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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!! :) <<

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!!!<<

I made this gorgeous paper wreath last weekend to hang on our plain-looking front door. It was super simple to make and it only cost me $1!! (for the ornaments, I had the other supplies on-hand)

So here's a little photo tutorial for you!!

Supplies:

-Cardboard (I used a large cardboard box)

-an old book

-a few cheap ornaments

-a stapler, a box cutter and a hot glue gun

First draw a circle on your cardboard (I used another wreath to trace around). It doesn't need to be perfect because it will be covered. Cut the circle out with your box cutter.

Next take your book and start tearing out pages! I probably used about 60 pages, it just depends on how big you want your wreath. Then just roll them up leaving a little bit of a point on one end and staple the bottoms to hold the roll.

Use your hot glue gun to glue down the rolls of paper onto your base. You'll want them to hang over the edge a little. I glued one down at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock and then filled in the spaces between.

(It doesn't matter if there's a little space between each roll because you'll do another layer on top to cover the spaces)

After you have the first layer down you can start to glue a second layer over that. Glue them in between the rolls in the first layer and place them a little farther in towards the center. You might need to do a third layer like me if your wreath is larger.

Last step is to add your ornaments! I cut the hanging-parts off before I glued them, but you could leave them and it would still be cute. I glued one bigger one in the middle to cover the cardboard and then surrounded it with smaller ones.

And that's it! Just add some ribbon to the back and hang it anywhere!

I love the way it looks against dark wood! It turned out super pretty and cost me next to nothing. I had the cardboard, ribbon, and book on hand as well as the bigger blue ornament and I bought a 12 pack of the smaller plastic ornaments at the dollar store!

Also, before you get thinking I'm super creative....I can't claim this idea as all my own, my inspiration was this wreath I saw at the Festival of Trees last Friday:

I just made it a lot bigger and my own!

Last weekend I got the awesome oppurtunity to be a makeup/jewelry model for my lovely friend Gentri! She is a licensed esthetician and makeup artist and just all around awesome! She just started working at Salon A La Mode and is still adding to her amazing portfolio. Her Mom also owns an etsy shop, Pixie Pie where she sells gorgeous homemade jewelry. All the jewelry pictured is from her shop!

I loved the turquoise pieces! Especially the necklace! It's so beautiful with the bronzed metal. Embarrasing story: I broke it trying to adjust it around my neck. I felt SO bad but Gentri insisted it would be an easy fix. Sorry Gentri's Mom!!!

She was kind enough to take a few outfit photos for me too! Although I was a little awkward posing for someone else and I hadn't done my hair that morning...Haha. Just a warning.

Here's how it looked once my hair was done that afternoon, and a shot of me and my super cute hubby before dinner with the family that night to celebrate my Aunt & Uncle getting sealed in the Temple.

Outfit Details: shirt - downeast, sweater - thrifted, skirt - forever21, tights and shoes - target

Thanks for bearing with me through that long post! If you're crazy enough to want more I'm also guest posting over at this cute girl's blog today!

>>And don't forget to follow if you haven't already! I'm still giving $1 to the American Cancer Society for every new follower for the Bloggers Give Back Project!<<

Happy Hump Day!! Today's outfit photos are old fall-time ones I just rediscovered and realized I hadn't posted! I went a little crazy with this one, polka dots, florals, bright colors and lacy socks... It's always fun to experiment with fashion and go a little wild and I love the look of the structured blazer with the peter pan collar on my blouse.

Well, 'tis the season!! Have you all got a head start on your Christmas shopping? I've got a couple people knocked off my list but I'm feeling a little overwhelmed at all I still need to do! It doesn't help that the Hubby won't give me any ideas. The best I've got is "tires or socks". Lol. Do any of you have the husband or boyfriend who repeatedly says they don't need anything?

I feel like the holidays are sneaking up on us so fast! I'm making it a goal to slow down and do something Christmas-y every day. Tonight we finally decorated our tiny (but REAL) tree! It was so small that it didn't take long at all!

Outfit Details:

Top - Bags That Fit Boutique

Blazer - Papaya

Skirt - Ross

Belt - Jason Wu for Target

Shoes - Sears

Socks - Forever 21

>>P.S. Don't forget to FOLLOW before December 17 to donate $1 to the American Cancer Society! More info HERE.<<

I'm so excited to introduce this project to you all! This Holiday Season myself and a few other bloggers have teamed up in an effort to truly give and make a difference. All you have to do to make us give is FOLLOW. Each girl has a unique charity and story and I encourage you to check out each one and follow to help out!

For every new follower I personally receive I will be donating $1 to the American Cancer Society. You have now until December 17. So make me go broke!! Haha.

I chose the American Cancer Society because cancer has unfortunately shown it's face in my life and those around me recently. As some of you know, my husband's Grandma passed away earlier this year from a cancerous tumor on her spleen. It came on pretty sudden and it was heart breaking to see her go so fast.

My own Grandma has also been struggling with uterine cancer for a few years now. She was strong at the start and we had lots of hope. Her first round of chemo went well and there was no sign of the cancer for a while but in recent months it has appeared again and this time she's weaker and more doubtful. I just pray however long she has that she will be surrounded by people she loves and feel joy and peace, not pain.

Please, please, help us all give to these wonderful charities! Here's a list of the other bloggers involved in this amazing cause:

(Thanks to Shannon for organizing this!!)

Little Miss Fearless // Beauty and Truth // Style With Shannon // Moilogy // Jen Clyde Stylist // Modern Modest Beauty

// Gentri Lee

Last Thursday I had the AMAZING opportunity to have breakfast at Tiffany's. Literally. I am one LUCKY girl!

My blogging buddy Gentri invited me to go with her. The event started at 9am, an hour before the mall opened. The photo below was taken on Gentri's phone while we were laughing about being 15 minutes early and having to wait for them to open the doors.

Once they opened the doors and a few more bloggers arrived we were invited to a breakfast of orange juice, sparkling cider and fresh-baked pastries!

We savored our pastries and sipped our cider while the gracious hostesses explained more about the legend that is Tiffany's and all the history behind that famous little blue box. It was fun learning where it all started and some of the amazing projects they've been involved in along the way.

Then we were encouraged to browse the beautiful display cases and try on anything we would like! I tried on this beautiful blue beaded necklace and Gentri tried on a few engagement rings. As you can see, that top one was one of the most expensive they have to offer!!!

I didn't notice until someone pointed it out, but I wore Tiffany blue ribbons on my shoes that day! Too perfect.

When we left we all received a little blue bag with a little blue box inside! Nothing could be more exciting. This was my first little blue box! And these gorgeous Tiffany blue earrings were inside!