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:: Gift Guide : Monogram Jewelry Lover ::

November 15, 2017

With only one week until Thanksgiving, and all of the insalely good sales kicking off next week, I figured I could put on my Santa Hat and start The Sarcastic Blonde’s Gift Guides!

I created a Holiday Tab on the top menu bar so that you can easily access these posts throughout the coming weeks!

When I started to compile my monogram gift guide, I quickly realized that there will be about 4 more personalized/monogram gift guides…. they are always my favorite and I can never help myself!
I decided to break it down into categories, so there will be plenty more to come in the next few weeks of accessories, decor, clothing, and more!

Today I focused on Jewelry (and Jewelry cases, etc)…..
Jewelry often requires extra time to prepare and ship before the holidays,
so I thought this would be a perfect place to start!

Some of my favorite finds below :

I love the traditional script necklaces

RIBBON LETTER MONOGRAM // BAR PENDANT // EXTRA LARGE MONOGRAM

A few other options for the traditional script monogram necklace
(and one with a unique twist in the middle!) :

HANDCUT MONOGRAM NECKLACE // CUTOUT NECKLACE // RIMMED MONOGRAM NECKLACE

My monogrammed necklace that I get the most questions about is from when I was in college and I have no idea which website I found it from, but it looks most closely to the Moon & Lola necklaces (the one above on the far left). It’s a single initial necklace (T) that looks like a 3 initial necklace, and if I find it I’ll let you all know!

I love the Asymmetrical necklaces below!
The gift set on the left has my initial necklace that I always wear and a set of earrings for a steal! The Maya Brenner is more of a splurge.

GIFT SET : INITIAL NECKLACE + EARRINGS // ASYMMETRICAL INITAL NECKLACE

I just adore this gold + pearl necklace with monogram detail.
This is such an amazing gift for a special occasion!
I would have loved to wear this to rehearsal dinner or wedding events with new monogram!

// SOUTHERN LIVING MONOGRAM NECKLACE //

The pave rings are a total steal and a fun something special if you want a little bling with your monogram.
All of these are under $100, most under $50!

BAND RING // CUSHION SET PAVE // WRAP-AROUND INITIAL // PAVE RING // SIGNET RING

These are the monogrammed earrings my husband got me for Christmas a few years ago.
// MONOGRAM POST EARRINGS //
mine are a size small I believe!

A few other earrings that I love:
The first set of earrings is only $25! Insane!

MONOGRAM PEARL BACK STUDS // CIRCLE STUDS // PAVE STUDS

A statement bracelet or a simple bracelet, both are beautiful!

TORTOISE CUFF // SILVER OR GOLD BANGLE

Of course, with all this jewelry you need somewhere to store it!
I have gifted the first leather monogrammed travel case for Christmas before and love it. It’s a great size and keeps everything safe in your suitcase.
And I love the shape + colors of the jewelry tray – so gorgeous on a nightstand or in a bathroom.

TRAVEL CASE // JEWELRY TRAY // JEWELRY BOX

Hope you all are excited for the gift guides!
If you have any Gift Guide requests, please send them my way!
I’ll be sprinkling the in over the next few weeks!

fashion, Lifestyle

:: MONOGRAMS + FRIDAY THINGS ::

December 2, 2016

Cheers to Friday!

Some links to entertain you before the weekend:
1. The images for this Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic look like it’s going to be a real winner.
2. Mariah sure does move on fast.
3. I am so excited for the VS Fashion Show; here is some behind the scenes pics.
4. WHAT?! My-boyfriend-Andy-Cohen is moving the clubhouse!?
5. Amanda Seyfried pregnant has become her real life Mean Girls character.

Today I wanted to share one of my favorite shoes that has been on repeat.
My mom ordered these for me a few weeks ago and I love them.
You may know we have a thing for monograms on anything and everything.
If you can put a monogram on it, yes ma’am, please do it!
I live in these monogrammed ugg boots all winter long.

They have been selling out so I listed a couple different places to get them.
BOOTIES AVAILABLE:

AT THIS STORE IN ALL SIZES WITH 5 DIFFERENT MONOGRAM OPTIONS,

THIS STORE IN ALMOST ALL,

AND THIS STORE AND THIS STORE IN LIMITED SIZES!

and that little bit of printed quilted puffer vest you see is 60% off!

I also am in love with these monogrammed duck boots.
These would have been a life saver in Chicago!

// MONOGRAMMED DUCK BOOTS //

a few of my favorites from J.Crew that were out of stock from all of the black friday/cyber monday madness are back in stock so I had to share!!
and 30% off
I was so in love with this colorful fairisle sweater and scarf, and they are back in all sizes!
I think I love them so much because they are Christmas + Holiday without being red or green. It’s a refreshing change.

// COLORFUL FAIR ISLE SWEATER // FAIR ISLE SCARF //
theres a cute hat too!

also back in stock:
the adorable eye mask yet and this cream wool skirt

Random question:
Do any of you do Dollar Shave Club?

I am SO SICK of running out of razors and then going and spending a fortune to get more.

I think I am going to sign up and give it a try, but wanted to see if any of you do it?
If you do and they give you referral codes where you get money off of your membership for yourself, shoot me an email taylor.oshay@gmail.com and I’ll sign up with your code so that you get something out of it!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Lifestyle

:: monogram monday ::

February 2, 2015

hope you all had a great weekend!

the Super Bowl & some serious snow made for a lazy, food coma sunday.

katy perry KILLED IT.

john mayer must have been dyyyying.

images

am I the only one that was thinking

da na na, the more you know!

