Magnolia Place

Y'all have seen a few of my tweets recently about my new FAVORITE candle, "Heirloom Magnolia Blossom" from the Better Homes and Gardens line at WalMart!

I am OBSESSED. Magnolia is one of my favorite spring scents, but often times a candle doesn't really get the REAL scent right. It'll be too much or off a little or just not exactly what you want.

This Wally World candle is AWESOME and does not even come close to breaking the bank. I actually get the one in the big glass jar that's only $5-6. You can get so many burning hours out of those candles and they have a top so it doesn't overwhelm your room with a smoky scent as soon as you blow it out.

If you're headed to WalMart anytime soon, check out the candle section so that you can snag one of these for yourself!

Happy shopping and smelling!

xxKatie

Holiday Hostess

As the holidays are fast-approaching, there's often times when you'll find yourself staying at a girlfriend's house, spending time couch-surfing at an aunt or uncle or perhaps even staying with your grandparents! Below are a list of great hostess gifts that will be perfect when you're staying with someone!

Is your hostess a wine-o? I love this Lilly Pulitzer wine tote. Add your hostess' favorite type of wine and you've got a festive gift she'll love!

Is your hostess a big foodie? Specialty olive oil is a great alternative to flowers or even wine. A brand new olive oil shop opened here in Columbia and it's too cute! It really opened my eyes to the thought of olive oil as a gift!

Is your hostess very overextended this holiday season? Treat her to a manicure or pedicure! Add in a bottle of your favorite nail polish to go with it for some inspiration. Make it a date and go with her too!

Unsure of where to even start for a hostess gift? A candle is always a great option! I've posted about Capri Blue Volcano candles in the past, and they're my favorite scent. These candles are sold all over and make an awesome treat!

xxKatie

Making Scents

Last week I was running errands and had to pick a bunch of groceries and house things at WalMart! One of the things on my list was a room spray/air freshener for my bedroom! Usually the scents at the grocery store are too strong or to sweet or overpowering, but I found one I really liked! 

Febreze's "White Orchid and Bloom" is SO nice, clean and fresh and perfect for my room! A lot of the Febreze products were on sale, so I picked up the candle, plug in and spray to freshen my room! I have the plug turned to the lowest setting and toward the back corner of my room so it doesn't infiltrate the rest of my house! 

My refill pack was only 1 set of the oil, but since scents change so often I'm thinking about picking up one more to keep in storage. 

I'm excited about my new spring-y scent to stay fresh and nicely scented!

How do you keep your room fresh? Do you use products like these?

xxKatie

Weekly Gratitude

1. I am thankful for my parents for listening to me complain about the coming week. It's homecoming week here at USC and is very fun, but I'm a homecoming chair, so it's also very VERY stressful and intense. Major props to Brandon, Jenn, and Sara who have all been in my position in the past.

2. I am thankful that this week will be over soon enough. See above point ;)

3. I am thankful that I've found two GREAT fall nail colors to choose from on Sunday! Check them out:

Geranium

Size Matters

4. I am thankful for the WONDERFUL employees/volunteers of Charleston Fashion Week! They have been SO helpful with rescheduling with my schedule and both friendly and flexible. I imagined they would have been rigid but instead CFW was great! (My manicure will occur after the audition so a potentially bright nail color isn't distracting!)

5. I am thankful for the retreat I was a part of on Saturday. It was so nice to be away and out of Columbia in the cool weather as well as on the water. Water and being close to water helps calm me and I believe does wonders for the soul.

6. I am thankful that it's really starting to get cold here in Columbia!! I can transition into full-blown tights and boots and dresses! It's so exciting!

7. I am thankful for all the exciting events coming up before the semester ends! I'm also thankful that this semester of tough lectures and tougher exams is coming to an end. To think that first semester of my junior year of college is almost over BLOWS MY MIND!

8. I am thankful for all the new candles in my room. I find it relaxing and calming which is ironic because my Momma HATES candles! I can't think of very much she hates more than candles!

9. I am thankful that I am almost done using my BlackBerry!!!! I hope I can get an upgrade over Christmas break or after the new year and I can say sianara (how do you spell that??) to this stinky phone!

10. I am thankful that I get to see some of my cousins this week! I haven't seen them in a few months and they'll be spending some time down in my neck of the woods from New York!!

xxKatie

Capri Blue: Volcano

Oh. My. Lawd.

