{pbk halloween}

I was perusing Pottery Barn's website and stumbled across the most hilarious costumes for kids! If only there had been a banana costume when I was a trick-or-treat-er... If you happen to have a little one I'm sure they would love to dress up as a hamburger or maybe a hedgehog!

{halloween costume}

Every year my beau's fraternity hosts a HUGE Halloween party and every year I try to find a really cute costume that no one else at the party will be wearing! This year, I have decided to be Sherlock Holmes! I love the little houndstooth dress + caplet PLUS I'm pretty sure no one else will be the same thing! The skirt is WAY shorter than my normal clothes, so I will definitely be wearing tights!! The beau is going as Sherlock too, we found him a hat/pipe combo and we'll be heading to the thrift store to look for a cloak! I love Halloween!!

{mcspooky}

{early 90s version}

{late 90s version - notice the subtle updates? cookie cutter lids, improved face detail... such vast improvements!}

Does anyone else remember these?! I was crazy for these plastic Happy Meal buckets when I was little {yes.. I was little in the 90s, I'm that young}!! I LOVED them! My sisters and I would collect them {I'm sure it drove my mom NUTS} and we were just the kind of precocious little girls that marched right up to the counter and requested a different bucket "if we already had that one"... There was a purple one I can't find a picture of that I was my favorite.

I must admit... If McDonald's still served their Happy Meal in a Halloween bucket today I might have to go get a cheeseburger Happy Meal!

{a primitive halloween}

I really love the creepy yet sweet look of these primitive Halloween decorations from RagsNTags Etsy shop! RagsNTags is so creative! Each pattern is complete to the last detail on how to create these ghoulish Halloween items. I love the cinnamon roll {even though it's not technically Halloween} it's so yummy looking and would serve as a cute decoration all the way through Christmas!

{Trick or Treat Lamp}

{Bat Ornament}

{Flying Jack}

{Candy Corn}

{Jack o' Lantern with Perched Crow}

{Witch Sacks}

{venus halloween}

Today is the first day of Southern Flair's 13 Days of Halloween posting series! For the next 13 days, leading up to Halloween, Southern Flair will be featuring Halloween inspired posts... So, break out the candy corn and licorice ropes and pop in your wax fangs!

Halloween is here!

Venus Ribbon has over 15 Halloween-inspired ribbon designs as well as super cute ideas for how to use their ribbon in holiday projects, gifts, etc. Their Halloween designs are currently 25-50% off so order quick!

{psst... Hobby Lobby carries Venus designs}

{peace love and dogeared}

Dogeared Jewelry is one of my favorite jewelry lines. Everything they create has a nice, organic feel... while being pretty, instead of granola. I have always loved the happy nature of a peace sign and apparently so does Dogeared! They have over 70 items featuring the peace sign! I selected a few of my favorites to share with you... I really love the peace wreath... so pretty and welcoming {indoor or out} year round and the peace house blessing would be a perfectly unique housewarming gift!

{sponsoring southern flair}

{take it to the streets}

{Street Sign Trash Cans}

In the spirit of going green - which everyone, everywhere seems to be doing nowadays, I was in search of some really cool eco-friendly product to share, when I discovered all of these really cool things made out of recycled road/street signs! Definitely more industrial for my taste in chair form, but I could go for some cool street sign coasters!

{ Street Sign Chairs}

{Street Sign Coasters}

{Street Sign Bowls}

{new outfit}

I recently went to a party in New Orleans and needed an outfit on the fly! I knew I wanted to be able to use my gold Hobo clutch {that I love - they have the same style in soo many awesome colors, go get one!} So, with that in mind, I ran to Dillard's and found THIS dress {I chose the purple color} + these J-Simp shoes - I was literally in and out of the store in 30 minutes flat! My girlfriend was with me and was like, "That was easy!" Ha! The dress didn't even need to be altered - talk about LUCK! I definitely recommend Dillard's for any spur-of-the-moment outfit needs and I have been a Jessica Simpson shoe fan since the line was started a few years ago. Her shoes are always right on and the deep plum colored patent croc peep-toe I picked up will go with just about anything this fall/winter season. I love fast + easy, work-with-what-you-got shopping!

{day at the outlet}

I was home visiting my family this weekend, so we HAD to make a trip up to the North Georgia Outlet - which is hands down the best outlet EVER! It has stores like Kate Spade, William-Sonoma, JCrew, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Pottery Barn, the list goes on... I found so many things that I "needed" but like everyone I'm on a budget, so I only left with my absolute favorites!


I found the MOST perfect LSU game day table cloth (and matching oven-mitt and pot holder) from the William-Sonoma outlet. GEAUX TIGERS!


I also went to the Polo Factory outlet and found a really great purple turtleneck sweater with gold buttons on the neck, that will be perfect for the only cold game we'll have at the end of November, an adorable pair of black cable-knit gloves with metallic gold embroidered polo men on the edge and grabbed a handful of tortoise shell bangles, which I have been on the hunt for FOREVER and plan on wearing them with everything! I think everyone would agree it was a successful trip!


