It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...

It is becoming increasingly difficult to focus on work with the holidays looming so near!  I have Dec. 23 off of work and I am hitting the road to drive to Pennsylvania to spend Christmas week with my family.  My bag is packed, the gifts are wrapped, and the house is cleaned up and ready to be empty for a few days.  I am looking forward to spreading some holiday cheer with my sisters and niece.

Skirt: Buttered Tweed by Maeve, Anthropologie 2011
Cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft
Scarf: Nordstrom, 2011
Shoes: Nine West

A few weeks ago I used my 25% Anthropologie discount (from the Black Friday online ordering disaster) to order a few things, one of which is the Buttered Tweed Skirt by Maeve.  I loved this guy the moment it went online.  It is super tweedy.  The petite size is the perfect length on me. The only downside of this skirt is the way it "poofs" out; it tends to make me look a LOT bigger in the back.  I don't mind that as much in the winter, though, when I have covered most of my body in bulky sweaters and tights. I'm surprised this skirt didn't go on sale on Tuesday.  I'm glad I got to wear it at least once (hopefully more!) before it gets marked down.

Have you purchased anything from the recent Anthropologie markdowns?

"She's Has No Idea. The Effect She Can Have"

You may have heard that we received some snow over the weekend here on the east coast.  Yep, you read that correctly, SNOW.  Luckily fall is BACK and we've been having some beautiful in-the-low-60s fall weather over the past few days.

I decided to dust of my Leifsdottir Coming and Going skirt and wear a brand new scarf to create this "fall" look.

I received this beautiful scarf from Nordstrom from my Aunt for my birthday! This is the first time I wore it. I find I have a lot of scarves, yet I rarely wear them. To me, scarves can serve any of 3 purposes:
1. To dangle as a fashionable accessory
2. To warm your neck in times of cool weather
3. to protect your neck (slightly) from vampire attacks.
Those are three very good reasons to wear a scarf.  You might be wondering why I rarely wear them.  I frequently have trouble tying them in an interesting fashion. So, this morning I googled ways to tie scarves and came up with a plethora of ideas!  I wore this scarf as an accessory, however, it also protected me from a multitude of vampires.

Skirt: Leifsdottir Coming and Going skirt, Anthropologie 2010
Shirt: Ann Taylor Loft
Cardigan: J. Crew Outlet, Fall 2011
Shoes: Satin Swoop Heels, Anthropologie Fall 2011
Scarf: Nordstrom

I love a ginormous ring as a fashion accessory.  To pair with this outfit, I decided to wear this large Banana Republic ring.  The gold worked nicely with the scarf and cardigan and the blue stone went well with the skirt.

Ring: Banana Republic circa 2008

What are some of your favorite fall accessories?