(like the NBC “the more you know commercials” when she was riding that shooting star?? bueller??)

but she was seriously so incredible that our group (men included) watched part of it twice..

the dancing sharks were a serious highlight. the whole thing was amazing.

:: MONOGRAM MONDAY ::

I haven’t done a monogram monday post in awhile and wanted to share my favorite jewelry that I have had on repeat since Christmas.

my sweet husband got me monogrammed earrings with my new married monogram for christmas.

(Guess what I got him!!?? Nothing. Wife of the year over here. We usually don’t do gifts. Ugh I am seriously the WORST.)

I could go on and on and ON about how much I love these earrings.

They are the perfect size : small and delicate but still adequate enough where you can see the lettering when you read it.

I LOVE THEM.

and I’ve been obnoxiously wearing them with my monogrammed necklace and sunglasses ever since.

moon and lola earrings

mine are clearly NOT the size in the site’s photo

the site happens to be doing an incredible valentine’s day sale! and 15% off your first order!

so tell your husband and/or boyfriend and/or reflection in the mirror,

THAT YOU DESERVE IT. and treat yo-self.

Lifestyle, weekend recap

weekend things + monogram monday

January 19, 2015

hope you all had a great weekend!!

kevin harts SNL episode was one of the best so far this season (so many this season have been so, so bad). I love me some SNL.

as always, kate mckinnon KILLS IT as beiber.
I adore her.

the skinny taste cookbook has been on heavy rotation for the past week. I’ve never made so many recipes from a cookbook so quickly (probably because Im usually cooking from my BFF Ina’s cookbooks and don’t let myself make recipe after recipe from there or else our waistlines will suffer).
don’t tell ina I just said that, it is a sin.

there are so many recipes earmarked that I need to get to!

so far I’ve made two tasty slow cooker meals, and we also made skinny sweet potato fries and cauliflower mashed potatoes with our steaks last night for dinner!
recipes to come this week or next!

weekend outfits :

dinner at one of our favorite casual italian spots, Frasca

// forever 21 popover top //

I decided wine will be part of all of my outfit posts since it is the most important 🙂

this one was Chloe Pinot Grigio in the cutest bottle ever that a friend brought over with dinner this week and I loved it!

Frasca is in Lakeview and is one of our absolute favorite places. We love parking up at the bar, having some drinks and some yummy food.
Kip always gets calamari, but we also tried the Goat Cheese Fonduate and it was incredible.
Their pizzas are always to die for. we had their special for the night, a brussel sprouts pizza with bacon. um. no explanation needed.

Saturday night we went out for the KU basketball game with friends

wait, wheres my wine?

oh phew here it is.

I love, love this nordstrom pleione blouse (great price and so comfy!)

it comes in solids and other prints as well, this pink version being my favorite

and it looks great when you get home from the bar and are digging through the pantry for treats with your husband ….. whoops.

Sunday, I watched Parenthood all day,

while some soup cooked up in the slow cooker for the week.
don’t worry. I diversified with an episode of Project Runway All Stars, two trashy magazines, and a couple chapters from Liane Moriarty The Last Anniversary.
oh. and lots and lots of Pinterest.

Netflix is SO judgey. ugh,RUDE. know your audience, Netflix! (image via my instagram account)

Oh, and I can’t forget to share Sundays (all day long) sexy ensemble.

// RL monogrammed jammies //

I mean….. my husband is. so. damn. lucky.

a monogrammed favorite for the week:
my tory burch sandals with initials to personalize them.
they arrived the day that we left for the caymans, so sadly i want unable to wear them, and since I live in freezing cold chicago, I won’t be wearing them for quite some time.

how cute is the shoe bag they came with!? I’m like the child that likes the box better than the gift inside of it.

I have a total white-girl-first-world-problem question, so prepare to laugh your head off.
I keep looking at them thinking “wait, are people going to think my shoes are trying to spell Tory, for Tory Burch, when they see these, or think its my initials”
and then my second thought is “ew… i have really ugly feet so I hope people don’t look at my feet long enough to realize there are even letters on there!”
but then I’m like “WAITTTTT but I WANT them to look long enough to be thinking “oh my gosh so cute she has her initials on her shoes'”
and then the vicious cycle continues.
when your feeling crazy at some point today, just think about me and feel better about yourself.

I can’t tell if I want to switch them out for the red color, but that is the beauty of nordstrom – I can wait an eternity and decide when I feel like it.
{im also in love with these tory burch sandals, and my favorite price point of under $100)

hopefully most of you are off work today. I am not…. so have a glass of vino for me.
woof. mondays.

fashion, Lifestyle

gift guide :: 30+ ideas for the monogram lover

November 24, 2014

you had to know this was coming.

holiday gift guide :: monogram edition

tortoise sunglasses // belt and personalized buckle // cosmetic case

everyday leather tote // phone case // leather gloves

wool baseball cap // tory burch personalized sandals // striped scarf

cutout cuff // signet ring // script ring so in love

personalized necklace set // tortoise bangle // three initial necklaces

stud earrings only $25 // two initial necklace // monogram earrings // initial ring only $12

wreath // travel jewelry holder // tartan pajamas

striped tray // throw // return address stamp

moss initials // silver tray // stationary and pencil holder

tartan robe // bottle opener // linen napkins

annnnnd I meant to put this in but accidentally put the robe:

initial cutting board

….. and I’m sure I’ll have plenty more in time for Christmas.

don’t forget that for a lot of things, particularly jewelry, you’ll likely need to order by the beginning of December (BaubleBar’s cut off I know is 12/2 for guaranteed Christmas delivery). happy gifting 🙂