While I still have a pretty robust closet at my disposal, later this week I'll be packing up much of my clothes in preparation for the move (infrequently used/out of season things are already boxed up.) We have a plethora of boxes lining the perimeter of our living and dining room, books and DVDs are put away, and most of our art is off the walls... which means that much of my calming influences are out of sight, and I'm left to the devices of my closet.

So as usual, I'm reverting to my favorite formulas of the summer: light knit dress or knit skirt/floaty blouse, low pumps, and statement necklace.

#1-3: Emerald knit pencil skirt (which I was happy to see in the YLF store!), emerald/citron/black banded blouse, black and white low dalmatian pumps, aqua earring disconnected from its finding and hung on a chain.

#4-6: Yellow, gray, and cream ikat print knit dress; turquoise beaded necklace, aqua pumps

#7-9: Blue/gray/tan abstract patterned midi dress, low leopard print pumps, bronze pocketwatch necklace.

I needed to look at something pretty and soothing while our walls are bare, and since I've packed nearly everything that will fit for our first move this weekend, I decided that a small art project was in order. I have these colorful posters and Art Deco ads, some of which are cut out from an old vintage ad calendar. Simply pinning them to the wall feels sloppy and too much like college decor, so they have been sitting around in our current unit. An arts and crafts store had a sale on stretched canvas, so I picked some up in different sizes along with decoupage paint and stuck a dozen of my favorite prints to canvas. They aren't perfect - the thicker papers definitely look smoother on the canvas - but it's a big improvement over simply using tiny straight pins, and meant that I got to stare at pretty colors all afternoon (see #10.)