Little Black Dress Style

The perfect little black dress and sparkly heels for New Year's Eve look. I am staying home for NYE have a dinner for work and party but only going for dinner then spending the evening home with my family but this evening going to another party associated with work. Wanted to wear some sequins or sparkle but settled on a LBD and these Steve Madden multi glitter heels. My dress is an older dress from designers Pam & Gela's line Juicy Couture. This beautiful simple dress has a front zipper and slight ruching down the front. It is soft like your favorite tee shirt but still has a sexy feel. 

Below some similar pieces for the look. Hope everyone has a safe and fun New Years whether at home with your loved ones or at a party. Xoxo 

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Some of my favorite positive message tees of 2015

Some of my favorite tee shirts of 2015 with a positive message. I am always wanting to support small businesses along with supporting and empowering women. 

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Love More Judge Less   She Does Justice $25

Girl Strong   Shabby Apple Sold out

Make A Faith Statement  Precious Heart Designs Sale $20

We Rise By Lifting Others The Light Blonde Sweatshirt Version

Kindness is Always Stylish Sold Out

Happiness is Free Sold Out

Radiate Positive Vibes Boho Circus $29 also available in other colors

Thankful  Sweet T's Design $25

Crazy Beautiful Life  Sweet T's Design Maroon V Neck tee  Sold Out of Tank but have same Design on tee

Charming Christmas presents

I adore my new Alex and Ani chain station necklace and charms. Just learning how to adjust and add charms along with moving the beads. Have two more charms to add, the cosmic balance and Godspeed, then plan to get a P for my girls. Love the peridot crystal which is my birthstone and then hubby gave me the love and lotus flower, my friend gave me Godspeed and my aunt got the cosmic balance charm. Once I have it all laid out and finish adjusting will add more photos so you can see why this is the best charm necklace ever created. Love that you can adjust the length and add on new charms so easily. 

I also got the cosmic balance ring to add to my collection, and many new bangles in gold and silver. I am ready to focus on adding more color to my stacks and a few last charms I love. I feel blessed to have received so many new pieces for my collection. These are for sure my favorite accessories. 

Love my top green spiked bracelet and birthstone additions. I also got the silver spiked bracelet a couple of weeks ago. Not pictured here is my lotus, p, sunflower, and leaf bracelets. Also you can't see my quill feather good, I have two of them, long story but kept them both. I have the feather, pineapple, Buddha, hand of Fatima, monopoly dog (we have a mini schnauzer) and have a few of the silver beaded bracelets. 

My gold stack is the one that has grown the most. I am really hoping for more rose gold pieces in the future. I left out my FSU, Godspeed and Cosmic balance bracelets because I was wearing those but have my compass, love, heart wrap, feather wrap, feather, romance beaded, vintage 66 filigree beads and a few others in there that are hard to make out since they are stacked so close. 

I also gifted a lot of these bracelets this year. My aunt, mom, mother in law and bestie all got Alex and Ani charms for Christmas. 

I have the rose gold vintage sixty-six gypsy wrap here with some of my gold Alex and Ani. I enjoy mixing and matching the different metals. Again like j mentioned above I have added many new pieces but want to add more of the color beaded bracelets to break up some of the metal ones. One of my fab rotors not worn here is the Stargazer silver wrap, I had to buy it because it was on sale and couldn't keep it out of my mind after trying it on awhile back. My daughter has a few of her own but that is one of her favorites that she borrows and wears often of mine. I don't mind sharing since she shares her clothes and accessories with me when I want to borrow. 

Couldn't remember if I shared this vest I found at Target that is made of this soft plush blanket like material. Again an option if you like the faux fur styles without wearing the heavier fur looks. This is soft and light weight but still has that look.

My new jacket by Jet by John Eshaya. Scored this $395 jacket for under $50 on eBay. Love the black high waisted leggings and cowhide camouflage heels by Nine West. 

I think I have shared most of my other outfit posts and flat lays in prior posts last week. This week will wrap up the year with a few posts and celebrate the start of 2016. Can't wait to share my adventures and fashion faves for the new year with everyone. Already working on some spring styles and new trends I have been seeing a lot of from work. Excited to share some of my favorites. 

Hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and received what you wished for this year. I know we had an amazing holiday in my home and everyone was good this year, so Santa brought us lots of amazing goodies. My youngest is now working hard to learn how to ride her new bike so we can remove the temporary added on training wheels. We got her a beach cruiser style bike and it was difficult for her to balance but she is getting the hang of it. I got my hubby a bike and my oldest also got a new bike, so now we all have beach cruisers to take down to the beach and ride this year. Looking forward to it. Also looking forward to planning our annual family trip for spring break. Right now trying to decide between a cruise or a trip to the mountains, we love to visit NC and TN in the spring I am dreaming of moving there within the next three years. 

