Shopaholic in Alabama

Happy Wednesday my dear friends! I'm so EXCITED today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to "THE ART OF ELISE FRANCESCA". Elise recently found my blog and contacted me about her designs, as they are a PERFECT match for all things Spring and Preppy!  A little information about Elise's designs and business, directly from her Facebook page: Elise Francesca Fargnoli co-founded FRANCESCA JOY, with Carolyn Roy, an interior designer in Palm Beach. They came together with their love for design, couture, and color. FJ is a home decor/lifestyle collection based on Elise's designs and paintings. The collection includes tote bags, t-shirts, and chemises- all of which are hand painted and designed by Elise. Tote bags are currently sold in South Florida, while the home decor line (including items for pets) will launch March 2010 in Designer Avenue, Palm Beach. Along with starting her own company, Elise is currently represented by Agora Gallery, in the heart of th...

Happy Tuesday everyone! Hope you're all enjoying a small dose of spring-like weather today! Are we ready for the arrival of Spring, or what? I know I am! Speaking of Spring, I wanted to tell you about a promotion that happens only ONCE A YEAR in the Lilly Pulitzer Retail (corporate) stores locations. This promotion is a "reward" of sorts for the very enthusiastic Lilly customers! Yep, that would be me too. :-) It's called "Lunch At Lilly" and below are all the details: LUNCH AT LILLY!! Our favorite event of the year because we LOVE the special edition TOTE STUFFED with GOODIES!! (the tote is pictured above this post is the one you will receive) Spend $500 and receive the following: Limited Edition tote bag Pair of SALE Sunglasses of Choice Fragrance Gift Set of Choice – either the Mother’s Day gift set or the Holiday gift set. 1 chance to win LUNCH AT LILLY! Spend $1000 and receive the following: Limited Edition Tote Bag Pair of SA...

Happy Monday, my Shopaholic friends! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend filled with good times and great weather! I have a special surprise for you today! Late last week, I was THRILLED to receive a call from SANDAL WORLD. For those who've been following a while, you might remember I featured a sale of theirs back in January (original post HERE ). Turns out - they saw my post! I suppose this is the "miracle" of technology, the internet, etc. Anyway....they were thrilled to be featured on my Shopaholic blog and wanted to send me a pair of shoes to show their appreciation! WHOA! Can you imagine how happy I was? It totally MADE my day! It's not all about me though - Sandal World wanted to offer an EXCLUSIVE special JUST for Shopaholic readers! For the next month, when you place an order on their website (click HERE ) you will receive FREE SHIPPING (worth approx. $10) AND a FREE NECKLACE valued at $35 that mostly closely matches your shoe selection (see the neck...

Happy weekend, my lovely and fashionable pals! Today I'm dreaming of more days like these - from last spring/summer - I never thought I'd be begging to be this HOT again. With BFF Lisa after many margaritas and sweating to death at a party -  Charlotte, NC - June 09 Deep sea fishing with Dad & DH - August 09 (notice the Lilly coverup skirt peeking out?) Catch of the Day - Redfish - released him too! Boating & Fishing Gulf of Mexico - August 09 - self portrait (positive side note - after 2 weeks of Clarisonic use, that freckle isn't nearly as visible on my nose!) Sunset on the Mississippi Sound - Dauphin Island, AL - Aug 09 Broken seashell - day after Hurricane Ida - Gulf Shores, AL - Nov 09 Now I don't know about you - but these pictures put me in the mood for sand between my toes with a margarita in one hand and a bottle of suntan lotion in the other! Have an awesome day! :-)

TGIF, Fashionistas! Are you all looking forward to the weekend? I have lots of fun planned, a dear BFF's 40th birthday celebration on Saturday and *hopefully* a few hours of much needed sunshine and vitamin D at the beach on Sunday! :-) This is extremely difficult for me to admit in a public format. Last night I broke my own rule. For those who know me best.....Can you guess??? I finally watched "Real Housewives". BUT - when Shopaholic falls off the wagon, it's never in a small way. It's always big. Not only did I watch the premiere episode of the NY housewives, I watched the finale episode of the OC housewives. DH would KILL me for telling it - but he also watched all of OC and part of NY. Whether he'll do it again or not, I have no idea. I suspect he liked it though. :-) WOW. Obviously I have a lot to catch up on and learn about these train wrecks. Talk to me - what do I need to know about the NY women? Which ones are YOUR favs - or do you even watc...

Happy Thursday, fellow Shopaholics! One day closer to the weekend and I can't wait, as a 70-degree day is forecast for Sunday in these parts. Can you say - BEACH??? Ummmm YES. :-) While thinking of summer - which yes I know, I know - spring has to get here first - my mind turns to cute skirts and dresses. For years, I've had a love affair with my "Simple Skirts" from Lilly Pulitzer. They have just worked for me - and especially my "new" lifestyle (read - that means no "real" job). However it's quite possible I have a new LOVE in my LIFE. Meet Roslyn! This love affair started on Pink Friday (yes the day after Thanksgiving!) when I purchased her in WHAT THE SHELL PATCH Now I "need" her in the spring print "Ten Ton Bouquet" and I've purchased her in the PANDAMONIUM print: You can see Roslyn in all the available styles on Lilly's website . One thing I love the MOST about the skirts - each one has different detai...

Hello everyone! As my Preppy fabulous idol over at Social Climbers  sometimes says "I'm tired of myself", so I decided to take a little blogging break today. Instead, please enjoy the following "guest" blog post by my friend The Preppy Pastor! I'll be back on Thursday! XOXO Happy Wednesday, Beauties!! Mrs. Shopaholic needed a well deserved break, so I am filling in for her. I am trying desperately to start my own blog, but I haven’t quite found the discipline to write regularly. I am more than happy to guest blog in the time being! I’m a totally shopaholic, especially when it comes to super preppy things! I have a closet full of Lilly, Vineyard Vines, Tory Burch and Original Kate Spades. I monogram EVERYTHING -- including my dog’s Lilly collar. I am well over 20, but I still wear a bow in my hair when I put my hair in a ponytail! I love shopping, especially for bargains on my favorite designers. I’m sure many of you could say the same things about you...