Living room changes.

From house of brown and earth tones to house of blue and colors! Super excited this summer we were able to get rid of our dark brown, large rocking sofa, love seat and chair, with large tables and get this lovely large sectional. We have always had leather since we first moved in together but finally decided to try fabric on our sofa. We wanted something more comfortable, less slippery and lighter in color. We still have young kids and pets so wanted something durable. I couldn't wait to get rid of the leather, I love pillows and throws but with leather they are always sliding off. I wanted something we could lall have room to cuddle up together as a family for watching movies and family game nights. We looked for a couple months but everything came together finally. We ended up getting a large custom sectional, with a chaise, then a large storage ottoman, a small round banana leaf style table for the side and then a really large tv stand, my hubby wants to get an even larger tv then we already have so he wanted something that would be large enough to for under a larger tv so we wouldn't out grow it. I also found an amazing shag rug at Homegoods that matches perfect, repurposed my old curtains from the dining room and got a couple new accent pieces.

Like everything in my home it is a work in progress. I want colorful different shades of blue pillows, we need to hang family portraits along with a canvas beach print of one of my own photos I took, hang some Moroccan lanterns I have had and need to finish recovering these Moroccan style poufs j got at good will which originally were for outside on the patio but will work amazing in the living room. I found these large floor pillows and was inspired by the Moroccan look. I have my bak patio sort of decorated in that theme now which you can see in old posts but now trying to do that in the living room. Again a work in progress but wanted to share a few photos. If you follow me on ig than you have seen the transformation develop and know my plans. Been hard because we traveled a lot this summer and my husband works a lot. Right now trying to get my Halloween decor out because I was injured a few weeks ago then we all got a care of this bad cold going around. Enjoy the couple photos I have and will have more soon:). Blessed day to all. 

Dining room update photos

Finally found a rug for my dining room. Been looking for awhile and waiting. Laid off ended up getting a rug from ZGallerie I loved and at 70% off. Super excited. Still a work in progress but again the holidays will being pausing any work since it is time to decorate for fall and then Christmas. Wanted to share some recent photos with the new rug. Still have plans to paint the wall sconce glass a silver or blue mercury glass look, then hang the fishnet I bought around mirror with some starfish and shells. It is close to done finally. Love our Florida keys inspired dining room we started after our trip last summer. Was fun to return to the same house again this summer for 5 days and see what inspired me so much to add more color to our home. 

We actually had a lot of home projects between traveling this summer. We got new living room furniture, did some chnages to kitchen, dining room, bedrooms and other areas. Also got a new garage door and updated out security system which was already in place with cameras just added some new cameras and a couple extras for better views and clarity in the evening. 

Enjoy the updated photos and would love to hear what you think. You can look back in my blog to see the before and during shots also. 

Master bedroom update photos

Awhile back, around this time last year was posting photos of my master bedroom update. My hubby had purchased our dream bed from ZGalleries and I had started to get together some of my garage sale and craigslist find furniture pieces. I refinished. At the time I couldn't find bedding and was using a set I found at Target. Since we have found bedding from potterybarn and zgallerie. I have hung some mirrored pieces on the walls but continue to work on this room. My home is always a work in progress. I am very budget conscious on everything I buy and usually wait for items to go on sale or to find something close to the designer style I like in Homegoods or Marshall's even online. Going to try to update the blog with photos of the bedroom along with photos of my dining room makeover, living room makeover and some other small decor projects. Enjoy the photos 

These photos are actually still a little old, have made some changes to the art, added photos to the frame above bed and a few other small detail changes. Will try to take some more recent photos soon but wanted to update from my last post since there have been a lot of chnages. Enjoy. 

Week of fashion fun

Wanted to quickly post a few snaps I took of some outfits from this passed week and last week from my Instagram. Love to share what I wear and also follow a lot of others that are posting photos of their daily outfits. Fashion is something j never considered myself to be very into, but discovered I was more into it than I cared to admit. My closet is bursting at the seams and I am always picking up amazing deals and cute finds for amazing prices. I am a savvy, budget conscious shopper always looking for amazing deals. 

I have a bit of an accessory obsession. I love jewelry, hair accessories, shoes, purses, watches and scarves. My purse collection is very large and actually have stopped buying designer bags and started buying used or non designer, cute in style bags. I also have cut back on buying shoes, living in Florida I have so many sandals and flip flops it is kind of insane and then every year I get a new pair of boots, booties, and then sneakers. I try not to buy heels anymore because I went over board four years ago buying tons of them and don't wear them as often as I would like. Usually only for a special occasion or event, or date night. 

