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1 | Stilla Lip Stain

This is the easiest way for me to get color on my lips. Lipstick drives me crazy on a day-to-day basis. I like this color because it’s kind of daring for me. I don’t usually put bright colors on my lips but this color pushes me but keeps me in my comfortable pink lip color zone. :)

2 | PINK Wii Remote

Is this the dumbest thing ever to put on a Top 5 favorite things? Probably. But I just really love my pink Wii remote!! Brandon has a blue one so now it’s like we have “His & Hers” Wii remotes. Freakishly adorable right?!

3 | Pink jewelry holder

I got this pink jewelry holder at my favorite antique shop. I’m not really sure what it originally was. To me it kind of looks like an old piece of a light fixture that someone spray painted pink…and I’m glad they did! This sits on my nightstand and when ever I get into bed and forget to take my jewelry off I have a safe place to put it. (No more earrings falling onto the floor, YAY!)

4 | “Mrs” Kate Spade Necklace

I know this isn’t pink but I thought it did fall under the category of “Valentines”…

My sweet sweet wonderful girlfriends got this for me for my birthday! They know how much I love Kate Spade and I guess somehow knew how much I secretly wanted this necklace. It has the perfect gold glimmer and it sits perfectly around my neck. :)

5 | French Affair by Essie

Best. Pink. EVER. I promise you!! This is the color I used on my Valentine Nails Post for my “Light Pink” and I want to share it with one of YOU!

Leave a comment below and share with me something you love about Valentines day! Traditions? Food? Chocolate? Favorite flower?

Or if you’re anti valentines day but you want the nail polish…what is your favorite nail polish??

Giveaway ends at midnight tonight and I will announce a winner tomorrow. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! :)

*Giveaway has ended. Congrats Jamie Forsberg!! :)

What you will need:

Base & Top Coat
Dark Pink
Medium Pink
Light Pink
Reinforcement stickers

Steps

1. Start with either your darkest pink or lightest pink. (I will do both for you!) Try to use colors that have good coverage with just one coat, you want this layer to dry completely before the next step.

2. Put 2 reinforcement stickers together (should look like an “8”) and place them towards the bottom of your nails. You are going to do this twice so look at your nail and cover 1/3 of each. We want to make room for all 3 of the colors for the final look!

3. Paint your medium color. If possible just paint 1 coat, you will also want this to dry completely before placing stickers on your nails again. I personally like to use quick drying nail polish for the first and middle layers. (Sally Hansen has a bunch of great colors that are “Insta Dry”!!)

4. Remove the stickers when the paint has dried with your medium shade. Waiting for it to dry is important because removing the sticker too soon will cause the nail polish to smear and not have clean lines. TRUST me. :)

5. Now repeat steps 2 & 3 this time using either your darkest pink or lightest pink. (I was able to reuse my stickers so I used 20 stickers total.)

6. Remove the stickers once that layer has dried and check out those nails!!! At first they may look choppy and layered but once your apply your top coat it will even out and complete the look on your nails. Plus putting stickers on your nails can dull your color some so this also helps your colors be bright and shiny again.

Once upon a time I made a commitment to blog more…and then my husband and I got a house. (YAYY!!) Therefore, all of my extra time and energy has gone into organizing, furniture shopping(AKA stalking Craigslist for the best deals), getting rid of old things, staring at that big mess in the kitchen of too many dishes I need to wash before I find a place for them. ZERO time to have fun and be creative.

We’ve been in our home for 3 weeks now so things are starting to settle and that is just the nicest feeling in the World! Brandon and I finally have a couch and I am amazed at the peace it gave our little home. Sometimes you just need a place to sit and be still. SO NICE. Also, watching movies on hard word floor isn’t as fun as it sounds. Which now that I think about it, that has never really sounded like fun.

SO…! All that to say, I would love to share with you some things that have inspired me for our home. We are still decorating, but as rooms come together I want to share our finished product in the months to come. :)

Here are some pictures from my “For the Home” Pinterest board. You can follow it HERE to see more of what inspires me for my home!

These are my DREAM WALLS. I am such a sucker for black and white stripes in homes. Since we are renting I wont be able to do this quite yet but I am currently hunting for curtains to do the job for now. So if any of you know place I can look…feel free to share with me! :)

I really love the symmetry of this. Also, that mirror is just gorgeous!!!

CHEVRON. Of course. This rug is just…AHH…wonderful. Yup. I also really like pops of color. I’m a big fan of the primary colors but I also love gray scales.

Even though I really like symmetry I also realllllyyy like asymmetry. (I like EVERYTHING, okay…sorry! You will notice if you look at my pinterest board.) I am such a fan of picture frames. BIG ONES. I can’t wait to fill up our walls!

