Another lovely day spent inside staring at this (and many other) computer screens! I did get to take a little walk to grab lunch and I also convinced Brett to drive out to Grand Rapids to have dinner with me - I told him he could go to Vertigo Record Shop and buy something - so of course, he comes out. I should try that more often. "Brett, if you clean the apartment, you can go to Vertigo!" It'd work like a charm - no idea why I didn't think of that before! We ate at The Grand Coney - our favorite diner in the area - and now I'm back again, in class!
We took some of these shots in heritage hill. I really miss living here sometimes, but I'm also really in love with living in our neighborhood in Grand Haven. Heritage hill was just really nice because you're just up the hill from downtown Grand Rapids and yet it's still vintage and has such charm. Our house on the hill wasn't exactly picturesque, but at least we were surrounded by gorgeous vintage homes! It's fun though - living in crummy little apartments - when you're first married. Brett and I lived in a few shoeboxes and we honestly had so much fun. It's times like that - you laugh about for years.
I received this gorgeous ring from Morado. She crafts really delicate and pretty polymer clay-crafted rose jewelry and ornament pieces! Her shop is full of so many beautiful pieces - the rose detailed piggy banks are seriously - ah! So pretty. This ring has gotten compliments all day long - and I can't stop touching it because I love that it's made from clay and feels amazing. Check out the shop - and take my word - these rings are so perfect for spring!
(skirt made into dress - finders keepers | cardigan - old navy | clay rose ring - courtesy of morado
tights - uo | return of the mack-rame belt - courtesy of modcloth | flats - f-troupe via buy definition)
I got this skirt-turned-dress from Brittany's shop, Finders Keepers! When she posted it, I knew immediately I had to have it. I love turning skirts into dresses - and the print on this instantly drew me in. I can't believe how much floral print I've purchased. I still have so much hanging in my closet I have yet to debut on the blog. I have some fun photoshoot ideas coming up - I just need time to go out and do them! I got these nude floral tights from the UO $5 sale! I love them, but they are a small/medium and are kind of big - and they sag - and when they do I look like an old lady with wrinkly skin. It's kind of gross.. so I have to pull them up constantly! They need to be put in the washing machine and that should do the trick. Have a great Friday everyone! We finally have a free weekend and I cannot wait! Next week is my last week of real college classes! Wish me luck!
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Love the last picture.
Outfit is great. Ring is perfect.
Solid posting going on here.
Enjoy your last college days!
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Oooh, I LOVE belts over cardis right now.
Congratulations on your last week of college! I was in your shoes exactly ten years ago. I remember it being fairly surreal, because it's so obvious that your life's about to change and it seemed so scary to accept becoming a full-fledged adult. Luckily, it's more of a gradual transition. No one says you can't take parts of your youth, spontaneity, silliness, etc. along with you to grown-up-hood. Have fun celebrating!
Oh man, I Love your tights! They are so beautiful, especially with this outfit. Perfect!
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you gorgeous lady!! i miss you already. congrats on being so close to done with school! we'll need to celebrate ASAP.
you look so pretty! i'm loving your spring outfits. i also have TONS of floral prints i've recently purchased still hanging in my closet, waiting to be worn and put on my blog.
This is such a great outfit, and it pefectly fits the location! I've read your blog fora while, but this is my first time commenting. You have such great style.
Those tights are so pretty, and I love that you wore that skirt as a dress! Good luck with your last week of classes!
The last picture is super lovely.
I have tights that do the same.. wrinkle and sag. sometimes I fear the saggy crotch will begin to show below my skirt! haha
good luck with the last week of school!
LOVELY outfit ! Love the belt, the flowers, the tights, the colors !
xx
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love the last photo, you're so beautiful!
so glad my birthday is a few weeks away. asking for one of those rings, for sure! you are beautiful tieka!
Beautiful images, especially the last one and the one with your pretty ring among the flowers..
Love the idea of turning skirts into dresses.