I have so many pieces of jewelry from real items, costume pieces and some knock off pieces I have been given, that I don't even have room to store them. Have had a few pieces break cause the jewelry is so cluttered. I have a jewelry box and several hooks and cute organizers I have gotten to organize them but really just have too much. 

My personal style is very comfy and relaxed. I like to call it rocker chic. I love to dress up and use to work as a teachers aid and as a photographer at the schools, so I have a lot of cute pant suits, shorts that are dressier, capris, dresses, skirts, jackets, and other business/formal attire. In fall I love to wear maxi dresses and skirts with either a light weight tank or tee, love layering so I have tons of jackets, vests, cardigans, kimono style tops and other cute layering blouses. My tank too collection is up there with my tee collection and denim collection for sure. When you live in south Florida you can never have enough tank tops, shorts and sundresses along with sandals and flip flops.  My rocker chic comes from a love for destroyed denim, band tees and comfy tees or tanks, lots of rocker style jewelry with chunky chains, skulls and crosses. 

I also have a large collection of sunglasses which I need to start remembering to put in my photos with my outfits. I always leave out my bag and glasses. Below are some photos from last week and this week. Will try my best to post under each photo what each item is from the outfit and where I got it. A lot of my clothes are older. I have a a lot of favorite items, some back from a decade or even maybe older. Every season I try to pick up a couple new items to mix and match items I already have to make new outfits and keep in with the latest trend. 

My fashion style had always been ripped jeans, tee shirt or tank for casual and cute tops for going out, then sandals or sneakers in the spring summer months, then boots or cute closed toe flats for winter fall months.  Again I apologize for typos and my quick posts, using my iPhone for everything lately and have been dealing with issues with my vision. I will have a post coming later this month with an update on my health issues and the Botox for my migraines. Hoping to get glasses in the near future to help me. Went to eye dr and he claims I have 20/20 vision but my neurologist typed up a letter for me to bring describing my neurological issues and how it is affecting my vision. Hopefully this will help them understand my issues better. 

Back to re fashion lol, below are some of my photos and if you see something that I don't list derails in just comment and I will do my best to answer everyone's questions. Again Ty for following and reading. Please share a link to your blog for me to follow back. 

Rock and Republic top from Kohl's. Got this a couple years ago and was in sale because one of the studs or more, were coming off. I sewed them back on and perfect now. The necklace and bracelets are also Rock and Republic from Kohl's. Jeans are black, skinny, Lucky Brand purchasd at Burlington Coat Factory for $16. The studded sandals I found at a store called Mabdee that sells cute sandals all for under $15-10. Headband is from Charming Charlie and watch is MK

Marc Jacobs purse on super clearance two years ago. Posted about this in older blog post. 

Cute Romper I got from Live Culture, may have a older post about this. Got this in the spring. It was a little long in length but had it hemmed. 

This outfit above necklace is Rock and Reoublic. Skirt is lily rose from Marshall's. Top is a black cowl neck top from express with sequins, and shoes are studded grayish black Jessica Simpson. The shoes I purchased almost four years ago from macys.  

Gray Michael Kors bag I wore with the animal print skirt and black top. Matched well with the gray colored shoes. 

Rock and republic necklace from Kohls 

Another angle of the skirt and top, top has sequins and a cowl style neck from Express. 

Bracelet is Rock and Reiublic stackable set from Kohl's. Wear them a lot and love the R&R jewelry line and shoes. 

This is a more professional office attire style outfit. The pencil skirt is from Express, the top is Candies from Kohls and has a ruffle beck line, Chanel black and white logo pearl necklace, pearl and tennis style layered bracelets and rock and Reoublic from kohls, mid heel, suede black heels. 

Another angle of the outfit to show necklace, ruffle in bottom of gray pencil skirt. 

Skull top from Marshall's with pearl beading detail, leggings were from Charlotte Russe during Halloween, black boots, skull and crown scarf from Charlotre Russe, skull necklace from Claire's and rock and republic stackable bracelets, along with a cute skull bangle I got in my mystery Halloween box from julep two years ago. Some of these items may be in older blog posts cause I have had all these items for 2-4 years. 

Michael kors Astor black studded with silver hardware purse. Hubby got me this 4/5 years ago for my birthday and was my first MK purse. Have matching wallet. 

Tory burch clutch with gold chain hardware. Great for evenings out on the town when you don't want to carry a larger bag. I take this to weddings, parties and events. Also clubs and bars or concerts when I need to carry a bag, a lot of times I carry a wristlet or something j can slide in my pocket of my jeans.

