My Modest Attire : 2013

2013

Wow. This is the first end of year post on this blog. this year has been so awesome. This is the year my blog started! I'm still going to list my top ten posts and things but I am so excited that this blog will be continued next year!

10: 12

I turned 12!

9:Violin

I was so lucky to have violin lessons this year!

8:Photography

I was able to increase my photography skills - just look at the earlier post in the blog!

7:Inspiration

Found some really cool quotes and songs.

6:Books

I Read. A lot.I also finished reading the Book of Mormon!

5: Crafts

Started learning how to make skirts!

4:Clothes

This blog has helped me rethink my closet.

3:Friends

I had such great freinds this year!

2:Nauvoo

wow. I really owe you guys some Nauvoo posts. It was such a great trip.

1: Blogging

This blog has changed my life. I dont dread writing- as much, and I have been able to do something fun!

I have a lot of resolutionsbut one is to keep this blog going start posting more and have more fun with it! I dont think that will be a until march goal.

Caroline

Friday Faves

Man this week has been crazy. good crazy, but still crazy. i am so excited for next week and all the traditions it brings. Our family goes to my oma and opa's on christmas eve and drives back 3 hours to get home for christmas day when we go to my other grandma's house. I have ben whiping up presents left and right this week. I am makeing bowties for the brothers and bathsalts for friends.here are some bathsalt and bowtie tutorials:

http://www.simplyfreeblog.com/2013/11/bath-salts-diy.html

http://www.cottonandcurls.com/2013/12/second-day-of-xmas-a-diy-5-minute-skinny-bow-tie/

some cool links.

Caroline

Happy Holidays!

Sorry for not posting these last few weeks have been crazy. Don't get me wrong I love holidays but they can be soooo stressful im hopeing a guift guide will pop up on the blog tomorrow but it might not untill the here is a video! also just heads up the SUPER talented Lindsey Stirling is going on tour! I got tickets within 10 min. of them being avalible go to Lindsey Stirling.com to get tickets! I was so stressed because last time she came she sold out before I could get tickets! oh and by the way Lindsey is a hip hop violinist. she dances and plays violin at the same time! my grandma, grampa, freind, freind's mom, my mom, and someone else are all going together! .

Caroline

Give Thanks 2013

WOW. I am So thankful for everything I have. I don't know where to begin. I'm so thankful For my church. For the personal proggress program that pushed me to start this blog. I'm thankful for all of you readers and all the compliments pepole give me comments and suggestions. I'm thankful for my body and my health. I'm thankful I have church leaders that help guide me. I'm thankful for friends that care. nevertheless I am greatful for my family. I have an amazeing family that is great in so many ways. I'll wrap this up by saying:

THANK YOU

Serouisly, thanks.

Caroline

photo credit : my dad :)

My Good works Value Project

I'm so excited for this post. Many of you know that this little blog was started as part of my choice and accountability value project. A value project is a ten hour project focusing on one Young woman value the values are
Faith
Divine Nature
Individual Worth
Knowledge
Choice and Accountability
Good work
Integrity
Virtue.
in order to complete personal progress you preform tasks that help you understand what each value means.
For my Good Works value project I decided to spend at least 10 hours making pillow cases for conkerr cancer. This is an organization that gives homemade pillow cases to kids with cancer. Part of my project was planning a Young Woman activity where we made pillow cases. Here are some pictures! we made 20 pillow cases and started 5 more!

shirt- everybody peplum from DE
jeans- target

The pillowcases will be given to ConKerr cancer for kids with cancer.

Caroline

Layer It Up

Hi guys! I'm officialy back. sorry for teaseing you last week. Tomorrow and wensday are going to be crazy so I posting today. I might share a video of my violin recital tomorrow! I love this outfitt because you can wear it when Its cold and take of the sweater when its warm. The weather down here is going through a identity crisis and cant decide if it should be warm or cold. I vote for chilly-warm. Normaly I would wear this with boots but since I need to find some I figured that wedges would work.

Shirt- gray essential tee
sweater- thrifted
jeans- Target.
wedges- payless American eagle
necklace- gift shop

I LOVE the gray tee underneath the sweater. its gray so its perfect with anything. It fits great and is SO soft! I totally recomend it!

