Happy National Flip Flop Day!

It's National Flip Flop Day! And every year in honor of the day, Tropical Smoothie Cafe (a franchise with locations owned by local business people*) joins with Camp Sunshine, a camp that supports children with life-threatening illnesses, to raise money to send families to the camp. To help raise awareness, Tropical Smoothie Cafe is giving away free smoothies today to customers who wear flip flops to the restaurant.

And of course, there are a lots of Etsy and indie finds featuring this beloved summer footwear:

1- Summer Flip Flops on a Clothes Line by Studio Lara
2 - Agency sandals from Ruche
3 - Tropical Flip Flops Pendant by Tiny Shinys
4 - Flip Flops bracelet by Angela Moore
5 - Outdoor pillows by This Little Home
6 - Summertime Fun Patchwork Tote by Quilting Diva


*Lancaster, Pa., peeps, we've got our very own Tropical Smoothie Cafe right downtown. It's located at 15 East King Street, right down from Penn Square. For those of you outside of the city, there's one on the Lititz Pike in Bloomfield Square Shopping Center.

Target + The Yumi Yumi Shop

I've always been a fan of The Yumi Yumi Shop, so you can imagine my delight when I stumbled upon a Target (yes, Target!) t-shirt with licensed art from this shop! And no worries, everyone, Target didn't rip off this artist - her name is printed on the inside of the t-shirt and she posted about it on her blog. It's nice to see a big box helping out an indie gal, don't you think?

Target t-shirt | Little Sparrows by The Yumi Yumi Shop

(PS - See how I styled the t-shirt (yes, I bought it) here, my new(est) fashion and style blog, Moxie Grace. I'll save the explanation for that for another day.)

color love :: red, white and blue

What better color combo for Memorial Day weekend than the patriot trio of red, white and blue?

Top row: 1- Berry Cheesecake Necklace by Catie's Blue | 2- Red with Flowers Clutch Purse by Tulip Couture
Middle row: 3- Mute Navigator Blouse by Amoel Barroco | 4- Red, White and Blue Bracelet by Bijoux Mimi
Bottom row: 5- Kilauea Lighthouse Fine Art Photograph by Livvielane Photography | 6- MacIntosh Dress in Red from Spool No. 72

color love :: peach and hot pink

This color combination just shouts "spring" to me and I'm loving it. Maybe I love it because so many flowers grow in these colors or because it reminds me of eating delicious peach and strawberry sorbet on warm spring day, but whatever the reason, peach, hot pink and I are having a moment.

Sherbet Hairpin Set by Hot Pink Chick | 60s Hollywood Regency Vintage Lantern from Fabulous Mess
Betsy Johnson Iona Dress from Modcloth | Victorian Rose Necklace by Jewellori | That was just a Dream Photograph by Zuppa Artista
Daisy Hot Pink Chalcedony Earrings by Made by Sam | Cotton Washcloth Set by Madd Crocheter

color love :: olive + mint

Other than nature, color is my biggest source of inspiration (and I suppose one could argue that the colors in nature are what inspires me most). And so, I couldn't continue much longer with the blog without re-introducing my color inspiration boards.

This week, I'm taking inspiration from my other blog and creating a board with olive and mint. And since St. Patty's Day was this week, I think the wearing 'o the green is perfectly appropriate.


Top to bottom, left to right:
row 1: Dandelion digital art print by Crimson Peachy Art | Key Lime embroidered tank from Shop Ruche | Sea Cruise earrings by Licia Beads | Bicycle on Green pendant by Elle Cools
row 2: Pistachio Mint lampwork beads by Kat Scratch Beads | Ripple Striped Green handbag by Hot Mama Handbags
row 3: Easy Being Green sandals from ModCloth | A New Start fine art print by Honeytree Photography