Summer Style: Accessorize Me

left to right: Derek Lam sunglasses | karen london only girl necklace | conversation pieces fresh pick skirt | conversation pieces distressed dye tie shirt |  vera wang sunglasses | vince camutu sunglasses | Michael Stars Sunglasses | karen london think of me ring  | live fashionABLE genet scarf | karen london waiting for you bangle
conversation pieces understatement necklace | Ray Ban Sunglasses 

all sunglasses featured above via glasses.com

Oh, how I love how summer lends itself to funky patterns and bright colors with lots of fresh styles.  Gets me so excited and is such a nice change after the warmer colors of fall and winter and the softer colors of spring.  Bring me bright and bold!!  Summer is all about making statements!  I love all these pieces above -- each can stand alone as an extra wow factor to any ensemble, or pair together to really catch some eyes.

One thing I learned from my mother is that you can never have too many sunglasses. She has a drawer just for her sunnies collection - a treasure chest full of all shapes, sizes, and colors - retro or new, it's all there.  She has been known to wear a different pair with every outfit.  It's quite inspiring actually!  I have a thing or two to learn from her...

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wild flowers

sunglasses: Ralph sunglasses  //  dress c/o Soon Maternity // heels: ivanka trump

necklace: instagram giveaway win from Loren Hope via In Honor of Design

baby bump: 23 1/2 weeks

I'm super pumped about my new cat eye sunglasses - it's pretty rare when I get my hands on designer glasses, so I pretty much keep these things in toe at all times.  Now if I can just keep myself from scratching them or from falling into the hands of my almost-2-year-old...

About the flowers... I have no idea if these are "true" wild flowers... or semi-wild flowers aka someone took a fist full of seeds and threw them over their fence, or if they are just wildly planted.  No bother to me though really, I enjoy driving by them every day on the way house.  They reallllly make me want to plant like this, or just plant flowers in general.  I haven't really done gardening past semi-annual wedding since I was pregnant with Magnolia, but I kind of have this desire to develop a green thumb.

What about you?  Do you garden?  Have a flower style? Green thumb? Black thumb? Stay away because of allergies?...

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my guy + other awesomeness

| on him |  pants: urban outfitters // linen shirt: old navy // sneakers: target

Yup - turned the tables on my handsome man and took some pics of him! (man-o-man is he good lookin'!!!) Excited to be included in Much Love Illy's series, The Guy Behind the Camera. Check out our feature here.

Also, wanted to share some super fun FUN news that came out this week!  You might have seen it around the web -- I'm talking about #blogABLE!  A trip to Ethiopia w/ The Mocha Club & Live FashionABLE.  They've got a great team & though I'd love to join them in person (I'll be 8 months pregnant), I'll be joining the team in August as the "virtual traveler" - keeping you posted on their trip from here in the states.  Check out the faces below and get to know them.  I have a feeling that this trip is going to mean huge things!

Emily Maynard ||  Design for Mankind  ||  Eat Live Run  ||  Whats Gabby Cooking  ||  Professionista  ||  Ellie Holcomb

The Tiny Twig  ||  Flower Patch Farm Girl  ||  La la Lovely Things  ||  Mocha Club  ||  live fashionABLE

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And one more small announcement:

I've re-opened my instagram "shop my closet" sale -- adding in a few maternity pieces + lower prices on existing items from my last sale.  Check out what's available here.