Caroline

Starting this week with a Bang

So I'm back! Caught up on school and ready to blog! I want to make up for a couple of weeks and do a inspiration/loving list. ready? I am!
first of this video is awesome. I love the song so I was head over heels when I saw this video. I am listening to it right now. do you think they have it in itunes????

I want to organize my room and bathroom. I'm drawing inspiration from these sites.
http://www.marthastewart.com/275378/25-bathroom-organizers/@center/276989/organizing?crlt.pid=camp.fABpzBjB1tQB#192538
http://www.hgtv.com/designers-portfolio/bedrooms/index.html?affiliate=blocker&omnisource=SEM&c1=Designers_Portfolio&c2=Google&c3=Bedrooms&c4=design%20your%20bedroom&c5=Paid_Search
thread up is having holiday specials check every day for chance to find a steal!
use this link to get $10 off your first purchase.
Down east has $3 shipping! hurry before it goes back up!
pick your plum has adorable boot socks.
have you seen these I love them... just not the price tag.
I'm so excited for fall. the colors the sweaters and everything.
nailpolish I need.
http://www.amazon.com/OPI-B66-The-It-Color/dp/B001CNEQOA

http://www.amazon.com/China-Glaze-Polish-Elephant-Fluid/dp/B008A3ZYDM/ref=sr_1_6?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1383741834&sr=1-6&keywords=grey+nail+polish

http://www.amazon.com/OPI-Nail-Lacquer-Black-Ounce/dp/B0035YBE4Y/ref=sr_1_3?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1383741919&sr=1-3&keywords=green+nail+polish

https://www.groopdealz.com/deal/same-day-shipping-sarah-tunic-sweater/8052

Some insparation

http://dearthduo.blogspot.com/

no site

http://spirituallythinking.blogspot.com/2011/10/keep-calm.html
Have a great Day!
Caroline

Happy Halloween

Hi guys I'll be back soon with my coustume insparation. hope you guys had a great hallowen!
Caroline

Chevron!

So do any of you remember this post? if so you'll love this post. if not you'll still love this! That chevron maxi is SO cute in real life. How do I know? I just know!

See roxie's (dog) head?

never complete without a wierd expression.

Necklace- Tori Spelling create a neclace bottom at Jo-anns
Jacket-Old Navy
Belt-Target
Skirt DownEast Basics

Caroline

Poka-Doty

I went to target today saw a dress that stoped me in my tracks. While taking it to the cart I saw this trench coat! Sorry dress you lost this one. Thanks to little brother for taking these pictures. since he is so good at taking pictures he wants to be a dragoniod with a camera for halloween. LOL. Also, anyone notcice the three layers of poka-dots? hmmm.

Trench coat - Target
Shirt - target
Bag - BYU

Caroline

Tutorial: Makeing Hair Ties

Hi guys! I'm so excited to be sharing my first ever tutorial! Today we are going to be making 5 minute hair ties! I'm saying five minute since it takes literally five minuets. I'll make these when I'm leaving and need a hair tie or just give them as gifts! I learned to make these from these sites:
http://sunnytuesday.blogspot.com/2011/09/hairband-tutorial.html
I can't re-find the other site but when I do i'll make sure to give credit!
Now to get makeing these
Supplies :
candle/flame of some sort. just don't use a bonfire.
fold over elastic. you can get this on eBay but I got it from pick your plum.
scissors
measuring tape ( optional )

These are my elastics. I have more but these were all I could find.

Top: pink, brown, red, white, black

left: coral, blue, red, black, white

Right: small elastic I use for head bands

cut a 9 inch strip.

I prefer bigger elastics so i do 11-13 inch hair ties.

These are perfect for messy buns.

The top is the shiniy side and bottom is dull side -dont mix these up!

lay it flat with shiniy side down and tie like a ballon

melt the ends to pervent fraying

you can also use clear nail polish.

It's done !

Caroline

Nauvoo Day one

We had so much fun at Nauvoo. yesterday was our first day walking around and we we so overwhelmed! so much to do! we started with the wagon ride and got an overview of everythingNauvoo had to offer. we then walked in the womens statue garden wich was awesome.

we then walked to lunch and had a planning session. with 3 gearations of planners our trip would require a planning trip.after that we took some pictures of the temple.