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Convertible Bag for Summer

Hey everyone, who’s ready for summer vacations, festivals and beach days? I know I am! I actually leave for Hawaii tomorrow! Today I’m sharing the perfect convertible bag from Brahmin that can carry all of your essentials while you’re on the go this summer! The Lil Topsail Bag can be worn as a crossbody bag while traveling, a belt bag for festivals and also as a clutch to throw in your beach bag to hold all of your essentials like your ID, money, phone and some lip gloss. Scroll through this post to see how I styled the convertible bag for summer!

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Brahmin makes beautiful, quality bags for every age. I can easily shop on their site to find a bag that suits my style as well as my younger sister, my mom and even grandmother. All of their bags are very versatile, well-made and timeless. I also love their more trendy bag styles as well like this Lane Crawford Bag. The round shape and circle handles is right on trend for this season.

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Outfit: Ripped Mom Shorts | Misa Los Angeles Cropped Top found at Hemline | Studded Sandals | Ray-Ban Sunglasses (also available here) | Lil Topsail Bag c/o Brahmin | Bracelets c/o Julie Vos | Shell Earrings

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As you can see in the above photo, the Lil Topsail Bag can also be worn as a crossbody bag or you can completely remove the strap to use as clutch or pouch to throw in larger tote like this Medium Bowie Mantle. The bag also includes a flap opening with magnetic snap closure, a back slide in pocket to fit your phone, an interior zip pocket, credit card slots and an adjustable strap to make it longer or shorter depending on your height and preference.

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Outfit: Ripped Mom Shorts | Misa Los Angeles Cropped Top found at Hemline | Studded Sandals | Ray-Ban Sunglasses (also available here) | Lil Topsail Bag c/o Brahmin | Bracelets c/o Julie Vos | Shell Earrings

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Cinco de Mayo Themed Baby Shower

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend celebrating all of the amazing moms in your lives! I just wanted to pop on here to remind you that today is the last day to save 30% OFF at World Market for their Friends & Family Sale! Just use code: FRIENDS19

Scroll through this post to see how I styled all of my World Market home decor and outdoor furniture for a Cinco de Mayo themed baby shower we hosted last weekend! We hosted the co-ed shower on actual cinco de mayo, but I think a fiesta themed shower is appropriate for any time of year so be sure to bookmark some of these ideas!

Welcome Sign  (gold frame found at Hobby Lobby)

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Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Dining Table | Sevilla BenchGray Cane Woven Serasa Outdoor Dining Chairs Set of 2 | Outdoor Chair Cushions | Natural Rattan Fallon Cocoon Chair with Cushion

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Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional 3 Seater Bench | Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional Bench Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional ArmchairRound Natural Wood Vallarta Outdoor Dining TableAqua 9 Ft Replacement Umbrella Canopy with Fringe | Elementi Workshop Granville Table Cast Concrete Propane Fire Table | Outdoor Cushions & Pillows

MY FLORAL DIY CHAIR:

To create this adorable picturesque chair, I used my Natural Rattan Fallon Cocoon Chair with Cushion that I purchased from World Market last year and wrapped it greenery and flowers from Hobby Lobby. You may remember this chair from the first baby shower I hosted in April. All we did to change it up was purchase more colorful flowers from Hobby Lobby and use green floral tape and wire to attach the flowers. It’s such a fun way to incorporate more color into your decor. Plus you can always reuse it and change up the color schemes.

cinco de mayo cake

How adorable is this Mini Pinata Cake Topper?

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Furniture:  Wood Leona Farmhouse Extension Dining Table Neutral Linen Paige Dining Bench  | Natural Linen Paige Round Back Dining Chairs  | Gold Light Fixture (also available here) | Mirrored Sideboard |

Decor: Light Grey Sheepskin | Faux Fiddle-Leaf Fig PlantTapered Ivory Planter With Gold StandBelen Rug, Gray

On Mirrored Sideboard: Gold Box Wine RackGold Stemless Glassware Collection |

We used a children’s book as the guest book for the shower.

fiesta cookies

MacKenzie-Childs Parchment Check Three Tier Sweet Stand

cinco de mayo decor

mexican party food

We made a taco and nacho station with all of the fixings so every could choose how they wanted their tacos, nachos, burritos or bowls. We also had plenty of chips, salsa, guacamole and margaritas.

