Friday's Fancies #62 : Simple Stripes

PEOPLE!!!

It is FINALLY nice out in Wisconsin. I mean really, really nice. PLUS it's wedding season, which means it's buy-a-pretty-new-dress-season. 

This stripe-inspired outfit is one I'd wear again and again!

This lovely buttercup striped dress is so perfect for summer weddings- easy to dress up with pumps for more formal weddings, or dress down with gold flip flops for the backyard shindigs! Pair it with a fun floral necklace and a catchall mint clutch and you are good to go.

OH! And this honeycomb gold bracelet is my favorite find recently. How cute is the bee detail??? Nothing like a little conversation piece to make a good talk with your random wedding table-mates! 

Where have you been finding fun wedding/summer party wear at?

Leave a link in the comments!

xo, lp

*HEY! did you enter the monogram necklace giveaway yet?? If not you can do so HERE!*

YOUR CHOICE GIVEAWAY (back by popular demand!)

So back in November I held a Monogram Necklace giveaway with Sincerely, Me PJD... and MAN - the feedback on it... looks like I'm not the only one who likes personalized jewelry!!

If you weren't around the blog in November, allow me to introduce you to Emma's shop! She has a great grouping of personalized jewelry that is probably the most fairly priced out there. PLUS she always offers free shipping! Impressive, right?

Well, Emma likes y'all so much that she's back again to give you the choice between two necklaces. In case you're so freaking excited you can't read, I'll just show you the necklaces you can choose from:

I mean, who doesn't love a classic Carrie necklace? Not only is it perfectly feminine and delicate- but it goes with just about everything. Now, if having your name front and center in a big way isn't you're thing- you can snag the simple silver bar necklace with your name or just a little monogram. I've been wearing it almost daily since Emma sent it to me!

So here's the deal. Enter below in the Rafflecopter system below- and remember you can tweet daily for more entries! Good luck!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway
OH WAIT! There's more my friends. Emma has made a permanent coupon code for you guys. Just use BEAUTYBEARD10 for 10% off  anything in the shop (plus always free shipping)! So if you don't need anything right now- bookmark this post and come back to it when you need a gift for a birthday, bridal shower, or just yourself!!


xo, lp

I COULD NEVER BE A VAMPIRE

Alternate title for this post: An Ode to Garlic.

 As you might have seen on Instagram on Sunday, I made the first batch of pesto of the season with the basil Michael has been growing. We threw it on some pasta and it was deeee-lish. Pretty sure I still smelled like garlic when I went to work today- despite brushing my teeth a few times. Oops. Sorry team. 

While normal people crave chocolate or bacon or chips- I crave garlic. I know, total weirdo. Whatever. I pretty much try and put garlic into everything I cook- and evidently some of you guys like garlic too- because some of these recipes are the most pinned I've got!

Without further ado- I give you my top 7 garlic bomb recipes:

Pesto 3 Ways (with plenty of garlic)

Roasted Garlic Hummus

Garlic Parmesan Quinoa (you'll never eat mac&cheese again)

Garlic Chili Broccoli

Garlic Herb Cheese Twists

Garlic Kale Chips

Lemon Garlic Gnocchi 

Are you a garlic fiend too?

What's your best garlic-y recipe? Share it and I'll give you a (virtual) hug!

xo, lp 

don't like garlic? oh don't you worry, i've got an arsenal of recipes without it here!

STICKER LOVE and ROOTBEER FLOATS

Thanks for all the love on the DIY project last week! Sometimes it's funny how the simple, quick projects end up being your favorite. Every morning when I grab my rings off the colorful tray next to my bed I smile. If you're looking for the Printstagram stickers but can't find them on the site- click HERE! 252 stickers for $10!

 Thanks to the cool people at Social Print Studio and my girl Shanna for the love on Twitter!! 

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Speaking of attention, let's talk about all of you that went crazy over this necklace when I posted it on Instagram!! I'm VERY happy to say that this week one of you lucky, lucky people will get a chance to win a gorgeous gold or silver necklace... so be sure to come back later this week!

