MY PANDORA BRACELET OBSESSION

It was in March of 2011 I received a Pandora bracelet, 2 spacers, and 1 bead choice from ELLE Canada's 10th Anniversary party here in Toronto. Then in May (2012) I bought 2 spacers and 2 beads at the Pandora in the mall across the street from our hotel when my girlfriends/bridesmaids took me to Las Vegas for my Bachelorette party.

As of January 2013 I have picked up a few new beads to add to my bracelet. I recently bought Red Enamel Vines bead, Rose Leaf bead, Red Love You bead, and the Happy Fish bead all at The Bay here in Toronto. 

A look of my bracelet before adding Red Enamel Vines bead.

My Pandora bracelet is growing! 

Beads below are on the top of my Most Coveted List. They are always sold out when I ask for them in-store. Hopefully one day I will have  London Bus and Happy Cat, they are my Top 2 Must Have's. 

I would love to have them all on the same bracelet with a fairly common floral bead spacer in between each of the dangle beads below.   

Here are some of my favourite floral and sparkly Pandora beads that would make great spacers on a bracelet. Or in my/your own style they could also fill up an entire bracelet with all the gorgeous floral beads Pandora has to choose from.

I'm becoming really obsessed with this charm below. I want the double hearts to be the 1st and middle bead on my next Pandora bracelet. I also kind of want a tattoo similar to this bead design. The bead is  SO romantic and reminds me of a deep Romeo and Juliet kind of love, the "Fighting for Love" kind of love the play and movie portray. 

PREPPING FOR OUR GETAWAY!

The countdown is on. In 3 days from now Nathan and I will be spending 7 days in the Caribbean  at Sandals Antigua Resort. In addition to staying on top of laundry and making lists of what I need to do to pack just 2 carry-on approve sized pieces of luggage. While shopping for a pair of black leather flats, I spotted my favourite Sperry black leather quilted TopSiders on SALE!!! I'm happy I found them :)

I found this quirky "M" Sweater at Old Navy today and bought one for my best friend Meghan, and one for Moi. My 30th Birthday is in 7 days and I'm really excited to celebrate it in Antigua, but my bestie Meghan (who's 30th is 10 days after mine) won't be with me. This is my little piece of my "M" to take with me. 

ARCHIVING MY COACH COLLECTION

Since Christmas 2009 I have started collecting Coach leather goods like I have never imagined. It was in 2007 a few years after moving to Toronto I found an original Coach leather cross-body purse from the 70's!!!!! A favourite era of mine.. I found it at a vintage store around the corner from our apartment in the Little Italy neighbourhood, for only $60! I knew the purse was a gem when I saw it and once I noticed it was an original Coach from the brand embossing inside, I bought it on the spot.

Recently Coach launched a Legacy Collection line aimed to bring back original styles from Coach's historical accessory library. As of August 2012 I have bought/collected 4 different styles. Previously to this Legacy collection being released I had purchased and received 3 Coach accessories, 1 being the 70's original Coach tan leather cross-body. Coach releases new styles each season and what I get excited about is the quality leather, craftsmanship and reasonable prices for their accessories.

Coach is gearing up to create/launch a Ready-To-Wear (RTW) line in the near future. Check out this article from Fashionista.com to see what the President and Executive Creative Director Reed Krakoff has to say about it, CLICK HERE.

2007

I found and bought this original Coach Handbag at a Vintage store in Toronto.

2009

I fell in love with and Nathan bought me for Christmas this Coach Treated Canvas and Modern "C" Patterned Large Wristlet.

2010

Nathan surprised me before Christmas with this very, very chic Coach silver and grey, modern "C" patterned wallet!

April 2012

I purchased this black patent leather iPhone case which comes in handy on its own and inside larger handbags to any damage and have cash or business cards handy.

August 2012

I feel in love with this Coach Mini-Mini Legacy Cross-body in blue, red and beige during the Summer. When I confirmed my iPhone could fit inside without stretching the leather, I was sold :)

September 2012

Wedding Present from Nathan was this Coach Legacy Penny Handbag in Cobalt Blue.

This colour is VERY similar to my bridesmaid dress sapphire colour :)

October 2012

I found and bought this sassy and "so me", Coach ocelot large Wristlet. I can wear this Wristlet with everything, similar to my 2009 Coach treated canvas and modern "C" patterned Wristet.

December 2012

Nathan and I exchanged Coach leather accessories for our main Christmas presents.

I found and Nathan gifted the stunning Coach Legacy Archival Rambler Handbag in Black Cherry!!!

MY BEST FASHION MOMENTS OF 2012

This list doesn't account for all of my favourite fashion moments of 2012, but a great list of highlights pulled from my blog/journal.

January 2012

On Monday, January 23rd I was featured on CTV BC's Morning Show asking Randy Fenoli some Wedding Dress questions which also displayed a picture of me. Randy said any dress I wanted would look fabulous on me. With a comment like that, it was definitely a highlight of the year!

February 2012

On my birthday (February 5th) Nathan took me to Buffalo, NY so I could shop the Jason Wu for Target collaboration collection.

Also for my Birthday my bestie, Andrea had given me a Gift Card to one of our favourite stores, ZARA! I used the gift card to buy this incredible tweed jacket (below) that reminds me of both Chanel and Angel Food Birthday Cake!!

March 2012

March 8th I hunted my local H+M down in hopes of a piece of MARNI for H+M that I could own. This 100% silk blouse was a MAJOR score!

April 2012

I refreshed the denim in my wardrobe with 2 new pairs of Fidelity jeans, and my first pair of Franco Sarto leather footwear.

May 2012

For my Bachlorette and Wedding present my bridesmaids and best girlfriends took me to Las Vegas to have some fun. I can't decide which look here is my favourite. The 1st picture I'm rocking my new silk Marni x H&M, patterned skirt, and the 2nd is my H+M ikat maxi dress I wore Saturday night when I decided to get a new tattoo!

June 2012

Wearing my souvenir clock necklace I bought at Marie Antoinette's house in Versailles, France last Summer (2011). We went to Versailles the day after Nathan proposed to me under the Eiffel tower.

July 2012

Wearing a collection of my favourite pieces; my Kara Laricks (Fashion Star Winner) blouse I bought in Las Vegas!, patterned pants from Zara, my Franco Sarto Sandals, and my Longchamp purse!!

August 2012

As our Wedding approached Nathan and I treated each other to some gifts. Here are a few Coach handbags my babe gave to me. 

September 2012

September 1, 2012 I married my best friend and long time lover (9 years dating) and couldn't be a happier woman. Our Wedding was perfection and I'm so happy with my Wedding Dress and Bridesmaid dresses I choose for the big day. 

October 2012

Early October I was blessed to score a few bracelets from Anna Dello Russo's collaboration for H+M. It was a popular collaboration and I was worried I wouldn't get any pieces I liked by the time I'd get to the store so, my friend Andrea came through for me and picked up what I wanted during the morning rush. LOVE...

November 2012

Not being able to attend the opening of Maison Martin Margiela for H+M's collaboration, I stopped by my local store at lunch and managed to buy this dramatic red dress.

December 2012

Honestly the best day, Christmas Day! Nathan and I had a lot of fun shopping, wrapping and giving each others presents to one another. I am a very lucky girl.