Wardrobe Wednesday: Jewelry

I'm back this week featuring another great statement necklace. Spectrum is a bright and colorful necklace that has seven strands of black braided thread knotted with an eclectic mix of genuine tiger's eye nuggets, shells and beads in shades of mint, turquoise, purple, peach and amber.

Spectrum is 20" long with a hematite plated 4" extender and lobster claw closure. The extender is long enough that you can noticeably shorten or lengthen the necklace to fit whatever necklace you're currently wearing. Like I said, it's a great statement piece. It has a matching set of bracelets and earrings. Although, just like the Wow Factor, I do like mixing and matching the necklace with other earrings and bracelets too. Since it's so colorful you can wear it with ANYTHING. It can instantly make your outfit POP!

Wardrobe Wednesday: Jewelry

The jewelry of the week is the Wow Factor necklace! It's a gorgeous six-strand necklace: one of creamy faux pearls, one of hammered gold plated beads, one of hammered silver plated beads, two gold plated chains and one silver plated chain. It's 18-1/2" long with a 4" extender and lobster claw closure.  There are matching earrings and bracelet.

This set is a fun twist on a regular pearls. I love that it's made with mixed metals, giving more options for the rest of your jewelry if you don't want to be too matchy-matchy. It works great with both dressy and casual outfits.

Wardrobe Wednesday: Jewelry

Today I'll be showing how to wear one necklace four different ways. Like I've said before, coming up with new ways to mix and match the jewelry is one of my favorite parts of my job.

The necklace featured today is Costa Rica. I consider it a staple in my jewelry wardrobe. It has a fun bohemian feel to it.

Costa Rica is 32" long, five-strand necklace with a 4" extender with lobster claw closure. Two strands are delicate silver chains, two strands are heavier silver chains and the final strand is made of beautiful beads.

ONE: Long

TWO: Criss-crossed (half of it doubled) with Stylin' enhancer

THREE: Long, framing the Botanical Necklace

FOUR: Doubled with Stylin' Enhancer

I've used the Stylin' enhancer for this demonstration, but I also like to use an enhancer called Silver Swirl and I've even used the Flipside's teal side [see HERE]. These are just a few ways to wear Costa Rica; there are so many more possibilites!

See me wearing Costa Rica on Day 4 (with the Silver Swirl) [HERE] and on Day 15 (with Botanical) [HERE].

Fashion Friday

Since I didn't do a jewelry post on Wednesday, I thought I'd slip one in for a Fashion Friday post. Today I'm featuring two different pieces: Cutting Edge toggle bracelet and Golden Girl pin and magnetic enhancer.

The Cutting Edge bracelet has matching earrings and a fabulous asymmetrical necklace (36"). I love the gold and silver mix. It's a great way to add either metal to your outfit. I've been using it to incorporate more gold into my outfits. I love to wear it on the same wrist as my silver watch and then add a different bracelet (silver, gold, antique brass, or beads, etc.) on the other wrist. I've never had a toggle bracelet before, so I was unsure about whether or not I should be worried about it falling off. But I've never had any problems with it. I like that it can be adjustable if I want it to be. It's 7&1/4" to 8&1/4". My favorite part is the great balance between the polished silver and the gorgeous texturized gold.

The Golden Girl pin and magnetic enhancer is similar to the Flipside enhancer I featured last week. See [HERE]. It has a magnetic closure on the back so you are able to easily add it or remove it from various chains. The difference between the Flipside and Golden Girl is that Golden Girl is also a pin. It's so versatile! It's eye-catching on a simple gold chain and looks chic on a strand of pearls. It is a bright and gorgeous textured gold with sparkling crystals in the center.

See me wearing Golden Girl [HERE] on Day 29 with Sunny Necklace.

Wardrobe Wednesday: Jewelry

I'm back with another jewelry post! I promise I will get around to showing different ways to wear the pieces. I've been spending time lately mixing and matching and coming up with fun, new ideas! It's one of my favorite parts of my job, besides giving away LOTS of FREE jewelry!

The piece I'm showcasing today is called Flipside and it's in the Spring catalog. I love how versatile it is! Flipside is a magnetic enhancer that can be added to various necklace chains. The loop at the top is magnetic, so it can easily be clasped and unclasped over almost any sized chain.  I love that it's double-sided with both red and teal. It's a great statement piece for Spring and depending on what you pair it with, it can be both causal and dressy.

Premier Designs

See me wearing it [HERE] on Day 16 with Urbanite necklace.

Wardrobe Wednesday: Jewelry

You may remember my little announcement last month [see HERE]. I've been wanting so share some of my favorite pieces of jewelry. I finally got around to taking some pictures this weekend.

Today is for the Blue Lagoon necklace. It's 36" long with a lobster claw closure. It's made with genuine mother-of-pearl and faux turquoise, glass and beads. This is perfect for spring and adds a little color to any outfit. I love the unique and gorgeous details of the beads.

Premier Designs

See me wearing it [HERE] on Day 24.

a little announcement...

I guess if you're friends with me on facebook or following me on twitter then you already know, BUT I wanted to make a little announcement on my blog.

I signed up at the very end of February as a Jeweler with Premier Designs!! If you've read my blog for a while then you've probably seen a fair share of Premier Designs Jewelry accompanying my outfits [see here].

Magnolia Ring

I prayed about this a lot and it really felt like the right fit for me. Basically I'll go to people's homes to share about the company, how much FREE jewelry you can earn as a hostess and show all my gorgeous jewelry.

I got my kit last week and have had SO much fun playing with all the jewelry. I had my training show this past Thursday and it went great! I received all the benefits from being the hostess, hello FREE jewelry, AND I received all the profits as well! How awesome is that?! I have my very first party in a little less than two weeks and I'm looking forward to jumping in.

