Gift Guide: For Her Under $50

The tree is up and the twinkle lights are hung! 

Christmas music is on 80% of the time in our home and Christmas shopping has begun!

Last week, I shared my Gift Guide for Girls that you can see HERE.

Today I'm sharing a gift guide geared more towards the non kid girls in your life: your sister, mom, aunt, bff, co worker etc! 

I've rounded up 9 Gift Ideas for HER and everything is UNDER $50! 

1. Pastel Mountains Mug by Macy's, $35 

How beautiful is this dishwasher safe mug? Perfect for the coffee loving girl in your life.

If you happen to be reading this blog post the day I posted it (11/28/2018) it's on sale as part of Macy's Cyber Monday until the end of the day for $11!

2. OPI Dulce De Leche Infinite Shine , $18

For the beauty loving girl in your life, this Infinite Shine nail lacquer is the most gorgeous shade of pink. Part of OPI's lacquer system line that claims to need no touch ups all week long! 

Bonus: It's on sale this week for $12.60

3. Golden Girls Sophia Figurine, $10

I mean, have you ever met someone who doesn't love the Golden Girls?

This figurine is perfect to make any desk happy.

4. Dinosaur Print Luggage Tag, $7.90

For the travel loving girl in your life. 

How fun is this dinosaur luggage tag?! 

5. Pink Beach iPhone X/XS Case,  $18.95

Protect your phone from scratches and bumps with this gorgeous phone case inspired by Morocco. 

Made by Burga, they also have all your MacBook, iPhone & accessory needs.

6. Round Exfoliating Brush, $14

This exfoliating brush is a must have for every girl who wants soft skin.

This would be perfect paired with a bath bomb and candle.

Shop it this week to save 50%!

7. The Body Shop Matte Lip Liquid Lipstick, $15

This vegan, gluten & cruelty free lipstick comes in 12 shades.

It is currently on sale for $3 - stock up while you can!

8. Flower Chart Tee, $42

This tee has been on my wish list for a while now, and I may just buy it for myself this Christmas.

9. Rifle Paper Co. Blush Address Book, $44.69

I'm a huge fan of Rifle Paper Co. and love that they are bringing back the charm of the little black book in this ever increasing digital world. 

On sale RIGHT NOW for $29.94

Happy Shopping!! 

Kids Kringle - Kids Give Back

Can you believe we are only a few days away from December?!

The holiday's are fast approaching and while this is a happy time of year for most, for some people it's a time of worry.

Most kids are asking for toys and clothes for Christmas, but there are also many kids right in our local community that are just hoping for a nice meal to eat.

 I believe it is so important to give back any way you can this holiday season. 

There are many families in need of food, so lets teach our children to give back and help our local community.

I'm so excited to announce that I've teamed up with the owner of Glama Gal Barrie and local blogger Adriana of Chaos & Caffeine to host a fun holiday event: Kids Kringle.

Bring your kids to Glama Gal Barrie { 21 Commerce Park Drive Unit #21} on November 30th between 5PM - 8PM for a fun evening of SLIME and Manicures

The cost is $5 & a Non Perishable Food item per station.

As local Barrie mamas with TEN kids between us, our hopes  are to bring our community together and inspire kids to help other kids in need this holiday season. 

DYNAMITE Black Friday SALE starts TODAY

Dynamite's Black Friday SALE starts TODAY!

Shop Dynamite's Black Friday Sale to get 40% off on ALL orders.

FREE shipping when you spend $25 or more.

BLACK FRIDAY SALE - 40% Off All Orders at Dynamite + FREE SHIPPING on $25+! Offer valid until 11/26 at 7AM EST.

Click HERE to see my November Try On at Dynamite

Gift Guide For Girls

This past weekend we got all our Christmas decor out of the garage and put up our Christmas tree! 

This means it's time to start rolling out the Gift Guides! 

I am so excited for Christmas this year! 

Okay, I'm excited every year....but the kids are at such great ages! 

They're obviously all old enough to understand what is happening and it's not as chaotic as years in the past.

Today, I'm sharing Gift Ideas For Girls.

I didn't target a specific age group for this post but I'd say these gifts are good for girls ages  3 - 10.

There are various price points as well.

To shop - all you need to do is click on the product image.

Happy Christmas Shopping!

NOVEMBER DYNAMITE TRY ONS

Happy Friday!

Thought it would be fun to do a little try on session at one of my all time favourite stores and share my faves with you!

I've linked all the items at the bottom of the post to make it easy for you to shop your favourites.

RIBBED TOP

ASYMMETRICAL RIBBED TOP 

GREEN COAT

MUSTARD YELLOW BLOUSE

Seven Tips For Choosing Family Photo Outfits

 

It's been a few years since we have done a family photoshoot, so when one of my good friends and amazing photographer let me know that she would be doing mini photoshoots at a local tree farm I had to book a spot for our family.

Sure, we have tons of photos of the kids that we've taken on our iPhones but there's something so special about having them professionally done. 

