Whimsy Darling!

Hi everyone! Today I'm thrilled to share a guest post from two of my favorite bloggers, Paige and Alex of Whimsy Darling! These ladies are sweet as pie and lovely as can be. After you check out their post here, be sure to stop by their blog for more Whimsy Darling goodness!

Hey all! We're Paige and Alex of Whimsy Darling and we're so glad Becca asked us to do a guest post on her pretty blog. We're a pair of close Canadian friends who love DIY projects, style, music, and finding joy in the everyday. We bonded over our love of finding the beauty in life, and eventually decided to form a blog out of the things we were doing in our spare time anyways! 

On Whimsy Darling you'll find a little bit of everything, from home decor tips, style, DIY, music playlists, and recipes. We hope you stop by our blog to check out our inspirations and share some of your own!  
We took these pictures at the beach near my house. We really just bundled up and went on a walk. We're currently going through the process of transitioning into Fall attire as it gets colder and colder up here. Having four seasons is something we're super grateful for, but also something that makes it harder to feel stylish as the cold weather creeps in.  
I'm wearing: Sweater- American Apparel / Scarf-gift / Ring- Etsy / Brooch-Old Navy. I'm in love with this brooch! I was surprised at this little find at Old Navy, but it's been totally worth it! 
Alex is wearing: Hat- Target / Shawl- Modcloth (sold out - similar here) / Glasses- Bonlook
 
The best thing about taking pictures together... is well, that we're together! Alex and I always have so much fun taking the pics for the blog that sometimes it's hard to find any where we aren't making a goofy face or pretending to fly (or something weird like that). Needless to say, there is often a lot of laughing involved. 

Thanks for reading a bit about us Ladyface Blog readers! 
Hope to hear from you soon, love love love, 

Paige (& Alex)

Giveaway With Ali Oesch Jewelry!- CLOSED

Hi everyone!

Today I'm thrilled to announce an awesome giveaway from one of my lovely sponsors, Ali Oesch Jewelry!

If you're not yet familiar with Ali Oesch Jewelry, well, let me tell you, she makes some gorgeous pieces! Her jewelry is delicate, but still makes a statement, and features beautiful metalwork and gorgeous gems. 

I'm particularly fond of her necklaces that feature your initials, like the Initial Charm Necklace, which is pictured above. The Initial Charm Necklace features an adorably tiny initial charm and is easy to stack or layer with other necklaces, or to wear on its own! This cute darling necklace is sure to go with everything in your wardrobe!

In fact, one of you lucky, stylish readers will win their very own Initial Charm Necklace from Ali Oesch in the letter of their choosing!

To enter to win, simply use the rafflecopter widget below! The giveaway will run through the end of the day on Wednesday November 13th, and the winner will be announced and contacted shortly after.

Best of luck!

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Til next time!

-Becca

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DIY Fabric Bow Hairpin

Hey guys! Today I'll be sharing a tutorial on how to make a cute little Fabric Bow Hairpin! I seem to really have a thing for tiny little bows I can wear in my hair lately! A little while ago, I shared a tutorial for Crocheted Bow Hairpins, but I also wanted to share a tutorial for these Fabric Bow Hairpins!

They're super cute, can be made in any fabric you like, and take ten minutes tops to put together. Let's have at it, shall we?

You'll need some super basic supplies:
- A needle
- Thread
- Scissors
- A bobby pin
- A piece of fabric cut into a 2.5"x4" rectangle
- Another piece of fabric cut into a 1"x4" (honestly 2" long would probably be plenty)rectangle.

First up, fold the long edges of the larger rectangle towards the center of the piece of the rectangle. You'll want the edges to overlap slightly, like you can see above.

Also, please note my sparkly gold nails. Please also note that I have not painted my nails in at least 6 years. This information is relevant.

Now, thread your needle, knot the ends, and whip stitch the two long edges together. You'll basically be stitching your larger rectangle into a long tube.

When you're done, you should have something that looks like this.

Ok, this stitching is real messy. Not a big deal for the project, but it does hurt my pride a little! This is why the sparkly nails are relevant. Nail polish feels weird! I felt a good 75% less dextrous than usual. That's right, ya'll. I'm blaming my messy stitching on sparkly gold nail polish. I stand by my defense!

Ok! Now take the two short ends of your tube and bring them together in the middle so they overlap slightly. Whip stitch them together! When you're done, you'll have something that looks like the above picture. It'll be like a tiny little fabric doughnut!

Next you're going to knot the end of your thread and run your needle and thread through the center of your soon-to-be-bow, being sure to catch both sides.

Once you're through, pull your thread tight, and knot the end so you've got yourself a nice little bow shape.

