Moonlight Kiss

It's only taken me 5 months but after winning a $75 Gift Card to Shabby Apple from Talk2TheTrees (back in August! can you believe I held out that long) I finally ordered my Shabby Apple dress.

I really thought I'd have an easier time picking the perfect dress from Shabby Apple.  They have so many pretty dresses it's hard to pick just one dress.  Then you add in my busty disposition and it makes the decision a lot harder than it really should be.

Their last collection Joyful came out not that long ago but they just added a few more color options to some of the dresses I've been looking at.  Having a purple option made my decision a bit of a no brainer.

I don't think there is any difference between the Class Ring dress

Class Ring - Olive Green

and the Moonlight Kiss dress.

Moonlight Kiss - Grey

But the purple is definitely my favorite of the three.

Moonlight Kiss - Purple

Though I was pretty close to picking the Class Ring dress since I really like the olive green color but I decided I had everything I needed to style up the purple so I went with that one.  As I type this I am having a bit of buyers remorse and wishing I'd picked the olive green color.  Oh, well.  

Moonlight Kiss is $85 and because it's my birthday month Shabby Apple sent me an email with a $10 Shabby Apple Dollars code (it actually pays to join email lists!).  So with the $75 GC I won I only paid the $8.95 for shipping.  Pretty sweet, right?!

Now lets hope & pray that the dress fits perfectly so it really is the perfect dress.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner #21

I haven't done a post like this since October.  I'm not going to say I haven't won something in between then and now but I'm not going to say I have.  Truth is, I don't remember.  I guess if I did I wasn't overtly excited about it.


This weekend I received my "winnings" from an InPink giveaway GrrFiesty had earlier this month.  It was another one of those 50 winner deals.  I honestly figured if I was one of the 50 they'd choose someone else since I'd won from them before but apparently not.


I just checked to see when I won the other InPink giveaway and I am cracking up.  I won a $40 gift certificate for them in January.  I managed to mention it in a WIWW post but never did a WWCD post.  With the timing I'm going to say it had less to do with me not being overtly excited about it and more to do with what was going on at the time.  Losing a friend so unexpectedly and so unnecessarily sort takes the fun out of winning giveaways...and everything else in life.  


You can see me wearing my 1st winnings here, but what I chose was this...

MULTICOLORED CHAINS NECKLACE AND EARRING 

I, also, got a ring with the same "theme" but it is no longer listed on their site.  It's bigger than I expected so I don't wear it often.  


This time with my $40 gift card I bought a set of rings I had my eye on...

TRIPLE BAND SIZED CUBIC ZIRCONIA RING SET

I really really like them.  Plus, they are very versatile.  


What I am most excited about winning is a pair of shoes from B.A.I.T. Footwear off the lovely LoveElycia's blog.  Like squealed, out loud, while at work, after reading that I won.  I think this is the 3rd or 4th giveaway I'd entered for B.A.I.T.  I think the only way I could have been more excited was if I'd won a pair of Blowfish shoes since I've entered at least 20 giveaways for them....possibly 50.  At least with Blowfish it is easier to just go out and buy a pair.  I have yet to see a pair of B.A.I.T. at any stores (except online).  


So after much internal soul searching and asking a few people's opinions I chose the Dennise in RED.  It was between the red and the black but I figured I have black shoes already.  I've been wanting a pair of red shoes FOREVER.  If going bold while getting a pair of FREE shoes isn't the thing to do, then I don't know when is.  I cannot wait to get my red shoes!! 

 

 Now if I could only be this luck when at the casino.  

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! #20

Aside from the couple of slips (here and here) I've done surprisingly well keeping to my no spending/shopping ban.  And, yes, I went out and grabbed the shell-ebony stripped Xhilaration Skater Dress from Target for $4.98 (seen here in peacock-navy).  I'm wearing it today and it may be my most favorite outfit ever in the history of ever (photos in next weeks WIWW post).

