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Woven Straw Bags + Giveaway

Summer Trend Obsession of Woven Straw Bags

The summer trend continues with woven straw bags, and I am obsessed. There are so many cute shapes and styles. I love how you have dress it up with a tassel, ribbon or scarf or keep it simple and show off its weave. There are plenty of styles to choose from–straw, jute, natural raffia, bamboo. And come in many different shapes like circular, half circle, cube, octagon. So many different woven straw bag styles and the best part is the availability is on a wider and prices are variable.

There are some woven straw bags that come with leather or stitched lettering, but I love the buying the simple woven bags and doing my own DIY to the bag like adding a simple ribbon or tying a scarf around the handle. You can make your own tassel or buy an inexpensive tassel. Another fun and easy DIY is grabbing a child’s hair bow and clipping it on the edge of the bag. Everyone will be asking where you got your woven straw bag!

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Long Floral Dress

Long Floral Dress

You’ll most likely find a maxi dress packed in my suitcase for a summer beach trip. Long sunset walks on the beach or morning brunch with a view of the ocean water makes for a perfect maxi dress occasion. This long floral dress from The Minted Julep Boutique is so gorgeous! The floral print and crochet detailing has a Hawaiian tropical style that just makes it so right for beach weather. The off-the-shoulder top styling is so cute and trendy right now, but it easily wears over the shoulder also. I love the way this long floral dress blows in the weather. It has an elegant, casual flow and will keep you cool. This long floral dress would also work great for a beach destination wedding. I packed this pretty number with us on our Hilton Head trip that we took over the weekend. I received so many kind compliments, and the best thing was that it is very forgiving, especially if you’ve spent a weekend eating junk food! I styled the long floral dress with this mini pom pom tote , which is perfect for carrying your essential purse items and the perfect bag for your next tropical trip. Simple slide-on sandals and casual jewelry and you will be set for an evening out on the beach town.

Here are a few other Long Floral Dress options:

Summer Road trip Essentials

Summer Road trip Essentials

Summer vacation is upon us, and we have some fun road trips planned. Car insurance sorted. Locations sorted. Dates sorted. We usually head out to the West Coast, since most of our family lives out there, and do a huge road-trip. This summer we are going to drive through Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana. This time of year it feels like everyone goes on a big trip. We’ve been on quite a few road trips as a family, but some friends of ours are true veterans of the roads. They often lease a care like this Wichita Chevrolet Silverado 1500, pack up a few suitcases and hit the road. A road trip is a great way to get away for a few days without having to splash out on expensive flights or other modes of transport after all. That being said, many workers in fields like plumbing often have to travel afar throughout the year. I guess a new van from somewhere like Intelligent Van Leasing makes the trip much more enjoyable! I am sharing a few of my favorite summer road trip essentials that I highly recommend everyone has in their summer bag. Definitely summer must-haves.

My Summer Road trip Essentials:

Neutral Diamonds-Printed Sarong by Hat Attack: Lightweight and easy to pack in your weekend bag, this multi-functional sarong is the perfect beach accessory. Switch up how you tie it and you’ll never get bored with your cover-up!

“Cheers” Gold Bottle Opener by Sisters of Los Angeles: This golden bar accessory is the ideal companion for your favorite drink, perfect for cracking open a drink at a backyard bash. Cheers!

Ridley’s Game Room “Who am I?” Quiz by Wild and Wolf: Team up with friends or family members while traveling on the room to guess the celebrity in this easy-to-play game that you can bring anywhere.

Born on the 4th Nail Lacquer by NCLA: This patriotic polish is perfect for the summer. I love how it can stand alone or be worn over another polish.

Close-up Mirror Compact by Knock Knock: Durable to throw in your summer road trip bag for on-the-go touch-ups.

Underarm Deodorant Wipes by Pacifica: Staying fresh on the go has never been easier than with these travel-ready underarm wipes, which neutralize odors for hours–all with an aluminum-free, vegan formula.

Sriracha Pretzel Chips by Pressels: Less fat and sodium than other popular chip options, you won’t feel guilty eating it while on the road.

Sunbum Sun Screen: One of our favorite sun screens that smells so good and doesn’t have any of the chemicals in it. Great to throw in your bag. I take it everywhere especially when we are out in the desert heat.

Uprooted Pomegranate Lip Balm: So soft and moisturizing on the lips and give a gentle tint to the lips.

This Way That Way: Flutter Sleeve Summer Dress

This Way That Way: Flutter Sleeve Summer Dress

I’ve been wanting to do another This Way That Way fashion post since the last post introduction of the fashion series. We had a good response! And Ashley and I are going to try harder to be more regular and put it into our scheduling. This Way That Way fashion posting is quite fun, especially when you get to play dress up with one of your besties!

For this month’s This Way That Way, we styled a Flutter Sleeve Summer Dress, which is on sale for $25. Flutter sleeves are a current summer trend, and this dress is a relaxed fit and hits right above the knees. It’s fully lined, stylish and can be dressed up or dressed down. We both, however, did wear a cotton slip for extra coverage. We choose this dress to style because it is a basic summer dress with a unexpected playful sleeve style.

Ashley’s Look

Desert Beauty

Ashley styled the white flutter sleeve summer dress so perfectly for a day in the desert. Breezy and lightweight, white is the perfect color to wear when it’s hot and scorching outside. The isolated desert landscape highlights Ashley’s casual, relaxed hippie look. Birkenstocks, turquoises and wood-beaded necklace are easy accessories to create a complete boho outfit.

Get Ashley’s flutter sleeve summer dress look:

Flutter Sleeve Summer Dress | Ballet Flats | Fringe Bag | Fringe Necklace | Fringe Leather Bracelet

Pretty in the Park

I love wearing dresses in the park because the cool breeze always help to upbeat my gait in the park. I took a more casual preppy approach to the flutter sleeve summer dress and wore pointed ballet flats that were made to walk for miles. Literally. They are so comfortable. To make the preppy look more stylish, I added refined fringe accessories and the gray color keeps it more tailored.

Summer Trend Off the Shoulder

Eyelet Off-the-Shoulder Dress (similar)| Jewelry | Sunglasses| Panama Hat | Yellow Stripe Rope Bag

Flip Flops

Summer Trend Off-the-Shoulder

We just got back from spring break beaching at our favorite Florida spot: Route 30A or otherwise known as Seaside/Watercolor area. The weather was perfect and the white sand is my favorite. So soft and warm. I packed my bags with a lot of off-the-shoulder pieces. A current summer trend is off-the-shoulder, and they are perfect to wear as a cover-up at the beach. I love the bohemian style and the flowy feel. I wore my off-the-shoulder dresses as a beach cover-up over bathing suits that were tube top or had a thin strap. So I probably wouldn’t wear this particular style with a thicker strap bathing suit.