Va-Va-Velvet

Another Mundane Monday. And another outfit featuring velvet. Yep! Expect anything else? Haha. Sorry if you were expecting some diversity on this here blog.
And, hey! Today is the LAST DAY to make me donate $1 to the American Cancer Society by following :) Thanks to everyone who's helped! I love you all!!



Oh, and look at all that beautiful snow!! We took these photos on Saturday and it was the first time I wasn't feeling strongly opposed to snow this season. I mean it is COLD and wet and horrible to drive in but hey, it's really pretty and makes everything seem so tranquil. I think the fact that it was 35 degrees instead of the recent temps dropping into the teens helped. I can only handle so much.

I'm loving this crushed velvet dress I found for super cheap at Cotton On recently. It's the prettiest color and perfect to layer with tights and booties! The booties also showcase a love I have this season: fur. I've never really been into it but lately I'm all over it!

I attempted to "blow snowflakes" (that sounds awkward?) like this cute girl, but the snow wasn't really fluffy enough and it didn't turn out quite as good.

Outfit Details:

Velvet Dress - Cotton On

Blazer - Vintage

Tights - Forever 21

Leg warmers - Children's Place

Boots - Target

Hat - Boutique

P.S. I'm linking to Inspiration Monday today even though I didn't look at the photo until after I took these. It still kind of works....right?

(Leona Lewis)



Elliott meets Santa.

We took Elliott to Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs last week to see the Christmas lights and visit Santa. It was cold, but we bundled up and had a great time watching as he took in all of the lights, sat on Santa's lap and enjoyed his first candy cane. (It was pretty dark and we're still figuring out our new camera, so I apologize for the poor lighting in a few of these.)

Don't tell anyone, but Santa told me Elliott was on the "nice list" this year, so we should start making space in our house for lots of new toys. ;)

Perfect Pleats (Flock Together)

 

Happy Friday Everyone!! I'm over at Flock Together today sharing how I styled this lovely vintage dress from Ashley of Southern (California) Belle. Come join me!

P.S. To all you Utah bloggers out there, this awesome Pop-Up-Shop event is going on tonight (put together by Claire & Britt)

I might try to make it after a family party, it sounds like so much fun! (Oh, and they'll give you 15% off if you blog and help spread the word)

 



Life lately, according to my iPhone:

A Blank Canvas

Can you believe I was wearing this just a week ago and now everything is covered in thick white snow?! Temperatures have been brutal lately. I'm such a baby about the cold as it is and lately it seems impossible to keep warm. To make matters worse, yesterday morning my car broke down on the way to work (which is literally 2 minutes away - I timed it) and I had to call and wake up my poor sleeping Hubby and have him drive me 2 blocks further to work to escape a face plant in the ice in my heels. My poor car was just hanging out on the side of the road for the larger part of the day.

I picked up this simple white dress on the sales rack at H&M for $20 a few months ago. Didn't even bother trying it on, I just liked the vintage inspired cut and length. Lucky for me when I finally got around to wearing it it fit like a glove! And it's pretty flattering. Win-win. I don't really own much anything in white but I love that this dress acts as a blank canvas which makes accessorizing super easy and fun!

Can you believe there's only 2 weeks until Christmas?! Seriously, where did the time go? I still have some shopping to do..this year I'm not my usual overly-excited-on-top-of-everything self. Has anyone else been a slacker like me?

 

Outfit Details:

Dress - H&M ($20)

Blazer - Vintage

Tights - Target

Shoes - Forever Young

Necklace - Gift

 

>>P.S. THANKS so much to all of you that have helped me donate! So far I'm up to $20, but there's still 5 days so make me pay more!! :) <<



Inspiration: Simple

This week's Inspiration Monday is the beautiful Jessica Timberlake. Yes, that's Timberlake, no longer Biel. It'll take some getting used to but I love her and Justin together! This outfit was super simple, the structure and texture of her blazer and the poppy shoes is what made it so great. Since I (disappointingly) don't own a cute velvet blazer or leopard shoes I went for an oversized blazer and some sparkle on my shoes. Then I felt TOO simple so I added this faux fur collar for a little fun.

I took these photos yesterday afternoon and it happened to be freezing cold and SO windy. So that explains why half my photos are in a different location. I was trying to find a place where my hair wasn't blowing every which way, especially the little strands I left out of my ponytail. Or, as my dear Hubby said "my Jewish sideburns" Nice. Haha.

So I don't know about you, but that weekend did not seem long enough. I am SO not ready for the work week. Better get some caffeine in me and brace myself! (I must be tired because when I spell checked this post I had SO many errors)

 

Outfit Details:

Top, Blazer and Faux Fur - Forever 21

Jeans - Forever Young

Shoes - Steve Madden via Ross

Bracelet - YuniKelly via House of Shoes Giveaway :)

Earrings - J.Crew

 

>>Don't forget to help me donate $1 to the American Cancer Society! 1 week left!!!<<

Weekend @ BuckRun:

This time last weekend, we were enjoying the peace and quiet of the woods in Camden, Arkansas with my brother, his girlfriend, and the Hayes'. My grandparents have a little cabin on our family's hunting property there, and we went for the weekend so the guys could hunt. They didn't bring home any meat, but we did have a great time. Paisley taught Elliott to climb the stairs, and we had to watch them like hawks all weekend. Brooke and I enjoyed cooking breakfast for the guys when they came back each morning, and they enjoyed shooting guns and hanging out around the campfire while we entertained E and P. But, I don't think anyone had as much fun as Lola. She was in heaven, running free, exploring the woods. See ya next year, BuckRun. It was fun!