FRIDAY FAVORITES 8

It's been awhile since I did a favorites but here are a few things I've been loving lately:

Favorite New Outfit

I'll be debuting this one tomorrow at the Country Music Marathon.  Brooks shoes, nike shirt and shorts - love being matchy matchy on race day {wish me luck}!

Favorite Polish

I am obsessed with this nudey-peachy color.  This brand is new to me, Motives by Loren...the color {Girl Next Door} is unavailable online but my lovely nail chick let me buy it from her for $4!  Sold!

Favorite Twist

J.Crew chino shorts - no brainer - love!  But I've had trouble lately feeling like I'm too old for the 3" shortie shorts and not mom enough for the 5"ers.  Enter...4" chinos!  This lengths is perfect but only available online.  I ordered Ornament Orange and Shadow for the h-moon.

Favorite Project

Prepare for an epic wedding reveal post on my invites...until now stick with this teaser.  Mom and I devoted a whole Sunay and a half to these and I am in love!

Favorite Obsession

Buying clothes for my new {1 month old} niece!  I can't stop.  Kohl's has adorable things and they're always on sale!  Pictured above are my latest indulgences - don't you just want to scream!?

TGIF -Sarah

KATE UPDATE

Let's check in on Princess Catherine...I haven't mentioned her in awhile.

She's staying totally on trend in these adorable tangerine skinnies {pastel anyone?} that she repeated while gearing up for the 2012 London Olympics:

While on official royal business to The Prince's Foundation for Children, she sported this accordion pleat dress.  Very chic!

Can't wait to see what she wears to the Olympics -Sarah

WEDDING REVEAL: HONEYMOON WARDROBE

I've been picking things up here and there for our HONEYMOON!  We are going to an amazing place in the West Indies (more about that later) and I'm basically planning on being in a bathing suit and either a cover up or shorts and a t-shirt the whole time.  Here's a little preview of my honeymoon wardrobe:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Notes:

4:  Proud to say I own 3 pairs of these in other colors and love them

5 & 6:  "lingerie"

8 & 10: Even though it looks off in these pics, they are the same shade of blue and the matchiness is so adorable

A bit more than 2 months... -Sarah

SPIKE THE PUNCH WINNER

And the necklace goes to.....
entry #30:  Hayley from The Weekend Life!

Congratulations!  I will get that in the mail asap.  Thanks everyone for making my first giveaway so successful!  Maybe we can get another one arranged soon..

You're the best -Sarah

*winner chosen using Random.org

DIY: PERSONALIZED STATIONARY

Being engaged, I am going to be writing a lot of Thank You notes between now and June 30th.  I wanted a cute personalized stationary but couldn't settle on one color scheme or a decent price.

After finding this pin I had a fab idea:  Get some blank stationary, a monogram stamp and bam...monogram stationary!

I ordered a monogram stamp from this great Etsy shop: Jackbear Stamps.  He was super easy to work with, very quick to message and was open to any fonts or design that I wanted.  My final product:

Inks from A.C. Moore $6.95; Also available at Paper Source for $4.95

Super cute stationary from Target

4 bar folded cards {20 for $5.50} and envelopes {10 for $3.00} from Paper Source

cards in "paper bag"; envelopes in pool and persimmon {what these colors say about me}

My final product!


There's something to be said for a handwritten note, huh? -Sarah