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Monday, April 25

inspiration obesession

This girl is my newest fashion inspiration (reading her blog is my newest obsession). Kendi Everyday is a girl who moved to a small town and started a fashion blog, and goodness am I thankful for that! :) She's the inspiration behind the 30 for 30 challenges you might have seen going on throughout the blogosphere. So I am thinking that I am going to start a 30 for 30 this fall, you know, after all the wedding stress is over. What do you think? Have you done any 30 for 30 challenges? I'd love to see them! Link up!

Friday, April 22

Friday's Fancies

Hello lovelies. It's been such a long week for me. One more week left to the semester and then a week of finals, and I am definitely feeling the pressure now. But on to a happier subject! This post is the first of what is going to become a fairly frequent friday feature (that's a lot of f-words!). The feature is called Friday's Fancies and you can give all credit to this pretty girl for coming up with it!

The idea of Friday's Fancies is to choose an outfit for Friday or for the weekend that is unlimited to spending! So you're imagination can run wild! Sound exciting yet? I thought so too, but there's even more creativeness. If you really have a weekend event to create something fun for, you can go with that. If you don't, or you just want to get creative, you can create what you wish you would be doing in the outfit this weekend. So here goes nothing, er, something.

Dress: Halston Heritage Sandals: Alaia Earrings: Charm and Chain
Bangles: Velcenza Scarf: Jill Sander Hat: Nordstorm
click here to go to Polyvore and find direct links

The Story: With all the rain and random cold weather we have been having here, all I can think about is being some place warm. So I am dreaming that Ryan and I are just going to drive on over to the beach (and pretend it's a short drive away) and attend a gorgeous party on the beach. There will be a bonfire and roasting of marshmellows, candles will be lit everywhere (because it will already be dark) and a few of our friends will be singing and playing guitar. So naturally my first thoughts for planning this outfit were: flowy and sparkly. So this pretty floral maxi dress will work perfectly, and I can picture me wearing it while Ryan and I dance on the beach! And of course, any occasion with some candles and music requires a girl to be sparkly. So golden gladiator sandals, bangles, and dangle earrings will make me glisten. Then, just because I'm still feeling cool from the cold weather here, I had to include this scarf for later that evening. And my favorite accessory to the outfit is the fedora hat. I've been in love with those babies lately! And best of all, that hat is the one part of this Friday's Fancies outfit that isn't too fancily out of my budget.

So who's with me on the sparkly beach party?

Thursday, April 7

Design Your Look Submission

So you might remember that last week I asked you all to help me choose which look to submit in the Design Your Look Challenge hosted by Jess LC. Thank you so much to those of you that gave me your opinions and advice.

I ended up choosing Option 2: Just Peachy. It seemed to be the favorite and it is my favorite, too. I did make one change to the look however, by switching out the oxford flats for some wedges, thanks to a suggestion from one of you lovelies. But I think if I were to wear this outfit, it would definitely be hard to choose between the two shoes because I really loved them both with the dress.

Just Peachy by blueheartlove

Dress: Birdsnest Tote: Anthropologie Jewelry: JessLC
Cardigan: Warehouse Shoes: Rag & Bone Scarf: H&M

You can view the Jess LC facebook page to see a lot of the other submissions. And don't forget to check out the Jess LC site for some prettiness. ♥

Monday, April 4

5 essentials for spring 2011.

Time seems to be flying by these days, but spring has definitely not snuck up on me. I have been waiting for the day when it's warm enough to ditch the heavy jacket and closed toed shoes. Not to mention, pastels are so much more my color palette than dark blacks and navy shades.

So with the anticipation of spring finally arriving, I have been thinking about the essentials that I need to be adding to my wardrobe this season. I came up with my top 5 list, but believe me it was so hard to narrow things down because there are so many amazing styles out there.

The Top 5 Essentials for Spring 2011,
according to Blueheart

Essential 1: A floral dress.

1 Ruche 2 Delia's 3 & 4 ModCloth
5 Top Shop 6 American Eagle 7 Top Shop

Essential 2: A pair of oxford shoes.

1 Kohl's 2 Nordstorm 3 Top Shop 4 Ruche
5 Forever 21 6 Anthropologie 7 DSW 8 UO 9 ModCloth

Essential 3: Feather jewelry.

1 UO 2 Fossil 3 ModCloth 4 ASOS 5 1928
6 Wet Seal 7 Need Supply 8 ModCloth 9 UO 10 H of H 1960

Essential 4: A spring cardigan.

