Looking Forward to Fall Fashion!

It's something like 125 with the heat index outside today so I decided to check out some cool weather trends for this fall!

One trend I am noticing is color blocking:

AnnTaylor

Anthropologie

Rebecca Taylor

JCrew

Accessories! Loving the turban look

Harper Bazar

Mad Men! By Banana Republic This classic 60's look is hitting mainstream beautifully :)

 

Stay cool, have a good Monday!!

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Digging today

Long time no see! I've been a whirl-wind of projects, activities, and travel! So I thought I'd post a few of my fav things I have been digging lately.

I adore little reading nooks like this one

I am officially on a mission for cute silky scarfs and am wearing my hair like this all summer!!! 
And aviators!!! I bought a pair and am in looove with them, my face shape isn't quite right for 'em but "I do what I want"

 I'm not usually a fan of stacked books and frames wallpapering the walls, but this one I adore

 COLOR! I want more of it like this pic, plus look at that settee. Tis Christy-bliss

Products I am lovin'
(These are all items I just happen to adore and am not getting anything to mention these)
Bronzers! Flash Bronzer Anti-Age by Lancome is by far my favorite! It smells great, dries a little quicker than most and lasts for a long time without having to re-apply several times a week.


My second favorite bronzer is a bit more wallet friendly: Tantowel there aren't any dyes or staining and looks incredible even the first day you use it, over the week you will notice an incredible difference. Cons: I really do not like the smell, I spritz a bit of my homemade body spray over it (make sure its alcohol free if you do this), also it takes a really long time to dry and if its muggy out, I will skip it. I cant even get my makeup on evenly with this product. In the winter though its perfect! Keeps my face moisturized all day.


Next, Génifique Youth Activating Cream Serum Lancome again: This stuff is incredible, the smell is gentle, its a cream but it goes on like silk. I used a sample from Sephora for about a month and it dramatically changed lines under my eyes and the bright red of my cheeks was gone.

 

 

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Fat Girl Slim I hate the name too, but I have been a gym fanatic these last 3 months and wanted something to help with some old marks. This is sooo delish smelling and works so well, I noticed a difference in about 2 weeks!

LUSH! They have the best products  I <3 everything. But quickly here are some top summer favs: Silky Underwear Dusting Powder Leaves your skin silky soft all day and has an incredible soft jasmine scent.

I am big into solid perfumes for the summer, I think it helps keep the bitter alcohol smell off during those more humid hot days. I just got Lust the other day, another jasmine scent but with a little bite to it. Its fantastic and lasts all day even after my lunch BodyPump classes!

Mwah! I hope you are all having a lovely spring, and I will work on posting my projects for real this time around ;)

My current obsessions!

This House

This Chaise

This end table



Anthro Dresses!

Segovia

This color palate (Koh Lanta, Thailand via This Battered Suitcase)

Spring Finds!

It snowed again, its cold again and I am having a pretty miserable day.  So I decided to round up some pretties I have bookmarked. Check out these spring-ish finds :)

First up this giveaway over at Jones Design Company:

  
Birdcage card/picture holder. I am thinking of buying this to replace the one in my hallway I made last Christmas.

PlasticLand



Mirrored sparrows in flight! I have a set now as you can see here, and I kind of want to add more, making them look like a flock flying across the corner instead of scattered like they are now.

PlasticLand


How fun would a few of these look under my patio?! Love them!!

Anthropologie

Cute terreriums

Doodlebirdie on Etsy

Cute birdhouses

Mudpuppy on Etsy

Planting these, all from Burpee:

I have my seeds started, Christmas wreath and other lights down (dont judge they were all frozen to some surface until last weekend when it WAS warm)


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January Blues shopping for Reds

January is the worst month for me. Its mid winter season up in the midwest and its just bone cold, you dont want to go anywhere or do anything because even running a quick errand into the store your car insta-freezes in a little less than 2 seconds. 
So, when I stopped at my favorite store: Joanns I end up spending about an hour or so in there just wandering, staring at fabrics wondering what I could do with it at some point, coz my sewing machine is on the fritz and I dont have an extra $75 laying around to get it tuned up.

When what do my little eyes spy are these lovelies!

Shelving and brackets <3, I would love a little chair sitting on a shelf somewhere in my livingroom, and those little birds are so adorable!

 Jewelry tree, lotus flower candle holders and that red box is too fun, loving the arabian look

 everything.

Mirror is adorable (yours truly reflecting grumpliy), and look at those end tables <3

I have to go back soon and its all on sale, just waiting for 'spending money' day.

What do you think?

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Antiquing

My favorite Minneapolis architectural antique store next to Cupcake


Ok, so I took two pictures of this Church window piece because the first one shows the true colors of the light through the windows

 And this one shows the awesome colors of the glass, chandalier, and HELLO aqua mongo bowl!

 THis is probably overwhelming for people but I looooove this huge selection of lighting they have throughout this store!

 This church piece is fantastic, I have see it now 3 times and have just gasped at it, as soon as I can find a place for it, it will be mine!

 This piece was just too beautiful!

 A tiny pic of the wall of key plates

 I LOOOOOVE these iron pieces on the side in their rusted glorious-ness

 Seen Mad Men? This is the entrance of one of Condor Hilton's hotels in Chicago, back "in the day" they used to lock up the hotels at night with one of these revolving door locking doors. This one was pulled out and is on sale for a meer $3k!

 A close up of the top piece