Forever 21 Cyber Monday Haul

So did any of you score any good deals for cyber monday? Forever 21 is running a coupon code for free shipping on any order, normally the order has to be over $75. Here's what I got:

I have been wanting this top since August and I figured since they still had it in stock, it was meant to be. It's 100% silk!
Finding a plain white button up blouse with a peter pan collar is IMPOSSIBLE right now for some weird reason. I really like this one too because I can make it much more fitted in the waist because it has a tie back. I bought two with the intention on tea staining one for when I don't want a stark white shirt.
Both of these cloche hats are 100% wool and only $12, I had to have one in black and brown as I already have one in camel.

I needed another skinny belt, which are also hard to find, and this one should be the perfect color to go with a 50's toile shirtdress that I have. As usual, most of what I bought is definitely vintage inspired which is one of the things I like about Forever 21 and I hope it's something that their buyers don't quit providing us with.

I'm back!!!!

So yeah, Thanksgiving was a whirlwind! How was everyone's holiday? Are you ready to get back in the swing of things tomorrow? Did you get any good Black Friday deals?

I spent Thanksgiving in Indiana this year, we didn't do a whole lot so I have no new finds, although we did get our Christmas presents from them already and I now have both season 1 and 2 of Mad Men waiting for me to watch, so that's exciting!

I do have some outfit of the day pics to upload but I want to do some Polyvore sets to accompany them, so those will be showing up this week.

I wanted to post this gorgeous coat I found on Etsy today, if money were no object, this beauty would be mine in an instant! Just look at the detailing on the lining and the incredibly unique color combo! Black mink and baby blue wool! Le sigh!

In other news, I'm obsessed with this song!!

What are your plans for Christmas crafts?

Every Christmas, if I'm home for Christmas, I like to make something new to decorate with. I'm somewhat picky when it comes to decorations and I'm often bored with what is offered in stores so I just make what I want myself and what I've been inspired by from reading all of the wonderful blogs!

So this year for my wreath, I was very inspired by this one that was featured on Design Sponge. I'll of course be making mine in the shape of a capital B. I've already made the grape vine base for it and now I'm just waiting for the greenery I want to go on sale enough. Isn't this one that she made just the cutest thing?! I'll be sure and post pictures of mine when I'm done.



Also, I've been wanting a cute, bunting or garland to drape from my mantel but just haven't seen any cute ones in the stores. So I came across this tutorial for a holly berry garland that was posted last year on Etsy and I think it's just so wonderful! I got the color felt I wanted for the leaves from Etsy seller Felt-O-Rama and just got packaged pompoms from Hobby Lobby for the berries instead of making handmade berries out of felt roving which would take A LOT of time. I'm also going to be getting either rick rack or velvet ribbon in the same shade as the felt leaves to hang the holly clusters from. I'll be sure and post pics of this when I'm done as well.

So what are your Christmas design/craft plans this year? Any blog posts that you've come across that you've been inspired by?

Vintage Inspired Art: Matteart

So many of you liked the art from the Etsy feature yesterday that I thought I'd let you know about another great artist that is inspired by mid-century artwork. There are a lot of great pieces in this shop. I don't own any as of yet, but that will be changing in the future. Same as yesterday, click on the picture to go direct to the listing. Enjoy!

Vintage Inspired Art: Lab Partners

Today I wanted to feature a shop on Etsy that has some really fun and obviously vintage inspired art. It's inspired by a type of art that was prominently used in the mid 20th century in advertisements and packaging and exudes such a happy and lighthearted feeling. They have been gone from their shop for a while but are back in full swing with some old favorites as well as some new offerings. I have this first one in my dining room and it's really so cute! Notice the birds and flowers in her hair!

New vintage Etsy purchase and some things I'm loving

I'm horrible with blog titles, I'm sure you've all realized that by now haha!

Anyway, this was the purchase that I made to help with my mood from the mailbox catastrophe. It got here safe and sound albeit a little smoky smelling and I don't think the seller mentioned that it came from a smoking household, but whatever.

More than likely I'll wear the cardigan for either Christmas or Thanksgiving and wear it with these shoes and an oatmeal tweed wool a-line skirt that buttons up the front I bought from Banana Republic a couple of years ago. I should really start putting together things on Polyvore huh? That would make it easier for y'all to visualize all of this. Don't you just love the bump toe on these shoes?!

Also, here are some current things I'm loving on Etsy.

I hope everyone's week is going well so far!!

Look for a Christmas craft post coming up soon!

Lovely vintage reproduction lingerie from Cameo Intimates

WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THE WEBSITE IF YOU ARE AT WORK!

The pieces I have featured here are quite tame compared to some of the other pieces so it would be best to explore the website at home I should think. Click on what I have featured to go to the website.

Aren't these lovely?! Photos are from the Cameo Intimates website.

I need you to help me shop for appliances!!

Sorry again for the lack of posts! I had an uber busy weekend!

I helped my parents move into their new house over the weekend and Monday was dedicated to recovering from that. Boy did I find where all my stiff muscles were when I went to yoga yesterday!

So, I'm in the midst of choosing new appliances for my kitchen specifically at the moment, an electric freestanding range and an over the range microwave. If ANYONE can weigh in here, it would be greatly appreciated. I would prefer stainless appliances but if I hear too many negative comments about them, I might go with white. I also prefer a smooth top on the range. These are the appliances that I'm considering at the moment.
To give you an idea of what my kitchen looks like, the walls are on the pale side of a sunshine yellow and almost all of my accessories and implements are turquoise. The cabinets are ugly 80's oak right now but will eventually be white or a very light wood color.

More than likely they will be bought from Lowe's so I guess only my US readers can help here unless Lowe's is in Canada as well.

Tell me what you have. Do you like it? Do you not like it? What do you wish you had purchased?