{a little vacation shopping}

In case you were wondering why blog posts around here were a bit light for the last two weeks it is because I was spending time in California attending a host of wedding related activities for two of my girlfriends plus a little trip up to San Francisco to visit my parents. Even though my two week trip included a bachelorette weekend in Santa Barbara, a bridal shower, a 5 day trip to SF and a full wedding weekend in Orange County, I still managed to squeeze in a little shopping!  Here are some of the goodies I picked up!

 {a little leather travel jewelry case from Nordstrom}

 {a fun costume jewelry ring that I paired with my bridesmaid's dress from last weekend}

 {vintage decanter labels I finally found while browsing antique stores with my mom 

in Sonoma you can find similar ones right here}

{a BCBG dress for a wedding next month that I also wore to the rehearsal this past weekend}

 {a tassel keychain from the new C. Wunder store in Newport Beach- comes in a ton of cute colors!}

 {a leather jacket from Zara in the perfect of nude/blush}

{I have been wanting to find another leather jacket for years, but finding the right 

color (in a reasonable price range) has been a challenge until now!}

{some new additions}

With the holidays and some recent shopping, we have lots of fun new additions around our place (and my closet).  I thought I would share a few of my favorite new things with you...

 {mint green embossed leather clutch from Etsy & Othelia Grace grey "stone" necklace- gifts from my mom}

 {Tom Ford book which I have been wanting for years - a gift from Chris' parents}

 {the second Scrappy's Bitters gift set to complete our collection - a gift from Chris' sister}

{Zara plaid swing coat- a gift to myself!}

{jewelry from Jewelmint + A GIVEAWAY!}

          {from left to right: Versailles earrings, Savoy Bracelet, Midnight Soiree cocktail ring, 

Forget me Knot stacking ring set, Cavalier Crest necklace, From here to Eternity Necklace & Earring set}

Recently I was contacted by JewelMint to see if I would interested in picking out some of their jewelry to review on the blog....umm yes I most definitely accepted that offer.  I got to chose the 6 wonderful pieces you see in the above photo from their current collection.

For those of you not familiar with Jewelmint, it is a membership site that allows you to purchase pieces from a new monthly collection of jewelry designed by Kate Bosworth.  Here are some of my personal favorites from the pieces I picked out:

I think my absolute favorite piece out of everything JewelMint sent over is the Versailles Earrings (bottom left).  I generally like to buy more understated jewelry; especially with earrings where I usually opt for simple studs.  These feel really glamorous and don't look cheap as costume jewelry that is this glitzy can be.  They are perfect for dressing up some of my more classic solid jersey dresses for a night out and I can't wait to wear them!

{outfit I plan on wearing this weekend with the my new Cavalier Crest necklace}

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

JewelMint is also graciously offering a giveaway for all Mint love Social Club readers!!  If you win you will get to select any one piece of jewelry available from their site!!  

To enter the giveaway: become a member of Jewelmint by clicking here and then comment on this post about what piece you would love to have from their current collection (you will have to be a member to browse their entire selection of jewelry, but don't worry membership is completely free!).  If you are already a member of JewelMint, simply comment on this post letting me know something you already have from them or what you would love to pick out if you win. Giveaway ends next Tuesday (November 8th) at 10PM PST. (winner will be randomly selected)

If you absolutely can't wait to see if you have won the giveaway, JewelMint is also offering a coupon code for 50% off the first piece of jewelry you purchase if you enter the code "MINTLOVE" at check out which means you could get anything on their site or any of the jewelry pictured here for just 15 bucks!!