Spring Colors at the Office & a Giveaway!

Similar Blazer // Pants // Blouse // Heels // Similar Bracelet // Similar Midi Ring // Similar Handbags (1), (2), (3) // Phone Case c/o - 20% off for the next week with code "BLONDE20"

It can be hard to incorporate spring colors into your work wear when so many of your base pieces are black or grey. To bring spring into your work look go for light accessories and roll your sleeves if, like me, you have to wear a blazer! I also love to incorporate spring colors via my tops. I love the peach color of this top and the peter pan collar makes it stand out.

I also love my new phone case! I created a custom iPhone case with Case App and had a blast doing it. As a travel addict, i wanted a map of the world and I wanted to make it personal. I decided to put a heart over each of the places that have a piece of my heart. Some of the people I love the most in this world live far away. Every time I look at my phone case now, I get to smile thinking about my loved ones (& the great places they live!) 
 

I get to give away a coupon code to one lucky reader for $40 to Case App - enough to make your own iPhone or laptop case! Open to residents of the United States and Canada, 18 years or older. For full terms and conditions see this post. Good luck! 

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1 Easy Trick to Liven Up a Basic Work Blouse

Blouse // Pants // Similar Flats // Similar Handbag // Similar Earrings (1), (2), (3) // Lipstick- in "pink pearl pop"

 

Do you like my embellished collar shirt? Embellishments are everywhere this season, and are a great way to add some more glamour to a basic work look. Instead of spending money on yet another blouse, you can achieve this look with a little DIY!

This embellished shirt is actually a plain shirt which I have added a pair of stud earrings to. You can attach any pair of stud earrings to your collar (the bigger the better though) to temporarily give yourself an embellished shirt. I love this trick and have done it with so many of my collared shirts.

I purchased the pants you see here from Old Navy online a few weeks back. I used the EBates program I have mentioned to you before. Seriously, it is the easiest way to get a bit of extra cash. You get money back from purchases you'd be making anyway! I've now received two cheques from EBates and I love it! There is no "catch" and no cost to sign up. You can sign up here.

I've been working on updating my apartment for spring this week, and it has been a bit more of an undertaking than I expected! I bought a beautiful piece of art work (you can see it in this post) but the actual wooden frame is crooked and it's driving me crazy! Any brilliant ideas for how to fix it would be much appreciated! Have a great weekend everyone.

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Kini Swimwear - Design Process

Happy Friday! Today I am excited to share with you my experience with a really cool company called Kini Swimwear.

Are you looking for the PERFECT swimsuit for this spring/summer?! I had been looking everywhere when I came across Kini Swimwear and knew I was sold. Kini Swimwear is an online swimwear retailer that let's you DESIGN YOUR OWN SWIMSUIT! Yep, you read that right... how great is that!?

The process is really simple, and lots of fun. On Kini Swimwear you start designing your swimsuit by picking from a great selection of top and bottom designs.

From there, the fun part. Picking your colours! Kini offers a bunch of different solid coloured fabrics as well as some really cute patterns. This is where your creativity really gets to go wild. You can pick different parts of the swimsuit to have different colours and patterns. The possibilities are pretty much endless! 

 I had a ton of fun with this part - and actually made and "saved" a number of different designs before finally selecting the one I wanted to get. You can see a couple of my ideas in the pictures below!! Let me know in the comments what you think of these and which one is your favourite!

Overall, I really enjoyed this whole process and can't wait to wear my custom swim suit!. In terms of customer service, I would have to say this is one of the BEST companies I have worked with. I had a LOT of questions (... I think I emailed poor Em & Elle, the owners, at least 5 times!) and they were always helpful and happy to help with tips about measuring your body for fit, and comments about how certain styles fit.

I am more than happy to answer (honestly) any and all questions you may have about Kini swimwear; so feel free to ask away in the comments below!

The only "negative" I can possibly say about them is, you guessed it, the price. I would not normally spend close $200 on a swimsuit. Depending on what you are hoping to spend on swimwear though, I do think this could be a great investment. The way I see it, if you have a swimsuit you absolutely love (because you made it!) then you will have that swimsuit for years, and feel confident when wearing it (something that is HUGE for me when trying to pick amongst the always teeny-tiny, stupidly skimpy cheap swimsuits I seem to find in big box type stores). Something to think about. 

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