Pinterest Told Me To Told Me To!

You guys!
To say I'm overwhelmed by your response to this contest would be the understatement of the year.
It would be like saying, "Lindsay Lohan needs a positive role model."
See?  Understatement. 
(Cassie - that one was for you.)  ;)

In short,
Y'all. Are. Awesome.
Not only did I get lots and lots AND LOTS of  really cute pictures from you guys,  I also received super sweet e-mails that I appreciate more than you will ever know.

I will say this, I've learned 2 things:
1)
Apparently I'm way bossier than I thought.
Like WAY bossier.
(And to be clear, I already knew I was bossy.)
You girls have bought tons of stuff that I've told you about,
and you've put together some really great outfits!
 2)
I have some good looking readers if I do say so myself.
You guys are seriously cute!

It was a blast seeing how all of you are really using this blog to
influence what you wear and what you buy!
(And what I'm most happy about is how much you have LOVED the products and
clothing items you have purchased!
All of your sweet messages let me know that you now love these things as much as I do!)

Now you girls are going to get to see what Pinterest Told Me To has been telling all of YOU to do!
You're going to see tons of pictures (300 to be exact!),
 and you are going to get to read some of the sweet e-mails.

HERE WE GO!.....

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Hi there funny lady!   I just want to say how much I love your blog.  I am always sad when I come to the end of a post because I want more!  I'm attaching 5 entries for the contest.  You've inspired me to dress better and I actually feel better.  Crazy!  Here are my pics.  (Check out my geometric scarf!  I stalked the store and Loft online until I could get my paws on that scarf!)

Thanks for doing what you do.  I KNOW we would be good friends in real life.   Not in a creepy way.  

Camille :)
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 Sheaffer ~

First off, can't tell you enough - how much I LOVE your blog!!!   I tell so many friends about it & it is the one thing I read each day.  It has really helped me change up my wardrobe as I am such a "get in a rut" clothing girl and only wear a fraction of what I own.  I have even printed off your Pinterest Pin Pages and keep it in my closet as reminder of ideas of outfits.   Even looking on-line at other people who do clothing blogs - yours is my favorite because I just love your style especially the cardigan!  (Which yes - now I have bought 5 cardigans thanks to you!)

Here is a list of all I have bought because you "told me to":

1) Tan cardigan

2) Cream cardigan 

3) Pink cardigan

4) Animal print  cardigan

5) Green cardigan

6) Some fun chunky necklaces and YES totally changes the outfit! (actually bought a few more yesterday, but forgot to get pic)

7) Scarfs: 2 animal print scarfs, black floral one, and orange scarf!

8) Two denim shirts (and yes haven't owned one since junior high)

9) Some striped tees to layer under cardigans or denim: orange and two blue stripped shirts

10) New colored denim (black, white, and red skinny jeans)  * Think tomorrow I am going to go pick up some melon colored.

* I just took pics of all the things bought together.  

Wow - once I actually looked through my closet - you have been very bossy & I absolutely LOVE it!   

This Sunday to church, I wore my denim shirt with the camel cardigan and black/white zebra print scarf with black skinny jeans and camel colored boots.  Super cute and got so many compliments.  I would have never mixed black/brown, but oh so cute!

Keep up the fun blogging!   

Shauna
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Sheaffer!  I love, love, love your blog!

I was always a very neutral dresser--blacks, tans, whites...my friends all made fun of me even!  but, I thought I knew what I liked...
.....Until you!

Now, I have added color to my wardrobe and am trying new combos...I love it!  I refer to your outfits alot now when trying to put something together.  Yours is the first blog I read each morning eating breakfast and then I mentally make a shopping list.... Your great writing and sense of humor are a fun way to start the day.

Fav stores, are loft, limited, and jcrew outlet so I appreciate your sales alerts!

I am on the hunt for a fossil purse now too!

Thanks for all your hard work on the blog...I know it is a LOT of work.... I really do love it!  Keep up the great work!
-Jan 

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Hi Sheaffer,

I was just going to send my "Pinterest Told Me To told me" to picture without an email but I just can't do that - I have to share a story behind my purchase of the Hue Denim Leggings.

