1 Christmas Scarf 5 Ways

Here's the thing. I got an adorable little red and green Christmas scarf and I want to wear it tomorrow for a Christmas party with family. Our parties are nothing fancy, more like nice casual. But what will I wear my red and green scarf with? That's the dilemma I faced. And like always, I headed to polyvore to figure it out. I know I've talked about it lots before, but seriously, being able to plan out my outfits being able to see how they will look and then pinning them for later use? Perfection. But as I was creating different outfit combinations, I thought maybe you'd be interested in seeing the process.

So here are 5 outfits I created with one scarf that looks very similar to the one I have. All of the pieces are exact ones I own or very similar looking to ones I own. I haven't completely decided which one I'm going to wear yet, but I'll be sure to make a post with the actual outfit.

Hopefully this helps to show all the different outfits that can be created around just one accessory! And to maybe provide some inspiration for holiday outfits without looking like a walking, talking Christmas tree? Although if that's your thing, go for it! ;)

So what do you think? Which one(s) would you wear?

1 christmas scarf 5 ways by greathappiness featuring a cable knit sweater

American Vintage pullover sweater, $53 / Old Navy sweater / Mango cable knit sweater / Pinko lace blouse / Elle slim fit pants / Gloria Vanderbilt tapered jeans / LOFT straight jeans / Jane Norman clothing, $33 / Simply Vera slim jeans / H M leopard print flat, $13 / H M pink flat, $13 / Lucky brand flat / FOSSIL braided leather bracelet / Aurélie Bidermann bracelet bangle / Amrita Singh pearl cluster ring / Bracelet jewelry / White gold jewelry, $67 / Reeds Jewelers stainless steel jewelry / Forever 21 two finger ring / Forever 21 ring / Gucci shawl / Mens Jill Tee Womens / Suzie Mas green flat / Cuff jewelry / Hinged cuff bracelet / Lensflare effect / Shoedazzle

dress and pants

I wore this outfit to teach a lesson in my first grade classroom I'll be student teaching in. Yes, I'm wearing a dress and pants. Skinny pants, of course. I'm sure this is controversial, although I don't see it as much different than wearing a dress and leggings. Sometimes I'd just rather have pants instead, though, and they kept me warmer! Love this dress too, so cute and comfy and I got some nice compliments on it! Can't wait to wear "teacher outfits" every day starting in a couple months ;)

And here's a secret, this ring is from Claire's, and every time I wear it I get compliments! Sometimes, if you pick out "cheap" jewelry carefully, you can find some real gems for next to nothing!

Would you wear a dress with pants?

Dress: Tanga (exact below)

Pants: Loft (exact below)

Cardigan: Forever 21

Shoes: Crocs

Necklace: Charming Charlie

Ring: Claire's

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dress and pants by greathappiness featuring a feather ring

Leopard and Red

I'm back after taking the month of October off on this blog! I had 2 sinus infections back-to-back and they completely wiped me out, so I had to put all my time and energy that I had into school-related things. Plus, one of the last things you want to do when you're sick is take pictures of yourself, you know?

I adore this outfit. It's so simple and so comfortable: a t shirt, jeans, a pair of canvas shoes, and a scarf. But this is where color and pattern choices make all the difference. By choosing the fun pattern of leopard print for the scarf and color of red for the shoes, it instantly pulled it together in a cute, refreshing outfit, even just on a base of a plain grey tee and jeans. Plus the gold ring and bracelet helped pull the look together completely. I had been on the lookout for a leopard print scarf for awhile and was thrilled when I found this one from Charlotte Russe for only $5- my favorite place to buy scarves!

Top: Forever 21

Jeans: Pajama Jeans (exact below)

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

Scarf: Charlotte Russe (exact below)

Ring: Forever 21 (exact below)

Bracelet: JewelMint (exact below)

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red and leopard by greathappiness featuring a bangle bracelet

Linking up with The Style Record
 

Colorblocked

I like this top from StyleMint, because I don't have anything else like it. It's a bold look, plus it also contains my high school colors, which makes me a little nostalgic. Normally I would wear this top with some black or denim skinny pants, but it was so hot this day, that I had to go with capris. I went with my brown capris, which still work with this top, even though there's no brown with the top. I used to be scared to play around with neutrals, because even though Stacy and Clinton have told us numerous times that they go together, it just didn't seem right. But I see, of course, that they were correct. I went with a simple and architectural ring and necklace to kind of keep with the feel of the top.

Top: StyleMint (exact below)

Pants: old

Necklace: Forever 21 (exact below)

Bracelet: Apple of My Eye jewelry (exact below)

Ring: Sneakpeeq

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colorblocked by greathappiness featuring brown capri pants

This post is linked up to Style Sessions

red and blue: May 16th Outfit

All of the pieces in this outfit are new except for the ring. And the shoes were worn just last week, as you saw, but they're still new. I was super lucky to score these amazing pants on sale from The Limited for just $6.99! Aren't they awesome? They print is abstract but kind of reminds me of animal, camouflage, and floral prints all in one. Most importantly: they're red. The top I just picked up at Target and I like the chambray look to it, even though it's not, and the pocket. And then this necklace from Kohl's is an instant new favorite! The whole outfit is very Springy to me- what do you think?

