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If you're in the US, Happy Independence Day! If you're not, Happy Friday! :)

christmas in july

I'm having a little christmas in july sale in my flapper doodle shop (50% off any order over $20 if you're interested! Just use code christmasinjuly) Anyway! I was looking for a Christmas-y photo to use on instagram to mention the sale and I stumbled on a bunch of pictures that I took for a Christmas apartment tour last December! I can't believe I never got around to posting these! I wasn't 100% smitten with how I decorated my apartment (kitchen excluded - loved that!) but I really liked how I decorated for the holidays :)

So, this is half a year late but it's Christmas in July so maybe it's right on time? :) Here are some snapshots from my apartment last winter! I think my absolute favorite decoration is the little hat-and-scarf set I put on my Dwight bobblehead. It was actually a wine bottle decoration that I got at the craft store, but it's a perfect fit for the bobblehead! :D

copycat

You know how a lot of websites sell their clothes by showing a whole outfit on the model? Like, they're trying to sell a pair of shorts but they show a girl wearing the shorts with a pretty button-up top, cute shoes and a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses too. It seems like I always either want the one item pictured that they don't sell anymore (or didn't sell to begin with?) OR I just really want to recreate the whole outfit at home using stuff I already own.

Anyway, I saw an outfit on Nasty Gal recently that I wanted to recreate. It was basically just light pink with black and white polka dots and I loved the whole pattern/color combination. It's no secret that I've got a pretty packed wardrobe but would you believe I don't own one single light pink item except a sweater? I technically have a plaid light pink coat and a striped white and light pink dress, but otherwise light pink -- one of my favorite colors and such a perfect match for my hair, obviously -- is totally missing from my wardrobe.What?!

So I decided to try to recreate it with this green dress instead and I don't like it as much. But I wore it anyway. This is where my brother would probably sarcastically say "Wow, who's going to play you in the movie??" but really it's the most interesting thing I have to talk about today.

dress - modcloth | cardigan - c/o oasap | shoes - c/o bait footwear

July giveaway: pink instax mini camera

This year I'm doing one giveaway every month (in addition to my blog anniversary & birthday giveaways) There's one catch -- to enter, you have to perform a random act of kindness today. It's on the honor system, obviously, I can't actually make sure that everyone does it, but I trust that you will. If you're stumped on what to do, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has a list of ideas right here!



What you'll win: One person will win this pink instax mini camera

How to enter: Pledge to perform a random act of kindness today and use the rafflecopter widget to enter. You can also earn extra entries in the widget by tweeting about the giveaway, tweeting about your RAK, following me on facebook and bloglovin, or making a donation to your favorite charity. You must be a follower to enter (and, please, none of this follow-and-leave as soon as the giveaway is over jazz.. that's super rude!) This giveaway is open to everyone on planet earth.

a Rafflecopter giveaway Giveaway ends August 1st at 12:01AM EST.