Fall is right around the corner and one of my favorite fashion items is none other than -- gingham. I love doing gingham fashion in the fall. This can come in the form of shirts, flannels, bandanas, leggings and more. ...
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Spring Fashion Needs When Traveling
I don't know about you, but the travel bug has me craving a few days away from here right now. of course, with the weather acting like a woman right now going through menopause, I always like to pack a few extra pieces of clothing into my luggage. Today, I wanted to share a few spring fashion needs that you should take with you anytime you happen to be traveling. ...
prAna — Making Women Feel Beautiful and Helping the Earth at the Same Time
I received complimentary clothes from prAna in exchange for this review. All opinions listed are 100% my own. When I first heard about the brand prAna and saw their line of clothes, I thought to myself -- I sure wish I could wear something like that. I never thought in a million years that their clothes would fit my body style, but I am here to tell you -- I am totally in love with the ...
Style Tips: Fashion Advice for the Office and Play
I am always looking for fashion advice from style expert. Here are some great tips that were recently sent in. Maybe this fashion advice for the office and play will afford you some new fashion tips for your closet! I don't know about you, but I definitely could use some help with my sense of style. You and I rarely want to admit that we need this help, yet we find that once we accept it, our ...
Outfit of the Week- My First LeTote Find
My friend Amiyrah at Four Hats and Frugal talks about LeTote all the time and also has this weekly fashion post that she does and I thought it would be a great idea to start here as well, so thanks Amiyrah for the inspiration! I recently tried out LetTote and man oh man y'all -- I think I am IN LOVE with this site. My very first tote arrived this past week, and let me just say -- NOTHING is ...
StitchFix Style #10 – Beach Styles
If you know anything about me at all, it is this -- I love clothes . . . and shoes . . . and jewelry . . . and coffee. Yes -- I am all girl in that department and that is why I absolutely LOVE Stitchfix. They help me to get out of my comfort zone by sending me a few items that I would not normally choose for myself. ...
Travel Fashionable With AIT Bags
For the longest time, I have been wanting one of those gorgeous, soft pastel handbags from the more popular name brands. I would stand in the window or in the store and look at them with pure love. I would run my hands over the smooth soft material thinking how good this would look on my shoulder. And then the sticker shock would set in -- like seriously? Almost $500 for a handbag? I would put ...
Get Ready to Hit the Lake with Orvis Fashion
I received complimentary product from Orvis for this review. It's spring time here at Land Between the Lakes and that means we will be spending a lot of time on the water. Because of that, I am always on the lookout for sporty fashionable clothes -- and I think I found them thanks to Orvis. ...
4 Things You Should Not Wear to the Airport
Easter is coming soon and with that, many families will be traveling home to spend this special holiday with their loved ones. That usually means, hours in the car driving, or a few hours spent at the airport. I have learned a few things over the years of the types of clothing that may look great around Easter, but that you totally want to skip if you are flying. You can wear them when you get ...
How to Add A Hint of Red to Your Valentine’s Day Outfit
Anyone who knows me knows I am not a fan of red clothing. I have auburn hair, and when I wear red, it clashes with my hair. However, I don't dislike red. In fact, I love a hint of red in any outfit and since Valentine's Day is coming up, I thought I would show you how I add just a bit of red to jazz up my outfit. ...
How we Wore It – Mixing Colors and Patterns
I am loving this new fashion series I discovered between my fashion blogging friends. Each month, we are sent a style and then we, as best as we can, try to recreate it and find a new way to wear clothing we would not normally wear. This month, we were given the style choice of mixing pops of color with different patterns. This is the original photo "Because Shanna Said So". ...
Investing In Women with FashionABLE (Plus Giveaway)
I received complimentary product through FlyBy Promotions in exchange for this review. All opinions listed are 100% my own. I love jewelry. More than that though, I love when the jewelry has a meaning behind it, so when I was recently introduced to FashionABLE, I instantly fell in love with their products. ...
Creating a Fall Fashion Look with Iris Impressions
During October in Kentucky the weather is mild. It's not hot, but it's not cold either. However the time for open toed high heels has ended, so I have to find other ways to rock my favorite dresses, so I use ankle boots to do that. I recently received a gorgeous wrap dress from Iris Impressions to review and it made my beautiful fall date night outfit gorgeous. ...
Fashion for Less – 599Fashion.Com
I love when I find clothing stores that fit my style and my budget. I was recently introduced to 599fashion.com by my friend Tammy Litke of Three Different Directions, and as soon as I saw her purchases, I couldn't help but browse the site and see if they had anything I wanted. When she said most everything on the site is $5.99 or under, I had to see it for myself -- and you know what? She was ...
Fashion for Less – How to Create a Beautiful Outfit for Less Than $10
If you know anything about me at all, you know how much I love to shop. I recently put together an adorable outfit and everything from the shoes to the jewelry cost me less than $10. Because of that easy shopping trip, I decided to share my tips with you on how you too can put together cute outfits like this one. ...
