friday i'll be....

...waiting on this girl to roll on by

...with this handsome guy

...wearing these wellies

-ashley

recent steal :)

the mr. and i have put ourselves on a budget

a pretty for real one

so that means

not to many purchases on my end

but when i do 

i make sure to get only 

exactly what i want 

and at a steal :)

example # 1

want:

{prade, $750}

what i got:

{bcbg, originally $118, bought for $29}

can you really even tell the difference? 

-ashley

obsession of the week: hand embroidered necklaces

this happens to be featured on the front page of etsy today

but i was a fan long before! 

thank you etsy

for reminding me!

these lovely little treasures 

are made by

the merriweather council

and can be custom ordered!

take a peek at some of my faves 

the last one would be especially cute with

and a and s :)

happy monday!

-ashley

ladies night and surprise baby shower

this weekend was chock-ful-o-fun

sunday night some of me and my gal pals

got together ate some food 

and played some cards

i am honestly blessed with some of the greatest friends 

around :)

here is what i made

sugar cookie fruit pizza inspired by

kelsey!

on monday nights the mr. and i get together with our

young married couples small group

through our church

usually we are either reading a book and discussing it

or just having good food

and even better fellowship!

but last night we decided to change things up a bit 

and throw a surprise baby shower for 

garrett & lauren

here is a little video of us surprising them

watch hour garret's face stays the same

even when he is surprise :)

happy tuesday

-ashley

weekend snapshots

our friends ryan & zhenya tied the knot this weekend

and look at those trees!! royal wedding! loved them!

{{disclaimer}}

the following photos are all after

we danced the night away

and then walked a few blocks

we live in charleston, sc

95 degrees (at night) and humid as all get out!

me and the mr. :)

after walking a few blocks :)

and no the one on the end doesn't normally do his hair like that

just for special occasions 

me and our wonderful photographer for the evening

{{all photos via b.hearn and her iphone}}

and last but certainly not least

we had a wedding shower for this lovely lady :)

hope your weekend was fabulous!

-ashley

my little something extra

i feel like i have been waiting on the weekend to get here 

for what seems like an eternity! 

but today it is finally here

and i have a little something extra fun

for my weekend activities :)

i was inspired by emily!

have a fantastic weekend loves!

-ashley

before and after: entryway

i have had this target sofa table for awhile now and i originally bought it when i moved out of the parentals house and into my very first roommate situation. i needed a desk but had an extremely small room and this was narrow enough and did the job. in our previous apartment it was used (in it's original state) as a t.v. stand.  since the move (into a much bigger place) we placed it in our entryway. i knew i wanted to paint it and was pretty sure i wanted it red, so that's what i did. it isn't complete yet (i still need to paint the knobs gold) but for now and until i go out and buy the gold paint they aren't going to be there. i took a few detail shots to show how i styled it. it will probably always be a work in progress and i will continually change it, depending on my mood. so here it is!

before

after

details

table, target (no longer available) 

lamp, jewelry box, oriental bowl, change tray and mirror (thrifted)

tray and frame (homegoods)

diffuser and flower candle (dillards clearance)

-ashley