black & white

"To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world."  -Dr. Seuss 

{threads} my "mom" style :: black & white

|| Cardigan: Target // Top: Swell // White Denim: Quiksilver Women  //  Shoes: Olsenboye //
Clutch & Bangles: Target // Gold Skull Necklace c/o laWARRIOR ||

I know what you are thinking... "White pants!?"

I have been obsessing over this trend for a while now. But with hesitation for the obvious reasons.

The moment you buy these crisp white beauties, the inevitable is bound to happen at some point.

But why live in fear...of ketchup, wine, sticky-dirty baby hands, and well, Aunty Flow!

I have to say, I am smitten!

I don't know why I waited so long.

I felt like after I had my first baby, I completely lost who I was and my sense of style.

 Gave up those fun tops and slim pants for slouchy clothes to hide behind, thinking maybe I could just go unseen. While I still love my slouchy clothes to lounge around the house, dressing like the old me feels good again. And I feel like my "new style" has become a more mature version of my "old style", still the same just a little more refined!

Date Night

Hubby took me on a much needed date, with 2 kids it doesn't happen that often.

FM McClintock's Steak House || Sea Bass & Margarita

Cold Stones Ice Cream || Cookie Doughn't You Want Some

Loads of Laughs and ridiculous dancing on the ride home (mostly from me; Locked Out of Heaven)

Upside:

Hubby & I got some great quality time together & didn't make one spill on my beloved white jeans

Downside:

I did get a blister on my heel...Will be investing in some of those heel-pad inserts & a gnarly headache-hangover the next day (And that was from only ONE Margarita, definitely can't hang).

{DIY} White Deer Head Mount

Image from: White Faux Taxidermy

Everyone has seen these white deer head mounts every where. But they want an arm and a leg for them!! I wanted one for my kids room, but wasn't about to fork over $100 for one! (Especially because I knew that eventually they would grow out their room design and want to have a say in what went on the walls!)

I knew that I could recreate this look for way less and still achieve the same look, but for a fraction of the cost! So my husband and I search the internet for some sort of deer head mount (foam, resin, plastic, cardbord, etc... There are quite a few options to choose from, depending on how much you want to spend). We eventually got on Ebay and came across this resin head mount for...DRUM ROLL PLEASE....$15!! Including shipping!!

It's the perfect size for the wall I was putting it on too. 

The Hubs spray painted a couple layers of gloss white spray paint all over and TA DA!!

It came out better that I had expected!!!

I then took an old frame I had sitting around and framed it around the mount to kick it up a notch!

In total we spent on the Deer Head, Spray Paint, and Frame around $20! 

It's one of my favorite projects so far!!