Glam Grab Giveaway

You've no doubt heard of Glam Grab by now.... its one of the new accessory auction sites on Facebook where you can get amazing deals on the newest costume jewelry trends.



Like this fabulous 7-strand coral necklace.  A steal at $28.  But I'll do you one better.  Go check out EAS at Let the Tide Pull Your Dreams Ashore and enter for a chance to win this beauty!

Making Faces Turns 10

The cutest place in town just turned 10!



Amazing giveaways and awesome swag bags...



 And, as a "thank you" to their customers, each lady was treated to a make-up session with a Stila pro!  I'm not one to wear a ton of make-up so it was really cool to have someone make me up for the day.  Zoe, if you're out there, you rock!  Congrats, Making Faces!!  10 years- quite the accomplishment!

Paleo Cinnamon Cookies

Think Snickerdoodle...  YUM!

1/4 C maple syrup
1/4 C coconut oil, melted
1 egg
1/2 t vanilla
1 and 1/2 C almond meal
1 T cinnamon
1 t nutmeg
1 t cocnut flour, sifted
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt

Heat oven to 350
Mix wet ingredients and set aside
Mix dry ingredients
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well
Chill dough in fridge for 1 hour
Roll into balls and press down
Bake for 10 minutes
Enjoy!

Pumpkin Smoothie

I found this recipe perusing the Lululemon blog.  Modified slightly.

Pumpkin Smoothie

1/2C pumpkin puree
1C vanilla almond milk (I like this one)
1/2 frozen banana
2T raisins
nutmeg and cinnamon to taste

Put all ingredients in blender and mix until smooth.

Enjoy!  You're welcome.

Studio Pant

Sooooo the Studio Pant just got an update.  Now it has a liner!  The most comfortable to and fro pant just got a little bit cozier.  Thanks Lululemon!!

Caroline

Swooning over the Caroline ballerina flat from Tory Burch.  In fact, Caroline may replace Reva as my favorite ballet flat of all time.  That's huge people.



Camellia Pink



Black patent

Goodbody

Another introduction from PaleOMG.



Almond Butter Chocolate Chip



Chocolate Brownie



Mint Chocolate Chip

These treats from Goodbody Baked Goods are definitely at the top of my "must-try" list!  Check out the amazing story behind this great company and while you're at it, pick up a bag or two or three (3 or 5 pack samplers available!) from Abes Market....they're on sale!!!

Emerson Fry for Fall

The Fall collection from Emerson Fry (formerly EmersonMade) is now available!  And wow!



Loving this leopard linen Wingtip Coat



And this beautiful watercolor lily top



The VHeel Pump in oxblood?  Yes, please!

Nikki's Coconut Butter

Juli over at PaleOMG recently posted about this and is hosting a giveaway!



A variety of flavors... Vanilla Cake Batter, Midnight Mocha and Macadamia Nut Cookie.  To name a few.  They all sound so delish!  Fingers crossed!!

Portsmouth Criterium

Its the one day a year when downtown becomes a high speed race track

A family friendly even complete with a kids race, vendor booths,

a community challenge and elite cyclists, of course!

More mint

It seems KitchenAid has hopped on the mint band wagon.



And so the mint obsession continues!

Essie for Fall

Fall is in the air....  Mornings are cooler.  The sun is setting earlier.  Pumpkin Spice Latte is back at Starbuck's.  And Essie's Fall colors have arrived!




Stylenomics



and Miss Fancy Pants both have new homes.

Lacey vs Edie

I'm in the market for a new wallet.  While I typically tend toward compact, french zip styles, these more substantial beauties have caught my eye.




Signature Spade Leather Lacey

Multiple sections inside, including a zippered compartment for coins.



Edie Wallet

Less roomy, small zippered compartment.  More reminiscent of the french zip I'm accustomed to, but larger.

What features do you like in your wallet?