Hope there aren't to many typos. Again having issues with my sight due to some health issues and my phone has the worst auto correct. I will try to go over it now before I post. Again my blog is for fun. I am a stay at home mom of two that enjoys blogging about fashion, deals and finds, home decor, photography, party and event planning, interior design, fitness, health and more. Try to cover a little of everything. I even throw in some product reviews along the way. Hope you enjoy. Have a Dlitefiul day. 

Mel

Cute in style tees

Yesterday I blogged about cute in style tees that are popular all over now. There are so many amazing places from eBay and etsy to order. As well as pop up shops and websites like www.stylelately.com. Also locally the store Love Culture is going out of business and I have gotten a few cute tops that are $14-15 on sale at up to 60% off. Check out some styles below from style lately as well as some cute similar tees you can find at Love culture on sale if you have a local store closing or you can find on their website for regular price. I got my hi haters bye haters tee for $7 I believe and the you can't sit with us tee for $6 at my local store which is going out of business. 

Will have a lot of great features this week from Marshall's and TJ Maxx also. Not sure if I mentioned it in my previous post but if you like converse you can always find the one star style at target for less but Marshall's had the black and white high and low style for $24.99 and $29.99. Also a great find I got two weeks ago were some super cute freebird by Steven boots, Steve Madden has a line of cute cowboy rocker style boots that usually retail for over $199-$299 and found a super cute pair at Marshall's for $99.99 two weeks ago. Just wanted to share this deal, they only had the cognac color but still super cute and amazing price. 

This week I will be going to a few stores and taking some photos to show some amazing deals and cute styles for great prices. Stay tuned 

Love culture cute hi hater, bye hater oversized tee and Friday night, healing time oversized gray tee. 

These tees are available at www.stylelately.com and for amazing prices. Keep an eye open cause they add new styles often and have sales often. 

T-shirt and Tank Obsessed

For years, since I was a teen I have always loved jeans and a cute tee or tank. Usually with flip flops or a cute pair of sneakers, like vans or converse. I always had cool concert tee shirts or graphic tees. Loved the wife beater style tank tops too in solid colors or cool prints. My closet is so ridiculous that I can't even share a photo till I finish cleaning it out, it is bad. I also have two dressers for my clothes but I prefer to hang them and be able to see everything versus digging in a drawer. But I have to work with what I have. 

I would love to have a huge closet, which honestly my closet isn't small at all. I use to always fold my tees and tanks then have a talk dresser that I had filled with them, but then started hanging my favorites. My collection has gotten bigger and bigger over the years. I have a lot of tees and tanks now with cute sayings. It's amazing how many creative people are out there and the cute ideas they have. Some of my favorites are still my concert and band tee shirts, I am a rocker girl at heart. I was in my mom's tummy when u attended my first rock concerts, my brother was a huge Kiss fan and my mom would take him to shows, and I was so lucky to attend these. I remember being two or three years old and seeing Kiss live, I loved it, the blowing up and fire, loud rock and roll, tons of people it was so intense. I always thought I was meant to be a rock star but never had any of the talents. Instead I just went to every local rock show along with the big bands, I was hooked. I have some shirts that are over twenty years old and still look amazing. 

I love sports so also have a large collection of football tees and other sports teams I like. Recently I have become into shirts with cute sayings. I am not a morning person at all and a friend got me a cute tank top a few years ago that says "I don't do mornings" and it quickly became a favorite. My fashion style has always been very casual and rocker style. I love destroyed denim, I was wearing destroyed denim when I was 16 so over 25 years ago and love skulls, camo, studs, and have always had a passion for cutting up my own clothes and creating a more cutting edge style. 

Figured I was due for a blog post about my shirts. Have blogged about my fashion finds and deals, shoe obsession and my favorite jeans. Now I have to have a post about favorite tees. I find a lot of my favorites on etsy and eBay. Also stores like Marshall's, TJ Maxx, Love Culture, Forever 21 and even good will is a great spot. We also have these consignment stores called Plato's closet here. I will buy a men's shirt way to large for me or even a shirt that is worn or has a small hole then cute it and tie it or knot it in a cool way just cause I like the logo or quote on it. 

My hubby use to be big into joke shirts and shirts with different crazy dirty jokes or sayings also. He orders me tees all the time and some of the ones he has picked out have become classics and favorites. It's funny cause I have always considered myself to not be a big fashion person when it comes to having style, but I get stopped often and asked who makes that or where did you find that. It is what inspired me to start blogging years ago and still inspires me now to post certain topics on my blog. Tees and tanks are great cause you can dress them up with a cute skirt and later with other tanks and tops or cute cardigans, kimono tops and jackets or even vests. I think a cool tee or tank with a hot skirt and great heals is a go to outfit for me. My everyday fashion is jeans, capris or shorts with a tank or tee, flip flops or converse and a cute tee shirt or tank top. 

