Archive for June, 2011

Date: Jun 30 2011

Filed Under: Fashion

I’m mildly obsessed with these silk tees by Rachel Rose.  Light, airy, gorgeous.  Each tee is hand painted and one of a kind.

And a big thanks to Ali at WITH AN i.e. for tipping me off to these.  I just started reading her blog and it’s all sorts of fabulous.

Chassity

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Date: Jun 29 2011

Filed Under: Fashion

I’m THRILLED today.  You know why?  Because I finally get to share my friend Alesya Opelt’s new laptop bag line.  Alesya’s Bags has been a long time coming.  What started as disappointment at seeing women’s outfits repeatedly ruined by bulky and boring laptop bags has turned Alesya into the fashionable designer of these gorgeous laptop bags you get to see here today.
Currently there are three colors available:  Eggplant, Equestrian Tan, and Kelly Girl Green.  These bags fit up to a 15″ laptop, any tablet or e-reader.  The best part?  They look like a handbag, but function like a laptop bag.  Hallelujah.

With Alesya’s bag launch she’s hoping to inspire other female entrepreneurs to start great businesses.  That’s why she reveals everything she can on her blog, to show other women how she does it so they can do it too.  I’m so proud of her!  Women helping women. That’s what it’s all about, right?!

The Alesya Bags shopping site just went live at midnight, so GO GO GO.  These babies are about to blow up big time, but you know you heard it here first. :) 

Chassity

Comments: 21

Date: Jun 28 2011

Filed Under: Fashion

The adorable Helena of A Diary of Lovely invited me over to talk about one of my favorite topics – all things kitchen.  I’m a long time reader of her blog (super cute with lots of great style!), and was happy to stop by for a visit.



So head over to check it out.  You’ll also find my favorite recipe!

Chassity

Comments: 3

Date: Jun 28 2011

Filed Under: Fashion

A couple of months ago I was contacted by the Glitter Guide team for a feature on their new site.  Um, absolutely.  We threw a few different ideas around for what the feature should be, and in the end I decided I should do what I do best… SHOP.  We had a blast during the photoshoot!  It should go live in the next few weeks.  In the meantime, we can all get our sparkle on with all of their glitzy stories.

A few highlights from the site…

Style at Home with Coury feature:

Glitter Girl Blair Eadie of Atlantic Pacific feature:

 Glitter Girl Anh of 9to5 feature:

Shop Talk with Clare Vivier feature:

Glitter Guide’s founder, Taylor (Sterling Style) + editor Alicia (Cheetah is the New Black) in a welcome post:

And lots of glittery tips:

I know if you weren’t already hooked, you are now.  So go sign up for their newsletter to make sure you don’t miss a thing.

Chassity

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Date: Jun 27 2011

Filed Under: Fashion



Are you loving Kokoon’s line yet?  I am.

{Totall eyeing that bottom right dress for my upcoming San Diego trip!}
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…. comfortable and flattering?  Sign me up.
And how great would this dress be for throwing over a swimsuit?!

Major heads up – Kokoon’s gearing up for their first ever online sale and clearance boutique.   It will launch early July.  I’ll be sure to give ya’ll a heads up when it’s online!

Chassity

Comments: 10

Date: Jun 27 2011

Filed Under: Fashion

Happy Monday, Everyone.  Did you all have a great weekend?  Mine was wonderful. Went to a Riverdogs (our local minor league) baseball game Friday night.  Got to see a lot of friends at a wedding shower on Saturday, and hung out in the pool on Sunday.  Sadly, no beach this weekend.  I win “Mom of the Year” because on Thursday night I gave Lilly a bubble bath that gave her a rash, so we didn’t want to push it by going in the ocean.

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Anyway, the point of this post is to gather some information.  We’re heading to San Diego this summer with my side of the family.  I’ve been once, but it was years ago and really was just to see Lilith Fair (Do you all remember that concert series? Was so fun!).  So this time it’ll be much different.  There’s about 30 of us in all going.  Thanks to my grandparents we go somewhere every year.  We’ve done Hawaii 4 times (Maui & Kauai = bliss), a Mediterranean cruise (major dreamy), an Alaskan cruise (beautiful, but don’t need to go again til I’m 50+), and Grand Cayman (Great time but don’t need to go back).  We all decided we didn’t want to travel as far this time, and San Diego won out.

So tell me, what are the must do’s in San Diego?  We plan to take Lilly to the zoo and to Sea World, but think we’ll skip Lego Land since she’s so young.  Any great restaurant suggestions?  Where do I need to go to shop?  And fyi, these places don’t need to be for 30 people, everyone is free to do their own thing on these vacays.  We’ll also be getting a babysitter some of the time too.  We have a few restaurants in mind, but I’d love to hear what you all have to say.  Oh, we’re also going to see a Padres game while we’re there.

We’re staying at the Grand Del Mar.  Looks dreamy.


And any tips for traveling with a toddler would be much appreciated.  We’ve traveled with Lilly a lot, but not cross country.
I’m super pumped to see my family.  Living in Charleston I’m the furthest from everyone (they’re all in Kentucky, Indiana, and Nashville).  One of my favorite things is when all of my cousins get together.
{Last year in Hawaii.  We may have ended up singing Karaoke later that night!}
And seeing new sights.  I’m 5 months pregnant here, Lilly’s holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa.  We also went to the beach right after this, hence the outfit…

And of course getting a whole week with Josh.
{In Maui}
Yep, I start looking forward to these trips the day we get back from the last one.  I feel so incredibly fortunate to get to spend a week with my whole family like this.  And while San Diego may not seem as “glamorous” as some of our other destinations, I know it’ll be great.  So help me out, where should we go??

Chassity

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