Date night

I'm pretty sure I need these for Valentine's date night:

Kenneth Cole

And let's face it...all of this wouldn't hurt either!

I just adore PINK + RED!!! Hey, go big or go home, right? I can't argue with my two love smitten tootsies...who am I to get in the way of true love? (c;

Queen of Hearts

Short and sweet today...

...don't you think I just need a whole boatload of these???

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Valentines Kiddo Style

So I was just stressing  researching some stuff for Valentine's Day for the wee people and thinking "I don't have time for all of this crap stuff and I finally had a brainwave:

Etsy has EVERYTHING!!!

And boy do they ever...

Darling printables...

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Cute kiddo gifts...

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More darling printables....

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Desperately want this for my little handsome heartbreaker...

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Or this...

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And shut right up with the little heart patches on the sleeves in this number:

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And this is just the sweetest:

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I *HEART* ETSY!!!

Friday's Fancies: Black + White!

Anyone else feeling left out that they aren't at the big ol' blog party called Alt right now???

I'm more than a little jeals of all the rad peeps that are congregated in SLC right now having a grand ol' time...so I was doing a little fantasy shopping #addict #ispendwaytoomuchtimeonthis

I'm so in love with ALLLLLL of this...that jacket? Amazing. Shoes? A must have. Dress? Perfect LBD.

Jacket * Shoes * Watch * Bracelets * Dress 

And just a pop of pink for good measure. Marc, call me, we could complete each other. Fashion wise...and by each other I mean me and my closet. (c;

I actually get a date night tonight with the hubster all to myself. Excited doesn't even cover it.

Hope your weekend is full of fab bling and sky high heels...

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Not your grandmother's china

As my interest in all things design grew, so did my interest in tablescapes (which, btw, is a word I think got made up and I was definitely not acquainted with before blogging).

So I started paying a lot more attention to place settings...do you know how many fantastic china patterns are out there??? A LOT.

The possibilities are just endless...

Kelly Wearstler has some pretty bad A patterns that are *gorgeous*:

And I could shop Kate Spade all day long:

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Some more budget friendly versions can be found at Mikasa...

How cute would this be for Valentine's??? (c:

Can't go wrong with a little greek key...

And if you want some fantastic fun, quirky, and colorful options...you know Anthro is your go to...

I snapped this of my *favorite* plate there the other day, love that little guy (c: 

I'm slowly acquiring some cool ones from thrift stores and totally scored this awesome pattern on Saturday:

via my instagram

How cool is that pattern??? It's a metallic bronze...and fun fact, it's actually the china from American West Airlines that they created for a select couple planes and used it between 1989 and 1991...crazy, right?

I'm totally in love and can't wait to use it! It'll totally look like this, right???

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Riiiiiiiight....

Beyond inspiration...

This pretty much has absolutely nothing to do with anything that I usually talk about over here at ATBAB...but honestly, it was too good not to share.

If you have a minute (and lots of kleenex), you should watch these two brothers and their story.

Beyond amazing.

Beyond inspirational.

Just beyond.

FYI, I bawled like a baby. (c:

Monday...be mine...

First order of business on this fine morning...happy MLK day! Definitely needing to reflect today because the world is better because of Mr. King.

Second order of business: FREAK OUT because Valentine's Day is just around the corner. 

So what, right?  It doesn't have to be a big deal, right? Just go with the flow, right???

RIGHT.

But then there's that crazy woman part of me that's screaming that it needs to be special and fun and memorable...aaaaaannnnd I usually listen to screaming people. (Unless it's my children, then I can block it out like nobody's business.)

So it was time for a little inspiration...

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Totally want to try my hand at one of these darling specimen art dealy boppers:

And maybe these at the same time (since you just use the paint samples for both...major time saver, no?):

Sooooo, are you already stressing thinking about this stuff?

Just me, huh? (c:

Friday's Fancies: Outfit Crush

Oh Friday, how I love and adore you when you greet me with the promise of weather in the 70's! One of the perks of living in AZ 

(The opposite of living here in the summer. Kill me now.)

But it has me wishing for some bright little dresses in fun patterns and this J Crew number fits the bill quite nicely! 

I mean seriously, how awesome is that print???

