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Wardrobe Envy: Sydney of The Daybook

I found The Daybook after signing up for and perusing bloglovin‘ {follow Poor & Pretty here!}, and I think Sydney is gorgeous, and I love her sunny disposition and photographs. I immediately began taking notes on her cute outfits and where to shop for them. Here are some of my favorites:

And I [...]

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Inside the Jennie Fresa Beauty Library in Clinton

Not that I’m getting married any time soon {hint, hint, Stan!}, but I do like perusing wedding blogs like Ruffled, 100 Layer Cake, and Style Me Pretty for DIY ideas and inspiration. Plus, I just really love weddings. They are intensely happy occasions and it warms my heart to look at happy couples celebrating [...]

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Manic Monday: Halloween Links

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I’ve had non-stop deadlines and midterms in my classes for the past few weeks {and two more today!}. While I regain my brain, here’s some neat Halloween stuff I recommend checking out:

Nomskulls™ – make brain cupcakes and eat them right out of these skull molds!

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Guest Post: Crocheting with Jeff

Hey everyone!  Jeff here, I’m a friend of Sami’s and she asked me to write a guest post for her superawesomeblogaboutbeingfashionableinexpensively, ::pause to take a breath:: also known as Poor and Pretty!  But, you obviously knew that already since you’re here!

ANYWAY, I don’t really consider myself poor OR pretty, so [...]

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Friday Faves 10.8.10

1. Side Tie Tote by Carissa Black. I don’t believe in love at first sight, but I adored this bag as soon as I saw it! I picked this up last weekend at Brazen Betties, a boutique in Torrington that sells Connecticut-handmade clothing, art, accessories, cosmetics, and home accents {more on Brazen Betties [...]

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