Giveaway: Amanda Catherine Designs

Amanda and I connected a little while ago when she and Carly from College Prepster teamed up together to come up with this adorable print:

The two of them sweetly offered me a print of my own and I jumped at the chance! Pink and green with the cutest cursive that you've ever seen?! Count this girl in!!!

After I got that print from Miss Amanda, I actually ordered a few more of my own!

This is my favorite one that I have for myself, but I also got a set for my sister:

This Auburn colored set had her name written all over it! As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to get it for her! When I surprised her, I brought it with me and it really fit well with the rest of her room!

So many other Amanda Catherine Designs have caught my eye as well!

How great are these?! They're super fun and SO AFFORDABLE! Everything in the shop has a great price so that even a college girl can decorate on a budget!

Amanda and I are teaming up to giveaway a new Lilly-inspired print (or a print of your choice from her store!) for a VERY lucky reader!

Using Rafflecopter again (I'd consider it a HUGE success last time!) you can enter to win!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

There is an extra way to enter this time worth a few extra points but just for fun--not mandatory!

I am SO excited to present y'all with this giveaway it's definitely one of my favorites!!

xxKatie

Care Packages: To Auburn With Love

I'm sending an awesome sister package to my little sister down at Auburn in the next few days!

This PERFECT Gameday necklace and another one from Bauble Bar are part of it!

When I saw this Amanda Catherine Designs set, I knew it would be ideal for our Aubie girl!

There are a few other pieces on their way, but I can't spoil the entire surprise!

What do y'all like to include in your little packages like these? Snacks? Stuff? Silly things?

Any last minute suggestions for me?

xxKatie

They're Here: Let's Be Preppy Cruiseys

They arrived yesterday!

I AM SO HAPPY! The front side features nautical flags of L-B-P for Let's Be Preppy and the back features the name and URL if anyone asks where you got it from! (...because they will!)

I want to make them available to everyone, so you can order them

HERE!

They will be available, first come, first serve and will be shipped on the Friday of the week that they are ordered! I am so excited for y'all to see them and use them on your campuses and tailgates! 

My friends and I wore Cruiseys all night last night to the Dierks Bentley concert we attended! Left and right people were checking them out and wondering where they were from!!!!

Obviously, as you can see, there are pink Cruiseys and green Cruiseys and in the Etsy store, you'll find two listings: one for each color!

A HUGE HUGE HUGE thanks to The Cruisey team for everything they did! Their product has been SO POPULAR that they're currently totally SOLD OUT! Check them out on Facebook for their updates!

xxKatie

"Keeps Me Cryin' Carolina..."

Here's a compilation of some of my favorite pieces of South Carolina art! I always love South Carolina boards and pins and combos!

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This is from a vintage puzzle! How cool?!

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I especially love this one, since the heart is over Columbia!

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I'm probably going to order this I love it so much!

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This would be perfect for Gamedays and gifts too!

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I can't wait to start a little South Carolina collection for myself! I would love to have a few prints hung up and framed all as a little homage to the state!

xxKatie

702: Southern Beaus Giveaway!

Ashlyn, a fellow Gamecock and bowtie aficionado approached me to pair up for the 7 for 700 giveaway event and I couldn't be more excited to share her goodies with y'all!

Ashlyn is a third-year retailing student and the founder of Southern Beaus! She makes and sells the bowties and even clutches too on her etsy site! She has even been featured in one of my favorite reads--Southern Weddings!

We are pairing up to giveaway one of her bowties! I feel like this giveaway couldn't come at a more perfect time, with Christmas right around the corner, her ties will make for a great gift for your Southern Beau!! Here are a few of my favorites:

How LBP perfect is this one!?

I think Saturday's Gameday is CALLING for this one!!

This one would be perfect to match to a pink semi-formal dress for those of you with semi right around the corner!!

I think my favorite part about these photos is that they're taken on the Historic Horseshoe at USC, they're our most hallowed grounds on campus and the picture perfect setting for almost anything!!

Anyway, here are ALL your ways to enter!

1. Follow Let's Be Preppy (1 entry)

2. Like Let's Be Preppy on Facebook (2 entries)

3. Like Southern Beaus on Facebook (3 entries)

4. Follow Let's Be Preppy on Twitter (4 entries)

5. Go to Southern Beau's Etsy Store and pick out your favorite Beau and leave it in your entry comment (5 entries)

6. Tweet at @letbepreppy and @SouthernBeaus about the giveaway! (6 entries)

Again, there are 6 ways to enter today's giveaway!! Good luck! You have until Tuesday night at 11:59pm to enter this Southern Beaus giveaway! Keep your eyes out tomorrow for yet ANOTHER giveaway for this week!

xxKatie (& Ashlyn!)

Devon Baer Designs

This tunic line is so much fun!

