Tiffany and Co. ooohhh lala!

I'm a big fan of the little blue box as many girls are... I'm especially a fan when the little red ribbon adorns the little blue box at Christmas time! Ugh, so lovely! What I'm most excited about this season at Tiffanys is the additions to their holiday selection of charms! Now among the blue and striped candy cane, Tiffany gift box, and snowman there are mittens, mints and even gingerbread-men! You all have to take a look because this stuff is too cute! How nice would it be to receive one if these under the tree this year! I also love their open clasp charm bracelet because you can change your charms around at anytime. It is especially nice this time of year because your regular charm bracelet can become one just for Christmas!
Sadly, the adorable gingerbread man is not on their website yet, hopefully soon! Tiffany's has also added many other amazing charms to their collection on-top of their Holiday ones, take a peek :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Scarf Swap Anyone?

I was thinking of hosting a scarf/pashmina swap if anyone is interested? It is the perfect time to exchange something warm and cozy! Let me know if you are interested (I want to see if there are enough people first) then we will go from there! Just leave a comment and I will give everyone the details, thanks!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies and Pearls

Seriously?!?

Hello all! Can you believe that is it 44 days until Christmas (via the countdown on ebay)?!? Wow, has time flown, wasn't it just Summer? Last night in preparation for the quickly approaching holiday I ventured out to Hobby Lobby. I had so much fun and since Hubby had a dinner for work I was all by myself roaming isle after isle of Christmas fun! The real reason for this trip was to pick out a color scheme and ornaments for our second tree. Since we now live in a house and have much more space than ever before (and lots of pleading to Hubby) we will now have a tree in our den (fake) and a tree in out living room which we are going to trek out and cut down ourselves at a tree farm! Though Hubby was at first very opposed to this idea, too much time and too messy he said, I won out and were are going to go the first weekend in December! This left me with the dilemma of decorating two trees! Since our first is a hodge-podge of ornaments that we have slowly collected (some are from when we were kids) I didn't know what to do. After wandering around for about a half an hour I decided on greens and browns with gold as an accent. I figured this color scheme would fit our very traditional jewel-tone home. I also picked up some cute little Christmas cupcake wrappers and some other crafty things as well! I think we may go back this weekend because A. Hubby wants to go to Menard's which is right next door and B. because I want to go back and wander through the Christmas wonderland once more and pick up some garland and a tree topper! I'm wondering, what do you all put on top of your tree(s)? Growing up we put a tiny Santa hat and now on our one tree we have a tiny decorative mitten. I want to do something original on the second too? Or maybe just a star, I'm so indecisive! Also, if any of you have made your own what did you make and how, I'm very curious?!? Thanks!

I'm hoping it will look something like this! But with green ornaments mixed in with the gold and brown! I also bought green ribbon with a gold pattern on it instead of the gold ribbon seen here :)

Pink Peonies & Pearls

CSN stores! Fast as can be!

I will be doing a review of this bench from CSN stores! I actually received it in the mail today! I will be posting my review and pictures as soon as my husband builds it tonight!!! I'm putting this in an area we have between the kitchen and the den, right below where we hang our coats. I thought this would be a nice place to sit and put on shoes/boots. I'm also planning on putting some baskets on the bench or on shelves above it with gloves, hats, etc in the winter! My inspiration came from this months Pottery Barn catalog where there is a beautiful bench with a plaid coat hanging above it in an adorably cozy mudroom :) So far I'm very impressed with this company and can't believe how fast I received this item, I ordered it on the 8th and received it early this afternoon :) I suspect if not for the holiday, it would have arrived yesterday too. What a wonderfully fast company this is! I will keep you all informed on how this piece looks soon!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Product review with CSN Stores!

Hello everyone! I have some very exciting news! CSN recently contacted me asking if I would do a product review, and of course I jumped at the opportunity! I had heard about the company from some other bloggers who have also participated in reviews but boy was I blown away upon visiting their site! If you haven't checked out their site then you must do so, it is beyond fabulous! They have over 200 online stores (really I'm not kidding) and you can get anything from chic bar stools to adorable doormats! There is a ton of stuff I would love to get to decorate our new home! I will keep you all posted on the product/products I get to review! What a wonderful company!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies and Pearls

Back again, in our new home!

