shopping!

Yesterday I went shopping!!! :D

I went to many stores, but I bought cute shirts from only two: Maurice's and Aeropostale.

*Maurice's: Sale prices listed (have the receipt, but can't find the regular prices)
*Aeropostale: Regular prices listed (lost the receipt, so I'm goin by the tags)

Pink and Gray Sweater Shirt Thingy
$44.50
Aeropostale

Gray and White Floral Camisole
$19.50
Aeropostale

Green Shirt Thing
$44.50
Aeropostale

Patchwork Henley Tank
$12.00
Maurice's
(White tank not included)

Black Textured Vest with Hood
$26.00
Maurice's
(Belt bought at Kohl's for $26)

Plaid Sheer Chiffon
$29.00
Maurice's

Swirl Stone Band
$14.50
Maurice's

back to school outfits.

While I am girly, I love wearing Jeans and a T-shirt. But can that be cute?

Well, duh! ;)

Here are some tips to be comfy and cute at the same time.

Wear different colors! :)

back to school... skinny jeans! by growingupgrace featuring skinny leg jeans

Shoes can change an outfit. Make your shoes go with you jeans.

back to school... shoes and jeans! by growingupgrace featuring flat shoes

Try to stay away from low-cut t shirts or short t shirts. If there is a super cute shirt that is too low or too high, put a cami under it!

back to school... t shirts! by growingupgrace featuring off shoulder shirts

Last but not least... don't put a tight shirt with skinny jeans. Tight and tight don't mix. If your wearing a tight shirt, wear boot cuts. If your wearing skinny jeans, wear a loose shirt.

back to school... jeans and a t shirt! by growingupgrace featuring an oversized t shirt

back to school outfits.

Hey peoples! I'm doing a back to school outfits series!

Today I'm going to show you girly outfits. Dresses, skirts, pink, all the fun girl stuff!

Sundresses are always super cute and adorable... but the straps can be too small. Pair with a cardigan or t-shirt underneath!

back to school... sundress by growingupgrace featuring sun dresses

Skirts are so comfortable... make sure you keep it modest! If it doesn't go to your knees, add leggings.

back to school... skirts! by growingupgrace featuring a denim skirt

Shoes are a big deal... to some people (like me :)). Heels are fab, but are they practical? Tripping down the hallway isn't fun!

back to school... shoes! by growingupgrace featuring lightweight shoes

There was all the girly stuff! On Monday I'll have Jeans and a T-Shirt :)

cute hair ideas for this summer, part two.

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See part one here.

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I want to let you guys know that I will be guest posting a lot on *Writings of a Passionate Girl* from now until the 21st! Please follow Meena's blog and stay up-to-date on my posts!

shabby apple giveaway, a guest post, and whats comin' next.

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COMING UP ON GROWING UP GRACE:
May 27th - Hunger Games movie review
May 28th - Cute Hair Ideas for this Summer, part two (see part one here)

May 29th - "How to Handle a Crush" - a repost from Beloved Star

product review - halftee.

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Halftee is super awesome, super modest, and super comfortable. See the picture above? That girl is wearing a long sleeve Halftee. Without it, she would be wearing a cami dress that is not all that modest.

Have you noticed that a ton of cute shirts are.... not modest AT ALL? Halftees provide modesty for spaghetti-straps and low-cut shirts.

It's annoying when it's hot outside, so you put a t-shirt under a tank, and it gets super hot, right? Halftees are only half a shirt (well, duh) and are super comfortable! It takes a couple minutes to get used to the fact that it is only half a shirt... but after that, it's amazing!

For anyone who loves the prints on those low-cut shirts, but doesn't like the low-cut, I would encourage you to check out Halftee.com! I have {this one} in grey, and {this one} in white and love them both!

They sell these in girl sizes, but the x-small in women's fits me well.

COMING UP ON GROWING UP GRACE: HUNGER GAMES MOVIE REVIEW!

cute hair ideas for this summer, part one.

When someone says, "Summer," I think, More time to experiment with hair and makeup!

One of my favorite blogs, Girls for God (a fashion blog by a Christian girl) always has cute summer fashion and hair ideas! I tried some out, and loved them! I'd like to show ya! (But I also have my own ideas, so this is going to take two posts. Be on the look out for part two!)

Know what Girls for God said? Toothpaste gets rid of zits!!! Gotta try that out... anyone with me?

Sorry. Getting side-tracked.

Another good hair blog is Bye Bye Beehive!

Anyway, here are some of my favorite ways to do my hair! This post will be more simpler ways to put up hair...
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Barbie Pony Tails from side and back

Half Up Half Down But Mostly Down

Almost Like a Braid But Not Really

Braid in the Pony

im sorry i havent blogged in forever.

See, I set up the blog before I had an email... so this is under my Dad's email... and you can't change your email that you use to sign in. Naturally, my Dad doesn't want me to know his password... and someone (I'm thinking Jarrett) signed me out of blogger...

SO! Because I have not blogged in FOREVER I thought I might make a BIG post that has a little bit of EVERYTHING!

First of all... there is a giveaway at Diary of a Beautiful Soul!!! It ends on the 29th... so hurry and enter! There is a camera ring (adorable!), mockingjay earrings (cute!) and some other necklaces (yay!).

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Look at this adorable headband holder that i made with a Quaker oats box and contact paper!

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Check out my nails!!! Cute, right? For more "nail inspiration," go to No Naked Nails!

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You guys want to see some of my latest photography, right?

Yes, yes we do!

Okay. ;)

THESE WERE TOTALLY UNEDITED

This is Olive's puppy, Howard. Isn't he cute?!_______________________________________________________________________

These are my fishies ;)
I'll post about bunnies later...

HEY!!! What should I post about??? Comment below!

black & white and todays outfit.

I chose the above picture for the photo challenge because Christ loved us so much that he came down to Earth to save us. He chose to show His love to us instead of let us die.

Why the books, you ask? All of those books were written by people who love Jesus Christ. They wanted other people to know about His love, so they wrote about it.

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Please ignore the fact that these are terrible pictures I took in front of a mirror...

I love this outfit!!! Don't you? I got the stripped shirt at Ross, the pants at JCPenny, the shoes from Walmart, and the jewelry for Christmas.