1 Anthropologie 2 J Crew 3 Ruche
4 Buckle 5 Delia's 6 ModCloth

Essential 5: A bag with a bow.

1 Top Shop 2 Betsey Johnson 3 Tillys 4 Nordstorm
5 Ruche 6 Lori's Shoes 7 Nordstorm

So I've shared my favorites with you, now what are your favorites? What are you thinking is a 'got to have it' for your spring wardrobe?

Monday, March 28

Design Your Look Challenge

I am going to be entering the Design Your Look Challenge hosted by JessLC in the beginning of April and I am so thrilled. I can only submit one look, but I have created three ensembles that I love, and I just can't seem to decide which one to enter. This is where you come in. I need your help! Leave me a message in the comments saying which look you think I should enter, I would really appreciate it!

OPTION 1: Lavender and Cream
Dress: Delia's Clutch: Anthropologie Jewelry: JessLC
Jeans: H&M Shoes: Rag & Bone Bolero: H&M

OPTION 2: Just Peachy
Dress: Birdsnest Tote: Anthropologie Jewelry: JessLC
Cardigan: Warehouse Shoes: Steve Madden Scarf: H&M

OPTION 3: Earthy Tones
Top: H&M Clutch: Fossil Jewelry: JessLC
Skirt: Rue 21 Shoes: Merona Scarf: Rue 21

Monday, January 24

my pinboard: pretty hair

Hopefully by now most of you have heard of Pinterest, and if you haven't, you are most certainly missing out and need to check it out immediately. I feel like I fall in love with Pinterest more every single day. It's the perfect picture book of inspiration and I absolutely love that it keeps reference to the original site it was pinned from. The way the images are laid out and organized is just a perfect visual display, very eye pleasing. And I love that users can create Pinboards on any topic they choose. I have 23 Pinboards now and I can't even decide which one is my favorite because they all have so many beautiful, inspiring images.

Lately I have been obsessed with finding hairstyles I love, and photos of women and girls with beautiful hair. And I discovered that I must have a thing for braids, because they definitely dominate my pretty hair Pinboard. I thought I should share these with you today because I added quite a bit over the weekend and it really is a great source of inspiration.

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Have you started using Pinterest yet? Do you have a specific purpose you use it for or is it just all types of inspiration? I had thought I would make wedding inspiration categories like wedding dress, flowers, guestbook, etc. but I thought I would have to sacrifice my other Pinboards and I just love them too much. What's your favorite thing about Pinterest?

(for more hair inspiration view my whole Pinboard)

Tuesday, January 18

ThreadSence

You might have caught on to this by now, but I've become a little 'cute video' obsessed recently. I just think there is so much that can be captured and so many stories that can be told. The video doesn't even have to be about an important message, I just like something that makes me laugh or feel inspired after watching it. You might remember my video crushes from here, here, and here (and now this one). Well I have decided that I am feeling so inspired by all of this that I am going to make a little video of my own. All I know so far is I want the video to involve fashion and vintage pieces but I'm doing a little planning first, so if you have any ideas or suggestions, leave me a comment!

and p.s. the video of me and ryan is already underway :)

Wednesday, December 8

fashion inspiration: keiko lynn

If you have ever read Keiko Lynn's blog, you know she is full of fashion inspiration (and if you haven't read her blog, you are about to find out). Keiko always seems to find the best thrift store treasures, and she knows just how to piece an outfit together with different colors and textures. And at the end of her posts, she usually includes 'outfit details' which include the sources for most of her wardrobe pieces and accessories. Some days, whenever I feel a lack of inspiration from my wardrobe, I like to browse through her outfit posts and the inspiration just flows.

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I love that when I browse through all of Keiko's outfits, I can see pieces that she has repeated and worn with different things that bring out a completely different look. That's what makes her a 'real' fashion inspiration. Are you inspired by her looks as much as I am?

Tuesday, November 9

earn your merit badge

aren't these badges so adorable. i want about ten of them.

this for pushing the envelope.

this for making a house a home.

this for surviving first love.

this for having a bun in the oven.

this for cutting it close.

this for having your head in the clouds.

all images are from this adorable little etsy shop: leemeszaros and there are so many more merit badges to look at.

I think I would deserve the badge for 'surviving first love' and for 'drawing a blank' because I am awful at remembering names with faces. Which badge do you think you've already earned?