Nordstrom: How to keep the shape of your leather shoes

This Christmas was full of new shoes and new cedar trees from Nordstrom! Unfortunately for our wallets the fiancé and I love shoes... nice shoes. Leather shoes. 

To keep the shape of our shoes and the sweet smell of fresh leather we've invested in several pairs of these shoe trees! (eventually owning a pair of the inserts for each pair of shoes... this is gonna take awhile). They have specific shoe trees for womens heels with a narrowed toe and petit size compared to the mens. 

Do you use these? It's better than tissue paper!

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DIY Heart Sweater : How to make a Heart Sweater

Happy Monday loves!! In honor of American Heart Month beginning this Friday I wanted to start the lovely week with a heart sweater DIY. I am saving my pretty pennies for the wedding, so I buying a fun heart sweater was not an option. I went through my miscellaneous craft drawers and decided I had enough to make my own!!! 

Here's your tutorial for a Do-It-Yourself heart sweater!!!

Step 1: Old Sweater

Step 2: I used some felt I had lying around and cut it into a the size I wanted for my hearts

Step 3: I didn't know how to achieve the look I wanted with the supplies I had, so I spray painted the felt and while it was freshly painted I sprinkled glitter on top... spray painting a little more to secure the glitter!

Step 4: Play around with the placing of your shape.

Step 5: Time to sew it on!!!

Step 6: Final Step!! I had to sew the heart while it was on my body to ensure it would curve with my curves.. (ehem). A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!!!

Have fun and get crafting! How do you recycle left over craft supplies?!

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Perfect Button Up Blouse: Animal Print

What I wore in -10 degree weather? Animal print, literally. (and of course) As you will see in the photos from my pink nose, snowflakes in my hair, and tense body, I was literally freezing. I spent the day indoors so I didn't realize my cute outfit was such a poor decision until this moment.... Also, I am spending my days working and then wedding planning. I hope to catch you up on some exciting details!!! Any who, the outfit!!! This is my favorite shirt right now, I've worn it 5 times already!! I love how it has a patterned look, and little animals, without looking tacky. It's my perfect button up.

(My new Sira & Mara bracelet!!)

How many different animals do you see?

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Cotton 24 Hour NorthWest Finalist

In case you didn't see me blast this info over my social networking sites yesterday, I have officially made it to round 2 of 3 for Cotton Inc style search! I hope to represent my fond city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest as the style ambassador at the Runway show in Miami! 

You can help me get there by voting for me at this link! Many of you have helped me get this far, and I am so thankful for your help! Let's do this together, shall we?!

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PNW Blog: Life in Idaho

I am back in Portland after a week in Southeast Idaho. It was literally below freezing, sub zero temperatures. (I didn't pack for that...) but I do love the high dessert cold, it's so dry that it can be bearable. However, the snow would not form into any shape, it was like sand!! Portland snow wins as the best kind of snow. :)

Anyways, it is my fiance's last semester!!! Wooo! It's been a long 2 years of of plane rides, skype dates, and letters, but he's almost finished with his masters! Here are some photos from my time in Idaho the last few days. I went to Idaho with an open creative mind, I ended up accomplishing a ton. I am SO, so, so excited for what's to come with my space here at Jade Rose Blog.  I can't wait to share it with all of you! Make sure you subscribe to the blog to find out! 

(His flat, art deco everywhere!)

(Man wall decor, he brought that water bottle from Mexico, I am so excited to live with him and decorate our home together!)

(I bought him this monkey before he moved away, love vintage toys, and it still works! clink, clink, clink)

(This absolutely describes him, I love that he displays everything :)

(His style, so handsome) 

Missing Idaho, but  it's back to the Portland grind...

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Portland Street Style: Grey Outfit

Jacket: Roxy (old, similar). Shirt: Thrifted. Scarf & Skinnies: HM (similar). Shoes: UO (similar here).

