Floral Meets Edgy

Hi lovies! I absolutely love "edgy" accessories that are also girlie. When I came across this necklace for only $1.99 at Old Navy, I knew it'd be coming home with me! This top has a gorgeous floral print but the black trim and gold buttons it gives it a little edge. I paired it with a simple black circle skirt, black sandals and gold accessories. This outfit might be in my top favorites! (You can check out how I styled this top before here.)

 

 Meet Dixie Mae, my sister's new puppy! She was not thrilled being held for a picture! :)

 

Rascal is a mamma's boy! He is always cooperative for pictures too!

I look ridiculous but circle skirts are for twirling, right?

 

 

Close up of the necklace! (Posted on Instagram @corkyree)
 

Floral, Sleeveless Blouse: Walmart, $14.88 (last year)

Black Tank: Old Navy, $3.50

Black Circle Skirt: Kohl's, LC|Lauren Conrad, gift

Black Sandals: Target, $15

Gold Necklace & Black/Gold Bracelet: Old Navy, only $1.99 each!

Gold Leopard Print Watch: Target, $19.99

Coral Purse: NY&Co. (old)
 

Happy Friday Y'all! It's the weekend and mine will hopefully be spent poolside! xO



Dressed like a Present

Hello lovies! I have my Christmas Eve outfit to share with y'all today. I'm always too far behind but I still want to share it! My sister and I had this bright idea that we were going to make those DIY tutus........ Let's just say, they looked better in our heads than in real life! I think I might just have to suck it up and buy one that's already made! The ones I like, of course come with a hefty price tag for something you wouldn't wear very often. So, my mom actually let me open one of my gifts early because she knew this skirt would work perfectly. She was right! I just threw on a ribbon, gold accessories and my red bow heels and I felt like I was wrapped like a present. Since it was Christmas Eve, I was totally okay with that. We went to our church's Christmas Eve service, then headed to my grandparents house for our traditional dinner (prime rib and oh so many goodies). We then sit by the tree and fireplace and all take turns opening gifts. It's always a relaxing, enjoyable night.

Love my mamma!

First, my sister! Then my best friend and also my boss!

Grandma Winnie<3

Grandpa Gene<3

Black lace top: Wet Seal, sale $5

Black cami (under lace top): Old Navy, $3.50

Flowy black skirt: Kohl's, LC|Lauren Conrad, gift

Red bow heels: BONGO, Kmart, $29.99 ( I got them for $22 after coupons!)

Jewelry is a mix of Target & Forever 21

Houndstooth Coat: JCPenny, gift

Two Pretty Manicures

Hi y'all! I wanted to share a couple more manicures of mine. The first one is one I did myself at home and the second is a gel manicure I got done at a salon. I know I've already told y'all before, but I have a nail polish addiction! I hate when my nails aren't painted! I wanted something festive but not exactly Christmas since it was still a couple weeks out from Christmas, so mint and gold glitter it was! One of my favorite nail looks is the confetti manicure! When it got closer to Christmas, I of course had to do red sparkly nails! Thanks to my awesome boss (and sister), she scheduled us to get our nails done as one of our employee Christmas gifts! How awesome is that? Well, here's the two looks!

Top manicure: "I need a refresh-mint", Wet n' Wild

"Gold's Night Out" OPI by Selena Gomez

Bottom manicure: I forgot to get the names of these! It's two separate red gel polishes. She used a metallic red for the 2 base coats and then topped them off with a sparkly top coat. When I was trying to pick a color, she suggested I go for this, she called the look "Dorothy's Ruby Slippers", which I totally agree! 

It's been on almost 2 weeks and no chips yet! I love getting gel manicures because they last so much longer! I really wanted to get them redone for New Years but they still look good so I'll probably keep them for a little while more.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with family & friends! I have several outfit posts coming! I didn't want to cram them all into the same post so they'll be posted separately. Thanks for reading! :)

Thanksgiving 2013

Hi lovelies! Hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  My sister and I closed up shop so we could travel up to Ohio for our mom's side Thanksgiving. We also got to see all of our friends at our hometown bar!  Always good when you get to catch up with everyone. Then we traveled back to Nashville on Friday because our dad's side Thanksgiving was earlier today. My sister and I also held a baby shower for our cousin at our house today too. We've been super busy lately, we are exhausted. With Christmas coming up, there's no slowing down either! Blessed to busy though! Also, my sister and I decided to "honey-dip" our hair, late last Thursday night. Well... mine turned auburn. Luckily we were able to get it to a shade I was okay with keeping. (Only took THREE tries!) First try, I looked like carrot top- not a good look! I won't be keeping this look, though friends & family say they like it a lot, but it's just not what I was going for! So here's my lighter look & also posted my Thanksgiving day outfit.

Scarf: Old Navy

Teal Dress: H&M, $12.95

Dot Tights: KMart, $6.99

Boots: Target, clearance $8.48, last year

Cardigan: Target, $17.99

Black Purse: NY&Co., $23 sale

Gold Watch: Target, $19.99

Bow Ring: Forever 21, $1.80

Love my family<3

Neutral Fall Outfit

I love wearing neutrals! It gives you a blank canvas that's so easy to add accessories for a put together look. I wore this to meet up with friends while I was visiting in Ohio. It was pretty cool so I threw on my LC | Lauren Conrad leather jacket (as seen in this post) before I left but didn't get any pictures of that. There are many other options I could have worn with these neutral basics but here's what I put together!

