GroopDealz Findz

We recently came across a website that has daily super sales... and who doesn't like sales!?!? The website is groopdealz.com and its full of great finds for very even better prices. Items on the site range from jewelry, clothing, home decor, to organizational things. Here are some of our fav finds from this week! If you want to order any of them, you have to jump on them fast as the sales do not last for more than a week most times.

These boot cuffs are on GroopDealz for only $8.99 and they are the perfect addition to any fall/winter outfit. 

This sparkly necklace is the perfect accessory for any holiday outfit and it's SUPER affordable {$6.99}

These bangles are perfect on their own or to add to a stack {find more about stacking here}. These bangles are only $5.99 {each}.

Monogram, monogram, monogram... This adorable monogram bracelet is $12.99 and it is a great gift for moms, sisters {hint, hint} , or friends!

This extension cord will add 12 inches of cord to any iPhone charger! Great gift for dads and its only $5.99!

This necklace comes in a few different color options that are all perfect to add a little bling to a simple outfit. Only $5.99!

Everyone's biggest fears with websites like these is that they are cheaply made products. We wouldn't ever want to lead you astray so we ordered a few pieces of jewelry a few weeks ago from the site and we were very pleasantly surprised! The jewelry is of great quality and it {so far} has been very long lasting. Sooooo, order quick...they sell out VERY fast! Send us pictures of you wearing or using one of  your new purchases, we'd love to see!

Binder Covers

For those of you who are heading back to florescent lit hallways, lockers filled with books, and the stress of tests this post is all about you! My favorite thing about going back to school is getting all my school supplies organized and making my binders look cute. I fell in love with monograms! If I could I would monogram monograms on monograms until everything was monogramed! They are obviously very personal and they make everything look more preppy and cute. Being the pinterest addict that I am, I found customizable monogram and chevron stripped binder covers! So here are some quick instructions on how to customize and print your monogramed binder covers:)

Here is the link to the pinterest post: http://ayearofmanyfirsts.blogspot.com/2012/08/monogram-chevron-teacher-heaven.html

The post gives step-by-step directions on how to download, customize and print your binders. It was SUPER easy to do! All you need to know how to do is add a text box and resize fonts. Once you make your monogram with the Monogram KK font you can save it and reuse it for other projects! I seriously love my binders, they are super cute, the colors are great aaaaannnnddddd the monograms are totally me {hehe}

So get to monograming!

Monogram Wall Art

While decorating my apartment I knew I wanted a majority of the artwork to either be made by myself or to be personal. I'm not someone who really understands abstract oil paintings much, but I am the kind of person who loves pictures of all my friends and family {who doesn't?}!

A few weeks ago I printed 30 Instagram posts from a company online and created framed wall art that is going to look great on my walls {blog post coming soon} and remind me of all my friends and family while away at school.

Above my upholstered headboard I needed another piece of art that was about 20 inches by 30 inches, wasn't more photos {but still had a personal element}, and made a statement in the room. This is what I came up with: 

I found a shop on etsy that stamps out monograms of all sizes. I decided to order one from League of Letters for only $16.75. After lots of thinking I decided to order it and mount it on a canvas 20 x 30 inches. 

I am always nervous to order from somewhere like etsy but I was happy to find that they created a great product in only about 10 days. 

First we sanded the monogram to make sure there were no raw edges. Next we coated it with spray paint primer and sanded it again. I then painted the wooden monogram the color my walls will be in my apartment and mounted it onto a white canvas to create contrast. 

Here are some of the final pics! Stay tuned to see this personalize statement piece on my walls.