Using the Fricaine Pretty Bride Shoulder Bag as the Perfect Laptop Bag
I have a confession to make -- I do not go anywhere without my laptop, especially if we go away on vacation somewhere. However, I have never found a laptop bag that holds up to everything I can put it through -- until now when I discovered the Fricaine Pretty Bride Shoulder Bag. ...
Gold Toe Socks Make You Want to Dance Like Nobody’s Watching
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Gold Toe. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. I don't know about you, but after I have been on my feet ALL day long cooking and making new recipes to share with you all, all I want to do is sink on the couch, put my feet up and relax. ...
Unique Laptop Backpacks from NokHoo Design
Whenever I get a new laptop bag in, I get really excited. I am a tech geek at heart so I love something that will carry all my electronics around. However, when I got the new Unique Laptop Backpacks from NokHoo Design in, I decided that instead of keeping it for myself, I would send it to Haiti to our sponsored child who is 20 years old and wants to be a nurse. ...
Summer Fashions That Will Flatter Your Body Style
My body style is SO weird to me. I am that pear shaped body style so it is really hard to find clothing to flatter my body style. Today, I want to share some summer outfits that I have put together that will help you also to choose clothes that flatter your body style. ...
Feel Beautiful in This Libian Jr Plus Size Maxi Dress
Yesterday for Mother's Day I did something that I don't normally do. I got dressed up. Yes -- I fixed my hair, put on my makeup, and wore my new Libian Jr Plus Size Embroidery Maxi Dress. I have never felt more beautiful and I had a TON of compliments on how much it flattered my figure. ...
My Stitch Fix for April – What I Loved and What I Hated
Have you ever heard of Stitch Fix? I had never heard of it until a friend of mine posted about her "fix" she got for the month. Basically what it is -- a box of clothing and accessories that a stylist sends you based on your likes and fashion requests. Sometimes you get great choices like the one I got in February. But sometimes you get some not so great choices like the striped shirt dress I got ...
How to Spring Clean Your Closet in 4 Easy Steps
Alright y'all -- I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Are you ready -- here it is -- I like to shop. I don't mean just a little shopping, but I am talking a lot of shopping. I could shop for clothes and shoes all. day. long. Because of my love for shopping, my closet looks like a hot mess a lot times. So today, I am going to show you how to spring clean your closet in 4 easy steps. ...
February 2015 Stitch Fix
I have found a new love in having a personal stylist shop for my clothing! Thanks to Stitch Fix, I have discovered some super cute clothes for JUST ME! Here’s my review for my February 2015! ...
Hint Like You Mean it Sweepstakes from Helzberg Diamonds
I received a complimentary piece of jewelry in exchange for posting this review of Helzberg Diamonds. All opinions listed are 100% my own. When I was younger, I had so much jewelry that it was not even funny. My mother loved to lavish me with rings, necklaces, and more. The older I got though, I just wasn't as into jewelry like I was as a teenager. Then, somewhere along the line, my love for ...
The Perfect Gift for any Mother – Pearls by Laurel
When I was younger, I can remember staring at my mother's rings she wore. There was this one in particular that caught my eye that she never took off. No -- it wasn't her wedding ring. It was her Mother's ring. I asked her one time why she never took it off and she said it was because she always wanted to have us close. I knew then that one day, I wanted to own a ring just like that. However, ...
Gorgeous Fall Fashion with J.Jill #PureJill
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. Not because of the food. Not because of the brown and red colored leaves that fall on the ground. No -- I love fall because of the clothes I get to wear! The minute the weather turns crisp and cool, I pull out all my fall fashion items. This includes, boots, sweaters, scarfs, leggings, and more. This year -- I have new fashion pieces to add thanks to ...
Dove Advanced Care Deodorant Gives You Confidence to Rock that Sleeveless Outfit
Disclaimer: “I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Influence Central for Dove Advanced Care Deodorant. I received a promotional item to facilitate my review. A few weeks ago, my husband and I attended an evening wedding of two of our closest friends. I was SO excited because I was going to be able to get all dolled up in my favorite sleeveless dress and dance the night ...
Fashion Friday — How to Keep Your High Heels from Sinking in the Grass
If you know me at all, you know about my love of high heels, and if they have any sparkle to them at all -- I love them even more. One thing I hate though, is wearing them when we are going to be walking in the grass. I discovered that when we went to a wedding and I sank deep into the dirt. But I have a little secret to share with you -- and today I am going to tell you how to keep your high ...
JCPenney Has the Perfect Unique Look for My Kid #ThatsMyKid
My daughter has a very unique look when it comes to clothes. It started when she was about 8 years old. She fell in love with Spiderman and all the other Marvel characters -- and at that point, she refused to wear anything that had ruffles and lace anymore. She wanted superhero t-shirts, shoes that had characters on them, and so began the hunt for those kind of clothes that could fit her unique ...
Kohl’s Cares About Women and Childhood Education
I received complimentary products from Kohl's in exchange for my review. All opinions and my love of Kohl's is always 100% my own. One of my favorite department stores to shop is and has always been Kohl's. My love for this store started when I was heading to New York on the Avengers press trip. I have been shopping there now for about 3 years and as always, their clothing and brands always ...