HWYD Holiday Gift Guide – Accepting Submissions

 HWYD Holiday Gift Guide   Accepting Submissions

How Was Your Day is putting together a Holiday Gift Guide.  HWYD will be posting featured reviews of each company that’s included.  If you’d like to be considered for inclusion, fill out the form below.  If the form doesn’t appear, email me

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Fall Fashionista Preview – Dulce Mio

Dulce Mio is a new company that carries all kinds of amazing Artisan made products.  Jewelry, accessories, home decor…it’s all there.  I hear that they plan to add kids items, clothes, and even food in the near future.

Dulce Mio’s motto is For Life, For Home, To Wear and it’s very fitting. Their items have an eclectic blend of modern sophistication with vintage flair.  Think Anthro, but more wearable for everyone.

The upscale styling with a comfortable feel because we know our items need to be wearable.  I like to look good but I’m not into being tortured to do so.  Furthermore, all of Dulce Mio’s items crafted with superior skill of experienced artisans in the US!

For the Fall Fashionista event, they have provided a $100 (us dollars) gift certificate to DulceMio.com!  That means you can get anything you want from the site.  Here are just a few of my favorites: 

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Organics Bracelets

 Fall Fashionista Preview   Dulce Mio

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Flower Scarf

 Fall Fashionista Preview   Dulce Mio
Bee Necklace
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Confetti Lariat in Black

Fall Fashionista begins October 14!  There’s 136 blogs taking part and over $15,000 in prizes being given away.  All fashion, all the time!  *drool*

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Alexa Stop, Hop, and Drop – Vol 4

Welcome to the Alexa Stop Hop and Drop blog hop. The rules are really simple.

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Please join me along with this week’s guest hosts Money Saving Mindy and Random Deals

  1. Download the Alexa toolbar. This is very important. You can download it here. It’s safe – virus & spyware free.
  2. Add your site to the linky.
  3. Visit people and make new friends. It’s best if you go a couple pages deep. Click on some other posts. And if it’s a blog that interests you, why not give them a GFC follow or like them on Facebook?
  4. Leave a comment! That way, they’ll know you were there.
  5. Watch your ranking drop.

I will choose someone from the list to be next week’s guest host, too!  Tell a friend.  The more that participate, the better it is for everyone.

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Wordless Wednesday: Free VIntage Images

A few vintage images from my collection. Enjoy! If you like these, let me know and maybe I’ll share more.

 Wordless Wednesday: Free VIntage Images

 Wordless Wednesday: Free VIntage Images

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I Ride My Bike Necklace Giveaway

 I Ride My Bike Necklace Giveaway

Bike riding is so hot right now.  I don’t know if it’s the price of gas or the going green movement.  Perhaps it’s enjoying the last few days of nice weather and being outside.  Heck, it might even be the fantastic and fun exercise that bike riding provides.  A combination of the above?  Naw…that’s crazy talk! 

Show your love of bicycles with this great necklace.  A cast bicycle charm hangs from a nice, silver chain.  About 19 inches in length.  The bike is a great, heavyweight 2-sided charm.  The chain is perfect – not too delicate, not too heavy with a lobster claw.  Silver in color.

Would you like to own this?  It’s easy!  Just fill out the Rafflecopter form.

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Free Music from PASTE Magazine

 Free Music from PASTE Magazine

Sign up for the Paste Magazine mPlayer and you can get 109 mp3s.  Yeah, One Hundred and Nine of them.  You also get 14 back issues of the magazine in digital format.  WOOHOO!!! 

You gotta hurry, though, as it’s only good through Tuesday, October 11th.  To sign up, click on the blue download button and you’ll be prompted to register. 

I don’t do a lot of freebies/sales/etc as I feel that there are a ton of other bloggers out there that do it better.  However, when I come across something that I think you’ll like, and fits in here, I’ll share it! 

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Fab Five – Plaid

I like all things preppy. Plaid, stripes, argyle, cardigans. mmmhhhmmm. I always have, I’m not sure why, as my parents are total free-spirits.  Perhaps it’s my form of rebellion.

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Plaid Laptop

Squee!! I saw this while surfing the interwebs last week and it immediately went on my Want list. It’s a lid, so it’s reasonably priced, too.

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Plaid Card Case

Wow.  This card case is created out of woven beads in a plaid pattern.  Simply amazing!  I see argyle in it, too.  Photo via

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 Plaid Gloves

How great are these?   Plaid driving gloves with leather palms!!   Very elegant looking, especially for the price.  Around $20 at Target. 

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Plaid Pumpkins

Paint your pumpkins this year!  You won’t have to carve them and they’ll last for a really long time.  This might also be a great decor idea for Thanksgiving. 

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Plaid Candles

L-O-V-E these!  So pretty, and the candle seems to glow when lit. 

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Fashion Friday: Boots

I love boots. They’re so versatile! Wear them with skirts, pants, dresses, leggings (gasp!) Sometimes you can even wear them with shorts.

