I can find just about anything on Amazon for my home.  Linens, candles, lighting, kitchen appliances, home accents, recipe and decor books, and much much more!

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Amazon Auto Accessory Finds

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Amazon Organization Finds

I love storing my makeup, skin care, jewelry, sunglasses, and more with these awesome items. Some are for at home and some on the go when you’re traveling.

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Amazon Fashion & Beauty Finds

Some of your favorite name brands and stores also have Amazon stores and sell on Amazon so I could be here and link all the good finds I’ve made.  But I also think it’s a fun place to find designer-inspired fashion jewelry, cute headbands (especially when my roots are due to be done or I’m too lazy to wash my hair that day), a great place to find swimsuit coverups, and also a great place too shop for trendy t-shirts and cardigans and sweaters etc. because {Heaven knows} I like something for a season or two and then I’m over it and sell/donate it. So unless it’s really cute, flattering, good quality, or a classic wardrobe timeless staple….good chances are it’s going to come and go pretty quickly and I’m okay not spending much on it.  Amazon is a good place to shop for those kinds of clothing deals.

Also, my FAVORITE SATIN PAJAMAS are sold on Amazon (see them below) and come in several patterns. So many readers looooved them and bought them several times during the holidays. I also buy my favorite nail dip powder on Amazon, iPhone and AirPods covers, jewelry and other accessories, hair and beauty products and more.

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Amazon Keto Faves & Essentials

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Amazon Pet Finds

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My Own Amazon Storefront

Did you know I have my own Amazon Storefront? Yep!  Follow me HERE on Amazon to see what I’m buying and the items I’m loving and recommending!  I’ll be updating it more frequently. Then, whenever you’re on Amazon, you can just click over and see my latest purchases and recommendations. I love seeing what others are buying and recommending!

 

Ok, let’s hop on over to my friends below and check out what Amazon items are their favorites! I’m dying to see (so that I can buy more stuff)…haha!

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WHEN DOES THE NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE 2019 START?

The sale starts for Nordstrom card holders (it’s called “Early Access”) on Friday the 12th. If you haven’t signed up for a card you still can so you can get early access to the sale before it opens to the public on July 19th and runs through August 4th. Sign up for a card here. Also if you haven’t checked out the catalog yet, take a peek here to see some of the pieces styled.

So let’s get right to it, shall we?!! These are my top picks in home, fashion, accessories, beauty, shoes and more.

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Here are a few of the things from above that I tried on and loved!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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These melamine plates above are our favorite (linked at end of post too).  They’re so easy to take out back and they just wash and rinse off so quickly and are so easy to use most nights.  The cute melamine pink goblets are from HomeGoods and I found them in blue also and bought them in several different sizes (goblets, tall and small tumblers) for outdoor dining.

I found the cutest pink plasticware and at HomeGoods and also this caddy that I use and keep this and other plasticware or flatware in so we can just grab it and take it outside.  It makes dinner time so easy.

These plates again!  You can mix and match them with so many different things to make different place settings.  They’re so darling and so versatile!  I also love these hobnail melamine goblets.  They’re another summer dining staple of mine.

I love pulling out all my fun plates and mixing fun summery colors, whether we are eating indoors or outdoor, for summer dining. 

I have soooo many different plates, especially for spring and summer, so I like to make a point to pull them out since we aren’t rushing around in the summer.  

This pretty blue dress is one of my new favorite summer dresses.  I’ve been a big fan of Rachel Parcell’s dresses and own almost a dozen of them.  This blue dress is so light, airy, feminine, and has the prettiest ruffled sleeves and layers.  It’s so comfortable and so flattering!

 

I like to be a little more thoughtful about setting a simple but lovely table for my family and especially for friends when they come and join us.  I love using the plates and napkins in my cabinets and not just saving them for a blog post or a special occasion.  That doesn’t make sense to me.

Summer Living Room

Guess what?  My summer living room is staying exactly the same! I changed it for spring and love the blush and green so much that it’s staying.

