tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post466129717199551057..comments2024-03-29T06:38:06.686-07:00Comments on Ephemera: Closet Swap-Over Time! A Fluevog Tally, My Copper Collection, and L's Closet Too! Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-53036064271022293932021-10-22T15:12:06.689-07:002021-10-22T15:12:06.689-07:00I don't actually remember him very well - he d...I don't actually remember him very well - he died when I was in my late teens. <br /><br />thank you! I know I didn't pay more than $10 for it too. <br /><br />Any time! You can do it! :)Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-41319446296290928042021-10-19T22:39:23.690-07:002021-10-19T22:39:23.690-07:00I am very sorry to hear that - mine was fortunatel...I am very sorry to hear that - mine was fortunately just kind of a jerk.<br /><br />Ah, I see - I was fooled by the crop! It's still beautiful though!<br /><br />Thank you for the encouragement! :)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000280857395870399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-114033108978685692021-10-19T19:42:42.865-07:002021-10-19T19:42:42.865-07:00Mine was a violent alcoholic who probably beat his...Mine was a violent alcoholic who probably beat his wife and kids, until he was derailed by multiple strokes and heart attacks. I hope yours wasn't like mine, Julia. <br /><br />I am glad you enjoyed it - oh, I wish that brooch were massive, but it's only about 1.5 inches across. <br /><br />Ooh, how fun for you! Enjoy! Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-7219135611501391352021-10-18T11:20:56.709-07:002021-10-18T11:20:56.709-07:00"who was a jerk but at least had good taste i..."who was a jerk but at least had good taste in costume jewelry." WHY is that so real?? I bet a lot of our grandpas were like that.<br /><br />Thank you for showing us your copper collection! I especially love that massive turquoise brooch. <br /><br />I think this will be the first year I do a closet swap-over, but it was still in the high 20s (80s F) last week, so maybe this coming Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000280857395870399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-5009899839655137172021-10-12T18:05:44.105-07:002021-10-12T18:05:44.105-07:00Thanks, hon, glad you enjoyed it. I love peeking i...Thanks, hon, glad you enjoyed it. I love peeking into other people's closets too. <br /><br />I love my copper - it's so pretty! I wonder if most of it was made in the US? <br /><br />If/when I have to reduce my wardrobe, I'd probably stop doing the swap-over. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-57436386165827686442021-10-12T18:04:37.830-07:002021-10-12T18:04:37.830-07:00Maybe reduce your office wear down to a few really...Maybe reduce your office wear down to a few really good quality basics, like a solid colour dress, a print dress and a couple of good skirts, plus a couple of jackets and cardis. I really don't like buying things I can't wear to work - otherwise I'd never wear half my wardrobe. <br /><br />I guess we will have to see how things go, but I say lead the charge and dress up, Mica! Dare toSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-5137455063838816462021-10-12T06:34:47.979-07:002021-10-12T06:34:47.979-07:00Adore the vintage shoe history nestled amongst the...Adore the vintage shoe history nestled amongst the wardrobe swap happenings of this wonderful post. <br /><br />Stellar job on switching out your sunny and chilly weather attire. I can fully imagine + appreciate the energy, time, and effort that goes into such a hefty undertaking. Awesome job, my dear friend!<br /><br />Autumn Zenith 🎃 <a href="http://witchcraftedlife.com" rel="nofollow">Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-85793022205736603002021-10-11T09:57:29.355-07:002021-10-11T09:57:29.355-07:00woww, I do love a closet swap-over post!, totally ...woww, I do love a closet swap-over post!, totally enjoy to see the way other people manage their wardrobes/closets, so interesting!.<br />And I'm a huge fan of your copper collection, some wonderful cuffs and also beautiful earrings. My favourite pieces are those turquoise ones!. I've never seen any copper jewellery in charities nor consignment shops here, but I keep my fingers crossed! ;Señora Allnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403540346998939207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-31456497994712165792021-10-07T10:43:36.750-07:002021-10-07T10:43:36.750-07:00Thanks, Mim - I love my copper collection so much....Thanks, Mim - I love my copper collection so much. I have done that exact same thing - I have to see things in order to keep them in my mind for wearing. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-58245548669005531972021-10-07T10:43:03.426-07:002021-10-07T10:43:03.426-07:00Wow, thanks so much in advance, Lucy! I know, I...Wow, thanks so much in advance, Lucy! I know, I'm a voyeur when it comes to closets, and I love seeing inside someone else's. Thank you - it's a very curated collection, and you know I love my 'Vogs. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-87506960085742215132021-10-07T04:03:37.497-07:002021-10-07T04:03:37.497-07:00Those copper cuffs are gorgeous. I agree with you ...Those copper cuffs are gorgeous. I agree with you on being able to see things making them more likely to get used. Occasionally I rediscover things and think 'Why don't I wear that any more?! Oh, yeah, because I'd forgotten I had it." You have so many lovely things, it'd be a shame to forget them.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-5179947692196466942021-10-06T16:21:10.313-07:002021-10-06T16:21:10.313-07:00Oh!!!! I totally flipped over this post!! Nothing...Oh!!!! I totally flipped over this post!! Nothing makes me happier than going through a closet (must be the stylist in me LOL!). YOu did an amazing job- and now I actually want to live in it for real! You have such an extensive collection, it's absoutely stunning and those Flu-Vlogs O.M.G. Dying. I just have to feature you this Friday- I mean, how can I not?Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-14380814903683620322021-10-06T03:52:09.843-07:002021-10-06T03:52:09.843-07:00I think that's half the trouble with my wardro...I think that's half the trouble with my wardrobe - I have difficulties wearing all my "work" pieces casually as they seem so firmly "office" for me although I know I have a pretty relaxed office style with the relaxed dresscode so I think it's more a definition in my head I need to challenge! I did optimistically pick up a $1 pencil skirt at the opshop last year. I Micahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858487062882928298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-36324707523405183842021-10-04T18:32:45.287-07:002021-10-04T18:32:45.287-07:00So good to see you, Nana! No worries!
