California Birthday Girl

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Overall April has been quite hectic and extremely busy, and to add to it, my birthday fell on Easter this year. So there wasn’t really the opportunity to celebrate proper, however, a few of my fellow heathens and orphans and I decided to get gussied up and head to Disneyland. I call us “heathens and orphans” meaning we don’t celebrate the holiday and/or we don’t have close relatives in which to celebrate with.

As it was my birthday, I decided to wear one of my birthday presents, instead of going for a pastel Easter inspired ensemble.

It’s no surprise to long time readers of the blog that I love a good vintage California themed textile (I did a whole blog post on linens and scarves awhile back), and I almost passed out when I spied this skirt on Pinterest eons ago. Honestly, I had resigned myself to the fact I would never get it, because border prints are notoriously expensive, (and I swear getting more expensive by the second) and I had never seen one for sale! But I was overjoyed when fellow blogger, Frances of Polka Polish mailed this to me. I paired it with one of Match Accessories latest creations, a wooden poppy flower brooch, as the poppy is the official state flower of California, along with my California themed charm bracelet.

Myself standing in front of an adobe colored building and mosaic tile bench, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in front of a wrought iron gate, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in the doorway of a blue tile building, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

A shot from the waist down, my hand holding out the skirt, displaying illustrated images of Catalina, Mission Santa Barbara, and the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Joshua trees in bloom along the hem of the skirt.

Myself standing in front of a wrought iron gate, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in front of an adobe colored building and mosaic tile bench, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing on mosaic tile steps leading up to a wrought iron gate, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Close-up of my charm bracelet, which features Sleeping Beauty Castle, a palm tree, the Palm Springs Arial Tram, and others peeking out of view.

Myself standing in front of a mosaic image of a female Spanish dancer in a red dress, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in the doorway of a blue tile building, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself sitting on a mosaic tile bench, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself leaning over a railing of a curved archway balcony overlooking Buena Vista Street, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in front of a mosaic image of a female Spanish dancer in a red dress, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Close-up of the skirt, which features illustrations of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Mission Santa Barbara and Joshua trees in bloom.

Myself standing in the doorway of a blue tile building, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in front of an adobe colored building and mosaic tile bench, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Close-up of my two brooches, one a wooden D done in the style of the Disneyland sign, and edged in blue, the other a wooden poppy flower, painted yellow.

Myself standing in the doorway of a blue tile building, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself leaning over a railing of a curved archway balcony overlooking Buena Vista Street, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself sitting on a mosaic tile bench, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in front of a mosaic image of a female Spanish dancer in a red dress, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

Myself standing in front of an adobe colored building and mosaic tile bench, wearing a green peasant top, with a D shaped brooch, and a poppy flower brooch, and a skirt featuring images of the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Catalina, and Mission Santa Barbara, a blue scarf is tied in my hair, and yellow shoes.

For those perhaps unfamiliar with California, or perhaps can’t make out the details of the skirt, it features Catalina at the top, Mission Santa Barbara (you can view our visit to it here), the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and Joshua trees in bloom along the bottom.

Patrick and I are planning a combined birthday party later next month, as Patrick’s birthday is in May. Also, super sorry for all of the theme park posts lately! I know theme parks aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, so sometimes I try to make them more outfit centered, like with this post.

Outfit
Scarf: ???
Peasant Top: Pinup Girl Clothing
Brooches: Match Accessories
Skirt: Gift from Frances, Polka Polish
California Charm Bracelet: Made up of vintage charms found here and there
Shoes: Re-Mix

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