There’s no getting around it. I cannot deny my fall fashion lust any longer. I’ve tried to get into the last few weeks of summer, but Pumpkin Spice Lattes are available now. How could I NOT have fall on the brain? And with the imminent arrival of fall comes the resurgence of my scarf addiction. My scarf collection is out of hand and I really don’t care. I’m always looking to add to it! At least it’s a relatively inexpensive addiction right? HA!
Any of the pretties below from one of our lovely sponsors, Ruche, and favorite online haunt, Modcloth, would certainly jazz up my fall uniform! Speaking of fall uniforms…Have ya’ll checked out Rosebud Network member Spry on the Wall’s uniform posts? They’re fabulous! Just sayin’.
So, tell me lovelies…are scarves part of your accessories arsenal?
It’s Getting Spot in Here Scarf at Modcloth
Your Go-To Scarf at Modcloth {BonBon Deal of the Day at $16.99}
Ruffle Weather Scarf at Modcloth
Chenin Grape Scarf in Plum at Ruche
Teresa’s Tea Biscuit Brown Scarf at Ruche
Beauty Basics Scarf in Plum at Ruche
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Today’s Freshly Picked Rosebud, Curly in the City, is a California girl turned Chicagoan who’s got the laid back casual chic look down pat! Not only does she post gorgeous lookbooks, but she also lets you in on her latest fashion lusts and sometimes gives you a peek at her day through her fabulous photos. I’m partial to the posts where she includes a delicious looking cocktail. What can I say? Mama likes her adult beverages!
Casual chic isn’t her only specialty. The girl can dress up like nobody’s business. Check out her wedding pics. Are you dying yet?
I’ll let you go so you can go explore this lovely lady’s site. You can thank me later. HA! Happy Friday lovelies!
Rosebud, Lovely and Lavish, has me feeling all stripey with their recent post on Zebras. Maybe it’s because of my own Zebra experience not too long ago, but I happen to quite agree. Here are two very different ways to put this great pattern to use!
West Elm’s Zebra Pillow Covers take on an elegant and muted use. Who wouldn’t love one of these? I’ve got my mouse poised ready to order the gray one!
And on the complete other end of the spectrum and not-so-subtle are these custom cupcake toppers from etsy shop, LTownDezigns. To die for! Now, who wants a cupcake? Ha!
I don’t know about you all but I’ve had one of those weeks that call for a strong drink. In fact, two. Straight up with a twist. Yesterday I received several calls from friends and fam who were going through crappy things. Everyone’s situation was different but bottom line is that a lot of people close to me are going through a really hard time. My heart goes out to each and every one. Love you all!
On a brighter note, I’m hunkering down for a few days while a few house projects get tackled, including the installation of that total splurge light fixture from Restoration Hardware I hinted about last week. Don’t worry, there will definitely be pics! The other project is new tile in both our bathrooms. “Why Megan, I thought you just built a house, why would you ever need brand new bathroom tile?” you might ask. Ahhh…well, I would say back to you, its a long complicated story that involves the recall of the tile mud that they use to stick the tile to the floor. Slight problem. Its not sticking. When you walk on it, it makes the sounds of Rice Crispies. Great cereal, but not what you want to hear when you step out of the shower. So I have a small army here over the next two days to rip it up and reinstall. Fun times. Thankfully it was caught in time so that we are not responsible and the end result will be gorge!
Ok, so now lets get down to the good stuff! Decorating, of course, mwahhhh! Last weekend I was having a conversation with my friend Angie and thought some of you out there might be having the same decorating issue she has. Angie lives in a gorgeous older home in DC. When she went to install nice wood blinds a few months ago she realized that her windowsill depth actually wasn’t wide enough. Literally the only types of blinds she could hang are the little metal ones, which lets face it, have kind of a office-like vibe. We came up with a few solutions to dress up those glass beauty’s without the use of blinds.
Layering a shade with long curtains softens the look and still solves the small windowsill issue. Photo from HGTV.
Bamboo shades that can be hung from the outside of the window.
Roman shades, soft and classic. A great alternative to blinds!
When all else fails, a bright curtain from Pottery Barn Teen does the trick!
So any other suggestions that don’t break the bank but still get rid of the ghastly metal blinds? Thoughts on what we’ve come up with?
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
in Wedding
So, since it’s Wedding Wednesday and all, I thought I would do a lil’ wedding post. How do ya’ll feel about the bouquet/garter toss? I was going to forgo it at my wedding as I think it’s a bit brutal to force single folks to take center stage. However, I had a couple of very vocal bridesmaids, ahem Meg and my sis, who insisted that it was tradition.
In the end I went through with the tosses and they resulted in some cute photo ops at least. And I didn’t hear any groans from the dudes and dudettes who filed out onto the dance floor! There’s nothing wrong with a little tradition right?
So, tell me lovelies…Did ya’ll engage in the traditional tosses? Are you planning on doing so if you aren’t hitched yet? And better yet…Do you have any photos to share?
This was staged. Can you tell? HA!
Here's the real thing!
Me and the bouquet catcher...my lovely bridesmaid Corinne!
The hubs really played it up for the crowd. I think we can thank scotch for that. HA!
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