Archive for October, 2014

Ahhhh. This weekend was GREAT. If you follow my instagram then you might have seen that I had some blogger friends in town for a visit. So here’s the deal… I worked with the Charleston CVB to bring 8 of my blogger friends to Charleston so that we could show off our amazing city. Not a bad situation at all… right??  Molly Waring at the CVB was unbelievable to get to work with on this project. I could go on and on about how fabulous she is but I know I would embarrass her. So let’s just say that she’s dope for life, and that she planned and executed a flawless, beautiful weekend. This has been many months in the making so it was so exciting to finally get to DO it!

 

So in flew Carly Heitlinger, Mackenzie Horan, Grace Atwood, Amy Stone, Jamie Meares, Amy Havins, Mary Summers, and Caroline Knapp! BIG thank you to the beautiful Mills House Hotel for providing an amazing stay for everyone. They really take such great care of their guests and it was no exception with us. And, the hotel is pink!

 

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So Friday night we all met in the hotel bar for a bit and then jumped on rickshaws to head to upper King. We did a progressive dinner at a few places including The Daily/Butcher & Bee, The Grocery, and Macintosh. EVERYTHING was amazing. We pretty much had big full meals at each place. My takeaways- get the kale salad at The Daily. The Grocery’s whole fish and okra are amazing. Many of you might know that The Macintosh is my favorite restaurant, so being served so much from their menu was pretty much heaven. They are well known for their Deckle (that’s a steak). I wish I had more pictures from this night here we are.

 

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And now we are finished with my bad iPhone pics and are moving along to the photos that Gray snapped throughout the weekend! Saturday morning we did a walking tour with John from Bulldog Tours. Such a good way to give the girls a little history/information and a lot of instagram worthy opportunities.

 

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Step, step, snap.

 

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After the walking tour we headed to my house for lunch. I’m sharing all of those pictures in a separate post right here, but here’s a glimpse of what that was like.

 

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Then the girls had the whole afternoon free to do as they please, which pretty much meant shopping on King St. Did you see all the Hampden instagrams?! Too funny. That night the rickshaws came and picked us up and we headed to Mariana Hay’s home. The family has owned the jewelry store Croghan’s for four generations. The sweetest most charming family. An amazing home. Beautiful store on King St. Definitely stop in there if you come to Charleston. You have to see the goldbug collection of jewels designed by Croghans’ own, Mariana Hay (the 4th generation).

 

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Cru Catering did an an amazing job on the food. I really loved the pimento cheese fried green tomatoes. Brooks Reitz mixed us amazing cocktails in sterling silver julep cups.

 

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Some music by The Bluestone Ramblers.

 

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After the party we grabbed a table at Market Pavilion Rooftop. It was such a great night to sit outside. The weather was perfect this weekend.

 

Sunday morning we had a farewell/Meet the Makers brunch at the Mills House. It was a great chance for the the girls to chat with some of Charleston’s local designers! Made my heart happy. It was really such a fun time. I stayed near the Fat & Juicy bloody mary bar and the Callies Biscuits station.

 

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Photobomb.

 

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Josh, Lilly, and Fletcher crashed the party for some biscuits.

 

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This here is Molly Waring from the CVB. She put so much work into this weekend and it was perfect! I’ll never thank you enough, Molly!

 

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So happy to show these girls around Charleston! We want everyone to love our city. If you want to visit give me a shout, I’d love to share my favorites spots with you. Also, I have a whole Charleston Guide right here!

 

Photography by Gray Benko.

Chassity

Comments: 23

Date: Oct 17 2014

Filed Under: Family, Lilly Likes

Okay, I realize that it’s impossible to only buy pretty wooden and neutral colored toys for kids. I mean, that would be boring. But when I can get away with it I like to sneak them in! OKL just launched a gorgeous sale collection of some cool toys that are NOT hard on the eyes!

 

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Good time to start your holiday shopping early with these fun toys that are on sale! Check out all the cool things they have here. How fun would that glowing teepee be?!

