suede purse and winning

The other day I got an email from Veronika letting me know that I won a giveaway on her blog. I've won a few blog giveaways over the past couple of years, and it's always so exciting! I won this great suede purse that Veronika made out of a skirt. It was a fun DIY project that she did for herself, and when the purse got such great response from her readers, she made another to give away. 

I love it! The color fits perfectly in my wardrobe, and it adds a fabric that I'm lacking– suede. I also really love the gold chain. It's a little smaller than the purses I normally carry, but I'm pretty good at cutting back on things I carry. I took it with me to work today to test it out, and it was great. I could carry all of my essentials, and I didn't have to dig for my phone! 

Aren't the tassels fun? I love fringe, so I was swinging them around all day. Thanks so much, Veronika, for hosting such a great giveaway! I'm so ecstatic that I won. Everyone be sure to pop over to her blog. She's always posting great outfits and inspiration.

Beat the Heat

Shirt Dress: Gap

Jacket: not sure. It's from high school

Scarf: vintage

Sunglasses: Fred Flare

Bag: BrokenHipVintage on Etsy

Tights: UO

Boots: Rack Room Shoes

pictures by Meagan (my photographer roomie)

I did not consider the weather when I got dressed this morning, and believe me this is NOT the time of year to do that. One day it's breezy in the 70s and the next it's blazing sun at 95. Today was definitely one of the later...and I was miserable all day.  It's always cold in my office though, so I guess it worked out.

I bought these boots at Rack Room last year (ok, my mom bought them for me) and they have them again this year! As much as I hate having the same boots that every other girl in my town has, I will wear these plumb out. They're crazy comfy, and my good friend Abby totally hit it when she rolled hers down like this. YES I am a copy cat! But hey, I gave credit, so it's all good.

This is the Oscar de la Renta scarf that I got and blogged about here. I wore it in my hair the first time, but I think I like it much better around my neck. Once again, NOT the best choice for the weather today. I was sweating all day, and I pulled thing off the second I got home...along with my jacket and tights. Relief! I think reading everyone else's blogs and seeing their cute Autumn outfits has made me jump the gun. Ah the plight of us Southern girls. <3

Now the whole purpose for this post! I got this bag from the lovely Broken Hip Vintage on Etsy, and I love love love it! It's a good size so that I don't end up stuffing everything I own it it, but it's big enough to fit my necessities. I've also loved gold for a few years now, so this was just a perfect fit. I was impressed with the quality of this bag, and I would definitely recommend Broken Hip.

I'm about to pick a winner for this giveaway, so if you haven't entered, hurry hurry!!!

Thanks for reading, everyone. Have a wonderful week!