The Mountains are calling, a little John Muir, Pebby Forevee and Smoky mountains

Hello from the Smoky Mountains! We are here on our annual spring family vacation. Took some time  the other day to post a quick post and wanted to throw another post together while I am sitting out on the porch rocking in my chair and enjoying our view of the mountains. Today we went hiking in the Smoky mountain park at Deep Creek. We took a 3 mile hike through the mountains on a loop with three gorgeous waterfalls. We got to see some deer, chipmunks and lots of gorgeous NC scenery. Below are some amazing photos I captured with my iPhone. I will post more photos from my dslr Nikon D610 once I arrive back home but for now wanted to share a couple shots I got today.  I also took my new Pentax film camera, the 645n and can't wait to see what develops. 

When we got back from the hiking and a late lunch, early dinner, we all took a nap then started up the fire pit to make s'mores. It really has been such a relaxing and amazing vacation. It is times like this I get a little emotional and my heart is filled with joy watching my daughters make memories and have fun adventuring through the amazing mountains. 

I wouldn't be me if I didn't throw in a little fashion as well, so got a couple cute outfits from my trip. I think for tonight I am going to share my outfit from today only. I wore a pair of camouflage leggings I got awhile back at Marshall's for under ten dollars, with my super cute off the shoulder, black Pebby Forevee tee. I have always been a fan of John Muir so when one of my favorite tee shirt designers came out with a tee with one of his quotes I didn't hesitate to scoop it up. I paired it with a white sports bra and some super cute matte black Hunter rain boots. Call me crazy but when we hike or like yesterday we went mudding on ATV's and horseback riding, I always wear my Hunter boots. They are great because if they get dirty they wash right off and you can get down in the creeks, and rivers no problem. You don't have to worry about soaking your jeans or having to remove your shoes.  I will post more outfits when I return home, I am also excited about many new brands, tee shirts and tanks along with some amazing accessories I have waiting to feature for spring/summer. 

Here are my photos and usually I caption them all but for tonight just going to post them quickly to get back to my family. Have a fabulous week and hope everyone is having an amazing spring break. ✌️❤️

Our girls watching the waterfall 

Me with my camera standing next to the first waterfall which we hiked 2 miles all up hill to get to. Got my workout for sure every day. 

My Pebby Forevee, The mountains are calling tee. This is a off the shoulder cut tee, in black. Paired with camo leggings 

and some hunter black matte boots. 

Macro acorn. 

My view while taking a break from up hill hiking in the mountains. 

View of my amazing camo leggings and Hunter boots. Again these boots are amazing, I was able to climb through the waterfalls and stand in the creek no problem, then when they get dirty just rinse them off and dry. Awesome 

My Pebby Forevee again. Love these tee shirts. Check out her website at www.mypebbyforevee and in the notes please mention me, you can say cr8tivemamarazzi is where you saw her tee shirts. Ty 

And ended the day with a little s'mores and firepit action. Have a good evening and thank you for stopping by. As always love to hear from everyone. Thank you for all the amazing comments, feed back and views. Excited to launch my new blog this summer... 

Always be yourself and be kind ✌️❤️✨

Away on vacation

Hello everyone wanted to do a quick post to let you know I am on vacation. Thank you again for always passing by to view my blog and remaining supportive. Have been tested over and over lately but refuse to let anyone bring me down. I continue this blog with only the best intentions to share my love for fashion, decor for the home and sharing my deal or bargain finding tips. I love talking to everyone and enjoy all your amazing and kind feedback. Ty and hope to have some amazing new content when I return. Below a few photos of our cabin and view. Have a fabulous spring break ✌️❤️🎶 

