CROP IT.

sweater: c/o tailor and stylist // shirt: c/o sheinside // jeans: american eagle // shoes: forever 21

For the eight years I lived in Utah, the most annoying thing was how fast it turned from winter to summer. Like, one week in April it would snow, and the next week it was 90 degrees. So we'd all go from winter coats and scarves to sandals and shorts within a matter of days, never giving much time for those cool spring layers. Luckily, we always got a few weeks of beautiful fall weather that sort of made up for it, but still...we lived for those warm (but not too hot) days after a long, snowy winter. And when you don't get them it makes everyone grouchy.

Living here by the beach during the spring and summer is like those coveted spring days every day. It definitely gets warm some days, but then the clouds roll in or we get the cool breeze off the ocean and suddenly it's the nicest spring day every single day. And what better way to enjoy these perfect days than wearing a stripey cropped sweater (with elbow patches!) and my favorite wedge booties? The best part is that I can actually wear these layers all day and not die of heat stroke.

Happy Thursday!

PRETTY LITTLE ACCESSORIES & GIVEAWAY!

top: forever 21 // pants: h&m // flats: target // watch: michael kors // bag: c/o persunmall // earrings: c/o ivy lane accessories // sunglasses: forever 21

As a mom, big, sparkly, fancy accessories aren't always practical. I love a big arm full of bangles, but they often get in the way when I'm holding my babies. So besides statement necklaces (which I will never give up...never, never, never!!), I try to keep the rest of my accessories small. But just because they're small doesn't mean they have to be simple, and these Ivy Lane earrings are just that -- small, but so fun. I've seen a lot of fabric covered earrings over the years, and these are by far the prettiest and most creative ones I've ever seen.

Today Ivy Lane Accessories is giving away two pairs of their darling earrings to two lucky winners!

To Enter:

• Visit Ivy Lane's website and then leave a comment below telling me your favorite pair of earrings. (Only one comment per person, please).

This giveaway will be open for one week and will close next Tuesday, May 28th, at midnight. Good luck!

Sister's Share It All: One Store -- Day and Night

You guys, I love online window shopping. So much of my outfit, sewing, and refashioning inspiration comes from online shopping, it keeps me aware of the trends, and I just find it kind of therapeutic. So when it was Landen's SSIA pick this month and she asked us to create two outfits from an online store, it was right up my alley. The store we picked was Old Navy, and the only guidelines were to create a casual outfit and a dressy outfit, and everything in the outfit had to be from Old Navy. Fun, right?

Here's what I came up with:

I mentioned last week that I'm loving knit pencil skirts and graphic tees as a casual summer ensemble. It's perfect for those hot summer days when you don't want to layer but still want to look cute. I added a baseball cap for a fun accessory and some simple brown and black sandals that would go with a bazillion other things.

tshirt // skirt // sandals // baseball cap

Old Navy doesn't have a ton of really dressy clothes, so I went with more of a date night look, rather than a super dressy outfit. Lately I've loved layering a chambray shirt under tank dress, so I did that here and then added a pair of pretty wedges and a belt. Old Navy doesn't sell jewelry on their website, but I would add a big statement necklace to this outfit to pull the whole look together.

chambray shirt // dress // belt // wedges

Now go check out Janssen and Landen's two outfits they put together from Old Navy's website!

    

$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!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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!