Style find: a crisp white V-neck

I had these perfect v-neck tees from my all-time favorite store that shut it's doors a few years back... 
I was so devastated over it too, because every time I would go in the store, and tried things on, everything would fit me like a glove, doesn't always happen off the rack... : ( The name of the store was Martin + Osa. LOVED that store! and those two white tees I bought are so soft & luscious! but regretfully I finally had to retire them to my PJ's... boo hoo!


V-necks are vital for your wardrobe. The ultimate staple! You can never have too many white tees! It's an easy way to pair with bootcut jeans, skinnies, slacks, skirts, wide-leg pants, maxi-skirts, boyfriend jeans, jackets, blazers, cardigans.

One thing about a white v-neck, is it's so classic. I mean, a colored shirt is great, but NOTHING beats the look of a crisp white v-neck! It's definitely a staple for your wardrobe. It's one of those items you need to buy in bulk. If you find one that looks superb on you, one that skims all your curves & flatters you, and the V is the PERFECT V, you need to buy, like, 5! I'm telling you, it's such a classic, you'll be able to wear it with so much! You'll find outfits that go with them, ALL the time!

Just make sure it compliments your decolatte' (upper chest & collarbone area). There are certain lengths for v-necks, There are short & wide, long & thin, long & wide, short & thin. If you're not sure try on a couple of different style v-necks and pick accordingly to which one you think looks good & best suits you. There are also deep v-necks, and well, those don't always flatter you, like you think they would! just be cautious in that area. Maybe wear a cami when you wear a deep V...


I'm telling you, you can wear the same V-neck days in a row and pair it with different items in your closet, and still look as chic as you did on the first day! (Granted as long as you don't spill anything on it!😉)

And tunic style, upper thigh length is a great style for a V-neck! : ) My all time favorite length!


Here are a few options for ya! :

(anthropologie)

 

(Madewell)

 

(Gap)

 

(H&M)

 

(Anthropologie)

 

 (Anthropologie)

(J.Crew)

 

And since I am such a nice person, and you may hate v-necks I threw in a U-neck tee, you can try! Another name for it, scoop-neck.

(Gap)

 

Also really great brands & stores that carry V-necks are:

Mossimo for Target

Oldnavy

Pure + Good (usually at anthro)

Eileen Fisher 

: ) Love ya!!!! - Ryn

Style Find: Wide-leg floral pants

We all have days were we feel fat... If you don't feel like this someday please share a comment with us and tell us how you do it!

But if you do feel fat some days, you just crave to be comfortable, right? You just want to go put on comfy pants. You don't care whether you're out and about or at work, you just want to wiggle you nose, and poof, there are your comfy clothes! But unfortunately, that never happens unless you have comfy clothes in the trunk of your car or you have them hidden in your desk or cubicle.

But we're creatures of comfort. we like it when we are comfortable & comforted! When we can throw something on and have be comfortable & have it look good also! I think I may have found the solution! Yayyyyyyyyyyy!

 

These Pants look amazing! They will flatter any size! They could be a Rayon Challis (a really flowy/drapey fabric) Elastic waistband ( Probably the elastic will only be in back) meaning they will be easy to slip on & off and not cutting off your circulation for some. and it will be easy to style with tucking shirts in them. And they are wide-leg. Like pallazzo type pants! Very free flowing!

They come in prints & solids. and you can usually pair with other prints (Such as stripes, polka-dots, other floral, checks, windowpane, Aztec... Etc!)

 

They pair nicely with tees, blazers, jean jackets, chambray, silky blouses, oxford button ups, peplum shirts, camp shirts, silk collared blouses, tanks, motorcycle jackets, baseball jackets, crew neck sweatshirts, sweaters, baseball shirts, graphic tees,  ...

 

You can pair these shoes with: Wedges, Oxfords, Loafers, sandals, Peep-toes, ballet flats, sneakers...

You can wear them with platforms too, just try not to wear with casual items like, just a t-shirt. It make s the whole outfit disproportioned when you pair dressier things with casual items. but if you throw a blazer on with it, you have a better way of making everything look put together.

 

These pants are great for relaxed work places, everyday wear & travel!

 (Polyvore)

 

So I can find a least 24 outfits that surround those pants! I mean, 24 is a big number for just some pants! But do you see, that if you have tops & jackets in neutral colors, you have a better chance of getting more outfits out of some wild pants, than buying a specific shirt for those pants? Because if you do that your brain will only go to the outfit of: "That shirt can only go with those pants" rather than "I have at least 24 ways I can wear these pants! Pretty genius, I think!

And with neutrals, you can definitely pair with bright colorful shoes! You don't even need to match the colors, like I did here with the Gold Oxfords & Blue wedges!