I got this candle from a store at home over my fall break and I am in love! I don't have this huge size, but when I go back home over Christmas, I fully intend on buying this big one. I have a smaller one but oh my goodness it is so great.

Capri Blue was a candle company I had never heard of until I smelled this wonderful candle. Worst part: I can't really even tell you what it smells like. Does anyone else ever have that problem?

I have this smaller size, it's probably 4 or 5 ounces. Keep your eyes out for the Volcano scent, that's the one I have! All the other scents seem to have good reviews too. I'm a Volcano fan though!

It's part citrus, part sweet, part AMAZING. I am IN LOVE with this new scent and I fully intend on snatching up as many as I can!

Anyone else ever used this candle? Do you love it as much as I do?

xxKatie

Giveaway: Scentsy Package!: Winner!

The lucky winner of the Scentsy package is Miss Julia of Classy Southern Charm!

How DARLING is her header!?

Miss Julia, please just send me an email so I have your address to pass onto our Scentsy rep!!

Thanks for all the entries!!

xxKatie

Giveaway: Scentsy Package!

Ashley, a Scentsy consultant wants to share her delightful set of products with all the readers of Let's Be Preppy! Check out what we're giving away this week:

A Scentsy Warmer: I picked out the cupcake for y'all! How much fun is that?!

Scentsy Fragrance Foam: I think the cutest sounding ones are Flirtatious, Love Story and Skinny Dippin'! Love those names!

Scentsy Bar: So many fun choices to pick from, and so many collections: Corner Cafe, Fall & Winter, Favorites, Romance, Scentsy Man, Spa and Seven Seas! I just think Home Sweet Home sounds perfect. There are few more comforting things than the smell of your own house!

Want to win this awesome Scentsy package? Here's how:

1. Join Ashley's mailing list here! Super easy! (1 entry)

2. Add Ashley's Independent Consultant facebook page for another entry! (2 total)

3. Like Let's Be Preppy on facebook for a third entry! Only 25 likes away from being at 1000!! Refer your friends for extra entries per person! (1 extra entry per person, have them leave a comment with your name if you referred them to the facebook page! Example: I'm a new fan referred by Katie Rudder!)

4. Follow @letsbepreppy on Twitter for a fourth entry!

5. Leave all entries in ONE COMMENT. One comment means for ALL of your entries, write them in a list in ONE SINGLE COMMENT per person entering!

Enter until Midnight of next Sunday! Winner announced MONDAY! 

Best of luck entering y'all!

xxKatie

Weekly Gratitude: 500

1. Thanks to my sister for making her prof pic a photo of us and saying get back soon to me. It means a lot gRe. I miss you a ton. You prolly have no idea.

2. Thanks to the boy who helped me with my shag final. I appreciate you putting up with me.

3. Thanks to Colleen for celebrating with me. It was extravagant, but we 150% fully deserved that celebration. I'm so thankful you took this class with me.

4. Thanks to Derek for always keeping an eye out for me in and out of shag class. Since I've known you from my freshman year first semester in college you've always been like an older brother making sure I was always ok. I appreciate everything you've done for me this semester in AND out of class again. You're going to do great things and I look forward to hearing about you in the future and telling all my friends I knew you in college.

5. Thanks to my old roommate for wanting to reconnect. I'm sorry that we fell out of contact and look forward to our very very long dinner/gab session that you can tell me ALL ABOUT your study abroad in ROME! Lucky biscuit!

6. Thanks to Easter for coming late. You reinforced fashion rules. Also thank you to everyone who followed the rules and didn't wear white pants or shoes yet. I wore BOTH on Monday. #winning

7. Thanks to Capstone for having the best cheese grits on campus. You make them stringy and delicious. I miss Miss Andrena like nobody's business.

8. Thanks to everyone who sent me notes saying that they liked my post about writing thank you's. It's a been thankful circle. And I like it.

9. Thanks to my mom for signing me up for college classes over the summer. She rules and I'm lucky to have such a baller mom. Y'all should be jealous.

10. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN AN LBP FAN FROM THE BEGINNING. TODAY IS MY 500TH POST. RAZ, Christine K., Kristen C., Harriet H., Grace R., Mom and Dad, Evalyse L., Katherine R., Caitlin S., Audrey M., Mary-Claire M., and a lot of my friends in high school. I think of y'all all the time when I have writers block thinking what RAZ's Journalism class would have told me to do. I couldn't have done this without any of your support almost 5 years ago! Woo!

xxKatie