Twee Party: Bow Blouse, Take a Bow

 Unicorn Horn Barrette

Dress: L'Amour by Nanette Lepore for JCPenney

Blouse: Target

Shoes: BCBG, Macy's

Bag: Call it Spring, JCPenney

Belt: Wet Seal

 Prancing Pegasus Barrette

Top: She Said, JCPenney

Skirt: Marshalls

Shoes: Candie's, Kohl's

Bag: Eleven Peacocks, Etsy

Ribbon belt: Craft supply box

Scarf: Gifted

 Funky Fruit Friends Barrettes

Blouse: Marshalls

Cardigan: DKNY, Macy's

Skirt: Material Girl, Macy's

Shoes: Unlisted, Marshalls

Bag: Betsey Johnson, Macy's

 Sailor's Sweetheart Barrette

Blouse: UK Style by French Connection, Sears

Cardigan: Candie's, Kohl's

Skirt: Marilyn Monroe, Macy's

Shoes: Candie's, Kohl's

Bag: Wet Seal

Belt: Wet Seal

Scarf: Express

 Swallow My Heart Barrette

Dress: JCPenney

Blouse: Oxford & Regent, JCPenney

Shoes: Rocket Dog, DSW

Bag: Gifted

Belt: Apt. 9, Kohl's

 Prickly Pals Barrette

Pink top: Marshalls

Black top: Marshalls

Skirt: Candie's, Kohl's

Shoes: Guess, DSW

Bag: Xhilaration, Target

Belt: B Fabulous

 White Unicorn Barrette

Dress: Target

Blouse: Kohl's

Shoes: Payless

Bag: Xhilaration, Target

Belt: Candie's, Kohl's

 Cheery Cherries Barrette

Blouse: Alloy

Tank: Worthington, JCPenney

Skirt: Stoosh, Macy's

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: Call it Spring, JCPenney

Belt: Wet Seal

Scarf: Wet Seal

 Dainty Doughnuts Barrette

Blouse: JCPenney

Tank: Old Navy

Skirt: L'Amour by Nanette Lepore for JCPenney

Shoes: Candie's, Kohl's

Bag: Betseyville, Marshalls

 Fresh Fruit Friends Barrette

Blouse: Alloy

Cardigan: So, Kohl's

Skirt: Material Girl, Macy's

Shoes: Betseyville, Macy's

Bag: Xhilaration, Target

Sunglasses: JCPenney

 Foxy Friends Barrette

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Blouse: Marshalls

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: Apt. 9, Kohl's

Sunglasses: Mudd, Kohl's

Belt: JCPenney

 Pretty Pegasus Barrette

Blouse: Kohl's

Cardigan: Merona, Target

Skirt: I Heart Ronson, JCPenney

Shoes: Bongo, Kohl's

Bag: Princess Vera, Kohl's

Belt: Apt. 9, Kohl's

Hearts and Flowers Barrette

Dress: Modcloth

Blouse: Marshalls

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: American Eagle, Payless

Some weeks ago I consolidated my ten shop sections into a mere three, one of which is called Twee Party. You know, like Tea Party, but without the watercress.  (The other two sections are Carnival Candy and Rustic Romance, oldies but goodies with the same inventory but more of it).  According to the good folks at dictionary.com, "twee" is mostly used by the British and means "affectedly dainty or quaint."  I like to think that it came about when some fish-and-chips-eating cherub tried to say "tree" but lisped over a biscuit.  As advertised, the stuff in the Twee Party section is extra sweet too, the kind of pinky pastel, super kawaii accouterments that rely heavily on desserts, unicorns, woodland creatures (and yes, that is a fox canoodling with a deer; here in the Trove we don't discriminate), and other fantasy fare hearted by ten-year-olds and this nearly thirty-three-year-old.

Anyway, New Year's seemed like the perfect time for a post about bows and tying one on, even if the drink up for discussion isn't the kind found in a flute, but the kind served with crumpets. Sure, thirteen outfits is a lot, but New Year's is also the perfect time for a parade, especially because these barrettes (which are, incidentally, made from plastic plates plucked from toy tea sets) have been awaiting their marching orders since Veteran's Day.      

That having been said, New Year's is a sort of faux holiday, its only hallmarks hangovers and resolutions.  Everyone always wants you to tell them your resolution, but to me, that's a personal thing.  Just one "I'm trying to be less of a klepto" and a resolution becomes a revelation, as in, "So, Jerry's the one who took our pink flamingos!"  That's why I always come up with a fake resolution, something generic and boring that can be bandied about at New Year's Eve parties without exposing any of my foibles.  Not that I've ever been guilty of filching lawn ornaments.  My only crime is liking lawn ornaments, and I have the Christmas palm twee (er, tree) on my porch to prove it.