Free Giveaway!!!

Everybody likes jewelry, especially when it's FREE!  So, quick! Enter for the chance to win my Fluttering Hearts Necklace on the blog Evey's Creations for her 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!!!

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Hand Painted Gifts

When our daughter was born, we appreciated all of the amazing and thoughtful gifts that our friends and family got us.  We needed everything!  The personalized gifts were especially touching, because it meant that someone spent time trying to find something that would be uniquely ours.

Many of our friends are having babies, and I thought, well, maybe we should start giving personalized gifts, because they meant so much to us.  For our friends daughter, Ava, I hand painted a wooden plaque that can be hung in her new baby room.

It started as just a plain, solid wood plaque, already in a unique shape, and I just painted away using acrylic paint.  I was inspired by a painting from Nantucket that was in my own bedroom as a kid, that was covered in dense flowers at the bottom.  For this, I chose much brighter colors, so that as she gets older, it will be something she will love to look at.

They make great gifts for baby showers, baby namings, birthdays, and holidays!  If you are interested in a hand made gift for someone you know, please let me know!  I loved making this, and would love to start selling these in addition to my jewelry!

You can email me at marks.rebecca@gmail.com

A Casual Look for the Holidays

The Holiday season means lots of time with family, friends... and deciding what to wear.  Just because you're entertaining, or going to someone else's shindig, doesn't mean you have to pull out the dress and cable knit tights.

It's all about layers, textures, and adding some jewelry to tie it all together.

This is the outfit I wore on Thanksgiving Day, prior to eating an unhealthy amount of turkey, stuffing, and three types of pies.

I started with a go-to heather gray t-shirt layered over a white tank.  I then wore a Chambray button down, left open, with a faux fur vest.  Dark Jeans rolled at the bottom were paired with argyle socks and sherpa lined suede wedge booties.

To top it off, I wore my grandmother's vintage rings with my bold wood bracelet, and my layered beaded bracelet on the other arm.  I layered my other grandmother's gold necklace with my Turquoise and Wood Beaded Necklace and Multi Tribal Wood Necklace.

...And Wallah!  A polished look that is comfy, casual, but still put together and festive!

{Target Gray T-shirt, White Tank, Chambray Button-Down, and Faux Fur Vest; Hudson Jeans; Vintage Socks; Black and White Photos in background courtesy of my talented dad, Michael Marks}