I have been a very absentee blogger lately! Hubby and I are finally (and I mean finally) ALL moved in! Though everything is here, doesn't necessarily mean it is all nice and organized yet, that is the nexk project to tackle! Nor, does it mean it is all decorated yet either, that has been a slow process as well... Moving from a two bedroom apartment into a three bedroom home means more furniture, more rugs, more pieces to fill the empty walls etc... You get the picture! Though it has been a very large pain in the you know what to move once AGAIN I have had fun rearranging, redecorating and of course shopping for our new home :) Once everything is up and running fully I will be sure to post pictures of our new place! It is nice to have the extra room and a yard for the dogs to run around and play in. Not only is the space nice bur dorky old me has had a blast decorating the outside of our house for Halloween and boy am I excited for Christmas! Now I have my work cut out for me as our kitchen looks like a landfill at the moment and our hallways are hard to maneuver through... In the end we love the new suburb we are living in, I found a job super fast and we have more space, ahhh. Hopefully by Christmas we will be fully up and running? Have a wonderful evening everyone!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies and Pearls

To Gourd or not to Gourd that is the ?

So I love gourd lamps! I think they are gorgeous and they add such a juxtaposition to a traditional home. Today, while at Marshalls, yet again I found two lovely lamps! They were 15.00 each! They are a wonderful Tiffany blue with large cream drum shades. They actually look exactly like this lamp just different colors. I plan on putting them next to our chocolate brown couch (with cream pillows and zebra print throw) on cream table clothed tables with glass tops.
Hubby is not too fond of the lamps...hey he isn't decorating is he?! Again, I'm asking for all of your wonderful opinions! Do you all think this constitutes as a gourd lamp? Do you think it might be too "wild & crazy," for my traditionally decorated home! Thanks everyone :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies and Pearls

Decorating and Moving AGAIN oh my...

So Hubby and I are moving AGAIN! Hopefully 3rd time is the charm?!? His sales territory has changed, nothing major but it has changed. We are moving to the northern suburbs vs. the western where we are now. We went to look at a house to rent yesterday and it is fabulous! I just sent an e-mail to the owner saying that we would love to rent his home! Of course this means decorating once again :) Since we will have a TON more space that means more to decorate as well :) I was out and about today looking for bathroom stuff! There are amazing cast-iron, claw-foot tubs in both the bathrooms so I needed to get another (actually two) shower curtain, towels etc... I decided to keep the dowstairs bathroom simple, white and silver. It is very small so I figured keeping it neutral would keep it from looking too claustrophobic. I decided on this shower curtain from Target (it was on sale too)!
I also picked up some beaded shower curtain rings and some white Lacoste hand-towels at the glorious Homegoods! I was wondering do you all think that may look too, "name-brandy" in the bathroom? The little alligators are right there in your face and I don't want to look too, I don't know?!
I would love to hear your opinions! Do any of you own these towels, how well do they wash etc...? I'm also looking for a pretty white bathroom rug and bath mat. I'm also not sure if I should throw in a touch of color? A pale pink or retro-looking aqua? Or maybe even black? Choices, choices, choices! I love the Shabby Chic line at target, so cute! I only wish it was a bit bigger...I feel like it has been in the past. Oh well, I guess I will have to just continue shopping :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

The Winner Is...

Happy Friday everyone! I want to thank all of you for entering my giveaway :) Without further adieu, the winner of my very first giveaway is....

Jill of
Peeptoe Pumps and Pearls

Please send me your information at Pink.Peonies.Pearls@gmail.com I will get your gift out right away :) I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! Thank you again to all of those that entered :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Giveaway!

Hey everyone, don't forget to enter my giveaway! I will be choosing a winner tomorrow :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

My FIRST Giveaway!

I'm going to host my very first giveaway! I have been meaning to do this for some time now and have decided to host one to celebrate that Fall (my favorite season) is just around the corner (well kind of...) :) The item of choice is a hand-painted bracelet by moi! The giveaway will end a week from today! All you need to do is visit my Etsy site and tell me which bracelet is your favorite and what Fall ensemble you would wear with it:) For a second entry become a follower (please tell me if you become one or already are in your comment) for a third entry post about this giveaway on your blog (tell me about this too please).

I will draw the name of the winner next Wednesday evening and send out the winners prize within the week as well! Good luck everyone :) I'm super excited to do this!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Here We Go Again!

This weekend I went thorough my closet and found some more wonderful pieces that deserve nice homes :) I wish I could keep it all but again, not enough room (especially with fall right around the corner)!