First I have to tell you how much I love your blog and thank you for getting me to wear something other than my tried and true jeans and a turtleneck or long sleeve t-shirt.

So apparently I am telling my boys (hubby and 8 yr old son) PTMT WAY too much. When I come home with Nordstrom or Loft (long time favorite store of mine) shopping bags and tell them that PTMT buy whatever I purchased, I now get "the look". I'm sure you know "the look" - the one that says, "really you want me to believe that you bought all of that because some blog told you to?" look.

Usually I choose to ignore "the look" but the other day when I came home with my Hue Denim Leggings in a Nordstrom bag I couldn't keep my mouth shut. So after receiving "the look" I informed hubby that he would be thanking PTMT once he saw my butt in the Hue Denim Leggings that PTMT told me to buy. Luckily for me hubby is a butt man as I am not endowed at all in the chest. I wore my Hue Denim Leggings the other day and sure enough hubby has decided that it's okay for me to do what PTMT. I'll probably still get the look but I'll just remind hubby of the Hue leggings and all will be good!

Attached is my first PTMT told me to entry - the hubby approved Hue Denim Leggings. I'll be sending other pictures over the next few weeks.

Thanks again,

LS
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 Hi Sheaffer!

OMG...I am so excited to actually be sending you these. 

A little about me...I'm a 33 year old wife and mom of two.  I'm currently on mat leave and that's how I stumbled upon your blog.  I was looking for some fashion inspiration, as I'd been feeling like I'd lost myself over the last few years.  Well, I can honestly say, finding your blog has changed my life.  I'm feeling so much better about myself, feel more like the old me, KWIM?

Thank-you so much for doing this contest and for your blog.  They are both so much fun.

Look for more emails from me.
Mandy 
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Hi Sheaffer!
Just wanted to say I love your blog!  You and pinterest have given me so much inspiration!  And I feel like your blog is just for me. We love all the same stores and have very similar taste!  So here's my entry. It's a black, brown, gray combo. Not really recreating an exact outfit of yours, but I know how you always talk about being ok with leggings as pants and doing those color combos that used to be forbidden :)  And I just saw you wrote about black/ brown again!  I promise I already had this on this morning and took a pic before I read todays blog. I guess great minds think alike ;)

Cara

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I'm a Texas native learning to live in New York! Yikes.

While I'm good at staying up to date and fashionable, your site has helped me be more creative and brave in how I style things. And you have helped me update my wardrobe without spending a dime! Although I have big plans for spring shopping : ) this stay at home mom could really use this gift card.

Here's a black sweater I haven't worn all winter just because it felt blah. But you convinced me to try black and brown together. And wow! It felt instantly up to date and refreshed. I wore brown boots and a brown belt. And accessories that I've had for ages that have guess what colors?! Who knew?

Lynde

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 Hey Sheaffer! 

I'm not a big blog commenter, nor am i a blogger myself, but I follow your blog and I love what you do. I'm pretty sure everyone who first sees your blog thinks, "why didn't I think of that?" So many people, including myself, use pinterest as inspiration for our outfit choices. I know I have also purchased items knowing they would "complete" an outfit that I saw a blogger wear or post, so I thought this would be a fun challenge to join! So here are nine outfits I created using yours as inspiration! For one or two of them I tried out different variations, trying to find something that was more "me." When I was going through and creating these outfits, I realised that I don't often wear just plain white shirts, so it looked a little off to me. I don't know if it is because I am accident prone and always afraid of spilling on it, or something. I think I just shy away from neutrals a lot. I like color, which is why most of these are with colored pants. :)

Thanks for all the inspiration! Keep it up with your amazingly fabulous blog and I will keep following!

-Tessa W

Um...
See?
You guys are rock stars!
ROCK STARS I tell ya!

Make sure you check back here tomorrow for Part 2!
I will be highlighting the most popular items over the last 6 months
AND I will be announcing the winner that is being randomly chosen by number!
There were 300 entries total (11 collages of 25, 1 collage of 16, and 1 collage of 9)!

Until then....a HUGE "THANK YOU" from me to all of you!
Thanks for making blogging worth it!  ;)