Hey Girls!
It's FRIDAY, and you know what that means!
I'm linking up today with my friends Andrea, Erika and Narci for Friday Favorites!
FAVORITE #1: A MODERN DENIM JACKET
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.
If you don't have a denim jacket yet, you are going to have to trust me on this:
YOU NEED ONE.
Like now.
Actually, like yesterday.
Forget everything you knew about denim jackets back in 1995, because this jacket is different.
If you've been following me since the beginning, then you already know about THIS jacket.
It was THE VERY FIRST MUST HAVE I named!
In fact, it was the item that made me realize I needed to give very special items "MUST HAVE" status.
It's over 2 years later, and it's still one of the most worn items in my closet.
I wear it all year long.
I wear it with little A-line skirts and colored shorts in the summer (I always have a jacket or cardigan at night or when going in restaurants or movies), I wear it in spring and fall with white jeans and chinos, and I wear it during the winter months with cords!
It also pairs perfectly with dresses. I wear it with maxis in spring and summer, and there are some other dresses I wear it with while wearing leggings in the fall and winter.
I haven't been linking to it for a good long while now because it hasn't been available (I did find it at Zappos a couple of weeks ago..but I know most of you just prefer to order from Nordstrom), and I hate getting all of the questions about it and then just having to say "no longer available.".
WELL.
NOW IT'S AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM!
Click HERE for the jacket.
Click HERE for my facebook post from Wednesday where lots of readers of varying heights and sizes commented on their love for the jacket!
Here's the new graphic I made for it.
And just for fun...here was my original must have graphic for this jacket.
Let's all take a minute to take in that sequined cross body.
And here are a TON of different looks with me in the jacket so you can see how it truly does
go with everything!
Most of the items (besides THE JACKET) in the below pics are sold out.
However, if they are still available, I will note that!
With a graphic tee and leopard flats!
blue and green agate necklace / similar point toe leopard flats
I've got some black maxi dress options for you, because it's such a great staple...and it looks great paired with a denim jacket!
short sleeved black maxi HERE (regular and petite)
jersey tank maxi dress HERE (with wide straps)
spaghetti strapped maxi HERE (regular and petite)
racerback maxi HERE
The jacket also looks great with colorful maxis!
kendra scott elle earrings / kendra scott rayne necklace / leather tote c/o barrington (use code PTMTSAVE10 for 10% OFF)
Can't go wrong with white jeans, a colored tee, and Hunter boots (have you seen the new high gloss hot pink color?)
rainbow wood beat tassel necklace / madewell tee (only $19.50!) / hunter boots
similar white ankle jeans from AG and similar white ankle jeans from treasure and bond
Get The Look For Yourself Here:
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I love mixing black, brown, and white together and then topping it all off with the jacket!
similar bar pendant (ONLY $18!) / black madewell tee / leather tote c/o barrington (use code PTMTSAVE10 for 10% OFF)
similar white ankle jeans from AG and similar white ankle jeans from treasure and bond
Get The Look For Yourself Here:
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These are just different colors of the long and lean Target tanks!
With khaki chinos...
With colored chinos and stripes...
brass ladder necklace / nude (bisque) patent flats
With colored jeans and a grey tee....
sanibel reversible pendant / cushion cut bracelet
And one of my favorite looks with the jacket with a grey tee, white jeans, gold jewelry, and cognac sandals!
brass ladder necklace / grey madewell tee / similar cognac sandals by same maker (they're selling out fast!)
Get The Look For Yourself Here:
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Here it is with a striped maxi.
And my final pic of me in the jacket, with my favorite Marisa pants (tons of colors and patterns available!) and a patterned shirt.
Last spring I went to see Melanie when she was in town (in Dallas) doing a book signing!
I'm telling you, I wear THIS BABY all the time.
I'm guessing you believe me now since I just posted approximately 23,000 pics of me in it.
#you'rewelcome
And to be honest, that's just the tip of the iceberg as far as my denim jacket goes...but I'll spare you another 17 pictures.
Here's the thing, many of you girls fell just as hard as I did for this jacket.
Here are some pics of lots of you ladies in the jacket (the pics were sent in for a contest a couple of years ago I believe)!
IF YOU HAVE THE JACKET ALREADY, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT SO OTHERS WILL BELIEVE THAT THIS JACKET IS TRULY A MUST HAVE.
#ittakesavillage
;)
And if you already have the above light stone washed jacket, you might be interested in adding a white one or a darker wash to your closet!
Here I am in the dark wash I got a couple of weeks ago!
jean jacket / earrings / short gold layered necklace / colorful multi-strand necklace
similar white tee / exact AG ankle jeans / nude leather flats
Here are several Kut from the Kloth denim jackets to choose from right now.
If you are scared of the fitted look, there are some other choices for you that aren't as fitted, but still aren't boxy!