Here is the first item up for grabs! An adorable sweater dress, size small. It is NEW WITH TAGS from the lovely Urban Outfitters. It originally retailed for $58.00 but I'm offering it for $20.00 w/$5.00 shipping!

Here is the bottom of the dress...

Here is a close-up of the neckline and tags
The second item is an adorable tunic style top, size small! I guess it could be a dress on someone a bit shorter than I am (I'm about 5"3-5"4). This is a very nice top, it ties at the neck and has nice little buttons on the sleeves. It would look great in the Fall/Winter with black tights and boots :) This is also NEW WITH TAGS and retailed for $58.00. I'm selling this one for $20.00 w/$5.00 shipping (I will combine shipping if both are going to the same happy home)!

If anyone is interested let me know here or send me an e-mail at: Pink.Peonies.Pearls@gmail.com! I will send all invoices via Pay-Pal :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Sleepy Puppies

My poor dogs Stella & Maddie do not have dog beds! At one point in time Stella had a very nice and very cute I may add, leopard bed. When we returned from Florida in January we were greeted with a bag full of leopard remnants by the kennel... I learned my lesson, never will I bring their beds to the kennel! I have been looking around for beds for the two gals for a while now! Honestly, I lot of them look cheap and uncomfortable. If they are going to be around our home, I would really like them to be cute and functional! I would prefer not to spend a ton of money on their beds (hopefully we will not have another incident like before) but they are so important to us, they deserve nice beds too! I have pretty much decided on these from Frontgate.



Has anyone ordered from them before? I have never purchased anything from this company but these beds look amazing. Heck, I would take a nap in one! I LOVE that each one comes with a cute little pillow that has the dog's name embroidered on it! I'm leaning towards the Olive (for Stella) & Hazlenut (for Maddie) (each of the pillow would be the opposite to coordinate)...

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

THE Sunglasses

Hubby got me these puppies as a pseudo anniversary present/I know you want these sooo much gift! I have never been more in love with a pair of sunglasses, silly huh? They are amazing, I just wish I had purchased them sooner (or hubby for that matter ;). I love them even more knowing that the lovely, Audrey Hepburn, wore them in, "Breakfast at Tiffany's." I'm also lowering the price of the black and cream shoes to $15 plus $5 shipping (via Pay-Pal), let me know if you are interested :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Happy 4th & Lavaliers

I stumbled onto this great website for Greek gear Greek Nation a little while ago while looking for a lavalier (of hubby's fraternity) to replace the one that I lost :( I know many of you are familiar with the greek world but many are not, so I will briefly explain the significance of this tiny item! So... hubby "lavaliered" me when we were in school together. Meaning he gave me a little charm (lavalier) with his fraternities letters on it and it is super meaningful and important (basically putting me at the same "level" as his fraternity) Somehow, even though I NEVER lose things I lost it! A few years ago I went out to the Cheesecake factory with my mom for lunch and when I got home, the lovely gold charm that had been hanging from my neck was gone. So I'm shopping for a new one and plan on ordering one from Greek Nation. Hubby recently got me an amazing new charm bracelet and I want to add it to it. Though it is not the "original" one, it will still mean a lot to have in on my bracelet. I just wanted to let you all know since I know many of you may be going back to school shortly and need more greek gear. I know I always liked to get some new stuff with my letters before each year :) Hope everyone is having a fabulous 4TH!



xoxo
Pink Peonies & Pearls

A Fun Survey!

Pink Champagne tagged me in a fun little survey, so here it goes...

Favorite color:

PINK!
But, when I was little it was Purple for the longest time!

Favorite restaurant:
This is tough because I really really love food! I would have to say...
The Drake in Chicago
or
Anywhere I can get SUSHI!

Hobbies:
hmmm...

Shopping :)


Painting, art in general

&

Organizing, relaxing and watching movies with my husband!

What does your room look like:
I really tried to keep out room "man friendly" and not too feminine. If it were my choice I would have pink frilly bedding and girly sorst of things everywhere. But, I do share a room with my husband so I had to control myself. So...Our bedding is a khaki/tan microfiber material with a brown striped bed skirt/ shams and brown curtains. We also have touch of animal print for pattern and cream accents to tone down the brown! Though it sounds boring and somewhat manly, it is actual very simple and calming. Just what I want to surround myself around when going to sleep :)

If you could have dinner with any two people, dead or alive, who would they be?
Audrey Hepburn
I would have to agree with pink champagne on this one, pure elegance...
and my grandmothers. One passed away before I was born and the other when I was two. I would love to talk with them, I think it would be an amazing experience!

