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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
favorite find wednesdays.
my mom has taught me how to bargain shop like you wouldn't believe. i'm pretty sure 3/4 of my wardrobe i got on sale at saks or neimans, or somewhere cheap like forever21, old navy, target, tj maxx, urban outfitters, and sometimes anthro depending on what i can find. i usually won't pay full price for anything over $50 unless i absolutely love it/wanna marry it/cant live without it - or if it's a classic piece that won't go out of style.
stretching the dollar = more clothes, and if you're patient enough to spend time looking and waiting it's totally worth it. this summer i bought a tibi dress at saks originally over $400. ask me how much i paid for it. $89. it was the last one on the rack. it's one size too big so i'm going to get it taken in but let's be real, totally worth it. i saved $311. plus it's GOOD QUALITY clothing that you're getting. it may hold up like a $400 dress but who wants to spend that much to prove it?
soooooooo the point of that rant was to say that there is a SALE going on at OLD NAVY. i wondered in there last night too and found this shirt.....it's called a "breezy blouse" i believe. and it is sooooo comfy. it's a light weight material that is so flowy and soft. it literally will go with ANYTHING. you can dress it up or dress it down, and any color goes great with it. when the weather gets colder you can even throw a cardigan over it. and the best part is that it was only $15. they're online too at www.oldnavy.com.
*i wouldn't recommend sizing up because it's already flowy and the bigger it is the more it loses it's shape.*
happy hunting!
stretching the dollar = more clothes, and if you're patient enough to spend time looking and waiting it's totally worth it. this summer i bought a tibi dress at saks originally over $400. ask me how much i paid for it. $89. it was the last one on the rack. it's one size too big so i'm going to get it taken in but let's be real, totally worth it. i saved $311. plus it's GOOD QUALITY clothing that you're getting. it may hold up like a $400 dress but who wants to spend that much to prove it?
"you gotta spend money to save it."
- anne brock to richard brock when it comes to shopping sales
- anne brock to richard brock when it comes to shopping sales
soooooooo the point of that rant was to say that there is a SALE going on at OLD NAVY. i wondered in there last night too and found this shirt.....it's called a "breezy blouse" i believe. and it is sooooo comfy. it's a light weight material that is so flowy and soft. it literally will go with ANYTHING. you can dress it up or dress it down, and any color goes great with it. when the weather gets colder you can even throw a cardigan over it. and the best part is that it was only $15. they're online too at www.oldnavy.com.
*i wouldn't recommend sizing up because it's already flowy and the bigger it is the more it loses it's shape.*
happy hunting!
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| necklace: private gallery, clutch: sam moon, shorts: urban outfitters |
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| necklace: jcrew via ebay, purse: vintage dooney and bourke, jeans: gap wide leg |
DIY project
so last night i did a little retail therapy at TJ Maxx. for those of you who don't mind digging to find treasures this place is a real treat. i'm slightly obsessed.
i bought these frames. i love them. best part? $5 each.
but they didn't have hooks on the back to hang them on the wall.....so i looked through my trusty craft box and wa-la! i found the perfect way to hang them using hemp rope, glue, scissors, and old clothes pins.
1. first i cut three pieces of hemp rope equal lengths.
2. next i glued the hemp rope to the backs of the frames and let it dry over night so i knew it was good and sturdy.
3. then i hung them on the wall using regular push pins.
5. done! - i've been trying to find something to take up that space over my t.v.
thank goodness for TJ's! now if only i can keep it there and not change it....
i bought these frames. i love them. best part? $5 each.
but they didn't have hooks on the back to hang them on the wall.....so i looked through my trusty craft box and wa-la! i found the perfect way to hang them using hemp rope, glue, scissors, and old clothes pins.
1. first i cut three pieces of hemp rope equal lengths.
2. next i glued the hemp rope to the backs of the frames and let it dry over night so i knew it was good and sturdy.
3. then i hung them on the wall using regular push pins.
4. finally, for aesthetic purposes, i used double stick tape to tape the clothes pins to the ends of the push pins to give it the effect that the clothes pins are holding the picture frames (but they aren't).
5. done! - i've been trying to find something to take up that space over my t.v.
thank goodness for TJ's! now if only i can keep it there and not change it....
eclectic chic
“Rooms are albums that provoke memories. What you decorate with should remind you of a street you wandered down or an experience that made you happy.”
