Shop Small Saturday

Small Business Saturday is one of my favorite days of the year! It's the time when I get a ton of my Christmas shopping done. What a great way to put money back into your community and in the pocket of those who really matter. Anyone who has taken on a Small business is my hero. It's not easy, and it takes a ton of heart. I love supporting the makers and do-er's!

First up is my all time favorite clothing boutique, Nobella Grace Boutique. So many of you know of my love for NBG! They offer such great unique finds at affordable prices. It's a win/win! They also love their customers. Something you will rarely find from a corporate store. I love the attention to detail and thoughtfulness behind Nobella Grace. It has become such a great community of women! 

Find this dress {Here}

Find this dress {Here}

Nobella Grace is celebrating Black Friday and Small Business Saturday with a big sale just for you! 

Use code THANKFUL for 40% off starting Friday & running through Saturday!

Don't miss this amazing sale!

Up next is a Jewelry spot you can't miss! It's Metal Marvels Store and it's got so many fabulous pieces you can't find anywhere else! I have loved watching Metal Marvels grow and change over the past few years. I am personally loving the new Mantra collection!

Find this necklace {Here}

Find this headband {Here}

Metal Marvels is celebrating Black Friday & Small Business Saturday with a 40% off sale! Use code THANKFUL. But be sure to do your shopping Friday as the code will drop to 30% off Saturday (which is still a bargain to me!).

Lastly don't forget to visit local Small shops and Restaurants! There are so many wonderful Mom & Pop shops out there. Make your way to all your local shops and your favorite online shops! And above all don't forget that Small Businesses need your business more than just one day a year. Put money back into the community that you love! Until next time - Ashley

Currently trending on my list

 Have you ever wondered what your favorite Fashion blogger has her eye on?!

Well wonder no more! I am going to be sharing my current picks with you. 

I will also be sharing links to where you can find them!

First up, I ordered this beauty this morning! I've had my eye on Midi skirts for the Holidays! And this one was a no brainer! I mean look at the bow!! Stop it! Need! 

Find it at Nobella Grace Boutique for $38!

I don't know if you see a theme here but I'm all for the Holiday Glam! This Stunning Headpiece needs to be part of your Holiday look. It's show stopping! And I also love her hair, just saying!

Find it at Metal Marvels Store

I've been eyeing this necklace that arrived just in time for my 10th Anniversary! I am a sucker for tassel necklaces as you know! This one is handmade & that makes me love it even more.

Find it at Charlie Madison Originals

I have been wanting a pair of Duck Boots but I haven't quite pulled the trigger on them! These might just be something I'm eyeing from afar! They are soo cute though. What would you wear them with?! Leave me your current faves in the comments!

Until next time - Ashley 

Adding Fringe to your Fall wardrobe

Fall is the perfect time to step up your style game! Adding a little Fringe to your Fall wardrobe can be the easiest way. I personally love Fringe, it's flirty and fun! This week I've teamed up with some fabulous ladies to show you more than one way to add Fringe to your wardrobe! 

One of my favorite ways to add Fringe is with a vest. Vests are a great way to dress up a casual outfit. You can wear them with tops, dresses, rompers, you name it! No rules here! 

I decided to pair my vest with a casual long sleeve shirt and ripped jeans with booties. It's an easy go to look for me. I can run errands, drop off my kid at school and still rock some Fringe. You don't have to be super dressy to rock Fringe for Fall. Just pop it on & go! 

If you love my Fringe Vest you can find it {{HERE}}! 

If Vests aren't your thing I've added some other idea's below for how to Add Fringe to your Fall wardrobe. Let me know what you think in the comments... -Ashley

Fringe on a gorgeous Suede Jacket {{Find It Here}}

Fringe on a Dress neckline {{Find It Here}}

A chic Fringe top {{Find it Here}}

{{What I wore}}

Paige Skinny Jeans, Dreamcatcher Top and Kirra Fringe Vest - Nobella Grace Boutique

Gray Fall Booties - Target Style

For more fun ways to wear fringe this fall, be sure to check out these blogs: Jo-Lynne Shane, More Pieces of Me, The Simple Moms, Messy Beautiful Life, Momma In Flip Flops, Thirty Something Fashion, Grace + Beauty, BonBon Rose Girls, Mom Fabulous, That Chic Mom, The Mother Overload, Very Busy Mama, Style In Harmony, and Charmed Valerie.

