Five - looking forward to fall

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1. the perfectly tasty and healthy autumn brittle

 

Can you all believe that today marks the last day of August of 2012?  This month has flown by way too quickly.  I can't say I'll miss summer because summers in Texas are not just hot, but so hot that the sun hurts your skin when outside.  Good-bye 100+ degree weather!!  Hello, all things fall~  For today's five, I wanted to share the 5 things that I'm looking forward to doing/making/eating this coming fall. 

 

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2. cozy and comfortable layers

 

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3.  unique fall decor for company

 

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4. all delicious things made with pumpkin

 

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5. simple crafting with my bb

 

Have a happy Friday, everyone!! :)



Printed

{blouse - zara // jeans - bdg // shoes - nine west // earrings - anthropologie}

 

Blogging has made me see a whole new side of fashion that I couldn't see before.  If it wasn't for blogging, I wouldn't own one printed item, but now I own several.  I'm still contemplating mixing different prints, but at least I'm not shying away from prints in general.  Going from solids to prints... from plain collars to collars with details... I call this growth!  :)

Comfy weekend

{top - forever21 // jeans - 7 for all mankind // shoes - sperry top sider}

 

On days when I feel like skinny jeans and heels higher than 1/2 inch is too much dressing up, but still have to go out in public, I tend to pull out these 7 jeans and my trusty sperry top siders.  These 2 things have to be the most comfortable items in my closet (other than sweats), and they once again provided when I needed them this weekend.  Here is to comfortable weekend wear!!  

Nutella Brownies - super easy!!

Ok, I say this every time I post about something I baked, but this really really has to be the easiest things I've ever baked!!  Again, I stole the recipe (original here ), but I did add a little bit of chopped nuts to mine.  They turned out super moist and delicious!  Now, this is the kind of baked goods I can get used to baking! :)  Enjoy~!!

Black and White

{blouse - francesca's // jeans - jcrew // shoes - seychelles // necklace - francesca's // bracelets - jcrew}

I don't own a lot of stripes (or any kind of prints in general), but this blouse was totally speaking to me this past weekend while shopping with a friend.  Stripes are not something I would wear often, but the black and white combo makes it simple enough for it to be an easy go-to.  I paired it with a flashier and colorful necklace to balance the simplicity.

Gloomy

umbrella - target // tunic - forever21 // cardi - gap // leggins - nordstrom // boots - hunter's



Happy Friday, everyone!!  I had taken some extra pictures this week so instead of Friday Five, I have this post for you.  These boots are the ones I've been eyeing forever now, and I actually got them on sale during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!!  woot woot!!  :)  It wasn't exactly raining while taking these photos, but I thought I'd show you how the polka dot umbrella looked open anyway.  Hope you all have a great weekend...!!  PS... please excuse my wet hair... it's impossible for my hair to dry in less than 5 hrs of washing it...  

Super easy diy - colored bobby pins

This has to be the easiest DIY anyone has ever tried... Anyone else seen the picture below on Lucky Magazine on colored bobby pins?  Those red pins totally spice up her hair style and makes it more fun.  I thought I'd give this super easy DIY a try by using nail polish.

1. clip the pins onto paper //  2. paint the clips with polish (I used 2 coats on each side) //  3. fold the paper as shown to let the paint dry //  4. once dried, unclip the pins and they're done!

tip:  use bright colors... I used a darker red, and it didn't really show. 



Dotted

{dress - gap // jacket - jcrew // shoes - volatile // earrings - anthropologie}

I'm not a huge fan of polka dots, but this dress was calling out to me.  It's actually a tube top and that's not appropriate for church, so I gladly ended up burning up in this denim jacket.  This dress is actually a little tricky... the length is a little longer than I'd like it to be and it's not made up of stretchy material, so I ended up almost tripping over myself multiple times.  *sigh* what I do for fashion... :)  Hopefully the next time I wear this, I would have grown a couple more inches aka wear sandles with higher heels. 

Very berry muffins

Forgive me for not knowing how to bake... All I can do is steal other people's recipes and give them credit for it... In this case, here is the original recipe.  :)  The only thing I changed was to use 3 different berries while the original recipe called for just strawberries.  Again, John will be taking these to his employees to munch on today.  Have a happy Wednesday, everyone!

On repeat

dress - anthropologie // tights - nordstrom (a million years old) // shoes - vince camuto  // earrings - anthropologie

Yes, you've seen me wear this dress once before {here}, but that was at least a couple of months ago, which, in my opinion, can be worn and be blogged about again!  :)  I did try to switch up a few things with the outfit... such as my hair, shoes, and accessories... One of my friends made a comment that I had so many different outfits on this blog, but sometimes, good things are worn more than once, or twice... like this perfect little dress! 

Five

 {my new little-too-blingy phone case all the way from hong kong}

Happy Friday, everyone!! This has been another week of not too many events for me... bb and John are both doing well, and Honey has been getting loved by visitors.  I actually have a pimple right above my lip that reminds me of the awful lip thing that the evil girl had on the movie The Help.  I actually struggle with adult acne (started as soon as I turned 20!!), and I'm hoping this pimple will do for awhile.  Anyway, here's what's been going on with me lately.

 {all the summer stone fruit I can find and chomp on like candy}

{my newest addition to my earring collection from anthropologie}

 {the only ball bb will play with... he's not really into anything else but books... it's a nice change}

{ok... anyone else seen this mv?  it's on CNN for goodness sakes... it's actually a mv from South Korea, where I'm from, and it's apparently hit 10million views and is making news here in the US... sooooo weird!!!}

Strawberry almond bars

One of the thousands of reasons I don't bake is that my family and I don't really eat baked goods.  I guess that could be a good thing when watching your calories, but once I bake something, John usually ends up taking it to his store to share with all his employees.  Yesterday, I decided to make this, but I ended up using strawberry preserve instead of cherry, and because I cut down on the butter (1/2c), these turned out more like coffee cakes instead of chewies.  John says his employees loved it, and returned home with an empty container which always makes me happy!  :)