This past weekend was amazing!! We found a winter wonderland (minus snow, we live in California after all) but there was a chill in the air and the wonderful excitement of picking out the Christmas tree. This magical place is Grandma Buddy’s Christmas Tree Farm right here in Sonoma County’s little city of Sebastopol.
Petaluma is such a great walking town with a fantastic downtown that is not too big and has so many historic buildings and a wide variety of coffee shops and restaurants. The shopping is pretty good too and you will find everything from vintage and antiques to hip and trendy shops. Petaluma also hosts the yearly Salute to American Graffiti classic car show as well as the Spring and Fall antique fair.
Watermelon is usually a hit at every BBQ and all summer long. The sweet and juicy fruit is so hydrating and packed with all sorts of goodness for your skin and hair. So, what could be even better then a dripping delicious slice of chilled watermelon… well, this stunning Lady Voluptuous Lyra Dress in Watermelon Crush!!
The team over at Lady Voluptuous keeps amazing me with each season as they come out with the prettiest of wrap dresses- the Lyra dress. I love the Lyra dresses because they look spectacular on a wide variety of body shapes and available in sizes 14-32 UK and are made from high quality fabrics. I love the Lyra’s fit, because it is a wrap dress it fits my bust perfectly and gives me a very feminine silhouette. I feel well dressed and beautiful.
I love a visit to our local pumpkin patch and can’t wait till October 1st rolls around as that is when Hales Apple Farm in Sebastopol, CA is all setup and open to the public. I very carefully plan my pumpkin patch outfit as my hubby and I take lots of pics.
I’ve adored Hello Kitty since I was a little girl. I can remember being in shops that sold Hello Kitty goodies and those scented lip glosses!! My hubby Gary got me this limited edition Hello Kitty camera by Fuji Film and it is the Instax Mini Hello Kitty Camera and I love it. I am not a photographer and for the life of me, can’t take a decent picture but, Instax makes film photography fun and that is really what it is all about. Oh yea, you can be cute too walking around with Hello Kitty.
The Instax Mini Hello Kitty Camera is what got me thinking about styling an entire outfit. Pinup/Rockabilly meets Hello Kitty is what I was going for but wanting to keep it sweet and cute….. you know, just like Hello Kitty. It is not alway easy to find Hello Kitty clothing when you are a curvy Doll. In these pictures I am wearing a skirt from Torrid and their collaboration with Sanrio to make the first ever plus size Hello Kitty line. The mint green skirt is actually a swing skirt with a boarder print of Hello Kitty and includes images from the city complete with skyscrapers and a driving Hello Kitty. The skirt is fully lined too and I was able to add a full petticoat underneath. The skirt comes in sizes 10-30!! It is cotton and prefect for warm weather. I paired it with a cute sparkly Hello Kitty top and simple bow in my hair. It was so much doing this photoshoot with my photographer hubby Gary.
If you love Hello Kitty then hurry on over to the Torrid Hello Kitty page as everything is on sale!!
