Stitch Fix News and my latest fixes

Stitch Fix now has it's own app!

As of now, it's exclusively for iPhone.  It gives you easy access to your profile and makes sharing notes and feedback with your Stylist super easy.  AND for the first time ever, Stitch Fix has profile photos.  With the app you can upload a profile picture to share with your Stylists so your Fixes are even more personalized.   Holla!

So I had to pull out my Stitch Fix selfie stick #saywhat? and take a pic for my profile.  

Super Fun times ahead!

If you would like the app for yourself, just click here.

Okay now for a couple of my last fixes.  I think this is 26 and 27.  

It just dawned on me as I was posting these pics that I skipped a fix.

It was the month I went to China and my favorite pants of all time was in it.

Skinny cargo pants!  Oh my word. So comfortable that I chose to wear them on the 15 hour flight there and the flight back home (where we ended up sleeping on the floor in LAX.)

I looked through my phone and found a few everyday pics while I was wearing them.   Because y'all will want to request them.  They have such good structure. They hold you in in all the right places.

This was taken the morning I left for China.  I was trying so hard to be brave.

We had lunch with Lydia and my mother-in-law.  

I wore my favorite "Live Courageously" shirt to help pump me up. 

This was taken the other day in a dressing room. And yes.... I did indeed buy that Breakfast Club tee. 

I also kept a really cute striped swing tank that I also took with me to China.  And a fabulous army green bag/purse with leather straps.  I adore it. But I couldn't find a pic to include.  I will try to remember to share it next time.

But here are the other two fixes.  

What I kept and what I sent back....

These wine colored skinnies.

I loved them.  They were keepers.  I don't know what magic Stitch Fix uses on there pants and jeans but I pretty much keep 99% of the ones they send. They always have stretch to them but structure. I'm finding out that is golden at my age. Stretch and structure. 

   

Next was this aztec tank.  Was not a fan. I sent it back.

The sweater though is one from a fix earlier in the year that I just adore.  

It's super soft and buttery. And I love the color.

Next up was this sweater.

I liked it.  But I didn't love it.

And I'm trying to only purchase things I love.

So I sent this one back. 

I did however keep this necklace.  I loved the gray mixed with the gold and white. 

(Ignore the lipstick on my teeth.  My photographer was slipping in his duties. Good thing he's so stinking cute. lol)

And last was this little tank.  It fit terrible.  It was so wonky and not flattering at all. I had to cover up with a sweater to take a picture of it.  It was super cute but just not my size.

In my next fix my stylist sent me this dress. I had requested dresses that I could wear in December when Dressember cranks up again.  So I wanted something I could wear with boots and tights.

I will probably have to wear a slip extender under this one even with tights because it's a little short, but I loved the retro pattern and even liked it with jeans for a funky look.  

It was a keeper.

Next up was this top.

I had communicated with my Stylist that I didn't really care for all the aztec looking prints as much anymore and that for me, Boho was more about cotton tops with embroidery and crochet.  

She was listening and this was definitely an improvement.

It was a keeper.  

I also had requested a cargo jacket or vest which she let me know they were out of in my size at the time of this fix.  So she sent me this cape kind of sweater.

It was big on me and felt sloppy.

 And even though I did like the uniqueness of this piece, I didn't love it.

So it went back.

I've been wanting a great pair of flair jeans and requested them in this fix. I had liked a few posts to give my stylist an idea of what style.  She sent the exact pair I "liked" on instagram   but they were not the best pick for my body type.  They were in my size but from the juniors department or something. (This pic makes them look big but I promise they were tiny)  

No stretch and structure with these babes!

 SO sadly, they went back.

Last was this yummy bracelet from 31 Bits.  I love to purchase with purpose and told them to include their stuff as much as possible. They are a company similar to my favorite Noonday which I wish Stitch Fix would carry. 

Well there you have it.   

I have a fix that will be arriving in a couple of days.  I hope I share it with y'all sooner than later.

In the meantime, I'll be over here uppin' my game with my new selfie stick Stitch Fix sent me.

If you want to find out more about getting in on the fun and having your very own box of goodies delivered to your door, just click below.

ps. For those of you sweet people who were following my Hanging with Honey series, I kinda fell off the wagon and then got rolled over by it.  Ughh. 

Bedazzled No Carve Pumpkins {Hanging with Honey : Day 14}

Well this little project was never intended to be a DIY post for this blog.  It was totally just something fun and "Fall-ish" for us to do on Porterville Night.  If I had had this post in mind from the beginning, I would have taken some specific pics of supplies and all that biz.  And I would have bought some serious bling bling to bedazzle them in the best kind of way.

But this is real life y'all.  This was not staged to make a pretty Pinterest pic or to create a blog post.  It was just us doing life that happened to turn into a blog post. Now you can truly see how easy it is to do a fun project with stuff you already have without spending any extra money.   Sure...I ain't gonna lie....I wanted more gems and pearls to bling it out big time, but we had the same amount of fun without them.  And the having fun part is where I gauge the success.

I came up with this idea strictly because a few years back, we discovered that my girls are allergic to pumpkin.  Who knew?  We didn't.  We hadn't carved a pumpkin in years and now they were all grown up and I thought it would be fun.  After scooping out all the insides and carving it all up,  by the end of the night, they were both covered in red splotches and whelps. 