This outfit is so lovely and dainty and springy. The pattern of your dress is just about perfect and just what I've been looking for such a long time. And you're right about the ring, it is amazing.
oh my, that last photo is breathtaking! you look absolutely stunning, love.
l-o-v-e that ring and those tights!
love your style so so much! xox
To get Emmitt to do housework, all I have to say is "The Chocolate Tree" and he's cleaning up the whole place! Every man has his weakness. We are so evil to exploit it! hehe
I'm so glad that you zoomed in on the tights. I could tell you were wearing them in the photos (because of the knee-sag) but I had no idea they were patterned!
Hi Tieka, I've just met your blog, reading an interview of yours in Makeunder my Life blog. That interview was so motivating that I got curious to know you blog! Congratulations for the blog, it's very nice, loved the pictures. I'm from Brazil and I'll always be here checking your new posts!
another floral power, i love it.ya as you konw tieka im so in love with floral pattern :)
and that ring is really made from clay? wow..thats super cute.and your tights i love it too.so perfect outfit for spring.
that looks like such a place to live!!! my favorite picture is the one where you're touching the roses and you're emphasizing the ring. very pretty. and don't you love white tights? at first, i was iffy about them because i'm so pale, but i think they're very spring.
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Oh, you're so close to being finished! It's so exciting, isn't it? You look so pretty in these photos, especially the last one! I have to stop buying florals too, it's making me feel crazy to have so many! I also love your shoes--F Troupe makes amazing flats I wish I could buy up everything by them!
xo Jenny
I especially love the tights and shoes! the last two pictures are adorable!
Tieka! You look absolutely gorgeous :D And the ring suits you like a gem! Many thanks for your support and love.
xoxo,
Purva (Morado)
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So vintage & pretty! I <3 the dress.
So cute! The atmosphere looks extremely lovely and just so... springy!
I've taken on a floral obsession as well. The print on that skirt/ dress is gorgeous though!
I hope my liking for it doesn't fade away, because that would sure leave me with a ton of clothing that wouldn't get much use!
Aw, your pictures are gorgeous, as usual. And you rock those lace tights girl!!! And of course, another adorable floral dress, Ã la Tieka. Love it!!
xoxo,
-S.
what beautiful photos! It's getting to be autumn here, so no flowers for a while, but that means it's vege garden time yay!
That ring is suppperr adorable, and so feminine, I love it!!
I know exactly what you mean, my fiance and I live in shoebox on the train line here, we're waiting to move into our brand new home in 13 days! =D when we first moved into this place, there wasn't even carpet, just flat concrete.. something to laugh about now :)
All my Love, <3 Lily
I really love your skirt turned dress and that ring is amazing! What a great outfit you put together :]
Love that last photo you pretty thing you! :)
Haha, I wonder what I could bribe my boyfriend with... maybe 'You can get something from JB Hi-Fi Online' LOL!
Great idea! Thanks for sharing that little story with us. You guys are the cutest. xx
What a babe you are Tieka. So glad you got this skirt/dress from Brittany, looks so good on you! I love your flats too by the way - lovely! You look prettier and prettier all the time. These pictures are also fantastic, so beautiful where you live! Ah! I Cant get over how much I want to go to Michigan! Hope you have a relaxing weekend <33
lovely pictures! Your outfit looks so nice! Your thights are so vintage like! I got me some readers on sale from UO and I just look like a dumb in those, hihi, their to big.
xXx
Oh, I'm so jealous of the cherry blossoms around you, you look as lovely in that skirt turned dress as they are too. And the ring is so so pretty, no wonder it gets so much compliments!
I'm so glad you took a close up of the stockings, they're so delicately beautiful:)
xx
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these pictures are so beautiful, and you look great!
naomi
you look so lovely! Those tights are so great, even baggy ;]
The ring is incredible, and the photo showcasing it is beautiful!
Congrats on the end-of-school countdown, yay!
I love those fantastic tights...even if they sag and look like granny legs..too funny!
you are completely adorable! and that ring is soo pretty!! :)
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You're so pretty! i love the entire outfit, it looks gorgeous out!
Amazing [photos and outfits, seriously. I LOVE the ring too! So lovely....
