Corsage Dressage: Happy Valentine's Day

Topiary trees: Handmade by me for my wedding almost nine years ago :)

Shoes: B.A.I.T., Zulily

 

Dress: Lily Rose, Kohl's

Bag: Amazon

Garden Guest Star Necklace

Sweater: Sweater Project, Marshalls

Bow: SHEIN; Cake ring: Bead Passion, Etsy; Blue ring: Delia's; Yellow bangles: B Fabulous; Mint bangle: Decree, JCPenney; Shiny bangle: H&M

Dress: POPSUGAR, Kohl's

Perky Pink Bird Corsage Necklace

Sweater: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Choker and bangle: Simply Vera, Kohl's; Comb: Ella & Elly, Zulily; Necklace: Betsey Johnson, Macy's

Dress: Betsey Johnson, Zulily

Shoes: Penny Loves Kenny, Zulily

Bag: Modcloth; Barrette: The Tote Trove

Shoes: Chase & Chloe, Zulily

Strawberry bag: Dolls Kill; Heart bag: T-Shirt & Jeans, Amazon

Dress: Three Pink Hearts, Kohl's

Razzle Dazzle Rose Corsage Necklace

Once upon a time, I used to make something I called corsage necklaces.  They were kitschy collages of flowers and other feminine things mounted on felt and strung up with pretty beads.  You know, kind of like the corsages that girls used to get from their dates.  Only mine were fake, so they could last long after the chaperones were caught playing tonsil hockey.  Anyway, I think that Valentine's Day is the perfect time to showcase these tokens of nostalgic romance.  The corsage/dressage rhyme is just a happy accident -- I know that the d-word means horse dancing (thanks, Comcast commercial!).  Which is kind of fitting, considering those ornate Kentucky Derby hats and winner's wreaths.

So go for the gold and go for the bold.  In fashion or crafting or whatever makes you whinny.

Or, better yet, just chillax and enjoy Valentine's Day!