ANOTHER PURPLE RUFFLED HEEL.

I found these at Payless Shoe Source. Yes, every once in awhile I find a very worthy shoe at Payless that deserves some extra attention. These are my new shoes for this fall season! And I bought them during BOGO....even better. Deep rich purple suede for $24.99!

HAVE YOU HEARD.....?

I'm hosting a

over on my family blog. It's kind of like a garage sale...only on my blog. Click here. Kaia's closet is up first. Bidding ends tonight on her clothes with more from my closet and Blake's closet coming next! Make sure you scroll down. There are true treasures posted the farther you go. Happy Bidding!

ice, ice baby

Check out these tai ice pumps by Badgley Mischka. Word to your mother...

PERSIMMON AND PINK.

Kaia is wanting her room re-done from the current surfing theme to a more teen look of black, white and grey. I thought this would fit perfectly with her new decor while reminding her what is still important each day. Plus it fits right in with our family motto for the year. Found on Etsy at Persimmon and Pink. I actually think it would look equally fabulous in our family room. Hmmmm......

cute enough to eat

I have had an obsession with bento boxes lately. A bento box is a single-portion home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. I like the idea of a bento box because it is a creative outlet and eco friendly. Here's picture of an adorable bento lunch followed by a an even more adorable bento box.



Find the adorable bento box at My Sweet Muffin

coasting through life

using these fabulous heavy duty coasters from iomoi:

I also love the custom lucite trays:

ROCK REVIVAL JEANS BE STILL MY HEART.

I wasn't going to buy another pair of jeans. Really I wasn't. I told all the girls on our shopping trip that jeans were not on my list and to NOT let me buy a pair of jeans. I was looking for cute shirts and accessories.

Well I found cute shirts and cute accessories. And then these little beauties caught my eye. I do have one pair of Rock Revival jeans in a light denim wash and if I was going to buy a new pair for the winter it would be a pair exactly like the ones I own only in a dark wash. They are a great fit. Very flattering, with a nice high back waistband with double belt loops that keep them in place. Well be still my heart. My girlfriend was trying on jeans in Buckle at the mall and I went in with her for moral support! As I was walking through the store the pocket above caught my eye and I got all giggly. Really I did. Can you believe they had the exact jeans I had at home only in a darker wash.....in my size. Fate really. I walked out of the store wearing them.

My grocery budget for the next two weeks was cut short. But my booty sure does look cute! See more pics here of just how cute they really are!

in the trenches

shopping with the girls all weekend is my idea of a kick booty time. When the weekend results in not one, but two plaid trench coats... mommy comes home happy! Here's a looky-loo at some pretty in plaid:

This one is a DKNY plaid trench

i could just kick myself

with these ultimate boots! I coveted these beauties while shopping this weekend and decided against it... my, my am I having non-buyer's remorse! Maybe I should run back and buy these Turbo boots by Chinese Laundry in grey now that I see what a huge deal they were at Marshall's...

My message to you? Go with your gut.

SERIOUSLY....

.....isn't this the cutest packaging you have ever seen for flour? I loved it. I bought them after I sat and stared at the them in the grocery store aisle for a few minutes. I want to leave them on my counter to continue to stare. I'm thinking that they would make cute framed kitchen artwork too!

I HEART UGGS.

.....and these have me all goo goo gaa gaa right now. In my favorite color for this upcoming season and also offered in a yummy purple/plum color....my second favorite color for this upcoming season! These will surely be on my Christmas list. Aren't they delish? I'm not sure if it is the wool material or the wood buttons I like best, but I do know that the combination is hot!

POLAROID FRAME FUN!

I always love checking out Delight.com's daily specials. I was just talking to a friend yesterday about how much fun polaroids are but how expensive the film is and how fast you go through it with a polaroid. Check out this fun way to frame a regular picture in a dry-erase type of polaroid frame! Here.

I'VE BEEN A BAD BLOGGER....

...here on Butterflies. Please give me the rest of the week to get my act together and I'll be back next week with pretty things to look at. Thank you.

If you want to visit me on my personal blog, I am keeping that one up quite regularly.

you're clutch a good friend...

what girl doen't love sweet, feminine little clutch. Not I.



Check out the vintage inspired clutches at Briana Edelman Designs on Etsy.

oh maya!

love.love.love. Maya Brenner Designs. It was very difficult to narrow down to my favorite piece, but I do heart this necklace:

and I wouldn't be unhappy if my hubby just happened to get this for our anniversary:

fly me to the moon...

on Rockett St.George. Couldn't you just imagine wrapping up a sweet gift with this lace tape?

Or adorning your couch with this darling pillow?

Or expressing life views on your wall? 'Tis true... all you need is love & I wouldn't mind sharing that sentiment with Rockett's help.

blog-a-licious

If I were only as hip as the husband & wife team photograpers, I would die a happy blogger. Nate and Jaclyn's work can be poured over on 'the image is found' blog. I just sit and click. When you hop on over to browse... be sure and check out the crazy booth... pretty dang hysterical. The two have workshops to teach other photographers how to do a crazy booth at events. Don't these two just look like so.much.fun.

Here's my fave image from the crazy booth:

pretty in lavender

purple of any shade is in this fall & I am loving this sweet dress from Dorothy Perkins Come to think of it... this cardigan from J.Crew, would go fabulously along with it

smells good enough to...

Just bought this fantastic french milled soap at a little boutique store near the beach:I may start getting a shea butter tipped nose from the frequency of smelling the bar. I would've bought the lotion, too... but it was sold out. Always a good sign. I have been scouring the internet all day in hopes of finding an online supplier and EUREKA! I found it here. Now, to talk the husband into spending serious money on a case of soap...

sew cute!

The only word used to describe the feeling when I read this woman's blog is: awe. Check out katie did. I love the modern/vintage clothes she has sewn for her children. I am especially in love with these dresses:

Click here for her tutorial.

SLACKING and CALLING ALL STEPHANIE GRAHAMS!

I've been a blog slacker lately on this here blog. And now...Butterflies is on vacation. To see what is giving us butterflies while we are gone, check-in on our daily happenings here.

I'll be back in a week or so (if anyone is missing me). Stephanie? Stephanie? Where art thou Stephanie? Any goodies we can drool over while I'm gone?!

JUST TO COVER ALL MY BASES...

One of my aprons and cake plates is being given away here today! Good luck.

WHILE IN RENO....

...this weekend, I begged Dave to marry me again. He would just smile at me thinking it was funny. He finally realized on our last day there that he had turned me down three different times. And he promised to take me back so we could get married again. The thought of renewing our vows in silly places over and over again gives me butterflies. Can you imagine always feeling like a newlywed?! I can. He promised me a fun, cheesy wedding in Reno the next time we visit. Then I said "and South Lake Tahoe and Vegas by an Elvis impersonator." If I have my way, we will be back in Reno soon! Those pictures will be so fun to share over the next couple of years. Us getting married over and over again!