Mama & Mia...

{My DYT Type One Style   Faux Fur Vest  Angel's Touch, thrifted   Jeggings  Laura Petites, thrifted   

Shirt  Joe Fresh, seen here and here   Cotton Sweater  Parkhurst, thrifted   

Boots  Kenneth Cole Reaction via The Bay   Polka Dot Purse  Fiori, thrifted}

Sometimes, when my featured outfit is not that colourful, I wonder if I disappoint my readers.  After all, I am A Colourful Canvas.  Will the bloggy police come a calling?  Gak!  I hope not.  Perhaps I can make up for my more muted colour palette today with a playful mix of pattern and texture.  As much as I love colour, my newly discovered fascination with  faux fur is front and centre in this post.  It's all about the fur vest.  Back in December, I had the brilliant idea of making a fun, faux fur vest.  As things will go sometimes, I had next to no luck in finding faux fur.  Chintz and Company had nary a single faux fur textile and Fabricland's few choices were completely unsuitable for the stylish vest  I had in mind.  Fast forward to a few weeks ago, and an impromptu visit to my local Sally Ann.  Bam!  There it was.  A vest so exactly like the one I envisioned, and already impeccably tailored, and perfectly sized, at only $9.99.  Thrifting can be like that.  It's essential to have an open mind and expect the unexpected.  I'm so smitten with my treasure, I'm sure I'll be wearing it every day until the weather dictates otherwise.  It's so much fun to wear.  It's funny, but I feel like I've had this vest forever.  I wasn't sure why this article of clothing had such a familiar feeling to it, until one evening when  I went to pet my cat who was curled up in the chair in my bedroom.  Oops!  Turns out, it wasn't my cat at all.  It was my vest.  There's a saying that dogs look like their owners.  Could it be that I look like my cat?  All I can say is that I have a better understanding of why cats can seem so superior.  Surely, it's because they feel so dang pretty in their fur coats.

{Mama & Mia}




Thanks to all of you that checked out my little DIY this week.  It's been such a joy to receive your emails and read your comments.

Hey, it's Visible Monday, and I'm linking up with the lovely Patti at Visible Monday,

and I am linking up to ColorBlind: Thrifters Anonymous for a fun thrifty party, 

and I am linking up with Two Thirty-Five Designs for Casual Friday.

Please check out these lovely ladies.