Moms Do Fall Fashion : Poncho Love

Ohh Fall... how excited am I?! Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. Don't get me wrong Summer is great and all but I adore Fall. We actually live in a state where "Fall" is actually a thing. Don't laugh because in San Diego Fall feels like Summer, usually hot and occasionally pants weather. 

I knew when I saw this Plaid Poncho go up on Nobella Grace's website that I had to add it to my Fall wardrobe. I have never owned a Poncho but I knew I needed this one. It feels like a soft blanket that you can wear without getting weird looks. Anything cozy and chic is a must for me! 

I've teamed up with the fabulous gals over at BonBonRoseGirls to bring you our Fall Fashion faves! Be sure to click around on their page and see the other fabulous collaborations from this week! My personal fave is the Moccasin Boots look they shared! Also an added surprise is they are giving you the chance to win a $50 gift card to Nordstrom! So go enter to win ladies! Who doesn't love Nordstrom?!

{{What I Wore}}

Paige Skinny Jeans - Nobella Grace Boutique

Red Plaid Poncho - Nobella Grace Boutique

Stone Pendant Necklace - Metal Marvels Store

Gray Ankle Boots - Target Style

Find the Nordstrom gift card giveaway here ---> BonBonRoseGirls.com

Until Next time - Ashley

Welcome to my at home coffee bar

For as long as I can remember I've wanted an at home "Coffee Bar". I had plans to make my coffee area when we lived in California but space was limited in our apartment. So while we lived in California I planned out how I wanted my future coffee bar. Fast forward to our big cross country move and here we are! We finally have a house with the space I needed!

One of the first parts of creating my "Coffee Bar" space was planning a theme and colors. I stuck to a rustic country chic theme. I searched around for artwork and pieces to complete the space. I decided I wanted big letters after watching how Joanna Gaines uses letters on the show "Fixer Upper". I found great letters at my local Michael's craft store. 

Hanging the letters was actually pretty easy. I laid them out and moved them around until I liked the way they looked together. Then came hanging time, my husband helped for that part since I'm a bit short on height! 

The next part was finding items to place on the coffee bar and extra wall decor. We found a great customizable modular bar that hangs on the wall from World Market. You can buy pieces to hang on the bar and make it work for your space. {{Find it Here}}

I choose a rack for the Modular bar that would hold mugs and spices. I also picked a cute side basket that could hold my kcups. Such a great find from World Market and absolutely affordable! 

The biggest piece you need for your coffee bar... is well the actual bar! That part was a doosy to find. I originally ordered a cabinet from Target. But everytime it would show up at my doorstep it was damaged. So I returned that piece and kept looking. I eventually found and fell in love with this piece. It's made by Ashley furniture and I believe you can find it online. I did not buy it online though, I bought it at a local furniture store. 

Now all I'm looking for to complete my "Coffee Bar" is baskets underneath. We are thinking of doing wine crates or wire baskets that are canvas lined! More pics to come! In the meantime I hope my coffee bar inspires you to put one in your home! Until next time... Ashley

9 Fabulous ways to wear Neon for Summer

Neon is perfect for Summer time! I have often shy'd away from Neon though. In the past year I have come out of my "black and white" shell and now I actually wear color! It's fun to be bubbly and bright! Get yourself some Neon and have fun with it! There isn't really a wrong way to wear it! 

I decided on a bright color Yellow tunic and my Neon Fringe Clutch for a fun Summer like Pop of color! 

"I Need Vitamin Sea" 

Join me and check out the other gorgeous Neon looks below! 

Kristin at BonBonRoseGirls  Andrea of Momma in Flip Flops  Ellen of That Chic Mom  Ashley at Messy Beautiful Life Carly ofThirty Something Fashion Julie of Mom Fabulous Audrey at MomGenerations Jo-Lynne at Jo-Lynne Shane of Carylee of More Pieces of Me

Summer Tunic Time!

Yes Summer time is finally upon us! Well it was a few weeks ago here in San Diego but it's since been a bit chilly. This of course didn't stop me from buying one of my all time favorite Tunic dresses when it came back for the Summer season. I have been a long time fan of the Athena tunic dress from Nobella Grace boutique. I was over the moon happy when it came back. Even my sweet friend Alyssa alerted me on Instagram that it was already up on the website! So Alyssa and I teamed up to show you a couple ways to style the Athena tunic dress!

 I ran to the website to find it in not one, not two but three awesome colors! I knew without a doubt I "needed" the yellow! I mean yellow is the color of happiness and sunshine! Click and in my cart it went! 