— Designer Amy Hase
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
losing your life to find it.
there's this country song by tracy lawerence and in one part it says "the only thing that stays the same is everything changes, everything (que the country 'twang) ch-A-angessss...."
i mean thanks for hitting us with the obvious stick trace.
howwwwwwwever....i'm going to be honest, i have found many times God prying things from my grasp as he gently reminds me that i am not the author of my life...that i am not in control, and that whenever i do try to control things and refuse to faithfully let God have the steering wheel that's when i usually end up hitting a tree.
recently i have been reminded that there is indeed a season for everything, and that sometimes things changing is the best thing for ourselves and the people around us who we love the most.
change can hurt and lately i have found myself realizing just how deeply. this year has been the year of change. with the exception of a handful of people (of whom i love very much), most of our friends have left...their lives are changing, they are out in the "real world", they are working at new jobs, they are meeting new people, they are living in new places. i, however, have changed my major, changed roommates and houses, and....yep...no, that's all that's changed.
as i look around and see that life is not slowing down because i'm still in auburn God has been showing me that he is using it for my good (because after all he works all things together for the good of those who love him, right? :) ). for those of you who know me well, you know that i'm stubborn, a slight control freak (whoops), and ultimately someone who more often than not learns things the hard way. it's hard to admit it, but if i don't sometimes i feel like i'll never change it. i truly feel like the Lord is showing me through my extra year here (due to my learning things the hard way...) that my life is not actually about me.
God is sovereign.
he knows how things will work out, he knows what's best for us, and if we let him show us we will ultimately live lives that glorify him. lives that are full of joy and peace, even when there is lack of understanding. i think that relinquishing our lives to the Lord, believing, faithfully and wholeheartedly, that Christ is a much better driver than we are, we are ultimately headed towards a tunnel of huge change. our hearts change, our attitudes change, our thoughts change, our actions change, the way we speak to others change...the things we thought were most important suddenly seem to not be, the things we thought we wanted, or the way we thought our lives should work out begin to look much differently.
i'm going to be honest, whenever i pray about things and God doesn't answer them the way i wanted him to i usually quit praying about it. i know. everyone is gasping. but it's the truth. i become afraid. i start to worry that maybe God isn't hearing me right, or maybe that He just doesn't know if he gives me a chance i can make things work out, or maybe i can just figure things out for myself (you, know because i'm so smart and all....). for the first time in my life i feel like i am so ready for change. i'm ready for my world to be completely rocked, to be turned upside down, side ways, thrown across the world to china and back, to lose my life so i can finally find it, to jump of the cliff and not look down, to take the leap of faith.....
the more i have pondered why i am where i am the more i have come to the conclusion that it is because i have not obeyed, listened, and allowed the Lord to change me completely. i have let him go only so far before i hit the brakes and tell him that i "got it from here." it is a lie to EVER think that we know better than God. and i am guilty in every way of believing that lie. God sees us for so much more than we see ourselves...whenever i think about taking social work to an international level that involves the ministry i think, no there's no way that will work out. but why not? God holds us in the palm of his hand...and he is NOT letting us go. even if something goes wrong, God is there. he will give us peace in the middle of the storm because that is his promise. i know there are times when we have all felt that we have left him...but he has NEVER left us. that is is promise. nothing we can do can ever separate us from the love of Christ. and if that is true, wouldn't it be true that because he loves us he is only going to pave a way that is the best for us if we would only take up our crosses and follow him?
one day at a time.
Lord not my will, but your will be done.
i mean thanks for hitting us with the obvious stick trace.
howwwwwwwever....i'm going to be honest, i have found many times God prying things from my grasp as he gently reminds me that i am not the author of my life...that i am not in control, and that whenever i do try to control things and refuse to faithfully let God have the steering wheel that's when i usually end up hitting a tree.
recently i have been reminded that there is indeed a season for everything, and that sometimes things changing is the best thing for ourselves and the people around us who we love the most.
change can hurt and lately i have found myself realizing just how deeply. this year has been the year of change. with the exception of a handful of people (of whom i love very much), most of our friends have left...their lives are changing, they are out in the "real world", they are working at new jobs, they are meeting new people, they are living in new places. i, however, have changed my major, changed roommates and houses, and....yep...no, that's all that's changed.
as i look around and see that life is not slowing down because i'm still in auburn God has been showing me that he is using it for my good (because after all he works all things together for the good of those who love him, right? :) ). for those of you who know me well, you know that i'm stubborn, a slight control freak (whoops), and ultimately someone who more often than not learns things the hard way. it's hard to admit it, but if i don't sometimes i feel like i'll never change it. i truly feel like the Lord is showing me through my extra year here (due to my learning things the hard way...) that my life is not actually about me.
