Adrienne M Nixon

Journal Winner(s)

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Congrats to Neauxlah, Joyce in NC and NonSuperwoman! Email me (essentialsbya@gmail.com) your mailing address so I can get them out to you all before the new year! ...

Can you believe it's almost Christmas!? This year has gone by so fast it's kind of amazing! I was going through my fabric stash and ran across this gorgeous Pink Silk Dupoini. How fabulous is it as a pink pleated skirt!? I love how this fabric holds...

Pretty Journals

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I love pretty journals. I've always loved pens and notebooks (think school supplies lol) but my love for actual journals started in my early 20's. I was a new wife with a toddler lol. I need to write some things out lol . I look for a...

Alex and Ani

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While I was in New York earlier this year a friend and I went into a jewelry shop. I can't remember why we went in but I'm glad we did. It was my introduction to Alex and Ani. I walked out of that jewelry shop with...

70’s Inspired Dress

, DIY, Sewing & Fashion , 8 Comments

If you are into fashion at ALL you know that Fall 2015 will be a huge revival of the 1970's. I figured why not make myself a 70's Inspired Dress now. My FAVORITE Fashion Era is between 1950 to LATE 1970's. I love how the women dressed. I...

One week of Uplifts

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You guys loved the uplifts last week. I promise I look forward to them. Here is this week's Uplifts: ...

Blue Faux Leather Dress

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I am crushing hard on cobalt blue. HARD lol. I have had this cobalt blue faux leather in my stash for a while and decided a few weeks ago that I HAD to have a blue faux leather dress. I searched my ENTIRE pattern stash to...

How to wear the same dress twice!

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Today ends the series on holiday wear. I'm going to show you how to wear the same dress twice! In case you missed it here are the other posts: Day One: How to wear a jumpsuit for the holidays. Day Two: Sequin Pants When I saw this sequin fabric...

Sequin Pants

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It's not a new thing that I LOVE all things sparkly. I love sequin and wear it all year long but for those of you who don't we are in the midst of "sparkly season". I made a pair of "loose" sequin leggings last year...

How to wear a jumpsuit for the holidays!

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Hey y'all! Before we get started be sure to sign up for our newsletter. I'm pretty excited about all that will take place in 2015 and I don't want you guys to miss it :). For the next three days I'll do a little series showing you...

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