The only thing I was going to change was the custom drapes that are being made for the downstairs but they’re not finished yet.  Stay tuned for that.  I’m so excited to share those with you!

Pink and green is so fresh, don’t you think?!  Last year I did pink and blue and loved it but really wanted something different and new this year.

I don’t know why I was so nervous about the green….maybe because I’d never decorated with it before.  Ok not true…I did about 11 years ago but it’s been forever.  But green with the blush….oh I just loved it.

 

Summer Kitchen

My summer kitchen means two things…..fresh flowers and fresh fruit.  All the time.  Yep.  We love it.

I just cut the rest of the peonies off of my peony bushes and brought them inside.  I have a large rose garden too and many other types of flowers in my garden so I love cutting them and bringing them in.  I don’t grow my own fruit yet (planted my first apple and lemon trees) but we go and pick our own fruit here at all the orchards around town and have TONS of fruit constantly.  It’s heavenly!

Summer Entry Way – New Hand-painted Chinoiserie Framed Panels

I love this warm glow in my entry in the summer afternoons!  This long lace kimono and a light blue pair of denim is the perfect go-to for an evening out (since it’s not so hot in the evenings) like a concert in the park, dinner out on the restaurant patio, dinner and shopping downtown…whatever.  It’s light and feminine and very summery.

My friends from the Collective and Company reached out to me earlier this year and introduced their GORGEOUS hand-painted chinoiserie panels to me.  I was so excited to receive these beautiful panels in my home and knew exactly where they’d go.  I’d been looking for the perfect art work for a year and a half since we moved in here.  

 

They are even more gorgeous in person and come in several different color options.  My largest ginger jar with faux dogwood branches at the top of the first stair landing was a beautiful compliment to the panels.

They make such a dramatic and stunning statement when you walk in the door now.  It’s exactly what this entry needed!!!!

I changed my entry from pink and blue to this gorgeous light seafoam or spa blue color and some darker blue accents.

 Did you see my Instagram stories the other day?  This was my ugly Salvation Army ginger jar for $2.49 (it was yellow and green sunflower-patterned) and I hand-painted it a white-blue ombre with acrylic and chalk paint I had here at home.  I love how it turned out for my entry!

 

I found this darling bird at Canon Beach at a boutique on Spring Break.  It’s perfect for my new entry!

This new ornate candle holder from HomeGoods was also the perfect addition for my entry.  I have a new runner on the way for my entry and new bench that both arrive by Friday so I’ll update this post with them AND share them on Instagram so stay tuned for that.  Other than that and this candle holder, I didn’t want to buy any new decor for the summer.  I wanted to shop my home and move things around.  Speaking of….

I brought this chair down from the bonus room (that has also been in the family room) and switched out what was here to give a fresh new look.  I’m loving it!  Do you ever “shop your home” and move stuff around?  It’s a great way to save money and a great way to re-love your things again when you get sick of your spaces.

Simple white summer dresses, sandals, messy buns, and straw totes are a great summer staple!  I’ll link a bunch of great summer white dresses below.  This was my favorite from last year but there are so many cute ones for sale online right now that I’m tempted to buy.  (How many white sundresses does a girl need?  haha) Oh, and don’t forget big earrings!  I love big earrings with a messy bun.

 

 

Please make sure to stop by and visit my other friends that are sharing today! 

Summer Adams | Fashionable Hostess | A Blissful Nest

Citrine Living | Remington Avenue | Alicia Wood Lifestyle

 

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It still had the glam factor but the kids absolutely LOVED it and I was so grateful that you all fell in love with it as well!

3- Master Bedroom Updates For Fall & Winter  I loved partnering with my darling friends at Pom Pom At Home when they asked me to share their gorgeous bedding.

It also featured a few of the pretty pumpkins that HotSkwash sent me.

 

4- Master Bedroom Summer Refresh  I love being in my bedroom and I’m glad you all loved another master bedroom post as well.  Thank you so much!  

