growth . . style . . n love

Red Dress: Nordstrom Pick

growthstylenlove — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:57:10 +0000

Lauren by Ralph Lauren $169 at Nordstrom’s

I’m not a writer . .

growthstylenlove — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:34:07 +0000

I am not a writer at all. Why start a blog that I keep neglecting? Because I’m crazy? Well I started it to document my journey and to share all the information I found out. My friends come to me all the time asking for information about everything and I wanted to put it all in one place for all to see. The problem is my journey has been starting and stopping just as much as my blog posts. Well that needs to stop. I am all about finishing the multiple projects I have started and producing the ideas I’ve created! So now I plan to just share my findings. Less writing but more sharing.

I am a finder . Need information? I can find it. Please feel free to ask me anything!

Luv ~ Aja Nicole

My Crush Married!

growthstylenlove — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:25:13 +0000

So in my intro to this blog I explained I have a crush on Seth Rogen. Which many of my firends find strange. Either way I get a lot of traffic from a Seth Rogen search when I didn’t even tag him in my post! So if you were looking for the info . .

This weekend he got married!! Tear tear . . oh well I can still dream about him. Check out the full story. The funny part is he has been asked about this marriage all this week while promoting the movie 50/50 and his response was the wedding would be ‘in a few months’ lol guess he got by on that one.

Mrs Blair is Pregnant!!!

growthstylenlove — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:12:02 +0000

I so adore watching my Gossip Girl! My fashion craves from last night episode . . pink . . pink . . pink! Between Sernea’s blazer and her cousin’s pants I am thinking even a pink suit would be a good investment right now.

Update: I think the pants are all sold out . . so here is a similar option. Also a link for the jacket.

Gossip Girl Returns!

growthstylenlove — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:27:39 +0000

Ahhhhh so is she REALLY Pregnant??? By who???? Why must they continue to try to kill my Chuck? Goodness! Stop that! . . Yes I’m a grown woman in still love with gossip girl :p. Either way I always have a fashion craving immediately afterwards. So now I want a gold and turquoise pendant.

Danielle Stevens turquoise and crystal pendant chain necklace
$27 – Bluefly

Danielle Stevens gold and crystal owl pendant chain necklace
$27 – Bluefly

The Ringer

growthstylenlove — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:55:53 +0000

Ok . . so Fall TV is baaccckkkk . . I actually ended up watching the end of Ringer last night. I just had to see what Buffy was up to lol! Either way the end of the show the main character is in the fabulous one shoulder dress with gold trim. Now the gold trim I could not find. However, there are many one black shoulder gowns one can find. Here are some of the ones I found.

Capes, Plaids, & Cloaks . .

growthstylenlove — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:39:28 +0000

I will attempt to create a coat! This is a scary thought for me but I want to push myself to try to do it. I got this great cream and brown plaid flannel fabric from the thrift store and knew I wanted to use it for outterwear due to its weight. Add to the fact that I do not own any mid-season/Fall coats. So I have been looking up patterns to try out with it. Here is the fabric, I hope I have enough it was a thrift store find .

My only real question is would it be too much if I make my little man a coat out of the same fabric too? I got plenty of fabric and he is at least getting some pants out of it. Comment your thoughts and let me know!

Definition of Insanity & a Store Opening

growthstylenlove — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:30:34 +0000

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” ― Albert Einstein

I have been in a financial struggle for some years now. Roughly around 5 years when I switched jobs and miscalculated the price of owning a car on my own. (I previously had a company car) Since then I have been one of the many who lives paycheck to paycheck. My personal goal is to focus my energies and climb out of debt. The stop for me is that my debt is created by some few months where either emergency expenses were needed, I was unemployed, or I just spent irresponsibly. (Hey, I am an honest woman) Now most the time I am what you call robbing Peter to pay Paul. Sadly, I have already cut out my unnecessary bills therefore leaving no wiggle room. So now I need lump sum to be current on all my bills. So now I am using my creativeness to get myself out of the mess I put myself in.

Therefore I will be opening up an online store with goods I make or refashion. My Tumblr address of creative ADD is no joke as I dabble in a few varied industries. Therefore I will have three categories of goods; fashion, events, & baby. The fashion part you guys can see beginning on this site starting with basic tops. As for events I will be creating event décor crafts for parties. My professional background is a marketing event planner and this is my daily gig. Then baby is just things for little ones. Right now I will open up with baby shower bundles of coordinating diaper clutches and burp clothes in addition to diaper clutches on their own. My goal is to launch the store opening by Oct. 1st but in my mind I am pushing for sooner than that.

~ What’s a diaper clutch you ask? Here is the one I made for my friend’s baby shower.

Square Slouch Tops

growthstylenlove — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:01:29 +0000

One of my first projects I am going to work on is making myself a new crop tee. I have one I got from Nordstrom’s that swings and sits just right. I bought some remnant fabric in an African print and plan to make myself a second top and a headband to match .

Here is the original top.

and here is the African print fabric that I have already started shaping into a new top.

I am really excited because I love the fabric. However, my pocketbook may currently decide for me that this top needs to be held for selling. (More on the upcoming store site later) Until then I will finish it out and see how it goes.

Dressing The Bump

growthstylenlove — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:00:34 +0000

Beyonce is pregnant!! It is a little ridiculous but I am happy for her and Jay. More importantly I cannot wait to see what she will be wearing! As for the rest of us without platinum lined pocketbooks our choices are not as fun as Bey’s. So since I just had a kid I figured I would share my little advice on finding acceptable clothes while you are pregnant.

Target: Liz Lange – Staples for work and play. Invest in jeans & two pair of slacks if you’re office confined during your maternity. Otherwise Target also carries great dresses and t-shirts. As far as work tops go I was not impressed however.

H&M: Perfect for the stylish, not the biggest selection though. If you’re not in a big city find it online. I picked up one of my favorite and most used Trio here called the Mama Starter Kit. This kit had a black pair of leggings, tank, and belly band in one little pouch. Those leggings got a lot of usage as did the tank top. The band is awesome as well but more for people who could have their old pants sit on their hips. All my pants had been too big. Also I found my favorite stylish pieces here; there was a grey dress that many people coveted and wanted to know if H&M had it in non maternity wear. Plus I picked up a great staple of a pencil skirt that I could wear to work. – (similar option is Forever 21’s maternity section)

Destination Maternity: Work tops & more. Now I technically did not like most of my work tops however I was on a serious budget and did not want to spend major $ on clothes I would not wear more than a season. However they do have a large selection of all brands of maternity wear for decent prices.

I actually am about to put my winter maternity wear up for resale on Ebay so if you are a size large and interested in a deal email me and I will give you more details J.