the front of the headlines today are about a college student that was abducted by getting into the wrong car that she thought was her uber. friends we live in a scary time and I thought i would share some safety tips about buying antiques safe online. i am constantly scrolling to find treasure on…
At The Market
sequin dresses under $100
if it has tulle, bows, ruffles or sequins i’m in. you know how much i absolutely dressing like a toddler girls dream. last night joe had a work dinner, otto fell asleep at seven and while i was supposed to be folding laundry i deep dived sequin skirts at nordstrom.com. a note about sequin dresses,…
favorite valentine looks
when i was in high school i was a bit…extra. i think that is what the kids these days would call it. I remember valentines day my sophomore year of high school being highly influenced by legally blonde and clueless. on valentines day i wore a red and pink houndstooth pencil skirt from forever 21,…
grand opening the found cottage mercantile
today is the day! we are opening the found cottage mercantile in hudsonville! we have had this empty space in the store for over three years and it was literally falling apart. we tossed around idea after idea on what to do with it. finally we decided to expand what we love. antiques! we hired…
garden gifts for valentines day
i’m not a fan of valentines day. or am i? i don’t know. i’m on the fence. joe and i used to go out on valentines day for the fancy dinner and the gifts and chocolates but as we got older and wiser that places are packed and expensive on valentines day we made a…
baby boy sale at janie and jack
when i was pregnant i didn’t really hope for one gender over another. growing up i always wanted a girl but honestly once i was pregnant and started to get this gut instinct that the baby was a boy i started envisioning myself as a boy mom. i think it’s safe to say there are…
my favorite anthro steals
hey! I was just sitting down to work when boom! an email popped up with an extra 50% off anthro sale. you know I couldn’t resist sharing some of my favorite anthro steals! i have a few of these items already hanging in my closet so i thought I would share some of the fits…
ten items under thirty dollars at j.crew
Guys…J.crew is having a mega sale and there are SO MANY DEALS. If you use promo code “biggersale” you get an extra 50% off sale prices which brings all ten of these items under thirty dollars plus free shipping. you can’t beat that! I did a post a while ago about the fit of most…
best after christmas sales
ok i’ve actually been a lot better after christmas sales shopping than i was pre christmas shopping. but i must say the deals are insane. i bought a few things from free people and that is it (so far). but there are a few things i’m tempted to get because i have some christmas money…
my favorite cookbooks for christmas gifts
preserving the pint – marisa wrote the first recipe i ever preserved. the tomato jam on her blog is insanely delicious. i went a few years using this book not realizing they were the same author! if you can’t get enough of her blog recipes then check this book out. she is super thorough and…
j.crew and tory burch fit guides
earlier this season i cleaned out my closet and got rid of everything that was damaged/torn or didn’t fit. i donated, consigned and cleaned out what just didn’t work for me anymore and tried to focus on what i needed and could be worn with multiple outfits and occasions. i have been striking gold lately…
holiday weekend sales
UPDATED FOR CYBER MONDAY 🙂 Ok i’m overwhelmed who is overwhelmed? holy moly there are so many sales going on! I will update as i get more notifications but so far here is my master list! let me know what you find in the comments below or if you see some i missed! anthropologie –…