Sushi, Sushi, Sushi

Amazing dinner @ Japango, some pool and drinks with friends, good night!

dress delias, necklace f21, paltform steve madden, bag & belt thrifted, stone necklace worn as bracelet, fossil sunglasses

Red Hot

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All In White

Surprisingly empressed by this editorial in Brides Magazine! One of my favorite lazy day activities is getting a coffee at a book store and flipping through magazines, you never know what you might find.

xoxo jilly

Giving Me The Cold Shoulder

One shouldered dresses are popping up all over... a big trend for fall no doubt. These from netaporter are a bit (a lot) out of my price range but I'll be keeping an eye out for one that fits my budget.

xoxo jilly

The Mean Lavenders

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DIY: I want cut-offs

Love Rachel's outfit here so I decided to turn these:

Into these:

target halter, express jeans, stone necklace worn as bracet, thrifted necklace & sandals

Bonna Drag

Thanks to Miss Woo at http://cheapskatechic.blogspot.com/ I have found this amazing site and I am in love... some of the gorgeous items...

Great stuff and the pics are awsome as well, check out the rest of the goodies at http://bonadrag.com/

Happy shopping!

xoxo jilly

At Home Clarifying Shampoo

This recipe makes a quick clarifying rinse.

• Ingredients: one egg, juice from ½ a lemon, 1 cup of regular shampoo, ¾ cup of water, 1 teaspoon of oil.
• Wisk together and then use immediately in place of your regular shampoo. Condition as you normally would.
• The lemon is what does most of the work here while the egg and oil protect and strengthen. Adjust the amount of lemon as you need. I don’t color my hair but use a lot of silicone products so I up the lemon to really get rid of any build up. It leaves your hair feeling really clean and soft!

Empire Lounge

Banana wrap-shirt worn as vest, hanes wife beater, bird neckalce thrifted, lucky jeans, sm platforms.

Fantastic restaurant in a great little town just outside of Boulder. Louisville had been voted one of the best towns in the US and Empire will be featured in an upcomming news bio.

G'night! -Jilly

Wearing Today

target hat, fossil sunnies, old navy top, calvins, steve madden wedge, target clutch, bamboo bangles from Hawaii. Lazy brunch at the Buff. Seriously, I need a new camera!

Last Night

Summer Cocktails

Summer is the perefect time for crisp refresing drinks. Here are a few of my favorites

Izze Splash

Super simple and soo light and bright. Take Izze juice drink and mix it with your favorite liquor over ice. I prefer the blackberry with vodka. If you've never had Izze before check it out! Its sparkling water and fruit juice in a bunch of great flavors. http://www.izze.com/

Hop Skip and Go Nakeds

These sound a little wacky but are amazing, great for an outdoor movie or bbq. My friend Andy introduced me and its definitely worth a try. The ingredients are pink lemonade, vodka and wheat style beer (or at least light in color and flavor). Take equal parts of beer and lemonade anf then add vodka to taste about one shot per 10oz of the beer lemonade mix. Mix and serve over ice. Adjust this one to your personal preference some lemonade for sweetness for instance, sample frequently as you make!

Cranberry Granita

I adapted this one awhile ago from a food network show. Its a great light dessert as well as a cocktail. This makes enough for about 8-10 servings. Take three cups cranberry juice in a sauce pan with 1/2 cup sugar. Heat slowly untill disolved. Cool and add just over a 1/3 cup of each vodka and fresh lime juice (about two large limes). Mix in a shallow dish or casserole pan. Freeze for two hours. Use a fork to flake the icy mixure into crystals, refreeze. Repeat every few hours untill fully frozen (about 5 hours total). Serve in small bowls with mint leaves or lime wedges for garnish.

Enjoy! xoxo Jilly

Hop, Skip or Jumper?

The Jumper trend has intrigued me long enough that I can say its not just a fleeting interest. However I'm still not sure it's really doable. To say I still struggled to see myslef just waltzing around town in my one piece. The lovely ladies below seem to prove it can be done, achieving some very diffrent looks.

I especially like Eva Longoria's nude number. The rolled cuffs ddress it down and the bright purse adds a pop of color. I'd probobly do the same with bright platforms.

Having seen these examples I went in search of a jumper for myself. On the more casual side, like Blake Lively's look I found these. I'd pair them with cute flip flops and a big canvas tote for a hot day of running around at the farmer's market.
These Two are both from alloy, under $40.

For a dressier night out option I like the jumpers below, all from Urban, at $75 plus. The grey with the rolled shorts begs for some tall platforms and chunky jewery while the nude is very lingerie inspired and needs simple touches, maybe some metalic falts and a couple bangles.

Hmmm decisions, decisions…

xoxo Jilly

~~ Random Inspiration Board ~~

A few things that caught my eye

XOXO
Jilly

~~Yard Sailing Away~~

Fantastic yard sale finds from this weekend!

Rode the scooter all over town, as has become a weekend ritual. Ended up with a sunburn and some fantastic items...

Great french style prints... I'm always looking for items like these; I'm still looking for the 'Chat O Lait' print I failed to buy years ago, oh the regrets! These are great aswell; could not pass up at $1 a piece! Now I just need to decide how to reframe/mat them?

These great tilted glasses really fun, and fairly trippy. From Z Gallery they still had the stickers of them. Got a full set of four which will look delish filled with the Izze I just picked up poured over ice.

Picked up a few other items... Helly Hansen jacket at right, a sweet pair of italian loafers, lovely wooden dish in need of a little tlc. Missed out on some really cool shelving, just couldn't haggle the price down low enough. But overall a great sucess!

Top Yard Sale/Flea market Tips

1. Have a goal in mind: I think of a few key things ahead of time that I would like to find, this keeps me focused. I'm always looking for wall decor, cups and glasses, books and camping supplies for instance. These items also re-sell well if I happen to get over zealous.
2. Go Early: The good stuff can go fast
3. But Dont be afriad to leave it behind. If its not the right price leave it, you can always double back and sellers are more apt to bargain at when they are packing up

Happy Monday xoxo

Jilly