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{BEAUTY TREND: Fab orange lips}
Spring is a great time to refresh your look. It’s practically begging you to do something new & fresh. You can even find some discount codes for makeup online, so you won’t have to break the bank for your new look. There are always lots of different beauty trends floating around each season, but…
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PRETTY TECH: drop dead gorgeous free desktop wallpaper download
In case you missed it, I posted my own little Drop Dead Gorgeous photo series last week. I was inspired by these stunning dead flowers that I had hanging around from Valentines day. I have to say, I’ve kinda fallen in love with the photos. So much so that I created some wallpapers for y’all…
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GOOD EATS: salted caramel chocolate tarts
This is the ultimate sweet & salty recipe and extra bonus if you’re a chocolate lover. I love it all so these tarts put me over the top. This was the first time I ever made caramel and I had no idea it was so easy! Which is dangerous because I’ve made this recipe 4…
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{SPACES: velvet crush}
I have a major crush. But it’s not a secret, I’ll tell anyone who wants to listen. I’m in love with velvet. Big time. I feel like I’ve been searching for my perfect sofa for oh…my whole life. I know dramatic. I’ve also changed my mind about a million times which is probably part of…
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{A PERSONAL NOTE: the RSVP}
It’s not often that I write a completely personal post but I have something that’s important to me to say and I happen to have a forum to say it on. My intention isn’t just to rant but more of an open letter and maybe make people think. If they want to disagree or dismiss…
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{INSPIRATION: drop dead gorgeous photo series}
I was feeling creative and ambitious last weekend. The sun was streaming in the windows and I was so inspired by these dying flowers I had hanging around from Valentines day. I decided to put my amateur photographer hat on and try and capture the natural beauty and sun light with a mini photo session…
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{STYLE: high fashion polka dots}
The polka dot is a classic, no question. It’s usually associated with being fun and cheerful but I love seeing the more high fashion side of them. Less innocent, more sexy and stylish. Here’s some examples of polka dots playing peek-a-boo, it’s such a playful yet sexy combo. Don’t you think? 1 / 2…
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SHOP LOCAL: a bungalow full of vintage style
I feel like I don’t talk about my vintage style obsession nearly enough on here. I guess it’s not every day that I feel like playing super model if you know what I mean. If you know me, you know that my closet is FULL of vintage dresses. I live in the super awesome and…
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SPACES: my kitchen makeover inspiration
I really, really, really, really wish I had this blog thing going when I moved into this loft just over 5 years ago. Man, the amount of awesome before & after content! But luckily there are still a few projects waiting to be done years later for me to share with you. And who are…
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{DESIGN: The Sweet Escape on Society 6}
So guess who got their act together and decided to pool a bunch of original artwork and make it available on Society6? I’m not sure what took me so long to do this but I got on a roll this weekend and couldn’t stop. I’ve really been enjoying designing the free desktop wallpapers for you…
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{DIY: dyed lace doily bowl}
Do you have some doilies hanging around that your mom or grandmother gave you that you want to keep for sentimental value but have NO IDEA how to work into your current space? How about making them into functional and super pretty bowls to hold some of your favourite things? Stop by Apartment Therapy to…
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{GOOD EATS: supper club}
Happy Monday y’all. Hope you have some family fun planned for Family Day today. Being single and without children I realized that having Valentine’s Day and Family Day on the same long weekend had potential to be a pretty big bummer of a weekend. Luckily that wasn’t the case for me :) I had the…
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{VALENTINES DAY: some links to love for the day of love}
Love it or hate it, it has arrived. I’m a single gal, so I’m a little bit of A and B. I’ve been single for a while and even considered getting one of those Love dolls to have a little company but I’ve never committed to the idea. Maybe one day but right now, my…
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{DIY: free printable valentine coffee sleeves}
Well aren’t you lucky. Two Valentine DIY‘s in one week. For the last minute people out there who don’t want to make a big deal of valentines day but want to acknowledge it in some little way, this is for you. Here are four free coffee cup sleeve printables so you can make your babe’s…
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{SPACES: Homesense spring preview}
Yesterday I had the pleasure to escape the nasty cold weather and winter blahs and step into spring via the Homesense showroom. It was full of their spring decor goodies that are sure to give you some winter cabin fever and make you super excited for what’s in store at Homesense for spring. Overall the…