free shipping at Ida Claire

Hi ladies. I wanted to let all of you know that Ida Claire is offering free shipping on any item in the store with code "SPRING09" through March 31st. Someone please tell me to be good and not buy this:

what a wonderful weekend

So aside from being propositioned for a threesome by some random strangers, I had a pretty fantastic weekend! On Friday, after work I went to the Lilly store to start my spring shopping. Unfortunately a lot of the items that I had wanted to get were no longer in the store, but I did end up getting the Downie Dress:


The Lathan Top (in a pink/green flowery pattern, for some reason I can't find a picture of it online):


And some perfume for my giveaway. I saw the Lilly Jeep outside of the townhouse. The battery in my camera had died, but I was able to take a picture with my phone. It is now the background on my phone. After that, I stopped by my favorite place to buy shoes, Plaza Too. They were having a warehouse sale which I did not know about, and I ended up walking out with a pair of pale gold Juicy Couture flats for $30!

I am not a fan of Juicy Couture at all, but these are really cute and comfortable and great for going out, so I couldn't say no. After that, I went to Filene's Basement which was across the street, and got a Lilly top for $80 there. Unfortunately, I did not think to take a picture of it, and can't find it online. I got it in a size four which made me so happy considering that about a year and a half ago I was a size 12! When I got back home, I had an envelope waiting for me. What was inside it? The luggage tag and passport holder that I won from Hopsy's birthday giveaway. Thank you so much girl! I love them.

On Saturday, I finally got my hair cut as well as my nails and eyebrows done. Thank you Lifebooker, I needed that, badly. I came home to find a package for me. Inside it was the magazine holder that I had ordered from Ida Claire. I love it even more in person than I did on the website and the owner was such a sweetheart and even sent me a monogrammed koozie just because! I love them both so much and just want to publicly thank her!



I also started buying hostess gifts for my sorority sister whom I'm going to visit in Chicago in May, but since she reads this blog religiously, I'm not going to post them here until after my visit. ;)

Saturday night, J and I went to dinner at this amazing steak place. We also had our first kiss! :) That made me soooo happy. More than the steak. Sunday, I ended up baking chocolate caramel cookies and went to go see I Love You Man with B (I was too tired to go bowling as planned). We snuck the cookies into the theater and ended up eating them all.

Sale at Ida Claire

Hi ladies. A couple of weeks ago, I posted how I was eyeing this magazine holder from Ida Claire.


The company is having a sale until the end of today, and everything is 10% off plus free shipping. They have a lot of cute stuff, and a lot of different monogrammable options, so it's great for gifts.

Wild Geese that fly with a moon on their wings

I have nothing against Geese, they're cute and all, but they just aren't my favorite things. I'm more of a duck girl. I also really love marine stuff. Especially Coral and Starfish. My sheets are Tiffany blue (my favorite color) with white coral on them. I have a gorgeous starfish garland a silver/Tiffany blue shimmer ribbon that I got when I was in college that's going to go right above my bed once I can find a nice boy (most likely my superintendent) to put nails in the wall for me.

Since I am still in the process of decorating my apartment, I will dedicate this week's Favorite Things post to home items.

Thanks to Kate, I discovered Mermaid Hut. The entire store is chock full of Nautical/Marine stuff. These are my favorite items and lusts. These are my favorites:

Set of Three Coral Trays:


These are so gorgeous and match my room beautifully. I'm going for a red, white, and Tiffany Blue color scheme. At $29 for the set of three, it's a really great price.

Set of Two Coral Branch Bowls:


Again, gorgeous, elegant, classy, and simple.

I have fallen in love with Target's Shabby Chic Line and have spare bedding and all of my bathroom accessories from there. I have been perusing the site looking at the rest of the collection and have fallen in love with some of the things. I really want this Vanity Table.



It's cute, inexpensive, and would fit in the hallway in between my closet and my refrigerator. (Remember that I live in NYC folks, the fridge does not always actually fit in the kitchen.) I love vanity tables in general and have always wanted one. The matching stool is adorable and also pretty cheap. (Altogether it costs less than $150 for the set, plus with Target you get cash back on Ebates.) I'm hoping this will act as great motivation for me to unpack those last boxes that are stacked in the hall faster so I can actually buy it.



Also from the collection, I want this light switch for my bathroom. It's a lot cuter than the one I have now which is the generic one. It's $16 for a set of two, and I have a $10 gift card, so if I see it in the store, I may have to pick it up.



The last item on this week's list comes from Ida Claire. It is this gorgeous mail and catalog holder.


I have been searching for a cute mail/magazine holder, and everything I find is either really tacky, totally not my style, or way out of my price point. At $68 this one is doable and I love the colors and the gorgeous monogram.