My Outfit ~ Cat Eyed

Hi lovelies!  Do you find yourself gravitating toward certain sunglasses shapes?  I love some form or another of a cat eye, I think the style suits my long / oval shaped face well.  When Sunglasses Shop reached out and offered me a pair from the SXUC collection they carry, I was instantly drawn to this pretty rhinestone accented tortoise cat-eye, aren't they perfect?  {More after the jump}

Easy Sunglasses Organization For In The Car

I was cleaning out my car the other day, and found all these gloves!  I was going to bring them in the house and put them away with the other winter things, but I also found multiple pairs of sunglasses that I could not bear the thought of them getting scratched!  And of course I don't use cases for them, they are too bulky.  So, I put two and two together, and now my sunnies have a handy dandy 'case' so they won't get scratched, and my gloves are getting year-round use!  Double win!   

Now the only problem is that I have 5 pairs of sunglasses in my car... I need to find them a home inside my home!

Where do you store your sunglasses??

xoxo

Lia

Burberry, Biker, and Buying... Oh My!

My outfit today, along with my attempt at a pensive face :)  First off, my 6 year old son took my pics, didn't he do an amazing job?  I'm so proud of my little guy!
So CO seriously has the most bipolar (not biwinning) weather.  I watched the weather on the news last night, and there was no mention of precipitation and it was supposed to be in the 50s today.  Anyhow, this is what I woke up to this morning (after wicked sleeping in):

Seriously?!  Eff you Colorado.  We've been having 60-70 degree weather.  Funny enough, by the time I left the house, the snow stopped.  It was actually wicked nice this afternoon, warm even.  I digress, sort of.  The weather is the reason for the rain boots in my outfit.  I spent a ton on these friggen boots and rarely wear them.  So any little bit of wetness outside, I jump on the opportunity to rock my Burberry rain boots!

I love this faux leather jacket soooo much.  I got it at Nordstrom Rack last year, it's Big Chill.  I think I paid $30 for it.  Gotta love Nordstrom Rack!!  It's pretty rad how it's goldish around the seams and what not.  Sick jacket. 

Here you can see the rest of my outfit better.  DKNY skinny jeans, Forever 21 sweater, ring, necklace, sunnies.

I heart my boots.  Love.

So given the icky weather this morning, I did not bring my sunglasses to work with me today.  Plus, in my haste, I forgot to put on earrings.  I seriously feel naked and it feels creepy to not have earrings on.  So at work, I planned on running to Forever 21 at lunch, it's a couple blocks away from the office.  So there I went, intent on only buying earrings.  Well as soon as I stepped outside, I realized I needed sunglasses too since it appeared that the morning's weather occurance never happened, which is all too common here.  Here's what I left the store with (yet only $34 later.  I love Forever 21).  Clearly, I got a little sidetracked.  What's your favorite piece?  Mine is the bottom gold ring, which is made up of a bazillion interlocked rings.  I counted. 

Well I also remembered that it was the last day for the Victorias Secret panty sale, 7 for $25.50, which is pretty insane.  So I went there also.

Hi, my name is Lia, and I'm a shopaholic.  I think I am going to cut myself off for April and see how much money I can save.  I want to take the kids to visit my mom and brother and grandmother in FL in June, so I bet I can do it.   I'm also going to really step up my game on this blog.  I've got a TON of projects to do and post, starting with a bunch of repurposing/refashioning fashion and decor DIYs, as well as some easy peasy lemon squeezy DIYs.  I'm going to make it my goal to try and post every day, so yell at me if I don't. 

xxooxoxo

Lia

DIY *Link Love*

Some amazingly talented ladies have been putting together some pretty incredible DIY's recently!  I am so enamoured with some of them that I felt the compelling urge to start doing a *Link Love* weekly post!

The uber creative Maya of Soccer Mom Style posted this amazing tutorial of her DIY inspired by Chanel's Ice Cube Clutch.  I'm in love with it.  Must make this.  Not only did she make the clutch, she made a matching ring as well as an ice box clutch shaped to look like a bottle of Chanel No. 5!

Jessica from What I Wore had two DIYs that I am itching to try.

First, she showed us how she made some adorable white striped sunnies.  So simple!

My next fave is her Denim Wedge DIY.  I just need to find some wedge sandles in need of a facelift now :)

The lovely Alicia from Dismount Creative made a TO.  DIE.  FOR. leather bracelet.  She did such an amazing job and I love it!

Alicia also made a Dollhouse Chair Jewelry Tree to rival that of  inspired by one from Urban Outfitters.  I am going to Hobby Lobby to get the supplies and make my own this week, stay tuned!

I hope you all love these projects as much as I do!  If you have a project you would like included in the next *Link Love* please send me an email :)

xxooxoxo
Lia

Recent Shopping Hauls

Hiya!  So while I'm in the midst of several DIY projects, and more keep coming up!!, I thought I'd share some of my recent amazing finds on recent shopping trips :)

FLIPPED over these colors at Walgreens.  I'm so digging the neon trend, and seriously, my sh!tty camera doesn't do these colors justice.  They're by Sinful Colors, and the names are Dream On, 24/7, and Innocent.  Friggen day glo nail polish. Sooooo beyond stoked!  And they were only $1.99 each.  For realz.

So I was at Joann's Fabrics the other day, and as usual, spent like an hour perusing all the aisles.  I found these Darice gold rings that ranged in size from like 2 feet in diameter to 3", the latter of which were $0.49 each.  So I grabbed three, and am totally rocking them as bangles.  No clue what else they could be used for, but they make amazing bracelets!

My RIDONCULOUS score....
TJ Maxx.  Fendi sunglasses on clearance for $35.  No friggen joke.  Marc by Marc Jacobs sunnies.  Also $35. Of course I bought both.  Seriously, couldn't buy even one pair for that price regularly.  I think the Fendi's retail for $350... 

Here they are again.  LOVE LOVE LOVE.  Also, below them is this SICK chain mail bib I scored at Forever 21.  $5.  Nuff said.

I am utterly OBSESSED with vintage clutches.  I found these at the local thrift shop.  I paid like $30 for the four, and that's only because the INSANE score on the bottom left was $20.  Love these all.

Last but most certainly not least, the piece de resistance.  Seriously found this 60s (?) vintage Lanvin dress for $10 at the thrift shop.  I nearly sh!t my pants.  No joke.  I love love love it.  I wear it without the matching belt, and with a wide black leather belt, over leggings and with tall boots.  Pure sickness.  I'll post outfit pics soon :)

Speaking of outfit pics, I really want to start posting them, but my camera is so crappy, as you can kinda tell from these pics.  Bonus time and tax refund time is extremely soon, and I think an SLR is calling my name.... can't wait!  As is a new laptop, and a vacation, and a new purse...(suggestions? )

I hope to finish up some DIYs this weekend, even one would be nice.  Not sure if I'll be able to, but I'll try.  I've got a baby shower tomorrow, a date tomorrow night (!), and Sunday I'm (I know I'm crazy and shouldn't, but I'm broke and my hair color sucks and I have too many grays) stripping the black out of my hair and going blonde again.  Yah I'm doing it myself, against EVERYONE'S advice. But it's my hair and I'll do what I want with it :)  Updates to come... Happy Friday!!!!