Top: Flying Tomato, Marshalls
Skirt: ROSS, Dress for Less
Sandals: MIA, JCPenney
Bag: DSW, embellished by The Tote Trove
Sunglasses: The Tote Trove
What's mean and green and screams Cinco de Mayo? Guacamole? No. Margaritas? Guess again. It's nothing edible at all, but our old amigo Kermit (unless you count frog legs as food, which I do not), and he isn't really mean of course, unless he's had a tiff with Miss Piggy. You may recall that the husband and I outfitted him in a jaunty red scarf this past Christmas. Now that it's spring, the husband asked me to pick him up a tiny straw hat on one of my many craft runs. So I did.
It's a little small, but I think that only adds to its charm. It came in a pack of ten (whoo-hoo!), so I decked out the extras as brooches. Luckily, I have a whole drawerful of pompoms, which was perfect for this Cinco de Mayo-themed project.
The finished quasi-sombreros remind me of those straw hat barrettes that were popular in the early 1990s, peddled by places like Claire's (all roads lead back to Claire's, it seems). Only, those were a little bit country, with pastel bows and flowers, whereas these are a little bit rock and roll, all boho and neon and befitting a mini mariachi band. Here they are festooning a southwestern wall hanging I have yet to hang in my office, otherwise known as succulent central. The current cactus count in there? 21.
Anyway, whether you're hitting the local cantina or hanging out at home, festive flare fires up the fun factor. Well, festive flare and jalapeno poppers. To which I say, no gracias, as I have an unadventurous, chicken-and-not-hot-cheese-based palate.
That's why I'll have the quesadilla.
3 comments:
LOVE little Kermit with his straw hat! Too cute, and I remember your original post about good ol' Kermit. Your festive outfit is perfect and very southwestern-esque! The wall hangings are too cute!!! Nice work. :) Ahhh, quesadillas...yum!
It was so nice that you bought him a straw hat like your husband wished and I love all the brooches you created with the rest of the hats! Your skills are really impressing and now ... I simply want to have a brooch made from a straw hat!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
www.dressedwithsoul.com
I've got one of those kermits from the 70s, lol, but mine's packed away as I have no room. And that wall hanging is super cute, Tote.
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