 

Now you do see a coral pullover & a leopard peplum. Well you can definitely pair these items with these pants, Here's How:

 

Pants, Leopard Peplum, Jean Jacket

Pants, Coral Pullover, Jean Jacket

Pants, Leopard Peplum

Pants, Coral Pullover

Pants, Leopard peplum, Motorcycle Jacket

Pants, Coral pullover, Baseball jacket

Pants, Tee, Coral Pullover

Pants, Chambray, Coral pullover

Pants, Leopard peplum, baseball jacket

 (Nordstrom)

(Anthropologie)

(Nordstrom)

 

So go buy some right now!!! Or if you sew make them! : )

-Ryn

DIY Friday: Tribal Jeans

I totally fell for the look of the printed Tribal pants & skinnies, but I hadn't found one that I absolutely loved, so I made my own kind of tribal/tuxedo skinnies... Super easy to make!

How I came up with this idea, was I wanted it to look like these pants, but I didn't want an all over print like this. My first thought was to make the print from the mid calf down, but I wasn't totally committed to that idea. So I decided for now just a "tuxedo/tribal" stripe down each leg. The great thing about doing it yourself, is that you can go with one idea and if you want to change it, you can totally revamp your first DIY into another look. You get to play with it until you're happy with it!

And these pants are just fun!
One. They are slimming because they are printed down the seams of each leg.
Two. They are fun to wear without being in-your-face tribal. They are just the right amount of being subtle & on-trend!
Three. they are fun & easy to make!


What you'll need:
Skinny Jeans or Jeggings
Paint ( Jacquard or acrylic)
1'' inch foam paintbrush
Speedy-cut Carving blocks (DickBlick)
Iron


Step 1: Lay your pants on a flat surface.
Step 2: Cut your carving blocks to the size of the triangle you want. ( I cut them in not so perfect triangles.
Step 3: load your foam brush with paint, then brush on your carving block triangles.
Step 4: stamp onto the outside seam of your pants. let dry, then do other outside seam of pant.
Step 5: then Let dry overnight.
Step 6: Iron on medium to high heat, to set the paint.
Step 7: Look cute and wear!

 

Xoxo - Ryn

April showers bring may flowers!

So for my other business, Maude C. I do custom t-shirts & wedding jewelry among my jewelry & accessories! And a bride wanted me to custom make a keep garter and a toss garter... She wanted tulle, and her wedding colors were silver & gold. So I made them in gold tulle with off white shimmer tulle in between. Then I added a knockout rhinestone piece to the keep garter. And added gold buttons to the toss garter. I applied rhinestones to both garters as well. I think these are so gorgeous! But I could be a bit bias! 😉 The cool thing is, I made her sisters garters when she got married, I believe, 4-5 years ago! So this was so awesome to do! 😊 These debut on April 27th! Happy wedding time!

www.maudec.etsy.com
Custom items may be purchased here.

DIY Friday: Graphic Print Tee

OK so if you follow me on Intstagram: @RynB then you've probably seen my pictures of the graphic tee I made... Yes you read that right! I made it... And you can too!

It's so easy! Here are the things you need to gather & need:
T-Shirt ( I got one from the men's section at H&M,  www.HM.com, $5.95)
Jacquard Paint (www.DharmaTrading.com has a great price for them!)
Stamp of your choice (I really like the clear acrylic ones with the clear acrylic block. easy to use & clean! I bought mine from Joann's, www.Joann.com)
1'' foam paint brush
Paper plate
And a clean space
Iron

1.So first things first, You'll want to clear the space you are going to be working in, then place your shirt there flat, no wrinkles please. No need to separate the layers, it shouldn't bleed onto the other side. (if it does, then your tee will have character.)

2. Pour out some paint on the paper plate, Then you'll want to load the paintbrush up with paint, just the tip, but enough that it covers the stamp.

3.Then brush the stamp with paint, and the stamp onto the shirt. press firmly.

4. Let dry for an hour, then switch to the other side and load & stamp and then wait for another hour and do the sleeves. When completely done with shirt, slide it on a hanger & let dry for 24 hrs.

5. Turn iron on highest heat setting and iron the whole shirt for about 3-5 minutes running the iron over each place you stamped. Never stop in one position for too long. (We don't want to scorch it!) You're wanting to set the paint so it won't wash off in the washer (and no, you can't dry it in the dryer to set it, it has to be the iron)

6. And then you are good to go! You have a graphic anthro looking Tee! : )

 

A graphic tee pairs nicely with skinnies & midi (tea-length) skirts! : )

Happy Friday & Shabbot Shalom!

