"L.A. Noir"

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, spent with those you love.

Filagrees and Christmas Trees

(F21 turtle neck, Goodwill skirt (given to me by my little sister), ALDO wedge heels)

As promised, here is an outfit post I wore in honor of the holidays. There is just something about Christmas that makes me want to get all dolled up all month long! Christmas are you here yet?!

By the way, have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? It's getting craaazy out there!

Hints of Christmas.

Some of my favorite things right now that keep me in the Christmas spirit... Don't you just LOVE Christmas?


1. J. Crew cardigan (Goodwill)
2. gifted reindeer
3. Gingerbread cookie scented candles (Michael's)
4. Goodwill skirt (outfit post to come soon)
5. Metallic silver nails (Sally Hansen)
6. Snowman cream & sugar holder (Potterbarn)

DIY: Floating Christmas Ornaments

I have to give credit where credit is due. My mom thought of this one and just helped execute the idea. It's the perfect fix for the extra ornaments you may not have used for your Christmas tree. How amaze is this?! She's so brilliant!

What You'll Need:

transparent string

clear thumb tacks

scissors

ornaments ($2 @ Big Lots)

Directions:

1. Take a piece of the transparent string and tie one end of it around an ornament.

2. Take the other end of string and tie it around the thumb tack twice to secure it.

3. Push the tack into the ceiling.

Voila!

What do you think?

Smoooooth like Butta!

Gap City ballet flats

Check out these new babies I got in the mail. Perfect for the holidays no?!

Giving Thanks

H&M sweater, Target dress, Forever21 boots & scarf, St. Jude's bracelet

Hi folks!! I know that I've been really bad about blogging. I've just been so busy with the holidays and working. I hope you can forgive me! I still have yet to finish the handful of DIYs that I've started, so I thought I'd do an outfit post in the mean time. This is one of the outfits I wore thins week in honor of Thanksgiving. I just love brown and burnt orange together!! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

I'm so thankful for YOU, my family and friends!

What did you all do for Thanksgiving?

DIY: Foiled Nails

With the holidays around the corner (insane right?!), I can't help but fall in love with all that is glitter and gold. What perfect way to celebrate that with some gold foiled nails! Inspired, none other, than by the foiled fashion trend.

Materials:

clear top coat nail polish

nail polish of choice

gold flakes

1 earring post (with blunt end)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Paint your nails and allow it to completely dry.

2. Take a gold flake and flatten it onto your nail with the blunt end of an earring post.

3. Then, paint your nail with a clear topcoat (to protect and secure the flakes).

and...BAM!!!

(Sorry the condition of these photos and messy look of my nails. This was a spur of the moment DIY and I also didn't have anymore nail polish remover. :( A few washes of the hand eventually removes the polish left on the skin. But you get the idea.)

photo courtesy: HONESTLY...WTF, HERE, Google Images