Ok! Now take the skinny piece of fabric and fold the long edges toward the middle. Then, fold the fabric in half hot dog style to encase the edges. You can press the fabric here, or you can be super slick and use the edge of your CLOSED scissors to press your fabric. This works. Promise. It's kind of like curling ribbon, just with the scissors closed. Are you guys picking up what I'm putting down? I hope so!

Now, Take your long skinny rectangle and wrap it around the middle of your bow, bringing the ends to the back. Once you've got the piece nice and tight, you can trim the ends down so they're easier to work with.

So, as you can see above, while you have the skinny piece of fabric held tight around the bow, put one end over the other, being sure to fold the top end under for a clean edge.

Then, stitch the ends together. Please ignore my garbage stitching. Stupid gold sparkly fingernails...

Ok, the last thing to do is to slide your bobby pin through the back of the loop you just made, and...

Voila! Adorable Fabric Bow Hairpin complete! Now just style up your hair, add your cute hairpin and you'll be cute as cute as can be!

Til next time!

-Becca

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Weekly Wardrobe with Shop Said Kelley!

 Headband: DIY

Glasses: BonLook

Necklace: c/o Periwinkle Nuthatch

Sweater: J.Crew/Similar

Dress: Anthropologie/Similar

Belt: Anthropologie/Similar

Tooled Leather Bag: c/o Shop Said Kelley

Tights: DKNY (from Nordstrom)

Flats: Rocket Dog (from ModCloth)

Woah, guys. Can you feel winter coming? After the most glorious October I can remember, November has brought on some chilly, dark days! Alright, alright, some of that is because Daylight Savings Time just ended, but really! It's dark. I left work at 5:30 yesterday and it had already been totally dark for a good hour. Crazy!

Well, the colder, darker days can only mean one thing: layering on cozy clothes to go outside, and spending more lazy days cozying up inside. Ok, that was two things, but ya'll, I'm so pumped to be pulling out pretty sweater dresses, warm tights, wool jackets, mittens, and the coziest of scarves.

The outfit above is what I wore to run around town with Katie Marie V on Saturday. Ok, so there was also a wool coat and a giant scarf, but you get the picture. Man, Saturday was a blustery, blustery day (Katie and I seem to have a habit of hanging out on blustery days...). In fact, power had gone out in just about every neighborhood surrounding mine. I'm lucky to live in a little pocket of the neighborhood where the power almost never goes out!

Since it was a chilly day, I bundled up in one of my favorite sweater dresses, some colorful tights, and a cozy sweater. To top off the whole look, I grabbed this completely gorgeous tooled leather purse from Shop Said Kelley.

If ya'll are fans of pretty vintage finds, you have GOT to go check out Shop Said Kelley, which just opened up yesterday! The shop is full of pretty vintage clothes, housewares, and accessories. Kelley was sweet enough to send me this leather bag and I couldn't love it any more.

In honor of the shop opening, Kelley is offering you lovely readers 15% off your order with the code GRANDOPENING. The code is valid through Friday night (11/8), so get shopping!

Til next time!

-Becca

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Looking Back at October!

Well, look at me go! Actually doing a monthly round-up right after the months ends! Good job, Becca!

Well, October was an interesting month! It was gorgeous as gorgeous could be, was filled with lots of tasty fall treats, and also brought on some good changes. Let's take a look, shall we?

Well, first of all, October was damn tasty! I made Mulled Apple Cider, Fennel Panna Cotta with Spiced Pears, and a couple of tasty pumpkin recipes (here and here), obvs. Really, with the exception of this Halloween dessert, the month was all about warm, tasty spices, and fall flavors. And lots of sweets. I'll make something savory in November, promise!

Things were a bit more low key on the DIY front this month, but I did whip up this pretty Fall Wreath, and also made a super cute Wire Headband. I've also been doing some crocheting recently. I'm not knowledgable at it at all, so you probably won't see any crochet posts any time soon, but it's been really fun whipping up some new scarves!

Kristina, of Eccentric Owl, stopped by to do a guest post where she shared an amazing DIY for a gorgeous fall Flower Crown! I'll have some more guest bloggers by in November and December, so keep your eyes peeled!

I also had a lot of fun sharing some cute, transitional fall outfits. You can check some of them out here, here, and here!

Oh, and of course, Halloween happened! I was a little lighter on Halloween posts than I intended, but I got in a couple of fun ones! You can check out my Dad's and my adventures in Pumpkin Carving, my Cup of Dirt Halloween Dessert, and a collection of photos of my favorite childhood Halloween Costumes!

I hope you guys had a great October! I'm looking forward to more fun fall style, projects, and recipes in November and can't wait to share them all here with you.

And hey! If you ever have something you'd love to see on Ladyface Blog, give me a holler! I'd love to hear your ideas.

Til next time!

-Becca

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