Put Up Your Mitts

Our oven mitts have seen better days.  I’m on the hunt for some COOL ones!

  1. Perpetual Kid, Frog & Dog Hot Heads Oven Mitts
  2. Finn Style, Marimekko Pieni Melooni Oven Mitt
  3. Target, Orka Red Silicone Oven Mitt
  4. Bed Bath and Beyond, Get-It Pot Holder
  5. Perpetual Kid, Pac-Man Oven Mitt
  6. Macy’s, Built NY Oven Mitt
  7. Anthropologie, Stockholm Flora Potholder
  8. Crate & Barrel, Silicone Mini Oven Mitts

Gimme some Shade

Nothing can transform a room more than a cool lamp, but what can transform a dull lamp? An awesome shade!

Here are a few of my faves:

  1. Pottery Barn, Calligraphy Straight Drum Lamp Shade
  2. Pottery Barn, Mica Drum Lamp Shade
  3. Pottery Barn, Filigree Star Ceiling Clip Shade
  4. Anthropologie, Guelaguetza Shade
  5. Anthropologie, Estuary Shade
  6. Etsy, Burlap Single Rosette Sconce/Chandelier Lampshade
  7. Etsy, Gray Drum Lampshade

I Just Wrote To Say I Love You

American penmanship is becoming extinct, so I think its so nice to either get or give a handwritten card every now and again.  These little keepsakes are adorable:

  1. Congratulations  Flower Card by Artecnica
  2. Happy Birthday Flower Card by Artecnica
  3. Bravo Cartolina Cards
  4. Salatiga Note Cards
  5. Bird Letter Press Cards
  6. Thank You Seed Cards – instead of throwing the card away, you plant it and watch it grow!  Too cool.
  7. Twin Kittens Letterpress Postcard
  8. Set of 8 Emergency Cards

Love Me a Good Skirt in the Springtime

We had our first glimpse of Spring here in the Lone Star State. I know that’s still a wee bit early for many of you, but the sun will be beaming off the sweatbeads on our foreheads before we know it. An easy, breezy bottom for the warmer weather is a bright and airy skirt. Here are some super fab ones I’ve run across as of lately.

  1. Alloy, Jen Tie Skirt
  2. Old Navy, Slub Knit Tiered Skirt
  3. Anthropologie, Dreaming in Green Skirt
  4. Old Navy, Tiered Whirly Skirt
  5. Target, Adi Designs Flowing A Line Easy Care Skirt
  6. Target, Heidi Merrick Ikat Print Skirt
  7. Old Navy, Tiered Short Skirt

But It’s Just A Pair Of Shoes?!

So generally this is what happens with me…I’m surfing the interwebs and find a pair of shoes I like.  I open them up to view all angles and what not and I’m like yep, those are good, those are really cute, those are actually super cute…yeah I’m gonna go ahead and get those.  Close that window, pick my size, look at the price and then FAINT.  I mean wow, what did they have to do to make those shoes that they would be THAT expensive?  And it’s like they aren’t even like oh those are just a little overpriced, it’s like WOW those are like $200+ half the time.

So these are some of the shoes I’ve seen recently where I’ve just about fallen out of my chair.  The only pair under $100 are the black sandals, but it’s kinda like um wow don’t I have some black sandals? Do I need to spend $70 something on a pair of black sandals?  So anyway, please enjoy…I’ll be right here finding some more unattainable shoes.

  1. Endless, Arche Women’s Cozori Slide
  2. Endless, Donald J Pliner Women’s Glas-10 Sandal
  3. Endless, Kate Spade Women’s Isabella
  4. J.Crew, Christiane Calf Hair Ballet Flats
  5. Anthropologie, Beyond Bazaar Sandals
  6. Anthropologie, Tangerine Rind Clogs
  7. Nordstrom, Jeffrey Campbell Tier Sandals

Oh and by the way, you’re welcome.

