Coach Patricias Legacy Bag

Once again, I'm in Unique and I do my normal rounds, when I get to the purses I spot this classic hunter green Coach Patricias Legacy bag.  Priced at $29.99, I ain't beat, so I put it back.  Fast forward two weeks later, they had a 50% off sale and to my surprise, the purse was still there, yay!

Retails at $298

There was just one thing I didn't notice until I got home; the purse smelled like cigarettes. So, of course, I google "how to remove cigarette smoke from leather".  Use baking soda or newspaper. I used both. The newspaper absorbs the odor, so I put it in each section, even under the flap. Took a garbage bag and placed the baking soda and the purse inside.  After two weeks, the odor lessened and I used a new garbage bag. After a month, the smell was very faint.

Can't wait to rock it in the fall!

3.1 PHILLIP LIM for TARGET

3.1 Phillip Lim for Target launched Sunday, 9-15-13 and the night before I set my clock for 7:45 a.m. to get there at 9:00 a.m. when it opened. I woke up at 7:00, which was good, because they actually opened up at 8:00. As I'm nearing the store around 8:15 a.m., the parking lot isn't packed, like I thought it would be. I get a cart and I noticed clothes in everyone's hands but no bags. Just my luck, here comes the Target Associate with a cart full of bags. Before the Associate could put them on the racks, people just took them out of the cart, including me!

I grabbed 4 bags, the Tote with Gusset in black, the Tote with Gusset in taupe, the medium satchel in taupe and a mini version of the tote in taupe.

And then I went for the clothes. At 8:20 a.m., there were still a decent selection in all sizes.

Although, the highly coveted light blue pants weren't available at this Target.

I went to look for the scarves and this is what I found.

Luckily, I asked a shopper about how many scarves were available and she said "They went fast, but I have the leopard print and the "Boom" scarf, do you want the "Boom" scarf it?" I was like "Jeah!"

Shout out to Ryan Lochte.

FASHION OG'S

With the numerous fashion shows happening during fashion week, I thought I'd do a DIY project in honor of the designers. I've always had a love for fashion.  I can remember watching fashion week when I was younger. Thinking back, it aired around midnight on a non-network channel.  Now-a-days you can watch a fashion show live on the Internet.

So, I stopped by Unique and bought these 4 frames for $2.12.

I searched the internet for images of famous designers and printed them out on a regular printer.  

I chose black and white images of Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Guccio Gucci, Cristobal Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Gianni Versace and Christian Dior for a more vintage look.

I used the picture glass and folded down the paper to mark where to cut.

I chose to showcase Coco, Yves, Gianni and Dior.  Whaddya think?

I stopped by Shoprite to pick up a few groceries and in the floral department, they always have a bucket of flowers marked reduced. For a $1.99, I think they add a pretty touch to this arrangement.

DIY WIRE JEWELRY

Aren't the little "love" necklaces cute? I want one like this from Tina Tang.

$115

But, you know me, I'm like, "I can make that".  So, I google "DIY wire love necklaces" and found this post from Amy of H is for Homemade.

I followed her instructions step by step. I'm like, bet, I already had the pliers, "O" rings and chains from a previous project, all I need to do is buy 16 gauge wire and lobster claw clasps, so I hit up A.C. Moore.

I worked backwards just like she did, which seemed strange at first, since I'm used to writing from the left. But with wire it works better.

This was NOT easy at all!  I used a screw to make the letter "o" and to make the loop in the "L".

I had to take out a couple of links from the chain since the letter "e" sits lower than the capital "L" and added a clasp. Here's the final product. 

Mine's not half bad.

*Update:  I made another one. I'm getting better.*

CLASSIC COACH "WILLIS" BAG

I get a lot of inspiration from Blair of Atlantic-Pacific and let me tell you why. She is so versatile. She can throw on a pair of jeans, a boucle jacket, leopard heels and be totally casual.

Or step it up, mixing bold colors with horizontal striped pants, or a mint green dress with a Chanel-esque blazer. Notice with every look, she's carrying a British Tan classic Coach "Willis" bag , which I've been looking for at Unique for a while.

Coach has been sought after for their quality and unique craftsmanship. So it's no wonder why the demand for this Coach "Willis" bag was so high that they had to reissue this style. It retails for $298.

Coach was founded in 1941

Guess what? Ya girl just scored this classic Coach "Willis" bag at Unique for only $19.99! With a little cleaning, it'll look brandy new.

Rain Rain Go Away...

Hold up! Stop! Wait a minute! Stay, so I can wear my new rain boots. My girl Blair from Atlantic-Pacific sported these red and green rain boots from Hunter. Check out Rachel from Pink Peonies in her hot pink rain boots, too cute!

Now, these boots retail for $140 and $225 for the leather lined rain boots. You already know they done messed up now. Who done messed up you ask? BJ's Wholesale. They had these Sporto look-a-likes for only $12.00. Here I am, doing my bulk grocery shopping, and I came across these babies . Schwat!!!

I would advise that you wear knee-high socks, because my calves were sweating something awful!!!!

GRAPHIC PRINTS

I was in my favorite store Target  looking at the graphic prints retailing for $12.99 and as much as I like the trend, I said to myself "I can make that!"

Shout out to Adiel at itsbecauseithinktoomuch for the tutorial.  I purchased this sweatshirt from Walmart 2 for $9.00. I used a ruler to find the center and laid out each letter on the grid to ensure uniformity.

Initially, I followed the grid, but went by eyesight for the second and third row.

TA DAAA!

I made this for my daughter because her last name is French; Foushee (pronounced Foo-shay).

It's also the title of French Montana's latest CD...Haaaannnn!