$1,000 J.Crew Gift Card GIVEAWAY!

Just recently I found out about a new website called The Shelf. It's kind of like Pinterest for online shopping. Instead of "pinning" your items, you create shelves and then "shelve" clothing items that you're thinking about purchasing (of course, you can also shelve other items, such as clothes you already own or are blogging about).

The coolest part is that it keeps track of the price and alerts you when a shelved item goes on sale (or you can set a "price alert" so you are notified when the price drops to the price you want to pay) and provides discount codes when they're available.

So in celebration of the launch of The Shelf, I'm teaming up with a bunch of fabulous bloggers to give away $1,000 to J.Crew!

Style Elixir   |   Fash Boulevard   |   Ivory Lane   |   The Chiffon Diary   |   GBO Fashion

Hello Fashion   |   Barefoot Blonde   |   Because Shanna Said So   |   Shannon Hearts   |   See Jane

A Little Dash of Darling | Mix and Match Fashion | Little Miss Fearless | Merrick's Art | Coast With Me

Here's an example of a profile showing the shelves and items that have been shelved.



And, as you can see below, when you click on each shelved item, it provides additional information about the product, tracks the price for you, provides a promo code, and alerts you when your favorite items go on sale. 



All of us have already started using The Shelf and we'd love for you to join us -- it's a hub for style inspiration and maximum savings!  I've shelved some of my favorite pieces and you can keep up with these, or start adding your own!

For your chance to win the $1,000 J.Crew Gift Card...

• Click here and sign up to The Shelf (if you're a blogger, add your URL for special features!)
• Click here to follow your favorite bloggers' shelves
• Complete the simple Rafflecopter entries below... remember the more you do, the more chances you have to win! 

This giveaway is open worldwide. Good luck!

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ON REPEAT

tee: target // skirt: old navy // sandals: target (similar -- check your local store) // glasses: firmoo // watch: michael kors // bag: timi & leslie

The beginning of this week it got really warm around these parts. So I fell back on a trusty combination -- the stretchy pencil skirt and t-shirt. I wore this combo non-stop last summer when I was pregnant, but this year I've found that it's even more fun with graphic tees, rather than solid colored ones. This pretty one from target is one of my favorites in my closet, and I think this outfit (or ones really similar to it) will be on repeat all summer long.

And here are a few other fun graphic tees that I'm loving right now:

1 - j.crew factory // 2 - cotton on // 3 - old navy // 4 - persunmall // 

5 - the market // 6 - gap // 7 - persunmall 

p.s. don't forget to enter the Little Mr. bow tie giveaway!

DRESSING UP YOUR LITTLE BOYS & GIVEAWAY!

Despite what people say about girls being more fun to dress than boys, I have so much fun dressing my boys. Seriously, there are so many darling boy clothes out there. My only complaint is that finding dress clothes for boys is such a challenge. Aside from the fact that most children clothing stores have boy sections half the size of the girls sections, the girls sections are always filled with dresses for every occasion while the boys section (especially the baby boy section) is filled with...pajamas. 

As a family who attends dressy church every week, we require at least a few dressy outfits, and it is a struggle to find things that are cute, well made, dressy enough, and affordable. All this to say, when I find something that fits all that criteria, I am majorly thrilled. And then I buy it in every size :)

Well, here's my recent find that does fit this bill. Little Mr. bow ties. You guys, these are so well made, so darling, perfect for church or a nice event, and definitely affordable. They have a patent pending on their unique design, which is a little tab with a button hole so the bowtie attaches right to the top button of any button up shirt. I love this mostly because Peanut doesn't complain about being choked by a neck strap, and there is no neck strap hanging out from underneath his collar the whole day, or I don't have to worry about a metal clip scraping my babies neck. 

Peanut absolutely adores this bow tie and requests it every week for church. It's a size medium (which fits ages 2-5), but Buck has a big head so it looks pretty good on him too (then again, what doesn't look good on that squishy baby?). Here are two ways we wear them: nice event or dinner attire on the top and church attire on the bottom.

(Can you handle this much cuteness in one blog post?)

You guys, your boys need these bow ties. And if you only have girls, do your mother-of-boys friends a favor and get one for them. These are theeee best.

And if you do know of a baby boy who needs one of these, today is your lucky day. Because today Little Mr. is giving away a $25 gift certificate to their shop!

To enter (required):

• visit Little Mr. shop and then leave a comment below telling me which bow-tie you would choose if you won, and who it would be for.

Extra entries (optional)

• follow Little Mr. on Instagram and then leave a separate comment below telling me you did so.
• like Little Mr. on Facebook and then leave a separate comment below telling me you did so. 

This giveaway will be open for one week, closing next Tuesday, May 21, at midnight. Good luck!!

SIX MONTHS

I'm a little bit late this month, but here are six things about this roly poly at six months:

1. He's now a champion sitter
2. We do very little tummy time (since he hates it so much), but whenever we do he starts scooting all over the room. Or maybe that's why we do so little tummy time :) 
3. He loves to play with big boy toys. He has never had any real interest in rattles or little plush animals, but give that boy a pile of duplos and he is entertained for ages. 
4. He is so vocal, and pretty much any time he's awake (and isn't sucking on the pacifier) he's jabbering away.
5. He's just started to develop a little opinion. The other morning I gave him a big slice of apple to chomp on while I was making breakfast and within a minute or two he'd dropped it on the floor. I picked it up to wash it off and as soon as he saw that I had it, but wasn't giving it immediately back to him, he threw a fit. And then was completely satisfied the moment I handed it back. 
6. He is majorly ticklish. His thighs and armpits are the most ticklish (and hilarious laugh-screams ensue when you so much as touch him there), but really you could squish any part of his body and get a giggle out of him. 

Good heavens, we love this baby. Hard to believe we're half way through his first year!

MAMA'S AND MORE PEPLUM

striped tee: forever 21 (similar) // peplum top: c/o choies // belt: kohls // jeans: american eagle // shoes: forever young shoes (similar) // bag: timi & leslie (different color) // watch: michael kors // necklace: c/o lisa leonard // bracelets: c/o hello fab & c/o poshlocket

This peplum top is quickly climbing the list to become one of my favorite tops in my closet. The fact that it's sleeveless makes it so much more versatile too since wearing different shirts underneath it can totally change the look of it. Wearing it over a striped tee and with a gold belt was perfect for a dinner date to celebrate Philip's 30th last week. I think I'll try it with my gingham button up underneath it next!

p.s. Happy Mother's Day yesterday! I'm so grateful for my boys who made me a mom, and for the amazing examples of motherhood all around me, including my angel mama, my grandmothers, my sister and sister-in-law, my mother-in-law, and too many friends to count!