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DIY Valentine’s Day Morning Ideas!

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Check out my behind-the-scenes video of how to change your bar cart from morning to night for Valentine’s Day! Make sure to click HD for the best quality of the video. Film by: Brooke Boyd

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Photography

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Decor Details: PJ Set  | Hair Extensions c/o Luxy Hair | Gold Moroccan Pouf c/o Lulu & Georgia | Bench w/ Cushion | Gold Heart c/o Dee Keller| Polkadot Pillow | LOVE (Hobby Lobby) | White Tray (Home Goods) 

Gold Bar Cart  Scalloped Cake Stand | Agate Coasters | Rectangle Platter | Cocktail Shaker | 8-bottle Wine Rack | Moscow Mule Mugs | Candy Vessel  Pink & Gold Tassels | Gold China Coffee Mug c/o Chateau En Mae | Milk & Juice Glasses (Target Dollar Section)

Hair by: Rachele Cooper | Makeup by: Melanie Hollander

Good Morning readers, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was full of King Cake, Parades, Gumbo, Bloody Mary’s, mimosas, Crawfish Étouffée and more King Cake. We tend to eat a lot during Mardi Gras or at least I do! Haha! Thank goodness that I’m attempting a juice cleanse with Raw Republic the day after Mardi Gras (Fat) Tuesday!

Anyway, I’m so proud of myself for putting together the most adorable Valentine’s Day breakfast bar cart with a little from my best-friend/life-assistant, Haley of course! Somebody has to keep me in line otherwise I’ll procrastinate and try to throw everything together last minute.

Easy Pink Sprinkled Donuts & Cookies: Have you ever picked out a delicious looking box of pre-packaged colorful sprinkled donuts at the grocery store and they turned out to be awful? I know I have so instead of trusting the grocery store again, I went to the best donut house in town, Butter Krisp and purchased a dozen glazed donuts fresh out of the oven! I let them cool when I returned home and then I smoothed some whipped frosting just over the top of the donuts to make the sprinkles stick.  I chose pink sparkly sprinkles to go with my Valentine’s Day Breakfast theme.

As for my homemade Valentine’s Day Cookies, you don’t want my baking advice! Trust me! My hearts and lips came out looking like footballs and soccer balls the first time I baked them. I had to take the cookie cutters to the already baked cookies again to cut them into the correct shape. Yes, that did do the trick, but I know there is more efficient way to get the job done. I recommend following this recipe via Southern Living–> Heart Cookies- How to

For the rest of my bar cart, I included all of our (me & Blake) favorites like coffee, mimosas, hershey kisses, pink roses and colorful heart candies. I found the little heart bowl at Home Goods and the plastic candy vessel at Target.

Make sure to check back later this week to see the details on how I changed the bar cart from morning to night to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Also, you might want to check out my Gal-entine’s Day post in case you plan on spending Valentine’s Day with your gals!–> Gal-entine’s Day Sleepover

Special thank you to Brooke for putting together this adorable behind the scenes video of my Valentine’s Morning & Night post! Check it out on my Youtube channel here–> DIY: How to Decorate for Valentine’s Day!

Best New Orleans Mardi Gras Cocktail!

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Check out the behind-the-scenes video of our New Orleans Mardi Gras balcony party! Make sure to click HD for the best quality of the video. Film by: Brooke Boyd

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Photography

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Outfit:  Similar Sequin Leggings (sold out) | Ballet Flats c/o Dee Keller | I’m On The King Cake Diet tee c/o The Elizabeth Chronicles | Krewe Du Optic Julia Sunglasses

Jewelry: Aussie Ring, Abra Double Band Ring, Elisa Pendant Necklace, Charly Pendant Necklace & Arden Bracelet c/o Kendra Scott  

Govinos, Mugs and Decorative Cups c/o White Elephant DesignsGold Bar Cart | Randazzo’s King Cake | Cookies by Leslie Gam contact lgambi@gmail.com to order | New Orleans 2015 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Good Morning readers and Happy Friday! How cute are these White Elephant Designs Mardi Gras cups! They’re perfect for hosting parties during Carnival season! They also make great host gifts as well. In case you missed my first Mardi Gras Party post, you can view it here–> I’m on the King Cake Diet 

