Hamster Box Redo :: Fire Place

Don't get too excited. No I didn't do anything crafty... yet. But I will, I mean eventually. Until then I am going to put together my inspiration for what to do above my fire place.  One issue is there is no mantel, so I literally have to hang something up there. Another is, well just take a look. It's not the easiest of fire places to decorate. You've seen it here, decorated for Christmas but now I am giving you a glimpse into my hamster box. Not just a glimpse, I am letting you see the one part of it I am not proud of at all. So, put that judgement aside. 

It looks so much sadder than it does in my living room when you single it out like that. Sorry fire place. I swear the rest of my apartment is adorable and thoroughly decorated.  Ok I'm done defending myself. 

Here are pictures of my inspiration and what I am going to try to strive for above there.  Don't hold your breath for the craft post. It won't happen until December but that's when I'm shooting for.

All 3 gallery wall pictures can be found here

I love a good gallery wall.  I'd have to scale this down and would probably only be able to do 1 maybe 2  rows but I think it'd probably make my little home a little more sophisticated.  It would go well with the rest of my black and white pictures in my living room and dining room too.  

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Something like this over my fire place might be the perfect solution. {as you can see the options have not been narrowed down in any some of manor}.

I was also thinking about getting a canvas and painting something myself.  Then getting a plank of wood and somehow without completely destroying the fire place making my own mantel.  We will see what happens.  I'm also intrigued by these melted crayon paintings...

Directions and picture via this website

We will see what ends up happening, like I said don't hold your breath.  It will be December.

xoxo,

Molly

Travel :: Bachelorette in St Louis

A week and a half ago I headed to St Louis {by way of Kansas City} for a Bachelorette party for a close friend.  It couldn't have been more perfect! Well except for the drive from Kansas City to St Louis where we got stuck in traffic because of a horrible wreck, had to stop 45 times for 7 girls to go to the bathroom, and then, on the out skirts of downtown St. Louis, getting pulled over by a cop to give us a ticket in a safe zone. Wondering what a safe zone is? So were we... the only thing we learned was that it doubled the price of the ticket.  Alas, we made it in time to watch our beloved Wildcats finish beating KU and with plenty of time to get in our sequined best to celebrate our friends upcoming nuptials.

I'm positive everyone thought we were lost and confused in the wrong state with all of our purple Kansas State shirts.  Quiet fans we are not...

Bachelorette pre-party at the hotel downtown.

All dressed up with somewhere to go!

Kansas State Chi O's taking over the lobby.

At dinner, bottles of wine flowing, preparing mentally for...

Dancing on the stage at the piano bar, taking over just like we used to in college.

The next day was obviously not a good feeling one {even though it just happened to also be my birthday!}. It was basically surrounded around...

Birthday mimosas!  We went to a fabulous place called Blondie's walking distance from our hotel. Two bottles of champagne, 3 different juices, the best coffee on the planet, and 3 hours later, I barely made my flight back to Dallas!

Well I am finally recovered from this trip to St Louis, and I will be doing it again in 2 weeks for the wedding.

xoxo,

Molly

My {last few} Weeks in Instagram...

Follow me @PrettyinPinkStyle

Bean dip & frito's for dinner at my sisters house :: New 7 For All Mankind jeans and my love affair begins with fur vests all over again :: New York trees in the morning :: Part of my AMAZING Birthday present from my parents and sister :: More fur... little more leather :: Mimosa's with my besties in St. Louis to get over the hangover of a bachelorette party the night before.

Starting Instagram for my office/showroom = twice as many instagrams a day :: Hanging samples for Spring market :: My Birthday! Sprinkles cupcakes from my amazing boss :: Gameday Cloth Runway/Tailgate party :: Friends concert/new favorite LNA dress :: LNA Leather Jacket I will be dreaming about until next Spring...

Sorry for taking so long to post.  Also, sorry about lying on my last Instagram post, although the mimosa did make the post, this is not the one I meant. 

xoxo,

Molly

Roots to Dye Over

I am growing  out my very own natural ombre effect right now.  On purpose? Oh no... I just have not had the time to go sit for 2 hours at a hair salon and with all of my recent travel it makes me cringe to think about spending another $100 on something I don't "need".  Especially since I'm seriously 2 weeks away from my very own, free ombre. These lovely ladies are giving me inspiration and not making me feel like a hood rat. {West Virginia hood rat? - Thank you Emily Maynard}

Blogger :: The Little Things

Blogger :: Girl Meets Glam

The lovely Lauren Conrad

The stunning Brigitte Bardot

So next time you see me don't judge.  Give me just a little bit longer and you'll think it was intentional...

xoxo,

Molly

I Believe In....