Chassity

Comments: 2

Date: Oct 16 2014

Filed Under: Fashion

Today’s the last day to shop the Shopbop Friends & Family Sale and take 25% off your entire purchase. I’ve spent too much time over there, so it was easy to come up with some more ideas…

 

Outerwear:

 

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colorblock coat  |  toggle parka  |  khaki parka  |  blue coat  |  faux fur coat

 

Dresses:

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pleated sweatshirt dress  |  black dress  |  bow dress  |  pink shirtdress  |  knot dress

 

Activewear:

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wrap around crop top  |  plum bra  |  mesh inset bra  |  blue bra  |  bandeau bra

pink leggings  |  black leggings  |  nude/grey leggings  |  hand leggings  |  grey leggings

 

Sweaters + Accessories:

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olive sweater  |  nude sweater  |  pink sweater  |  grey tunic  |   merlot sweater

cement pumps  |  gold foil clutch  |  slip on sneakers  |  floral quilted bag  |  black booties

 

Don’t forget to use the code “FAMILY25” to take 25% off your purchases. I think this tee, these booties, and this long sweater would get a lot of wear! And this BB Dakota black moto asymmetric jacket is a lot like my Helmut Lang jacket but for a lot less. Really, all of BB Dakotas new arrivals are pretty amazing.

Chassity

Comments: 1

Date: Oct 15 2014

Filed Under: Decor, Fashion

Just two more things to round out our Wednesday…

 

This is cool. Monserat De Lucca’s latest collection of sign language alphabet charms is not only pretty, but interesting. And they’re only $32. Great little necklace to wear everyday, or to gift! Plus you can take 25% off right now at Shopbop!

 

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Gray Malin is back on One Kings Lane and he’s brought a ton of his best photos. Up to 60% off! There are a lot on there that I haven’t seen before that I really like.

 

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Shop the Gray Malin sale here.

Chassity

Comments: 0

Date: Oct 15 2014

Filed Under: Fashion

Happy Wednesday! I have another video to share this morning. I’m showing y’all around some of my favorite downtown Charleston shops. Unique places that make our city awesome. Check it out!

 

 

 

And speaking of Hampden Clothing, anyone going to their fall show Thursday night? Hope to see some of y’all there!

Chassity

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I’m so excited to share the first installment of “Holidays with Perri Poppins”. Perri Stilp is Charleston’s favorite kid’s camp counselor and creative genius. My children adore her. She has a location right on Pitt Street in the Old Village, a charming and historic neighborhood that is one of Charleston’s most prized hidden gems (Oh hey The Notebook was filmed there). Perri spends her days activating the imaginations of children and having fun. So she was a no brainer to tap for halloween diy costume ideas. I let her take control of this project, so I’ll turn it over to Perri.

 

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OWL:

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This handmade owl costume is simple and cozy, letting even your little ones take part in the Halloween fun.

Materials needed: felt, brown long sleeve shirt and pants, old glasses, boas, feathers.

For the body:
Step 1: Use a hot glue gun to attach the boas. Start gluing on the back and bring them up and over to the front.

Owl Glasses:
Step 1: Using an old pair of glasses, take out the lens.
Step 2: Decorate the sides with feathers.

 

CARMEN MIRANDA:

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This Carmen Miranda costume idea comes from Oh Happy Day and is really easy to make from items you can find at a thrift store. I made the headdress using plastic fruit that I hot glued directly to the red turban.

For the headdress:
Step 1: Use a hot glue gun to attach the larger pieces of plastic fruit to the turban in the shape of a tower. Let dry.
Step 2: If you’d like your headdress to be a little more eclectic, use hot glue to top the fruit tower with food picks, drink umbrellas, plastic fruit candy, & fake flowers.

Materials needed: peasant blouse, tropical pants, turban, fruit candy necklace.

 

To see Oh Happy Day’s version please click here.

 

DRUMMER BOY:

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This drummer boy costume is an easy one to put together last minute.

Materials needed: white t-shirt, leggings, tall hat, old buttons, and toy drum.

 

THE SNAIL:

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For this snail costume, modeled off of Oh Happy Day’s Homemade Halloween guide, you will need kraft paper to make the shell. Your little one will wear it like a backpack. Very simple to make, just don’t leave a trail of slime on the stroll around the neighborhood for candy.

Materials needed: kraft paper, cardboard, ribbon, headband, pom poms, pipe cleaners.

For the shell:
Step 1: Crumple and wrinkle up the kraft paper.
Step 2: Begin rolling then start to twist it into a shell shape.
Step 3. Glue it all together.
Step 4. Repeat all the above steps (will need 2 shells).
Step 5. Glue both together and mount to cardboard.

 

To see Oh Happy Day’s version of the snail costume please click here.

 

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Darling, yes? I love that simple snail costume! Thank you so much to Perri for putting these fun ideas together for us. Check out her site (or her instagram) for more creative kid cuteness!

 

Photography by Gray Benko.

Chassity

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