The mountains were calling and we had to go. We always enjoy and annual family trip to the mountains.  Enjoy your spring break and week. Lots of amazing new styles, tee shirts, tank tops, skirts and jewelry to come for spring and summer. Can't wait to share more about my styling position. Will be styling a shoot for the summer spread. Also I am going to be changing my blog. I will keep this one up for awhile for those who love to follow but I purchased a new domain then have one of my coworkers making the template and design for me while I am away. Plan to launch the new blog site over the summer. Can't wait to share more and have a more professional format. It's exciting something I started for fun has gotten so much attention. I enjoy seeing all your comments and watching my stats rise monthly. It's amazing my little blog gets hundreds of views a day and thousands a week. Ty for all those loyal followers who have been following from the start many years ago and of course a warm welcome & thank you to those who have found me recently. Without you all my passion and dreams wouldn't be my reality. Bless you all. ✌️❤️

Spring must have Jacket trends: Kimono

Last up for tonight for my top jacket styles for Spring is one of 

my personal favorite wardrobe pieces. I have been obsessed

with the Kimono jacket. I love these jackets whether a floral 

pattern, Aztec, striped, or solid, with or without tassel 

detail, crochet or lace, I love them all. I have over ten in 

my closet. Where I live it doesn't get cold often but 

everywhere you go it goes from 80-90 degree heat

outside to freezing cold indoors with the AC. I always have a 

cardigan or kimono on hand.  I even found these cute scarfs

at Maurice's online that have a tassel bottom and can be 

worn over your shoulders to look like a kimono. They

are only $20 and they had a bogo sale last week, so I

picked up a few. I really like these because you can throw 

one in your purse or wrap one around your neck like a scarf 

then if you get cold unfold it for a kimono look. Maurice's

also has a lot of cute kimono style jackets for great prices. 

You can find these kimono jackets everywhere right now. 

A lot of my favorite stores in my links on the side bar carry 

them, then I found several super cute styles on EBay 

for under $10 from China.

One of my favorites is from Fashion Junkee which is in

my favorite shops link. 

Cream floral kimono from FashionJunkee.com

Black floral kimono from Fashionjunkee.com

This cute kimono is from 

www.fashionjunkee.com and I 

have the black. It fits amazing 

and goes with everything. It

is on sale for $19.99. I plan to 

order the cream when I get 

back from vacation. They have 

a few cute styles in stock for

under $30. 

This kimono I found at 

www.target.com.

Below are a few styles I found 

on the Polyvore site, as you 

can see they are inexpensive

and you can add several

colors and styles to your closet

for very little money. I highly 

recommend this piece for 

every closet this spring. 

You can wear it with everything 

and it looks great with all the 

bohemian inspired pieces that 

are on trend right now. 

I just got a few catalogs in the 

mail this week from Pacsun, 

Tilly's and Anthro that have

many outifts paired with kimono 

style jackets. These look great 

with cut off shorts and a tank 

top, jeans and a tee, over a 

sundress or maxi dress, with 

cute skirts and tees, basically 

every style. You can't go wrong

for sure. 

Hope my posts for this evening 

were informative and helped 

give you some ideas for jackets

that are in for the season. I read

a lot of magazines and articles 

online, even style icon and

designer Rachel Zoe has a 

article with the top jacket styles

for Spring and she included 

several of these styles along 

with some other cute styles.

I have highlighted my personal 

favorites but you can also take 

a look into replacing your 

military style jackets with the 

kimono style jacket which is 

different then the Kimono

jackets I have here, it is a solid 

jacket with a open front and 

sash tie waist. Then they are 

recommending replacing 

leather motorcycle style jackets

with suede, I mentioned in my 

prior post. Denim jackets are 

still in along with the denim

vest, and I have seen a lot of 

embroidered pattern jackets. 

It's all about our personal 

style and what each of us are 

drawn to. I also try to purchase 

pieces that will go best with the

style of clothes I already

have. I like to add a few trendy 

pieces each season to my 

wardrobe to dress up pieces I 

already own. Otherwise I would 

break the bank every season 

purchasing all new clothes. 