I believe in laughing.

I believe in making mistakes... big mistakes and then letting myself more on quickly and learning from them.

I believe in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, every day for lunch. 

I believe girlfriends are the best medicine for anything that is wrong.

Night out with friends in Kansas City.

I believe that working your ass off will eventually pay off.

I believe that being 5 lbs over my "goal" weight but eating the tacos, french fries, and drinking the beer, in the long run makes me a happier girl.

I believe that watching Love Actually and crying your eyes out is how to get over a broken heart, and keeps my faith that "Love is all around..."

I believe in watching Glee, Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, and Revenge and not being embarrassed about how much I love it.

Quinn Fabray and Rachel Berry

I believe in candles.

I believe in the color pink.

I believe a fur vest makes any outfit a little better.

I believe that dressing up and being girly makes me amazingly happy.

I also believe that sitting in my sweat pants drinking red wine makes me amazingly happy.

I believe in family.  The kind of family that makes you mad, cry, yell, and fight but also makes you laugh until you cry and understands you better than you understand yourself.

I believe in reading to escape to a different place.

I believe in flowers. 

I believe in crying, even if you're not completely sure why you're doing it.

I believe in the power of being alone.

I believe in watching old movies with Audrey Hepburn and Lucille Ball to make me feel like I am in a different time and place.

Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in Funny Face

I believe in singing ridiculous songs at the top of my lungs.

I believe in "All I Want for Christmas is You"by Mariah Carey. 

I believe in the power of New York City, and the magic of Paris.

I believe in being a little naive over being jaded.

I believe in being a kind person.

I believe in Birthday's, and Birthday party's, no matter how old you are turning.

I believe women should be strong enough to stand their ground but able to always embrace their femininity.

I believe true love exists.

I believe in living life to it's fullest, traveling when I can, and being there for my family and friends, even if it means my bank account can barely pay a bill sometimes.

I believe being over dressed is always better than being underdressed. 

Oscar de la Renta Gown

I believe in dancing like no one is watching; when everyone is watching.

I believe your real friends will always be there. No matter what life brings.

I believe in college football, and tailgating.

I believe in Fall; the trees, the smells, pumpkins; everything.

I believe in coffee.

I believe that a great outfit can make all the difference in your attitude and mood.

Above all else I believe that being comfortable in your own skin and truly being who you are is the only way to be entirely happy.

I stole this idea from Monica at Finer Feelings who just happens to make an appearance in one of my pictures. {or several through out the blog...}

xoxo,

Molly

Fall Fever :: Boot Obsessed

I love Fall. EVERYTHING about it.  I just got to New York for Coterie which means that I start wearing Fall clothing whether the weather permits or not. {Ok so there was a random drop in temp last week for Dallas so I started a little early.} I love fur vests, jackets, layering, scarves, but most of all, I have a love affair with boots.  So far this Fall I have bought 1 pair.  They have not arrived yet but OMG I can't wait....

7 For All Mankind :: Bettina Boot 

Aren't they beyond amazing?  Get ready because I will be wearing them with everything. The first outfit will be red jeans and a fur vest but the options are literally endless. Fingers crossed they've arrived once I get home...

xoxo,

Molly

Mockingbird Station :: What to Wear Event

Hello lovelies! Have you missed me? I know... I have been totally MIA and I have no excuse for it.  Life got in the way a little and I made the conscience decision to let it and take a teeny tiny break from the blog.  Well I'm back but only hardly tonight.  I wanted to share with you my guest post on Mockingbird Station's blog for their What to Wear Event next week! Even though I haven't been able to attend many events lately I am still a station insider so check out my post to see what you should go snatch up at the many great stores there just in time to wear to the event!

I wish I could go but alas I will be back in NYC {rough huh?}.  I will do an EXTRA good job of taking pictures and blogging some fun stuff while there.  Until I get time for something more go over to Mockingbird Station's blog and see my post there!

xoxo,

Molly