Needlepoint Magnets, Oh My

I have been a needlepointer for five years and love every day I get to stitch.  After five years, I tried to get creative in my finishing so I would have more than just ornaments and framed pieces.  For a while, I have thought it would be darling to finish pieces as magnets for the refrigerator, and today, I saw a visual of someone finishing theirs in this exact way. 

Aren't these darling?  I spotted them on Pinterest this morning; I apologize for the language in the one photo. Now, I am hyper-focused on creating magnets with a few of my finished pieces and choosing others for this exact purpose. 

Meet Me At The Top

I have always been fascinated with the Empire State Building.  I am terrified of heights, but the tallest buildings intrigue me the most.  Yes, I realize how odd that is, but I may be intrigued by my fear.  I have been in the building lobby but never in the elevator.  I viewed it from another building at night, but nothing was high inside it.  My grandparents took me to New York City when I was little, and my grandfather and I climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty.  He was so excited to see me and asked if I was ready.  Did I look? Nope.  Did I climb back down and never see the view? I sure did.  

Things of Note ...

Happy Monday!  What a weekend.  Mine included some laundry, some family time, some bestie time, a fun dinner out on Friday ... and the SEC game of the year on Saturday night. Nathan is traveling this week so I have some plans to attack a project or two this week.  I love a project when he is gone, it gets me busy all day long and I don't miss him quite so much. 

This is always one of my favorite blog posts to write, and today I have so many fun things to share. 

Bag Charm Palooza

Are you dressing up your bags and shoes this fall? I have jumped on the bag charm trend and am loving how fun it is to dress up my bag according to my favorite things. I have one that is very fall and preppy and one that feels more "Chanel."  I will share when I am done. It is way more fun than I expected. I should have known dressing up anything would be the most fun!!

Prepping For Guests ... Volume 2

If you still need to read yesterday's post, start there, as we are diving into prepping for guests to stay in your home.  Yesterday, I discussed the importance of bed linens and towels, lighting, rugs, and luggage racks, and today, we will cover a ton of what I love the most.  The little details are the best part of prepping to have people stay with you.  I treat our house like a hotel and try to make them feel pampered, loved, comfortable, and ready to return for another stay.  We love company, and I want to ensure our guests know how much we love them coming to stay. 💗

Prepping For Guests ... Volume 1

We had the best weekend, the wedding was so much fun.  I spent most of last week preparing the house, prepping two guest rooms and two bathrooms, and ensuring our house was TIDY.  After having so much stuff stored all summer from our girl's dorm room + all the new house stuff, I felt like we just had little piles of stuff everywhere.  When you have extra stuff around it is so easy to set down another pile and lose it amongst all the other, shall we say crap?? 

I got it all done.  The house is so tidy, and everything that needed to be managed was managed.  I even organized the garage, and my car is back inside as she prefers.  It feels incredible.  I need to invite many more people over soon so the house stays this neat and tidy. 

Gameday Scarves

With a daughter in college, I have begun a dive into Gameday outfits, and in the best way. Putting together an outfit when you are using an easy color is not too difficult, but for me finding crimson is a bit harder.  And finding crimson pieces I feel are appropriate for me is another level of difficult.  There are so many amazing and darling pieces for purchase, but I have found it a wee bit harder to find things I think are me and that I will wear again and again and for other reasons.  Alabama's colors are crimson and grey but a number of people add black and white into the mix. With that being said, I find wearing all black isn't the look I am aiming for, so adding some accessories in has been my go to. 

And accessories may be the best part, especially Gameday scarves!

The Polo Bear, Best Dressed Bear

I found this image on Pinterest and couldn't scroll past it.  If anything describes fall and winter Paige, this would be it. The navy, the plaid, the china, the flag sweater, and all the Ralph Lauren. I have a trip to Maine next month, and I am already gathering my most preppy pieces for a fall in New England, which I have never experienced before. I have pulled out my Hunter boots, my RL sweaters, and my vintage RL blackwatch plaid pieces that have literally been waiting their whole lives for this experience.