outfit 16--brown silk cashmere sweater

 here is me in front of my tiny one window room and my largest bulletin board.  luckily i have yellow chairs.

this is my steal of the deal sweater: ralph lauren cashmere/silk sweater for $7 at savers.  i about peed my pants with that deal.  my dress is dillard's bechamel (clearance for about $10), knee high socks and boots from Sam's club $10 and $40

oh so cute, comfy and warm!

an extreme close up of the yummy sweater and its ruffles, is the collar and the ruffles an okay combination?

socks and scarves

http://www.welovecolors.com.htm/

thank you elaine at "i'm clothed much" for answering my question yesterday--i think i want to spend $1000 and get every pair.

they have 51 colors, fishnets, and tie dye.  ohhhhh, makes a girl who loves color purrr....continue to the scarf rack for more color purring....

 buffy and i looking at my collection of scarves----oooooooh look at all those wonderful colors and textures!

i found this quilt rack at a consignment shop, painted it turquoise and hung it on the wall to hold my fabric.  purrrrr, as buffy would say:)

outfit 15--orange sunshine

a lady says to me in sam's club "i wish it were always as sunny as you are!"  and my response, that is exactly why i wear this outfit--when i am sick of the winter gloom!  today was sunny but it reached about 11 degrees high. for us utahns, that is COLD! my sister in MN is probably saying--WHINER, so i shall now proceed with the outfit description.

thrifted white shirt--old navy--$5
orange vesty thing--tj maxx--$5
skirt--who knows, but love it
tights--old navy a long time ago--sad day because they got two runs in them:( anybody know where i can get more obnoxious and inappropriate colors for people my size and age?  thanks
boots--sam's club--seasonal item $40, on clearance now for $20:)

grandma linda's brooch of pearls and cubic zirconium = lucky me
grandma marjorie's necklace of pearls and cubic zirconium = lucky me

outfit 14--long $1 wool vest

 did you read that right? you sure did! one cute little dollar for this fabulous worthington's (jcpenney) wool coat--washable!  i hear the sesame street count in the background..one cute little dollar, ahh ahhha ahhha hha..or however you would spell his laugh:)

 don't mess with these "guns" gangsta look, right?:)

all other items previously owned:  lane bryant pants, down east shirt, dansko mary janes and black fluffy socks with one handmade wool flower by moi and that is the outfit!

 sitting in my classroom, this is where i spend my days...cute little classroom!

oh, why not another shot of the classroom--see those binders behind me?  all curriculum:) what else do you want to ask me about my room?

outfit 13--the scarf that started it all

i think that this outfit is more about the scarf and the earrings.  The earrings i made with my friend jessica and they are long and lovely.  the scarf is a story:  about the time i started teaching, 8 or 9 years ago, i found this scarf in a grocery store parking lot.  it is 100% silk.  i was enamored--look for my special scarf post later this week. 

the shirt is $1 monday night savers find, gloria vanderbilt brand (is that wal-mart? anyway, the top detail fits a little loose and weird, so i am glad i am wearing a scarf and that i paid only $1.)

outfit 12--red westbound sweater

my mother in law bought me this awesome sweater from dillards, westbound woman brand (sale $10)

lane bryant pants--love them ($49)

lane bryant tank top--( sale $10)

red dansko mary janes from Modern Shoe--(can't remember, about $100)

seriously comfortable outfit, about the closest thing i come to jeans and a t-shirt

outfit 11--this time, carribean cruise

this FABULOUS necklace was given to me by a student who went on a cruise to the caribbean.  can you believe that when he saw this necklace he says to his mom "that is so Mrs. Coleman"!  how sweet is that?  and he couldn't be more right--i wore it today because it was staff picture day, too!

So the other awesome thing about this outfit is the total cost: necklace--gift, shirt--Venezia turquoise shirt (a Lane Bryant brand) $1, Tanjay khaki pants from Dillards clearance for probably $10 or less, Rockport shoes so comfortable and aged that they don't count anymore:)