Friday: Edgy Nautical

Anna and I have once again teamed up this week for style. We are both obsessed with stripes (who isn't!?) and while I don't usually go full nautical, I like to incorporated bits of it into my wardrobe. As you know I'm OBSESSED with the Anthro wedges.Slate Stripes Shift - Anthropologie
Stripe Tease Top - Francescas
Ensis Clam Necklace - Anthropologie
Double Torsade Necklace - Anthropologie
Grevy's Wedges - Anthropologie
Denim Minnie Pan t - JCrew
Field Game Cardigan - Anthropologie

Happy Weekend!!! Can't wait for Grace & Simon's Arrival!!!

To my dear sister, Virginia

Virginia is my middle sister (I'm the baby of three girls, Audra being the oldest). She had Moses 6 months ago and has been working hard to make his life wonderful by putting him (and her husband D'Arcy) before herself. She took a step back and realized what she wanted for herself was just that-herself! She wanted to own it. She wanted to be herself. She wanted to break through barriers. So she started to do it! Audra, Virginia (+Moses in tow), and I jumped in the car in Austin and got Virginia's nose pierced. It looks awesome, and it started something. I wanted to help her by putting together an inspiration board of what her look, her style, her sass, encompasses. Yesterday she did a major purge in her closet, and she feels like a new woman! Go Virginia! I'm also working on a soundtrack for Virginia, but haven't quite finished it yet. This is the first of many inspiration boards for her :)

Netherlands?

While my Netherlands reader did NOT comment on the post dedicated to them yesterday, they did see it! My analytics tell me that one Netherlands viewer viewed yesterday...

Window Shopping

That's what I'll be doing for the next 40 days and 40 nights...


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let's be honest, I will ALWAYS be window shopping McQueens. Especially because the prices will probably skyrocket after the recent news of his demise.

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Netherlands

I am a bit curious, who is the reader from the Netherlands? I am dedicating the post to you today, because I am just baffled by the fact that I have such foreign readers!
De Valk Windmill, Netherlands

How Tuesday: How to Make Edible Valentines

I had to post about my project last week for Valentine's Day!

I got this idea from Snippet & Ink's tag. Granted, mine do NOT look as pretty, but it never seems to happen that way :)

1. Buy a good pan. I found my heart tin on Amazon.com.

2. Buy a good cake mix. I chose Duncan Hines red velvet---and it was great for a box!

3. Buy writing icing, I chose red to make them look

more like conversation hearts.

4. Make a glaze icing. I found mine on foodnetwork.com. I also got food coloring and made different colors in different bowls.

5. Cut the tops off the cakes. It's easier to ice when they're flat! I also waited a full day to ice them so I made sure they were extra cool.

6. Icing... This was the hardest part. The easiest way w

as when I dunked the cakes into the icing bowls.

7. Put the cakes into the fridge to make the icing harden a bit.

8. Write on the cakes with your writing icing! Now, if these weren't so tiny, I could have done this better...but I tried!!! :)

MBFW

Going on now. Wish I was there...