October Giveaway-Enter Here

This is the last giveaway that I will be doing until Christmas so I decided to make it a good one. October's giveaway is for a $25.00 gift certificate for Sunset & Vine to be used on any item your heart desires!

Follow these 2 easy steps to enter:

• You have to be a follower of Tidbits & Glitz, this blog. If you aren't a follower become one:)
  
• Leave a comment saying you want to enter!!!
  

For Additional Bonus Entries:

• Refer a friend to follow said blog (I will trust you on this).
  
• Pick your favorite piece of jewelry from my store, Sunset & Vine, and copy the link in your comment, telling me you are entering the giveaway and this is your favorite piece of jewelry(if you win you are not required to buy the pick with gift card).
• Also in your comment if you were referred please drop a note so your friend gets credit.

**The more friends you refer to the contest the higher your chances are of winning, because your name will be re-entered for each referral you have!**

Best of luck to everyone!

What Inspires You?

Yesterday I finally got a chance to take the camera outside to take some pics of the leaves. Autumn is my very favorite season in Ohio. In a state where winters are too frigid and visually unappealing and summers are too hot and humid, fall is a welcome occasion. The crisp cool air is just perfect for your favorite sweater and jeans. Pumpkins, gourds and mums adorn front stoops up and down the street and children pick out ghoulish costumes hoping to bag a pillowcase full of candy.





The best part for me though is the leaves. Walking my little Lillian to the bus stop the other morning, the leaves crunching under our feet, I said to her "it sounds like fall, it smells like fall, it looks like fall....it must be fall" to which she promptly rolled her eyes! Every day when we walk home from the bus stop I encourage her to make as much noise as she can crunching through the leaves on our rainbow colored sidewalk. My three-year-old Emi, loves to make me proud by pointing out her colors showing me that the neighbors tree is red while the house across the street has a yellow tree and our tree is now a brilliant orange. She collects leaves everyday on our walks and compares them. Over the weekend they helped my husband rake the yard and jumped in the leaf piles, something that children have enjoyed for many generations.I captured some really great images of the trees and their changing leaves and hopefully you enjoy them too!




The leaves inspired my Circle of Life pendant and I want to know what is inspiring you right now?

Sunset & Vine Featured

Sunset & Vine has been featured by the lovely Fiona, creator of Fiona Designs on Etsy and blog Fiona Designs. The feature is wonderful and left me speechless which is quite hard to do...lol! Please take a minute to hop on over and visit Fiona's blog and my feature:)

Thank you Fiona!!

XOXO-Brooke

Fiona Designs- Featured Etsy Store of the Week

Thank you to Fiona Rohdes, of Fiona Designs for being this weeks featured Etsian! Fiona Designs(FD) offers stationary and greeting cards for every occasion. You have heard the saying "letter writing is a dying art", well I dare anyone to utter those words after viewing Fiona's creative line! She literally has stationary and greeting cards for every happening in your life. I find myself wanting to concoct reasons to send one! The stationary is refreshingly simple just like the shop's announcement page says which is perfect because you wouldn't want anything to detract from the effective delivery of the text.



Fiona is a graphic designer and artist graduating from the Parsons School of Design in 2000 with a passion for stationary, but technically it was a MFA(Masters in Fine Arts). Her designs are inspired by her love of nature, flowers, birds and landscapes. Other ways she gets her creativity flowing is by knitting, painting pet portraits, and photography that is posted on her blog.
Chances are you may have already seen one of FD's lovely items on Etsy. Her designs are favorites of treasury creators which is also another of Fiona's favorite pastimes. Professional accolades are definitely attaching themselves to this darling little shop and it's talented creator. Fiona Designs have been featured in Real Simple, Celebrity Living, People, GD 2006 Design Annual, and Redbook Magazine Online. FD has also recently been selected by the Etsy Marketing Team to include her Halloween cards in an ivillage.com feature.
You can find more information about Fiona on her website or her facebook page.

Santa's Coming!

Thank You Card Set

For your sweetie

Boots, Boots, Boots...Please!

My Dream Boots

If there is one thing on my wish list this season it has got to be boots! Let them be riding, cowboy, motorcycle, or wedge. They can be ankle boots, calf-high, knee-high, or over the knee but let them be many. Color...I don't discriminate, I like them all even the blue leather cowboy boot. Just like a kid on Christmas morn all that matters is that I can have my pick!
The great thing about this seasons accessory staple is that there is a style to fit every buyer. Fashion Icon and designer, Michael Kors, advises women to embrace the great variety and invest in a couple pairs. He says "Ideally, you'll want a few pairs to wear with different-length skirts and dresses". Kors also points out the importance of matching your boots to your lifestyle. Kors says, "Stay true to your personal style". With the amazing options this season finding something to fit your style should be a pleasurable goal.
One other thing to point out is price. Everyone has a budget and just like the array in style there is an extensive range of prices to fit your budget. That is great news for some of us who unfortunately can't afford $290 and up Frye's. Two year's ago I bought a pair of stupendous gray, suede, over the knee boots with awesome buckle detailing. People compliment them all the time and they are $50 boots from Alloy.
All of the boots featured here are from Nordstrom and range in price from under $50 to over $300.


Just Dreaming....$1050.00 Manolo Blahnik's



Frye Styles




Under $100 Styles



Great Shapes



Stay Warm....Have Fun!

Humble Housekeeping-Featured Blog of the Week

My feature blog of the week is Humble Housekeeping! Everyone loves a humble gal, but Carly the creator of Housekeeping has nothing to be humble about. I agree with Carly when she says everyone and their mother is starting their own blog these days... it is a time where finding SAHM's with blogs is comparable to counting the stars in the night's sky. The good thing for Humble Housekeeping is that it truly stands out!



Carly is very easy to relate to in her new role as SAHM and she breathes new life and inspiration into this for some of us who have been in the game a little longer and are needing a bit of a fresh take. Most of us stay-at-home-mothers take on multiple roles and I really appreciate that this blog takes that into account. Her faith based perspective is something many can respect and I really love the call out to Dave Ramsey...a real fave of mine too!


Humble Housekeeping has some awesomely creative tips on redesigning your living space and everything is done on a budget(every project has a cost breakdown) which is a wonderful benefit in light of the economy. I had a hard time picking one project to call my favorite because I want to try them all but The New Touches of Blue Living Room Remodel is fabulous!




Carly has a rockin, comfy, chic, style. If you like Pottery Barn you will love, love,love this blog! You also won't have to break out a table saw to complete any of her projects...that is a good thing for me! Most importantly you will enjoy reading her blog, and she has much to write about in the future. Carly is expecting her second child in May, Congratulations!! Thank you very much to Humble Housekeeping for agreeing to be featured!



Take a quick look at Humble Housekeeping's take on outdoor relaxation!

October Giveaway

This is the last giveaway that I will be doing until Christmas so I decided to make it a good one. October's giveaway is for a $25.00 gift certificate for Sunset & Vine to be used on any item your heart desires!

Follow these easy steps to enter:

• You have to be a follower of Tidbits & Glitz, this blog.
• Leave a comment saying you want to enter.
  

For Additional Bonus Entries:

• Refer a friend to follow said blog (I will trust you on this).
  
• Pick your favorite piece of jewelry from my store, Sunset & Vine, and copy the link in your comment, telling me you are entering the giveaway and this is your favorite piece of jewelry(if you win you are not required to buy the pick with gift card).
• Also in your comment if you were referred please drop a note so your friend gets credit.

**The more friends you refer to the contest the higher your chances are of winning, because your name will be re-entered for each referral you have!**

Best of luck to everyone!