Insta-Recap {Weekend in Dallas}

My weekend according to Instagram.

Everyone, meet my bsf's Amanda Rhea. 

She gets married in a little over a month, so we met in Dallas for a semi bachelorette weekend and so she could take her bridal portraits.

 Hanging in the hotel before a full day of shopping! 

If I wasn't married, I assume my home decor would look extremely similar to what this hotel was doing. Super girly but super modern.

The walls remind me of a Victoria's Secret bag - love them!

Night one out at Sfuzzi's. 

Great pizza. 

{Dress // Forever 21}

{Necklace // Groupdealz} 

Night two out at Gloria's. 

Super good mexican food.  

{Dress // Forever 21}

{Necklace // borrowed shorter one, Body Central long one} 

What a score I found at the Nordstrom Rack. 

Navy Sperry's for only $33! 

I couldn't pass them up. My collection was needing a little more glitter.

 

I also found these beauts at DSW. 

I have been on the look out for the perfect pair of nude Jessica Simpson heels, and these were exactly what I was imagining and for only $44.

I mostly needed them for Amanda's wedding, but I know these bad boys will get a lot of play.

Such a fun I weekend! 

Tuesday CT and I leave for NYC bright and early at 6am. 

 Feel free to join along on our adventure by following my:

 

Linking up with Sami.

Five for Friday {co-host}

Happy Friday everyone!! 

This week I'm teaming up with the lovely ladies below to co-host 

Five for Friday! 

Since my blog is a lifestyle blog, here are 5 things going on in my life!

1. I am currently in route to the Big-D {Dallas} and I'm looking forward to checking out the Container Store, H&M, and Charming Charlie. 
My husband and my wallet may not like it, but I'm a newbie to their stores and I'm excited to check them out!


2. I am patiently awaiting the arrival of my new chevron Erin Condren Life Planner. Each time I step foot into Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or Walmart I'm spending a little too much extra time in the scrapbooking/office supplies section. 
Since ordering my planner I have purchased new pens, new washi tape, new stickers, and new stamps to help decorate it! 
I'm obsessed. 

3. CT and I just finished up round two of fertility treatments which unfortunately was ineffective this cycle. Through all of this, Jeremiah 29:11 has been pulling on my heart strings. 

 Some day I'll write a post about the process we are going through, but I don't think I'm there yet. 
I just gotta keep on truckin' and have faith that our time is coming! 


4. This week I tried a new recipe thanks to Pinterest! 
{Click here to follow my boards}
Taco Spaghetti was what I experimented with via So, How's It Taste?

CT is extremely picky with his foods but he ate this with no problems!
I followed the directions exactly except I added half a can of rotel and skipped the olives. It was delicious and we had left overs for days!


5. I'm counting down the days . . . 
4 days until our 2nd wedding anniversary!
 We will be celebrating in NYC for the week and I couldn't be more excited!
Shopping, baseball, fireworks, and food. 
What more could a girl ask for?  

Feel free to click the pictures below to check out the other hosts.
Thanks for stopping in!  

Winner!

Monday night I played along on facebook and twitter for Jenn's

 {from Munchkin Land Desings}  

deluxe blog design give away. 

I got an email Tuesday evening stating I had been selected from the consolation drawing for a free blog design! 

I have recently just started really getting into blogging, 

{I'm still a newbie with lots to learn} 

and I have been wanting to purchase a professional blog design. 

I've done what I can with the help of google but knew I was eventually going to need real help.

Originally, I was looking at Erin's desings

 {from Love, Fun, and Football}   

because they are super cute and super affordable.

Cost: $30.00 flat fee
Includes: 
Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

Cost: $30.00 flat fee
Includes: 
Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

 For $30 it includes:

blog layout design

intro button with image & about me section

social media icons

custom navigation bar/tabs

labels for gadgets

signature and installation

Definitely check her out! 

Now, I have the opportunity to work with Jenn to create a beautiful complimentary design! 

At a $120 value, the give away includes:

choice of 2 or 3 column template
custom blog header
background
custom signature 
fun font
sidebar titles/images
blog button with grab me coding
set of 4 social media icons


Wahoo! I'm super excited to start designing the new and improved 
Crafting A Fairytale! 

Check them both out, they both have great things to offer.  

Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

Cost: $30.00 flat fee
Includes: 
Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

Cost: $30.00 flat fee
Includes: 
Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

Cost: $30.00 flat fee
Includes: 
Blog layout design.
Intro button with image & About Me section.
 Social media icons.
 Custom navigation bar/tabs.
 Labels for gadgets.
 Button.
 Signature.
 Installation. - See more at: http://www.lovefunandfootball.com/p/design.html#sthash.TuPS8zxb.dpuf

Washi Tape Wednesday - Link Up #2

Welcome to my Link Party- Washi Tape Wednesday! 

Washi tape is one of my new found loves. It's a craft supply that is super affordable and there are so many uses for it. From decorating, to lables, to color coding your planner - the possibilities are endless. 

This is a place where you can link up your best washi tape post of the week. 


Link up rules

-Follow Crafting a Fairytale on GFC & Bloglovin'

-Add my button or do a text link back to my party in your post


 

 <div align="center"> <a href="http://craftingafairytale.blogspot.com" title="Crafting A Fairytale"><img src="http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q657/tiffross5/WashiTapeWednesday_zps8d468a7c.jpg" alt="Crafting A Fairytale" style="border:none;" /></a></div> <br><br> <br>

-Link directly to your post and not your home page. No items for sale, etsy shops, ect.

-Spread the word of Washi Tape Wednesday

-Check out other links and leave a comment! 

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This week, as I was searching high and low for a chip bag clip I couldn't find anything but I stumbled across some clothes pins. 

 
I knew they would be the perfect solution to preventing stale chips! 
And what better way to give them a little extra pizazz then add some washi tape! 

I then wanted to add some magnents to the back just incase they weren't being used on chips I could use them to help hold  some goodies on the fridge. 

The backs aren't the prettiest but they get the job done! 

My fridge now has a little bit of color on it! 

If you are into homemade gifts, I would recommend these! 
Super easy and super cute. 

I would also recommend when using washi tape on clothes pen, to use the 3/8 inch size of tape. It covers the pen perfectly with nothing hanging off the edge!

Also linking up with Wow Me Wednesday.