How to DIY a Striped and Floral Outfit

As I'm sure you figured out from yesterday's moodboard, this week's theme is mixing stripes and florals. I've always loved prints so my wardrobe is quite full of them, which makes mixing prints almost a necessity – especially on laundry day! Stripes are a natural for mixing with florals. If you want to be a little more understated, either one can act as a "neutral". Or if you want to be a little more wild, choose a combination of  bold prints.

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Moodboard – Mixing Stripes & Florals

Stripes and florals are both major trends for Spring 2013 and the only thing better than each separately is putting the two together. Here are some matchups to inspire your outfits this season.

1. Marc Jacobs Dégradé Floral Silk Crepe Top from Nordstrom
2. Kate Spade new york 'barry' silk blend skirt from Nordstrom
3. Floral Print Open Back Vest from TopShop
4. Raffia Stripe Pants from J.Crew
5. Twisted Stitch Open Neck Sweater and Toulouse Floral Short from J.Crew
6. Tapestry Floral Charlie Trousers from Anthropologie
7. Alexander Yamaguchi Boxy Stripe Tee from La Garconne
8. Stand in Awe Heel in Floral from ModCloth

Tips for Mixing Stripes and Florals

• Choose complementary color palettes like all yellows or all blues
• Make one item a neutral, like navy stripes or beige floral
• Play with patterned accessories
• Be brave and have fun!

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Mini DIY Tutorial – Polka Dot Jeans

So, you may have noticed that I've been posting a lot about polka dots the last couple weeks. Well, I have one last polka dot post for you and it comes with a mini tutorial. There are lots of polka dot jeans out there these days and a few tutorials too. I had an old pair of very cheap skinny jeans that I had almost forgotten about, so I decided to try my hand at making them over with some painted on polka dots.

Simplicity 1661 – Yellow Polka Dot Blouse

Still on my polka dot theme, I whipped up this super bright yellow blouse. It all came together in a rather kismet way. I was trying to think of another polka dot project to share with you this week. Then I found Simplicity 1661 on sale at JoAnn’s and remembered that my great-aunt had given me a couple of yards of yellow polka dot fabric – the perfect fabric for this pattern!