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FAVORITE #2: MY NEW AUTISM TEE
So y'all know Candace, right?
I used to see her son for therapy a couple of years ago, and we became friends!
She is the sweet (and inspirational!) mama that was the original inspiration for the Special Mama contests! Well, she and her hubby just designed these AWESOME NEW SHIRTS!
Click HERE to pre-order her new Autism shirt.
I LOVE the sporty look, the v neck, and the color is the perfect green.
And I especially love the story behind the shirts .
For size reference, I'm wearing a small.
And LOOK HOW FLIPPING CUTE Candace and her hubby Brian are in the shirts!
Candace is wearing a medium and Brian is wearing a large!
If you get this shirt, you get a DARLING shirt (of course!)...AND you get to help support a precious family doing everything they can for their precious son!
And in related news, I had a reader e-mail about the following (Thank You Brook H!), and I thought it would be fun to share. Here is Brooke's e-mail:
Have you heard of Christopher Ulmer of the fb page Special Books by Special Kids?
He is a special needs teacher from Jacksonville FL taking the Facebook nation by storm. He is trying to teach love and compassion for all kids and is gaining tons of publicity that is ultimately helping kids like my Parker. Sesame Street has even caught wind and shared him. I thought I would let you know in case you wanted to share with you readers. It looks like you have lots of special needs mamas following from your giveaways. He is trying to get to 500,000 likes to make a bigger impact on getting our kids accepted. My Parker was lucky enough to meet him here in Atlanta and it was life changing. Thought I would share.
So, I think everybody needs to hop over here and "like" his page!
Thanks again Brook for sharing!
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FAVORITE #3: ZELLA GEAR
If you've been reading here for awhile, then you know I fell in love with Zella gear last year. Over a year later, and I still love it. The gear all holds up beautifully in the wash, it stays put while working out, and it's just plain cute. I really do wear it to work out, but I also wear it out while doing errands!
I got these new capris and this new top to kick off my weight loss again this year. I swear it helps me get dressed to work out when I've got cute gear to put on.
(And for those of you wondering.......YES. I gained some weight back this year even though I swore last year that I wasn't going to. For the record, I knew I would, because I always do.
Good News: I've already lost 4 pounds since the below pics were taken! WooHoo!
And guess what..I rewarded myself for the 4 pound weight loss with a couple of tacos at the mall yesterday. Seriously. I did. ;)
#oops
cross back tee / Zella capris / similar Nikes
For size reference, I'm wearing a medium in the top and a small in the pants.
With Zella, I always size up to medium in the tops and jackets, and I always get a small in pants.
Click HERE for all Zella currently on sale.
And look how cute the back is!
Zella has some other new work out tops as well, just click on what you are interested in:
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And here are some other fun capris:
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FAVORITE #4: MY COOL DUDE
Last Friday was Fifties day at school.
#enoughsaid
#coolcat
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FAVORITE #5: MY LOVE
I put this on instagram late last week, but wanted those of y'all who don't follow me over there to see it too!
This was taken at the end of mine and Chris's first date, the Favorites dance at Lake Highlands High School on February 12th, 1994! The friend taking our picture told me to kiss him, and I took the opportunity! So happy he's still mine 22 years later! (Pay no attention to the choke hold and my nose in his eye...I was nervous!) :)
Love You Babe!
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FAVORITE #6 and #7: Ring Holder and Fragrance
This is a shot of my bathroom counter with two of my new favorite things!
I bought this GIRAFFE RING HOLDER for myself back when I featured West Elm in December. It was on backorder, so it just arrived a couple of weeks ago. I think it's so cute, and I love always knowing where my rings are! And that bottle that you see on the right is JO MALONE WOOD SAGE AND SEA SALT.
I'm not really a perfume girl (it always ends up either making me nauseaus or giving me a headache), so I haven't worn any for years. I think it was Erika that told me about Jo Malone sometime last year after it was recommended to her!
So, there was a period of a couple of months where almost every time I would go to the mall, I would go by the perfume counter and spray some on because I wanted to see if I could handle the scent throughout the day. Well, I loved every one I tried. But then Melanie talked about this particular fragrance being amazing, so I asked for it for Christmas.
I know this it sound weird.
But I really enjoy smelling like wood sage and sea salt. :)
Find all Jo Malone fragrances for women HERE.
Other favorites of mine (I know this because of the whole spraying them on me every time I'm at the mall thing) are Orange Blossom and Nectarine and Honey.
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FAVORITE #8: New Welcome Mat
I wanted a new spring door mat, and I found this one online at Target yesterday!
I have a couple of cedar colored adirondack chairs (very similar to THESE!) on the front porch with a distressed blue and white table in between them. The door has a green berry wreath on it, so I thought THIS would be perfect!
