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01/27/2012

Hello! And welcome to the most blessed Friday of my life! I don't know that I've needed a Friday so much in my life. I don't know why–I just have an itch for the weekend and sleeping in, you know?

Today I'm guest posting over at the lovely Bubby and Bean listing my three road trip truths. Go check it out! And most definitely follow Melissa, because she's a gem!

I also did a little post over on Julie's pretty blog, Life of a Cupcake. She's doing a sweet series called Happy Girl Week, so be sure to stop by and join in on the uplifting party.

Last but not least, be sure to enter to win those fantastico cat-eye sunglasses from Tumbleweeds!! I know you don't want to miss out on that. They're incredible. I've been wearing my pair nooooon-stop.

Now on to the weekend! I have a huuuuge project starting up next week on February 1st that I'm so so excited about. I'm excited to share it with you, too!

What are your weekend plans?

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$5 Thrifty Thursday: Acid wash love

01/26/2012

Here's a Thrifty Thursday find I haven't taken off since finding it last week. Judge alllll you want, but I'm in LOVE with this acid wash jacket. I've been loving the resurgence of the denim jacket–it's probably my 90s childhood calling my name. I knew I wasn't going to buy an expensive new one because there are plenty, and I mean PLENTY, of perfectly glorious denim jackets to be found at the thrift store.

This particular beauty was $2. It was half off day at Savers, and I kind of went crazy. I have no shame. Also, here's a pro tip for you. If you sign up for the Super Savers club, you can shop half off sales a day early. Yeah baby!

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Paired with this delicious 90s floral print dress from ModCloth, I felt like I was going to head to my BFF's house for a night of 90210 and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. Would it be ok if I wish that really happened? I do.

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jacket: thrifted // dress: modcloth // shoes: Naomi c/o Blowfish // earrings: forever 21

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PS–since when was there rain in January? So weird. Also, my shoes were completely filled with water after that jump. WORTH IT!

Elsewhere on the thrifting block, Leah from Superstition Vintage found these three $5 finds:

Wildly jealous of those moccs! Did you find something awesome out and about on your thrifting excursions this week? Was it $5 or under and you’re dying to shout it from a mountain top? Send it over to amymorby(at)gmail(dot)com, and I’ll feature you here on another edition of $5 Thrifty Thursday!

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Chalkboard Mug Restyle

01/25/2012

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Here's a quick little DIY/restyle that took me all of 15 minutes. I had these plain jane mugs we got for our wedding almost 4 years ago, and I was feeling pretty over them. Or at least I felt like they needed to match everything else in my house and be a little more tacky and kitschy. Thus, this restyle.

All you need is some ugly mugs, some chalkboard paint, and a brush.

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I just freestyled my designs, but you could most definitely make stencils. The circle wasn't too bad to make–I just put my brush in the center and kind of swirled it like a protractor. Not perfect, but good enough for me!

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I let my first coat dry for an hour and then applied a second coat. After drying overnight, they were ready to write on and already infinitely cooler than they were before.

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Sometimes everyone needs a good old-fashioned YEAH BABY! first thing in the morning with your hot chocolate. It makes the Wednesday morning blues that much easier. Enjoy your chalkboard mugs!

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