When given the chance, always be a unicorn...and let's be honest, everyday is a chance. Ok, so I think it's no secret, I'm super hip to late 80's and early 90's style. My current icons are my childhood faves, like My Little Pony and Gem. I strive to boldly rock those looks, no shame. Oftentimes, I look like a unicorn without even being consciously aware...like how i've been wearing my hair lately, I didn't even realize it's awesome till I saw the photo with the beheaded Unicorn. This is pretty great, right?! It's to the point where I look like a mythical creature without awareness. I'm ok with this, and I encourage you to do the same.
Can we please talk about Lime Crime lipstick? My goodness, it's amazing. Their bold opaque colors are pure amazingness. The color I'm wearing is called Chinchilla and if I were you, I'd go ahead and "splurge" on this cool product. You can find the rest of the outfit details below!
P.S. Oscar the cat love unicorns as well...clearly.

Glasses: Bonlook La Marquise  ///  Earrings: {Vintage} The Hidden Pearl   ///   Lipstick: Lime Crime - Chinchilla  ///  Layered necklaces and Bracelet cuff: Glam & Grace vinted and Glam & Grace shop  ///  Mint Mini Bag: buy here  ///  Unicorn Sweatshirt: MLK Clothing  ///  Pink Chrome Metallic Skirt: MLK Clothing

A warm (yet WINDY!) day of winter i  tried to bask in some rays while dressed in warm citrus tones and metallics. The wind beat me up a little bit but I enjoyed the peek of sunshine and getting to be outside without worrying about getting frostbite.
I'm in love with this vintage rainbow glitzy top! It's from Cleveland's own, ODE {Vintage} Check out Olivia's online shop and pick up some of her fabulous finds.
Another favorite is this oversized mustard sweater from NOTO. Be sure to stop in at the store in downtown Akron, Lauren has several different styles of these sweaters AND new arrivals just hit this week. Can't wait to go shop!
Tortoise Flower Necklace: similar from Jcrew  ///  Metallic skirt: Choies  ///  Textures tights: Gap  ///  Ankle Boots: Sam Edelman

Wood plant stand, good quality, $10...SOLD! I snatched it up and skipped home. My plan was already in mind. Metallic gold. I'm always wanting to add metallic pieces to my house. Built in 1921, it's full of character and dark wood. I've added bold colors throughout with the perfect amount of neutrals to balance it all...and anything metallic gives it that extra glam factor.
(Paint: Krylon Metallic Gold Spray Paint)

Ya know those expensive stainless steel letter magnets from Pottery Barn? I've been wanting them for years...but c'mon, not paying that high price for magnets. Silly. 

I found and purchased a big bag of vintage colorful kids magnets from Bombshelter, I figured these would look awesome spray painted with some metallic Krylon Chrome paint. I know, I know, these magnets were already cute in their original state when I bought them but the colors and look doesn't go with my house...had to give it a punch of glam. This is seriously the most easy project and the results are high style. 

It was an unusually warm day here in Akron OH in December. I should have been sporting a scarf and winter coat, but instead I get to show off a pretty pink blazer. Also, I  LOVE that floral background. It's in the window of an old school wallpaper shop downtown close to my house.

Blazer: The Limited (similar here)  / / /  Necklace: The Limited (I combined 2 and added detail, still perfecting...similar found here)  / / /  Ear Cuff: Asos  / / /  Gold denim: Asos (similar here)  / / /  Spike Boots: Jeffrey Campbell Litas

This is my style of pumpkin carving! I love how this metallic pumpkin candle turned out. 

To start, for texture, I made hot glue "beads" in lines around the pumpkin and then covered the whole thing with a coat of gold spray paint. Next, I just carved out the pumpkin like normal and placed the wick inside in the center. The best way I knew to keep the wick in the center was to hold it steady with two knives...weird, I know...but it worked!  I used soy wax for the candle part and did my best to actually follow the directions on the package (go me!). I wanted to melt the wax in a container I could throw away after making the mess so I just found a glass spaghetti sauce jar to use...it also worked great to pour the wax into the pumpkin. I had never done a project with wax before so I really had no idea what I was doing or what to expect...but it went pretty smoothly! Overall, it was the perfect nontraditional pumpkin carving!

Want list! Here's just a few glitzy and sparkly items I've had my eye on for fall. 

1. Anthropologie Fishbone Earrings  ///  2. Jcrew MacAlister Boots (these are kids shoes but I LOVE them anyway!)  ///  3. West Elm Twig Flatwear  ///  4. Mirror Clutch - find similar here  ///  5. Ban.do hair comb  ///  6. Deborah Lippmann holiday glitter nail polish

I heard my childhood calling with the current splatter paint trend...so I flung some paint around.  

....Ok, there was a little more intention involved than just flinging paint...a design was in mind.

First off, as always, I picked my colors and pick them wisely. I wanted to keep it more of a high-end adultish feel than the classic splatter paint, so I chose neutral colors, grays and metallic gold. Also I didn't want to cover the whole boot in the mess, that would've been intense (bad intense)...so I tried to keep the paint mainly in the front toe area.

These boots already had amazing textural detail with the weaved top and the studded wrap with buckles...but with the splatter added, it just gives them that extra character I was looking for.

Hmmm...what else can I cleverly fling paint at?

Color is my passion...and I LOVE my orange and yellow kitchen. The bold, bright and sunny colors always make it an inviting place (except when there are dirty dishes everywhere, ahhh!). 

Sadly, when trying to find orange kitchen gear, it's always few and far between...so as a solution, I'm jazzing up my own. I took basic bamboo spoons and added bold color to the handles. This is a great simple way to add a punch of color to your kitchen. Just simply mask off the area you want to paint so you get a clean line. You can even do stripes or a geometric pattern if you'd like. I added metallic gold and silver to some of the ends to mix it up.

Denim Transformation Series:

Summer heat = needing more shorts! I have tons of old jeans so I’m turning them into cutoffs…with a creative twist, making each pair unique!—————————————————————————————————————

To make this pair of denim cutoffs unique, I made 2 floral stencils out of a heavy card stock paper and I then painted a gold pattern on the bottom of the shorts. For added detail I added large multi-toned metal studs by the pockets.

Awesomeness! Faux leather feather earrings by Love Sexton

At my last job, I spent many hours editing how-to videos for Duplicolor car paint. Now the nerdy designer in me has to spray paint EVERYTHING. From flower pots, jewelry, furniture…and now vegetables. I just have two pumpkins cleaned, primed, and painted right now…but will probably keep adding more as fall progresses. I’m hooked.