chocolate with nut(cracker)s

How adorable is this nutcracker print dress from Silly Old Sea Dog?  I'm so smitten with this UK-based shop!  They have tons of amazing novelty print dresses and skirts, and best of all, they carry to women of lots of different sizes (many of their dresses are available in UK sizes 6-28)!  And considering the dress came from overseas, the shipping was incredibly fast; it even arrived in time for me to wear it for The Nutcracker performances I had to work at the box office!  I've gotten lots of compliments on it every time I've worn it, and it's such a great holiday dress.

I can't be the only one who goes a little sugar-crazy during the holidays, right?  It's very difficult not to indulge when there are so many yummy treats around.  Luckily, this clutch from New Look satisfies my sweet tooth (at least a little bit!).  Unlike some of my other novelty clutches, this one is actually big enough to hold the necessities, and I love the little bite detail!

I'm starting to get really excited for Christmas -- especially because we were given next week off from work!  My next paycheck will be sort of sad, but I've been feeling kind of burned out lately, so I'll gladly take a little financial hit in favor of some peace of mind.  I'll be great to be able to spend time with friends and get some much-needed rest.

Outfit Details

Nutcracker Dress: Silly Old Sea Dog

Chocolate bar clutch: New Look

Cropped cardigan: ModCloth

Heels: ModCloth (similar)

Pin: c/o I'm Your Present

My Wintery Wonders Giveaway is now closed, and I'll be announcing the winner on my blog in tomorrow's seasonal round-up post.  Check back then to see if you're the winner!  

Have a wonderful Saturday!

xox Sammi

Friday Favorites #75: Holiday Wish List Edition

Happy Friday!  Can you believe that Christmas is less than a week away?!  Maybe it was because Thanksgiving was so late this year, but the holidays creeped up so quickly!  I ended up doing nearly all of my gift shopping way in advance (thanks, Internet!), but there are lots of things currently on my own wish list... Santa, if you're reading this, take note.  :)

a  //  That Polonius Guy Necklace

b  //  Royal Apothic Perfume in Balmoral Rain

c  //  Lindy Bop "Cindy" Dress

d  //  Scatter Necklace Jumper

e  //  Sail Away Heels

f  //  Kate Spade Agenda  

g  //  Out Of Print Library Stamp Top

h  //  As You Wish by Cary Elwes  

i  //  Irregular Choice Unicorn Heels  

j  //  Erstwilder Trixie Bunny Honey Brooch  

k  //  Bear Ears Wool Cape

l  //  Dear Creatures Starlight Dress

m  //  Hare-est of Them All Sweater

n  //  Pink Cupcake Purse

o  //  Ida Spectators in Black

p  //  White Photography Background  

And here are some of my favorite stocking stuffers:

1  //  Make Up Eraser

2  //  Hollywood Fashion Tape 

(this stuff is the BEST - my secret weapon for belts!)

3  //  Music Note Cosmetic Case

4  //  Licorice Allsorts

What about you?  What are you wishing for this holiday?

That's all for this post!  And don't forget: today is your last day to enter my Etsy Wintery Wonders Giveaway!  One lucky reader will receive 4 adorable wintertime accessories.  You have until midnight (EST) to enter, so hop to it & enter here!

Have a great Friday!

xox Sammi

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Thought I was a donut

There is definitely a donut obsession happening in our culture these days, and I am in no way immune.  I think the cupcake craze gave way to rounder, flatter cakes at some point, and even though the shape, frying and lack of frosting makes up for most of the difference, I'd definitely rather treat myself with a donut than a cupcake.  I guess this trend is true in my clothing, too; I have pieces with cupcakes on them, but I love the ones with donuts even more.

This pink donut "skirt" is actually a dress by Nishe, and although you can't really tell in these photos, the material is boiled wool, which makes it super warm and cozy.  I decided to try layering this fun sweater from Target over the top and tucking it into a belt.  It doesn't totally work, because the sweater is just a little too long and the belt isn't thick enough, but I liked the look of it in the photos.  Amazingly, I don't own any donut jewelry(!?), but I had to incorporate my New Look donut clutch!

Outfit Details

Donut dress (worn as a skirt): ASOS (on sale!)

Donut clutch: available at ASOS

Donut sweater: Target (on sale!)

Flats: ModCloth (similar)

Belt: ASOS

Don't forget: you still have time to enter my Etsy Wintery Wonders giveaway!  One lucky winner will receive an adorable accessory set of wintertime goodies.  The giveaway is open through Friday at midnight, and you can enter right here!  :)

Have a great day!

xox Sammi

Wintery Wonders Giveaway! [CLOSED]

Surprise!  I've decided to do a little giveaway today!  I'm really getting into the spirit of the season these days, so I thought it might be nice to spread some Christmas cheer.  One lucky winner will receive this adorable little set of wintertime accessories, just in time for the holidays!

