cloud gazing

our busiest week is almost over. little max spent his last summer week away with his pops and tonight he will be home with us...my oh my do i miss those cheeks!
tomorrow we leave for one last summer hurrah...a family trip to the ocean...before school begins. i'm packing along some paper and paints for the beach...i've always wanted to hide out in the sand and paint the waves. i'm beside myself for this last bit of quiet time with my boys...but i shake my fists at shark week! why oh why did we watch every night when we were planning on visiting the ocean?

i hope everyone's thursday has been a happy one! the weather here in ohio smells like fall when the wind blows. it is good...oh so good...for the soul. 

and hey! hey!

the winner of the shabby apple feather necklace is.....

congratulations, leila!

email me (katiespencilbox@gmail.com) with your information!

SHABBY APPLE GIVEAWAY

hello friends and happy monday!

today i'm teaming up with shabby apple, a beautiful vintage-inspired women's jewelry and dress boutique, to give away a little something to you guys!

i'm a wee bit obsessed with this place! you all know how much i love buying and wearing vintage, but sizes and quality are hard to come by...or just time consuming to come by. at shabby apple you can find some pretty amazing dresses and jewelry pieces with the cut and color and character of vintage without the major hunt.

and shopping/dreaming on the shabby apple site is fun too with the their dresses grouped into collections by travel adventures!

here are a few of my favorite pieces...

bellissima dress and picnic ready pumps

circo dress (on sale, go grab one!) and walk the plank dress (although i think it's the hat i like most about this..haha)

so here's what's up for grabs...

the light as a feather gold metal necklace!

for a chance to win one, just leave a comment here between now and wednesday and i'll randomly pick one winner thursday morning!
(open to US residents only)
also, throughout the rest of august you can save 10% off your order at shabby apple by using our coupon code: pencilbox10off

and don't forget to head over and "like" the shabby apple's facebook page for special promotions and exclusive discounts!

hooray!
i hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
i spent most of mine in bed being a sick bump on a log. booo! but i'm feeling better and ready to tackle the week!

xoxo