Valentines Day Giveaway

I have teamed up with some awesome bloggers to put on a Valentines Day giveaway! Go to my Instagram page (@mrs_chelprice) to see how to enter. Good luck cuties!!

The Winner

Old Navy Skirt | Kohl's Blazer (simular) | Tights (simular) | Booties (simular) | Down East Necklace

Top was gifted 

Ok, first order of business: WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! I know you guys have been waiting for this, welp here it is the winner of the $25 gift card to The Mint Julep Boutique is Erin Herd! Congratulation Erin! I will be in contact with you today.

Ok, I know that I have blogged this skirt before, but I am all about creating cute outfits with what you already have in your closet. And this skirt is just so cute, I couldn't resist. I often shop at Old Navy because it's such a great place to find on trend items for a great price. When I shop dresses and skirts I tend to shop the "Tall" section, just so I can get the length that I like. When you find "classic" clothing items (like blazers, trench coats, pleated skirts or pencil skirts) at stores I say jump all over them. They are great transitional items that are highly unlikely to go out of style. These are pieces you can recycle and style differently as each new trend comes and goes. 

So, I want to know, what are some of your favorite "classic" clothing items? Leave a comment below. I can't wait to hear what you have to say!

Again Congratulations Erin for winning the giveaway!

XO, Chelsea

Blueberry Muffins

Is there anything better than muffins? My favorite are berry, particularly blueberry muffins.

If you follow me in Instagram, you saw that my Sunday morning consisted of a quick breakfast on the go. I made these amazing blueberry muffins and they really made my day! 

So here is the recipe. It is seriously easier than the the box brand, and a ton more delicious.

The Ingredients:

1. Cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg

1/2 c milk

3 TBSP butter, melted

1 tsp vanilla 

3/4 c blueberries 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients. Melt butter in a separate bowl and let cool just a bit. Add milk egg and butter to dry ingredients. Mix well and then add blueberries. I used fresh, but frozen would work well too. Fill cupcake tins about 3/4 the way full, sprinkle course sugar on top and bake for 15 minutes. 

original recipe found here

Buffalo Plaid Shirt + A Giveaway

The Mint Julep Boutique Cardigan | BR Jeans | Blouse | Old Navy Booties (similar here)

Let me just start off by talking about this buffalo plaid top. Super soft, super comfy and super stylish. What more can you ask for? This piece, from The Mint Julep Boutique, was a definite win! I love that this is a piece that I can wear and be comfortable in and still be on trend. Can't get enough of it. 

Ok giveaway time! The Mint Julep and I have teamed up to bring you a $25 gift card to their shop. They have the cutest stuff and I love that the overall feel of their shop is to be comfortable while still looking very stylish. It's definitely stylish everyday wear, which is what I am all about. Trust me, you won't want to miss out on this giveaway!

To enter follow me on Instagram (mandatory) and The Mint Julep on Instagram @shopthemint (also mandatory). Then earn more entries by doing any of the following on the Rafflecopter below. If you are already following me on IG leave me a comment on this blog post.

Good Luck and have a great Tuesday

XO,
Chelsea

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Pom-Pom Beanie Tutorial

I am sure you have seen these super cute pom-pom beanies everywhere. I actually fell in love with them when I saw it on Mindy Mae's Market  Instagram page (and if you haven't checked this store out, you are seriously missing out my friends!) and since then I have been looking for one. When I was on my search, I had this sweet thought to just make one. Ok, not make the beanie, because I am not that cool, but just to make the pom-pom to go on top of the beanie. All it takes is beanie that you want to update, or if you are like me you can go to Target and get a couple new ones. Seriously the easiest thing you will ever do! Scroll through the picture for the tutorial.

The hats were on sale at Target (because apparently the day after New Year in Houston all winter wear is no longer needed.) So, great find at Target, and the stiff yarn is from JoAnn's.

I Just wrapped the yarn around three fingers and.....

BOOM a pom-pom was made. Ha just kidding.

So, like I was saying wrap the yarn around 2-4 fingers (depending on how fluffy you want it)

The more you wrap it around the bigger the pom-pom will be. I ended up using the whole package of yarn with the exception of about 10 inches of yarn.

