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Roxymandy July 22, 2015

Little Monkey Designs Personalized Family Name Pillow

Now that summer is here, I just want to be outside all the time! I am a girl who loves her air conditioning, but when I look outside and see the sun I remember how cold the winter was, and I leave my TV behind for the backyard to lounge in the good weather.

We revamp our back deck a little each year and refresh our lounging space according to what we feel like that summer.

This year I decided to do a revamp with a nautical theme in mind. I have outdoor cushions on our furniture, but I find some of the best pillows end up being meant for indoors. That doesn’t stop me – I buy what I love the most, and when it looks like rain I bring everything inside that won’t do well in bad weather.

My husband thinks I am crazy for doing this, but on the other hand he admits that he really likes this year’s set up and pillows.

As a Little Monkey Designs Brand Ambassador I was able to get my hands on one of their personalized pillows to complete my summer look.

They have quite a few options for their personalized pillows, but the theme I chose was a classic design that showcased our little family.

The Personalized Family Name Pillow requires you to disclose your family name (of course!), year for EST (we chose our wedding year) and what your family “population” is. As you can see my answer is 3 1/2! This is because our family includes myself, my husband, our son, and our Yorkie Maverick – he’s the 1/2.

You can also customize the font color, and size of the pillow.

The quality is great – it’s made from a polyester blend which looks like canvas, and the cover has a zipper to remove the pillow from the case.

They are spot clean or dry clean only, and they are available in 16×16 (what I chose) and 20×20.

I think this would be a really great gift for a Bride to Be, or for a baby shower. It’s a great personal gift for someone who has everything, or just someone who would love something special.

It’s pretty comfortable too – this kid just wanted to sleep on it!

Don’t forget to use my code ‘sparkleshinylove’ to save 15% on anything in the Little Monkey Designs store – including sale items!

Visit them at www.littlemonkeydesigns.ca.

Disclaimer: This product was provided to me for review, but all opinions are fabulously my own!

Roxymandy July 21, 2015

Pretty Summer Off The Shoulder Tops

I usually shy away from off the shoulder tops because I have this thing with strapless bras. I find them so uncomfortable! They have to be tight to stay up, but then they slide down and you have to constantly adjust them. I don’t think I have ever found one that fits properly. I just generally dislike them, but there’re so many cute off the shoulder tops out there right now I had to suck it up and go strapless.

I love the pattern on this one I am wearing from H&M. I thought it would pair best with white jeans or a crisp white short for a mediterranean feel.

Off the Should Tops Round up of Off the Shoulder Tops - H&M Off the Shoulder Peasant Top

Get out your strapless bras ladies – here are a few more of my favourite off the shoulder tops!

Painted Threads Off the Shoulder Top

Rebecca Minkoff Dev Off the Shoulder Top

Vince Camuto Palm Print Off the Shoulder Top

Zara Elastic Off the Shoulder Top

Dynamite Off the Shoulder Blouse

Forever 21 Off the Shoulder Ornate Print Top

Talula Cabrini Blouse

Michael Kors Petite Sea Orchid Off Shoulder Top

Roxymandy July 16, 2015

Styling the Graham & Brown Pocket Watch Clock

This month Graham & Brown challenged me to do some styling with this year’s precious trend in mind.

“Precious is an appreciation for all things vintage and antique. Whether you are redecorating, buying a few wall art pieces, or simply making a statement of your attic treasures, make sure you have fun with this one. Create your very own museum of you, full of memories.” – The Precious Trend

My husband and I have been working on a wall project for the past year. We have been slowly adding things to our collection, mostly curated items from my husband’s families past.

The family owned a boat building business, and they built the boats we all still use today. We spend most of our summer’s at the boat, enjoying the sunshine and having picnics at the beach.

We spent lots of time pouring over photos, some decades old of different boats they made on the water.

Each photo had to be digitally re-mastered and reprinted because of wear and tear, but slowly our collection grew to showcase some great vintage shots of some of these boats.

It’s an ongoing project – there are a few more specific boats we would like to add, but we are slowly getting there. We added a few touches of our own like paddles my husband sanded and painted himself and a depth chart he created from wood found at the dock as well.

As something to add from our own family (and keeping to the nautical theme), we added a photo of a crab we saw on the beach when were in Turks and Caicos last year.

We wanted to add more to the room, and one thing that we thought would fit in perfectly was the Pocket Watch Clock. It says London on it which is perfect because that is the name of our son!

It has a great vintage look, and we thought it worked perfectly with the room.

I love that we have a wall in our home with so many items that are unique to our family. Adding the vintage-style clock was the perfect addition to the room!

The clock has the perfect colouring to give that vintage feel, and it really worked well with our existing theme.

I realized later this is the only clock we have in our house, so it was much needed!

To see this item, and to shop more of what Graham & Brown has to offer, visit www.grahambrown.com!

Disclaimer: This product was provided to me for review, but all opinions are fabulously my own.

Roxymandy July 14, 2015

Graphic Tee’s and Tanks with Something to Say

I may not actually have More Issues Than Vogue like my t-shirt says (I guess it depends on who you speak to about me), but I like how fun this t-shirt is.

The slogan trend on graphic tanks and tees is picking up everywhere, and while some of the sayings can be a little cheesy, many are cute and clever.

I paired my own tee with a pretty dressed-down ensemble, but I have seen some great shirts paired with tulle skirts and heels.

Here is my roundup of my favourite graphic tee’s and tanks below!

A Fashion Love Affair Oui Tee

Forever 21 I’m Original Tee

AEO Shoes Graphic T-Shirt

Sincerely Celfie Tee

Old Navy blah blah blah Tank

Glitter Guide Life is Short Weat Sequins

Roxymandy July 9, 2015

Grand Opening of Never Grow Up Toronto

This past weekend I attended the grand opening of Never Grow Up – a hip children’s clothing store located at 1725 Bayview Avenue in Toronto. This is the second location for Never Grow Up – you can also find them in Oakville!

There were sweet treats, and lots of great clothing options for boys and girls aged newborn to 10 years old.

They carry designers like Andy and Evan, Blune, Chic Mammas, Electrik Kidz, Hucklebones, Lazy Pants, Knot, and one of my personal favourites, Ollie Jones!

There are too many to list – lots of different brands, and nothing like you would find at the mall. I love shopping in kids boutiques like this one because there are some really hip and fresh styles.

There was everything from sequins and tutu’s for girls, to rough and tumble alligator sweatshirts for boys.

It’s a kid-friendly space with lots of room to maneuver a stroller inside, and the space itself is playful and pretty.

I really loved these Ollie Jones leggings! I hate to always dress my son in jeans, so I often put him in boys leggings for comfort and style. How great are these patterns?

This new shop is going into my rotation when shopping for my friends children, and of course my own fashion forward toddler. I really loved how stylish some of the clothing was. It’s fun to get a few special pieces that not all of the other kids are going to be wearing on the playground.

For more information, visit Never Grow up on Facebook here!