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margarita station

 2qt Plastic Floral Embossed Beverage Dispenser 

 Taco Bout A Party Gold Balloons | Balloon Cactus by Animated Art Balloons

Cookies & Cake by The Little Oven

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Decorations: Mini SombrerosTaco Bout A Party Gold BalloonsMexican Table Runner | Margaritas & Mimosas Sign | Welcome Sign  (gold frame found at Hobby Lobby) | 8″ Inch Genuine Wooden Hand Painted Party Fiesta Maracas Floral Cactus Lunch Napkins | Faux Flowering Cacti in Cement Pots Set of 3 Cactus Bottle Opener | Faux Potted Senita Cactus | Mini Donkey Pinata | Mini Pinata Cake Topper | Mini Pinata

Balloon garland by Animated Art Balloons

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1. Sahari Raffia Drop Earrings | 2. One-Shoulder Maxi Dress | 3. Stripe Top | 4. Tassel Statement Earrings | 5. Wedge Slide Sandal | 6. Woven Raffia Clutch | 7.  Gladiator Sandal | 8. Dolce Vita Wedges | 9. Caroline Mini Dress | 10. Palm Print Dress | 11. Stripe Romper | 12. Bold Print One Shoulder Dress

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1. Mini Sombrero | 2. 4 Artificial Mini Succulent & Cactus | 3. Mini Pinata Party Favors | 4. 8×10 Gold Picture Frame | Margarita Bar sign | 5. 16″ TACO BOUT A PARTY Foil Balloons | 6. 28 Piece Straw Set  | 7.  Table Runner with Tassels | 8. Cocktail Napkins | 9. Party Fiesta Maracas | 10. Margarita Glasses

How To Create An Outdoor Drink Station

Happy Friday friends! Today starts the World Market Friends & Family Sale so I thought I would share how I recently transformed their wooden potting bench into an outdoor drink station for my Mother’s Day brunch with MacKenzie-Childs. If you missed yesterday’s post about the brunch, you can see all of the details here—> Backyard Brunch for Mother’s Day

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Scroll through this post to see how create an outdoor drink station!

outdoor drink station

The margaritas & mimosas sign is from Etsy.

mimosa station

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Outdoor Potting Bench (aka drink station) | Gold Stemless Champagne Flutes Set of 4 2qt Plastic Floral Embossed Beverage Dispenser MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check Enamel Wine CoolerIngenue Ice Bucket & ScoopFlower Market Galvanized Beverage BucketFlower Market Galvanized Herb Pots with TrayCourtly Check Enamel Pinch Bowl

flower pots

How adorable are these MacKenzie-Childs Flower Market Galvanized Herb Pots with the matching tray? I moved them inside and put them on my window sill above the kitchen sink and looks so cute there for the spring and summer. I like to fill them with water and fresh flowers as opposed to actually planting anything any side of them.

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Outfit: Similar White Dress | Amina Tan Sandal | Jewelry c/o Julie Vos

This drink dispenser is perfect for outdoors because it’s plastic so you don’t have to worry about anything happening to it.

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MacKenzie-Childs Gold Check Flatware – 5-Piece Place SettingMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Serving BowlMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar ChargerMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Dinner PlateMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Salad PlateMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Napkin RingMacKenzie-Childs Parchment Check Two Tier Sweet Stand & MacKenzie-Childs Blooming Tumbler c/o MacKenzie-Childs

How fun are these colorful boho style pillows against my black and white cushions. I actually bought this black and white fabric on sale at Hobby Lobby and had my seamstress make me these custom black and white outdoor cushions knowing that I would be styling them with these bright and colorful MacKenzie-Childs pillows. I also love how they complement my Courtly Check dishes.

