Sometimes I like to make predictions. To be the one who says something out loud that way when it actually happens, I can be the one who said I told you so. It’s not one of my most attractive qualities. And today, you’re gonna get to witness it first hand. I, Ashley Lynn Stock, am predicting that Heather Smith, the designer and photographer of Just.Lovely.Things is going to be BIG TIME. Not that she isn’t already Big Time… but I mean like really Big Time. {…Read More…}

Avant-garde: to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics. We’ve talked a bit before about being braver with fashion. And how I am about as “not brave” as they come. I buy pretty things for my hair, my wrist, my neck, my feet. And I even get so far as to put them on, admire them in the mirror, and then rip them off before I walk out the door. I’m a fashion coward, people. But {…Read More…}

Totally linking this post up to: Some fads fade away. Shoulder Pads MC Hammer Pants Big Hair Glamour Shots Slap Bracelets Boy Bands And then, some things never go out of style. the Beatles a Little Black Dress a Handwritten Note a Gap Jean Jacket Convertibles and my personal favorite… Pearls. Pearls endure all. They are timeless. Just ask Audrey: And while they’re not strung around my neck, I think they still do the trick. Besides, I’m more of a t-shirt and jeans type of {…Read More…}

Modern Bird Studios Giveaway {and a discount} I’m silly, I know. Because in my mind there is this arbitrary list of milestones I envision for my family as the years pass. A list of things I use to gauge how we’re coming along. Pretty much anything in the movie Father of the Bride would be on my list. Picket fence Basketball hoop in the driveway SUV 401K a Family vacation spot Real artwork And as of a few days ago, the SUV has been the {…Read More…}

What’s In My Purse {and a giveaway & discount} Every year I make a New Years resolution to get myself organized. Like clock work, on January 1st, I head out to Target and buy about ten giant rubber bins with lofty hopes of down sizing, color coding, labeling, and packing away the clutter in my life. And every year the clutter just transers into the bins, unorganized, unlabeled and certainly not color coded. While my intentions are good, my execution is rather pathetic. So this {…Read More…}

I love owning multi-functional accessories. It just makes fashion easier, and more fun, and it gives your style a bit more “pizazz”. Ok, so maybe pizazz wasn’t the best word, but you know what I mean. The perfect accessory can give your outfit the little somethin somethin it was missing. Take, for example, my fun Dinkybird flower clip/pin: It can be worn about a zillion different ways, yep, a zillion! Clip onto a belt: Clip onto a headband: Pin onto a cardigan: Pin onto a {…Read More…}

Happy Mommy and a GIVEAWAY {and a 30% OFF coupon code} Happiness is: smushy cheeks and animal cracker breath, waterproof sheets and a race car bed, pixar movies and pop-up books, fishy crackers and pirates booty, long trips to the park, snuggle blankies and a ten ounce bottle. Because when Baby W is Happy, Mommy is Happy. Yep, my new Starfish Designs necklace says “Happy Mommy”. Because even on those days with no naps, food throwing, kicking and screaming, and climbing on top of the kitchen table… this {…Read More…}

Cozette Couture GIVEAWAY **woohoo!** I would say we’re looooong over-do for a super sweet giveaway, wouldn’t you say?! Y’all know Cozette Couture and all of her shop’s glorious hotness! And y’all remember my self-portriat photo session modelling my ultra chic CC headband: **Well, this week Cozette Couture is giving away this B.E.A.U-tiful headband modelled on this gorgeous young lady**: Isn’t it glorious?! I LOVE the colors and the LACE! {and I want her boots} And CC will size the headband to fit any head you {…Read More…}