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I’m so excited to share a fun giveaway today! Look at all the fun prizes: Below are the fun bloggers I’m teaming up with to share these prizes. To enter, fill out the form below: a Rafflecopter giveaway

I’m an accessory girl. I’ve accumulated quite the collection over the years. From headbands to earrings to bracelets to necklaces to scarves–I love. Sometimes I pick my clothes to put on first, then look for an accessory. Other times I’ll pick an accessory and look for clothes to go with it. It is tricky to not overdo it with accessories, I prefer to keep it simple with one statement piece and maybe one other to… Continue Reading

It’s slowly beginning to look a lot like summer and I don’t know about you but I’m pretty excited! Time for flip flops, summer vacations, swimming pools, and daily adventures with the kids… bring it on! How about some fun ideas to add a little sunshine to your summer? I’ve teamed up with 20 Creative Bloggers to share some of our favorite things for summer under $50, and you have a chance to win one… Continue Reading

It’s that gift giving time of year again!!! If you stress over your list of loved ones, and struggle to find the perfect gift for birthdays or the holidays, fret no more. 25 creative bloggers have gathered together to share THEIR favorite things in a gift giving guide, and nearly all of the items are under $25! This list can offer a long lasting gift guide to refer back to when you need that special… Continue Reading

It’s been a while since I’ve shared what I’ve worn! I just had to take a break….but I’ve got a few new outfits to share, and I’m linking up to The Pleated Poppy, as usual. For those new, I get inspiration from others aiming to be stylish on a budget, and share what I wear. I noticed when editing pics that I found one serious and one smiley of me–which do I do best? Outfit… Continue Reading

Today is my day! I have friends sharing tips on all the other days, but I really wanted to cover this day. For those that are visiting for the first time, I’m Kristen, and I run this joint. I simply LOVE planning out clothing to wear in our family pictures. It’s a challenge…that I enjoy. Here is my family below in our turquoise, yellow, and navy clothing family pictures last summer in California: {Image taken by… Continue Reading

I skipped this segment last week…did you notice? Sometimes I wear the same outfit 3 times in a week, and other days I’m in my workout clothes or jammies. I also don’t want to necesssarily commit to pictures of me in my clothes EVERY Wednesday, so we’ll just see. With school starting, I had a lot of activites going on, that forced me to get dressed! Above: Old Navy shirt, JCP jeans, Payless navy flats … Continue Reading

{Today is the last day to enter the massive end of summer giveaway (50 winners/$1200 in prizes) If you have not, go HERE to enter!} Each week, I try to be creative with my existing wardrobe, along with challenging myself to spiffy up a little more than yoga pants and a ratty old t-shirt. I’m not saying I don’t do that…just not every day. I link up to The Pleated Poppy’s “What I wore Wednesday”… Continue Reading

{If you have come from The Pleated Poppy today, click on HOME above, to see the big giveaway starting today!} For those of you newer around here, on Wednesdays, I like to link up to The Pleated Poppy’s What I wore Wednesday. Hundreds of people also link up, and it’s a great spot to look around…see what others are wearing…and get ideas on how other moms around the world are putting pieces together. Some days… Continue Reading

It’s back! Here are a few outfits that I wore in the past week, along with one of my 7 going on 13 year old daughter. My kids took most of these with my phone…Above, my nude wedges that I am really loving (remember, from the Alaska JCPenney for $11), casual skirt and white lace undershirt from Downeast in Utah (wish they were here in TX), peachy cotton top, feather earrings and purple flower ring from… Continue Reading

You did get a little sneak peek of my clothing on my post yesterday, but I actually didn’t even have any pics taken of me alone, so I did what any dedicated blogger would do…put all of the outfits back on and quickly snap a few pictures at home. I know, it’s crazy. But I can’t help myself. Since I enjoy a carefully crafted ensemble, I took painstaking efforts to feel my best, seeing my friends… Continue Reading

It was SO fun to read through all of the birthday messages you left me last week–thank you for taking the time to tell me your favorite posts on this blog! A bunch of you said you love What I wore Wednesdays, and I know how much I love to see what other people wear, and sometimes the outfits that we “craft” don’t get to see the light of day. Have you ever heard the… Continue Reading

I can’t believe I forgot to take a pic of my Sunday outfit–I wore a maxi dress I got several years ago–so no one would be able to go purchase it anyway. I love maxi dresses, great in pregnancy and post, and I love ‘em in the summer. I got some fabric to make a maxi skirt, I’ll let you know how it turns out. The one outfit I photographed was with my new turquoise… Continue Reading

Playing along with The Pleated Poppy to share what I wore, and get ideas from what other’s wore during the week. I wore painting clothes all day today, my work out clothes all day yesterday, but I did get dressed over the weekend for a baby shower and church! I kinda feel like this first outfit was a “miss.” I didn’t love it. I used to love this skirt, but now it is so big,… Continue Reading

Since you can just scroll down to yesterday’s post for all of my outfits at the conference, I’m not doing a big post today, but I did want to share this close up shot of my necklace that lots of people at the conference asked about. It’s from Nest Pretty Things, and I love it. It was gifted by a dear friend after I mentioned how much I adored it. OH no, I just peeked… Continue Reading
Hello! I’m Kristen, an Austin Texas based lifestyle blogger and photographer. I like to Capture the Joy in life, and share it with my friends. My joy includes my family, eating well, designing furniture for my hubby to build, teaching photography to beginners, throwing parties, and sharing all kinds of random thoughts. Come along for the ride! Feel free to email me with any questions. kristenduke [at] gmail.com {Read More …}
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