Some of my personal favorite tees and tanks are my collection of wifey shirts. My hubby has called me wifey since we got married, I have been programmed in his phone as wifey for 16 years and he got me a wifey tee about 12 years ago and since I have a lot of different styles. My favorite is one he got me for Christmas this year off eBay that says wifey and then says the year we were married. Super cute and comfy. I also love my ILY vneck gray wifey tee and then I have a super glitter wifey flowing tank top. I have a few of those in different colors and fonts. 

I like the ones with sayings about copycats and crazy people also since I have had some issues with a crazy myself and they just are perfect for people who know me, or about the situation. I could ramble on forever about my tee and tank collection but think the best thing to do is show some of my favorites and then share some amazing sites you can purchase them at. I don't think I can fit them all in one post but will have several posts over the next month dedicated to my love for the cute graphic and quote tees or tanks. 

As I think I may have mentioned awhile back my laptop has needed an update but recently decided to save up for a new one so I have been posting from my phone, this makes posting harder for sharing links and photos. I will do my best to share the info until I can get online on my desktop or laptop to post. If you have any questions feel free to comment and I will do my best to get you the information. Also if you are a lover of tanks and tees please share with me. I always love to find others who share the same taste or likes as me. 

For now here are some photos of some of my favorite tanks and tees. I will post more in the next coming weeks. Along with some of my favorite band and concert tees, cute outfits and ideas for styling the cute tops along with sites for ordering them. Also will have some cute tees and tanks for photography lovers, cause I have a few of those I love.  Thinking I may revamp my blog soon and try to get it more organized and back to being laid out better. I kind of started slacking since my office became a storage room after we got our garage door fixed and my kids took over all my computers and tablets lol. I love blogging and sharing my love for crafts, baking, photography, home decor, fashion and more. If you have followed my blog over the passed few years then you know I am all over with what I post about but usually everything is something that every female and mom can relate to lol. Enjoy my tees and will have a lot more fashion finds to come. 

Love cute sayings and quotes 

Graphics from pineapples, skulls and nautical themed tops or tanks. 

Bands, and more cute saying or quotes 

More sayings and cute graphics, always love a cute flag or American pride tee or tank. 

More cute sayings and nautical stuff also love Coca~Cola too my favorite drink 

This year nautical was a bit of a fashion obsession of mine, from anchors to anything nautical or boat/beach related. 

Old Navy has had some super cute tops and love their pixie pants a new favorite.

I know there are a lot of different styles and types of tees or tanks but wanted to post some of my favorites from this summer that I wore. Will have more coming soon and will post links to where I got most of them. Believe it or not a lot of them were from Old Navy, Love Culture, Marshall's and TJ Maxx. A few were from some online stores, etsy and eBay also. Thank you for checking out my tee and tank obsession. More coming soon. 

Blonde, purple and magenta ombré hair

Here are the photos I promised in last post of my hair. In May before the end of the school year I had my hair colored again and went for a darker purple with magenta (orchid) ombré.

My hair color is done by a professional i no  longer do it myself and she uses pravana hair dye.  I really have enjoyed it but last summer had the purple ombré and have had purple or pink since I can't even remember how long ago. Time for a change so since I am planning to change it next week wanted to get a quick post up before I make the big change. 

Enjoy the photos 

Long time no post...

Hey there followers and readers. Sorry I have been MIA had a crazy busy summer but will have a lot of cool new things coming soon. I am selling my prints still and you can find them on my fb page and ig page. I have sold many over the passed year and am excited for some new exciting additions along with website. 

I have been busy working on so many things but most important I enjoyed my summer with my girls. We went on a couple of amazing trips and really got to spend a lot of quality time together.  Family is always most important to me above all things and I am blessed to have the summer to spend with them. Sad they are back to school and my life is crazy hectic right now with their insane schedules. My oldest has started high school and my days are a lot of driving around picking up or dripping off. 

I will have some new home remodel photos and amazing decor tips for the fall. All budget friendly of course. Working on a fall fashion blog post. Have some amazing deals and finds that are great for the upcoming fall/winter season. Also will have updates on my Botox migraine treatment. So far it has been a life changer and amazing results. 

Also will be changing my hair from the purple ombré. Have to check and see if j posted any photos of my summer color. Last summer I had the purple ombré but this summer added some magenta and did more of my hair. Changing it next week hopefully so will check to see if I posted any photos if not will be sure to post some today. 

Hope everyone had an amazing summer and can't wait to share some photos and creative ideas for fall.