Long Time, No Talk!

Hi everyone! 

My apologies for getting behind on the blog...I've had so much going on with the holidays! I hope you all had a very merry Christmas with your loved ones. I have been back and fourth between home and my grandparents house in Ohio; my family from Tennessee is in town until the new year :) So much fun to spend time with loved ones!

Now that Christmas is over, it's time to start thinking about that New Year's Eve dress! 

Here are a few of my favorites I have spotted recently:

Forever 21 Only $33!

I love the idea of this peplum like dress! Its only $25 from Forever 21 as well!

LOVE this BP dress from Nordstrom! $46

This XOXO Flapper dress from Macy's is adorable & is on sale for $62 (from $90!)

I saved the best for last--this is my favorite! Material Girl at Macy's Look at that cut out on the side! $54 on sale!

Happy dress hunting!

xoxo--

Night Time Craving:

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been a few days--doing some last minute shopping and running around, you all know how it is:)

Tonight I wanted to share something I came across last week when I was drooling over Free People's website:



Free People Rachel's Limited Edition Liquid Gold Dress





You cannot tell me this Limited Edition beauty isn't to die for! Its embroidered and totally perfect for a Christmas or New Years Eve dress! Not to mention the back...!

xoxo--

Friday Favs:

For the Holidays!

via Pintrest

Check out what I am loving this week for the Holiday:

Check out the recipe for these adorable Candy Cane Blossoms here!

Look how adorable this gift wrap idea is with the bulbs!

Check out this neat, inexpensive way to spice up your flowers this season with vases filled with candy!

For those of you who have not heard of Pintrest---you've got to check it out! It is a online pinboard where you can organize and share pictures or basically anything that you love! It is so addicting.

So there you have it, my Friday Favs!

xoxo--

Etsy Find:

Realllly loving Mojo Spa (& Style) shop that I found on Etsy. Her handmade handbags, accessories makeup, and the ever so popular cake soaps are so neat!

Look how adorable these scarfs are! I want one!

Aren't the added flower pins too cute?! And they're remove-able!

I am also loving this bag:

Check out the shop's Etsy page HERE
&&
MoJo Spa has it's own site HERE


xoxo--

Pantone's Color of the Year for 2012:

Tangerine Tango!

 

I am SO excited about this everyone! I worked with Pantone books all summer at my internship and find them so inspiring!Tangerine Tango was named the color of the year for 2012 and as you can see, there are many designers working with it already! It's going to be a perfect pop of color!!!

xoxo--

 

WWW

WhoWhatWear...

As always, has inspiring and amazing daily newsletters/posts. I love seeing them in my email when I wake up every morning...it's the first thing I look for! Today, I loved their gift guide for the "Modern Muse."  Check it out:

View the full article HERE!

(I am crushing the Rebecca Minkoff for eBay iPhone cases!) They're great gift ideas. Check out a few of them HERE!

Happy Friday, everyone! Tonight my family and I are going to see a Christmas play/musical that my 8yr old neighbor Luke is in--and he has a few little solo parts :) Cannot wait!

xoxo--

 

Gift Ideas:

Happy December!

Here are four of my favorite gifts for the girly girl's (under $25!) on your list this year:

What girl doesn't love a nice infinity scarf this season?! This adorable baby blue one is available at Forever21 and it's only $10! Check it out here!

What girl doesn't love a nice set of make-up brushes?! This Sonia Kashuk for Target holiday 6pc set is a perfect gift idea for a girl that is hard to buy for, or just has it all! Only $25, check it out here!

Another pick from Forever21! They recently launched an exclusive Hello Kitty Collection (so obviously i'm going to chat about it?!) and the items are so fun, functional and contemporary! Check out some of the collection here! This adorable sweater is only $20! (I want this for Christmas!)

Oh, Philosophy! One of my favorites. This cute little gift set, which can be found at Sephora is only $22! Check it out here!