Panda xx
A few things:
1. I'm also nearing my last week of college, so I share you excitement!
2. My hubby and I also lived in a crummy apartment, but we were honestly living off of love at that point, and we didn't mind.
3. Those cherry blossoms are so, so gorgeous! So is that amazing ring!
4. You are very pretty, and just the picture of a spring beauty! Really.
SO pretty. this is my favorite!
Holy smokes, that ring is stunning!
That is such a great outfit. I just love your belt!!
another amazing outfit tieka!! i absolutely love your floral collection, and this little number is no exception! your ring is amazing! and i need to purchase myself some nude tights for these chilly spring days so it looks like i'm bare legged but i'm really not :) good luck with your last week tieka<3 you're amazing!
I LOVE that ring!
these photos are so pretty! love the whole outfit, you look adorable.
That cardigan and dress is so beautiful. I love the neutral colors but yet, it's so springy. At first I didn't even notice you were wearing tights. Those are so cool!
such a romantic and feminine outfit!!! i really love your ring and tights!!! such things of beauty! :D
this outfit is so sweet and feminine I really love it.
gorgeous tieka :]]]]
and I'm totally the same with florals- the minute it gets to spring I just stock up!!
I love them with a leather jacket and boots for spring and then a denim jacket and bare legs for summer :]]]
charlotte
xxx
That ring is so pretty and girly. I love it!
Congrats on being so close to the end of school! I know I can't wait.
Pretty flowers! I love the dress and your last photo is so cute. I love it.
You're tights are freakin' beautiful!
You look beautiful of course, but I can't get over those pink flowers. They're my favorite part of spring and I'm hoping my weeping cherry tree will still be in bloom when I get back to the states tomorrow!
what a cute dress. ghoes perfect with the background and the flower ring. ah, I wish I lived where you live :)
Beautiful pictures and a beautiful look! I really adore the ring <3
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Aw, love - I adore seeing bloggers wear the same things over & over so that readers can really get a real taste of the many different ways somebody can style an item. That's why the Delightful Dozen (or the D12, as I say when I'm lazy, but then that makes you sound like a bunch of rappers, haha) is such a great idea! Wish I could do something like that over here in the UK. Your Morado ring is gorgeous, looks like it's actually been made of real petals. Enjoy your last week, sweetie!
you look so sweet! love love love yoru cherry blossom pics too!
I love these photos, there all so beautiful, especially that last one of you. Your outfit is sweet and I love that ring.
Adorable! Your style is SO spot on!
That ring is to die for!!!!
xoxo,
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those tights are so pretty and perfect for spring!
I have that sweater and I am wearing it today! Love it! And great idea about turning skirts into dresses---I will have to try that!
These are such beautiful pictures!! I love spring so much! You outfit is the perfect spring counterpart to those pretty trees.
-jenloveskev
I love your dress!!
You always look so beautiful.
love the last picture! lovely outfit, perfect for a beautiful spring day
cool tights!! wonderful pictures. I almost can't believe spring is really here. I try to think back to winter and what the yards looked like a couple months ago, and its truly impossible! Flowers every where :)
Classes and exams ended here this week! Let summer commence =).
Cute ring!
Good luck! You'll rock it :)
I"ve been looking at her rings for the longest time! Now, I'm convinced to go order one.=]
i have these tights too and i love them so much! diggin the new ring girl!
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You look so cute in the last pic!
Tieka, you look so sweet and beautiful. That ring is SO fun, and the last photo is just stunning.
You won't believe how often I sit here and read your blog and when you write something about Brett, I'm like " Look Patrick, I told you, you guys are all the same" and he just rolls his eyes haha :) I had to laugh about the record shop thing cause that's exactly the reason my boyfriend would come to have dinner with me, too! Boyfriends are still little boys, right? ;)
That ring is so lovely!
that ring is too darling...as well as your tights. :)
that seems like such a pretty area! the flowers are so pretty. I love your lace tights and that dress. You look darling! have a great weekend Tieka :)
this is such a lovely oufit.
