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A Coachella Inspired Summer Wardrobe

Billabong Rapid Waves Dress

I was forced to take it easy this weekend because I had LASIK surgery on Thursday. That meant I couldn’t do anything very exciting this weekend, so I spent most of it online shopping. Probably not the smartest thing to do when you are supposed to rest your eyes, but I couldn’t spend a lot of time outside so this is what I was left with.

So pretty much everyone was doing something more exciting than me over the last few days, especially those people at Coachella this weekend. Seeing all of the photos inspired some of my summer wardrobe purchases. A few of my favourite picks are below!

Forever 21 Regency Remixed Paisley Kimono

Forever 21 Regency Remixed Paisley Kimono

Day Dreamer Strappy Sandals

Forever 21 Day Dreamer Strappy Sandals

Forever 21 Chain Fringe Necklace

Forever 21 Chain Fringe Necklace

Zara Suede Dolly Bag with Fringe

Zara Suede Dolly Bag with Fringe

Roxy Perfect Days Dress

Roxy Perfect Days Dress

Roxy Mariana Sandals

Roxy Mariana Sandals

Mango Embroidered Paisley Dress

Mango Embroidered Paisley Dress

Talula Lapinski Dress

Talula Lapinski Dress

Talula Atami Vest

Talula Atami Vest

Wilfred Montrouge Shorts

Wilfred Montrouge Shorts

Billabong Rapid Waves Dress

Billabong Rapid Waves Dress

Billabong Softly Spoken Top

Billabong Softly Spoken Top

Forever 21 Wistful Wonder Peasant Dress

Forever 21 Wistful Wonder Peasant Dress

Alexander Wang x H&M Collaboration

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H&M’s latest collaboration has been announced!

At Coachella this weekend H&M announced that their next designer collaboration will be with Alexander Wang. On November 6th, 2014 the Alexander Wang x H&M Collection will be in 250 stores worldwide and online.

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The collection will feature both apparel and accessories for men and women, and it’s actually the first time am American designer teams up with H&M for a collaboration.

It feels like November 6th is very far away! A collaboration is always exciting from H&M, but I feel like its going to be a long time before it gets here!

Where to Shop – Etsy Pop-Up at West Elm!

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I am a total Etsy addict. I literally have items in my shopping cart at this very moment waiting for me to pull the trigger. Why am I waiting you may be asking? Because I have already made two purchases this week on Etsy, and it’s only Wednesday.

Lucky for someone like me, I have the chance to shop items in person at the Etsy Pop-Up at West Elm. On Saturday, April 26th from 1pm – 6pm you can shop selected designers featured on Etsy. They include:

· Avril Loreti
· Paper Parade Co.
· Bookhou at Home
· Smith Handmade
· FitzyDesign
· Pilo
· CSFootprints
· The Made & Found
· Crown Flora

The event is being curated by Emma Reddington, blogger of The Marion House Book and home editor of Chatelaine magazine.

The afternoon will include arts, crafts and other goods from local Etsy designers.

You can join in the conversation and see what’s available or show off your purchases (or check out purchases your are missing if you are on the fence about going – that will teach you!) at @westelm, @etsyCA, #weloveetsy. You can also check-out West Elm’s blog, Front & Main for more information.

West Elm is located at 109 Atlantic Avenue, Liberty Village, Toronto

Happy Shopping!

Winner of the Liana Marie Necklace Giveaway!

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Thank you to all of the participants in the Liana Marie Necklace Giveaway!

Congrats to the winner of the Liana Marie necklace giveaway – Laura C!

We will be contacting shortly to make sure you receive your new necklace. Congrats and enjoy!

Final Day to Enter the Liana Marie Necklace Giveaway!

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Just a reminder that today is the final day to enter this contest!

Up for grabs is a Liana Marie Necklace from her Spring 2014 line. The necklace is called the Kensington Beaded Brass Necklace, and it retails for $88!

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Here’s how you can enter:

1. Like sparkleshinylove on Facebook AND share this post to your timeline

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2. Repost the contest announcement found on sparkleshinylove’s Instagram account and tag @sparkleshinylove and @lianamarieto

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3. Head over to my Pinterest here and re-pin this post from my sparkleshinylove board to one of your Pinterest boards

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4. Comment below this post or the original post on the Liana Marie line on where you would wear this awesome Liana Marie necklace if you won.

Completing one of these 4 ways to enter will gain you one entry, and if want to do more than one you can. You can earn up to 4 entries if you complete all of these 4 steps!

The contest closes on Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 at midnight. A random draw will be held (there’s an app for that!) the next day, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 9th, 2014 on the blog.

In the meantime, you can visit the Liana Marie website by clicking here, or visit her on Facebook here, or you can find her on Instagram @lianamarieto, and on Pinterest as LianamarieTO.

Good luck to everyone who enters!