Kate Spade, Hello DOLLY!

An early birthday gift is on it's way to my home right now! I have been wanting a tiny crossbody purse for a while now. Not only are they very cute but oh so practical! I think it would be a great purse to have while traveling or simply out for the day shopping. Though I love the room my larger totes give me, they are rather cumbersome and at times heavy! It would be nice throw a simple little purse on and go! Even though my birthday is in February, Hubby told me to order this little beauty for myself last night! I only hope he lets me use it when it gets here and doesn't have me wait a month to get it :) If you hop on over to Kate Spade, they are offering 25% of all sale items until the 17th (plus free shipping). I also have my eye on the lovely Esther this may or not eventually be delivered to my home as well ;)

xoxo,

Pink Peonies & Pearls

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 :)

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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