I’ve Moved!

I’ve moved!  I’m now blogging over at In the Queen City.  Over and say hi!

-Allison

Looks I’m Loving: Jewel Tones

Happy Thursday!  Just because winter weather has arrived, that doesn’t mean you can’t wear color!  Check out some of my favorite jewel tones looks.  These items are sure to add some spice to your winter wardrobe.  Enjoy!

 

 

Links to all items can be found on my Pinterest page.

Looks I’m Loving: Fur Vests

Since it seems Fall weather has FINALLY arrived in the South… I’m getting to try out some of this season’s trends. One look I’m loving is faux fur! I recently purchased this AMAZING fur vest by BB Dakota and I LOVE it. If you are in the market for some faux fur I highly recommend it. Here are some options I love:

Clockwise from top left:

Zara, BB Dakota, LOFT, Saks

 

 

Till next time…

 

Marketing Monday: Halloween Style!

Happy Halloween!  Today’s “Marketing Monday” links are half helpful… and half just festive and fun!  Here we go…

 

Agency SEO Pain Relief via Search Engine Watch

This article give you some hints about what to do when your SEO campaign isn’t going exactly as planned.  If you are stumped as to why certain keywords aren’t ranking… check this out!  

SEO Plug-in Helps Bloggers Optimize Content via Search Engine Watch

A plug-in to help you write more search engine friendly content???  Sign me up!  I can’t wait to try this plug-in out!

And now for some HALLOWEEN fun!

10 Creepy iPhone Photos for Halloween via Mashable

It is hard to believe these were all taken with an iPhone!  Check out these photos… but beware!  They really are creepy!

And finally…

via http://www.youngrichandfakingit.com/

I mean honestly have you ever seen a cuter Halloween costume??? Happy Halloween everyone!

World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party

Happy Saturday!  For most people, today is just the Saturday before Halloween.  For me it’s Georgia/Florida, THE biggest football gameday of the year!  In college we would take buses down to Jacksonville, FL, and spend today tailgating and cheering on the DAWGS!  I can’t be there this year, but I’m excited to go to Mortimers in Uptown Charlotte to watch the game!  GO DAWGS!

Introducing: Marketing Monday!

Hi everyone!  I decided I’m going to start a little feature called Marketing Monday!  On Mondays I am going to talk about all things internet marketing including: SEO, social media, and tech.  Here are the links I’m loving this week:

Top 10 Tips to Transition Old Fashioned Content Into Real Time Web Writing via Search Engine Watch

As someone that does A LOT of content writing, I thought this article was especially helpful.  Having the right content is definitely important in SEO. 

Instagram iPhone Case via Mashable

Using your photos to make a iPhone case… how fun is that??? As a huge fan of Instagram I thought this was an awesome idea!

Social Media Audience Grows 37 Percent in the Past Year via comSCORE

Wow!  There are some amazing stats in here about the growth of social media.  Fascinating to a tech nerd like me!

Fall Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!  I’m excited to enjoy another beautiful Fall weekend.  I plan on trying out a new restaurant (Zen Fusion), going to a renaissance festival, trying out some new recipes, and watching football of course!  Hope everyone has a great, relaxing weekend!

On Island Time…

Recently I was lucky enough to travel to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands and it was A-MA-ZING!  We stayed at the Marriott there and the beach was absolutely gorgeous.  The trip was the perfect way to relax and enjoy some nice weather before winter sets in.  Here are a few pics from the trip!

All photos were edited with Instagram, expect the last one that was edited by me.  Until next time…

The easiest, tastiest, healthiest dip you’ve ever had!

Hi!  So far I’m doing much better with blogging… twice in one week!  This time I thought I would share one of my FAV recipes.  It goes by many different names… Texas Caviar, Poor Man’s Caviar, Black Bean and Corn Dip, etc.  Whatever you want it call it, it is quick and delicious!

Ingredients:

1 can each: black eyed peas (drained), whole kernel corn (drained), black beans (drained and washed), diced tomatoes (drained), rotel tomatoes (drained)

4-6 chopped green onions

1/2 large green bell pepper, chopped

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing

 

All you do is mix together all the ingredients and add the salad dressing to taste.  Serve with tortilla chips.  ENJOY!

 

DIY Project: Kitchen Chair Makeover!

Hi all!  Sorry it has been SO long since I’ve posted.  I have been extremely busy with work and getting settled in the Queen City.  However I am FINALLY  ready to start blogging about new new life!

For my first real post I want to share about my kitchen set makeover!  I found a great dining room set at a consignment store for an amazing price!  The only problem was the seat cushions…  Yuck!

Needless to say, this had to go!  I wanted to recover the cushions with a really bright, colorful fabric since most of my kitchen is painted white.  I also wanted the fabric to match some pictures I had hanging up in the dining area.  I ended up choosing this fabric:

Much better!  After the fabric was ready it was time to recover the cushions!  Since the old fabric on the cushions was really old and gross, I decided to recover the cushions with an old table cloth first.  I covered all the cushions with the table cloth inside out using a staple gun…

The next step was covering the cushions with the new fabric!  Basically I repeated the process of covering the cushions with the fabric and securing the fabric with a staple gun.

Here is a finish cushion:

aaaaaand Ta-Da!  Here is the finished product!

I was really happy with the way it turned out!  Since I am new to the world of DIY projects, I was a little nervous about taking this project on at first.  However, it ended up being super quick and easy!  I am going to start documenting more DIY projects, sharing marketing trends, decorating info, and more.  I am going to leave you guys with a picture of my new dining area.  Enjoy!