I don't want to be an annoying, but if you live in the Boise/Meridian area and you're interested in earning some free jewelry send me an email and let's chat about having a party!

I might be adding some new blog posts each week with my favorite jewelry pieces or different ways to wear some of the different jewelry.  I'm so excited for this new adventure!

baby shower

On Saturday my mom, aunt, Heather and I hosted a baby shower for my cousin Kristin. I wrote this blog post back in July about how they had been approved to adopt. Well, right before Labor Day weekend and a very selfless woman chose them to adopt her 5 week old little boy. You can definitely see God's hand working through their adoption journey that lead them to sweet baby James. We had so much fun planning, buying presents and decorating for the shower. It was wonderful to see it all come together. I took James' baby pictures yesterday and posted them on my facebook fan page. He's such a little stud muffin. Here are a few pictures from the shower!

Fashion Friday: Birthday Dresses

I came up with this fun inspiration board for ideas for going out for my birthday. Heather and I didn't do anything to celebrate our birthdays last year with our friends. This year we're going out to The Matador with some of our local friends. Then we're hoping to celebrate with our Seattle friends when we visit in October. We're going out tomorrow night and I'm not quite sure what to wear yet. My only ideas include these Jeffrey Campbell heels, because really, what other reasons do I have to wear them in Boise? haha. So that's what I'll probably style my outfit around. We'll see what I come up with!

birthday dresses by AshleeRohnert featuring platform shoes

Sheer lace dress
$230 - lagarconne.com

Diane von Furstenberg metallic dress
£134 - matchesfashion.com

TopShop body con dress
$110 - topshop.com

Jane Norman layered dress
£75 - janenorman.co.uk

Steve Madden rhinestone shoes
$130 - zappos.com

Jessica Simpson mary jane pumps
$100 - heels.com

Penny Loves Kenny ivory heels
$90 - heels.com

Platform shoes
$89 - jessicasimpsoncollection.com

DKNY clutch hand bag
$132 - zappos.com

Clutch hand bag
$150 - witchery.com.au

Tasha clutch hand bag
$98 - nordstrom.com

Miss Selfridge clutch hand bag
£16 - missselfridge.com

Unusual Corset

Half Bust Corset

This hot Leather corset is worth $600. If you want to wear it to a party I advise you to take a couple of bodyguards with you.

2011

Happy New Year friends! I can't believe 2010 is over. It was a challenging year, but overall it was pretty good to me. I feel blessed that I was able to see my friends and travel as much as I did. I had a job (briefly), I was able to spend time with my family and work on paying off debt.

I feel like I should make a tangible list of resolutions for this New Year. I'm not really sure what this New Year is going to look like. It'll start off with a new job (!!!), but besides that I have no idea. I hope it's a year of happiness, faith, family, friends, fitness, laughter, learning and love.

What are some of your New Year resolutions? Do you have any big goals or special things happening? Who do you want to be in 2011?



Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
-Alfred Lord Tennyson


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25

I really can't believe it's my 25th birthday. Or maybe I can. It shouldn't be different than any other birthday, its just another year. But for some reason, maybe it's just me putting pressure on myself, I feel like it holds more weight than other birthdays I've had.

It's a little depressing that I'm turning 25 and I'm living at home (at least I currently have a job), but I have no idea what I'm doing with my life. This is not to disregard what I've done up until now. I mean, hi, I grew up with an amazing family (and twin sister, Happy Birthday Heather), went to a fabulous college, moved to California, had an amazing time there and started grad school.

I just feel lost right now and "this birthday" almost feels like someone rubbing it in my face that I'm not "doing" anything with my life. There are many people I know (it's hard NOT to compare) who are the same age or younger than me, who have fabulous jobs or their own companies, boyfriends, husbands, babies or babies on the way and I have none of that. I'm not trying to make this a depressing-woe-is-me-post (sorry if that's how it sounds).

I guess I'm trying to talk myself into not seeing this birthday as a HUGE thing, but turn it around and thank God that he's given me such an amazing life. Because I truly am thankful for all that He has given me, especially my family, my awesome twin sister Heather and my wonderful friends. I'm trusting God and holding onto His promises, claiming Jeremiah 29:11-13, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

I really am trying to end this blog post on a happy note. Here are some pictures of Heather and me growing up. I might have lied on who is who when we were little, because honestly my mom is one of the only people who can definitely tell us apart as little ones. I also don't know our ages in the first pictures, we were babies, that's close enough.

Babies: Ashlee and Heather

Baby Heather

Baby Ashlee

Babies: Heather and Ashlee (maybe), omg shoes

Age 2: Grandpa, Heather and me

Age 2: Dad, Heather and Ashlee, we love to accessorize

Age 3: Heather, Mom and Ashlee, birthday at Chuck E. Cheese (I love this picture, btw)

Age 3: Ashlee and Heather, that's how we roll

Age 4: Heather, Dad and Ashlee, birthday Chuck E. Cheese, we loved that place

Age 4: Heather and Ashlee

Age 6: Heather and Ashlee

Age 7: Erica, Hayley, Heather and Ashlee

Age 11: Heather and Ashlee, BANGS

Age 16: Heather and Ashlee, Family trip to Disneyworld and Disney Cruise to the Bahamas

Age 19: Heather and Ashlee, Family trip to Disneyworld

Age 21: Heather and Ashlee, Cheesecake Factory with friends

Age 22: Ashlee and Heather, Dinner at Orrapin with friends

Age 23: Jenny, Ashlee and Heather, Hollywood night at The Knitting Factory

Age 24: Megan, Janelle, Veronia, Ashlee, Jessie, Aimee, Heather and Jenny, Vegas trip with the girls