Hello fabulous people! So I have some awesome news to share with you all... The Couture Butterfly Blog has been viewed over 10,000 times! This is so cool and I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for stopping by the blog and checking out what I've posted. To 10,000 more!

Okay so that was the good news, now for the bad news. So lately when I've ordered things online they either go great or not so great. My experience this time with Hot Topic, not so great...

So I usually have an easy buying process with Hot Topic; I buy something, it arrives, I wear and post it here. The first two things went well. I ordered my package on the 20th of January and it arrived this past Saturday. I was out of town so I didn't open it until Sunday.

Well I was all excited to open my platform sneakers from YRU and I had seen another haul that stated the shoes came with gold sparkling shoelaces. They weren't kidding. They are kind of cute, but I'm not sure if I would have worn them with the shoes. Black on black looks fine to me.

I took all of these pictures on my iPhone 5


So I'm getting excited to open these... and I do...

As the fashion world begins to look to spring trends, I love that I am able to find a lot of really cool sweaters on sale. In fact, sweaters are one thing I like to buy from around Christmas time and after because many of them usually are on sale for great prices. I always seem to be in luck when looking for all kinds of sweaters. I get most excited when I find brightly patterned sweaters and unique black sweaters.

This time around I found a MINKPINK sweater on a sale rack. There were two different sizes, a large and small, but they had two different prices. The large was marked at only 35% off and the small was marked at 50% off - for the exact same sweater. It really pays to look at the entire sales rack to make sure you are getting the best price possible. Had I not looked, I would have missed it. So I asked the woman working at the store about it and she said she'd honor the 50% in the event I needed the larger size.

Well, I am happy to say because I am on the smaller side of life, the small fit much better. This is actually the second item I own from MINKPINK, (the other being my floral pants - shown here - which I did purchase from ModCloth) and both are smaller than my normal size. I had to alter the pants so they would fit (I bought a large and needed a medium). I usually where a medium in sweaters for a regular size fit, but even that size here would have been too big. Another deal breaker with the size was the sleeve length in the small fit much better because the large went over my hands. Although it's not easy to see, but it has metallic teal yarns woven throughout. But I am overall happy with my purchase!

It's been cold! I know there are some other places that are far colder than where I am, but for me the task of taking photos outside has been more challenging for me. As I am constantly trying to find places to take pictures, I found this spot that was perfect! Since there is a change in lighting from outside, I also had another chance to play around with my new camera.

I love my teal plaid shirt. The length is just right for this time of year because it is the longest out of all my plaid shirts. This is actually a dress, but I wear it like a shirt. The plaid shirt and leggings combination is something I am constantly wearing during the fall/winter season. I throw on a beanie and my look is complete!

So as I continue to play around with new camera, I find myself taking a whole bunch of different pictures in different ways. These are my first pair of Vans and I can honestly say for a long time, I didn't really show interest in them. From the slide-on shoes to the sneakers I always opted for other brands and styles.

This past Thanksgiving, my sister came down from New York City to visit and she had a pair on. We have always been able to wear each other's shoes and clothes, (me mostly wearing hers). So she has been my way of knowing if a style looks good on me. I tried on her pair of Vans sneakers which I posted on Instagram, and I feel in love. They were comfortable, but flattering. I liked the busy pattern of them, but was unable to find her pair, so I ended up with these. I kind of like mine more because there is a lot more blue and what girl doesn't like diamonds? Even if they are made of fabric.