I know that one of the most dreaded parts of arranging family photos can be choosing the outfits, so today I'm sharing seven tips that will make this dreaded process a breeze! 

1. 

Plan Your Outfits in Advance

I like to choose our outfits well in advance. 

I'll lay them out and see how they look together, then put them away safely so they don't get dirty or worn out before the photo shoot. 

2.

Mix New Pieces with Pieces You Already Own

Buying all new outfits for a family can be very expensive. 

I usually like to buy one new piece per family member and use what we already have at home to fill in. 

For this years photo shoot, I purchased us all new sweaters {seen in the photo above}, but we will all be wearing pants, hats, boots etc that we already own.

3.

Pick Pieces that Compliment Each Other Without Being Matchy-Matchy

Being Matchy Matchy is so 1999. 

But seriously, in my opinion it can look a little cheesy to all sport the exact same outfits. 

If you are buying matching sweaters, try buying in different colours and limiting it to only a couple of people in the photo. 

For example, I found the most gorgeous sweaters for the girls that I couldn't pass up, so I bought the same sweater in different colours. 

Emma will be wearing a light pink and Audrey will be wearing the same sweater in a nice cream colour.

4.

Keep Location in Mind

It's always important to keep the location of the photoshoot in mind. 

If you are planning to shoot in front of a White Barn for instance, you don't want to be wearing white and get lost in the photo.

5.

Be Practical

This is especially important when kids are involved. 

Your daughter may beg you to wear her favourite short sleeve dress for the photo shoot, but if the pictures are being taken outside in the middle of December, it's probably not the best idea.

You don't want photos of your daughter shivering in her favourite dress haha

6. 

Stick to a Neutral Colour Scheme

Think Greys, Whites, Creams. 

You can add in Pops of colour with accessories like boots, hats, jewelry etc. 

7. 

Say Yes To Texture

You will want to avoid big patterns that will take away from the family itself.

Find clothing in a neutral colour that has nice texture to add some visual interest to the photo. 

Girls Room Refresh {Inspo} with Wayfair Canada

Thank you to WayFair for partnering with me on this post. 

Do you ever start a home project only to abandon it for months before getting back to it? 

We're usually pretty good at starting and finishing projects within a reasonable time frame, but for some reason, this girls room refresh has been in the works for over a year now.

I promised the girls last Christmas that we would do a room refresh for them, started painting shortly after then life got busy and somehow I ended up abandoning the project.

In fact, their room looks like one hot mess right now with one coat of white paint with the older colour still peaking through. 

I feel awful that the girls have been living in an unfinished room for so long so I promised them it would be finished by this Christmas {which is quickly approaching - YAY}

Having always lived in a three bedroom home, our girls have always shared a bedroom.

Even though they are sisters, they couldn't be more different in personality and style which is why it was important for me to have their input in this room refresh.

The girls agreed to keep the paint colour neutral so they could add their own personality in the form of toys, books, accessories etc to the room.

For the girls beds we decided to go with these gorgeous white Matheny Panel beds in White with a mid century modern night stand in between.

One of my girls loves a more modern look while the other is very into vintage & thrifty finds so I thought this was a great way to marry the two styles.

Both the girls like pink, so we threw in some pops of the colour by doing a neutral desk with a pink chair, pink bedding and a couple of accent baskets.

I wanted to add some symmetry to the room with matching Art above the girls beds so I asked the girls to think of something they could both agree on. 

Back in the summer, we visited a farm with Alpacas and the girls fell in love {so did I}, so they suggested Alpacas above their beds.

I put together the photo above for inspiration for the room and really love how it turned out and can't wait to see it become a reality over the next few weeks!

Lassen Side Chair // More Accent Chairs	Ginger Comforter Set // More Bedding Sets
Birch White/Grey Area Rug // More Area Rugs	Corban Cone Pendant // More Pendants
Seagrass Basket With Handles // More Baskets	Alpaca Print On Canvas // More Wall Art
Matheney Panel Bed // More Twin Beds	Cresskill 2 Drawer Nightstand // More Nightstands

Gift Guide: Indigo Christmas Faves

1. Gold Willow Wreath | 2. Stocking Holder | 3. Moose Bus Ornament | 4. Pom Pom Garland | 

5. Snowy Town Advent Calendar | 6. Spruce Tree | 7. House In The Woods Snow Globe | 

8. Glass Cloche Snow Houses | 9. Anne Of Green Gables Ornament |

Happy Sunday!

Can you believe we are in November already?! 

November for me, means the start of the Christmas season!

I'm totally listening to Nat King Cole Christmas songs as I type up this blog post haha

We took the Kids to Chapters yesterday to pick up a new snow globe. 

My friend Ana of Blue Bird Kisses posted a picture of her snow globe collection on her Instagram account which inspired me to start a new family tradition of getting a Christmas snow globe each year.

I've had a couple of DMS asking where the Snow Globe I posted was from so I thought I would share in a blog post with a few of my other favourite Christmas items from my favourite store in the whole wide world - Chapters Indigo. 

Happy Christmas Shopping :)