Black + White + Plaid

With the weather around here flopping from warm to cool, then back to warm again, it’s hard to dress appropriately without ending up either freezing or sweating! Elish perfectly shows that that’s when a fabulous lightweight jacket and a look like this makes so much sense! Totally appropriate for this time of year, but can be adapted to whatever temperature the day throws at ya! Elish shares more…

BLACK + WHITE + PLAID

“There are quite a few staples in fashion. I think everyone would agree that black, white, & plaid are a few of them – and this dress combines all three.

A thin, lined dress with great lines and a forgiving shape, this dress is perfection for going day to night and a dream to style.

Collared shirts, statement necklaces, belts…this dress is the perfect backdrop for any stylist or can stand alone for years to come!”

Dress: Marabelle
Blouse: Converse for Target
Coat: Ben Sherman
Boots: Aldo

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Boy + Girl

I’ve been working hard lately getting some inventory together for the On a LARK show that I’m going to be in on December 7th! (That explains why I’ve been completely MIA all this week on here!)

In doing so, I’ve made up a few new patterns, gotten some Christmas goodies underway, and added to my confetti repertoire!

For some reason, confetti gets me super excited… Possibly because I heart parties and confetti goes at them! And since I’ve found out in the past two weeks that two of my dear friends are pregnant (which potentially means gender reveal parties!), the lip and mustache confettis have been top of mind!

I updated the Etsy store today with new color additions… Nothing super special, but fun nonetheless!

New color! Gray ‘staches!

The old colors… Tried & true! Coral and Black

New lip color! Persimmon

The lips and staches are also super fun for couples showers! Any boy + girl funtion, really, would be a great setting for these fun little guys (and gals!) I hope you like! You can click on any of the pictures and it’ll take you to the etsy listings!

Stay tuned for some more recent projects. I’m pretty stoked about the Christmas stuff and the collection of stationery that is done out of all whites and creams… SO DREAMY!! You’ll see it soon! 🙂

Pumpkin Laceration Celebration

My brother Jordan and his wife Katie know how to throw a party!

Over the weekend, they threw their fifth annual Pumpkin Laceration Celebration (abbreviated PLC), which is their twist on a Halloween pumpkin carving party! I loved every detail of this little shin-dig, so I got Katie’s permission to share all about it with y’all! 🙂

My favorite aspects of this year’s PLC were sweets related. (Who is surprised?!) The first show-stopping portion of the evening was the S’MORE BAR!

Not only were there the traditional s’more ingredients of Hershey’s chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows, but they had ROLOS and REESES too!!! I had a Reeses s’more and it. was. glorious….

They had a great fire going upon which we could cook the marshmallows… Fires are reason #842 of why I love fall…

The other food aspect that got me all excited was the CANDY BAR… It was classy Halloween perfection!

The last incredible edible item I’ll share is a baked donut cake in the shape of a skull! It was every bit delicious as it is cool looking! Katie killed it with this thing!

Even though the food was what made the most lasting impact on me, the actual reason for the party — pumpkin carving — was super awesome, too!! Price and I usually come into the PLC with a solid idea of what we’re going to carve on our pumpkin, but this year, we were a little last minute, so we resorted to something related to our current obsession of Breaking Bad: a Heisenburg face. It didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped, so I didn’t even take a picture of it… But here are a couple of snaps of my friend Jonathan carving a Bane face (from The Dark Knight Rises) onto his pumpkin and of all the pumpkins lit up!

Prizes were awarded to the haunted house/castle pumpkin, the Goofy pumpkin, and the old oak tree pumpkin! (Everyone in attendance voted for their faves, and those were the top three!)

Overall, we had SUCH a blast, and I’ll forever be impressed with Katie and Jordan’s party planning skillz! Hope you enjoyed the pics of their creativity as much as I enjoyed being surrounded by it! 🙂

Have a great one, and thanks for stopping by!