Till next time lots of love to everyone xoxo 

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An old classic with new life.

Everyone has to remember the Adidas shell toe sneakers from the 70-80's. I even had a pair in the 90's and the track suit for colder evenings when I would hit the gym. I loved the pants and still own a striped sleeve jacket in black. I was shocked to see them on my daughter's wish list this year next to her creepers and Vans. I loved them so much that I grabbed myself a black pair for upcoming festival season. I always need a good pair of black sneakers for all the outdoor concerts specially if it rains like last year and the pits turn into a mud ring. 

These are so popular this year even Urban Outfitters has them. Love this chic black with gold pair they carry. 

I went with the classic black with white stripes. This way I don't have to worry about keeping them clean. These will be taking the place of my black converse this year. 

Then of course the classic white with black stripes is another great option. They have all black and some cool colors as well. I purchased my daughter her pair at Journeys in our mall but I ordered myself a pair while shopping for my hubby online, he wears a size 15 sneaker so it is next to impossible to get him sneakers in the store, adidas had a sale and free shipping at the time. I will add a few links below where you can find them. 

Wrapping last minute gifts as they arrive in the mail. Only waiting on one last package from Alex and Ani which is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Had to get some last minute gifts for my Aunt and mother in law. Above outfit is a skirt I grabbed on eBay new for $9.80 yes under $10 for the leather Pam & Gela a line skirt with pockets. The motto style vest I got from Forever 21 online along with a distressed denim vest. Both Are for my daughter and the skirt is for me. It's awesome because we wear the same size so I can borrow her clothes and the other way around so we have one huge wardrobe. 

Last up was my ootd post for today. Wore a sweater I grabbed at Target on sale, some white distressed Vigoss boyfriend jeans and my new grey knee high boots I scored from Maurice's on sale for $26. Love them. My necklaces are by Fawninginlove and Lacey Ryan. Bracelets are of course Alex and Ani. 

Hope everyone is ready for the next couple of fun filled days. I love to give and I am super excited to see my loved ones open their gifts this year. I found some awesome things I know they are all going to love and best of all aren't expecting. That's the funnest part, to give them things you know they will love they aren't even expecting. Also I love that I can get my kids the items they wish for every year also. 

Off to finish cleaning my room, got a new French provincial chest for our bedroom. I have needed more storage for some time and I know my hubby isn't happy he went from having half the closet to a 1/4 of it now. Hoping I can give him back some space. Maybe not lol. I will be sure to share photos. I did a quick refinish job on it today, cleaning it up, painting the handles metallic silver and the chest a semi gloss white. Will post a before photo below then tomorrow share an after. Have a great evening and happy Christmas Eve tomorrow to everyone. Xoxo 😘❤️

New Years Eve Styles from Fashion Junkee

I promised to share some more of my favorite styles for New Year's Eve, today I am sharing some amazing options from Fashion Junkee. You can find them on IG @Fashionjunkeedotcom and on the Internet at www.FashionJunkee.com. I also will have a link below directly to their dress section. I was amazed when I was checking their site for dresses and found some styles as low as $5! Yes $5, and you better hurry if you want to be able to grab one for that amazing price, red is already sold out, looks like the black and gold are not far behind. For this price you can't beat it. 

Love the off the shoulder look and New Year's Eve is the perfect night to rock sequins for sure. 

Maybe you want to wear something a little less dressy, they have gorgeous leggings with sequins they start at $38 dollars and go up depending on style or color. They also have lots of options if you want to wear something more formal or just be smoking hot for your New Year's Eve kiss with your special someone. 

They also have a lot of great options in red for the holidays. Love the Audrey inspired cap sleeve dress, and the long one shoulder red dress with the waist tie accent. I included a couple more sequin options also. For me sequins, leather or lace are all fun options for NYE. It's a night you can have fun and be daring with your style maybe try something new you wouldn't normally wear, or have always wanted to wear. Rock your inner diva and start the new year off with a bang. Nothing is sexier then confidence and these dress options are sure to make every lady feel beautiful and sexy. 

One of my favorites is this sheer lace dress, it is super sexy and fun. They also have many options for shoes and accessories so you can put together your perfect look for the holidays. 

Hope you enjoy my picks and head over to Fashion Junkee now to take a look. If you decide to order would love it if you mentioned you saw their site on my blog. I have covered them several times and know a lot of my social media followers have started following them along with many of you emailing me about purchasing items you saw I posted. I would love for you to let them know where you saw them:). Means a lot to me. Happy New Years to all and hope everyone has a safe holiday. Xoxo 

http://www.fashionjunkee.com/Dresses_c_32.html

New Years Eve Affordable Outfit Inspiration

Forever21 New Years Eve Fashion Options

Some cute outfit ideas and inspiration if you are planning to celebrate New Year's Eve in style. These affordable looks are all from Forever 21 and the sequin skirt below is under $8. Looks amazing with many style tops and some sexy low cut body suits. 