I was running errands with my better half on a rather grey day (oh Portland) when the sun decided to peak out for a few moments but then shyly escape back behind the clouds. (See portlandia skit here, it's so true!) You'll notice the first few photos show the hint of sun and by the last photo it was grey and cold again. But alas, my grey induced outfit for running errands :) 

I'll be the first to admit that I wear these skinnies all too often (see here, here and here) but they are so comfy! 

What do your favorite pair of pants look like?!

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Portland Fashion Blog: Fur Coat

Faux Fur Coat: UO. Wool Hat: UO. Jeans: HM. Bracelet: Sira & Mara. Glasses: La Font. 

 (Oregon Gorge, ice cream pit stop)

This week I am in Southern Idaho, hanging out with my better half as he begins the final journey to his Masters program. In three months he will graduate and in 6 months we are getting married!!! (New series on our wedding planning coming soon!!!). PS- all I have is a venue, aaaaand panic. 

It has been below freezing out here, we're talking a high of 10 degrees. He and I went shopping before heading out and I found this coat which I fell in love with immediately. Now, I already had a cheetah print fur coat at home, but it didn't fit well. So I bought this baby, and thrifted my other coat. New in- Old out. Practicing the power of simplicity thanks to the encouragement of Chelsea with Seablanket. She and her husband (my neighbors!) live so simply and beautiful, it is the perfect reminder for all of us. Too easily I get caught up in stuff... primarily clothes. (Easy to do when you're a stylist and fashion blogger... or just human).

How about you! Do live by the motto 'new in/ old out'? Do you tend to collect stuff like me?!! Please tell me I'm not the only one! 

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2013 Golden Globe Gowns

Happy Monday lovely readers!!! Yesterday was huge for fashion!! 2013 Golden Globe Gowns were fit for a wedding, and I would wear any of the following to my nuptials (in 6 months) !!! 

 Which gowns were your favorite? Would you ever wear any of these?!

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Portland Wardrobe Stylist: TV Segment

 Photo via Citizens of Beauty

Last week I had the opportunity to style wardrobe for Kendra Stanton; beauty blogger and make up extraordinaire, for her live TV segment on AMNW! The focus of her segment was to show us how we need to wear makeup if we want to look younger. (For the record, I have been doing everything that makes me look older... oops). She had a few necklaces that I used to create the whole look, choosing the youngest, brightest and most 'fresh' looking necklace, I took the look from there. Kendra looked young, beautiful, and ready for the show! 

                                    View the segment below!


By the way, she just had a beautiful baby girl, and you would never know!
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Jade Rose Styling: 1920's Wedding Style

I was so excited when Maria of Anthem Photography asked me to style their vision for a 1920's equestrian shoot. It reminded me of a favorite childhood movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken. I was just as excited when I saw that it was featured on one of my go-to wedding and event styling blogs Birds & Honey! The hair and make-up was perfectly executed by celebrity beauty blogger Kendra Stanton of Citizens of Beauty, I couldn't be more happy with how it turned out. The creativity of this team was just amazing, I look forward to working with all of you ladies again soon!

Hair Accessory: Jade Rose for Sarah Seven (yours truly)

Dress: Sarah Seven

Jewelry: DemiMonde

More Images from this shoot can be found here by the end of the week!

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Road to the Runway Finalist

I know I promised you beautiful photos today but a surprising email caught my attention and changed everything!

 If you didn't already know, People Magazine Style Watch and Cotton Inc are running a style search and have selected me as a finalist to represent the NorthWest!
I am beyond excited and thankful and I'm excited to share this fun little journey with you! Follow the link here and and you can vote for me to represent the NorthWest!
The winner gets a chance to win a trip to Miami for Cotton's Runway Show and YOU get a chance to win over $1,000!! 
And check out the other entries, everyone has great style! I submitted a photo for fun from this shoot, vote away lovelies!!

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Jade Rose Styling

I cannot wait to share this photo shoot with you tomorrow! It was featured online!! It will be a compilation of amazing style and great work between many super talented woman across the board. Check back tomorrow!!!  

Don't forget to follow me on Facebook for more photos and sneak peeks of my life as a Wardrobe Stylist!

Photo by Anthem Photography

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