Friday Photo Swoon – Take My Hand

Look at those side cut outs! 

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Recently I've been picking up vintage gloves here and there. I've shared two with you so far (wrist length, ivory deerskin here and elbow length black here). Gloves have posed a styling challenge for me. That said, they've created an increasing interest as well. I think they're difficult to style because it is part of a lost accessory in the modern world. There are not many people that wear gloves anymore (besides winter gloves). Along with hats, they seem to have unfortunately fallen by the wayside of time and convenience. I very much understand this but it's a shame that we don't at least wear them sporadically. They are such a "finisher" of an outfit. Icing on the cake really. Below is some inspiration, for both you and me, on ways to style gloves. Some are even in color (which I found very helpful in this instance). Do you wear gloves? Any tips on how you style them?

Amazing Flared Elbow Length Leather

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Wrist Length Stitched Leather

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Crochet with Removable Gauntlet Cuffs

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 Perforated Long Leather Driving Gloves

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 Slight Gauntlet Flair with Perforations

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 Opera Length 

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Ruffled Shorties

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Top Pleat Wrist Length

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Classic Soft Leather

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Matching Polka Dots

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Incredible Elbow Length with Knotted Peek-a-boo

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Colorful Floral Print Satin

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 Buyer's List for Daytime Styles

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 Slouchy Contrast Color

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 Gathered Knit

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Full Length Statement Gloves

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Heavily Beaded and Embroidered Dress Gloves

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Loose Fit Coordinating Elbow Length

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Dainty Crochet Butterfly Wristlets

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Broderie Anglaise Opera Gloves

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Fantastically Cute Polka Dot Day Shorties

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Everyday Classic Length Leather  

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Unusual Non-Matching Bird and Cage Novelty

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 Dramatic Peaked Shoulder Length Opera Gloves

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Thursday Thrill – Birthstone Roundup

In January of last year I decided to do a tribute post to each month's birthstone. I wrote a bit of poetry for each month and then put together a color themed gift guide. Back in July, I did a six month recap and now I wanted to share the entirety of last year as seen through gemstones. I really enjoyed putting together these posts. I rarely rarely write poetry so this was a nice challenge and let me look at each month with new eyes. Hope you enjoy it! Do you like your birthstone? Which month's do you connect with most?

You can click on any of the birthstone titles to see the original post for that month in its entirety. 

Garnet

January, kissed with winter's garnet lips, embodies the deep sleep of a still warm and beating heart.

{photo by Julie Magers Soulen Photography}

Amethyst
February, a month of magic, fantasizing of the coming spring, spreads her frosty fingertips and breathes a heavy sigh of winter's cool breath among forgotten flowers.

{photo by Sunshine Art Design}

Aquamarine
March, the dawn of spring and the twilight of winter, a month of inbetweens. Cold breath, warm expectations, life standing still, but wind rustling her into pressured movement. Like a great swell from the sea, blue winds of early spring rise to remind the earth to green.

{photo by Sunshine Art Design}

Diamond
April, mistress of May, dresses in dew and falling rain. Laughing light, silvery notes at Winter's gray glances, playfully mocking him with her spirited dance towards Earth. "Spring is here!", she triumphantly sings, her twinkling eyes alight in crystalline fire.

{photo by Hello Gorgeous!}

Emerald
May, that witchy wonder of velveteen springtime, who beckons the sun to creep into souls of earthen things, filling them with glowing life. A lush and unfurling life, ever pounding the lifeblood of summer's awakening.

{photo by The Magician's Cat}

Pearl
June, that mirrored breath of both spring and summer, lowers her lashes from that first bloom's blush and casts her gaze toward ever lengthening days, those filled with love's bright rush.

{photo by Facing the Lens}

Ruby
July, lady afire, breath heated and heavy, casts her blazing eye upon the earth. Daring us to look away from her consuming glance, she treads dangerously close to the edge of an inward flame.

{photo by Allie Art 4 Children}

Peridot
August, shrouded in a pollened haze, lazily bats her eyes at the beating sun as a heavy humidity envelopes one after another of rolling afternoons.

{photo by Elizaville}

Sapphire

September, the eternal lady with two lovers. Enflamed by the blazing eyes of Summer, she burns bright, reckless and wonderful. But... her eyes soon wander. Autumn woos, begging her allegiance to shift. The allure of a cool and steadier love is too tempting...

{photo by Sheril Wright}

Opal

October, that illustrious maiden so full of maddening change with galaxies of color glistening within. Flashes of Summer green, tints of Springtime yellow, kisses of Autumn red, and touches of Winter blue all thrive and pulse in her breast like a newly burgeoning world.

{photo by Seabelly}

Topaz

November, happiest of all her sibling months, frolics and plays, dances and sways among the lost leaves of Summer. Friend for the lonely, she gathers the fallen in her golden embrace, whispering sweet lullabies, easing each into their long and peaceful sleep.

{photo by Lily Shih Photography}

Turquoise

December, the quiet keeper of starlight, maiden of the moon, soothes the still breath of the sighing night. Gently she lulls her winter charge, "Sleep, sleep o earthen dreamer, 'til the coming spring shall wake thee".

{photo by Rikki Van Camp}

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Wordless Wednesday – Happy New Year!!!!

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Happy New Year Everyone!!!
Wishing you all a wonderful year full of love and happiness!

Treasury Tuesday – December's Last Breath

Well this is it, ladies and gentlemen, the end of December and the end of another year. I don't know about all of you, but I thoroughly enjoyed 2013 and hope the new year is half as good as this one! I had my 10 year anniversary, turned 31 years old, celebrated my first full year as ChatterBlossom with my shop and blog, and saw the first year of my vintage fashion fling bloom into a full blown love affair. December was just grand with holidays and time with family and I'm ready to welcome in January tomorrow.

This treasury is an official send off for December, the month of turquoise. Cristina, from Lettera p Sy, curated this lovely grouping of pretty bits of turquoise and blue daisies. My wee blue daisy hair pin, "Blue Skies", even got to be at the top with that lovely 1950s ceramic lady! To me, the simple beauty of this collection seemed perfectly suited to give the farewell to 2013. 

To view individual items in this treasury, click here.

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