Until last week the only clothing I've won was a hoodie (here), then within a weeks span I've been lucky enough to win 3 clothing items.  Two from 15DollarStore.com (documented here) and another hoodie off loveelycia's blog.  It's a one of a kind hoodie from Mungo Crafts.  I chose the Bubbly Grape hoodie.  Unfortunately I didn't favorite it on Etsy so I don't have a way to link to it since it's been "sold", and it's not listed under her sold items. 

My first choice was the Weeping Willow but someone snagged it right before I could.  It's okay though because I was totally torn between the two.  

Weeping Willow



I really love what Mungo Crafts does!  Her current stock is pretty (my other favorite was the Beach Party hoodie) but I really love some of the items she's sold already.  She's got nothing but rave reviews so I'm excited to get my hands on my new hoodie. 

Beach Party currently on sale for $63.99



Spring Garden Sold



I'm also awaiting a necklace I won off the lovely Lindsey's blog From the Aisle to Aloha.  The necklace is from LaLuceShop  and I chose the Rosario.  

The Rosario

The Rosario



What I Wore Wednesday: Week 13

Joining at The Pleated Poppy

Actually, this week is more of a What I Will Wear Wednesday.  I just received two new clothing items from 15DollarStore.com that I won last week from a giveaway on their FB page.  Since I'm still on my shopping ban FREE clothing is far better than going out and shopping with my own money!!  Now if I could only win some shoes!  I think it's the only item I haven't won yet. 

Anyway, the deal was I won two items of my choosing.  I picked ... 

FREE 2 LUV Stretch Collared Zipper Trim Jacket



 and

HEART SOUL Stripe Sleeveless Dress

via, (sold out on 15dollarstore.com)

Here's how I might style the dress...

Brown tank: Mossimo Target

Gold bangles: Target

Shoes: Rocket Dog (old)

Jewelry ideas...

Earrings:

Gold Feather Dangle Earring with Peach Stone via Rebecca (giveaway win)

Necklace:

Leaf Lariat via Rebecca (giveaway win)

I just love the pattern on it.  The only real problem is that it's a bit short.  And by a bit I mean even "squatting down" ladylike makes it a too risque.  For someone like me that means I'd be flashing people all day long. 

Here's my attempt with coming up with a non-flashing way of wearing the dress...

Brown tank: Mossimo, Target
Jeans: American Eagle, Plato's Closet
Shoes: Mossimo, Target, $4.99

What I really need to do is go buy some brown leggings/tights/ to wear instead of jeans.

Jewelry...

Necklace:

via Kohl's (old)

Bracelets: 

Silver bangles: Target

Wooden bangles: Cookie Lee (old)

Shoes:

Shoes: Mossimo, Target, $4.99

The other problem with the dress is... 

It is scrunchy in the back right along the top line so it zips fine right up to the start of the stretchy part.  The only way to get it up all the way is to hook it and then finish it.  Problem...it's almost impossible to hook it while wearing it.  I did it once but couldn't do it again.  So it looks like I can't wear this dress unless I'll be seeing someone else who can finish hooking & zipping me up before actually going out into the world.  Oh, the downside of living alone.  Also, major downside of cats...they aren't helpful with the no opposable thumbs and all.

The jacket is so light & comfy...I can't wait for it to get cool enough that I can actually wear it.  It's still too warm here to be sporting such it.  At least Fall could do around here is make it feel Fallish at nighttime.  *Sigh*  Hopefully by next week (ie. HALLOWEEN). 

Here's how I might style it...

White tank: Target
Jeans: American Eagle, Plato's Closet
Shoes: Mossimo, Target, $23.99

Jewelry...

Pins/brooches:

Necklace: tiny riveted initials via noisycricket
Owl pins: Vintage, passed down from my Nana

Bracelet & Rings:

Left hand...
Cuff: Vintage, was my mom & Nana's
Ring finger ring:  Vintage,  was my mom's
Pointer ring: Kohl's
Thumb ring: unknown, old
Found both in the back of my closet in an old jewelry box

Right hand...
Pointer finger: Vintage, was my mom's
Ring finger: Target, old

Shoes:

Mossimo, Target, $23.99, bought two weeks ago

The different ways to wear the jacket...

