3.14 Swap!

I just recently participated in a really fun swap with Krystal at Krystal's Kitsch, Jen at Starving, Insatiable and Erin at Everything According to Erin!

The theme for this swap centered around the date 3.14--today!! We picked out 3 paper products, 1 accessory and 4 pastel items in honor of spring--so fun!

  I had a great time participating in this swap and was partnered with the fabulous Meghan from The Frugalista Diaries and absolutely love my gifts!

Look at the cute pink decorations on the box! Fun!

Love it!

 This ribbon and wrapping is adorable.

Love these pencils! You can never have too many pencils as a teacher!

 

This body lotion smells soooo good!

 

This pretty little flower is actually soap--how fun!

 

Adorable shade of purple nail polish! You can never have too many nail polishes!

 

I love when blog swappers read my mind--I needed a new loofah, so that was perfect timing!

 

I love this pattern on the notepads and can't wait to start using them!

 

I love this scarf--gorgeous! Can't wait to wear it!

 

Awww, so cute! I love these cards!

 

I'm definitely saving this ribbon--pink and polka dots! Yes please! :)

 

I had such a great time doing this swap! Thank you SO much for my lovely gifts, Meghan! You were a fabulous blog swapper! :)

Friday's Fancies: Blog Swap!

I'm very excited about Long Distance Loving's Friday's Fancies,  Blog Swap style! Today I will be swapping blogs with Ashley from the blog Styleash. I had a lot of fun doing this swap and I'm so glad I got partnered with Ashley! :)

 

Hi! I'm Ashley from the blog styleash & I'm so excited to be doing one of my first guest posts on Erin's lovely blog! I live in Chicago and work for a retailer doing Merchandising. Fashion and shopping have always been a huge source of joy in my life so I decided to turn it into a blog earlier in November. Erin and I decided to showcase two outfits for Friday's Fancies this week: a winter look (since it's freezing still) and a spring look (since there are way too many cute things out right now). I hope you enjoy what I put together: 

Winter Look: jeans // sweater // bag // booties // earrings

Spring Look : dress // denim jacket // wedges // tote // necklace

For my winter look I went with a pair of colored skinny jeans and a chunky knit sweater. I'm currently on the hunt for the perfect pair & am still trying decide if I want a dark pair or a light color for spring. I paired them with chunky Michael Kors boots (that are on sale!) and added some texture with a suede handbag. I keep my jewelry fairly minimal so a pair of hammered gold earrings does the trick for my winter wardrobe. As for my spring look, I fell in love with that bright red dress and think it would be great to pair with a denim jacket for spring. I really like the mix of feminine & masculine and I think that does the trick. Add in a beautiful burlap wedge and a patterned tote and you're all set for a day of shopping or a happy hour with friends. 

Thanks so much for having me, Erin! And I hope you all will stop by my blog & say "Hi" some time! 

xx