Well another week has just flown by and now it’s Friday!  Before we know it we will be getting ready for thanksgiving and then yep, it’s the Holidays!!!  Which brings me to the picture above – this weekend get a jump on your holiday shopping and check out some of our holiday favorites.  This year we are offering some great boxed giftables that are perfect for gift giving.  My personal favorite items in our assortment this season are the lap desks,  personalized tumblers, bow ballet flat slippers and 3 piece pj sets.  You can check out the entire collection on our website here.

Here’s what happened on the blog this week:

{monday} was halloween!  were you able to identify all of the chocolates in this teaser?

{tuesday} was all about TEAL!

{wednesday} we shared some bright and bold stripes to try.

{thursday} we gave you some fall outfit inspiration featuring some adorable oxfords and touch of sassy leopard print.

…and now some fun things found around the web to kick start you weekend.

Bright Bazaar’s modern holiday decor finds from West Elm.

A cute DIY crystal necklace made from finds at the craft store

DIY painted mason jars make for cute flower vases here

Make it a great one – see ya on Monday!

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We are off to shoot our Spring 2012 lifetsyle photoshoot today.  Happy Friday!!

Here’s what we blogged about this week:

{seeing red} with these great cherry-hued items.

{fall} decor

{rainy} fall day outfit

{brighten} up your look with these nothing but basic-basics

Now for some goodies found around the web:

{reusable} slate gift tags – so cute for the holidays, birthdays and any other gift giving occasion

{sparkly} and fun DIY art canvas

{halloween} is just around the corner!  Do yourself a favor and search “Halloween” on Pinterest to get some great ideas for the spooky holiday

Catch you all on Monday!!

above image source

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(image via Pinterest)

It’s officially September and Labor Day weekend has arrived!  We hope you all have some fun things planned for your long weekend – let’s all try and soak up the last few days of summer!

If you didn’t catch these posts this week, on Monday we chatted about one of our favorite print trends for Fall, Leopard print.  On Wednesday we revisited the Pantone Color Forecast for Fall and shared some of our favorite inspirational color trends for the season.  Hello Mustard, Red and Taupe!

This week we also joined Tumblr!  If you have an account be sure to follow us!  We share our blog content as well as some other great images we find around the web.

Lastly some fun things I found around the web to kick start your holiday weekend.  Enjoy!

{show your spirit} with National College Colors Day!

{yummy!} make one of these great looking summer desserts via Real Simple.  Great for a Labor Day cookout!

{read all about it!} Matchbook magazine released their new issue this week.  Such a treat!

{labor day sales} are  literally everywhere!  – Hit up your local mall and scoop up some great deals.

Until next week!!!

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Yay for friday!  Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.  I plan to spend part of mine at the beach!

{guard tower beach pic via pinterest}

This week we chatted about our love of these hot pink sandals and the return of friendship bracelets.

We announced the arrival of some new goodies in our online shop (and headed to a retailer near you) here.

Here is what we are loving today…

Watching this perfect ballerina bun tutorial over at the beauty department.

These fun summer nail colors via Essie.

Coveting this delicious looking icy treat cookbook.

Catch you all on Monday morning!!

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