Au Revoir, 2013

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I cannot believe that today marks the last day of 2013. Another whole year has gone by?! When did that happen?! Geez. I’m getting old. Well, I thought that I would look back at 2013 and leave you with 13 outfits - 12 favorites and 1 unseen. As well as a few other favorite moments from the past year. 

See ya later 2013, it’s been real. And here’s to you, 2014! Let’s make it another good one. 

A few other notable moments form 2013:

- My nephew was born, and I got to be there for it. 

- I worked hard on shopHollyDolly, and introduced a whole bunch of new items. 

- I got to work alongside the amazing Megan Nielsen as part of the Design Diary team. 

- We adopted Henry. He’s pretty cute. 

- One of my best friends got married. 

- We celebrated our one year anniversary with a weekend getaway to Vermont, and took our first fall leaf peeping road trip through Maine. 

- I was selected as a finalist in Cotton’s Road to the Runway contest, was featured in the Boston Globe, and got to be a part of Vizio Optic’s and Bostinno’s fall lookbooks. 

On My Feet

It’s probably a wee bit too cold right now to be exposing any part of my feet. But I had just received these cute little flats in the mail the day before, and couldn’t help but give them a spin. Now if only we could fast forward a few months to some warmer weather, I would never take them off. 

coat: Target

tunic dress: OASAP

hat: H&M

leggings: Forever21

flats: ShoeDazzle

Happy Holidays!!!

Man, is it really that time already?! I’m signing off for the next few days to celebrate with our families. So Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, my friends! Hope you’re days are merry and bright :) 

p.s - this is the photo we used for our Christmas cards this year. We were going for slightly ridiculous. I think it worked. 

Love // Hate

Ok, ok. In my last snowy post I may have said something about the snow being gross and annoying. But it sure does make for some pretty pictures. Amiright?!

coat: Urban Outfitters // Buffalo Exchange

jumper: Topshop

beanie: Urban Outfitters

scarf: H&M

boots: Sorel

{hub}LINKS

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• Kneadle + Bread tackles the task of finding the perfect hostess gifts.
• Mon Petit Chou Chou shows us how to make a delicious holiday cocktail.
• FiveToNine finds the perfect gifts for our four legged friends.
• MOPA stays warm during the snowy winter weather by baking with her family.
• A Daily Dose of Vitamin D puts together a festive outfit for holiday gatherings.
• Shell Chic’d decorates her bar cart for holiday entertaining.
• Cobbs Hill introduces us to beauty products to help you shine all season long.
• HollyDolly demonstrates how to create a simple DIY Holly pin for your hair.

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Coat Collector

Yet another winter coat! I think this makes… 7 or 8 now. With an ninth handmade one in the works. I can’t stop collecting them. Especially when I find a bunch of really cute, cheap ones at Buffalo Exchange. They’re too good to pass up! Now we just need a bigger coat closet. Yikes. 

coat: Old Navy // Buffalo Exchange

hat: H&M

tee: H&M

necklace: shopHollyDolly

jeans: Urban Outfitters

heels: Nine West

Black and White and Snowflakes

We got our first snowfall this past weekend. And again yesterday.

It doesn’t look this pretty anymore. Now it’s all gross, as it always happens. It’s dirty and lumpy and icy and slippery and everywhere (EVERYWHERE) and in the way. But for a bit - within that hour after it first started - it was magical. 

coat: Sheinside

glasses: Warby Parker

hat: Urban Outfitters

snood: ASOS

pants: H&M

pumps: Nine West

Black And Blue (And Polka Dots, Too)

dress: eShakti

jacket: c/o Sheinside

tights: H&M

glasses: Warby Parker

beanie: Urban Outfitters

booties: Target

Holly In Your Hair - a DIY

Does that title sound like I’m about to show you a bunch of photoshopped pictures of miniature versions of myself hanging out in other people’s hair? Because now that’s all I can picture. 

Anywho… I wasn’t born around Christmas, but I’m a sucker for playing up the whole holly thing this time of year. I often use the phrases “holly jolly Christmas” and “happy Holly-days”, and I gravitate towards any decorations that include the leaves and berries. So when I saw all of the christmas stuff at the floral section in Michaels (and at 70% off!), I got an idea. This Christmas, I’ma be Holly… wearing holly. 

Genius, I know. 

Here’s how I did it….

You’ll need: fake holly leaves (you can get it for a few dollars at a craft store) - adhesive - felt - alligator hair clips

1. Most likely, the leaves and berrys will just pop off of the main stem with a light tug. But if not, just simply cut them off. Cut the little stems off of the berries, too. 

2. Glue a couple of leaves together to your desired look. Once they are completely dry, glue the berries to the leaves where the come together near the bottom. Note - I started out with tacky glue, which worked  really well glueing leaf to leaf. But not so much for the berries. I ended up using super glue for those. 

3. Cut a small piece of felt that is just slightly bigger than your hair clip. 

4. First glue the piece of felt to the back of your holly leaves - right in the middle, but closer to the bottom. Once dry, glue your hair clip to the piece of felt. Adding the felt gives it a little bit more stability. 

5. Voila! Stick one in your hair, or wear a bunch together. Happy Holidays!

In My Life

» Blog Better Boston has a new and improved website! And if you’re a Boston blogger - make sure to submit your links for their new {hub}LINKS newsletter. 

» Have you all seen the video going around of the Airline that surprised a flight of passengers with Christmas gifts? I’m not gonna lie… I cried. So beautiful (and such crazy amazing PR). 

» I know it won’t happen this year, but I wanna make these balloon ornaments next Christmas. So awesome.  

» Boo and I have a wintery couples shoot coming up soon. And of course I couldn’t decide on anything to wear….. so I decided to make something instead. I’m using this pattern and this fabric, and I’m really stoked about how it is coming out so far! (sneak peak above). 

» A few favorite Etsy treasuries featuring shopHollyDolly items - one, two, three.

» Speaking of shopHollyDolly, there is a few more days left to order any Christmas gifts! Don’t forget to use coupon code FREESHIP13 at checkout to receive free domestic shipping. 

» More wish list wants - this jumpsuit and this dress. 

» This just in : cats in sweaters are hilarious. 

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