Top: Target (similar- $15)
Pants: The Limited (similar- $15)
Shoes: Crocs (similar- $33)
Necklace: Kohls (similar- $15)
Ring: Forever 21 (similar- $15)

This post is linked up to What I Wore to Work at Mix & Match Fashion.

Red White and Blue Denim: May 10th Outfit

I was totally digging the red and white striped top with the cropped denim jacket combination I had going on last Thursday. It has an Americana vibe but there's nothing cheesy about it. The stripes on the top are a more pinkish red, and really they could work as either color. I went into a store called Rainbow for the first time a few weeks ago and that's where I picked up this jacket for under $10. Love it! And these Croc sandals were scored at a Crocs outlet for only $10! I needed some red sandals and I love these and their chunky heel. Perfect for summer and comfortable too.

Top: Forever 21 (similar- $9.50)

Pants: Pajama Jeans (exact- $20)

Jacket: Rainbow (similar- $25)

Necklace: made by me

Shoes: Crocs (similar- $33)

Disneybound Day 28/April 28th Outfit

Nearing the end of my month of Disneybounding, I went on the search for a unique character to do that I hadn't previously thought of. And I actually really love the outfit I came up with as a result

Etch (from Toy Story)

I never thought I'd say one day that my outfit was inspired by an etch-a-sketch, but there you go. This was the first time I got to wear this top (which I love and found on Storenvy), and I really love it paired with my red skinny corduroys. I can't imagine it looking better with any other color pants. Red and grey is a great color combination! I also love these shoes to complete the outfit. And I just noticed my hand looks grossly bruised in this picture. Sorry about that- I promise it's actually fine!

Top: Storenvy (similar- $35)
Pants: Loft (exact- $15)
Shoes: Dr. Jays (exact- $15)
Ring: Forever 21 (similar- $6)
Bracelet: Forever 21 (similar- $10)

Disneybound Day 25/April 25th Outfit

I don't have anything special going on today, just working my nanny job and then grad school class at night. But we all know that when we look good, we feel good, right? I love today's outfit, so it's making me feel good on an otherwise ordinary day.

Snow White

I've never done a primary colors combination for my outfit before, but now I realize that's just silly. I'm loving these colors together in my outfit. My pants are more of an orangish yellow, but that's ok. I am really in love with these pants. I paired them with a more lightweight and slouchy blue top, which I think gives the outfit a more effortless look. I just got this necklace in the mail, and it's perfect. Red shoes are a perfect pop of color to any outfit, and I was really lucky to score these online from Urban Outfitters for $4 last summer. Then to finish off, I added my owl ring, inspired by Snow White living in  the cottage in the woods.

Get a similar complete look for only $70.40!

Top: (similar- $10)

Pants: Carsons (similar- $35)

Shoes: Urban Outfitters (similar- $9)

Necklace: Sassy Steals (exact- $8.40)

Ring: Pacsun (similar- $8)

I was really excited when I noticed this morning that I got positive comments on my Esmeralda outfit on clothapp.com! Honestly, this was definitely one of my favorite, if not my very favorite, Disneybound outfits so far. And I always love getting feedback, so it was nice to hear that others liked it too! So if you stumble across this blog, don't ever be shy to comment- all are welcome :)

This post is linked up to What I Wore to Work.

Disneybound Day 10/April 10th Outfit

It was another day full of rain and thunderstorms as I went out to do my internship, so I needed a comfortable, functional, nice casual outfit that could hold up in the weather, and what I had planned worked great.

Mickey Mouse

Who better to dress as working with kids than Mickey?? I got these pants from Loft marked down to $8 which was awesome. I never would have considered red skinny pants or red pants at all up until recently, but I'm glad I became more courageous and opened my mind to the idea, because I really love these pants. They're really lightweight and super comfortable! And these are crocs, but they're cute ones, right? I can't resist bright yellow, and they really are comfy to walk on, which helps with the pain from my nerve condition. It ended up being quite cold today so I wore my black cocoon sweater too for a little extra warmth.

Top: (similar)

Pants: loft (exact)

Necklace: groopdealz (similar)

shoes: (nothing similar)

Disneybound Day 6/ April 6th Outfit

I contemplated going out to do a little shopping today, but in the end staying home and creating outfits on polyvore won. The extreme wind wasn't exactly motivating either. So I went with another comfy outfit.

Grumpy

This outfit is simple but the scarf helps pull it all together, which I used to simulate Grumpy's beard. This shirt was another ebay find. Oh the things you can get for just a couple dollars on there...

Shirt: ebay (similar)
Pants: (similar)
Scarf: charlotte russe (similar)