and goodwill towards all mankind Merry Holidays from The Clarkes
Tag: 2016
Christmas Wishlist 2016
As a grown up it feels really weird to want something for Christmas and know deep down, no one else knows that you want it...as a kid it's easy to ask for things for the holiday. They eagerly ask an old man in a red suit for a crazy variety of things and manage to [...]
Wear it Wednesday | Dressember Update 1
We are only 7 days into Dressember but it's been a hard one, it's been 50ish degrees as a high since day 1 and SO cold in the mornings and evenings! Remember the goal to Dressember is to raise awareness and show that you can do anything in a dress, like go to work, raise kids, [...]
Finished Reading: Walking on Water by Madeline L’Engle
Art is communication and if there is no communication it is as though the work had been stillborn. The reader, viewer, listener usually grossly underestimates their importance. -Madeline L'Engle The reflections on faith & art is a deep read on what it means to be a Christian artist? and what is the relationship between faith [...]
Dressember Accessory Necessities
This is my short list for a successful Dressember, a variety of leggings, boots, and sweaters but also my dress slip helps makes this month easier and removes friction when out and about! Leggings- I couldn't do Dressember without leggings and my fleece lined ones are always perfect or cold days when I don't want to [...]
Wear it Wednesday | Dressember 2016
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means Dressember isn't far behind! For the 3rd year in a row, I am pledging to wear a dress everyday for the month of December to raise awareness of sex trafficking around the world. Again, Kayla & I are teaming up and have created the Wear It [...]
Finished Reading: Love, Henri
As a lover of written words, this book spoke to me in a way none has before. The assortment of subject matter from social justice, to marriage counseling and elder spiritual care was a fresh new take on faith in the modern era. This sampling of letters written by Henri J.M. Nouwen to many of [...]
Wear It Wednesday | 5 ways I wear a Dress
Dressember is around the corner, so you're on the fence. What on earth can you do wearing a dress everyday to "mix it up"? Here are 5 ways, I like to mix up Dressember in my dress! If you're wearing the same dress EVERYDAY, it can feel monotonous, make sure the color of your dress [...]
#write31daysFashionforGood | Recap
It's not over, tomorrow I have a special post planned that I hope you get excited about. But let's go over the last month here, today. I shared a total of 19 ethically made brands with you, ranging from Uganda, India, and Australia to many located right here in the USA. Brands that provide their [...]
USA: Wildly Co.
This one is a bit of a wild card for me, I don't have kids but I can tell you kids are hard to buy for. They create laundry heaps bigger than themselves and they grow out of everything way to fast. So how do ethically minded parents shop for kids? Make all the clothes [...]