Click here on the post to see more on my new nightstands and other details.

5- Free Printable 2018 Calendar  I couldn’t believe how many of you visited the blog for this calendar all through December!  I was so pleasantly surprised. Guess what?  My 2019 calendar will be available on the blog TOMORROW so make sure to check back for it!  It’s going to be beautiful!  I hoped to have it available last week but we decided to go home to California for the holidays so I’m a tad behind.

6- The Prettiest Ways To Style Pumpkins For The Fall  This was fun because it’s really the first year that I’ve truly been excited for fall decor.

I had so many fun glam pumpkin vignettes but the blush pumpkin table might have been my favorite.  The best part was getting your emails and messages with pics of your “pink fall decor” in your home after feeling so inspired by my posts.  See!  This is why I love creating and sharing!  We all grab inspiration and ideas from each other and can create our own versions in our own homes.  It’s a beautiful thing!  Keep sharing your homes with me.  I love it!

10- French Inspired Back Patio Dining Even into the winter, this post was being read and pinned over and over.  So, I think we can all agree that there’s something special about being outdoors in a beautiful setting and enjoying delicious food while the sun sets.  That was our summer here in the Pacific Northwest (notice all the new and small flowers I had just planted) and it was divine!

After living in Texas most of the last 15 years (I’m a Cali girl who married a Texan and we’ve mostly lived there) and a couple years in Vegas, it has been soooo refreshing to live in such a gorgeous green area where you can grow almost anything and it actually cools down in the evening and eating outdoors is pleasant and delightful.  I love it here and I can’t wait to keep landscaping our back and side yards and eat outside again!  We also added a striped french-style retractable awning that extends over the patio and I’ll share it with you this spring.

Stay tuned for lots of fun outdoor additions, including a step-by-step tutorial on this DIY putting green that I secretly made in a day for my husband for Fathers’ Day last summer!  Beckham’s trying it out here.  My husband LOVED it!!!!  I thought he was going to cry!  He was soooo surprised and I think it’s his favorite gift ever.  I almost paid a few thousand dollars for someone to build me one BUT I decided to do it myself for under $500.  Look for this in March or April 2019.

That’s all folks!  I hope you’ll take the time to visit my top 10 posts of 2018!

 

Now please take a minute to check out my DIY and Home blogger friends top posts in 2018! This is the very best the web has to offer!

TIDBITS | Miss Mustard Seed | Farmhouse on Boone | Maison De Pax | A Burst of Beautiful

Simply Designing | Bless’er House | Taryn Whiteaker Designs | Designthusiasm | Unskinny Boppy

Live Laugh Rowe | Kendra John Designs | House by Hoff | So Much Better With Age | Life On Virginia Street

ZDesign At Home | Town and Country Living | Shabbyfufu | Happy Happy Nester | Stacy Risenmay

Cherished bliss | Clean and Scentsible | anderson + grant | The Happy Housie | Summer Adams

Decor Gold Designs | Maison de Cinq | Seeking Lavender Lane

 

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Here are the shopping links for my pajamas, slippers, throw blanket, and gift boxes above.  Click HERE for more on my living room tree, pictured.

First…An easy way to shop all my gift ideas and posts – Like To Know It

Do you follow me on the Like To Know It?  They have an app or you can shop on your desktop site, either way.  It’s like having hundreds of personal shoppers (or as many as you want to follow) at your fingertips and we, influencers, link all our favorite things and do the hunting for you. 

Here’s a super quick explanation below of how and why to use the Like To Know It App and website if you prefer to use that.

 

Honestly, that’s how I do most of my shopping!  It’s FABULOUS!!
Below is a quick tutorial on how to shop on your phone with the app.

 

Isn’t that brilliant?!  I promise you’ll love me for it.  Make sure to follow me on Instagram and on LikeToKnowIt.  You can download the app for free in your app store and it’s simple to create an account and start shopping.