(How GORGEOUS is she?! A great designer AND model? Talk about a double dose!)

Really, the best way to describe this tunic is pretty! It's so feminine and delicate and I feel like I'm about to go to Palm Beach in it! I tried it on with my jeggings but I'm positive it would look just as great with white jeans too!

I am wearing a size Medium in the tunic and it fit me really well! It's a great tunic length and the shoulders hit me in the perfect place. (I'm sure my Mom is cringing at this photo how it's kinda in my closet, but hey, y'all get to see part of it now! And even my big mirror all full of different bumper stickers I've collected!)

I also think this tunic would look great with all kinds of different accessories. The mint green would look great with silver and the salmon/pink would look great with gold so I seriously don't think you can go wrong with any colors!

You can check out all the different designs on Devon's Etsy page! She's even about to release a Holiday line in about a week, so keep your eyes peeled in the next few days! Also to see the holiday line items and the most up to date photos, check out her Facebook page too!

I can't wait to wear my tunic out and about! 

Are y'all DBD fans? Do you own any pieces?

xxKatie

Weekly Gratitude

1. I am thankful to be posting this on Monday and being back on track for the first time in awhile!

2. I am thankful to be returning home on Wednesday!! I'll be back in Annapolis Wednesday evening and I couldn't be more excited!!!

3. I am thankful that almost all of the October birthdays are done! Phew, it was QUITE the birthday week last week! The cup above was one of two that I designed for Colleen on Etsy!

4. I am thankful for Southern Belle Boutique, where the glasses were from, for getting everything to me on time and VERY well packed! Nothing to be afraid of when ordering from her!! (I'll be doing a longer post on the whole order in a few days!)

5. I am thankful for my two "new" coats! I washed two coats I have and they look BRAND new! I was so excited to see that they came out ok since I'm not super familiar with how to wash jackets!

6. I am thankful to have finally gotten a new phone battery! Verizon hasn't been the easiest to deal with, and I am SO OVER my Blackberry. It quite during the Luke Bryan concert night which was too bad because there were so many tweet-able moments!

7. I am thankful for some new design ideas for my bathroom! I think I'm going to hang up a few new decor items and change up the rugs. Easy enough! I didn't change very much in my room or bathroom when I moved in, so I'm thinking this will be perfect! Instead of pink and white, I think I'm going to go with a pink and navy color scheme!

8. I am thankful that I get to see a Navy game while I'll be at home!! I'm also very lucky because it'll be the second Navy game I get to see this season!!!!

9. I am thankful that I only have 1 test on Tuesday standing between me and going home! Best. Feeling. Ever!

10. I am thankful that I got a decently restful weekend and have so much to look forward to this coming week!!

xxKatie

Accessories Essentials: Gold & Pearls

Hmm, say that five times fast! Betcha can't--too many S's! Speaking of too many S's, try the world's HARDEST tongue twister:

The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

No matter how many times I try, I can't get it right. And it's not like it's any certain word or spot. Every time I seem to mess it up in a different spot!!

Anyway, I've been browsing accessories like CRAZY these days! Here are some of my recent faves:

Kate Spade

This is my absolute favorite I've seen in awhile! I know this isn't a new piece by Kate S., but I love it!!

Fornash

I have this guy and I've worn it so many times! Even better tip, wear it doubled up!

Loren Hope Designs

Forever 21

Aubepine via Etsy

Kate Spade

Danielle Stevens

I have recently been LOVING gold and pearls and the combination of BOTH! How about you? Do you like gold for summer and fall?

xxKatie

Weekly Gratitude

So somehow I forgot to do this last week. RUDE. Here we go making up for it all!

1. Thanks to Amanda, Amy and Skyler for all having birthdays this weekend. Y'all RULE.

2. Thanks to all of them having a Lilly-esque theme. It was great to get dressed up and have everyone lookin' great!

3. Thanks to Bayside Bride for providing me with so much these past two weeks! So much to work on, look forward to, and plan for the rest of the summer.

4. Thanks to Scotty McCreary for recording "For Once in My Life". It's slowing becoming one of my American Idol faves!

5. Thanks to the Lilly Warehouse sale--you got me a bunch of steals to be proud of for the rest of the summer and into the school year since I got a few transitional pieces too!

6. Thanks to Country music for being better in the summer.

7. Thanks to all the Etsy shops that have made this birthday season fun. I don't want to give anything away yet since it hasn't arrived, but thanks in general.

8. Thanks to Costa del Mar for reaching out to me. Y'all look for a post coming up soon to hear all about it! Doin' big things this week!

9. Thanks to everyone who's been reading this week. I think we're all SO busy and the comments and tweets me so much!!

10. Thanks to Polyvore who told me I've been in both the 77th and 74th most viewed profiles on the site!!! SO exciting!!!

xxKatie