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FAVORITE #9: WIT AND WISDOM JEANS
So for all of you Wit and Wisdom lovers out there, CHECK OUT THIS NEW PAIR THAT WAS JUST RELEASED!
If you have these jeans, leave a comment! Or if you are just a Wit and Wisdom lover and are going to immediately buy these jeans because you just trust you are going to love them, leave a comment! wink emoticon
For those of you not familiar. They are soft, stretchy, and women's sizing (vs. the Junior's sizing of my Vigoss). And they are a mid-rise vs. a low rise, so you won't be constantly tugging at them to keep them up! Some people size down a size, but I find them to be true to size for me.
Click HERE for the new jeans.
Here are some comments people left on facebook about them a couple of days ago.
Click HERE for the Wit and Wisdom that I originally named a MUST HAVE in December of 2014!
Click HERE for all of the choices, including a pair of white ones that readers have said are great (with no show pockets)!
Oh my gosh!! Wit and Wisdom are the only jeans I wear! I bought them online at your suggestion and they were perfect. I have several pair. I love these new ones - Jennifer C.
I don't even like my regular jeans anymore. I only have a regular and black pair but they are all I wear these days! - Suzanne M.
got the other pair you recommended and LOVE them. gotta get these now too smile emoticon they are so comfortable, flattering, don't bag out and are a great price. love them! thanks for the recommendation. Tricia H.
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FAVORITE #10: BLOGGER PERKS
So, after blogging for 3 years, I can definitely say that blogging has some perks.
But that's only because of y'all! So, thank you!
Some retailers have started to notice that I have a big audience (I know it's only a fraction of what many bloggers have...but I'm super proud of y'all!), and they will sometimes send me things!
I think lots of bloggers get free stuff all the time.
I don't, so when I do, I find it SUPER COOL.
Now.
Let me also say this.
There are a lot of things I receive that never make it to the blog.
Why?
Let's call the items "questionable".
Some things I get are just not my style. Like AT ALL.
Like this past fall I got a black felt purse and a black floppy hat.
Um, thank you but no thank you.
So, all that to say, blogging definitely has some perks (especially when you get free stuff)...
but don't worry....
I don't care if it's free or not, if I don't like it, I won't act like I do.
#fistbump
Well, this week was a big week for me.
I can go months without receiving something in the mail (that I didn't order for myself! ha!), but this week I received 3 items! And they were all AWESOME!
I got a necklace, a bracelet, and a bag (seen in the below pics).
WooHoo!
#swag
Also, I'm loving this sweater.
Just fyi, they call it a "sweatshirt" on the site. But a sweatshirt it is NOT.
It's a very light sweater.
For size reference, I'm wearing a small in the sweater (true to size) and a medium in the cami (I sized up).
striped v-neck sweater / $12 cami/ similar jeans / similar shoreline converse
kate spade multi-glitter studs /
initial pendant necklace c/o Monica Vinader / figi friendship bracelet c/o Monica Vinader
medium sized cross bocy c/o GiGi New York (available next week!)
Monica Vivader reached out about a year ago and asked if they could send me some jewelry. I declined, because many of their price points are above $100, and I typically feature jewelry that isn't quite so expensive.
They reached out again and said they've found that many women don't mind treating themselves to a special piece of jewelry every once in a while.
Well who can argue with that?
#certainlynotme
#treatmetojewelry
The jewelry is delicate and lovely, but I'm afraid my pictures just don't do it justice.
Click HERE to see the friendship bracelet c/o M.V. (I should have photographed the back of the bracelet because it's lovely and comes in many colors).
Mine has my name written in cursive...
but you can also do initials or a word like "LOVE", or "HOPE"!
And click HERE for my sweet initial necklace c/o M.V.
Again, my pics don't do it justice.
It's sparkly and lovely, and I'm so proud of it!
Thank you to Monica Vinader for these generous gifts!
And her rings are GORGEOUS.
If you deserve a really nice present, you might want to lobby for one of these babies! Just click on what you are interested in! :)
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WOW!
That was a lot of favorites today. Give yourself a high five if you stuck with me all the way to the end. Have a wonderful weekend everybody!
xoxo,
Sheaffer :)
p.s.
After I wrote the entire post, I saw late last night that my Anthro sweater....the one that all of you wanted to know when it went on sale....IS ON SALE!!!!
And this weekend, Anthropologie is having FREE SHIPPING with a purchase of $150 with the code FS150.
And check out my $15 aviators!!! ag skinny ankle jeans (exact ones now back in stock!) / v-back sweater
similar wrap bracelet / cushion cut bracelet/ tiger's eye slab pendent / wood earrings /
booties c/o UGG® and also available at Nordstrom HERE/ tote bag (use the code PTMTSAVE10 for 10% OFF) /