Simplistic

top: Joie (and here), denim and bag: Zara, wedges: BCBG Destin

Headed back home to Wisconsin tomorrow for the first time in years. Though I guess it will feel like tonight since I have to be up around 1 a.m. to drive to Pensacola and catch my 5:30 a.m. flight. Uh! Not looking forward to that but it will be nice arriving nice and early at 10:30 since I only have until Friday. Definitely hitting up the H&M and maybe Saks while I'm there. Can't go without doing a little shopping because even though it's Wisconsin they still have better shopping than I do here in PCB, Florida. We did have a Forever 21 open Saturday which I went to today and bought a few things. Pictures to come!

Cheater

blouse: Zara, denim: 7 For All Mankind (similar), bag: Mulberry for Target, bracelets: ASOS, rings: JewelMint

Lately I've had a thing for bell bottoms. I've always been a skinny jean girl, and don't get me wrong I still love my skinnies but it's been nice to mix it up a bit. The 7FAM jeans are amazing. I love the dark color and the shape is very flattering. I did hem them though because they were very long. I've already bought a second pair in a lighter wash that need to be hemmed and they should make an appearance soon. I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship.

BTW- What do you think of the new design? I love it! It's so pretty! If you're in the market to have your own blog done, Amanda at Lust, Luxe and Love did mine. She does an amazing job and charges a reasonable fee. Less I think than other blog designers.

~Insta-Pics~

Well, I was trying to make my Instagram photos into a grid but either I'm not getting it or it's the blogger platform. I had copied each picture individually and uploaded them. Well blogger makes them all go in one line down (like above), so I made them a size small and then tried to click and drag them into place but it was not cooperating with me. Any tips would be appreciated.

So these are my Instagram photos to date. I'm loving this app so far. I probably use the same color tones each time but they look so neat! My instagram user name is: @tohellinahandbag and even if you don't have android or apple you can still go to a website called Instagrid where you can subscribe to any user's gallery and they will send you an email with new pics each day. Pretty cool, I had no idea this existed until after Instagram already went to Android.

Dip-Dyed

dress (sold out) and heels: Zara, bag: Converse One Star

Looking to get last minute plane tickets home to Milwaukee, WI and they are super pricey. Like $750 for one (yikes!). If I drive to Pensacola 2 hours west I can save a couple hundred so I think I'll do the drive and save the money for H&M. I haven't been home in a few years. My mom moved to Arizona so lately I've been going there. It will be so weird being back up North but I'm very excited even though I only get 2 or 3 days. 

         Tempted to check out the only Shopbop store in the country. It's in Madison which isn't too far from where I will be. I wonder if they take exchanges in store from something I purchased online. I bought the Alice + Olivia navy blue butterfly shorts during their 20% event and the shorts run really big (FYI, if anyone's considering purchasing them size down) but I can't just exchange them. I would actually have to buy a new pair, but I would rather get them altered then pay full price. Hmm, I may need to call and ask if they even have them in store. i really wish Shopbop had discount codes more often because I've been getting quite addicted to that site. It's probably a good thing though, it will help ease me off my Zara addiction.

Pattern Clash

tee: StyleMint, skirt and heels: Zara, watch: AE, rings: JewelMint

I really haven't tried mixing patterns before but I think this one turned out pretty good. The trick is to make sure the colors match like the red and white in the floral design.What do you think? Is this something you've tried?

Leaf Print

dress: ASOS, bag (last season) and heels: Zara

Tumble

jacket, tank, heels: Zara, denim: Paige (and here and here) (sizes 27 and 28 on sale here)

I was really excited when I noticed these jeans and jacket match perfectly. Love this jacket with the frayed hems, very Chanel, and I'm surprised I haven't owned one yet. This one is highly recommended though it's a tough time of the year for jackets. Who wants to buy one when it's about to be 90 degrees across the country?

Blush

skirt, tank, heels, belt: Zara, watch: AE

I'm so excited that Instagram is now on Android! I love this app, even though I haven't taken many pictures myself I love looking at others. If you are on Instagram let me know your user name in the comments. You can find me at @tohellinahandbag.

Lace Peplum

top: ASOS, headband, watch and denim: AE, heels: Zara