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What I Wore: Hostess Duties

This past weekend I hosted a fun afternoon for some of my favorite girls consisting of lots of champagne, crafting (friendship bracelets to be exact) and at-home manicures. It was also doubling as a birthday celebration for one of my best friends, Elissa. We had such a good time, and despite the surprising difficulty level of those silly bracelets, decided we should get together to make crafts together at least once a month! With the holidays coming, I can’t wait to plan little projects for us to do together (with plenty of liquor involved, of course). Look out for the official party post tomorrow, complete with details and fun action shots!

With that said, I decided to dress the part and pulled out the color! When I chose to wear a fun striped shirt, I had to pair it with my favorite bells for that retro vibe. I attempted my best blogger bun (I’m really no good at it) and rocked my sky high wedges to complete the fun and relaxed look.

Tee; gifted
Jeans; Free People via Marshall’s
Wedges; gojane.com
Belt; Etsy
Pink bracelet; Ebay
Gold bracelet; gifted
Gold floral necklace; Off 5th
Fox necklace; Grrfeisty

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Lovable Friday!

1. Champagne & Grapes

I thought the 12 grapes signifying luck for each of the months to come was just a Cuban NYE tradition (maybe that’s just the throwing buckets of water out your door bit). I had no idea that others did the same, but (as always) Martha Stewart clarifies by posting this lovely party detail and adding that it originated in Spain. Definitely makes the grapes look more refined than what my Mom makes me take in my purse to every New Years festivity I have attended since I was old enough to not celebrate at home (looks eerily similar to this). It would also help me avoid hearing, “No te olvides de las uvas!” over and over again for a good solid week.

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Anika Burke Secret Sale!


Photo via WeHeartIt.com

I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say that everyone loves a good sale. However, in the real world, we don’t always have the time to shop them. Well, I’m making it easy for you! The lovely ladies at Anika Burke decided to team up with me and offer all my readers a special secret sale – that’s all of you! I selected my 15 favorite items (from tops to shoes and everything in between) in the store that I wanted the store to markdown to a recession-friendly $15, and you can find them all here! This sale will only be active until 5pm EST Friday, so make sure you don’t let the opportunity pass you by – visit the sale page today! And don’t be shy – feel free to share the sale with your friends and family!

Note; items are only available in the sizes listed & in order to get the sale price, you will need to check out using the button at the top of the page.

& for those of you that need to be enticed, here are some of my favorite items in the sale:

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Lovable Friday!

1. Mischief Managed Tee

This fandom shirt is just…brilliant. It’s perfectly understated, yet reads loud and clear: the owner is definitely a Potter fan – with taste. Which is why I must have it. Unfortunately, the tiny online store, Revolution 9, was overwhelmed by all the orders for their unique and surprisingly trendy Harry Potter merchandise in preparation for the final movie and they are still trying to recover. But I can be patient. I think this one will be worth the wait. 😉

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