If you know me, you know I’m a little obsessed with the color green. I’m particularly crazy about the shade you see here.

Mint green is calming and serene. It conjures up the salty smell of the ocean and the cool breeze blowing through your hair.

It makes me think of mermaids rising up out of seafoam. Of steaming mugs of mint tea on a cold morning. Of Peppermint Patties melted all over my daughter’s little fingers.

Somehow, it even makes me think of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (something about enchanted forests and fairies screams this color to me. Any time I think of that play, the images in my head are washed in a mint green glow).

I even painted my bedroom this color, in hopes of making it a nice, calming little oasis.

That’s what I’m hoping I created for you here: a calm little corner of minty goodness in the midst of your hectic day.

1 Wren Willow :: 2 Betsy Jewelry Design :: 3 Polestar :: 4 Ikabags

1 ModCloth :: 2 Petite Delights :: 3 Voguedolly :: 4 Michael Antonio

Mint fashion? Yes please. Which of these pieces is your favorite? Do you lean towards laid back, casual mint fashion or is it a color that screams glamour and romance for you? I love it all!

Ocean Shore by Andi Anderson Artwork

“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it.”—Jonathan Winters

big yellow earrings by The Peach Tree

So, I’m not really a yellow person. I’ve mentioned before that I tend to gravitate towards water colors and jewel tones, which is why it’s weird that I’ve been loving on citrus hues lately.

I think my objection to the color is because it completely washes me out. There’s just a little too much yellow in my skin tone for me to rock yellow.

So every time I try on a super cute lemon shirt or dress, I end up looking like I’m battling the flu or some other energy-sucking sickness. Let’s just say it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Lately, I’ve had a bit of a change of heart (maybe it’s because I haven’t been confronted by the sight of myself in yellow for a while?).

Yellow is just so happy, isn’t it? It’s bright and it’s cheerful and it alludes to sunshine and summertime and fluffy baby chicks. How could it not lift your mood?

I’m specifically drawn to yellow when it’s paired with a crisp, bright white. The combination just seems to make both colors brighter and more lively.

They make you want to do a little happy dance, don’t they?

I want to surround myself in this yellow goodness and create my own little happy bubble that nothing can burst!

Yesterday I was all about the sundress. Today I’m thinking about summer accessories to go with it.

I collected a bunch of fantastic, summery pieces that can be grouped together by themes. But don’t feel locked into these little boxes! Mix and match and create your own categories (glamour athlete, anyone?)…

Eco Friendly

1 Squishy Sushi :: 2 vintage INDO Optical via MODvintage
3 via Pineapple Mint :: 4 Merrill Lidia

Glamour

1 Raffique :: 2  Simplicity by Susi D. Jewelry
3 One of a Kind Jewelry Design :: 4 Sam Edelman
The handmade goodies in this section were found via Vero Jewelry.

Athletic

1 Athleta :: 2 Kaenon :: 3 Athleta ::4 Olukai Inc

This weekend was one of those brutally hot, stiflingly humid weekends here in New York. There was no point in trying to tame the frizz or combat the sweat. You just had to embrace it!

This type of weather always makes me want to break out the sundresses. Light, airy and always pretty, they make it much easier to feel good when the air feels impossibly heavy and the sun is beating down on you relentlessly.

So in celebration of the start of summer, I’ve put together a little rainbow-colored ode to the sundress…

1 vintage Toni Todd via Hot Vintage :: 2 Mossimo :: 3 vintage Ui-Maikai via Mystery Mister :: 4 Jessica Simpson :: 5 Green oOlives :: 6 AGB :: 7 Tortillagirl Clothing and Accessories :: 8 Mall 24/7 9::  Alternative