Also, isn’t that pink couch the best?? Our couch right now is khaki, so pink pillows…hmm. It could happen. :)

PS!! - I will be blogging more now. Good things to come. I hope you like it. :)

This past weekend my husband whisked me away to celebrate my birthday! Sooo…I thought I’d share it with you. :)

We started the weekend off with our favorite Hibachi restaurant and then he surprised me with a night at the Hilton. One of my favorite hotels. LOVE their pillows.

The next day we went to the Galleria Mall in Dallas to go shopping and ice skating for the day. SO FUN. I discovered a new store, Arden B. Who knew?! I couldn’t stop looking at their formal dresses. GORGEOUS.

After some shopping we got our Ice Skates on and joined the crazy crowds. Turns out my husband is a pro so I just let him pull me around since I have a brand new fear of trampling small children on ice.

After about 15-20 minutes of skating we decided to head home…because I’m old now…and I was getting hungry. HA!

We ate at one of my favorites…Chick-fil-a! Then headed home…as soon as we pulled into our neighborhood Brandon handed me my sleeping mask that had been in his jacket all day and had me put it on. (WHY I didn’t expect a party…I’ll never know. Probably because my husband is good to me all the time…and I was thinking there might be a new couch at our new home? haha. See, I’m old?!)

So…we pulled up to our house and he guided me to the front door. As soon as I opened the door, TADAA! All of my lovely friends were there. Ahh what a moment of shock and happiness all in one! One of my favorite feelings. :)

My friend Jordan is super creative and she decorated our house for the party. She did such and amazing job!!! If you ever need a decorator, she is your girl!! SO much talent.

Doughnuts…because I LOVE them wayyy too much.

Jordan and my best friend, Ashley!! My party planners. (Brandon planned too, he just couldn’t do too much since we happen to be around each other so much. :))

And, oh yeah! A party isn’t complete without a gold spray painted piñata! My friends know me so well. I love me some gold spray paint.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of my friends who came. You are all amazing and you are so special to Brandon and I. I will never forget this night. You all made it so fun! :)

1 | Kate Spade Signature Spade Crystal Ring

Kate Spades Signature Spade ring is so fun. I like how it sparkles and adds a subtle hint of fun to any outfit. When I ordered my ring online I ordered a size to big because apparently I do not know ring finger size. (What girl doesn’t know her ring size?! This one.) So…it goes on my index finger and I am such a fan of wearing it there. It’s different from how I normally wear my rings. I’m liking different!

2 | Happ & Stahns 1842 Rosa Alba Eau De Parfum

This is the perfume I have always put on when I go to visit Anthropologie. I am so happy to finally have it! I get complements every time I wear it. I also collect perfume bottles and this bottle is is definitely my favorite!

3 | Curvy Chrysanthemum Vase

I got this vase for Christmas. I think it is so pretty!! It’s a fun pop of color in my living room too. I like to keep the vase by itself with nothing else around it. The uniqueness of it is just fabulous on it’s own!

4 | Shine of The Times by Essie

“Shine of The Times” by Essie is from their new luxeffects nail polish line. It is such a fun shine and sparkle to add to any color you already have.

5 | Bow Headband

This. Bow. Headband. Yup. It can make anyone look like a princess. My wonderful husband got this for me for Christmas!! You can order one HERE. :)

I have loved the ban.do “Jumbo Party Bobbi” ever since I laid eyes on it. I loved the simplicity of it. However, I couldn’t ever bring myself to spend $15 (which really isn’t THAT bad) on something I could make myself and get more than just 1 clip.

So then began my trip to Hobby Lobby…I got everything I needed for just a little over $4*!!! I was able to make 5 hair clips. So here is how YOU can make your own:

*(Glue and scissors not included. I already had those at home.)

What you will need:

Scissors
Sequined ribbon
Hair clip
Fabric Glue
Epoxy Glue (or hot glue, or you can use the same fabric glue. Epoxy just has a super strong hold that I like. But be warned it’s super smelly at first!!)

STEPS:

1 | Cut your ribbon to the length of your hair clip. Mine was about 2 inches.

2 | Using the fabric glue, glue down the loose strings at at the ends of your sequins so they will not fly away. (I’m sure normal people would sew but I just find fabric glue so much easier!) Wait about 3-5 minutes for the edges to dry.

3 | Put a line of glue down your hair clip. Make sure not to put too much, you don’t want to glue your clip shut. :)

4 | Place the sequined ribbon on your clip and hold it for about 30 seconds to make sure it stays in the correct place. The epoxy I used says it takes 5 minutes for it to dry completely so wait at LEAST 5 minutes.

5 | &&Voilà!!! The hair clip is complete! Simple right? You can make as many of these as your heart desires in whatever color you want. They are so fun and they can dress up any outfit.