Good luck with your last week! I wish my last week was coming up...but I changed majors so I sorta just added another year to my college!
You look so lovely in your photos! I've bought alot of florals too...I almost wonder if I'll wear them in winter since they take up a good chunk of my closet (and paychecks!)
love the outfit! I also have such good memories from living in a tiny 400 square foot apartment with my husband when we were first starting out!
-Liz
gosh that ring is pretty! i love your last photo, it is just the picture of springtime.
-rina
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I love wearing skirts as dresses! I really like the belt over the cardigan! Just a cute girl! :)
This is just gorgeous, Tieka! I love the floral with all the muted colors - very clean and springy. I've really been wanting some tights like that! I wish I'd grabbed some during the sale. Good luck with your last week! I have one more week of classes and then exams...and I just started a new job! Here's hoping I can survive until May 8th...
I love how in all your outfit posts you know how to wear a belt, or scarf, or jewlery so perfeclty. I find myself thinking, "how would tieka wear this" when trying to put something together, cause you do it so well!! I love your skirt turned dress, its beautiful.
also congrads on this being your last week at college, I hope its a blast :)
-morganne
Hey Tieka, I've been a lurker for a long time but I have to comment this time to ask about those flats... Are they comfy? They're so darling but I NEED comfy shoes because I walk a lot. I might get them :p
You look amazing in these pics! Thanks for being such an inspiration :)
Tieka I have a little sunshine award thingy on my blog for you :)
I've never had such an urge to wear floral dresses until I saw all your outfit posts.
Your blog makes me want to live in Michigan and I've never even been there before!!! It looks absolutely beautiful there! Spring is FINALLY here :)
you always look cute, love ur flat shoes!
xxx
Beautiful photos...I love the ring and the belt over cardigan is so cute! You look great!
Happy Weekend :)
Beautiful. That ring looks good enough to eat!!!
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Those tights are incredible! And I love them with the dress. You look simply lovely.
This is such a lovely spring outfit! I absolutely must find some tights like that.
Love your ring and dress!
Amazing pictures!
Xoxo Birgitte
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Omg, i love the background of the blooming pink flowers, its so gorgeous, and i love your whole outfit, esp the tights and ring!! xoxox, natalya
i love your shoes and tights! :)
Hey hun! Luv everything about your outfit!! xx
girl, that last pic esp. is breathtaking! beautious!!
You look lovely! The last picture is amazing
what a beautiful look. great idea with turning big ol' skirts into pretty little dresses! it's nice to hear that those dumpy apartments provided you with good memories... i sure hope my man and i can look back on our hole in the wall with some laughter! :)
i really enjoy your husband's photography as well! your blog is beautiful and inspiring. keep it up!
ahah ! i love your tights. thought they were skin at first, but then looked closer.
those shoes are killer awesome !
RACH.
that ring is positively jovial! i love how the texture photographs well... well, you look wonderfully ready for spring - can't wait for the rest of your springtime wardrobe :)
good luck on your last week of classes! i just graduated a couple weeks and i still feel anxious. it feel so weird when you're done, haha!
xo.
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Love the last photo, you are so photogenic! Loving your rose ring :)
vicki xo
Ooooh this look is so pretty and spring-like. I love all the sweet details, the ring, tights and pretty floral prints. Very lovely!
You look so pretty Tieka. I love your lace tights.
Lulu Letty
you look so absolutely lovely in these pictures, tieka! the light beige is gorgeous with those cherry blossoms :)
i love cherry blossom trees!
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Hey,
This is going to be one of those gushy posts, usually I just lurk and don't really write comments, but I love your blog, I check it on a daily basis. I love your style. Your about 7 years older then me, and in many ways I look up to you like a role model. You are a real person who seems to just be enjoying life and living so positively.
Anyways that is my mushy gushy comment.
belle
love the last picture! your belt is fab!
QT
that last photo is soooo gorgeous! also, my jaw dropped upon seeing your ring. wow. wooow.
oh i love the photos! the flowers are so beautiful! and your dress is so pretty! love the lace tights too!!!
I really like your tights!
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