I've compiled this package from 4 awesome Etsy sellers -- partially because Etsy is a fantastic resource for unique gifts, but more importantly, I think small business owners and artists are really undervalued in our society, and we should support them as much as possible (not only during the holiday season, but all year round!).  It's so tempting (and sometimes necessary) to buy from bigger chain stores during the holidays, but I've found myself buying from Etsy shop owners more and more each year.  The pieces are always made or curated with such care, and knowing that I'm supporting someone else's creative endeavors is like a present in itself!  So without further ado...

The Details 

One (1) lucky will receive:

- a snowflake hair flower from Stardust Dames

- a polymer clay hot cocoa ring from CMYKlay

- a gingerbread man necklace from I'm Your Present

- a vintage ice skate brooch from MatteGold

Entering the giveaway is easy!  Just use the Rafflecopter widget below.  The giveaway will run until midnight on Friday (it's a bit of a shorter time frame to enter, but I want to make sure I can ship out the prizes to the winner as soon as possible!).  The winner will be announced here on my blog by Sunday morning.  The giveaway is open internationally, and you must be a follower of my blog to enter.  Please make sure to leave a blog comment that includes a valid e-mail address!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Best of luck & have a wonderful Sunday!

xox Sammi

Friday Favorites #74

Happy Friday!  It's feeling very Christmas-y here right now -- we got a TON of snow on Wednesday (our first significant snowfall of the season), and everything looks very picturesque and white.  It's certainly put me in the holiday mood, and it's also made me realize that I really need some sweaters.  I'm not super-into the ugly Christmas sweater trend (though there have been exceptions), but I think these seasonal sweaters are way more cute than ugly!

a   //   b   //   c   //   d   //   e

1   //   2   //   3

This sweater isn't holiday-themed, but goodness, this sweater is just ducky!

One can never have too many cat-related things... I especially love the mug!

a   //   b

I probably need this book:

If you're more of a dog (or bunny) person, look no further than these adorable office supplies!  Wouldn't these make great stocking stuffers?

1   //   2

I'd love to get this book-scented candle in my stocking!

This book is also on my wish list:

This Santa Flapper Doodle brooch is so sweet!

I think this inflatable wreath is a really fun(ny) alternative to more traditional ones -- plus, it would be easy to store during the rest of the year!

Isn't this candy cane dress lovely?  I'm swooning over everything on the Oh My Honey website.

Red and green are traditional Christmas dress color choices, but I really love the idea of wearing a white dress for the holidays!  I love both of these options:

a   //   b

I'm obsessed with these Christmas pin-up bed linens, and I'm heartbroken they won't deliver to the US!

I love these colorful macaron ornaments!

These two novelty purses are just delicious!  Have you noticed that I tend to love food-shaped objects?  :)

one   //   two

 And this tea biscuit clock is to die for!

This Candy Cuisine project is amazing (all of the meals are made out of candy!):

This fairy floss coat is sweet enough for a princess:

And speaking of princesses... I adore this Aurora sweatshirt!

If I were a princess, I'd probably wear Irregular Choice shoes every day.  I'm ga-ga for these two pairs!

a   //   b

How great is this subtle Friends ornament?!

And finally, this plaid dress & matching skirt are just divine.  I absolutely love this particular plaid color scheme, and the silhouettes are impeccable.  Such perfect holiday options!

a   //   b

Have a great Friday!

xox Sammi

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Tannenbaum

We got our Christmas tree over the weekend -- our first real one since I was a little girl!  Although I'm Jewish, we've always celebrated both Chanukah and Christmas.  We've had a fake tree for the past several years, but we decided to get a real one this time.  Although I would love to go to a Christmas tree farm at some point, we ended up getting ours at a family-owned farm market near our house.  I love the smell of pine trees, so it was nice to be surrounded by them!

I have such fond memories of going to this place, especially for Halloween.  They have hay rides and build these corn husk teepees every fall.  I don't think we've visited too much around Christmastime, but the store is always really cozy, and they have lots of local wares and fun things to look at.

Most importantly, they also have donuts.  RED VELVET CAKE ONES.

This ornament reminded us so much of Pumpkin that we had to get it for our tree!

Outfit Details

Thermal top: Target (old)

Necklace & skirt: Kohl's

Tights: ASOS (similar)

Boots: ModCloth (similar)

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

xox Sammi