-Ryn

Happenin': Taught at ETAD

So the last weekend in February, I taught for two days at Education of Textile Arts Dallas conference hosted by the Ever so lovely Peggy Sagers from Silhouette Patterns( if you sew you need to go to her site and buy her patterns, so worth it!), about sewing, fabrics, patterns, DIY's & style/fashion. I had 10 wonderful ladies in each class. It was soo much fun! Wish it didn't have to end! : ( but now I'm looking forward to next year and anything that arises this year!
www.silhouettepatterns.com

Seriously! It was so much fun! I only regret not taking a group picture, so I can show you how beautiful they were! 😔😊

So the second class I taught was on getting out of the box: pairing different prints with the patterns you are using. And making yourself appear youthful in your dressing & wardrobe.

One of the things I told them was how they should mix prints, say, a stripe and a polka dot in the same garment/outfit, or mixing stripes with florals, or florals with polka dots, florals with gingham. It's youthful, but not over the top!

If your not trying to wear your daughters clothes, but you still want to look hip and cool, just tweak the way you buy fabric and use patterns.

Just because you have a pattern that gives you 3 pattern pieces in it, doesn't mean you can't switch it and make, say the yoke in a stripe, the back in a solid and then for the front add a punchy floral print! The skies the limit! Or color block, if you made a tunic, you can use one fabric for the body of the tunic and for the sleeves pair it with a whole other color.
It's easy once you wrap your head around it! : )

So if you can tell, I'm still pumped about that weekend! You'll see throughout, I will blog about new things! I would really like to incorporate DIY's, sewing, beauty finds and of course styling & shopping! Also thinking about a face lift for this blog, more of an update per se! Super excited! Another thing, I'll be having more guest bloggers writing for me too! So definitely subscribe and I'm also on bloglovin as : styledbyryn
So please feel free to comment and ask questions!

P.s. I had this lady in my class, for both days, and I was thinking oh my goodness this lady's skin was so pretty, I wonder what she uses on her skin, she looked about 35! Guess how young she actually is, 5-0!!! When I grow up I want my skin to look like hers! Oh my goodness! ( and the great thing is, her mom told her never use anything on your face! And she hasn't!) gorgeous skin, I tell ya!

P.s. if you were in my class I would love to hear from you and see your projects you've been working on!

Have a beautiful day y'all! -Ryn

Beauty Find: Butter London Sweetie Shop

Aren't these colors precious? The new 2013 spring collection of Butter London ''3 Free" Nail polishes have arrived on the shelves of Ulta, Macy's & Nordstrom : ) These colors make me so happy too! I adore the yellow one, named Jasper. So pretty! My other two favorites from this collection are: Cuppa, Kerfuffle & Molly Coddled : )

 I can totally see myself wearing these colors this spring & summer! Yay!

 

 

Butter London : HERE

 

 

Molly Coddled

 Jasper

 Kerfuffle

Cuppa

 

 

Let me know if you get or already have any of these! - Ryn

Beauty Find: Mason Pearson Products

Oh Man! Total splurge item!!! I have been wanting this for about 6 or 7 years... But I totally want one of the Mason Pearson Boar Bristle hair brushes! I hear your hair feels incredible after you brush it. Ahhh! For $150 it should! : / But I have been scouring ebay in hopes of getting one of them for a good deal! I also want a tortoise shell comb from MP too... Those will be mine someday! And I totally passed up the comb at Anthropologie when it was on clearance!!! Next time for sure, I will have it in my hands! Unless I get it before then...

Mason Pearson : HERE

Here is a little background to the company:
MASON PEARSON , founder-engineer-inventor, went from Yorkshire, Northern England to London in the mid 1860's to work at the British Steam Brush Works, in London’s East End, in a partnership later known as Raper Pearson and Gill. The business was in general small-brushmaking. The brushes were made by hand. Mason Pearson invented an automatic brush-boring machine to speed up the whole process of brushmaking in 1885, for which he won a Silver Medal at the International Inventions Exhibition in London in that year. In the same year he invented the "pneumatic" rubber-cushion hairbrush. It took until 1905 to improve his technique, much of which was still required to be done by hand. His widow continued the business on her own for a further 20 years, when the next generation was ready to take its part.

During this period, the decision was made to concentrate on Mason Pearson's rubber-cushion hairbrush. The product design used nowadays is similar to the original 1885 model with the improvements of the fully developed models of the early 1920s. The basic product has not changed since then and some of the model names are still with us : Large Extra, Small Extra, Popular and Junior.

The unique rubber-cushion pad, made by hand using Mason Pearson’s original techniques, allows for effective and efficient brushing. It is kind to use and massages the scalp.

-Ryn

P.s. if you have one, let me know how you like it, please & thank-you!

The princess and the pea... Of a dog...

Some nights I just feel like the princess and the pea! I try and try and try to get comfortable, but to no avail, I'm tossing or turning, or squirming!

