Inspiration on So Much to Smile About

Nokia Mood Board Challenge

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:54:32 +0000

When Nokia contacted me about working with the LeiVanKash jewelry line and a new Nokia Lumia 900 to create a mood board, potentially inspiring a new jewelry collection, I was all in. After all, I love putting together mood boards, love taking photos with my phone, and love jewelry. Keep reading to see the photos I took and some of my fave pieces from LeiVanKash!

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After looking at Leila’s collections and getting used to the Nokia Lumia (seriously love this phone – especially great for photo taking), I started brainstorming the kinds of images and inspiration I wanted to capture. Instantly, I knew I wanted to showcase some of the amazing street art around my neighborhood. It’s a side of Washington, DC that not everyone sees and is so quintessentially U Street. Jazz, poetry, literature, history – I snapped plenty of photos with the Lumia! Plus, you can see some of my favorite LeiVanKash pieces below. I was especially in love with the Totem collection, but couldn’t help but include some skulls and daggers too!

Style Inspiration: Denim

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

For this week’s “Style Inspiration” post, I thought it might be fun to do a quick round-up of some great denim DIYs. I absolutely love all things denim, and while I haven’t tried any of these DIYs myself (yet), they all look pretty amazing! I think it’s time to get crafty…

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DIY Embellished Denim Shirt – Honestly WTF

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Style Inspiration: Scarves

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:01:24 +0000

In case you missed it, I spent my Saturday wandering around the Eastern Market (photos here). In addition to shopping and ice cream eating, I scoped out plently of sartorial inspiration. And as this week’s “Style Inspiration” post is spotlighting an absolute favorite accessory of mine – scarves – I snapped lots of photos of what I found! Read on for more photos, plus some outfit ideas.

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Style Inspiration: Purses

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Happy Monday! Hope you had a fantastic weekend! I’m making my way back to DC today, but had so much fun in Wisconsin (don’t miss my photos here). And to start off the week, my latest “Style Inspiration” post is all about purses! I thought it might be fun to take a look back at some of my favorite outfit posts and purses, and a few you haven’t seen yet (but will soon)! Click the images for the original post and details!

Summer Style

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:06:07 +0000

There’s workwear, and then there’s fun summertime style. Here are just a few images that are inspiring me lately! Color, stripes, summertime dresses and super cute swimwear!

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Spooky Inspiration

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:56:22 +0000

Next week, I expect a lot of people will be talking about Halloween. I, however, will be looking forward to my birthday (it’s the 29th!)! To celebrate with everyone, I’ve lined up a week FULL of posts from some of my favorite bloggers. What could be more fun for my 26th birthday than a week long blog party, right?! If you want to join in, feel free to email me a link to a post that you love and want me to share and I’ll link to them all on the 28th.

Behind The Scenes

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:01:58 +0000

I’m thrilled to be featured today on Victoria’s blog, vmac+cheese, for her Behind the Scenes series! The questions, like what books I’d like to read and how this blog got it’s name, were super fun to answer! And some of them, like what I want my life to look like in 5 years, really got me thinking! Check it out!

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Happy Friday!

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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Honeysuckle Pink

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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A Golden Evening

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In honor of tonight’s Golden Globes, here is a bit of glamour (with just a bit of gold). For another wonderful inspiration board (with much more gold), check out Camille Styles‘ post on coco+kelley.

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Street Style Obsessions

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

If you caught my post last month, you know I’ve been finding lots of cold weather looks I love. Lately, I’ve found myself obsessing over slightly less wintery looks – how great are these street style shots? Note to self: look into leather pants, and buy several pairs of pointy toe pumps immediately. Also, anyone know where a girl can grab some leopard print booties? Amazing.

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Wednesday Quote

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I’m in need of some serious inspiration today. Is it really only Wednesday? Getting back into the swing of things after a long, relaxing holiday is hard work!

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Model Siri Tollerod photographed by Andreas Sjodin and styled by Lisa Lindqwister, via Fashion Gone Rogue.