God is sovereign.
he knows how things will work out, he knows what's best for us, and if we let him show us we will ultimately live lives that glorify him. lives that are full of joy and peace, even when there is lack of understanding. i think that relinquishing our lives to the Lord, believing, faithfully and wholeheartedly, that Christ is a much better driver than we are, we are ultimately headed towards a tunnel of huge change. our hearts change, our attitudes change, our thoughts change, our actions change, the way we speak to others change...the things we thought were most important suddenly seem to not be, the things we thought we wanted, or the way we thought our lives should work out begin to look much differently.
i'm going to be honest, whenever i pray about things and God doesn't answer them the way i wanted him to i usually quit praying about it. i know. everyone is gasping. but it's the truth. i become afraid. i start to worry that maybe God isn't hearing me right, or maybe that He just doesn't know if he gives me a chance i can make things work out, or maybe i can just figure things out for myself (you, know because i'm so smart and all....). for the first time in my life i feel like i am so ready for change. i'm ready for my world to be completely rocked, to be turned upside down, side ways, thrown across the world to china and back, to lose my life so i can finally find it, to jump of the cliff and not look down, to take the leap of faith.....
to....
the more i have pondered why i am where i am the more i have come to the conclusion that it is because i have not obeyed, listened, and allowed the Lord to change me completely. i have let him go only so far before i hit the brakes and tell him that i "got it from here." it is a lie to EVER think that we know better than God. and i am guilty in every way of believing that lie. God sees us for so much more than we see ourselves...whenever i think about taking social work to an international level that involves the ministry i think, no there's no way that will work out. but why not? God holds us in the palm of his hand...and he is NOT letting us go. even if something goes wrong, God is there. he will give us peace in the middle of the storm because that is his promise. i know there are times when we have all felt that we have left him...but he has NEVER left us. that is is promise. nothing we can do can ever separate us from the love of Christ. and if that is true, wouldn't it be true that because he loves us he is only going to pave a way that is the best for us if we would only take up our crosses and follow him?
one day at a time.
Lord not my will, but your will be done.
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29: 11-13
rockin' it.
i don't know what is so appealing about raw stones and rocks made into rings, but i seriously love it.
check out these rings via the vault files...amazing right?
check out these rings via the vault files...amazing right?
1. Toosis Three Stones Ring
2. Topshop Double Ball Ring
3. River Island Turquoise Agate Ring
4. House of Harlow Feather Row Ring
5. Primadina Chalcedony Druzi & Lapis Double Date Ring
6. Alexis Bittar Spring Fern Light Citrine Hydroquartz Ring
7. Primadina Lapis Lazuli Single Ring
8. Primadina Rose Quartz Single Ring
9. YSL Oval Ring
10. Kenneth Jay Lane Black Oval Enamel Ring
11.ASOS Enamelled Ring
12. John Lewis Amethyst Chunky Gold Ring
you can literally pair them with anything....
#9, #3, or #6 with this....
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#8 with this....
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#4, 9, or 10 with this....
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you get the picture.
1. for more of a dainty style stone ring, check out this shop on etsy here
2. or this website where you can mix and match here
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enough with the rings. these are to DIE for.
Lebanese designer Nada Sawaya creates these exquisite cuffs from stingray, metal, and wood. she's a genius. jaw dropping truly. wouldn't you love to own every single one these? unfortunately these little beauties aren't sold online, but you can look up stores in the U.S. do sell them on her website. i saw that ETC in birmingham carries her collections...i foresee a road trip
....and what's a necklace without a stone? i've been wanting to invest in an agate necklace for sometime now. they are perfect for fall and absolutely beautiful. they make a statement without being too loud if you're looking for something more subtle. i've had luck finding them all over etsy, other blogs and online shops (like urban outfitters)...there's really no escaping them. i think it's a sign...
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non agate necklaces:
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| love adorned, sold in NYC store |
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| layering necklace |
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| pyrite glittery chunk polyhedron necklace |
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