Kate Spade Sale!

I have a sale alert to share with you!  Kate Spade is having a sale on their sale, meaning you can save an extra 25% off the sale prices by using the code SALE25 when you check out.  Here are a few of my favs from the sale...

I love the color and texture of this wallet!  $118.50 when you take the additional 25% off.



Isn't this just a happy little travel bag?  It's $45 price tag makes me happy!

Sigh...so pretty and probably my fav.  $159 when you take an additional 25% off. 

I also tried my hand at another inspiration board using items from the sale.  I still need quite a bit of practice (as I am sure you can see) but you get what I was goin for at least...I hope...

Black, White, and Pink.  All images via Kate Spade

Check out the sale and let me know if you find something you can't live without!  Till next time...

Taylor

Black Baroque = Etsy Shop I Love!

I have come across one too many amazing Etsy shops to continue keeping them to myself!  Black Baroque is my latest fav and it's easy to see why!  This seller creates the most gorgeous, cute, and quirky prints all done on antique book pages.  I would like to say I was one of the first to discover this super shop, but that would be far from true!  Their prints will even be featured in an upcoming issue of Coastal Living Magazine!  Just look at how great these are....

All prints via Black Baroque

I guess if I haven't already mentioned this, now would be a good time to tell you that I have a slight obsession with adding random, quirky, animals to my home decor...they keep popping up all over my house and I can't seem to stop!  With this latest find, it looks like I better make room for more random cuties because I simply have to have at least 3...haha, who am I kidding?!?  (I think I want 7 or so for my hallway alone!)  Oh, and I almost forgot to mention a very important part...they are just $10 each!  (Very important because my hubby reads this... Breathe easy babe!  They are only $10!)  I love the deer print for sweet hubby's office and the crown print for mine, and don't you think the elephants would be too stinkin cute in a nursery or child's room?  I hope you are digging these as much as I am!  If you are, then head over to Black Baroque's Etsy Shop and check out all of the amazing prints they have to choose from and let me know which ones are your favorites!  Until next time! 

Taylor

Have You Heard of Swag Bucks?

I have been meaning to mention Swagbucks for a while now but it keeps slipping my mind, so I better share now while I'm thinking about it!  I first learned about Swagbucks while doing my couponing research.  Nearly every couponing blog I came across mentioned Swagbucks as a way to earn a little extra money, and although skeptical, I figured if all of these couponers were doing it, then it couldn't be all that bad...I am glad I did!  (Good job couponers!)  I have already earned one $5 Amazon gift card and am well on my way to another and the best part is how easy it is!  So here's the 411...

What is Swagbucks?

      It's a site that awards a type of "digital dollar" called a swagbuck for doing things as simple as using their search engine to search the web.  (Seriously, that easy...basically rewarding you for using them instead of Google for your internet searching.)  Other ways to earn include taking their daily poll, going through their site to purchase Groupon or Eversave deals, using the free coupons they provide on their site...I could keep going!  You can then cash in your swagbucks for tons of great stuff!  (My favorites are the gift cards!) 

How Do I Get Started?

      Super easy!  Just go to Swagbucks and register!  You will get 30 swagbucks just for signing up and then keep reading to learn more about all the ways you can keep earning.  I would suggest installing the Swagbucks toolbar which makes it really easy to search (and earn) plus you get a point every day when you open your browser just for having it. 


That's it!  It really is that simple!  I mean, you are not going to make tons of cash, but $5 Amazon gift cards will add up nicely, especially when they come FREE!  Give it a try and see what you think!  I'll be back soon with who knows what?!  You'll have to check back to see!  Bye for now!

Taylor

Taylor Takes On eBay!

Today I listed my very first eBay item for sale ever!  I am not sure how someone who spends as much time online as I do is just now attempting this, but better late than never I guess!  I think it is probably one of those things that many of us have probably thought about doing before, but then never actually get around to or start looking into and decide there's a little more to it than expected and figure it can wait.  Due to my surplus in free time lately, I figured the time had come!  Now, if you have previously read my blog, you already know that I am a big fan of bargain shopping and I can not tell you how many times I have painfully left amazing deals behind because they were not the right size or because I just really had no use for them myself.  This very such situation was happening to me just the other day and I decided enough was enough, I was not leaving these trophies behind...it was time to take on eBay!  I had to do a good amount of research (probably should have done that first....) and was a little overwhelmed at first, but finally got my first item listed today!  I came across this beautiful Nicole Miller cocktail dress in a gorgeous color and as much as I wanted it for myself, it simply was not the right size, so I decided to let it be the start of my eBay attempt.  Here's the dress...

