Embroidered Chihuahuas – I Made This

I Made This: Embroidered Chihuahua Love

I made a tank top with embroidered Chihuahuas for my very oldest and dearest friend. I have to say that I never thought I'd write a sentence that actually contained the words: embroidered Chihuahuas, but here I am. Michelle and I have been friends for 20 years, and we've shared a lot together. She is the sister I never had. For her birthday I decided to finally make her the embroidered Chihuahua … [Read more...]

Levi’s Curve ID Jeans – Fashion Friday

Levi's Curve ID Jeans

This series is brought to you by Levi’s® Curve ID. Find your custom fit at Levi’s® stores or Levi.com If you're anything like me you often question how to style your jeans for different occassions, especially when you are curvy I found a new solution in the Levi's Curve ID jean collection. Curvy women often have problems finding jeans because they are not a straight fit into a pair of … [Read more...]

Going From Crib To Bed On a Budget

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When it was time to take A out of her crib and make her room more suitable for a little girl, keeping it budget friendly was #1 on the list. I was able to do everything for under $200, and she loves her new "big girl room". My baby turned 3 last week, and believe it or not, she was still a crib. I had to hunker down, and come up with a plan to give her a big girl room. Luckily I had kept one of … [Read more...]

Target Clearance Beauty Bargains

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I was at Target Sunday night, and was looking for an inexpensive navy eyeliner when I realized there were a lot of the well known orange clearance stickers on random products up and down the aisles. Far be it from me not to look at all of the possibilities and for under $10 I came home with 3 eyeliners and an eyeshadow. I got the NYC Eyeliner Duet duet in Islands In the Stream. It's actually … [Read more...]

Dear Fashionista: Living Room Makeover

Living Room Makeover

I received a question recently, from a friend and reader about helping her with a living room makeover.I should be thanking Shana for seeking out my advice, because this living room makeover was so much fun to do. Dear Fashionista, I am in desperate need of designing help for my living room. I love bold but my husband likes more neutrals. I do have a painting that was my Grandparents that I … [Read more...]

Fast Drying Gel Nail Polish

Fast Drying Gel Nail Polish

The two things that make getting, or giving yourself a manicure a pain are: waiting for the nail polish to dry, and it starts chipping almost right away. However, gel nails cure this problem all on its own. About 6 months ago a few of my friends were telling me about their gel nail polish, and  about how fantastic gel nail polish is. I saw the Nutra Nail Gel Perfect UV-Free Gel-Polish box and … [Read more...]

Bertolli Meal Soups Saves Our Dinner Blues

Bertolli Meal Soups Saves Our Dinner Blues

My husband and I often wait until after the kids are in bed to have our dinner. We tried 1 of the Bertolli Meal Soups, and now have a new favorite addition to our very limited choices in our meals for two category. I cannot tell you how many times R and I have gone in circles with the question "what do you want for dinner?" It's awful to say, but in the last 6 months I've had more bowls of cereal … [Read more...]

Uneven Hemlines: Fashion Friday

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The emerging hemlines right now are uneven. Predominantly the hemlines where the front is much shorter then the back. At first I wasn't sold on this new trend, but let me tell you that now when they are flowy, and loose. It has a feminine romantic feeling to it. Here are some great examples on taking the plunge into the world of uneven hemlines. Uneven Hems by fashionablyorganized featuring a … [Read more...]

My Job In College

I've joined my dear friends the #VlogMoms in doing a weekly Vlog Link-Up. Each week a member will choose a topic. Here's this week's edition. Being as I'm not good at this video thing, I'm sorry to say that I somehow took the video wrong and have the black box affect. I apologize, and hope that every Thursday I'll get better at this. Annie of Mama Dweeb asked us to talk about our 1st, … [Read more...]

ASOS Party Dresses and Shoes

ASOS Women's Dresses and Shoes

The day I stumbled on the ASOS website, I fell in love with their party dresses and shoes. I had to go to a wedding, and couldn't decide which of the many dresses I found to buy. In the end I ordered 4 dresses, and tried them on to see which one would work best for the wedding. If you don't know this great store; ASOS is an online shop straight from the UK. On top of having a great selection the … [Read more...]