The Fishtail Braid

Recently I've been thinking about adding the fishtail braid into my hairstyle repertoire. I have seen lots of pictures floating around Pinterest and other blogs with different ways to wear this braid and I love the variety! I really like the messy look and also the half-up braid look. It seems a little tricky so I watched this video of Lauren Conrad demonstrating how to fishtail braid your own hair.

1. Love all the colors int his messy fishtail from the Free People September Catalog (page 10).

2. Rihanna's messy fishtail in this pin from this post on Lipstick Stars and Killer Heels. 

3. Love this pretty half-up look in this pin from this we♥it post. 

4. Another pretty half-up look in this pin from this Style Craze article.

5. The messy side fishtail braid in this pin from this post on Become Gorgeous.

6. How pretty is this braided half-up look in this pin from Makeup Creations Tumblr?

I love all these ideas and I'm pretty inspired to try some! Now to practice... 

Have a great Thursday,

New in FTB Vintage

I recently added some fun items to the Vintage Shop I thought I'd share with you!

Cute Patterned Sleeveless Top and Fun Red/Orange Nautical Top

<$12.75> I am obsessed with the nautical color and gold buttons of this top, available here! 

<$10.50> I love the cute pattern and colors on this summery top, available here. 

<$9.75> And this purse with the gold, toggle-style button, available here. 

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend :)

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NOTO Fashion Show 2013

Last Saturday night I had the best time at the 2013 NOTO Fashion Show!

Jessica, Lyndsey and I snagged great back row seats so we could stand up and take pictures during the show. I'm glad we did because I like how my pictures turned out better than they did last year.

I loved seeing NOTO's new styles and also loved getting to be part of the designer challenge. To start the show, looks from 3 local designers (Jennifer Day, Natalie Sullinger, Klair Heestand and Marcie LeGoullon) were showcased. Attendees got to vote for the designer's looks they liked the best. 

Of course, no event would be complete without a blogger group picture! :)

From the left: Me, Lydnsey from A Lovely Little Blog, Erin from Zero Style, Jessica from Midwest Muse and Dina from Dina's Days

How cute is this mixed-print look with polka dot shorts and a striped top? 

See the amazing Shivering Timbers playing in the background? I love them even more now and can't wait to see them play again this summer. As much as I loved all the fashion, one of the true highlights of the night for me was meeting the lead vocalist, Sarah - she is so incredibly talented and sweet. 

After the show, a pop up boutique was set up so that attendees could shop their favorite looks from the show. That is always one of my favorite parts! 

It was such a great event and I'm so glad I was able to attend! 

Hope you have a great Thursday,

                                                                                                                            

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Shivering Timbers to play at the NOTO Fashion Show!

A few weeks ago, I posted a save the date for the NOTO Fashion Show. A few weeks later, I was so excited when Lauren from NOTO announced that Shivering Timbers will be the musical guest  at the Fashion Show this year! I love their folksy style and especially the song Sing Sing and the song (and video!), Generations. The best part? They are a couple from Akron!

Photo credit: here by Nate Burrell and Terri Cutright 

Last year, I attended the show with Jessica, Lyndsey and Stacia (see more from that night here). If you click here, you can see a great video with some highlights from last year's show. Right around 30 seconds in (and a few other quick times throughout the video), you can see us being total bloggers with our cameras in the front row :)

See us in the middle?

Hope to see you at the show tomorrow! It's not too late to buy tickets here. 

Happy Friday!

Three Things

1. Yesterday, R and I spent the day walking around Charleston and it was lovely! After an amazing day exploring and fantastic dinner at Poogan's Porch, we headed to Hilton Head Island to meet up with his family who we love so much. I have the best in-law family one could ask for!

2. Last week, my brother came in from Chicago and stayed with us for a few days. It's always so great to have him around and get to hang out all together again. He and R truly consider themselves brothers and it makes for many happy memories. We laughed, ate Mexican food and took the most beautiful hike at the Gorge Metro Park. A true gem of Akron. As you can see above, Harvey was thrilled to have Drew home too.

3. For the Birds VIntage has been officially up and running for two weeks now and I'm having so much fun with it! My first sale was to a lovely customer from Israel - how cool! I can't wait to list even more items.

Happy Thursday!

Runway Photos from the Goodwill Good Style Fashion Show

Goodwill (of Cleveland/East Central Ohio) recently shared some great pictures with me from the Good Style Fashoin Show (see my other posts on the fashion show here!). Some of those included some great backstage and runway shots of our models.

Here are some of my favorite shots they shared:

2 of my sweet models (Julie & Amanda) with one of Christina's <1960s French Riviera> models:

Julie on the runway:

The lovely Sarah rocking one of her fun floral crowns!

My lovely models Mackenzie, Mikaela, Sarah, Chelsey and Chrissy:

I'm still loving all those stripes & florals!

Big thanks to Goodwill for sharing your photos and for this amazing opportunity! I loved every minute.

Giveaway Winners!

Last week I had a Giveaway going on to celebrate the opening of FTB Vintage and it's time to announce the winners! I used a random number generator to pick the winners based on comments on the Giveaway post:

Congrats to Audrey (FTB Store Credit!), Faith ($25 Visa Giftcard!) and Kylie (Hand painted Vintage Necklace!). You'll be hearing from me shortly :)

Have a great Thursday,