What is your next big splurge:

I really don't know? But it would be wonderful if it looked something like this...

What is your favorite joke, quote or saying:

"The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her." Marcelene Cox

Simple and to the point!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Item of the day!

Hello everyone, as promised I have another item for sale! A lovely pair of fabulous shoes! They are super cute and super high. They are a size 7.5 and NEVER worn! Yep, you heard it brand new! I don't have the original box but they are in pristine condition. They are from Spiegel and are very "Blair," on Gossip Girl (that is actually why I originally ordered them).

I'm sure I would wear them at some point in the Fall, like I said space is at a premium in our home :( I'm asking $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping or e-mail me with an offer pink.peonies.pearls@gmail.com. As always, if you want more pictures let me know, this one is just from the internet (much easier than getting out the camera and uploading...)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Shoes for SALE

Because I had such success with my last item that I put up for sale (thanks Pink Champagne) I wanted to offer you all another item! These cute flip flops from the glorious, J. Crew!




These are a size 8 but fit me very well and I'm a stead fast 7.5 (I think their flip-flops only come in whole sizes). They have only been worn a handful of times (2-3) and are super cute for summer! Sadly, I just need to make room in my tiny apartment sized closet :(. Sorry to say it girls but Fall is going to be here before we know it and my sweaters (that my parents have so graciously stowed away for me in their home) will have to come back out again and that means GOODBYE any space I have ANYWHERE! I'm asking $5.00 for the shoes and again, $5.00 for shipping (all through Paypal). Let me know if you are interested or need any other photos! I will keep listing things as time goes on... Hopefully I will see the floor of my closet soon :)

P.S. All proceeds from these sales are going to the "help organize my closet fund." ;) aka all proceeds will go to the container store!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Wonderful Movie!

Just watched this
The sequel to Father of the Bride! If you love the 90's versions of Father of the Bride I & II you must see the originals. They are wonderful :) Though I love the re-makes, I'm a bit partial to the originals... Elizabeth Taylor is just gorgeous in the film and Spencer Tracy is hilarious. I hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing evening!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Lilly SALE SOLD

I just wanted to let you all know that I'm lowering the price on the BRAND NEW Lilly capris (size 0) that I have for sale. Now, for 15.00 you can have an adorable pair of Lilly capris (5.00 shipping). As I said before that are brand new with tags. The only reason I'm even selling them is that they are a tad too small for me :( I would love to see them go to a happy Lilly loving home :) Let me know if you are interested, otherwise I will try my luck on ebay. I just wanted to give you all first dibs. If anyone wants more pictures of the capris let me know!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Anniversary Weekend!

I'm so excited to celebrate our first anniversary this weekend, how time flies! It feels like just yesterday we were getting married and now, an entire year has passed. To celebrate, hubby and I are going to the Cape Cod room at the Drake Hotel for dinner Saturday night.

Then we are going to drink this and eat a little replica of our wedding cake that the baker was so kind enough to give us on our first anniversary!

To top it all off, on Sunday, we are going to have a fabulous brunch at the Deer Path Inn, (in the room where we held our reception)!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Lovely J. Crew

J.crew is having a fabulous sale until tomorrow. They are taking an EXTRA 30% off all of their sale merchandise. Let me tell you, they have some suuuper cute stuff in their stores right now! I picked up two pieces yesterday; each skirt was 39.99 with an extra 30 off, who can resist that...
If I were you I would hurry over to J.crew and see if there is anything that catches your eye ;)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

New Obsession...

I have a somewhat new obessseion to share with you all...It is the tv show, MAD MEN! Though I may be a little late jumping on this bandwagon, I'm obsessed! I love the Drapers'! Yes their relationship seems a bit strained to say the least but the characters are fascinating. The story line is not the only thing that keeps me clicking to the next episode on the On demand screen, it is the clothes! Oh the early 60's! I sometimes wish that full skirted dresses, matching heals and jewelry were still all the rage. The women seem to be perfectly polished and poised all of the time. Though, for me that would be difficult to achieve on a daily basis, (hey my nail polish always seem to have chips in it not matter how many times a week I polish them) it would be nice if it were more "common place," once again. As strange as it seems I also wish that men still wore hats, how dapper! Due to this new obsession I am on the hunt for a sweater clip also known as a sweater guard. I think they are fabulously cute and hey if I'm the only one wearing them these days I simply don't care :)