After leaving the outlets we went for dinner at Tin Lizzy, a really cool Cantina in Atlanta with a younger crowd and AWESOME food! It has a really great vibe with live music and big TVs for watching all of the football games on Saturday and Sundays. We started out with a Three Amigos, which is your choice of 1 of 3 salsas, 1 of 4 quesos and their delicious guacamole + an extra large "tin" of chips - so good! I ordered the grilled chicken taco {on a whole wheat tortilla} and a side of veggie black beans. The food is incredible + it's all served in really cool shallow galvanized "tin" buckets! I can't wait to go back when I'm in town again and just hang out, listening to the live music and enjoying a margarita with a Three Amigos!

{well behaved women rarely make history}

Well behaved women rarely make history! Ain't that the truth!! I have been in love with Junk Gypsy ever since I first discovered them several years ago... I'm not sure why I haven't shown the love sooner! I wish I could fully embrace my inner Junk Gypsy because I know she's in there just kickin' and screamin' to be let out! Until then I'll throw in bits and pieces of my gypsy side in little doses here and there when the feeling is right... Now check out my favorite junk and if any of you girls want to be a legend, just go ahead and BE ONE!

{retro decoupaged wallet}

{wild child belt buckle}

{recycled coffee bag}

{liberty saloon sign}

{calamity jane tshirt}

{vagabond pillow}

{vagabond tshirt}

{new obsession}

I am totally and completely obsessed with new Sharpie pens! They are AMAZING and write soo smoothly! You'll never use a crummy old ballpoint again... I found mine at Target but I'm sure WalMart and other places carry them as well!

{oatmeal chocolate chip cookies}

With fall approaching, I got the urge to make a batch of my favorite cookies {with a little tweaking}. Everyone in my family will tell you how much they LOVE my chocolate peanut butter chip oatmeal cookies {they literally BEG me to make them whenever I'm home} and I have been craving a WholeFoods oatmeal chocolate chip cookie for weeks now, but whenever I go to the store they are always out! So... I decided to make my own version of an oatmeal chocolate chip and they turned out delicious!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat baking flour
½ cup white sugar
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup light brown sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup milk chocolate chips, Hershey’s Mini Kisses®

Directions
Mix all dry ingredients together in large bowl.
Add remaining ingredients. Fold together until all combined.
Place lightly packed 1 1/2 inch balls on un-greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350°.
Place cookies on cooling rack after removing from oven.

Makes 24 cookies
Baking time 10-14 minutes

ENJOY!

{glamourized dictionaries}

I NEED a bright pink dictionary! What girl doesn't? These brightly colored or metallic dictionaries would make the perfect graduation gift for any girl! -OR- The perfect new-job-gift for that hot new journalism position your best friend just landed or how about a subtle way to breathe personality into a new office space!?

{entertaining essentials}

Pottery Barn's new Caterer's Sets are everything you could ever need for entertaining {especially holiday entertaining... which is right around the corner}! Purchase one set to host a get-together of 12 or two sets for a soiree of 24! Everything is packaged so nicely in ready-to-store containers so you never have to worry about where to keep all of your guest items! Of course, I highly recommend having a "guest closet" in your house, outfitted with everything you need for dinner parties to overnight guests and "emergency" gifts to guest toothbrushes.

{Caterer's Dinnerware Set}

{Caterer's 3-piece Flatware Set}

{Caterer's Linen Set}

{Caterer's Stemware Set}

{Caterer's Charger Set}

{Caterer's Ivory Candle Set}

{tip..twist..flip..button..go!}

I can't believe I haven't shared this product with you before!? The Diva Dryer is probably my #1 favorite bathroom item - I have two {1 pink, 1 white} one travels with me and one stays home. My daily bathroom routine consists of shower, make-up, hair - i.e. I always do my make-up before drying my hair and this little diva is amazing at keeping my wet hair out of the way without the balancing act of the infamous towel turban we girls can whip up on our heads after a shower. I also love the Diva Dryer as a gift! I have given one to my sisters and friends as birthday and Christmas gifts. If you're like me and love a towel turban I definitely recommend buying a Diva Dryer today! I got mine at a local boutique but they are available on Amazon.com - gotta love Amazon.

{fabulous calling cards}

Fabulous Stationary has some of the cutest paper products. I am really loving their calling cards, what a cute way to give out your info. Everyone should have a set of calling cards with their name, phone number and e-mail address. How easy would that make LIFE!? Having all of your info ready to go when you make a new social connection!

not sure i would use it as a save the date - but definately love it for a calling card for recent grads in the fashion field
so retro and pretty

my personal favorite

for a dog lover - you know who you are...

{FHF = so very FRESH!}

Reminiscent of a quiet country farmer's market, Farmhouse Fresh is a quaint little beauty company based out of Frisco, TX that creates homegrown good-for-you body products. I am completely in love with their Sweet Cream body lotion {and the fact that it comes in an adorable + pourable glass bottle doesn't hurt!}... The lotion leaves you smelling sweet and delicious while not being overpowering or making you crave birthday cake or buttercream frosting... Their other products include Strawberry Sweet Cream Smash {which is once again adorably packaged in an old-fashion jelly jar nestled in a miniature burlap bag}, the Honey Heel Glaze {which comes in a honeycomb quilted glass jar with an application brush} or your choice of 3 different Fine Foot Scrubs {each one packaged in a simple plastic jar and paired with a wooden spoon}. All of FHF's products are ready for gift-giving and would make very thoughtful, yet simple gifts for any occasion!

{happy birthday}

Today is my birthday! To everyone else who shares this special day, Happy Birthday to YOU! I hope you get everything you wish for and more!