Loving the gold v cut dress super sexy and festive for New Year's Eve.

More cute sequin skirts, a gorgeous dress option and love this fringe black low cut body suit to pair with any of these beautiful sparkling skirts. So easy to find a gorgeous outfit, accessories and more, easily for under $75 and some under $30-40. 

You can wear sequins and sparkle or go with a very feminine chic lace or a little black dress is great for all occasions. Also who doesn't want to rock leather and I think New Year's Eve you can really be daring and wear any of these options.

I posted this skirt in black last week, I was wearing it similar shoes and a white with black hearts cropped sweater. It's a fun skirt and only $25. I have the black but going to grab a red one for sure. It's so full flirty and fun. 

Enjoy my looks, tomorrow I will have more ideas and inspiration from other shops I love online. Links will be below for shopping all above items. Hope everyone has a safe and fun New Year's Eve. Make sure to find something perfect that makes you feel like your most beautiful, sexy and confident you:). XO

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Styles from the week

You will find all the details on the above photo below. 

Wearing my new favorite distressed skinny jeans by Silver Jeans of course. The top was on sale at Pacsun and love the high slit side, shoes are camo Toms style slip on sneakers I scored last year in Jacksonville at Rockville for $5 at Walmart. Super comfy and who doesn't love camo?! 

I won this cute necklace from Creationsbyacat on IG she has an Etsy store which I will be adding the link below and if you love unique handmade jewelry you will need to check out her goodies. 

My Friday outfit was this top which when it arrived I was not sure about because I ordered a large and it was huge but wearing it I love that it's oversized and fits off the shoulder. Looks great with leggings or skinny jeans. I wear one of those Walmart as seen on TV Genie bras almost daily now, they are so comfy and lol good under these style tops. I also really love that they make me look smaller busted if that is even possible. 

My necklace is a long horn necklace by Lacey Ryan and is from her first collection she collaborated with Maurice's, my feather is from eBay that my hubby got me and still wear it often it's become a favorite. I have a beautiful one similar but smaller with matching ring by Pandora my amazing hubby got me also which you will see I alternate them. I have so much jewelry it's insane but I love to accessorize. My jeans are by Silver jeans as well, the boots I scored at Target retailing for $39.99 I paid $24.50 thanks to a sale they had online which the manager matched for me in store. Alex and Ani bangles always. I pretty much always wear Alex and Ani with an occasional mixed in string or other bangle in same style or metal even maybe a color to match my ootd. 

Wearing this top again, these two tops one in olive the other plum are on repeat. They are so comfy and cute plus they look amazing with jeans or leggings. My leggings I scored at Payless while shopping for shoes for my little one on sale for $9.99 they are thick and the colors are dark which I love. 

My ring is my new favorite by Fawninginlove on Etsy. This has become my favorite jewelry shop on Etsy. She makes incredible pieces and the quality is amazing. I have never had a piece fall apart and she always responds to all my messages so kindly. She wraps everything gorgeous and really does take so much pride in her jewelry and brand. I highly recommend her and you need to head over to her Etsy store when you have some time if you love hand made jewelry because you will be in love. I have a few shops I have ordered from for some time and love them but have had issues with pieces falling apart and having to fix them myself or not hearing back from them when I have an issue. I am supportive of all shops that I purchase from and like to see them appreciate that kindness and support.

Another gorgeous Lacey Ryan necklace paired with this olive top from Fashion Junkee site. My tote is Bohemian Vibe Boutique whom I hope to work with some more in 2016. 

Found this adorable fit and flare almost A line cut dress in gray, they also have red and beige. Was contemplating ordering something similar online for double the price but while Christmas shopping found these at Marshalls for $14.99. These look cute alone or with leggings, stocking, tights, tall socks and boots. I have mine paired with some tall black ruffle top socks from Tilly's and combat boots then a skull scarf and some cool jewelry. 

Not sure if everyone noticed my feature on Alex and Ani's Instagram this week. I was so honored and over 10k likes. They also sent me many messages on Twitter and loved my blog post along with photos. I adore this company and may not have been a supporter since they started because they only recently became popular here last year and I don't state I was an established fan for years when I only started posting photos in the last few months. I got my first one for a gift and since most have been gifts but they are my favorite arm candy out there right now. Loved that they are made from recycled metals and made right here in the USA, then love the many cute styles plus they are the best to stack. 

