Is Spring On Its Way?

I was looking through a previous issue of Coastal Living this afternoon and saw a page dedicated to gorgeous jewelry inspired by sea glass. I decided to take a look at a few of my favorite websites to see what I could come up with. There are some beautiful jewelry out there (at reasonable prices) that is making me yearn for Spring and Summer. Here are some of my favorites...

LOFT Long Twist Multi Chain Necklace

Stella and Dot Threaded Coin Pearl Necklace

Stella and Dot Camilla Necklace

Pretty Drops of Jupiter Aqua Gold earrings

Gorgeous Blue Quartz Dream Catcher Earrings

There was a beautiful necklace by Verre New York. For those of you that are local, they do have some local retailers.

Aval Kelp Necklace...isn't it gorgeous?! I love it.

Meri Meri Cupcakes

Cupcakes, especially when adorned by a great cupcake topper, is one of my favorite party decorations.

A few weeks ago I was in our local (small town) drugstore, picking up a prescription. I love wandering around the drugstore, because they have all kinds of fun things to look at. Everything from the general pharmacy type goods, to books, puzzles, shoes, home decor....and these adorable cupcake kits from Meri Meri.

Love this 'Let Them Eat Cake' set that I saw...

And this pirate set...how cute would that be for a little boy's birthday party?!

If you can't find these locally, you can pick them up from this page of the Meri Meri website.

Practical vs. Impractical

I received an email from Nordstrom this morning (I feel like that's how all of my blog posts start out lately, "I received an email from fill in the blank", ha ha!), showcasing Spring shoes.

I've always loved shoes...but with my line of work (hairstylist) and a suburban mom, the shoes I love are very impractical. So I decided I'd share a few of my favorites here and live vicariously through my blog. ;)

This Stuart Weitzman 'Kimbow' pump is gorgeous. But at $375 and a 5 inch heel, it's not likely I'll be rocking these any time soon!

I do love this Jimmy Choo 'Cosmic' Platform Pump as well...but $695 is a little out of my price range!

I really like this Enzo Angiolini 'Sully' Platform Pump as well, and at under $90, it's a little more practical for me. A basic color and fairly basic pump (with a little bling) is a reasonable choice. I'll let you know if I pull the trigger on this one!

ETA: I just tried to add the Sully platform to my shopping bag on Nordstrom.com and they don't have my size. :( Before anyone tries to tell me to check Zappos or anything else...of course the glitter version of this shoe is a Nordstrom Exclusive. Darn!!!

St Patricks Day 2011

How Lucky Green St. Patrick's Day Card

Modern greeting cards and party invitations by Shutterfly.

View the entire collection of cards.

I received a code from Shutterfly this morning for 10 free cards. I didn't have any intention of purchasing any photo cards any time soon, but figured, what the heck! I logged on and saw this adorable card, and decided to use my most favorite recent photo of the little guy. In addition, I used another code from the website, for another 5 free cards! What would have cost me nearly $45 was FREE!! I'm so excited to share these cards with my friends and family!

For anyone who's interested, you can use promo code 5FREECARDS to get 5 of your own. If you do, be sure to post to your own blog for a $25 gift certificate to Shutterfly! Happy card making!

Vera Wang Bedding

As many of you know, I had surgery last week...which means this week has been very mellow for me. A lot of laying around resting, watching tv, and looking through my huge stack of magazines that I've neglected recently.

Last night I was looking through the October 2010 issue of Elle Decor and came across some Vera Wang bedding that looked lovely in the glossy magazine photos.

I looked at the Vera Wang site this morning, and wasn't all that impressed, to be honest. The website automatically links you to Bloomingdales' website to view the collections. Which is fine...but I didn't like the way the bedding looked all put together. I much preferred it in the pretty glossy pages of the magazine!

This is the Bloomie's photo

I decided to check her collection at Kohl's, and decided I liked it even better! And the price points are great, as well!

I love these Simply Vera Lagoon sheet sets as well. Nice and simple, but still pretty.

Merry Christmas!

Greg totally surprised me this Christmas with a new laptop!


One of my favorite things about it is that it has a webcam built in, so Cameron and I can now Skype with Greg when he's out of town for work! Really excited about that!

If you're looking for a new laptop, Costco has some great deals!

I still haven't had much time to really play around with it, but I am liking it so far. Thanks, honey! :)

New Sweater!

We opened Christmas gifts on Sunday with Greg's mom and older brother and his family, in an effort to make Christmas Eve a little less hectic. Greg's mom bought me this gorgeous sweater, the Side Zip Cardigan by Madison Lilly.

I cannot wait to wear it! It's mostly wool, so it will be so nice and cozy. Really excited about this one. Thanks, Pat!