Bakery Square Market Place

On Sunday I had the pleasure of vending at Bakery Square with I Made It! Market. It is my favorite show of the year. Great crowd, vendors, and entertainment. Next show is Sept. 30th from 12-4 

http://imadeitmarket.com/

Simmer Pot Recipes

I walked into a store yesterday and was immediately greeted by the smell of spicy cinnamon.
{ One of my favorite fall smells}

I ran to the candle isle to see if the holiday scented candles were back in stock, Oh yes they were...
Vanilla latte, warm cinnamon, pumpkin pie... just to name a few. I love scented candles in fall scents but for $16.00? Yikes, candles have become expensive.

There are a lot of great DIY alternatives to making your home smell like fresh baked apple pie and for just a couple bucks. Here are some great simmer pot recipes to keep your home smelling like a crisp fall day.

All you need is a small saucepan and the ingredients of your choice. Fill the saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add your ingredients and reduce heat to simmer. You will want to check the water level about every 30 minutes and add more if needed.

{Recipe 1}
Cinnamon sticks halved
Orange rinds
Whole cloves

{Recipe 2}
Cinnamon sticks halved
Apple peels (you can also use apple slices)
Orange rinds
Whole cloves
Allspice

{Recipe 3}
1-Lemon peel
1-Orange peel
Whole cloves
Cinnamon sticks halved
 2-Bay leaves

{Recipe 4}
A few drops vanilla
Nutmeg
Apple peel

{Recipe 5}
4-Bay leaves
2-Cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon whole cloves

{Recipe 6}
 2-Herbal tea bags- (I had orange spice)
2 Cinnamon sticks halved
Orange rinds
Whole cloves

This is just a small example of what you can do with simmer pots. Just look in your spice cabinet and see what you have to work with. The smell is amazing and when your husband comes home he might just think you baked!

Show Week

I am preparing sketches for my fall line this week and you will be able to find some of my new designs during this weekends artist market at Bakery Square Sunday Marketplace from 12-4. 

Here is a list of the great vendors you will find!

http://imadeitmarket.com/bakery-square-sunday-marketplace-august-26/

Some great vintage finds and photos from this summers show season

A Peachy Find

Doesn't this outfit put you in a good mood?

My anniversary is coming up this week and I am looking for an outfit like this to wear to brunch.
Luckily, I already own the shoes, jeans, and a similar vintage bracelet.

I will be on the hunt for a nude clutch, aqua necklace, and a peach blouse this week!

Happy Monday!

A Peachy Find by creativecustomology featuring platform heels

Dorothy Perkins bow top
dorothyperkins.com

Current/Elliott cropped jeans
$235 - farfetch.com

Jimmy Choo platform heels
shopsavannahs.com

Miss Selfridge clutch handbag
missselfridge.com

Lip stick
etsy.com

Vintage Damask Wallpaper Brown | 1950 Wallpaper antiguas de la
designyourwall.com

    A collection of a few of my favorites.

A new pallet of eye shadow by Urban Decay that I picked up at The Rack for $11.50 

(an assortment of their most popular colors) Also, perfect shades for fall 

A vintage button ring by SMD Jewelry 

http://www.facebook.com/smdjewelry

{Love the Ombre loook} -I actually just did this to my hair-

Recycled Couture Closet

Earlier this week I showed you an outfit I created on Polyvore that I wanted to try to recreate for a better value.

Fortunately, I was able to!
...(insert round of applause)

*Vintage Oscar De La Renta belt -$3.00 thrift store find

 *Brown Braided Sandals-Target $7.00 (on clearance)

*Dress Nordstrom brand $10.00 thrift store find

*Steve Madden over-sized handbag- $50.00 at Nordstrom Rack

(I spent a little more on a quality bag to last through fall)

Organizing Small Spaces

With fall comes bulky sweaters, scarves, boots, and the return of you favorite over-sized suede handbag. This is very exciting for some but what does this mean for your closet?

I have been going through storage bins gathering up all my cozy fall clothes and accessories and finding that space is rather limited in my small closet.

During a recent trip to Target with my son we stopped to look through the dollar isle to look for more Sesame Street books when I discovered a bunch of over door hooks. I immediately new that these would be useful so I grabbed about 6 of them at $2.50 each. At first I used them over my linen closet door to hold towels but they made too much noise when I opened the door and also left scratch marks

So into the back of my closet they went.

This is a great way to store your scarves, bags, and accessories. Now my closet looks a little more organized and everything is a little bit easier to find.