Finding the perfect gift on a budget isn't always easy but with some online browsing you can find plenty of cute things for the girly girl on your list! Happy Holiday shopping!


xoxo--

Hi, everyone!

Stopping in to let you all know I haven't forgot about the blog, just been super, super busy with finishing up this semester with finals, presentations, speeches...stress,stress and more stress. Don't worry--I will be back at the end of the week when things die down! 

In the mean time, I wanted to send my best wishes (and my family's) to Chassity over at the amazing; Look Linger Love who just had her second baby (a little boy!) on Saturday. I look up to Chassity and her blog soooo much and crazy enough, she is married to my moms cousin! (yay, family!)

Talk to you all soon!

xoxo--

Oh, Black Friday...

happy craziest shopping day of the year, everyone!

Did anyone get any great deals already they would like to share!?

My mom and I have never gone out at midnight mainly because I have worked retail for the past 3 years, so I was always working those ungodly hours...so I must say, being the shopper was a lot more fun!

We ventured to WalMart at 10PM last night when their deals started, needless to say, it's a huge super-center and the parking lot was packed to the max, plus some...we had to park across the street in a bank parking lot. Once we got in...this was the sight:

Yeah--pretty insane!

We actually started questioning why we "needed" to be there but we decided to kill time before midnight. We ended up with a few great buys. Hello Kitty fleece sleep pants for me--5 bucks! I got a few movies for $2, a Tim McGraw Greatest Hits CD (whom happens to melt my heart!) for $7, as well as the Scotty McCreery CD! My mom scored a memory foam bath mat and we also picked up some little kid jammies for family friends:)

But, hhgregg was where we really wanted to score, my mom wanted a washer/dryer set that was a steal but they only had 8 of them and they handed out the last coupon literally ten people in front of us--UGH! So, right next door was our other stop, Kohls...

I just "adopted" a king size mattress so I needed everything to complete it and Kohls had great deals on down comforters, mattress pads, sheets, everything! So we ended up with all of that, Vera Wang tights, trouser socks, a scarf and a top all for $150 (we saved $520!) Isn't that just GREAT!? One of the down comforters itself was originally $220...I cannot believe it still!

So--I am hoping our luck continues into today, too! I want to head to Target, Old Navy and maybe the mall!

Happy Shopping!!!

xoxox--

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone has a blessed day spent with their friends and family! We all have so much to be thankful for :)

And tomorrow--we shall shop! (planning my routes today after our turkey day dinner at the Marriot)

xoxo--

Etsy:

Check out these adorable iPhone cases I found on Etsy!

Super cute multi color houndstooth! Check it out here!

Hello Kitty cover and YES--those are Swarovski Crystals. (I HAVE to have this one..) Check it out here!

I love this personalized case! And there are tons of fun colors to choose from! Check it out here!

Here is my favorite saying, ever! Check it out here!

I'm still on team Blackberry...but recently I've been referring to it as "Crackberry" it's been acting up so much! I will be switching to the iphone very, very soon... :)

xoxo--

Something I'm...

going crazy over!

This awesome Dooney & Bourke bag!

I'm actually becoming obsessed with it...I was introduced to it from my neighbor, Amy. There is an awesome pink color too that I cannot decide between and the classic black... click here to view it online! I am not normally a fan of Dooney but recently have been really loving their designs! 

What do you think?! Make sure you check out the extra cheery lining!

xoxo--

Wednesday Boot Craving:

Check out these boots I am loving today:

Sam Edelman on Free People ($250)

Seriously loving the studs...such a statement!

FreeBird by Steven on Free People ($328)

So distressed and perfect!

Luxury Jones at Free People ($438)

I need to start saving...my boot craving is intense this season!

xoxo--

Monday Craving:

Velvet Skirts!

Check out the Who What Wear post today:

Definitely got me thinking about velvet and the bold statement it can make for the holiday season!

xoxo--