What is the best New Orleans Mardi Gras cocktail you ask? To me, it’s none other than a Zing Zang Bloody Mary! As promised, today Krystal and I are sharing our favorite recipes for the best New Orleans style Bloody Mary’s!  In my book, the most important ingredients other than vodka are the Zing Zang mix and the spicy beans. Just give me some King Cake, Zing Zang and spicy beans and I’m good for the whole day! What is your favorite Bloody Mary ingredient? We’d also love to hear your recipes too! Check out my recipe below:

Grey Goose & Zing Zang Bloody Mary

  1. 2.5 oz. Zing Zang
  2. 2 pinches salt
  3. 2 pinches pepper
  4. 0.6 fl. oz. of Grey Goose Vodka
  5. 1 squeeze of lime
  6. Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into your White Elephant Designs Mardi Gras Cup! Garnish with spicy beans, olives and a celery stalk. You can always squeeze a little more lime at the end too! At least I always do!
  7. Drink up!

Head over to A Pinch of Lovely to see her favorite Bloody Mary Recipe!

Huge thank you to our friends Dave and Emmy for opening up their home to us for our Mardi Gras staycation!

Kendra Scott Spring Launch Party Recap

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Photogrpahy

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Outfit: Double Layer Crew Dress | Light Pink Trench Coat | Pumps 

All Jewelry c/o Kendra Scott Avant Garden 

Good Morning readers, today I’m sharing a recap of the Kendra Scott Spring Launch Event that A Pinch of Lovely and I hosted at the Perkins Rowe location a couple of weeks ago. I know it’s still way too cold to even be thinking about wearing spring clothing, but that’s the magic of jewelry. It’s the best way to start slowly incorporating spring colors into your outfits without sacrificing your warm coat. Jewelry is always the perfect type of accessory to help you transition your wardrobe into all new seasons.

The Kendra Scott Spring Avant Garden Collection consists of a beautiful variety of pastel-colored stones, edgy ear jackets and stunning statement pieces to complement all of this season’s top trends. Visit the following posts to see how I styled some of my favorite pieces from the collection: I’m On the King Cake Diet | Part II of My Stay at The Le Meridien | Part I of My Stay at The Le Meridien New Orleans | Gal-entine’s Day Sleepover

Thank you again to everyone who braved the cold and rainy weather than night to make it out to our Kendra Scott Spring Styling Event. If you missed out, you’re in luck because Krystal and I will be back soon for a Spring Styling Happy Hour!

Special thank you to Kendra Scott for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.

Gal-entine’s Day Sleepover!

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Check out the behind-scenes video of our Gal-entine’s Day Sleepover below! It just might make you laugh! Make sure the click HD to view the best quality of the film


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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Photography

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PJ Details: Pink Pajama Set | Heart Printed Pajama Set | Similar Pajama SetSimilar Eyemasks | Leopard Pillow | Seaux Chic Pillow c/o The Elizabeth Chronicles | Donut Pillow | Faux Fur Blanket | Decorative Cookies by Leslie Gam (contact lgambi@gmail.com to order) | Mardi Gras Mugs c/o White Elephant Designs

Good Morning readers, in case you missed yesterday’s post, “I’m On The King Cake Diet,” allow me to fill you in! I teamed up with Krystal from A Pinch Of Lovely to bring you the Ultimate Mardi Gras balcony party ideas! On top of that, we also planned a little “Gal-entine’s Day” slumber party for you and your gals to re-create since Valentine’s Day falls on the same weekend of Mardi Gras! Trust me! You’re never too old for a girls night sleepover! We had so much dancing, stuffing our faces with cookies and sipping champagne in our matching pajamas, which are crazy comfortable by the way! Just watch the video to see how much we had! Also, these pajamas along with the eye masks and donut pillow make great Valentine’s Day gifts for your bestie!

Head Over to A Pinch Of Lovely to check out her post!

Huge thank you to our friends, Dave and Emmy for opening up their home to us for our Mardi Gras & Gal-entine’s Day staycation in New Orleans.