Happy New Year! From my family to yours!

I cant believe how fast the holidays are sneaking up on me. My christmas tree is bare, I haven’t done much shopping and I have no idea what I am baking for this Sunday’s Cookie Swap! So not ready for Santa to come. Last weekend I planned to get all my shopping done, but ended up goofing off with my favorite girlfriends and doing a little too much cuddling with puppies to make any dents in my shopping list, at least I got dressed.
Are you guys all ready for the holidays?

I am guest posting today for Julie over at Orchid Grey. We are in countdown mode this week to Julie and Chris’s wedding which is also the start of our vacation in York Beach Maine. Whoo hoo!

It seems like every summer I find one version of a simple outfit and stick to every day. This summer it’s these JCrew shorts and this army jacket. At least 3 days a week im wearing one of these two items. There is nothing special about either yet I cant take them off. What basics are you into right now?

Photos: Adam Towner

Last Thursday I was in DC on official Swapaholics business. On Swap Day its kind of a tradition to do some quick sightseeing before we start setting up our event. I like to think if we embrace the city we are in the swappers will embrace us! So this is what I wore on Swap Day.

Visting Nana (the location of one of our National Swap Day events).

If any of you are on Tumblr or Pintrest, you have probably seen the Free People June catalog reblogged hundreds of times. The day I was drooling over the warrior necklace, I happend to get an email from Lucky Magazine asking if I wanted to partake in a DIY statement piece challenge with Michael’s Craft Store. I quickly agreed, then ran out to spend the gift card they sent over. I bought some leather, beads, suede rope, and a few feathers. This was by far the hardest DIY craft project I have ever done. I was super happy with the way the necklace came out and $38 beats $325 any day!

Photos by: Adam Towner (See all here)

If you want to see the DIY process CLICK HERE. and if you would like to create your own statement piece, print this 25% off coupon.

Once you get out of the routine of taking outfit photos, the process feels really silly. We have a house full of fancy photo equipment and live a block away from the cutest little pond and I am on the back porch with a point and shoot, hoping none of the neighbors see me. Maybe having Julie in the Swap office will ease me back in to outfit posts. Till then:

I just got back from San Francisco last night, we (The Swapaholics) were there to host a event with Lulu’s.com (recap coming soon). I’m still trying to get this traveling thing figured out. My personality is pretty much a direct split between homebody and gypsy. I cant get out of town fast enough and by day 3 im on the verge of tears because I miss Adam and my family so much. Traveling teaches you so much about the things and people that are important to you. Any-who, I got to wear one of my scores from the #Swaplulus event today.

Wearing: Lulu’s dress via SF Swap, vintage jewelry, Balenciaga bag from The Closet Boston, jeweled sandals from TJ Maxx.
Dogs: Grace, Penny and Emma

On TV!
This past week I was in Atlanta hosting a Clothing Swap at the Atlanta Zoo. We visited the Fox Good Day Atlanta set to talk about our event at the Atlanta Zoo with Black Swan Wine. If you are a swapper you can watch the morning show segment here.

How was everyones weekend? Mine was filled with flower shops, family time, lunch dates, baby goats and puppies lots of lots puppies. Which is quickly becoming my favorite thing about spending time in the burbs. I think I am finally starting to understand that urge that people get to “settle down” I would LOVE to move away from the big city and spend all my time raising puppies, bunnies and little trailers.