A-thread

A-thread has a little something for everyone. Great price points and for every purchase made, a donation of 5% to the non-profit of your choice.  Its a win-win!  Plus, Kate at The Small Things is giving away a 50$ gift card.  Now its a win-win-win!!

Tear Drop Pendant Necklace

Classic Pebbled Purse

Scotch Naturals in Hot Toddy

Mr. & Mrs.

These Johnathon Adler mugs are.just.so.cute.  Available at Design Darling.



Mr. & Mrs. Muse Mug

K.slademade

I've been crushing over this lovely clutch for some time.  And juuuuuust when I'm about the pull the trigger, I find its SOLD OUT.  Has this ever happened to you???  What's a girl to do?



Find another bag to lust, of course!  Perfect for Fall, don't you think?

Ivy and Vine

I'm back from my brief hiatus.  Miss me??  Thought so.  :)  Anywho....  Big news.  After 8 months in my new home, I finally have bedside tables!  Now, I'm in the market for some lighting.  The Pursuit of Style blogged about this place.  Check out their lamp selection!



Asian Lamps




Large Brass Lion Pull Lamps




Mad Hatter Lamps

HeLa

Really enjoying this read right now....

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. If you could pile all HeLa cells ever grown onto a scale, they’d weigh more than 50 million metric tons—as much as a hundred Empire State Buildings. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. 

Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave.

Now Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the “colored” ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to stark white laboratories with freezers full of HeLa cells; from Henrietta’s small, dying hometown of Clover, Virginia—a land of wooden slave quarters, faith healings, and voodoo—to East Baltimore today, where her children and grandchildren live and struggle with the legacy of her cells. 

Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. 

Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah, who was devastated to learn about her mother’s cells. She was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Did it hurt her when researchers infected her cells with viruses and shot them into space? What happened to her sister, Elsie, who died in a mental institution at the age of fifteen? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? 
          
Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.

Paleo Treats

"Rations for the Driven"



Brownie Bomb



or Mustang Bar?  I'll have one of each, please!

Sweet Lemon Magazine

The new issue is out!  Love reading this online "Jane of all Trades" magazine!

Amanda C. Bee

I just love the colorful works of Amanda C. Bee!



Bright and fun...



A simple monogram...




Or a commissioned piece!  She's got something for everyone!

Tall Ships

The Tall Ships made their yearly appearance this weekend.



The parade of boats, featured the Pride of Baltimore II...



the Providence (complete with "pirates")...



And the Gundalow.  Tours and Gundalow rides were available all weekend.

Berry Haul

The Saltbox Farm in Stratham, NH has some of the best blueberry picking around.

The raspberries and blackberries aren't too shabby either!

Mali Flat

I will be making a beeline to Target this weekend to check out these Belgian inspired loafers!  Mint green and a price point under $20?!  Yes, please.

Kayce Hughes

I'm sort of obsessed.



Evy top w elastic



3/4 sleeve Stephanie top



Lyndal dress

Texas Hot

We've been experiencing some high temps here in the Northeast.  In Texas, there are two schools of thought when it comes to "beating the heat".

1. Cool yourself from the inside out.



Blue Bell's Summer Strawberry Pie and Christmas Cookies in July.  I have it on good authority that both are out of this world YUM!

2.  Cool yourself from the outside in.



The Barton Springs Pool in Austin, TX is a 100% spring fed pool with a year-round temperature of 68 degrees.  So refreshing!

Summer Sales and Discount Codes

Who can resist a sale?  Not me.



Right now, JCrew is having their Summer Sale.  An additional 30% off all sale items!!



And J. McLaughlin is offering 60% off their summer clearance.  WOW!



EAS over at Let The Tide Pull Your Dreams Ashore has got a discount code for the GiGi All in One bag.  Woohoo!



And Kate at The Small Things has a discount code for The Pleated Poppy.  A little online retail therapy for those Monday After A Holiday Weekend Blues never hurt anyone!