Recent Outfits

When I first started this little blog, my intention was to get at least one outfit post up a month, if not more. Turns out 1. I will never be able to wake up a few extra minutes to take pictures before I leave because I just love sleep an my bed (and the lighting in my room is terrible so early in the mornings), and 2. the first thing I do when I get home from work is put on comfy clothes, so I totally forget about the picture. Oh well. Here are a few work outfits that I've managed to get a picture of recently:

Tank (old, Banana Republic outlet) / Cardigan / Pants / Boots (old, Nordstrom) / Necklace

Shirt / Cardigan (similar on sale!) / Pants / Boots (old, Nordstrom) / Scarf (gift)

Shirt (old, Loft) / Pants / Shoes / Necklace (old, similar on sale!)

Sweater / Pants / Boots (old, Nordstrom) / Necklace

Shirt / Pants / Shoes / Scarf (on sale!)

DIY Flower Girl Proposal

One of the reasons I couldn't wait for my baby niece to be born was so I could officially ask her to be our flower girl! I made my own proposal gifts for my bridesmaids, so of course I had to do one for the baby, too. I scrolled through Pinterest over and over, but there were very few ideas for babies and none of them really hit me. Then I started thinking of things babies would actually use, and it came to me... socks! I had seen these sock bouquets around for baby showers, but I thought it would be absolutely perfect to make for a flower girl proposal. The best part? The whole thing cost me less than $20.

Supplies:

• Baby socks (color of your choice, I chose this pack with different shades of pink)
• Popsicle sticks
• Fake flowers
• Tissue paper
• Small vase
• Ribbon
• Scrapbook paper
• Marker

Steps:

1. Make your sock flowers by laying the sock flat, rolling the sock from the toe up, and folding one side of the opening over the rest of the sock. Check out this tutorial for pictures. 
2. Stick the popsicle into the bottom of the sock (like the stem of the flower). 
3. Stuff the vase with tissue paper (this helps the popsicle stocks stay in place).
4. Arrange the sock flowers in the vase.
5. Fill in any empty spots with fake flowers.
6. Design your card on a small piece of scrapbook paper, and tie it on with a bow.

Christmas Decor

Aside from gift guides, Holiday House Tours are one of my favorite things to see in the blogging world around Christmas time! As I've mentioned before, we've only been in our house for about six months now... but decorating it for Christmas for the first time was one of the things I was most excited about since we signed the closing papers!

Of course, the bar is my favorite place to decorate. I will automatically pick up any little trinket that involves Christmas and wine. I can't help it - note the ugly sweater wine bottle topper! I've also accumulated a collection of Christmas wine glass charms over the years, which I have displayed in the snowflake bowl I picked up from Dollar General. I got the cocktail napkins from the Dollar Tree and the "Merry" sign from Hobby Lobby. The silver and gold trees and the Santa decoration are from the Target dollar spot. I needed something with some color to put in the giant champagne glass, and these little light bulb ornaments from Target did the trick.

To add some Christmas cheer to our dining room, I filled my centerpiece platter with mini silver and gold ornaments and wrapped some garland around it. I also added the Joy pillow to the chair in the corner. I got the ornaments from Walmart and the rest from the Target dollar section (noticing a trend here?). Next year I'm hoping to get some Christmas placemats, too.

This manger scene was one that I got from my grandma's house. I wrapped some LED string lights around the top to give it a little something extra.

Since we don't have a mantle, we opted to hang our stockings on the counter that separates our living room and kitchen. Worked out alright for now! Our next house will definitely have a fireplace.

I had my heart set on some small Christmas trees in pots for either side of the front porch, but I had the hardest time finding them! I originally found the PERFECT ones in Walmart (a set of two for only $20!), but they were sold out. After looking everywhere, we ended up buying these two trees from Dollar General and wrapped lights around them. In the future, I'm going to try to put them in pots to give it a more complete look. We added some candles in the windows, and I'm proud to say that we were one of the first ones in the neighborhood to have lights up!

How do you decorate for Christmas? Let me know in the comments!

Stocking Stuffers

Almond Foot Mask /Hat / Makeup Bag / Nail Polish

Ugly Sweater Cat Koozie / Bracelet / Candle / Wine Bottle Stopper

Wine Glass Charms / Hot Cocoa / Earrings

Stocking are one of my favorite parts of Christmas. I always looked forward to opening the tiny gifts one by one on Christmas morning. I'm so glad that even though I'm in my 20s now, my mom still puts one together for me every year! I recently started doing one for her, too, and it's always so fun to pick up little things for it throughout the year. Here are some favorites I've found recently that would be perfect stocking stuffers!