THREADS // LOVE HER MADLY

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outfit details: kimono c/o sheinside // shirt - thrifted // shorts - husband's pants cut off // shoes c/o minnetonka // necklace - roots and feathers (although I may be keeping this one) 

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So happy to finally get some real pics of this kimono, b/c well... Ive worn it sooooo many times in the short time Ive had it.  It is truly amazing.  When I got it, it had a lining which made it feel a bit too thick for my taste, so I simply just cut it out.  Now its a super lightweight flowy kimono that I can wear with everything!!!  This is just about the perfect casual outfit if you ask me.  Cut offs, old tee, kimono and moccs?  Yes.   

P.S.  If you like this kimono, you should go enter the giveaway going on, b/c Sheinside is giving away $150 to one of my readers!  Rad?  Yes. 

THREADS // SHEER BATWING DRESS

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outfit details: dress c/o sheinside // shoes c/o blowfish shoes // brass pipe ring c/o romwe // moon ring - laurel hill // necklace - spiral drift 

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What a great weekend this has been!  Full of friends, babies, rocks, time with James, good sandwiches, live music, studio time, and sleeping in.  Feels very refreshing for the new week ahead.   

Today I also created a DIY I'll be sharing on the blog tomorrow.  I'm so excited about this one!!!  There will also be a new giveaway up tomorrow as well, so check back!  I'm off to make some dinner and enjoy the rest of this weekend while I can.   

p.s. I think the dress in this outfit post is technically a 'tunic' but I'm a shorty so it passes for a dress on me.  I just wore it over a black slip.  I think it will be rad over leggings too! 

THREADS // LAURA & JAMES

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outfit details:

james: shirt - skyline fever // jeans - american eagle // shoes c/o ropesouls

laura: crochet top - the universal mind // crochet vest - f21 // shorts c/o sheinside // hat - lulus.com // shoes c/o ropesouls // eagle necklace - roots and feathers // long deerskin necklace - sun & glory // bracelets - spiral drift + moorea seal 

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I'm pretty darn excited about this outfit post b/c James is in it too!  The sweet Kylee from Ropesouls sent us both a pair of their handmade rope sandals to try out, so we thought it would be fun to style them up together!  I love the idea behind their company, changing lives through the creation of their shoes.  Read more about it here.  And read about their current project bringing jobs to Ethiopia here.  I think it is pretty rad what they are doing.

We took these down by our second private river spot in our subdivision, and were super sad to see the water was so low down there.  One of the deepest spots and it's already so low you don't really want to get in.  Luckily our river spots are still so beautiful just to go on nature walks, so even without the water its beautiful.  But man do I dream of the summers we used to have growing up here when the river were abundant and flowing and you could tube and rope swing.   

On a random note, I have seen more baby deer this year than ever!  Everywhere I look there is a baby deer, or two!  Almost everyday.  They are just the cutest damn things in the whole world.  I still squeal every time I see one.  I wish so badly I could have a mini deer pet!  And yesterday I had a deer come up to my studio window while I was working in there and peek in very curiously.  It was so cute! 

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I'M HAVING A ONE DAY SALE TODAY IN BOTH MY SHOPS!!! 

Enter the code NOVELLA at checkout to get 30% off your entire order at Violet Bella or Roots & Feathers. 

THREADS // LIKE A ROLLING STONE

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outfit details: stones shirt - sheinside // jeans - ? had them forever // boots - from high school // bracelets - moorea seal​

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The Rolling Stones.  They remind me of junior high/ high school days.  I guess b/c that is when I really got into them for the first time.  My parents were not big stones fans.  I think they liked them, but just didn't really listen to them alot.  Im thinking they were a bit too rock for them.  But I remember fond memories of me and my friend Rebekah listening to them in our youth, and Ive been a fan ever since.  Seeming them a few years back in concert was quite an experience.  My father in law is in love (obsessed) with them.  James name was almost Mick, if that gives you an idea ;)  And James old bedroom is now his dad's Rolling Stones room.  Its so cool.  He has framed all his old concert shirts, some going way back to his early twenties, and hung them on the wall.  It even has a white shag rug in the middle of the room to lay on and listen to records.  I love it.​

Wearing this shirt with these boots a friends gave me in high school brought me right back.  In a strange way.  In junior high and part of high school I was pretty dark, and wore alot of black.  Alot.  I need to dig up some old photos.  ​I love to see the evolution of being through style, b/c I think our style really reflects alot about us.

And yeah, I had some crazy hair here.  A mind of its own apparently.​