My Favorite Fall Colors

With fall almost here (this being the official last week of summer! I know I'm still in shock too), I am beginning to slowly move my tank tops to the back of my closet and my light sweaters forward. It is fun to wear the colors of each season. For fall, my favorite colors to wear are burgundy, deep reds, and oranges. What are your favorite fall colors?

{Burgundy/Deep Red Looks}

{Red Channel purse}

{J. Crew orange}

Bits and Pieces

{Yummy dinner that hit the spot at The Village}

Sorry for not posting lately! I have been swamped with with so many different activities and commitments, not to mention being sick also! It was a very stressful, hard week/ weekend and I hope to get better soon. However, there are always reasons to still smile. Here are a few things making me smile:

{my puppy, Riley, never ceases to always make me feel loved} 

{Addicted to this Hot Cocoa during cold weather} 

{Adorable Hearts in my Chai Tea Latte} 

Elastic Hair Ties

We've all seen those stretchy elastic hair ties that everyone seems to be wearing recently. They're cute and don't give you creases in your hair, but what's up with the price?! I was in Free People the other day and four hair ties were $10. Why waste that precious money for a piece of fabric? Okay you know what's coming next....DIY! 

What you'll need:

• elastic material (comes with enough to make tons of hair ties!) 
• scissors
• ruler or some tool to measure with (optional)

Steps:

1. Measure about 7 1/2 inches (depending on the thickness of your hair it may be more or less) or estimate on the elastic material

2. Cut the material

3. Tie a knot at the end of the strand of material

*Tip: Make a headband to keep those wispies or bangs from flying in your face. Sometimes I like to rhinestone them also or add a cute bead to the hair-tie to bedazzle it. Get creative! :)

Quotes Book

As stated in my very first post, one of my summer goals was to make a quotes book. I'm hoping to include tons of quotes, little stories, or passages that move me. I got this idea from the movie A Walk to Rememberwhen Jamie Sullivan talks about a book full of quotes that her mother liked and passed down to her. I want to build up this book and then pass it down to my children and their children and so on; also I hope that they keep the book alive by writing quotes that they like. How neat would have been if I had something like this from my great-grandparents?  

P.S. I am trying to find a better title for my quotes book. Any suggestions readers?! Just leave them on the comments section :) 

50 Shades of Grey

everything from Urban Outfitters! 

It's so much fun to rock printed jeans! There's nothing like being confident and wearing something different. Safe is boring! It takes a more daring person to pull off printed jeans and people respect that.  I usually pair them with a solid shirt and sometimes I'll wear a colored scarf similar to the color of the printed jeans to balance out the patterns.

Take a risk and stand out!