Another Alex and Ani stack from last week. I rarely wear all my bracelets at once maybe once in a while I like to wear a few mixed and matched. 

Wish you could see the sparkle in my gel nail polish, my toes are just red but have the prettiest sparkle red nails can't keep my eyes of them they are so pretty. 

Last up ending this post with my little ones pedicure and reindeer nail art had done today, she loves it and I think it's adorable. 

Tomorrow we got tickets to see Star Wars at the IMAX in 3D and are having a family day but have some cool posts for more holiday gift ideas, wrapping pics, traditions and a recipe for some home made fudge then an inside look at a shoot I styled for New Years before we close out the year. My company doesn't like for us to post photos working on our personal sites but my boss gave my permission to share this one since I worked so hard. You will get to see some great New Year's Eve outfit ideas and choices if you are looking for something special to wear to a party or event. 

Have a great weekend and only five days left. Enjoy that last shopping, wrapping and planing. I will be spending some Qt time with my family tomorrow and most of the week. Have some small last minute gifts or shopping to complete, a lot of wrapping because I keep buying and have packaging arriving daily and lots of baking to do. Can't wait to share some family traditions and recipes. Keep an eye out this week. Also check out my features tab for some of my latest reposts online. Been honored and grateful. Xoxo 

Last minute gift ideas for the holidays

Below are just some ideas of last minute gift ideas for that special someone in your life that you just aren't sure what to get them.  Everything from scarves, hand and leg warmers, socks, candles, perfumes and body wash from Bath and Body works, brushes, robes,  and throw blankets.  A little of

everything to keep them warm and feeling good this holiday.  Be sure to hit the arrow to flip through and see all of the ideas I put together for you using my widget from Shop Style.  Hope you are inspired or this helps give everyone some ideas.  I will add some more items over the weekend.  Also be sure to check out my post of gift ideas for the little fashionista in your life and my post on Alex and Ani, they have lots of amazing bracelets, rings and necklace options in lots of price ranges that make the perfect gifts.  Happy holidays and shopping xoxo

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Christmas gifts for the little fashionista

Do you have a mini fashionista in your life? I have two but one isn't so mini she is 16 now and wants expensive things like concert tickets to a two music festival we went to last spring which was part of her gift last Christmas. Looks like we are going again this year. She also wanted adidas black with white striped all star sneakers, adidas classic black polyester jacket, PS4 (both wanted), games and a bike to list a few things. 

Our little one is 8 and she asked for a bike and PS4 also then she goes through the catalogs like Target, Tilly's and Justice for girls circling things she likes for fashion with hopes mama will find similar or the same items for her. I was lucky this year, I got her both pairs of Vans for just around retail or a little under cost for both. 

Here are a few pieces she liked that I went with including her favorite brown and black style faux fur vest. She wanted one last year and I got her a cream one on clearance but she really wanted this style. 

I got some leggings in leopard then a cute tulle black skirt with glittered circles 

They also had black and red sequin which I loved but she dislikes sequins cause they catch on everything and are itchy she claims. 

Target has all their kids clothing buy one get one 50% off so I scooped up this black long sleeve matching tee with sequins 

I also got some other cute items for their stocking which I will be sharing tomorrow or over the weekend in my stocking stuffer ideas. We usually stuff our stockings with items we use a lot of daily like shampoo, body wash, new body poufs, body sprays, deodorant and then if I get under wear or socks, I stick those in their, makeup items, face masks, and other cute small items. I got some star wars stuff at Target and lots of other creative little fun items I can't wait to share.  Back to some more fashion.

My daughter asked for black fringe boots with a small heel like mama and big sis have so I found these on sale in black and they carry brown for only $19.99 at Payless. 

Our girls love cool kicks like Vans, Adidas, Converse and Toms. I scored these slip on Mickey Mouse Vans for $16 and then I found the hibiscus style, 

Lace up Vans for $14 and change. I was happy to have gotten two pairs for under what one pair retails for. I am a bargain shopper for sure. I hit the clearance section first, then their deals or sales and I have coupons usually for all stores either I get in the mail or via email then I also use Retailmenot.com. They always have coupons for most stores. 

I ordered a cute matching mom and daughters set of gray Deer head sweaters with elbow patches for only $10 a few weeks back on eBay, these retail in some online shops for over $30 they are scheduled to arrive any day now. I found this above pink with deer Full Tilt sweater on clearance at Tilly's and it matches one of the two pairs of leggings I purchased there by Full tilt also buy one get one half off. 

I also got three dresses on sale. One is a black and white striped tee style long sleeve, the other is a gray short sleeve tee dress, and then the floral cold shoulder loose fit cotton dress below. 

I will do my best to add links to where you can find all these items.

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