had a nice big dinner at China Cottage followed by drinks with friends. I was so tickled by how much love this guy has. He is very lucky. Yesterday Steve and I ran the Mayor's 5k. It was so nice outside and a perfect afternoon for a run. I didn't do as well as I wanted, but we all have those days right? I guess it wasn't my race. Then Sunday night we went to a friendsgiving dinner hosted by a few of the people in the Protomen. If you don't know them, check them out. Especially if you like rock operas about Megaman (I mean, who doesn't?). Also, the lovely Jen from Librarian Tells All was there! We got a chance to talk about blogging, knitting and some good books!

We did this outfit shoot at at the Shops at Fatherland. It is a new development in East Nashville that provides small storefront space to new businesses. We were there on a Sunday, so most of the stores weren't open. I love small businesses and I think that this little sopping area is such a great idea. Makes me wish I had the knowledge/drive/ability to open up a small shop. 

I purchased this sweater two summers ago at the Nashville Flea Market. I got it because I planned on going as the Log Lady (from Twin Peaks) for Halloween that year. I bought it clearly as a costume, but wound up loving it. It is just the right size on me and I love the pattern. I never wound up dressing up as the log lady, but now I wear this sweater far to often. My sweater has something to say to you...

So the flamingo tights are making a comeback! I know that orange and pink don't really match, but whatever. I want to wear these tights as much as possible before it gets too cold. Of course, I'm wearing one of my creations from my new Etsy store, The BombPom. If you want to win a pompom barrette and earrings don't forget to enter my giveaway here!

Sweater: Flea Market

Shirt: Old Navy

Tights: Romwe

Shoes: Some shoe outlet last year

Necklaces: My Grandma's

Hair Clip: The BombPom

Cat Lady Problems: Yarn

I love my cats. I love them. I also love knitting, crocheting and making pompoms. This means that I have a lot of yarn in my house. I have a craft storage unit (hooray Ikea) that houses most of my yarn. But when I'm making things, I sit on my couch in the living room. I have a little storage depot of yarn hanging out around the couch. Cats + Yarn=Mess. I know you ALL know that formula, but goodness. Look at how smug Special Agent Dale Cooper is after unraveling a whole skein of purple yarn and dragging it through the living room, kitchen, and hallway. SO MUCH SMUG.

Don't forget to go HERE and enter to win a 2 pompom barrette and earrings from The BombPom.

The BombPom and a Giveaway

Thank you for all the support and advice I have gotten already regarding my new Etsy shop, The BombPom. Today I just want to share some photos of some of the goodies available in the shop. (More goodies will be arriving shortly, I promise!)

Now that you see what I make, I want to offer a giveaway for one lucky reader to win a custom two-pom barrette and earrings as featured below. I'm happy to make them in any colors you want!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


And the winner of the Those Bow Times giveaway is Alice, Pretty Confused! Please email me to claim your prize!

Pom Poms, Polka Dots, and a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Happy Monday folks! I'm enjoying my Monday morning, and despite the gray rain outside, I'm in good spirits. I felt like this weekend was a blur. On Saturday I went to the Sweet Relief bake sale and purchased a whole bunch of goodies. I think they raised $1,700-ish for Sandy relief. When Steve and I stopped by the place was packed and everyone was filling up bags with treats. On Saturday night we went to see My So-Called Band play Weezer's Blue Album and Pinkerton at The Stone Fox. The best part of the evening was finally getting to meet Rae from Say It Ain't So (can you guess why she was there?). She was so friendly and funny! I totally have a major friend crush on her now. I'm so excited that I get to hang out with her and lots of other lovely ladies at the Nashville Blogger Meet-Up tomorrow!

On Sunday Steve and I worked on our secret project (scroll down to see what it is!) and then we did a photo-shoot with two of his friends. They are sisters and wanted to give their Mom a portrait of them for Christmas. They were so cute! I totally loved being the photographer's assistant. (Mostly because I got to hang out with their super awesome dog!). If you are in the Nashville area and are looking to get some really awesome photos taken (Christmas cards, hello?) check out Steve! Shoot him an email if you are interested at stevecrossrock (at) gmail (dot) com.

*** BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME***

Guys, can you handle the excitement? Here's the big news: I've decided to open up an Etsy shop! I've been making tons of PomPom stuff the past few months and I just love it. Every time I wear one of my creations out people have asked me where I got them. Some people have just pointed and given the thumbs up. That is incentive enough for me to bite the bullet and open a shop! May I present to you, The BombPom.

I've spent a whole lot of time making tons of super cute Poms. Over the past week Steve and I have done product shoots and yesterday we finally got to do the shoot where I modeled my accessories. I've had so much fun creating over the past few months. I really hope you like my stuff! Also, if you guys have any suggestions or ideas that will help my shop improve- please let me know. Also, I'll take any Etsy advice you might have. I'm an Etsy selling virgin and I want to make sure I'm doing it right, ya know?

Dress: Modcloth

Belt: Super Old

Earrings and Ring: Kelsea Echo

Shoes: Old Red Boots

Headband: The BombPom (me!)