Ivory Cardigan: Target

Nude Cami: Old Navy

Scarf: Body Central

Skinnies: Old Navy

Gold Sparkly Flats: Walmart

Gold Watch: Target

My camera on my iPhone is out of whack so these aren't the greatest but still wanted to share!

Manicure Monday

Hey Y'all! How's it been over a month since I last posted? It doesn't seem like that long ago! So Fall is my absolute favorite season, yet I had a hard time transitioning into it! This summer was a blast and I guess I didn't want it to end! Well, since I posted last, there's lots that has gone on. My sister and I moved into a house together and y'all, it is just the cutest thing! Like a real life doll house! Pictures to come once everything is in it's place! :) Also I made a trip home to Ohio for one of my best friend's wedding. I was there for 2 weekends, first being her bridal shower and bachelorette party then the following her wedding. I was so honored to be by her side for such a special day. I'll share a few pictures of that in a different post! It was back to reality on Monday, had a busy work week and then this past Saturday, I went to the Luke Bryan concert. Spending Sweetest Day with him was perfect! ;) Now that I'm back home I was ready to get in the Halloween spirit. Easiest way for me to do that was a pretty orange & gold mani! Simple yet festive enough!

Orange color: NYC in "Spring Street"

Gold Sparkles: Maybelline Color Show, Sequins Collection in "Gold's Night Out

Camo Jacket Gets Dressed Up

I have had this camo jacket for awhile now, but I still love it! It's light enough to transition into fall but still sturdy/thick enough that it keeps the wind out. Military trend has been all the buzz and I love dressing it up. Mixing patterns and textures, throwing on some neutral accessories and you can look put together but like you didn't try that hard. That's always a win-win for me! This dress is a super comfortable cotton dress that I've styled on here before with a denim blazer and leopard heels (seen here). If you want to see the other way I wore this jacket, take a look at this post here. Wore this to work today, which ended up being at Panera Bread! Our internet didn't want to work today so we needed somewhere with free wi-fi.

Camo Jacket: Old Navy

Yellow-Striped Dress: Marshall's

Gold Wedge Sandals: Target

Necklace: Forever 21

Watch: Walmart

Purse: Love Culture

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Mint Polka Dots, Lace Trimmed Denim & Gold Sparkles

Hey Y'all! I have been so busy the last few weeks I keep forgetting to take outfit pictures! Today I snapped a couple on my phone because I am obsessed with each of these individually, so of course I love them when they are all together! I wore this to work today. I'm lucky I have a job where I can wear pretty much whatever I want! :) Today was an odd day so I took a bubble bath, had some sweet red wine to relax and now I'm laying in bed while I'm posting this. I'm going to be calling it early tonight! I'm exhausted!

Mint Polka Dot Top: LC|Lauren Conrad, Kohl's, $19.99 sale

Lace Denim Shorts: Walmart, $12.88

Gold Sparkly Flats: Walmart, $12.87

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My kitten Annabel kept me company during my bubble bath! She's the cutest!

Hope everyone had a good Monday!

Pink Shorts

I wore this outfit before Labor Day, so my white sandals were allowed! I know they say it's okay to still wear white after labor day, but I just can't do it! My mom and grandma taught me that tradition and I'll probably stick to it the rest of my life! Anyways, I wore this outfit to work! I love the bright necklace against the white to pop!

White Lace Top: Old Navy, clearance $4.99

Chunky Colored Necklace: Walmart, $9.88

Pink Shorts: Kohl's, $15.99

White Leather Sandals: NY&Co., sale $5

Watch: Walmart, $10.48

Pink/Gold Rings: Forever 21, Set of 3, (only wearing 2) $3.80

Yellow Lace

I have had this dress for almost a year now and finally wore it! I've always loved it, but when I purchased it on clearance at Forever 21, it was past season. I just couldn't pass it up though and knew I could wear it this year! I love the cut/style of this dress. It's girly and flirty and flattering which is always a plus! I paired it with gold sandals and some gold/coral earrings! Sunshine from head to toe and I loved it!

Yellow Lace Dress: Forever 21, clearance $13.99

Gold Sandals: Target $15

Coral/gold Earrings: Target, $7.99

Floral with Black & Gold

I wore this outfit a couple weekends ago but just finally uploaded them to my computer! I've been better about taking pictures but slacking on the uploading and editing of them. I blame that on summertime and to be honest, I'm okay with that! This summer is halfway over and that makes me pretty sad! This has been one of the best summers I've had and I still have many things to look forward too! Anyways, I've said this before and I'll say it again, I love when I find cute items that are inexpensive but don't look cheap. I'm definitely a pro bargain shopper! My mamma and I went to dinner and shopping one night a couple weekends ago and I felt like dressing up a little bit more than I usually would for something like that. I then had her be my photographer and snap some pictures for me before we left the house.

Sleeveless Floral Button-Up: Walmart, $14.88

Black Skinnies (rolled): Walmart: sale $9.50

Gold Sparkly Flats: Walmart, $12.87

Gold Spiked Necklace: Forever 21, $3.80

Purse: Coach, gift