The weather has been super confused lately- with it getting down to freezing last night...but being 80 a few days before. Here's hoping this week is another gorgeous one! Last week a couple coworkers and I went over to a local A&W for lunch...few things are more refreshing than a rootbeer float on a hot sunny day!

To anyone who celebrated Mother's Day yesterday- hope you took the chance to do something special for your mothers- or your kids did something special for you! I didn't get to see my momma this year as we didn't make it back to MN, but I made sure to get a good chat with her in! Flowers always make me think of her, so I grabbed a few bunches the other day and have them all over the apartment in her honor :) 

order the awesome fleur de lys glasses from anthro HERE, the necklace from jcrew HERE, and domino HERE

What'd you do this weekend, friends?

Be sure to come back for the giveaway, you won't want to miss it!

xo, lp

pssssssssssssssst: find me on Instagram here (@lpodlich)

Friday's Fancies #61: Easy Weekend Wear

The Friday's Fancies theme this week was Easy Weekend Wear-and it was definitely easy to come up with an outfit for it! This is what my weekend wear looks like:

This charcoal dress from TopShop (only $45!) is one you NEED in your closet. Everyone should have a few pieces that are so easy to wear and versatile that if you're in a rush to get ready you can just throw it on and now it'll work with whatever occasion you've got. This one is casual enough to run out to the farmer's market in sandals or dressy enough to pair with sparkly jewels,tights, and some black pumps! 

For easy weekend wear, I'd wear it with some simple black flats (Gap), the most perfect Transport Tote (Madewell), and a few basic bracelets in gold (Gorjana) and white enamel (J.crew). Oh, and since I'm never without a necklace, why not layer two BaubleBar beauties? Love this gold nameplate one and teal teardrop beauty!

What does your easy weekend wear look like?

If you like this dress but are looking for a sleeveless option, this one from Old Navy is super comfy! 

xo,  lp 

(PR)INSTAGRAM STICKER DIY TRAY

Alright.

There are a few ways I thought about beginning this post:

1. I LOVE INSTAGRAM AND PRINSTAGRAM!

2. HEY SO I'M A BOBBY PIN HOARDER!

3. STICKERS ARE JUST AS COOL NOW AS WHEN WE WERE 5!

And since I couldn't decide, I went with all 3. Are you following me yet with what this post will be about? I gave it away in the title, so unless you're really daft you clearly do. Dang. Too late to go back and change it now, I'm on a roll!

So to break these titles down:

1. You all know I love Instagram. I've done post about my collections here and here. I've also done a post on Social Print Studio and Prinstagrams, and my undying groupie love for their products.

2. If you gave Michael a dime for every bobby pin he found in random places in our apartment he would have enough money to buy us a nicer apartment. Fun fact: once got into the apt in summer and realized I had a bobby pin stuck to my leg- no idea when/how it got there. #facepalm

3. I had a massive sticker collection as a kid. My dad used to work for Lisa Frank- so that should give you a hint at my obsession. Social Print Studio turns your Instagram shots into stickers...is this all coming together yet?

Here, I'll just let you at it:

What I used:

Ugly tin trays for $0.49 from Goodwill  //  Black spray paint  // Instagram stickers from Printstagram  // Mod Podge

Before:

During:

After:

Couldn't have been easier- just picked out my 48 favorite images, stuck them on, and sealed with a layer of Mod Podge so it would be water resistant. Boom. 

So these are the pretty little things. You get 252 of them for $10. YEAH. TEN DOLLARS. Whaaaaat! 

**Update: Social PS might take this product away. WAH. I'm totally going to beg and plead that they keep them foreva. If you want some too email them or place an order ASAP!!  **

I made two trays- one to keep little jewelry and trinkets on ....

...and one for the ridiculous amount of bobby pins I own. No, the amount shown below is not realistic. If you scrubbed our apartment this tray would be so full you wouldn't be able to see an inch of the pictures. For real.

So there you have it! Pretty, colorful, happy trays. Besides being useful, they're also fun to look at because the pictures are from adventures all over the USA! 

Instagram lover too?

Find me: @lpodlich & leave your handle in the comments!

xo, lp

** NO this post was not paid for or sponsored by Social PS! I paid for everything on my own. I just love a good Instagram project and a good DIY! **