SIA and Snow

First off, I am participating in a fashion challenge Style Imitates Art. The idea is to put together an outfit inspired by a piece of artwork. I have participated in the past (here and here).

This is the inspiration painting:

Here is my outfit inspiration (disclaimer, it was really hard to get some decent photos with lighting, etc.  I tried bribing Isaac my ten year old to take the pictures.  He recommended a selfie stick. :P)

I thought of my new blue button down right away when I saw the painting.  It reminded me of her head scarf.  I am not usually a leggings as pants kind of gal, but for an afternoon of errand running, I thought it worked.

Check out the other outfits in the challenge here.

Other random noteworthy things:

1. Hannah has mastered calling me "MUM!" and calls for me about 119809832 times a day.  It's actually quite adorable.  In this picture she is randomly playing with a meat thermometer... cause.. that's how we roll these days.

2. Today we finally have some beautiful weather with temperatures in the 50s, which is long overdue.  I had three actual snow days from school last week.   Even Ryan got a snow day from work Thursday which was nice.

 Hannah liked running around in the snow but wasn't such a fan of the sled.  Isaac was a good sport and entertained her until she had enough.

Today I did my carline duty at school without a jacket, only four days after these pictures were taken.  Isaac was out playing cricket with the neighborhood boys (in a driveway, since the yards are still filled with snow and slush.

Happy Monday!

SIA and a Baby Shower

I have drafted a few posts but I haven't managed to get anything posted recently. I have been busy and Miss Hannah has been hit or miss with sleep at night.  Plus everyone at our house has been sick which has contributed to the craziness.  

Anyways, I did put together an outfit for Style Imitates Art.

Here is the inspiration piece, a Vermeer:

And here was my take on the painting:

Scarf: South Moon Under, shirt and khakis: Old Navy, shoes: boutique in University City.

Click here to see other outfits inspired by the painting.

I wore that outfit to a little double baby shower thrown for me and Miss Hannah and another mom and baby Asher.   It was really lovely and we were showered with adorable outfits and lots of diapers and wipes by the women of our church congregation.

Hannah was a little doll at the party but by the time I went to take a picture of her outfit after we returned home she was about out of patience for a photo session.

More tomorrow hopefully.  :)

Style Imitates Art

So remember when I was blogging about how hard it is to force myself to get out of pajamas when I am trapped in the house on maternity leave trying to keep a tiny human alive?  And how my new goal was to actually get dressed making the most of the pre-baby clothes that do fit?  The idea is that getting dressed can be the one area I regain control of my life when every other decision I make each day is based around the whims of a six week old.  I also stipulated that under no circumstances should these outfits feature my unattractive but oh so comfortable hot pink and leopard print slippers (blog post is here).

Well, after being snowed in the house for a week with the kids, I was more than ready to get dressed and get out of the house on Saturday for dinner with Ryan  followed by a bit of shopping at King of Prussia Mall.  I had a gift card to Old Navy burning a hole in my pocket and also some items to pick up for Isaac's birthday. Even though we brought along the baby, it is as close as Ryan and I are getting to a date night these days and I was not going to spend psuedo-date night in yoga pants.

 I figured while I was on a roll I could join Jen and the other girls for the Style Imitates Art link up.  The idea is you put together an outfit based on an art piece.  I always check it out but I have never participated. This time around the inspiration was this painting by John James Audubon.  

 I grew up a stone's throw away from the Audubon Society bird sanctuary, so I took that as as sign that I must participate this week.  

I chose my wide leg navy blue cords to go with the background of the painting.  The tree trunk is brown and grays so I thought of this big comfy cardigan.  It was a thrift store find ages ago.  I paired it with a gray tank and my owl necklace.  The Doc Marten Mary Janes are the oldest item in my closet: I actually bought them in middle school.  I wear them all the time and they are still in great shape.

(I am not a fashion blogger by any means, and I ended up busting out the self timer app on my iPhone to snap pictures in Hannah's room since that is the room with best light.  Later on I figured I should document my shoes, so I took a picture outside.)

I had wanted to add some white to the outfit since, duh, the owls are white but nothing in my closet seemed to work.  Then it occurred to me that my go to winter coat fit the bill perfectly. 

(One advantage of the poor quality iPhone shots is you can't see the dried spit up caked on the sleeve of my coat.  Just keeping it real...)

Bonus picture of Hannah Banana rocking her death stare and her owl bib:

If you are interested, hop on over to see the other owl inspired outfits.