The Ultimate Gift Guides

First, I’ve gathered some of my favorite gift ideas and put them here in front of my tree to share with you.  

While I love a nice handbag, I really LOVE a nice crossbody purse as well.  When I’m out Christmas shopping and don’t have a shopping cart to put my purse in, like at the mall, carrying a handbag is just too heavy and makes shopping exhausting.  But a small and lovely crossbody is the perfect solution to allow me to shop for hours without back and shoulder and neck pain.  These 3 shown here are under $30 and I’ll link them below.  I’ll also link a few high-end pieces that I have and love as well.

These ornament candles have been so popular this holiday season.  They are a great gift idea and you can keep them around all winter long.

 

 

Do you have a gift exchange where the gift has to be handmade?  Make a pretty gingerbread house that can be displayed in their kitchen.  The pretty cake stand alone also makes a great gift.

Cute mugs are always a darling idea.  Everyone seems to love my mug with the fur collar and it keeps your hands off the hot mug.

Slippers are my favorite shoes….at home at least.  I wear them all year long.  In the summer, I wear open-toed slippers, or house shoes, because it’s just more comfortable on the hard floor.  These are so affordable and I get so many compliments.

Pretty treats are always a huge plus.

Candle accessories are always a good idea.  I love this brass wick trimmer above.

Also, this flameless lighter (charged by a USB cord) has been one of YOUR favorite things I’ve shared this season on my LikeToKnowIt feed.  I’ve enjoyed all your feedback!

I forgot to add these pieces to my first photo BUT…
I use these gorgeous pink milk glass pieces to serve treats and drinks to guests, like my one-hour orange rolls (soooo good) and they would make the perfect gift, as would the tray!

 

More slippers!  But these are special because I like to wear them with my favorite robe.

I first shared these ideas in my Loveliest Looks of Christmas Tour, sponsored by Pottery Barn, earlier this season and you all looooved them!  I know many women put them on their wish lists so I’m crossing my fingers for all of you!  In fact, just gift them to yourself!!

This glittering glass tray is so gorgeous and it would be perfect for your bathroom or to put candles on or jewelry.

A small monthly perfume membership to Scentbird is such a cool idea!  For $14.95 a month and free shipping, you get to select from their collection of 450+ designer and niche fragrances and line up your monthly queue. Get a generous supply of fragrance (0.27oz/ 8ml) in a travel-friendly spray (see white tube above in pic). Free refillable case with your first order.  You can cancel ANY time. I  love it!!  I have wanted to try soooo many fragrance but I’m not wanting pay $100 a bottle.  If I love it, I order another month of it.  You can cancel at ANY time!  Click HERE to see more and get a free month of perfume with my link!  I’ve been subscribing for over a year and I love it!

Stackable bracelets are a brilliant and thoughtful gift.

Unique ornaments are things I love getting at Christmas as well

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Candles, candles, and more candles…always a good gift idea.

How about giving the gift of the PUREST and SAFEST beauty products that exist?  BeautyCounter is my new favorite cosmetic line (foundation and lipstick shown above – the skincare is amazing).  With all the health problems I’ve been trying to solve lately (my regular readers know this) I’m now clean-eating, I gave up Diet Coke (still sad about that!!!!!), and switched to the most FABULOUS skin care and beauty line I’ve ever used.  Coming from former make-up artist who has literally tried EVERYTHING, that is saying a LOT.  No joke, my skin has never looked and felt so good.  I’m 40 so I’m only going to use the best from here on out. You’ll hear me talk much more about this in the new year!

Variety of gifts in pink

I couldn’t resist linking a TON of fabulous gift ideas (home, fashion, beauty) for the girl who loves pink!  Like me!  But if they don’t like pink, no worries because most items you click on will probably offer one or more other color options.

