the secrets out!

Ho Ho Ho.....today is the day!!! If you participated in the Secret Santa Gift Swap hosted by myself, Janna & Tabitha then today you get to find out who your Santa was!!!! I know some of you have yet to get your stuff but hold tight its on its way & this linkup will stay active on my blog for a few days! 

First off thank you SO MUCH to my Secret Santa for sending me some fabulous jewelry...I have yet to find out who you are.... 

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Soooo I got to play Santa to 3 different bloggers which was a lot of fun because they all were so different! So I was Santa to

Val @ Wine & Summer

Shane @ Whispering Sweet Nothings

Sarah @ Enjoying the Epiphany

I hope you girls liked your stuff & have a wonderful Christmas! 

Now it's your turn --- go around to everyone who has linked up so you can find your secret Santa & don't forget to linkup you post so you can be found too! 

 Thank You to everyone who participated! This was the first gift swap linkup I hosted so we really appreciate everyone who played along...& THANK YOU to Janna for being the leader of this linkup & keeping us all on track!!!! love you gf!! 

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Can you believe Christmas is less than a week away? I am so excited yet so sad because that means December is almost over. Thankfully though I have finished my shopping & don't have to bare the craziness at the mall with all the last minute shoppers.  Along with the last minute shoppers is a mad rush for the girls to find the perfect New Years Eve outfit.To be honest I am not a fan of NYE....like at all. I never have been. I think its overrated. Sure I've been to my fair share of NYE parties & events, but I just feel like the build up is always bigger & better than the actual day. However, I LOVE dressing up. Any time I can get all fancy makes me happy...& NYE to me is a dress up day! This NYE the BF & I are going out to a late dinner at this fabulous modern restaurant in our town called Nicks. They have aaamazing steak so that's what my NYE will look like....& I can't wait! Are you all big NYE people or do you agree it's overrated?  So I know the theme for NYE outfits will most likely be glitter/sparkle enthused. Which I love, but if you're broke after Christmas like most of us & you have to wear that simple black dress you have in your close,t then let me show you a little way to spruce up that simple black dress....& this is 8 day hair no washing #embracethemess

so as you can see it's a typical plain black dress. BUT I added different types of gold bracelets & a big statement ring to add some flare & color to the dress. To top it off I decided to add a headband & wear it like a flapper, because for some reason I feel like a flapper in this dress, plus the flower detail on the headband add another flare to the outfit.

So as you can see just adding some simple gold jewelry & a headband took this plain black dress & gave it some life! So don't be upset if you can't buy a new dress for NYE, just take your black dress to the next level & accessorize like crazy.......I put together a quick little collage of some statement accessories you can add to dress up your outfits. Just remember if you're going to do big earrings, don't do a big necklace. Only one piece should be a big statement & everything else should compliment the statement piece.    

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::: So le blog is going to be going on a Christmas Break starting today through Xmas so I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas & get everything you asked Santa for!  & before I go I am offering $5 off ANY ad  (besides the XS) until the end of the year using the promo code  - messynye - all lowercase. You can check out all the info HERE


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