Thank you for passing by and 

hope you have enjoyed my top 

three jacket style must haves

for Spring 2015. Xoxo, ✌️❤️

Spring must have Jacket trends: Kimono by cr8tivemamarazzi featuring a brown crochet cardigan

Chicwish brown crochet cardigan
chicwish.com

White floral kimono
$41 - nelly.com

American Eagle Outfitters floral chiffon top
ae.com

maurices Ethnic Print Chiffon Kimono With Crochet Hem
maurices.com

Robe
romwe.com

Robe
lucluc.com

Must Have Jackets for Spring: Double Breasted Blazer

Next up for the must have Spring jackets

is another favorite of mine, the Double

Breasted Blazer. I have chosen a couple

style on Polyvore that are in different price 

ranges and colors.  

My favorites are by JCrew. 

This blazer is the JCrew double breasted

blazer and retails for $198. Below is the 

link to this jacket. 

https://www.jcrew.com/womens_category

/blazers/novelty/PRDOVR~C0577/C0577.

jsp

I love the double breasted blazer and think

it is a must have for all closets. It looks 

great with a pair of slacks or a skirt for a 

office look or you can pair it with jeans

and tee shirt for a more casual look.

I also love the JCrew Thomboy blazer.

This has a more fitted look and is cut right 

at the waist. This blazer retails for $178.

I recently purchased this jacket for my 

wardrobe. 

Below are my Polyvore picks and be sure 

to check out Target for some trendy and

well priced blazers. I posted a white and 

navy striped blazer I purchased back in

January for $34.99 and have seen many

cute style for under $35. You don't always

have to spend a lot to get the latest styles

and trends.  

Thank you for checking out my favorite 

Double breasted jackets for spring. I 

always love to hear readers feedback on

what styles and trend are your favorites. 

Xoxo, ✌️❤️

Must Have Jackets for Spring: Double Breasted Blazer by cr8tivemamarazzi featuring a black double breasted blazer

J Crew collar jacket
jcrew.com

Missguided military style jacket
missguidedus.com

Black double breasted blazer
rotita.com

White Double Breasted Boyfriend Blazer Love Culture
loveculture.com

Top Must Have Jackets for Spring: Suede Jacket

Tonight I am going to highlight my favorite

trends for jackets for spring. 

First up is the Suede jacket. 

Suede and fringe are both big trends

for spring. 

My personal favorite style is this Kendall & 

Kylie jacket from Pacsun.

It has both the suede and fringe. I love the 

style and shape of this jacket. This would 

look amazing with so many pieces in my 

wardrobe. Everyone is different so you of

course you have to find the style that is 

best for you. 

Photos are from www.pacsun.com

Jacket retails for $60 

Below are a few of my other favorites

from Polyvore. 

Suede jackets are the motto jackets of 

spring. They will look amazing with your 

favorite ripped jeans and tee shirts. Then 

you can dress them up with a dress or 

skirt. Suede looks great with the trendy

boho style that is huge for this season. 

You can't go wrong with suede for spring. 

Hope you enjoy my favorites and would

love to hear what you love for spring. 

Do you like the suede and fringe look? 

Or do you prefer the more classic motto

style suede jacket. Either way you will 

look fabulous and trendy with a suede

jacket in your wardrobe this season. 

Top Must Have Jackets for Spring: Suede Jacket by cr8tivemamarazzi featuring a biker jacket

Warehouse gray jacket
$175 - warehouse.co.uk

Missguided cropped motorcycle jacket
missguidedus.com

River Island biker jacket
$89 - riverisland.com

Kendall Kylie cropped jacket
pacsun.com

Target gift card winner is

As you all may know I had a contest on Instagram for a $25 gift certificate to Target. After going through all the tags at #cr8tivetarget and giving everyone who entered correctly along with following all the directions five entries, I then went back and gave each of those followers one extra entry for tagging friends. I then had my daughter draw one name from the bag and our winner is, Carolyn Bonucatti. Thank you all for entering and keep posted, next month I am giving away a $50 JCrew giftcard and two graphic tops. One tank top and one tee shirt, both from two of my favorite brands. You will be able to select your size. It will take 2-3 weeks to receive the tee and tank as I will order them after the winners are announced so I know what size to get. Rules and entry info will be posted here and on my instagram. Trying to decide whether to host the contest with raffle copter like I use to with my older contest or do the same style on Instagram. 