Cut off about a 10 inch string of yarn and thread it through the wrapped yarn. (the two pieces of yarn is my 10 inch piece) tie and double knot. Then tie the other side using the same string and then tie it all together so nothing comes loose when you start cutting.

Should look something like this once all your ties are made.

Start cutting each loop. Once it is cut fluff your pom-pom to make it more round and to hide the ties. You will then trim the strings to make them all the same length.

Once you have your pom-pom to the desired size, knot a piece of yarn to the center tie and thread onto a needle.

Pull through the top of the beanie and sew to secure it.

After you have tied it off then BOOM you have a pom-pom beanie. Seriously so easy. The hardest part of this project was threading yarn on to my needle. And in retrospect I probably could have just used thread, but live and learn.

Now I have a super cute pom-pom beanie and I love it!

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that is wasn't too confusing. Now go make a pom-pom beanie!

Trying New Things

While we were up in Idaho we decided to take a snowboarding trip up to Targee. For me this would be the very first time to snowboard. I was nervous but really excited. I have always wanted to try. After one run on the bunny hill, mostly going down on my butt and really struggling to get back up to standing position, my sweet husband said I was ready to go down the lift. I'm glad he believes in me so much but I was pretty upset. I went down the bunny hill once. And that was the first time I have ever even been strapped to a board. It was frightening. I just remember thinking the whole way up the lift, " Just down fly off the mountain." Well I didn't fly off the mountain but I did biff it EVERY time off the chair lift. Talk about embarrassing. The guy running the lift was so nice though. He kept telling me to "put all your weight on the leg that's strapped in, and just go!" Ha, easy for you to say. Actually the saying, "JUST GO!" was the theme for the day, which left me thinking that I must be making this much harder than it is. My husband and brother in law helped by explaining the boards edges and after holding their hand down the mountain (either heel side or toe side.) I felt comfortable enough to do it by myself a few times. ( but not for very long) I scorpioned once down the hill, cried once out of frustration, fell about half a million times, came away with one pretty awesome bruise and was more sore than I think I have ever been in my life, but I had a ton of fun.  And I am actually really looking forward to doing it again (hopefully next year)

And although I got hurt and cried, I learned that I love trying new things, and that when you fall and fail you can get back up and try again. Maybe you won't be perfect right away, but you can do it. This is my motto for the year. I won't be afraid of the bumps and bruises, I'll try new things, get pushed down but I will ALWAYS get back up. Happy New Year! Hope it's a great on so far!

My mother in law was really cute about taking pictures of my first time. I look more goofy than anything, but I'm glad it's documented.

Winter Wonderland

We wished for snow, and snow we received! It snowed 12" on Christmas Eve and another 12 over the weekend. We decided to take full advantage of it and go sledding up at the Sand Dunes on Saturday.

I love how my husband turned into a mountain man when we got to Idaho. I don't think he has ever gone this long without shaving. But to tell you the truth I really like it. I think it brings out his eyes even more. ( He will kill me for giving him this much attention on my blog but I just cant help it, he's just so dang CUTE!)

It continued to snow while we were sledding and his eye lashed kept catching snowflakes. I love this man!

We all had a lot of fun sledding but the best was watching the kiddos enjoy it. E loved it until the very end when he decided he had enough. He kept saying, "Lets go! I'm freez'n! " Aren't these kids gorgeous?!

Snow fight. Braden got attacked and he pretty much hated it. I think I would too, but it was funny to watch. Sorry B

I love watching my husband play with our niece and nephew. he really is amazing and they love him to pieces.

Picture from Levi Price. The whole crew.

After sledding we worked up a pretty big appetite. We found this place in Ririe, ID that serves 32" pizzas. So naturally we ordered 2. And between the 12 of us we at all of it. They were super good pizzas, all hand tossed and brick oven cooked.

Hungry crew!

Caught the waiter bringing out our second pizza. I kid you not these things were massive. If you are ever in Rexburg or anywhere close to Ririe, ID make the trip to Stop Light Pizza. I promise you won't be disappointed.

We have loved spending this much time with family. It's really sad to see it coming to a close.