Mother's Day DIY ~ Kate Spade Inspired 'Taxi!' Keychain

Hi lovelies!  As I hinted on instagram yesterday, I've got a week FULL of Mother's Day DIY gifts for you!  We've come a long way from the macaroni necklace we'd make for mom, or the pinecone bird feeder, but mom still loves our homemade gifts better than any store bought ones.  Besides, anyone can buy something, but something you spent time on has your love built in with it!  Okay, so enough sappy stuff!

I can remember growing up, having my mom cart around all my friends, picking everyone up, dropping us off, picking up again, and dropping everyone off individually.  Although she'd complain (a bit) and joke about starting to charge, like a taxi, she still did it out of love :)  So when I saw this keychain, it instantly reminded me of 'Mom's Taxi' and I knew I had to make it.  Although it's on sale for $29, I still made it for nothing using supplies I had on hand! I'm sure you too will have most of them as well!  {Click to keep reading!}

My Mani ~ OPI Suzi's Hungary Again! & Sinful Colors Scene Stealer

Happy Monday, lovelies!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  It's Monday, which means it's time to show my latest mani!  I recently picked up these colors and knew they'd go so well together!  I almost did all of my nails with the glitter over, but stopped myself at 2.

The glitter is aaaahhhhhmazing and is the best $2.99 spent!  It's called 'Scene Stealer' and is part of Sinful Colors new Diamond Lust Limited Edition Collection.  While I can't find it for sale online, I found mine at Walgreens.  It's a metallic fuschia and gold microglitter with large diamond shaped holographic glitter pieces too.  I've never seen anything else like it before!
I've preached my love for OPI's Euro Centrale collection before (Can't Find My Czechbook & You're Such a Budapest and Polka.com)  so of course I had to pick up Suzi's Hungary Again, a beautiful creamy bright pink. {Click to keep reading!}

Mother's Day Giveaway ~ Win One of Ten $50 Gift Cards!

Chasing Davies // The Mrs. & the Momma // Sandy a la Mode // TfDiaries // Jessica... Who?

Casey Leigh // Chioma's Evolution of Style // Pop of Style // GBO Fashion // Pretty Polished Perfect

Camp Patton // The Other Side of Gray // Chic on the Cheap // The Serena Saga // Lemons, Avocados, and the Bay

much love, illy // Kacie's Kloset // Smart n Snazzy // Citrus Refreshing Fashion // Oh to Be a Muse

A Beautiful Ruckus // the daily dani // Crowley Party // Wild & Precious // the Freckled Fox

Coupons.com is kind enough to bring you this giveaway today for not just one lucky winner, but TEN!  Five winners will receive a $50 Target e-gift card and the other 5 will receive a $50 Macy's e-gift card ($500 value)...just in time for Mother's Day! Make sure to check out Coupons.com for great Target and Macy's offers!

It's hard living across the country from my mom.  Growing up, I hated her!  But as I've grown and matured she is my best friend.  I don't know where I'd be without her, and I hate not being able to hang out with her.  We make up for that by talking at least once a day on the phone, and Skyping at least once a week.  I hope that my daughter one day says the same thing about me.  Well, minus the hating me part!

In the spirit of mother's day, make sure to leave your mom's best advice she ever gave you (about anything!) in the comments below!

You can enter this giveaway through Rafflecopter now through Sunday, May 12th on any of the participating blogs.  Good luck and Happy Mother's Day to all you mamas!

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xo

Lia

Review ~ May Julep Maven Boho Glam Box Unwrapped

Hi lovelies!  Can you believe it's already May?!  Here in Colorado, the calendar says it's May, but it feels more like January with the 6+" of snow I got yesterday.  Anyways, I wanted to share with you my May Julep Maven Boho Glam box I recently received!  This month's theme is 'Set the Stage' and is inspired by the Jazz Age - The Roaring Twenties.  Perfect timing with the release of The Great Gatsby, no?  If you're not familiar with the Julep Maven box, you take a quiz to determine your profile, and for $19.99 a month, you get nail polish (and beauty products!) from the higher end Julep brand (sold at Sephora), with a retail value of at least double (usually more than that!) {the polishes alone retail for $14 each}. If you haven't, click on one of my links and sign up! And right now, sign up and enter promo code FREEBOX and get your first box for free, just pay $3.99 shipping. The best part is that they show you what you'll be getting each month, so you have a 5 day window to either switch to a different profile (there's 5!) or skip the month altogether and not be charged. Brilliant!  {Click to keep reading!}

DIY ~ Studded Satin Cord Cobra Bracelets

Hi lovelies!  Long overdue, I have a new DIY for you!  If you remember wayyyy back in the day, I did 30 days of DIY and on the 30th day, I made cobra bracelets from brightly colored rope.  I'm still a huge fan of this knot, but decided to glam it up a bit this time by using satin cord and studs!  {Keep reading for the how-to!}

My Mani ~ Can't Find My Czechbook + Ulta Nail FX Review!

Hi lovelies!  You may remember in my Ulta Haul Vlog from last week (if you didn't watch it, check it out now!) that I got OPI's new 'Can't Find My Czechbook' as well as this incredible collection of topcoats, Ulta Nail FX.  And as promised, I've swatched them!  First of all, I really love this gorgeous shade of blue from OPI, I think that this Euro Centrale collection may be my favorite one yet.  {Click to keep reading!}

How to Get Perfect Gisele Beachy Waves ~ BlogHer #Spon

Hi lovelies!  Do you envy Gisele's perfect beachy waves?  I mean, her hair epitomizes beachy waves and is so hard to achieve!  Well the folks over at BlogHer sent me this video to share with you, and it teaches you how to achieve her signature 'do!  You won't want to miss this!

What's even better than learning how to achieve Gisele's waves?  How about winning money?!  BlogHer is giving away 3 (!) cash prizes this week only, there will be 1 $250 winner and 2 $100 winners!  Simply answer a question at the end of the video clip! 

Sweeps rules

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I'm off to heat up my curling iron... hope you find this tutorial useful as well!

xo
Lia