Stripes and Leopard!!!

Stripes AND Leopard? 

Um, yes.

ALL DAY LONG, YES.

Here was my inspiration.

Look how beautifully the bold stripe and the leopard are co-existing!
I knew I wanted to recreate the look immediately.

I didn’t have a striped dress, but I did have a new black and white striped tank.

Sadly it’s already sold out, but don’t worry, I link several options for you below!
So what do you think?  Do you like the pattern mixing?

And then you know I had to throw on my new shades.
Because COOLER.

OUTFIT LINKS:

SUPER similar striped tank / another similar striped tank  (ON SALE for $25.20!) / 

my new Ray-bans / similar white jeans from Nordstrom / similar white jeans from LOFT

pendant necklace / danielle magenta earrings / watch / cushion cut bracelet / 

MK black wedges

My leopard clutch is a couple of years old c/o River Island, and the only one I can find that is similar is at Shopbop (and super expensive) HERE.  Don’t worry, I’ll keep my eyes peeled for a more affordable option.  But let me just say, if you have an extra $275 lying around (ha!) that you just have to get rid of, I’ve seen the linked Shopbop clutch in person…and it’s FAB.
(As I’m looking at my clutch here….I’m realizing that it seems to be a giraffe print more than a leopard print!?!?  What do y’all think?  Whatever.  It’s an animal print.)

If you want to get the look for yourself, click what you are interested in:

And I thought you might want a close up of some of the accessories!

watch / cushion cut bracelet / MK black wedges (still on sale!)
And for those of you ladies that continue to ask about the wedges…
I PROMISE they are every bit as comfy as I say they are… and they go with pretty much everything!

Thought you might want a close up of the cool blingy (but casual) pendant necklace.
The majority of the chain is antique brass, but the bottom 1/4 or so is woven colorful threads!  The colorful threads lend a casual feel to the necklace that I love.
And the blingy pendant makes a statement!
(I took the below picture last night, but I wish I would have taken it in better lighting to showcase the sparkle!  Because the pendant IS super sparkly!)

inspiriation picture via

I thought it was such a fun and unexpected look!

Here are some more striped options for you to choose from.
You can hover over the picture for the retailer and the price,
and just click on what you are interested in!
#stripesforever

Will you ladies do it?
Will you pair stripes with leopard?
Or maybe giraffe?!?! 😉
I dare you!!!


OH….LOFT is having a MAJOR sale right now.
Click HERE to shop a selection of new items at 60% OFF (no code needed)!



And Click HERE to shop their SALE ON SALE for an additional 60% OFF (lots of awesome items included)!
Some included items:  twill ankle pants that are DARLING, some super cute dresses, patterned pants, rompers, cardigans, etc…

Three MoreThings Before You Go:
1)
I ended up throwing this together last night because I found several WHITE ON WHITE pictures on Pinterest that I’m interested in recreating.
People voted last night on facebook, but I thought I would give y’all an opportunity too!
I’ve got the jeans, the shoes, and the jewelry…but I needed a top!
3 of the choices are 40% OFF, 1 choice is 50% OFF, and 2 of them are UNDER $20!
a) HERE , b) HERE, c) HERE
d) HERE, e) HERE, f) HERE

2)
I thought I would give y’all a bit of an update on my GET HEALTHY kick.
I’ve gained 4 pounds since my last update (BOO!), which was I think in early May.
So for two full months I haven’t been great about exercising at all, and I’m definitely cheating on a regular basis with food……but I’m still eating pretty healthy MOST of the time.
I’m hoping to buckle down soon and get back on track with the exercise.
My work out partner Heather is still being a ROCK STAR, but I’m just having trouble finding the time now that Carter is home.

I’m still doing my best to make healthy choices whenever I can, and I’m continuing to drink and enjoy Spark.  I wanted to give you an update now that the containers are smaller AND there are less calories and carbs!  It now only has 15 calories and 4 carbs per serving (before it had 45 calories and 11 carbs), so that is quite a reduction!
I still love the pink lemonade, and Chris is still loving the mango strawberry.
And he just ordered the watermelon today, so I’ll let you know how we like that.
Click HERE for the new SPARK.
My neighbor Shara is my rep, and the link above is to her page.
Her hubby Eric is deployed, and she works an Advocare business to help supplement their income!

3)
Click HERE to read Andrea’s post about her friend Ashleigh.
At the end of May, Ashleigh had new scans which revealed that she has THE most aggressive, fastest growing breast cancer possible – inflammatory, triple negative, metastatic, with 90%+ of her cells actively replicating. She went from a completely clear bone scan (right before she and I met) to a scan that revealed too many bone lesions to count as well as cancer in her lungs 

Well, here’s just one of the remarkable things about Ashleigh.
She feels like it is important to raise money for research, even in the middle of her storm.
And my friend Andrea new just how to help!
Click HERE to buy a t-shirt for you and your other family members (several colors available) to show support for Ashleigh and to help raise money!
And if you can’t buy a shirt, that’s okay!
 Please support her by praying for her, her doctors, and her family.

I love the message on the tees, and I love the idea of all of us banning together to support this mom in her time of need.

That’s it for today friends.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend with your families, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!
xoxo,
Sheaffer 🙂