I'm gl...So good to see you, Nana! No worries! <br /><br />I'm glad that my swap-overs are not too exhausting! Yes, of course, and I do enjoy that what I have is a luxury! Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-12663899112699254082021-10-04T18:31:56.909-07:002021-10-04T18:31:56.909-07:00Yes, we can! Ha ha! I have to be well-organized or...Yes, we can! Ha ha! I have to be well-organized or I would not be able to have all these clothes. I wish I could have everything out at the same time, wistful sigh! Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-24200959852879870262021-10-04T18:07:16.795-07:002021-10-04T18:07:16.795-07:00Thanks so much, Mireille! Oh, I'm jealous that...Thanks so much, Mireille! Oh, I'm jealous that you only have a few tubs to do. I started with only my tubs and it's gotten out of control since, ha ha. Oh nice, that's cool that you use the hanger method. I try not to buy more hangers, but if I do, they are always wooden ones. I've gotten good at letting go of things I just don't feel anymore - it's just stuff. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-61855256087302110562021-10-04T18:05:49.432-07:002021-10-04T18:05:49.432-07:00Good question, Mica! I actually found that it didn...Good question, Mica! I actually found that it didn't work for my dresses more than my regular clothes. I try not to buy things for work that I wouldn't wear in a "regular"/in public look, but my dresses are for all those special events we used to throw and go to. It was sad for the first six months as I watched them NOT get worn. <br /><br />Maybe this is the time for you to be Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-13078667754534984932021-10-04T17:58:54.851-07:002021-10-04T17:58:54.851-07:00Thank you so much, Phyl! Glad you enjoyed it.
I ...Thank you so much, Phyl! Glad you enjoyed it. <br /><br />I love my shoes - I always have loved shoes, really. I'm always looking for new ones that are different from what I already have. <br /><br />Yay, happy I am not the only one who is wearing what she loves! Good for you! <br /><br />Isn't he sweet? Deceptively cute. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-50259675690870990232021-10-04T10:34:40.219-07:002021-10-04T10:34:40.219-07:00I'm just doing a catch up - September was supe...I'm just doing a catch up - September was super hectic and I'm a bit behind. <br /><br />I always love to see your closet change over posts - they exhaust me, but it satisfies my inner voyeur. I do a closet swap over too, but on a much smaller scale - smaller closet, smaller wardrobe. Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326769607731892563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-60152875241661145402021-10-04T09:11:33.370-07:002021-10-04T09:11:33.370-07:00We can savely say: "You have a LOT of stuff&q...We can savely say: "You have a LOT of stuff". You trump me darling. And you are so tidy and well organized.<br />I don't split summer and winter, simply because I do not have more storage space than the closets where everything is in.<br />GreetjeNo Fear of Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999161414598296313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-51670578544623419482021-10-04T03:55:22.409-07:002021-10-04T03:55:22.409-07:00Wow! What a shoe collection! And beautiful jewelry...Wow! What a shoe collection! And beautiful jewelry. I have a nice big closet so I only have 3 flat tubs that I switch out in the fall and spring and keep all of the rest out. I do use the hanger method too. And I do buy more hangers if I run out, lol! I am pretty ruthless about getting rid of things though if I haven't worn them or they are not my style anymore. I have decided there is not the 4 M'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396623792620503370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-33375081016928056342021-10-03T17:22:18.584-07:002021-10-03T17:22:18.584-07:00I was thinking about you the other day when I was ...I was thinking about you the other day when I was putting my clothes away in my wardrobe - did you find with the pandemic the hanger trick didn't work as well? I have so many office clothes that I haven't worn in quite some time but I also have no plans of getting rid of as I know there will come a time when I'm back in the office much more regularly - it's still optional now, theMicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858487062882928298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-1408955924535641702021-10-03T14:58:36.372-07:002021-10-03T14:58:36.372-07:00That’s a very well organised, impressive, closet s...That’s a very well organised, impressive, closet swap-over. Lovely to have a peek at your clothes and jewellery.<br /><br />I’m impressed by your shoe collection, it’s awesome and great that you can see what you have to pair with your outfits.<br /><br />I smiled when I read the line re short skirts. Ha!<br />I’m totally there with you; I have my minis waiting to be worn with opaque tights and Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450352428305061302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-36623069180828353442021-10-03T14:39:33.322-07:002021-10-03T14:39:33.322-07:00Hey, Velma, nice to see you again! It's been a...Hey, Velma, nice to see you again! It's been a while! I like to get mine over with in one go - it's a cascade and I can't stop until I'm done. <br /><br />Yes, I hear you there. We still haven't got everyone back, barely 10% of our staff. I am also undergoing a lot of change in my life, and that's reflected in my wardrobe, for sure. <br /><br />Oh, how cool! L and I are Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-84608348014933774832021-10-03T14:35:20.808-07:002021-10-03T14:35:20.808-07:00I'm still sore four days later, ha ha! It'...I'm still sore four days later, ha ha! It's evolved over time, but it works for me. Cool that you were able to do a remodel, and I'm jealous that you get to keep your clothes out all year round, Martha! I knew I had over 40 pairs, but wasn't 100% sure. Glad you enjoyed the post - thanks! Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.com