the coveteurrr.

i am inspired daily by the coveteur.

i know these ladies bring out their best stuff but gosh, it's amazing stuff. the shoes, jewels, the clothes.

color, pattern... awesome-sauce.

if you don't already go there, i might recommend it.

and in case you don't know how to get there, go here.

how was your weekend?

JILL

just a few things.

here are a few things that i've gathered from the instagram

in the past few days.

two things i want.

and one that is just plain pretty.

first up, these camo sneaks from target.

in the little boys section.

yes, i'm being serious.

and only $17.

going to get them at lunch.

(you can get them online for $19 here)

i think they'd make really rad photography-taking workin shoes.

with either some rolled skinnies or cut-offs.

(via @targetdoesitagain)

then these:

currently from calypso st. barth.

i'm on a mission to make that long light purple one. so cute.

and then i'll take either of those 2 beaded pendents on the right.

they aren't online but some other good ones are, here.

(via @taylorsterling)

now, this:

i really couldn't sleep last night.

like up from 1-5am couldn't sleep.

ugh.

so i was creeping the internet and instagram.

i found @southsocialandhome.

she's working with emily henderson on that reception place they're re-doing.

i'm excited to see it unfold, bc i already love anything emily henderson touches but now i love this cute blonde, too! and i think they may like vintage as much as the other...

her name is dean and she blogs here. and her website here.

what i'm really trying to say, is that her amazing southern wedding was just featured on martha stewart and it's a good one you guys!!

gold sequin mini dresses for the maids, and hers is vintage!

no details were spared.

so pretty!!

you can read the martha bit here.

and see more their photos here.

i'm going to go take a nap on the conference room table now.

not really but i wish i could.

happy wednesday.

JILL

sneaks.

i've never owned a pair of chucks before.

but this summer, i have the urge to get some.

i'm thinking white. or black.

i appreciate the 'i don't care vibe' that they kinda exude, because alot of the time,

with my wet hair and minimal makeup, i don't either :)

especially with looser fitting shirts (all i wear these days) and dresses (what i'm wearing when i'm not wearing skinnies and a baggy shirt, or cut-offs and a baggy shirt).

easy.

that is my motto for this summer.

and chucks seem easy.

JILL

various things

this is a series of random various things that i'm unloading from my brain.

first, my sewing machine was indeed broken.

you never realize all the sewing projects you had in the wings until you can't do anything about it. looks like my tree garland will be made right in time for christmas day. wah wah. and not only does this sewing machine repair place take like 2+ weeks, they cost half of what my machine actually cost!

i'm no sewer. i use the manual settings. i get my machine out, use it how it came, and put it back, occasionally changing the thread color... somewhere in there it broke.

but on a happier note,

i don't know what about this time of year brings out the tartan in all of us

but it does and i'm hooked all over again.

so is j.crew.

and speaking of j.crew, have you seen their sparkly etta pumps?

those would some happy holiday parties make, my friends.

i love the fat heel on them, and they come in a million colors.

unfortunately they are more than i spend on shoes.

maybe i'll ask santa.

har har.

santa husband prob wouldn't go for that.

we still get each other things we need/want for our house.

unless we kept these on the mantel...................

next week i have a few budget holiday gift guides to share with you!

i've been out shopping for my list and realized there

are some really great little gifts to give this year.

happy friday.

JILL

holla.

i'm on vacation today.

but its not nearly this glamorous.

i'm getting caught up on photography and we're painting our house.

(working on your day off? you ask.)

so exciting, i know.

but it isn't going to do itself!

JILL

{via this is glamorous}

little bit orange. little bit red.

poppy!

this color is lighting my life right now.

especially mixed with magenta and lilac.

and that perfect shade of teal-green-blue-aqua-mint.

i love it.

{and i want that rug}

{and on another note, that painting is from etsy and i've lost the link. tried looking for it and can't get it. i actually really want to purchase it for myself! its an original oil. the colors are just so perfect. i'll keep looking but if i find it, i might buy it :)}

JILL

{images via: abigail ahern, etsy, hilary inspired}

it's official.

it's officially official, actually.

i love fall.

everything about it.

all the other bloggers have listed all the good reasons why i love it, so i'll just leave it at that. it's awesome.

(i pulled my car over, put it in park, crawled into the passenger side and stuck my head out the window to get that picture of the yellow leaves. i was awe struck. it was pure gold. i didn't even do any editing. that is 100% pure God's goldness goodness.)

it's also official that my love for polka dots doesn't end at shoes.

read more here.

doing it.

and i am also obsessed with jenny komenda's skills.

she throws color to the wind and it all lands so delicately balanced and charming and lovely in her interiors. this is her mudroom she posted yesterday.

i officially have put her in my list of fearless color-ers, along with miles redd and nick olsen.

those three make me want more. more more more color in my house.

why not?

 i feel like a stalker but i want soo so badly to see her whole house. lonny, jump on it!!

read more here.

so i know it's random, but hey.

happy tuesday.

JILL

girl, you fancy.

yet comfy all at the very same time.

fancy tee. by thebluehouse featuring burnout tees

Burnout tee / River Island boucle jacket, $48 / Versace leather skirt / J Brand boyfriend jeans / Givenchy kitten heels, $250 / Gucci strappy sandals, $465 / D&G rhinestone jewelry

if you haven't gathered, i really like t-shirts.

