A Boston Blogger Holiday Mixer

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worn on December 11th, 2011

On Sunday I attended a cute little blogger mixer hosted at the LF store in Harvard Square. After meeting up with Jamie (A First Impression) and Sarah (Fadass), we headed to the store for some good old bloggy-girl fun. We styled up some LF clothing for a little photoshoot, decorated santa hats, drank some delicious hot cider, and had a little yankee gift swap. I was lucky enough to get some coffee cozies handmade by Sarah hereself! Score!

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dress: BBDakota via Hautelook

belt and tights: Anthropologie

necklace: Stella & Dot; won in a giveaway

purse: Coach

boots: Frye

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And now onto photos from the event:

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Clockwise from top left:

Sarah, Jamie, Lei Ann, me

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last two photos taken by Jamie of A First Impression

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See more photos from the event on LF Harvard Square’s facebook page here.

Thank you to the girls at LF. I had a bast!

*CLOSED* A Shabby Apple Giveaway!

You guys, I have a little gift for you today! Just in time for the holidays :)

Shabby Apple, one of the most adorable online stores to find feminine women’s dresses and skirts, has teamed up with me to offer one of you a fabulous dress! Thats right, you could win the gorgeous Spanish Steps dress. Isn’t the detailing on the skirt just to die for? If you would like, you can view all the details on the dress here. 

Heres how you can enter for a chance to win this beauty:

Mandatory:

'Like' Shabby Apple's Facebook page and then come back and leave me a comment telling me you did so. 

Extra Entries:

-Follow HollyDolly with Bloglovin’
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-'Like' HollyDolly on Facebook

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Please leave a seperate comment for each entry. Make sure you are leaving your comments in the Disqus form. Tumblr comments will not be counted.

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Giveaway is open to U.S residents only. 

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Giveaway will close Monday, December 19th at 9pm EST. Winner will be chosen at random and announced the next day. Good luck!

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. 


Can’t wait?
Use the code hollydolly10off within 30 days to receive 10% off when your purchase a dress from Shabby Apple!

EBEW : Sparkle

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worn on December 10th, 2011

This months EBEW is sequins and sparkle. Surprisingly, I don’t own anything all sequined (say what?!). Oh wait, I do have sequined Converse All Stars. Whoops. 

But I do also have tops that are blinged out a bit and have some sparkle. This counts, right?

Sequins + Sparkles | Everybody, Everywhere

P.S - Check back in a little bit for a super awesome giveaway!

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vest and sweater: Urban Outfitters

pants: Gap

headband: Anthropologie

watch: Fossil

boots: Frye

In My Life : Lately

row one: Getting in the holiday spirit

row two: Rainy days and circus animals for breakfast

row three: Peanut butter on burgers and styling outfits/making santa hats at the boston blogger holiday mixer (look out for more photos on wednesday

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Do you use Instagram? follow me! my username is hollyjollydolly

See all my In My Life/ Instagram post here.

DIY: Holiday Spirit

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*supplies*:

holiday fabrics

trims and notions

commerical patterns or pencil and pattern paper

needle, thread, scissors, etc

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There were two holiday decorations that I knew I wanted to make this year: a tree skirt and our stockings. And with some 50% off fabric from Joanns, I did just that! I wish I could provide you guys with more of a detailed DIY. But to be honest, I kind of winged them both. I free handed some patterns without really measuring (which I wouldn’t really recommend, I just got lucky), and just worked by trial and error.

I’m super happy with the way they turned out. Especially the tree skirt - how cute is it with the little pom trim?! 

**UPDATE** I may have been lazy, but Megan Nielsen just posted a super detailed (and SUPER adorable) stocking tutorial. See it here. 

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Have you done any fun holiday DIYs? Please share!

Black & Blue

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worn on December 5th, 2011

There are a handful of shows and movies that, if on TV, I HAVE to watch them. Like Armageddon and Titanic. I guarantee you - if I come across either of those movies in the guide, I won’t bother looking any farther. They suck me in.

Lately, its been Storage Wars. I.Can’t.Look.Away. And there seems to be a marathon on as I’m typing this. So I guess the rest of my day is shot, ha. 

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sweater: swapped

shirt: BCGB

pants: Gap

headband: Anthropologie

necklace: Bobbles and Lace

bag: THEIT

shoes: Blowfish Shoes

Pink Lady

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worn on December 3rd, 2011

I’m not usually a really big pink kind of girl. I like it every once in awhile, but in small doses. This weekend, I felt like going all out. The skirt and sweater were screaming at me to be paired together. 

And in reality, some of the pink in my skirt is a little brighter and the color of my tights is closer to the purple in the skirt. But its not coming across that way. Such is life. 

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sweater: H&M

skirt: vintage - Artifaktori Vintage

tights: Urban Outfitters

boots: Frye

Comfy Sweaters & Boyfriend Jeans

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worn on November 30th, 2011

Its Friday! Which means the weekend is pretty much here, and it is feeling like a pajama type of weekend. Buuuuuut Boo and I have some things to do.  So, I’ll settle for the next best thing - chunky, comfy sweaters and baggy boyfriend jeans.

What are your plans for the weekend?

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sweater: H&M

shirt: Urban Outfitters

jeans: Gap

headband: Acute Designs

necklace: gift from my momma

boots: Old Navy