It could have something to do with this certain dog that shares my bed! How she's only 10lbs and somehow she ends up stretched out like she owns the ENTIRE bed! I wouldn't change it one bit, but, I do wish some personal space was available! 😉 But oh well! I guess her legs will jab into my side... Until I move her, and during the night she'll creep back to snuggle, which really is adorable! 😘😴

Happy dreaming!

-Ryn

No Make-up Monday

So My Sister, Heather, wrote an article on www.destinyinbloom.com this week and women from all over started taking pictures of themselves and posting it on their facebooks, instagrams, twitters, you name it. Yesterday was not only a day to celebrate freedom of make-up, but it was also to celebrate being pretty in your own skin! I'm proud of you, Heather! Love you!

I know for me, I like wearing make-up, I enjoy it much! Sometimes I get consumed in wearing it, I forget, I don't have to wear it all the time, I can go out of the house without my minimal make-up required rule...
Sometimes I think each of us, think we'll be judged by the way our faces look. and if it's not perfect to the T, well then, I'm sorry, you're in the reject pile. But that's definitely not the way it should be... or how we should allow it. You make your own choices and you make the decision to stay beautiful with or without make-up. I think sometimes, that we use our make-up as a type of security blanket of sorts... Where if we have that made up face, our flaws are subdued... that our insecurities are secured... It's kind of awful really! How society has trained us, that if you're not perfect, you're not worthy... But you are so worth it! And so very very beautiful! Strut your pretty stuff! Take off that security blanket we call make-up and live.it.up! Have confidence & a new perspective on life & beauty!


And now that I bared my naked face, Here is a glimpse of me, baring my heart... and what a true testimony it is, that shows you what true forgiveness really does! : )

Nowadays, People ask me, Was it fun growing up with a sister that was a make-up artist? That's a tough question to answer... Not really, I tell them! By this time they have a dumbfounded look on their faces and they usually ask why? if I'm still standing there, and haven't walked away...

Well, it wasn't always pocket full of posies! My life has been pretty wonderful with a few troubled waters along the way. I had the choice to hold bitterness in my heart. I had the choice to hold unforgiveness in my heart towards her... We used to argue ALL the time! As any sisters would, but then those arguments would turn into hatred for me... there was a point in my life, where I could honestly despise seeing her, talking to her and being around her. Those were MY choices. Who was I not forgiving? Her, which turned into not forgiving myself! Kinda crazy right?! I was holding unforgiveness in my heart that was intended for her, but in turn it was ALL on me! I wasn't forgiving myself. I was holding onto unforgiveness of something we argued about or she had done and I was taking the brunt of it! I was hurting myself! Which in turn if you let that fire sizzle, it's going to burn YOU! Am I over it yet, Yes. are the wounds still tender... yes. Am I proud of them, of course not! Am I walking unforgiveness, I try! (I'm human) and that's where grace comes in! : )
 I forgive you.......

Did you know that for every time you hold bitterness in your heart towards another person, you are causing wrinkles and you are decreasing the number of years on your life!? New Perspective. eh?

So I encourage you to Forgive. Forgive. Forgive! It makes for a happier life indeed!

 I'm just now, not caring that we like the same things...( I have to remind myself, girl, it's fine we can have the same things!) Our styles are very similar... but still not entirely the same. But I used to cringe when we would like the same things. And she knew it too. and I think she did things just so I would cringe!

But one of my goals this year for 2013. Was to let go, don't get upset or mad, Don't get upset for the people around me that she gets upset with! One, I'm not here to judge. and 2. I'm not here to hold years and years worth of things, against her! For one thing, she may not even remember what made me angry in 2007! (Neither do I, but that was the year I picked) It's ridiculous to hold things in your heart for that long!  We have similar taste. But, not everything is to each of our likings! Hallelujah! ; ) And as time goes by our styles change, ALWAYS for the better! ; ) it's just in this year and part of last that, that we have grown closer as sisters & friends! (I know, I'm as shocked as you to say that f-word!) But yes, We're friends! Are we besties? I think we will become that someday, maybe in the near future! Who knows!

But now she's my make-up artist & I'm her stylist! (what are the odds?) I lift her up, In my words and in my prayers... Praying always wins!

And If you need help in both arenas, Please let us know! We would love to meet & help ya!

Although, she can't help ya between, June 22nd-July 6th, Because my favorite-ist part about this blog, Is My niece will be arriving then!!! Emma, You are in for an incredible and beautiful ride! So excited! I'll teach you you everything I know! and you'll look cute while learning! ; )
Lemme tell you, the Lord does exceedingly above what you could hope, dream or imagine! I prayed this girl in! And I am oh so thrilled!

-Ryn

P.s. Even though today is almost gone you can still read her article & send in you naked face pictures to www.destinyinbloom.com! Or post them onto facebook: Destiny in Bloom : )