Ok I have the coolest Etsy shop and GIVEAWAY to share with you guys today. I have been excited about this for weeks and I just know you all are going to love it. Sugar Plum by Rachael is an Etsy shop that makes "handmade gifts for kids and their fabulous moms." They sell everything from birthday hats and diaper covers, to diaper clutches, tutu dresses, and my personal favorite, Fort Kits.

Rachael is the owner and creator at Sugar Plum by Rachael and she is amazing. She gave our family a chance to try out one of her Personalized Fort Kits and with all this snow and being trapped inside for days it has definitely been well used.

I couldn't say more about the Fort Kit. It is everything I expected and then some. It comes in a gorgeous personalized draw string bag that stores everything you need for your fort building experience... It comes with 2 sheets with loops and strings attached so that it can be easily attached to almost anything. It also comes with a flash light, some clothes pins, some heavy duty clips, some bungee cables, a light stick necklace, and a rope. Everything is neatly packaged and makes for easy storage. The stitching is perfect and everything is reinforced so there was no worry about the ribbons and loops getting ripped off with my rowdy kids.

Rachael is so fantastic she is offering Bella Caiden readers a chance to win a $50 shop credit!

How awesome is that? The winner can use it on whatever they would like, and trust me there are so many cool things to choose from! 

Here are some of my favs....
(source for all photos below)

So hurry and enter for a chance to win!!!!!
and make sure you check out Sugar Plum by Rachael on Facebook...
Show her some LOVE and tell her Bella Caiden sent you!!!!!
The giveaway will be closing on Thursday 3/6/14 @ midnight EST.
HURRY HURRY HURRY... Go enter and share it with all of your friends.

xoxo
Shannon

Hi, my name is Shannon and I have a jewelry addiction.

It's sad, but it's true. In a previous life I was one of those "jewelry ladies" that annoyed my friends and family to hold parties and buy overpriced costume jewelry.
Now it's years later and all I have to show for it is a ton of jewelry that never seems to get worn. 

(it just seems a bit to dressy for my everyday sweat pant and t-shirt attire) 

Apparently putting a necklace on with your pajamas does NOT count as getting dressed...
or at least that is what my husband tells me.

So I recently decided to conquer the chaos and find some affordable solutions to my jewelry organization needs. I decided to conquer the earrings first since when I do want to wear a pair I can never find a match. There is no tutorial needed for this quick solution. It is simply an embroidery hoop and some gorgeous lace or any beautiful fabric for that matter.

I will give you this suggestion though.... If you use lace it is usually a bit thin and tends to slip out of the embroidery hoop even when it is extremely tight. I just cut the fabric large enough that I could use a bit of hot glue to attach it to the back side of the hoop. It worked like a charm!

I just love how the earrings look and how incredibly easy they are to find. Plus it can be personalized for any space. I could totally see using different size hoops and different color fabrics to help organize earrings by color or style.
So many options depending on how many pairs you have and what your style is.
I can't wait to hang mine inside of my closet and load it up with more earrings. I promise I will share those pictures with you when it happens! :) 

What do you think? How do you store your jewelry?

I will be back soon with some more easy and affordable storage solutions for all those necklaces and bracelets you have all knotted up and tangled in your jewelry box! 

xoxo

Shannon 

I can imagine this being a special piece passed down for generations to come. 

One of my favorite spots is the front lip of the desk top. I thought for a second about using wood filler on the holes but just couldn't do it. I can remember being a kid and poking my pencil into the front of my desk during class... mainly from boredom. I'm sure we have all done it and I'm sure Bella will do the same someday too. I'm sure the number of holes will only increase in the future:) 

So what do you think? Did you use a desk like this when you were in school? 

xoxo 

Shannon

If you are looking for some gorgeous and high quality pillows these are the shops for you.

I recently had the opportunity to receive one of the Elephant Pillows from Natalie and it is AMAZING!
As a pillow hoarder myself I can honestly say I haven't seen a pillow more perfectly stitched. You can definitely tell that Natalie puts her time and love into these pillows.

At 12x12" these pillow covers are the perfect size and a great accent for any space.
The backs have the envelope style closure and come in some unbelievably gorgeous fabrics. I went with this pink one and absolutely love it, but there are so many to chose from.
 Check out Just Animal Pillows to see all of the bright and fun choices available.
I honestly can't say enough about the style and quality of these pillow covers!

I have been stalking this beautiful set of pillow covers for days. 

Love the color! Love the pattern!

This gorgeous yellow pillow would be perfect in my living room!! (hint hint)

But pillow covers aren't the only thing for sale at The Tangled Path! 

They have everything from pillow covers, to scarfs, bags, totes, tableware, and so much more. 

You definitely want to go check out their site to see all the goodies that are available. 

I am in LOVE with this Messenger Bag! 

It has officially been added to my MUST HAVE list! 

So if you are like me, and you LOVE a good deal.... 

Natalie is so AWESOME she is offering all Bella Caiden readers $5.00 off their purchase at 

BOTH of her shops!  WOOHOOO!!!! 

Just enter code BellaCaiden at checkout before March 3rd for the savings! 

So hurry.... LEAVE NOW and go check out The Tangled Path and Just Animal Pillows.

and while you are at it you can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! 

Make sure you leave Natalie some LOVE and tell her Bella Caiden sent you! 

Okay, the time has come... This mama needs a woMAN cave!!!

I have a LOT of stuff and no space in my house that's really "mine" to store it. 

(and to be honest I think everyone is sick and tired of my stuff being ALL OVER THE PLACE! )

junk room formal living room as my "craft room/office" 

As you can see this room wasn't getting much use besides storing all of junk and leftover furniture that doesn't have a home. It happens to be the first room you see when you walk into our home, yet the room itself was messy, uninviting and really had no purpose

So first things first... We needed to lose the big bulky couch so we had some room to work. 

Looking better already... but then I moved my "craft cabinet" down and decided to CLEAN it out:)

Look at that... After 6 years in this house I finally managed to hang not 1 but 2 pictures on the wall!! 

WOOHOOO!!!!

And you can read all about my gorgeous new mirror here...

The supplies were simple and cheap and I had them on hand which was perfect. 

You'll need a paperclip, hot glue, some felt, and scissors.

I started by using my scissors to widen the end of the paperclip. I did this so the plate would easily slide over the screws in the wall.