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Pillows: Bukhara PillowTangiers Lumbar PillowTomcat Pillow & Small Booxwood c/o MacKenzie-Childs

(pictured above: me & my mother-in-law)

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Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional 3 Seater Bench | Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional Bench Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional ArmchairRound Natural Wood Vallarta Outdoor Dining TableAqua 9 Ft Replacement Umbrella Canopy with Fringe | Elementi Workshop Granville Table Cast Concrete Propane Fire Table

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Large Boxwood Obelisk c/o MacKenzie-Childs| Floral Wreath by The Sweetest Grace | Personalized Door Mat

Backyard Brunch for Mother’s Day

Hey everyone, if you follow me Instagram, then you know I finally revealed my new backyard space this past weekend just in time for a co-ed Cinco de Mayo baby shower that Blake and I hosted for our friends. I had so much fun decorating the space and it turned out beautifully. So beautifully that I didn’t want to take it down so I left half the colorful decorations up and invited my mom and mother-in-law over for an early Mother’s Day brunch. I of course nixed the taco signs and incorporated my new MacKenzie-Childs pieces into decorations and tablescape. You’ve probably seen me use some of these classic MC pieces before in other dining tablescapes that I’ve created like this bridal brunch post and my friendsgiving post. I can always count on MacKenzie-Childs to a little a glam and whole lot of print and color to my overall design.

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MacKenzie-Childs Gold Check Flatware – 5-Piece Place SettingMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Serving BowlMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar ChargerMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Dinner PlateMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Salad PlateMacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Napkin RingMacKenzie-Childs Parchment Check Two Tier Sweet Stand & MacKenzie-Childs Blooming Tumbler c/o MacKenzie-Childs

floral chair

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Outfit: Similar White Dress | Amina Tan Sandal | Jewelry c/o Julie Vos

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Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Dining Table | Sevilla BenchGray Cane Woven Serasa Outdoor Dining Chairs Set of 2 | Outdoor Chair Cushions | Natural Rattan Fallon Cocoon Chair with Cushion

While I love MacKenzie-Childs’ bold statement pieces, I also love the Sweetbriar collection that I got for my wedding especially when I have a lot of color already going on in the background like I did here with the balloons and flowers. This balloon garland was leftover from my Cinco de Mayo party, but I put together these flower arrangements to tie in Mother’s Day. I purchased three different bouquets of flowers from my local grocery store and arranged them in these three vases to use as the centerpiece. 

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Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional 3 Seater Bench | Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional Bench Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional ArmchairRound Natural Wood Vallarta Outdoor Dining TableAqua 9 Ft Replacement Umbrella Canopy with Fringe | Elementi Workshop Granville Table Cast Concrete Propane Fire Table

How fun are these colorful boho style pillows by MacKenzie-Childs against my white cushions? I love the texture of them too! I would keep them indoors because they aren’t meant to take on weather, but they’re super cute to bring outside for special occaisions.

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Pillows: Bukhara PillowTangiers Lumbar PillowTomcat Pillow c/o MacKenzie-Childs

(pictured: Me and my mom)

My Floral DIY Chair:

To create this adorable picturesque chair, I used my Natural Rattan Fallon Cocoon Chair with Cushion that I purchased from World Market last year and wrapped it greenery and flowers from World Market. The first time I added some floral swag to the chair was for a baby shower that I hosted last month and then I decided to use it again for the Cinco de Mayo themed baby shower we just hosted over the weekend. All we did to change it up was purchase more colorful flowers from Hobby Lobby and use green floral tape and wire to attach the flowers. It’s such a fun way to incorporate more color into your decor. Plus you can always reuse it and change up the color schemes.

My backyard space isn’t completely finished yet so make sure to stay tuned for my updates on Instagram stories. Also, tomorrow I’ll be sharing my margarita and mimosa station for Mother’s Day with MacKenzie-Childs on the blog!

Balloon garland by Animated Art Balloons

This post is in partnership with MacKenzie-Childs, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.