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Last Nights True Blood

Did anyone watch True Blood last night?!? Hubby and I love the show...but we both thought that is wasn't as exciting of an episode as we thought/hoped it would be. Hopefully it will get more exciting as the season continues! Let me know your thoughts I would love to hear them :) Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

My Closet Looks Lovely

I LOVE huggable hangers! They are amazing! I decided to go with the black (after a long debate between that and the ivory/cream color). I figured it was super neutral, classic and looks good with about anything in my closet! I purchased some of these hangers at Target and some others at The Container Store, which is fabulous! The benfit of getting some there is that you can find tons of coupon codes online and if you have a Discover card you get 5% back if you go through their site while shopping online. So all in all I received 20% back and another 5% on top of that. I also decided to pick-up my order at the store which saved me shipping costs :) Now my closet looks lovely! I still need to get a few more, but I will do that gradually since this has definitely been an investment rather than a small 20 dollar purchase. I figure I will have these for years to come and since clothes themselves are sooo expensive why not treat them well. I hope all of you try out these hangers, they have double my closet space and made it look amazing! I also picked up some of the clear shoe boxes from The Container Store too. Again, AMAZING I can see the shoes without having to get them down from my closet shelf, plus it makes everything looks so "professional. The best part is they are only around 1.50 apiece! So far it has been a productive weekend!

xoxo
Pink Peonies & Pearls

FOR SALE!

Up for sale is a lovely pair of BRAND NEW (w/tags) Lilly Pulitzer Capris! They are the print "Sea-gras Green Easy Tiger," size 0. I'm asking $25.00 or best offer and $5.00 shipping. Let me kn0w if you are interested, I will get them out next-day!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

THE Huggable Hanger!

So, I have been coveting huggable hangers for a while now! I love how they instantly transform a closet! I currently have a massive amount of the plastic white hangers and I hate how my clothes are constantly slipping off and falling to the floor. My question for all of you lovely ladies out there is do they really work? Are they really worth the 1/per hanger price tag (unless on sale)? The four colors I like best are; ivory, black, grey and light pink. I like the neutral factor of the ivory and black (I'm really leaning towards black), but I wonder if the black will be too "harsh" looking? Please let me know if you use these hangers and if so what color is hanging in your closet :)

xoxo
Pink Peonies & Pearls

New Addition to the Family!

I'm so happy to announce that Hubby and I have a new addition to our family... Ms. Maddie! We adopted her earlier this week and she couldn't be any cuter! Though Stella seems less than thrilled that she now shares her home and attention with another dog... everything seems to be working out well :) Here are a few pictures of the little one!

She loves hiding/sleeping under our coffee table :)
Sitting next to me on the couch
Our two little ladies!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Minted

What do you all think? Too "teeny-bopper," looking or cute? I love the pale minty color but don't want to look like I'm in middle/high school again :) Maybe it would be best on toes? I would love to hear your thoughts!

xoxo,

Pink Peonies & Pearls

Converse?

How do you all feel about converse sneakers (the low version, chuck taylors). I never used to really care for them but now I think they are super cute! Thus, I ordered a grey pair today from finish line. I received free shipping and 10% while using my Discover card :) Honestly, what do you all think about them? I plan on wearing them with jeans and a simple white long/short sleeve tee for a cute casual look.... hmmm I guess I will see once I get them in the mail? Hope everyone is enjoying the AMAZING weather!

xoxo
Pink Peonies & Pearls

Blogging and Running

Ok, once again it has been monnnnhs sicce I blogged! I know, I know, I'm such a bad blogger but I felt as though I should get back into the "swing of things." I will start of this post with some super cute things I picked up at old navy recently. One if which is workout apparel! Gasp! I know... I'm not usually one to throw on a pair of shoes and go to the gym but I decided to start running again. I visited my sister last weekend and since she is an avid workerouter, we went running. Though I felt as thought I was most likely going to pass out through the entire experience it felt good to run and I felt so accomplished afterwords! In hopes of running almost daily now I treated myself to two new pairs of running shorts, a cute hot pink sports bra and a running top! Not all of which was from Old Navy but Marshall's too (who has amazing prices on workout gear)! I also picked up the sweater too because it was on super sale and was very comfy!

xoxo,
Pink Peonies & Pearls