And Then There was Light…

I love lamps…plain, simple, it’s love…

  1. Pottery Barn, Brookshire Ceremic Table Lamp
  2. Restoration Hardware, Crystal Pier Lamp
  3. Pottery Barn, Eva Colored Glass Table Lamp
  4. Pottery Barn, Hayes Task Table Lamp
  5. Anthropologie, Curiouser Lamp
  6. Pottery Barn, James Glass Kerosene Lamp
  7. Pottery Barn, Fairview Table Lamp
  8. Anthropologie, String-of-Pearls Lamp

Now, if only they weren’t so dang expensive!

Turquoise Addiction

Ladies, I have an addiction and it’s called turquoise.  I think all I need to tell you is that I almost bought every single one of these items in the making of this post.  But I didn’t.  Que Milagro!  I’m not making any promises for tomorrow.

  1. Viva Terra, Vintage Silk Scrap Necklace
  2. Sundance, Blue Falls Necklace
  3. Soft Surroundings, Novia Necklace
  4. King Ranch Saddle Shop, Three Strand Turquoise Necklace
  5. Chadwicks, Turquoise Nugget Necklace
  6. Heart Design Jewelry Etsy Shop, Handcraft Turquoise Necklace with Waxed Cotton Cord
  7. Old Navy, Women’s Multi-Strand Seed-Bead Necklaces
  8. Persimmon Jewelry Etsy Shop, Turquoise Button Necklace
  9. Anthropologie, Double Torsade Necklace
  10. Heart Design Jewelry Etsy Shop, Turquoise Handcraft Necklace and Waxed Cotton Cord 24 Inch

Studville

Sometimes I like to wear less jewelry and still be able to make a statement. There are tons of stunning stud earrings out there that will do the trick! Here are some of my top picks!

  1. Urban Outfitters, Seed Bead Knot Stud
  2. Etsy, Lovebird Studs
  3. Forever21, Lacquered Rose Studs
  4. Etsy, Lilly Pad Succulent Posts
  5. Etsy, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Earrings
  6. Anthropologie, About That Time Earrings
  7. Charlotte Russe, Rhinestone Button Earrings
  8. Etsy, Earrings with Red and White Vintage Cabochons

How Do You Spell Awesome?

I love all the different wall letters you can buy now.  I used some different ones in my son’s room inspired by this post, settling on a couple from Urban Outfitters and several Anthropologie ones–I did his first/middle/last initials above his dresser with those.

But just the endless possibilities you can come up with… spelling out a last name, maybe doing a lovebirds one in your bedroom of yours and your significant other’s first initials connected by an “&” you can also find these days in abundance.  Whatever your idea, you are sure to find the style you need to match your decor!  And with the ones on Etsy, you can customize to your heart’s delight with fonts and paint and what have you.

  1. Anthropologie, zinc letters
  2. Simple Sweet Designs Etsy Shop, Custom Moss Door Hanging Initial
  3. Going GaGa Etsy Shop, Custom Hand Painted Solid Kids Wooden Nursery Letters
  4. Urban Outfitters, Acid Etch Letters
  5. Anthropologie, Printer’s Letter Stand
  6. Viva Terra, Puffy Vintage Cloth Letters
  7. VaDaVelle’s Etsy Shop, Personalized Wooden Name

EARRING in the New Year!

I am a ginormous earring collector, among other things (wiener dogs, for example: 2 and counting). And what a great time to refresh your earring collection for this BRAND NEW YEAR!  Here are some raving beauties that have caught my eye lately…

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  1. Etsy, HotPinkandSequins $20
  2. Forever21, Embellished Round $5
  3. Etsy, Karinagracejewlery $38
  4. Forever21, Leaf Cluster $4
  5. Etsy, CrazyforJewels $11
  6. Anthropologie, Toe the Line $88
  7. Etsy, Soradesigns $25
  8. Etsy, Madebysam $42