~Rural Style~ Weekend DIY, Finds, and Vintage Goodies....

This weekend was great for me and the collector of all things vintage accessories in me...plus I did a bit of DIY "practice" and found something I've been craving at the most unexpected place. lol! Ready???


Found all these scarves at the local Sal Val for $.50 a piece, 30 minutes before they closed. I had been avoiding going in there all day and then at 3:30 decided to go in and boom....vintage scarf heaven.:)

Three signed Vera Neumann scarves...THREE...the stars were perfectly aligned for me that day, I tell you! Her vintage scarves are my absolute favorite pieces to score. She created the first "signature" scarf in history.

five other great scarves, some pure 100% silk, none signed, but beautiful prints and textures....

This scarf still had the vintage "how to" tag attached.....

I know...looks like a weird combo of DIY materials but blame it on PS- I Made This and this tutorial. Truth be told....nothing I've made out of that book, has materialized into anything decent. Seriously....

Did this with the hose clamps and cheap yarn...I can do this better on the plain bangles they sell at the craft store...which is what I plan on doing.

Got my practice on doing some friendship bracelets...you can blame Honestly WTF for that new obesession. I still got it, too...lol...I can still make them.:)

I'm been pining over wrap bracelets on Etsy and even found a great tutorial on how to make them on You Tube but by the time I buy all the materials to make them, hell, I can buy one. Well, stepped into Walmart for turkey bacon and Daily's Margaritas and found these for $2 a piece. Perfect fit and everything. smh.

~Fresh Coat~ Essie Case Study....

Happy Monday!!! I hope your weekend were great, my family! I stayed busy doing things here and there, so I can't complain.

So far, I've only picked up Case Study from Essie Fall 2011 Brand New Bag Collection. Essie NAILS ( literally) their fall collection. The last couple of Fall seasons from them have been right up my alley. Case Study is a taupe grey with a bit of green undertone. It looks hard to wear but I put it on my hands and toes....and I love it. I also like that Essie is now in drugstores, I got mine at CVS...and goes toward my Beauty Bucks...all $8 of it.:/ That's the gag...even though Essie is more convenient...its still $8. lol!

Still lemming Very Structured, Lady Like and Carry On from this collex.

Have you picked any of the Brand New Bag Collection? Let me know what colors!

~Rural Style~ 2012 Spring/Summer New York Fashion Week Goodness....

Whilst I sit in Nowheresville SC drooling over the coverage in NY about 2012 Spring/Summer Fashion Week on twitter, I notice this year its super viral with my entire timeline( almost) tweeting, linking, vlogging about everything thats going on! I speak it into existence, that I WILL be there soon...its on the bucket list.:)

I came across to great videos on the IFB Conference and NYC Fashion's Night Out.....

First up in Wing( Diva Makeup Queen) coverage on her night out...really cute and put together well!!




Then there is Monroe Steele of Fashion Steele who is blogging all the way thru the IFB Conference and different shows. She also has a Part1,2,3 on how to get into Fashion Week shows and events as a blogger that are amazing...check out this super fashionable wrap up of the IFB Conference!

~Fresh Coat~ JulieG Jessie's Girl Nail Polish...

First I want to say....Yay for JulieG! I really like her on You Tube...she has great videos and I enjoy watching her. She's also a polish addict so I love that she was able to do a polish collection from an affordable brand. I think that what was missing from MAC Blogger's Obesession...a polish or two. Anyway, I was excited to bump into the collection on yesterday. I only got two colors: Fashion Friday and Beauty Guru.

Now...no shade....I kind of snickered and side eyed when she named one of the color Beauty Guru...seriously... lol

( left to right) Fashion Friday and Beauty Guru. Two coats on each swatch...they seem very opaque which is a good thing. The other colors I gave a pass too because I thought they were a bit done. I'm like that though, I don't like the same color of polish done by different companies. For example, I own like one red polish ( NARS Jungle Red) because its my perfect red...I don't need twenty variations of that same polish, unless it was laced in duochrome glitter.:) lol!

What do you think? Have you all saw these JulieG polishes yet?

Here's the video of her swatches and talking about the whole collection..flawless summary of each color.

~Fresh Coat~ Maybelline LE Fashion Week 2011 Collection Polish....

Yesterday, I was able to spot some of the most sought after drugstore collections this fall. I was actually shocked to find several of them, including the Maybelline LE Fashion Week 2011 collection in its entirety. I picked up a blush and three bottles of polish: ( left to right) Natural Beauty, Cool Couture, and Mauve Accents...

Maybelline definitely didn't put any thought in those names (lol!) but none the less, I think the colors are on trend and really pretty for this season...

These are two coats each on each swatch. The flash picks up the color about 95% correct. Mauve Accents reminds me of Essie Island Hopping. I might do a comparison of the two...hmmmm....

What do you think? Which color should I wear first? Let me know:)