The first 5 days after the weekend are the hardest...

Another Monday, people! We had a great weekend here in the Bluegrass! Spent Saturday by the pool for a friend's daughter's 4th bday party. Saturday night we went to a JL friend's wedding, she was a gorgeous bride!! Then Sunday Ben and I went to church with my dad and then took him to lunch. Last night my brother, sister and I cooked dinner for Dad at his house...low key...oh and I managed to get in a couple of naps (you know it's my favorite hobby) and visits to Pure Barre. Good weekend!!

HOW funny is this Scooby?! A wee bit inappropriate! 

Saturday's wedding was at Lexington Country Club, where Ben's and my reception will be!

The lovely bride and me.

Bubbly on the patio...doesn't get much better!!

Lilly P dresse for sale & RTR

A friend of mine purchased these two Lilly dresses on Rue LaLa and didn't like the length on her. Both are size 6. She is selling them for $99 each plus $5 shipping. If you are interested, please send me an email justlovelykatherine@gmail.com

Also, on an unrelated note use THIS link today (ends 6/19) to sing up for Rent the Runway and receive any accessory for free with your next rental! I've told ya'll before that I love RTR for renting dresses for special occasions. You can wear that expensive dress you have been coveting for a fraction of the price!

DIY Moss Monogram

A friend of mine asked me to help her make a monogram moss door hanger for their front door. I hadn't tried this before and it ended up being pretty simple, yet a bit time consuming. I think it turned out cute and wasn't expensive to make - probably about $25.

You will need:

1. moss - can purchase at any craft store. we bought moss table runners, essentially just long sheets of moss on a backing. you may need to buy two runners to cover back and front, depending on the size of your letter.

2. foam boards - we couldn't find one board that was large enough for the letter we wanted, so we bought two and taped them together.

3. burlap ribbon - or whatever you want

4. LOTS of hot glue 

First, tape your boards together and draw your letter on it with a sharpie. I used a printed out N as a guide.

Grab a beer because this is going to take a while....

cut out your letter. I did this with a bread knife. reinforce with more tape.

attempt not to hurt yourself...I was not so successful.

 and ta da! you have a large foam letter. now you are ready to cover with moss.

 lay out your letter on the moss (if you purchase this type of backed moss - you can also buy little pieces of moss and glue them together like a puzzle) and figure out where to cut. you can stick pieces together and you won't be able to see seams...this isn't an exact science. you can also fill in bald patches with all the pieces off moss that are going to be on the ground.

oh yea, you might want to do this project outside...its SUPER messy!!!

glue, glue, glue until your little fingers can't take any more!

 make a bow with your ribbon, glue ribbon ends to back of letter and hang. we covered both sides of the N because her door was glass. you could also paint the back of the letter black or something to give it a more finished look if you don't want to cover both sides.

June Birchbox...it was a good one!

I just received this month's Birchbox in the mail today...it was full of fun goodies & samples! 

1. theBalm® cosmetics Stainiac -  this has a great consistency, gel-like & a very pretty pink - loving it already!  

2.  Comodynes Self-Tanning Intensive - excited to give these a try

3. Masqueology Brightening - excited for this one too

4. Modcloth Headband - It has a wire in it to give it shape - will be cute for the pool

5. Supergoop SPF 30+  - this claims to be "everyday face & body lotion" but there is no way I'd put this on my face everyday. It is oily and very much a typical sunscreen consistency. 

Obviously you don't get all the samples that were available for each month. I kind of wish you could choose 5 samples you would like each month instead of a getting a surprise.... I would have really liked to try the COOLA Face SPF 30 Matte Finish Cucumber, BY TERRY Light-Expert Perfecting Foundation Brush, BY TERRY Crème de Rose Nutri-Lift Comfort Cream, Georgie Beauty Winks by Georgie™ and the Number 4 Super Comb Prep & Protect...guess there is always next month!

If you would like to sign up for Birchbox, do so HERE!

It isn't expensive and it is super fun to receive a box of happies in the mail!

learn something new everyday...

Umm...how did I go this long without knowing this?! Awesome. I love the "Oh my god!"s in the video :)



I may need to give this a try this weekend!! Have a fun weekend, ya'll!