 

 

Gift ideas for the stylish homemaker who keeps a clean home

A clean house is a happy house!  That’s my mantre.  However, just as I like pink items to bake and cook, I like pink items to clean my home.  I looove NORWEX so much that I signed up as a rep and now they are producing many items (some of my faves above) in Rose Quartz & Champagne.  Hallelujah!  They are so pretty.  Anyway….I’m done with chemicals and all I’ve learned about them causing lung cancer etc.  My housekeeper won’t even use chemicals to clean.  She was using “natural/safe cleaners” but we found they weren’t that natural or safe after all.  Norwex microfiber is the only company with a patent on their self-cleaning sterling silver microfiber threads. Shop all their products HERE.  I was like a kid on Christmas morning when all my “pink cleaning things” arrived a few months ago (they’re prettier in person).  I’m obsessed!

Gift ideas for the Tween or Teen Girl

Ok, so I’m going to through these ideas in here too because they are so fun!  Maybe you’re shopping for a tween or teen girl?  I certainly am and these are all Brooklyn-approved (my almost-13 yr old) so I’m sure they’re good picks.

 

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It’s HERE!!!  The week we sit as families and friends, to give thanks and eat delicious food.  AND!!!  We shop!  Black Friday shopping has become an American tradition and the best shopping event of the year!  So here we go. I have for you my “Girlfriends Guide To The Best Black Friday 2018 Sales”.

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SECRET TO THE BEST WAY TO SHOP BLACK FRIDAY AND GET EVERYTHING YOU WANT

Ok, here’s the BIG SECRET, my friends……
1- Know your budget for each person or category.
2- Look online at the deals first. I’ve got your cheat sheet below.
3- BUY WHAT YOU WANT ONLINE!!!  PICK IT UP IN THE STORE AFTER!!!  Or, have it shipped to you.  That way you can guarantee that you get exactly what you want.  You can always return it once you’re there or exchange it for something else.  These deals will go quickly so do what I do and buy online, from the comfort of your own home.  No crazy waking up in the morning.  Whenever I get up and feel like putting on yoga pants and grabbing a Starbucks tea and heading there…then I will.  But I want my sleep!

MY TOP 7 STORES TO SHOP AT FOR BLACK FRIDAY (& CYBER MONDAY)

I’LL SHARE A FEW FAVORITE ITEMS FROM EACH STORE BELOW AFTER LINKING ALL THEIR DEALS!

 

Wayfair Black Friday 2018 Sale
Here are this year’s best deals, with up to 80% off their best items now through 11/30:

TAKE UP TO 60 PERCENT OFF:

• Storage solutions, including shoe racks and closet organizers
• Kids furniture, including bunk beds, bookcases, and play kitchens
• Nursery furniture, including cribs, rocking chairs, and changing tables

TAKE UP TO 70 PERCENT OFF:

• Living room furniture, including sofas, coffee tables, and end tables
• Mattresses and toppers, including Sealy, Linenspa, Serta, and Simmons
• Bedroom furniture, including beds, dressers, and nightstands
• Outdoor furniture, including patio dining and chaise lounges
• Kitchenessentials and dining furniture, including tables, chairs, and carts
• Office furniture, including desks and bookcases
• Lighting, including lamps, chandeliers, and fans
• Pillows and curtains, including throws, drapes, and valances
• Pet essentials, including beds, food containers, and bowls
• Holiday decor, including trees, wreaths, and pillows
• Small appliances, including vacuums, coffee makers, mixers, and slow cookers
• Major appliances, including refrigerators, wine coolers, and ovens

TAKE UP TO 75 PERCENT OFF:

• Comforters and sheet sets

Take up to 80 percent off:

• Area rugs
• Wall art and decor

Pottery Barn Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2018 Sale Items
25-50% off the store!

 

Nordstrom Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2018 Sale

Up to 60% off Women

Up to 60% off Home

Up t 60% off Beauty

Target Black Friday 2018 Sale

 

Amazon Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2018 Sale

All Items HERE!

Walmart Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2018 Sale – All deals HERE 

Electronics 

Video games and media

Home Items

Toys

Christmas

 

Old Navy Black Friday 2018 Sale

50% OFF EVERYTHING IN STORE