{more here. here. here. here.}

i like comfy, worn-in, slightly fitted but perfectly loose t-shirts.

i like the baggy-ness mixed with tight skinnies.

i like them with boyfriends.

i like them super casual with a pair of cut-offs.

i like them dressed up.

here are 2 ways to dress up your favorite old comfy tee.

(and you can fake an old tee. old navy actually has the best fitting v-neck, loose, pretend-worn-in, t-shirts right now!)

the first look with a vintage (although this one isn't) rhinestone necklace,

{check ebay and craigslist, i found a hundred for under $30}.

and a sassy skirt and pair of heels.

the other paired with loose boyfriends and a boucle tweed jacket.

pull your tees out of your closet!

wear them!

love.

JILL

just when.

just when i thought it was safe to post all the mirror-metallic shoes that i've found around the web, the world shows me these.

this always happens!

but have you ever seen anything so beautiful?

i would get re-married for the opportunity to make these my wedding shoes.

to husband again, of course.

mid-october wedding....

and a short little ensemble to show off my shoes.

maybe like this:

in a room that looks like this:

and tables for our brunch reception set like this:

serving these things side by side:

{dessert is the best part of a meal, even if it is mid-afternoon!}

gold spun cotton candy?! absolutely.

color scheme of blush pink, gold, and shades of gray.

mmm. glammy.

JILL

{shoes via frya rose london, persephone dress and bellini earrings via bhldn, chandie via this is glamorous, table setting via pink preppy lilly lover, cake via inspired by this, gold!!! cotton candy via pinterest}

mirror mirror on the...

so months and months and months ago,

i saw and pinned this pic from pinterest.

i didn't know where it came from or who it was,

or where to purchase them....

 but i was in love with her shoes.

they are still above and beyond my favorites.

but then i also found these on pinterest too.

(again, don't know where these come from...)

and now my interest was peeked.

shoes so shiny they are like mirrors!

little google search later and i found us some options!

some affordable, some so very not affordable, but still beautiful.

1- dries van noten, mirror metallic pumps.

2- etta cap toe metallic pumps.

3- gianvito rossi gold metallic pumps.

4- j.crew's version.

5- top shop's version.

6- giuseppe zanotti.

7- gianvito's again. 

and don't look now, but your bambino's can join in on the fun:

from zara.

just make sure you either 1- wear pants, or 2- really cute undergarments :)

love.

JILL

don't get me wrong.

i am the last person to shoo summer out the door,

but this outfit is looking soooo good right now.

i think its the fact that my summer work wardrobe is waning on me.

i'm so bored with it.

my cardigans and closed-toed wedges are givin me the sad, puppy dog face from the back of my closet.

luckily its cooling way off around these parts. finally.

at least for the next 3 days.

JILL

{via ginger-snapped}

neon shoes.

neon is everywhere right now...

but its better than when i was growing up in the late 80s and early 90s...

am i right?

much better now.

but we have noen dresses, neon jewels, neon furniture, neon lights...

we even have neon trees:

 but what's caught my eye are the

and all the neon paint calling my name at home depot.

i finally decided what i wanted to use it on because of those shoes above i pinned months ago...

after spending too much time in home depot decided on which color, i grabbed the yellow and ran for the check out before i changed my mind again.

it went back and forth between the yellow and hot pink...

i had these old camel colored shoes from college that were nothing sacred.

they were from target.

with a faux wood heel just ripe for a little sprayin.

taped em up.

very careful to get all the non-neon parts covered perfectly.

most tedious step for sure.

primed.

and painted.

this is after the first light misting of the neon....

i was gettin reeeeel excited.

(this neon paint is not opaque in the slightest so it's really important to prime it white, so the neon has something to show up against. if i would have just sprayed it straight on the 'wood' part of the shoe, it wouldn't have worked half as well. fyi.)

it was getting dark so that's the end of the in progress shots...

i just sprayed a few more coats of a light misting until it was well covered.

i was so excited about them, this is what i sent my mom last night--

and the pictures don't even do the color justice.

it's dayglow.

and perfect.

so i wore em to work today :)

husband told me last night mid-spray that one day i will look back on this as one of the sillier things i've done... perhaps. but 1-- i love them right now. 2-- i don't really care. and 3-- i can spray them again if i so feel the need.

now what else can i spray neon?!

loves.

JILL



dear santa,

1-  miu miu sparkle tennies. also blogged about here. i heart them very, very much.

2-  a bright clutch. this cobalt blue one by clare vivier especially.

3-  remote control for my camera... would get lots-o-use.

4-  record player.

5-  those lamps. period.

found here.

6-  a vintage malachite and gold rolex found on overstock. for only $14k... and now i can't find it any longer. darn it... looks like someone grabbed it before i could ;)

so i'll settle for #7.

7-  dior mens watch. gold on gold on gold.

8-  crystal skull vodka for my bar.

9-  mounted african butterfly beauty.

10-  vintage fur coat.

11-  still looking for a christmas miracle... a brass tea kettle.

(this one is a french antique found here. and oh my goodness, it is so charming. exactly like the one i've dreamt up in my head. just not worth the $500 price tag.)

friends, what are you wishing for?

loves.

JILL

show stopper.

i was doing a little magazine clean out yesterday and came across this photo of emma stone in the gorgeous tom ford dress and christian louboutin pumps from in style. wow. what a stunning combination.

xoxo

elle.

loafer patrol!!!

i am on full time duty...just lovin' all these loafers for fall.

xoxo

elle

{christian louboutin, j.crew, anthro, net-a-porter, kate spade, tory burch}