GIVEAWAY (closed): I Heart NY Pleated Skirt

I'm a day late and I'm so sorry!  The winner is: Anonymous 10:32 with email addy ruizhang2000@yahoo.com  Please contact me for your win!

Update: Since we're in the middle of a move to SF, I extended the amount of time estimated to alter and mail the skirt to you.  See below for details.  Thanks!  Congrats!  

In a previous post, I asked if anyone would be interested in a sample item giveaway.  No one seemed offended by the idea so here is the first one :)

Up for giveaway is a pleated skirt with a cute NYC print.  There are a few things to note since this is an already-made sample skirt:

• This skirt is dry clean only and has a more open weave than most apparel fabrics.  I would advise wearing a slip underneath.
• Current measurements are 28" waist and 21" length.  I can alter it to make this smaller or shorter for you, but unfortunately not in the opposite direction.

Giveaway Guidelines:

1. I appreciate every single GFC (click follow on right sidebar) and Bloglovin' follow.  What can I say?  It makes a gal feel good about herself.  BUT you do not have to follow to win.
2. To enter, simply leave a comment below.
3. I will randomly select a winner on October 3rd.  The winner will have 48 hours to contact me to claim the prize.  If unclaimed, I will draw another winner.  
4. Once won, please allow me 4-6 weeks (Sorry! I had to extend this time because I'm in the middle of a cross-country move) to alter it to your size (if applicable).
5. This giveaway is open to US readers.  I will hold a future one to include international friends!

Good luck!

Mother-Daughter Chevron Pleated Skirts DIY

Aside from the normal preparations of going back to work, I also knew I wanted new family portraits done for my desk.  I can't tell you how many stressful moments have been alleviated by staring at baby pictures of my son.  Puts everything into perspective rather quickly.  :)

Family portraits are kind of tricky to me.  I wanted to wear something relatively classic looking so the pictures wouldn't look too dated when we looked back at them years from now.  I also wanted the whole family to look cohesive (yes, I've been watching too much Project Runway) so decided that everyone should wear blue.  I took it to the next step and decided to play matchy-matchy with Baby E again by making us both pleated chevron skirts.

DIY Mother-Daughter Chevron Pleated Skirts (buy here)

I know you can't see our faces in this pic, but this is one of my favorite candid shots from the session :)

And see that "glow" on my arms?  It was a HOT day for photos.

 I think it was Jean who mentioned that she trusts the camera much more than the mirror.  So I pondered between 2 classic button-downs via photos.  I'm glad I did!  I preferred the light blue in the mirror, but the dark navy looked so much better in the photo due to the contrast.  The pictures also told me to nix the necklace for being too busy. 

(And if you're wondering, I have not yet fixed my ball of hair here since these were taken the same day as the black sheath post, but appreciate all your helpful tips!)

If interested, you can order these at my Etsy store.

Skirts are custom made to your waist measurement and length preference.

Baby / Toddler version also available by special request :)

Sooo, mother-daughter outfits - take advantage while she's too young to be embarrassed or stop it already?  :D

P.S.  Now that I'm back to work, blog posting may be a little erratic as well as general interaction.  If you have a question or need anything, I'm usually the best at responding via Twitter (I know that's weird, but the limited characters works well for me) followed by email.