So now we stick to painting pumpkins.  But to be totally honest, I didn't feel like dragging out all my paint and our pumpkins were tiny so we didn't have much of a "canvas" to work with.  So I rummaged through some of my stash and decided we could use push pins and tacks and see what we come up.  

I loved the results.

So easy and so cute.

We didn't use the first bit of glue of any kind.  It was mess free. Holla.

Some of the supplies I had on hand were:

• colored tacks
• gems that have little holes so you can use push pins to secure them (see picture in cup)
• beads
• silver tacks
• push pins with colored balls on top
• pearl corsage pins
• brass fasteners
• page reinforcers 

We had Carolyn hanging out with us so I tried to find something that would be easy for her to create with.  I dug around and found a pack of page reinforcers.  They were perfect to make cute polka dots on her pumpkin.

We even convinced Nick to join us and he did his entirely using stick pins.

Carolyn had a ball and her pumpkin was almost as cute as she is.

She kept holding it up and would look at it and then declare it was perfect.

But then she would keep on adding stuff.  A girl after my own heart. 

She was so proud of it.

We gave her the job of "Pumpkin Judge".  

She took it seriously as you can see in this pic.

She said, 

" First Place...Bruda Nick.  Second Place.....Lidi.

Ummm.....Third Place...Hmmmmm.  I guess that would be me.

Fourth Place....that's you Stephy."

Ouch. We all died laughing. 

Here are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place winners.

The honorable mention (I prefer that over last place) is the one taking the picture.  As in me.

 It was a ton of fun.

But be warned....the only hazard to this project is the "pumpkin pee".

They do squirt and leak.  Lydia found this out on her drive home.

Happy Fall y'all!

Be sure to tag me on instagram if you bedazzle a pumpkin of your own. I'd love to see them!

(@honeyholden)

 

Dogwood Cottage B&B in Eupora, Mississippi {Hanging with Honey : Day 13}

I shared with y'all yesterday some of the places we explored while staying in Eupora, Mississippi.

Today I want to share with y'all the heartbeat of what made this little town so special in our book....

Dogwood Cottage Bed & Breakfast and the sweet lady who owns it.

It was like finding a nugget of gold.

Sometimes when we travel out of town for Nick to preach revivals, the church provides a hotel for us.  Sometimes we stay with church members who have a spare bedroom.  We have stayed in cabins and lake houses of generous people who have opened them up for the traveling preacher.   Either way, it's always a blessing getting to enjoy christian fellowship and hospitality.

This week, we experienced that at it's finest thanks to Mrs. Carol Freels as she used her gifts to be a blessing.

I always bring my good camera with all of my lens when we travel.  Except this time. Womp womp. And boy did I want my kick myself.  Everywhere I turned there was beauty that I would have loved to capture with my Nikon but for some reason that I still can't figure out, it got left behind.  All of these pics are were snapped with my phone but I think you will get the feel of how inviting this place is.

The "Blue Room" is where Nick would drink his coffee and read the Word in the morning.

(Which by the way, Ms Carol made a really great cup of coffee.)

   

I couldn't get enough of that stained glass.

And as posed as these pics look, he really was reading.  He's used to my shenanigans after all these years and just goes about his business as much as he can.  lol.

I didn't snap any pics of our bedroom.  (I KNOW!)

But if our bathroom is any indicator,  then you can imagine how wonderful and plush it all was. I experienced some of the best sleep I've had in a long time in the king sized bed.  Her linens and pillows were all incredible.  And clean.  Holla!

This was the formal dining room.  She has beautiful polish pottery everywhere.

It's simply stunning.

However, we never sat at the formal table because we were always busy hanging out in this wonderful little area of the house.

So many wonderful meals were experienced each morning and the conversations were even better.

 I was blessed to meet some of Mrs. Carol's family and enjoyed hearing their amazing testimonies of God's faithfulness.  Our mornings in Eupora were some of my most favorites in all our traveling.

(So thankful for you two, Stephanie and Holly! xxoo)

I'm just so thankful for Mrs. Carol  and that the Lord chose to cross our paths.

She has a great love for stained glass and has beautiful pieces all over the house.

Several of them were made by one of her daughters, Lynn, who we had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with too.  We just didn't think to snap a pic.

Seriously though, so much talent in this beautiful family.

There is also a beautiful covered back porch and yard that is so peaceful and serene.  I spent quite a bit of time out here reading God's word and studying.

This was one of my favorite things even though these pictures do not do it justice.

She calls it her Window House.  And she and her daughters, who happen to be architects, designed it using old, recycled windows. It's quite magical.

There is so much to explore, that I didn't even see this little spot until the day before we left.

It's a beautiful thing when you see the Body of Christ at work doing what we are each called to do.

There is no doubt that the Lord has equipped Mrs. Carol with an eye for beauty and the gift of hospitality to serve others and help refresh us on the journey. 

She was a breath of fresh air and if you ever find yourself traveling through Mississippi or just need an interesting place to rest and relax, then I recommend Dogwood Cottage in Eupora.  It's the sweetest little refuge and Mrs. Carol is a blessing.  

If you get a chance to go, tell her Honey sent ya and then give her a big ole hug from me.

ps.  I was not asked to share any of this.  This is not a sponsored ad in any way, shape or form.  Just sharing a little of the blessing we received and would love to see others experience the warm hospitality too.  #sharingiscaring  ;)