Pretty, right?  I thought so!  I know I need to work on the quality of the pictures that I post that I have taken, (I need some additional supplies) but I am pretty pleased with my listing.  Now if you have a second and you are just bored to tears, click here and check out my listing and then if you are still bored and have some feedback for me, please share!  I am all ears (or reading eyes)!  Do you sell on eBay?  Any pointers in general, especially for newbies?  I can see getting a little obsessed with this...especially if I actually sell something!  I'll keep you posted on the status of my eBay efforts, and in the mean time, wish my pretty little dress luck!  That's all I have for ya tonight!  Later gators!

Taylor

Online Magazines

Hello there!  I had hoped to have a wonderful post prepared for you, but I have a good excuse!  You see, I fell in love with the guys that did my wedding from Darryl & Co.  and they were in town for market this weekend!  (Super exciting!)  I love them so much, that I have basically become the bride that wouldn't leave and luck for me, they don't seem to mind too much!  I have had such a fabulous weekend tagging along with them at market and watching their genius, creative, minds at work!  (Ladies, if you are getting married, you simply must use Darryl & Co..... like you have too...you are missing out if you don't!)  They found so many amazing things, I almost wish I was having another wedding....almost.  Anyways, that is why I don't have some really awesome post prepared for you, but I do have one little thing I can share with ya for now.  If you have read my profile, you know that I have a bit of an obsession with magazines.  (I am up to approx. 25 or maybe a bit more subscriptions.)  You would think that would be more than enough to keep me busy, yet, I have found a few more that I have to have, only these don't have tangible pages to turn.  Online magazines seem to be gaining popularity and I am a fan!  The cost (the ones I am sharing with you are all free!) and the "green factor" (no dead trees), are nice, but the content is even better!  One of the features that I especially like is that most of the magazines allow you to click directly on an item or ad featured in the magazine and be taken to the product's website.  There are so many great online magazines, but here are just a few of my current favs...

High Gloss Magazine

Lonny Mag AND Trad Home Magazine

Rue Mag

Nesting Newbies Magazine

Like I said, these are just a handful of online magazines available, but they are a few of my favs so check them out and see what you think!  (No subscription needed, so you might as well!)  I would love to hear about any great online magazines you have discovered, so please share!  I hope you enjoy at least one of these and be sure and check back soon to see what I have come up with next!  I have some great Neiman's Last Call finds and ideas to discuss! 
Ta Ta For Now!

Taylor

I'm Loving COLOURlovers!

Alright, I'm back from my blogging break...again. "Where have you been Taylor?  What have you been up to?", you may be asking.  (There I go pretending like I have readers again...oh well, it's my blog so I can pretend that my fictional readers care about what I have been up to and that they have been checking in every day anxiously awaiting my next super interesting post.)  I have most recently been focused getting this house of mine decorated, so until I'm bored with home decor, that is mostly what you can plan on reading about here!  (There is always room for a few distractions though!)  So today I stumbled upon a pretty awesome website that has done a great job of eating up my afternoon and has my mind racing with all sorts of ideas!  COLOURlovers.com allows you to create and browse all sorts of color palettes and patterns and then publish your creations for other members to "love" and comment on.  Here's where things get really good though...are you ready for what makes the site extra cool???  So you have these palettes and patterns that you like or have made, but then what are you supposed to do with them?  Sure they are great to reference for wedding or home decor inspiration, but that wouldn't get me too excited.  What does get me excited is that you can visit one of the sites they have partnered with and turn your creations into art or, my favorite, fabric!  Wowza, right?!  If that doesn't get the creative wheels in your head turnin, then nothing will!  The site they teamed up with for the custom fabric is spoonflower.com and although I have known about this brilliant site for awhile now, Colourlovers helps bring a whole new batch of possibilities to the table.  I have only created one palette so far, but am pumped to play around with some of the patterns and hopefully create something I can turn into a stunning fabric with which to make some beautiful pillows and who knows what else!  I'll let you know what I come up with, but in the mean time, here is my first palette for you to check out! 

Not too shabby for my first go at it, huh?  That's all I have for ya tonight, so head on over to colourlovers.com and have some fun!  Feel free to share if you come up with something you're really proud of!  Until next time...
Taylor