A Birthday Giveaway With O My Heart! *CLOSED*

Sooooo, my birthday is coming up this weekend. And how do I want to celebrate my birthday? By offering you a chance to win a pretty awesome gift, of course!

I was so excited when the lovely Kate of O My Heart! recently started up her new shop. I’m a big fan of supporting small, handmade businesses. And when it’s a fabulous fellow blogger and friend, I’m only that much more smitten! Anyway, Kate makes the most chic little rope bracelet and necklaces. And, in honor of my birthday, she is offering up one of her Neon Pink Rope Bracelets to one lucky winner! 

HOW TO ENTER:

Mandatory: 

1. Follow HollyDolly via Bloglovin’, Tumblr, or whatever other reader you choose. Leave a comment telling me how you follow along. Please leave your email as well!

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Bonus entries:

(please leave a separate comment for each entry)

2.Follow O My Heart via Bloglovin’ or GFC

3. Follow HollyDolly on Twitter

4. Follow O My Heart! on Twitter

5. Follow HollyDolly on Facebook

6. ‘Favorite’ the O My Heart! Etsy shop

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That’s a total of 6 possible entries!

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This giveaway is open worldwide. Please leave your comments in the DISQUS form, as tumblr comments will not be counted. Giveaway will close on Sunday, April 22nd (my birthday!) at 9pm EST. The winner will announced the following day. 

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Good luck! And may the odds be ever in your favor (sorry, I had to). 

*****THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*******

In My Life - Lately

Boo and I have been taking advantage of the nice weather lately, and have been venturing out for meals more and more. Delicious burgers for dinner, mexican for brunch, frozen yogurt for snack - oh, its so good. I’ve also been keeping myself busy with wedding planning and new sewing projects. It was a busy and fun weekend. But today, since Boo has the day off, we are going to try and head to the beach! I can’t wait!

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How was your weekend?

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Are you on Instagram? Follow along! My username is : hollyjollydolly

P.S- make sure to check back later today for a super fun giveaway!

The King

I’ve mentioned this once before, but it’s so good, it deserves another mention. 

Do you know what the best burger in the world has on it? Peanut Butter. And bacon. And carmalized bananas.

Seriously, you should try it. 

dress (worn as skirt): H&M

sweater: Urban Outfitters

necklace: gift from Boo

shoes: Madden Girl

New Trick

I learned something new this past weekend…. Boo is an amateur hair stylist. Who knew?

I’ve never been able to do my own hair. Never. Sure, I can do a pony, or a simple, loose side braid. But when it comes to all those super cute, intricate hairstyles we all pin so much - I’m at a loss. I understand how to do them, I just can’t execute it on my own head. My solution? Teach Boo how to. And you know what?  It turns out he’s pretty good at it. I wonder what other hairstyle I can trick him into doing for me next. 

top: Marc by Marc Jacobs

cardigan: H&M

skirt: vintage

bracelet: gift from Boo

heels: Blowfish shoes (won in a giveaway) - here

DIY Wood Bead Necklace

I’m kind of obsessed with these colors lately. I used neon pink and orange in my last DIY, too. I also love the way the pastel purple plays off the neon. Lets see, how many DIYs can I do in these colors before I get sick of them?

What you’ll need:

-an assortment of wood beads

-paint 

-assortment of paint brushes

-string

Thats it! Theres really no need for step by step instructions, for I feel its pretty self explanatory. Choose the color, deign, and layout you like, and get to painting!

EBEW : Pastel

Theres not much pastel in my closet. Just a few items here and there. So as much as I would’ve loved to wear a head to toe pastel outfit for this month’s EBEW, this will have to do instead.

Which isn’t a bad thing, because I happen to really really really (like, really) love this outfit. For as much as I love this skirt, I don’t wear it nearly enough as I’d like. I don’t know why. It is one of the items I got during my internship a few years ago. A designer sample sale is awesome, but an employee discount at a designer sample sale? Absolute heaven. 

Don’t forget to check out how everyone else is wearing there pastels today for EBEW!

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cardigan (worn backwards): JCrew

skirt: Diane von Furstenberg (sample sale)

necklace: InPink

purse: Michael Kors

boots: Target

Shop & Blog Update

Happy Monday, everyone! How was your Easter weekend?

Lets start this week off with an Etsy shop update! I’ve added a few new items to shopHollyDolly over the weekend. I have a couple of detachable collars restocked, including a new black and white mini dot one. Also, check out my newest item - leather bow hair clips. I have 4 sets in stock right now, but I’m kind of obsessed with these little guys, so expect more soon. 

I also have a lithe update for this here blog as well. I finally got a custom domain! You can now find me at:

www.hollydollyblog.com

hollykeenan.tumblr.com will still get you here, so no worries. But for those of you who would like to update your blogroll, etc. - do it now!

Hope you all have a fantastic day :)

What I Wore: Boston Blogger Meet-Up

Wednesday night, I attended my first Boston Bloggers meet and greet, organized by the lovely Katy and Alison, at Lansdowne Pub in Boston. At first I was nervous, like I always am - going into a large group of people I barely know. But my nerves quickly went away, as everyone was so nice and inviting. I got to spend a lot of time chatting with my friend Amy, I finally got to meet the wonderful Annie, and I was introduced to a whole bunch of new bloggers that I can’t wait to follow along with. One new friend included Michael of Gingham and Leather. It was so refreshing to meet a fabulous male style blogger. You should definitely check out his blog - it’s awesome!

And, of course, I didn’t take any photos. Typical. Next time, I swear. 

 

shirt: Anthropologie (similar)

skirt: vintage, altered

necklace: Stella & Dot (won in a giveaway)

booties: Boutique 9 (here)

Denim & Denim & Pink

Are we friends on Facebook? 

How about Twitter?

Pinterest?

Did you hear about mine and Linda's little crafting party?

shirt: Old Navy

jeans: BCBGeneration

scarf: Vintage

belt: Thrifted

flats: Lucky Brand (here)

Wedding Wednesday: Burlap

See this big bolt of burlap? Obviously I have a lot of wedding DIY projects in mind using this particular material. So I thought I would share some of the things I’ve been working on! These aren’t even all of my burlap projects. But I haven’t quite started all of them yet. But we’ll start with these for now :)

1. Burlap and bakers twine wrapped mason jars. Going to be used as vases, favors, and other random decor. 

2. Table numbers - I’m really loving the way these turned out. 

2. Bunting banners. I know you can’t see it all, but this particular one is for the candy station. I also plan on making ones for the photo booth, head table, and pre-ceremony drinks table. 

That’s it so far. It’s a lot of work, but I’m having fun crafting!

burlap :  Online Fabric Store

chunky bakers twine : Sew Lola

blue tags and heart stickers: Knot & Bow