Necklace * Dress * Shoes 

And I've long had a humungo crush on these Tory flats...the bejeweled bow is just too fabulous not to love!  

So hopefully where you're at is over and done with the cold snap, too, and you can get your pretend Spring on this weekend (c;

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From the bad to the Phenomenal...

Sorry for scaring the bejeebers out of y'all yesterday...so I decided to make it up to you by introducing you to a new (to me) fashion blog that totally rocked my socks off.

Northern Style Exposure

I somehow stumbled on it through Instagram and I was instantly hooked, I mean just look at her collection of baubles:

And then I knew we were soul mates (c;

So I spent all day yesterday  a good chunk of time yesterday going through every. single. post. on her blog. Needless to say I'm a fan. Or at least insanely jealous of her purse collection. Same dif. 

All via Northern Style Exposure

All I have to say is *MAJOR* girl crush up in here. It's a good thing she lives in Canada. Her closet is safe  for now  (c;

Need a laugh?

Do you ever think that fashion designers just go "I wonder if we make something *SUPER* ridiculous if people will still wear it???"

I think they do.

Case and Point:

This article I found with supposedly "real" men's fashion that was on the runway in London.

I don't know *anyone* (man or woman) who would wan to wear this

Boys will be boys...and sometimes they like to wear tents on their lowers. Not really, no.

If by "men" you meant "my grandmother" then yes.

I just figured out why male models always look so angry...because they make them wear this crap:

I just can't even...no...it's not okay.

Heaven help us!!!

Monday Mash Up

So I finally got to see my movie...

And for me, it *TOTALLY* lived up to the hype, I loved every second of it! Bawled like a baby...and let me tell you, the hubby totally love it, too (where is that darn sarcasm font when you need it???).

And speaking of, how gorgeous did Anne look at the Golden Globes last night? I'm not in love with the dress, but the overall look was so gorgeous that I just had to love it (c: That hair really suits her.

I can't really put my finger on it, but I really loved this on Lucy Liu, too...it's borderline crazy and a huge princess-y dress, but I loved it.

I have long be searching for a new purse, but I just can't get my first love out of my head:

Marc Jacobs Petal to the Metal

The about $500 price tag just isn't happening and then I found this site and clearly they are knockoffs, but only $50!!! And I'm pretty sure they're all from China...

So tell me, would you ever do the knock off thing to get the look for less? Or should I just hold out for the real deal???

And then we had a very important birthday this weekend...my little man turned 6. *TEAR*

That means he's not a little kid anymore, he's so BIG. I have no idea how that happened, but it really made me think back on the day 6 years ago when I took on the hardest and most amazing job in the world, being a mom:

Best. day. EVER.

So as you can tell, I'm all over the place today, but I'm looking cute doing it (c;

Hoping your Monday is a little more sane than mine! 

Friday's Fancies: Emerald City!

Quick! Word association game:

I say 'Emerald City' and the first word that comes to mind is....???

Munchkins, right?!? (c;

Actually, the first thing that comes to mind is Wicked and I'm always happy to belt out a musical number...um, only when no one is looking. That's what I totally meant.

But I wouldn't care who saw me in this getup...I'm *CRAZY* for emerald (along with the rest of the known universe...except for that one crazy cat lady recluse that doesn't like it because it reminds her of that one time in Hoboken...).

Skirt * Heels * Bracelet * Bangle * Blouse * Clutch * Earrings

I realize that those shoes are pretty random up in this bidness, but I just love them and I'm pretty partially to unexpectedness (but really only in fashion, not in the my-kid-just-released-a-live-reptile-in-the-house kind of unexpected (c; ).

Enjoy that weekend, y'hear?

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A Place for Everything

I'm going to get cliche on y'all and talk about getting my rear in gear on organization.

But I'm pretty sure the only way I can really get into it is by talking about jewelry, too....ERGO...

I probably shouldn't even be showing you this mess:

And that's just *one* area...I have two more that look like that )c: I think the hubbs has about had it!

I need an area that looks more like these:

I think the first one is my favorite...mostly because of all the freakin' fabulous jewels...but hey, a good excuse to get some more amazing necklaces, right?

Maybe if I tell the husband that it'll get all the mess cleaned up, he'll be on board with hoarding acquiring more baubles.

So you all are brilliant people...what are your best tricks for organizing this stuff???