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! #19

Contrary to all my "Winner Winner..." posts I do not only enter jewelry giveaways.  I just apparently only WIN jewelry giveaways.  Not that I'm complaining.  I love me some jewelry! 

I'm just saying it would be nice to win something else once in a while. 

Like a whole lot of money! 

Or maybe Jim Sturgess.

At least just for a night or two.

Now where is THAT giveaway?!

I see the logistic reasons why I have yet to come across any Jim Sturgess (or anyone else yummy for that matter) giveaways

but you can't tell me it wouldn't be one hell of a fun giveaway to enter!! 

P.S. I am still not over Jim Sturgess's performance in Across the Universe. 

FanFREAKIN'tastic!!

Anyway, here's what I have been very lucky to have won in the past couple of weeks...

Thanks to E, Myself & I 

I won a LOVE bracelet from

Stella Jewelry

It was a hard choice but I picked the 

metallic purple one with silver.

I should have it this week.

Then thanks to the lovely Tieka at Selective Potential

I won a $35 Gift Credit to

Rebecca.

Here's what I chose... 

Leaf Lariat



Gold Feather Dangle Earring with Your Stone Color Choice

Stone color choice...

Peach!



I'm guessing I'll have my pretties by the end of this week as well.

Both shops have some great stuff in them!!

It's probably a good thing I am on a spending ban or I'd

be buying a few things that caught my eye in both shops.

Seriously, if you are in the need of cool jewelry

go check them out!!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! #18

This was supposed to post last week but for some
reason didn't. 

Thanks to Chris @ Chubbette Tales 

I am now the owner of a GS Lillian bracelet. 

This one to be exact...

Which actuall looks like this...

Via GS Lillian Daily

Seriously, I love GS Lillian jewelry!  

Normally her cuff bracelets run around $72

but she usually has some on sale for $25.

You can also read her blog here.

I can't wait to get my little hands on it! 
Once I do I'll be sure to post pics.

I'm lame because I just now only
 realized it.
Good news is my bracelet is on it's way...YAY!!!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! #17

Today Kaelah Bee @ Little Chief Honeybee let me know

I won a

$50 Gift Certificate

to

Pree Brulee

This is what I picked...

Meadow Necklace

Melting Marble Ring

Porcelain Doll Bracelet

I broke my no spending ban but only because shipping isn't covered by gift cards on their site.  So I had to pay it... $5.99.  The GC code expires after 30 days so I couldn't wait until I was over my ban.  Everything I picked out ended up being $49.50.  Had I been able to put the GC towards shipping I just wouldn't have gotten the bracelet.

I'm bummed that these bracelets weren't on sale instead...how perfect do they go with the necklace & ring I got?!

Purple Stacked Bangle Set

Maybe after I'm over my ban they'll be on sale and I'll get them. 

And Emily @ Mama Days let me know I won another one of her Handmade with Heart Giveaways.  A Doe a Deer(Aluaces) pouch of my choice.  I chose the Bird Spoke Pouch in Grey (small). 

 

Cute right?!

Yesterday I received another one of my winnings in the mail.  Monday Kelsey @ Smitten By a Promise let me know I won a pair of earrings from Beaded Treasures by Sue 

Long Flat Briolette Crystal Earrings in Light Vitrail- Handmade with Swarovski Crystal and Sterling Silver

So I was a bit surprised when they came so quickly!

(I've been waiting for 2 winnings for over a month from personal blogs that said they'd be out by end of the week won & inquiries have gone unanswered)

This was inside the envelope... (minus note card) 

It included a 10% Customer Appreciation Discount Code.

The earrings...

So pretty, right?!

I heart them!!