Fashioned & Designed // Guest Post

Hello to all in The Blue Birdhouse! Iris invited me to share a little about myself and my blog today (my first guest post ever- she is a brave girl to let me try it here! =). My name is Emily, and I'm the author of the blog Fashioned and Designed (because every lady is handmade by God). That tagline says simply why I do what I do. My hope is that through blogging I remind other ladies (not to mention myself, because I struggle with this too) that they are each a beautiful, custom-made creation by God, the Master Craftsman, designed for His glory, and encourage them to present themselves as exactly that every day in how they dress and act.

"I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are they works, and that my soul knoweth full well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written; which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them."

You can see how I got the inspiration for the blog title. =) Even though David is marveling at how he is made, he doesn't focus on himself; his thoughts go straight to God. If I am made like this, how amazing and wise must my Creator be?

Fashioned and Designed is a "modest fashion blog" so, in an effort to be practical, it turns out I write a lot about clothes. That is, modest outfits I wear and examples of fashion trends that can be worn with modesty. Occasionally I share something encouraging I have learned about modesty and purity from the standpoint of the Bible. I posted my first crafty, DIY kind-of-a-project this week, but there are some more in the works to show my readers how to customize and alter their wardrobe and accessories for modesty and style.

My personal style is a little bit of everything I love. I like to play with pattern and color and experiment with new combinations; I'll try just about anything at least once. Today I picked a difficult skirt to style, but I wanted to show you how versatile even this can be; I even wear it in different seasons.

I-Wanna-Be-a-Ballerina Look

Skirt and shrug: LOFT Outlet

Tee: Marshall's

Necklace: Made by me

Shoes: Payless

Preppy Schoolgirl Look

Skirt and shirt: LOFT Outlet

Sweater: Isaac Mizrahi for Target

Shoes: Steinmart

You all are always welcome at my blog. I love getting feedback from readers and just visiting with you.

Thanks, Iris, for letting me to take over The Blue Birdhouse today!

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Thank you Emily for joining me here in the Blue Birdhouse. I hope you all enjoyed this modesty post as much as I did. Now lets be friendly and fly over to Fashioned & Designed and give Emily a nice Thank you!

-Love, Iris♥