Congrats again to Carolyn and thank you to all 32 people who entered. Your kindness and support means so much to me. Be sure to always read the rules and steps to enter to make sure you do everything needed to guarantee your entry. A few people didn't so some of the steps and I had two I only gave four entires to instead of five because they didn't leave a comment on the blog and had no way to prove you visited the blog, but they both had tagged multiple friends so they got bonus entries also. I always try to keep it fair for all. 

Have a great week. ✌️❤️

St. Patrick's day

Happy St. Paddy's day my fellow Guiness lovers and those who are Irish even if just a lil' bit. I just recently was told it isn't Patty's day it's Paddy's day in a class I am taking online. Working on getting better with my grammar and spelling. Like I have said before not a professional blogger but stepping up my came. I always loved to write and was great in school and college at writing but been many years. I have honestly slacked off lol. 

Back to St. Patrick's day, I have always joked with my friends that I am Polish and that ends with ish so I can qualify for Irish. I am sure somewhere in my roots there is some Irish. My father was Polish and my mother'a family is Russian, German and French. I see the Polish genetics in myself because I feel I take more after my father than my mother but at the end of the day who knows what else we have in our blood line. It's a fun holiday to celebrate and being a ex bartender I have always enjoyed the festivities. We attend the local parade every year with the kids, then usually go to a couple local Irish pubs and bars, along with the renaissance festival. We always enjoy the themed weekends they have at the renaissance festival, we love dressing up as a pirate, wench or gypsy. My kids even love it. 

Here are a couple outfits I wore over the weekend and my basic outfit for today since I don't want to offend anyone when I pick the kids up from school lol. Enjoy and have a beer for me, cheers xoxo. 

 

This outfit I wore out with my hubby over the weekend to enjoy some beers and start the festivities early, they have a parade downtown and we missed the parade, but made it to join our friends for some beers. Was sad to miss the parade but mom duty came first and had to take my youngest to a birthday party. 

This top I purchased around six years ago, I am 97% sure I got this one at Spencer's in the mall. Love the lucky b@*ch caption. It's a tube style green top with ruched sides and a white bottom. It has white letters with gold foil shamrocks/clovers. I wore it with a basic white linen button down top and white linen shorts from Roxy. I also have on green shoes you can't see here. Have my green beads on and my Guiness necklace. Also wearing my Juicy Couture lucky lady necklace and Leslie Danzis clover medium hoops, in silver. I got the earrings from a online boutique. It was either Posche or Revolve. Just noticed I have on a Brighton silver bracelet with clover and lucky love written around it. 

My St. Patty's outfit for today is a Victoria Secret Pink cropped, off the shoulder tee with a white basic tank. Also wearing some American Eagle cropped jeans and green havaianas with a blinged out clover leaf I added. Again we celebrate every year so I have tons of green graphic tops with different cute sayings, green shorts, pants, skirts and dresses. Then of course lots of beads, light up rings and necklaces, bags and shoes that match. I even have body tattoos and glitter for the occasion. 

I will be partaking later today in a few Guiness beers and some Shepard's pie or potatoe soup. Be safe and enjoy the holiday everyone. ✌️❤️

I even switch my purse and wallet to green for the day. 

Above is my MK wallet and have a matching hobo style purse that can be worn cross body style or over the arm. It's smaller not as large as some of my bags like to have enough room to carry the basic stuff. Also some more beads from the many parades and a body glitter tattoo for my daughter to wear when she gets home later. I even dress her up and my oldest has lots of cute stuff as well. My hubby is Cuban and he even gets dressed up with a funny graphic tee usually and some beads. What can I say I have rubbed off on him lol.