You won’t have to with accessories like these. Keep a bit of it hanging around well into the next season with these earrings, from Candlelight! Aptly named, the Indian Summer earrings will harmonize with your glowing tan, your soft wrap that keeps the slight night chill at bay and your relaxed attitude.

Another refreshing reminder of your hot summer nights is this necklace called Honey Lemon. A pale yellow crystal and shades of blue and green beads will compliment, not complicate your looks well into fall.

By Jen Fosnight of www.neverfeltbetterbyjen.com

Your favorite vintage and handmade shop is now selling on eBay! Femminastyle.com is branching out and giving everyone an opportunity to get their hands on some sweet vintage at great prices. Starting bids are just $8.99 and they are carrying everything from screenprinted dresses to owl necklaces ! Femminastyle.com will be adding more and more auctions throughout the week and you can even see everything that’s for sale on their site . Keep a close watch on these auctions and be sure to place your highest bid because once these vintage beauties are gone it’s for good!

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By: Anissa Mook, Editor in Chief

I’ll admit it: I am a pack rat, but I have a feeling that I am not alone, that many of you feel the same compulsion to carry your life around with you everywhere you go. The best way to make this easier is to carry a large bag and fill it up with many smaller bags, creating an organized chaos. Well great theory and all, but there seems to be a strange jingling occurring when I walk and that jingling has been getting louder and heavier lately and I can never find the penny that I just know is in there. So I ask you, what’s a girl to do about this mess? There is a simple answer: Go straight to Lucky Bee’s and load up on these yummy $4 sparkling Change Purses and never lose that stray penny again.

If you can’t decide on which one of these sweet treats to buy, I recommend you get a different one for each bag. You could even venture into the purses and get your self a coordinating Popsicle Clutch . At the end of the summer you can pull all your saved change together and buy yourself one of the very funky hand painted Box Bags that are also available from Lucky Bees to celebrate fall! Who knew saving your pennies could be so fun?

By: Sierra Bailey of Manic Trout

The folks at Noisy Dog Studio have me wagging my tail at their amazing pet portraits and unique stationery products. Their online pet boutique features the best in contemporary dog paintings, stylish wall plaques, chic canine greeting cards and original commissioned dog portraits by artist Leigh Jackson.
Their A to Z pet prints are something to bark at with their whimsical sayings such as “C: Chihuahuas are Cheeky” and “M: Mutts are Marvelous”. Bold colors make the perfect alternative alphabet art for baby’s room.

You can also commission your very own original pet portrait. Leigh’s love for all things canine shows in the eyes of those adorable poochy pusses she paints, capturing each animal’s likeness while portraying the character beneath the fur.

As so eloquently put on their web site, their products are “Bark-tastic!”

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Is it me, or is Jennifer Aniston so much hotter sans Pitt? She is more at the top of her game than ever and one of the top trend makers in Hollywood; that said anyone who follows said trends has seen the shot of Miss. Aniston with a delicately gorgeous leaf pendent wrapped around her neck. While she has made leafs hot, hot, hot, there is an independent jewelry designer who as been using the leaf motif for sometime and the results are absolutely breathtaking.

Dreams and Jewelry by Andrea Oda is full of organic pieces handcrafted of pure silver – their delicate shapes and the nature imagery is sure to delight everyone.

Her collections also include silver discs that are little works of art in themselves – hand etched and burnished, motifs range from heart cutouts to gorgeous cherry blossoms– and our favorite – a precious little bird. Don’t miss this one of a kind designer – her work is incredibly special!

by Jen Altman of www.juniper-designs.net

There is something about summer that causes me to fill journals with wild abandon. Perhaps it’s that there are more hours in the day or that there is the urgency to cram as much into a few months time as possible. However, finding the perfect book to fill has been increasingly difficult recently, there are not many books out there that have been prompting the creative juices. Well then I discovered Ex Libris Anonymous , my new source for the perfect journal. Old book covers (and some pages) are used to make truly unique and inspiring funky journals that beg to be filled. Looking through the vast selection of covers you will be delighted to see so many books from your youth and thrilled at the variety of obscure titles as well.

Every journal on the web site is $12 including shipping and the talented Jasmine Deatherage will even turn your favorite childhood tomb into your very own journal if you so desire. If you get a writers cramp from composing your grocery list then may I suggest you think of your loved ones, as these awesome journals would make fabulous gifts as well!

By Sierra Bailey www.manictrout.com

Every woman looks forward to a night out with the girls. The spirit of those memorable nights is now captured in the jewelry at Girls’ Night Out Designs. Each piece is unique and handmade by designer Holly Bedard. The designs are each named after a fun mixed drink and your sure to want another! Girls’ Night Out Designs has everything from neckaces to watches.

The Amaretto Tea necklace is perfect for any summer outing. The vintage lucite butterfly makes this a true one-of-a-kind piece and at only $45 who could resist!

You’ll look dazzling in the Port Wine Cocktail Watch. Sparkling Swarovski crystals in shades of amethyst matched with adorable silver swirls make this watch our favorite!

For your chance to win your very own watch from Girls’ Night Out Designs be sure to sign up for our free newsletter! All subscribers are entered to win.

By: Anissa Mook, Editor in Chief

The need to become organized has never been so urgent than when I found this organizer from goodmorning, morning! The simple design tempts me in with the button and ribbon closure only to find what I need on the inside with more with several pockets, a zippered pouch and even a pen loop! There is absolutely no excuse now why I can’t seem to get it together or locate anything! As the description so aptly puts it: “pick up the pieces and secure them in style”.

To compliment the empowering feeling of being on top of things, how about a way to stash your new organizer? The pink quilted deer purse’s roomy straps and perfect size had me daydreaming of first-time meet and greet jitters melting away after I pulled my organizer from my new purse, checked my facts and walked through the door. Be ready with business cards and a pen in one spot without having to fumble around!

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By Jen Fosnight of www.neverfeltbetterbyjen.com

There’s a certain magic in the air when vintage fabrics and paint and ink and patterned papers and family photos all come together with a bit of glue, a bit of love and a bit of collage artist Claudine Hellmuth. And you can feel this magic the moment you see one of Claudine’s original commissioned pieces.

Claudine has this wonderful way of capturing memories, humor and sentimentality in the sketches and canvases she creates for her customers, using their personal photos. Her mixed media collages tell vivid stories of friendship, family, new love, old love and everything in between.

As if creating original collage art weren’t enough, Claudine also offers workshops and podcasts for the secret-agent collage artist in you.

Visit Claudine’s web site for more information and commission your own original sketch or canvas at www.collageartist.com.

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So we know the difference between couture and off-the-rack – but what about that elusive happy medium? R. Brooke Priddy, an independent designer and dressmaker is the creator of the Ship to Shore Shop , an online boutique featuring one-of-a-kind dresses, tops and skirts. As each piece sells, it is removed from the shop and replaced with a new creation. While the cuts are modern and fluid, the overall effect is ethereal and downright gorgeous! The best part - she offers her collections in three size ranges so no one feels left out.

While we love the classic and almost sinuous lines of the Wrap Top (a perfect transition piece for the Fall) one of the most striking pieces in this collection is the Strider Skirt Dress . Converting from a skirt to a dress, it can be worn five different ways; it offers a lovely drape that will flatter any figure and comes in the most delicious aqua and cream knit – five options for $136 – that’s what we call a bang for your buck!

Site: Ship to Shore Shop

- By: Jen Altman of www.juniper-designs.net