What I LOVE Wednesday...Polyvore Style

Polyvore...My new favorite thing....

Moms that would shop at the boutique I used to work at, had only one complaint when looking at my creations.  "I love this headband...but my little one has nothing that matches it!"  Which I am sure really is not true...sometimes it is just hard for some people to be BOLD...put crazy patterns with other crazy patterns.  They are kids, and can pull ANYTHING off and still look cute, so now is their time, time to have fun and accessorize like no adult ever could. Well if you are not ready to be that bold, I understand. However, Polyvore is making it super fun for me to put little glorious collections together with wardrobe pieces from the biggest chain stores.  Its rather addicting really.

Enjoy my first Collection made with the Vintage Upcycled Arianne Headband.

Nautical Butterfly by littlesmash featuring glam dresses

For more info on the stuff included in the Set above, visit me on Polyvore

The Big Spring Giveaway, thanks to Wild Hearts Photography

I just entered an AMAZING Giveaway contest.  Jump on it as well in order for a chance to win some AMAZING prizes, from some AWESOME vendors...

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Enjoy!!

What I LOVE Wednesday

      I have been totally crazy in love with all types of Garland.  For Parties, Special Occasions, Holidays, and pretty much every other day.  I want to make each and every one of these...

1 Cupcake Liner Garland

2 Crape Paper Flower Garland

3 Ruffled Linen Garland

4 Old School Garland

5 Coffee Filter Garland

6 Garland Made From Old Books

7 Tissue Paper Flower Garland

8 Fabric Flower Garland

9 Giant Tissue Paper Ball Garland

10 Paper Chain Garland

11 Felt Poppy Garland

 I am pretty much obsessed with how simple each and every one of these are, and how amazing they look. #10 is a display window at Anthropologie, who always manages to come up with the BEST window displays of ANY store.  I mean, lets be serious, Anthro managed to take a childhood holiday project and turned it into an interesting, adorable, window display.  I used to do simple construction paper ones for each and every holiday in my Preschool Classroom, but I am thinking if I used other things like magazines, aged sheet music, or old book pages, I would let them hang all the time.  AND, can we please just talk about #1 and #5??  Who knew simple things like coffee filters and cupcake liners would make something so beautiful?  Definitely making this one, and it is probably gonna be like a $10 project, which makes it that much better.  I cant wait to give theses a try.  I will definitely have to post pictures when I get around to making them. 

Carbs and I are NO LONGER FRIENDS

This weekend I began something new.  I wouldnt call it a diet, but rather just a newer, healthier, way to eat.  I have decided to cut the carbs, which is gonna be HUGE for me (and super difficult).  After some meal planning, I was off to the store, ready to shop for veggies (tons of greens), eggs, meats, cheeses, but NOTHING starchy, and NOTHING sugary.  Yep, thats right, no sugar either. 

My first meal, scrambled eggs with turkey bacon and red peppers.  It was fantastic!!  Seriously, if I had the time, I would make that every morning, but since I know that I am not quite that disciplined, it isnt gonna happen often. 

The next morning, I was at church and went to get myself some coffee, which I did alright with, until I walked over to the bagel and doughnut table and was starving, so I had have one...although I just ate half.  I know, I am only on my second meal, and I have already cheated...LAME....

Lunch came around and it was a success...Panera Bread (which I am gaining a love for, but it has taken quite some time)  On the menu, Reduced Sugar Asian Chicken Salad, with Black Bean Soup, and instead of the typical chips or a baguette, a fruit cup.  Success!!  Dinner too was a success.  My household decided on Chocolate Chip Pancakes, which I LOVE...but for me, Turkey, Cheese, and Lettuce Roll Ups (instead of making a sandwhich with it), and chopped up Yellow Peppers.  And it was quite delicious if I do say so myself.

I think this is gonna change my life...Seriously, its time to do something and that something is gonna be a healthy change.  I was once reading a friends blog, Thenheathersaid.com, and she had meantioned that she and some friends had started a spreadsheet.  Each thing they did, that was positive (like eating a certain number servings of veggies, at least 15mins of exercise, and so on) they would receive points, and keep score on their spreadsheet.  I love that idea.  It turns such a negative thing, like dieting, constantly struggling to work toward a weight loss goal, into a positive successful thing.  You focus on being healthy and doing good things, instead of how little you can eat, and how much the number on the scale changes, which is liable to kill anyone :)

And so it begins...