I love to wear the yellow with a white racer back tank top and shorts underneath for a cute casual look! I added one of my favorite Druzy tassel necklaces from Metal Marvels and my cute new Fringe clutch from Target! 

But of course I couldn't just order one... No not me. I had to order at least two! I also picked up the Cobalt blue Athena. 

Another great way to style a Tunic dress is with jeans! It's still a bit chilly here in San Diego, so I wore my favorite grey pocket cardigan to complete the look. 

{{What I Wore}}

First look 

Yellow Athena Dress - Nobella Grace Boutique

Ripped Shorts - American Eagle 

White Tank - Express

Clutch Purse - Target Style

Jewelry - Metal Marvels Store

Second look

Cobalt Blue Athena - Nobella Grace Boutique

Ripped Boyfriend Jeans - American Eagle

White Tank - Express

Grey Pocket Cardigan - Nobella Grace Boutique

Jewelry - Metal Marvels Store

Zebra leather Purse - Coach  

Be sure to check out how Alyssa styles the Athena Tunic {{HERE}}

How do you like to wear your Tunic dresses?! They are a great closet staple of mine and I hope you embrace them with open arms! Also be sure to check out the awesome sales this weekend! Nobella Grace has a Memorial Day sale going on at the moment for 40% off your entire order with code Save40! Until next time - Ashley

Get your White Jeans ready for Summer!

Hello there Summer time sunshine! Time to pack the winter clothes and bring out the fun Summer brights & whites! Summer is one of my favorite times of the year for fashion. You can wear pops of color and I swear it instantly lifts your mood! I am joined by 10 of my beautiful fashion blogging friends to bring you 11 ways to wear white jeans this Summer!

I have always loved white jeans but I get that some ladies are a bit intimidated by them. Here's my tips on wearing white jeans this Summer. First let's start with the length. I am on the short side being only 5"3. So for me I gravitate towards capri or crop length. Find a length you are comfortable with and wear those white jeans!

Another tip would be to dress your white jeans up with a cute print or bright color top! It is Summer time so don't be afraid to add a little color to your look!

Another cute way to wear white jeans is with a graphic tank and chambray top! This is a more casual on the go look. 

"On the road Again" 

{{What I Wore}}

First Look

White Jeans - Seven7

Swami's Tank Top - Nobella Grace Boutique

Second Look

Chambray Top - Kohl's LC Lauren Conrad

On the Road Again Tank - Old Navy

I can't wait to see the 10 other ways to wear white jeans by my beautiful friends! Check them out with me below...

Kristin at BonBonRoseGirls  Andrea of Momma in Flip Flops  Ellen of That Chic Mom  Carly of Thirty Something Fashion Julie of Mom Fabulous Audrey at MomGenerations Jo-Lynne at Jo-Lynne Shane of Felicia of Go Grow Go Carylee of More Pieces of Me Gladys of The Mother Overload 

How to Elevate the Denim Jacket

Happy to be back with my friends to bring you 11 ways to Elevate the Denim Jacket.  As you know I am a big fan of wearing a denim jacket. They look great styled so many different ways. I can't wait to see and be inspired by everyone's take on styling this closet staple! 

 "Fashion has to reflect who you are, what you feel at the moment, where you're going" 

- Pharrell Williams

My Denim Jacket is a staple in my closet! It makes the rounds fairly often in my wardrobe. You'll probably see me wearing it at least once a week... in fact look back {{HERE}} and you will see another way I love to style it.

 I choose to elevate my denim jacket with a beautiful tunic dress! You can't go wrong with a pop of color and lace. Styling a denim jacket with a tunic dress also brings the dress in and closer to your body. I love wearing tunic's and this one is one of my personal favorites. 

{{What I Wore}}

Denim Jacket - GUESS

Penny Tunic Dress - Nobella Grace Boutique

Grey Buckle Booties - TargetStyle

Bermuda Triangle Necklace - Metal Marvels

Now head over to see 10 other gorgeous ways to elevate your Denim Jacket!

Kristin at BonBonRoseGirls  Andrea of Momma in Flip Flops  Ellen of That Chic Mom  Carly ofThirty Something Fashion Julie of Mom Fabulous Audrey at MomGenerations Maria of Very Busy Mama Blog Shannon of The Simple Moms Jo-Lynne at Jo-Lynne Shane of Felicia of Go Grow Go