 Fashion Friday: Boots

Knee High Boots

I have always wanted a pair of over-the-knee boots. I mean, since I was 9 or so. Maybe it was when I watched Pretty Woman, I don’t know.  These are from Stuart Weitzman and are as much as my rent. Eeek! I do love the fact that they’re flats. We need more stylish flats!

 Fashion Friday: Boots
 Low Cowboy Boots

 How cute are these?  Studded and like a cross between a cowboy boot and a motorcycle boot.  Fantastic for those who might be a little ample in the calf area, not that I would know anything about that.  Nope, not me.  icon wink Fashion Friday: Boots From Kenneth Cole and verrrry reasonably priced!  I’ve seen them online priced as low as $40.  These are year-round boots.

 Fashion Friday: Boots
Rain Boots

Until I moved to the Pacific Northwest, I never really understood why people had rain boots.  Then I got Wellie fever.  Once I moved to the Midwest, I understood the need for insulated rain boots.

I think these are adorable!  Better yet, it’s a DIY!  And inexpensive! 

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Shoeties

They’re like shoes but kinda like booties.  They’re shoeties!  Less than an ankle boot, more than a pump.  Fabulous with pants!  These are from Dillards. 

 Fashion Friday: Boots
Ankle Boots

Sooo many styles, so little time.  How fun are these?  I like a fun, crazy shoe though, so I am in no way impartial!  I would guess that a full 1/3 of my shoes have pattern to them.  These are around $80 from The Gap. 

And a bonus!

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My Ugly Place: Storage Solutions

If there’s anything that I’m short on, it’s storage. Sure, I’ve got a fantastic deep, walk in closet with lots of wire shelving organization, but I don’t have other closets where you put things. Like a linen closet, a coat closet, a utility closet, or really, even a usable pantry. So, I need double or even triple duty furniture and decor. And if it’s cheap affordable, that’s even better.

 My Ugly Place: Storage Solutions

This shelf/sofa table is kind of cool! It’s made with step stools! In my house, they’d need to be screwed together so there wasn’t an avalanche, but that could easily be done.

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I have to admit – I really like the shabby chic look. People who know me in real-life think it’s a total dichotomy! This totally plays to my design wants.

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I have no idea why, but it never occurred to me to simply cover those cookie tins with paper. I also like to spray paint them so they have a cohesive look. I also had never thought about creating my own dividers. Is it just an idea that is so simple and fantastic you overlook it or am I that dense?

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Don’t we all have plastic bins. Lots and lots of plastic bins. They’re so handy, but none too pretty. This changes all that! If your bins are clear, you’ll lose that, but so many of the bigger bins are opaque anyway.

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Vertical storage is so important in a small space. Behind doors is a place that generally gets forgotten. This smaller sized over the door caddy is great! I never thought about storing lingerie there, either.

Do you have a great storage tip? Share it!

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Give A Hoot Owl Earrings – Giveaway

 Give A Hoot Owl Earrings   Giveaway

How great are these?  Kitschy, cool, trendy, & hip.  Yep, they’ve got it all.  Oh, and they’re vintage!  I’m big into vintage from the 1940s through the 1960s.

Get ready with these amazing little stud earrings.  Vintage owls are super cool, but they’re not beating you over the head with “I’m an owl.  Can you tell I’m an owl?!?!”  Nicely sized at 1/2 inch in diameter.  I think they’d be cute for kids, too. 

The winner gets their choice of Mod Turquoise or Creamy Ivory.

Enter after the jump.

Just a reminder – all mandatory entries need to be completed for any of your entries to count!  I’ve pulled a couple winners recently that were disqualified for not completing the mandatory entries.  You don’t want that to happen to you, do ya?

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Alexa Stop, Hop, and Drop – Vol 3

Welcome to the Alexa Stop Hop and Drop blog hop. The rules are really simple.

 Alexa Stop, Hop, and Drop   Vol 3

  1. Download the Alexa toolbar. This is very important. You can download it here.  It’s safe – virus & spyware free. 
  2. Add your site to the linky.
  3. Visit people and make new friends. It’s best if you go a couple pages deep. Click on some other posts. And if it’s a blog that interests you, why not give them a GFC follow or like them on Facebook?
  4. Leave a comment! That way, they’ll know you were there.
  5. Watch your ranking drop.

If you’d like to spread the word, share the button above! The more, the merrier and the better for your ranking. I’ll also choose one participating blog to be the guest host for next week.**

**I forgot about choosing a co-host for this week, so I’ll choose 2 co-hosts next week!

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Wordless Wednesday: It’s Stuck. Really Stuck.

 Wordless Wednesday: Its Stuck. Really Stuck.

Ooh!  I got a package!  Yippee!!!  

 Wordless Wednesday: Its Stuck. Really Stuck.
Hmmm…It’s kinda wedged in here.  Maybe if I turn it, 
I can get it out.  

 Wordless Wednesday: Its Stuck. Really Stuck.

Welll…hmmm…that didn’t work.  Maybe if I 
turn it the other way. 
 Wordless Wednesday: Its Stuck. Really Stuck.
 It’s there to stay.  The mailman is gonna have to get 
it out through the back. 
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