Custom Silhoutte Giveaway Winner!

And the winner of a customizable silhouette is...Lydia!

Lydia recently gave birth to little Tatum and said that she would love her silhouette to be of the babe.

Thanks to everyone who entered this giveaway!

Please remember to visit my Etsy to order the print of your dreams!

Girl Crush: Kimbra

I hope you're ready to die of cuteness.

And I hope you can resist the urge to cut your hair short...

January Giveaway: Customized Modern Silhouette

Happy 2012!

Doren has decided to ring in the New Year with a new creative project!

On my Etsy, you can send him a photo and choose a cute font and color to create the perfect silhouette! These are perfect for gifts, kiddo's room decor, or wedding details!


Here are the options that he is offering:

The Giveaway:

I'm excited to offer something so personal as my first giveaway of the year!

One winner will receive one custom silhouette print with their choice of photo, text, color and font!

To enter:

Leave a comment that describes the print that you would love to receive (whose photo you would use, what it would say, and the perfect fonts and colors). Please include your name and email!

One winner will be chosen at random in the morning on Sunday, the 8th!


Good luck to everyone, and Happy New Year!

Shabby Apple Dress Winner!

Congratulations to The King of Carrot Flowers!

You were the 25th commenter, which makes you the winner of the Spanish Steps dress from Shabby Apple.
You I will contact you with the information needed to receive your prize!

Thanks to everyone for entering and sharing such great styling ideas!




Remember, you can still use the code "sweetestnest10off" until the end of the month at your Shabby Apple checkout. Here are a few other dresses that I love!

Side Saddle

Joy Ride
Block Party
Malt Shop

Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway!

I'm so excited to kick off December with a giveaway from Shabby Apple!

I've fallen in love with this shop,and how soft and feminine their women's dresses are.

All Sweetest Nest readers will receive 10% off at Shabby Apple in the month of December!

So whether you are Christmas shopping for others or looking for the perfect party dress for the holiday season, the code to enter at checkout is:

sweetestnest10off

One lucky winner will receive this beautiful little number called Spanish Steps!


This dress comes from the collection Roamin Holiday and is a gorgeous combination of effortless jersey and dressy sateen!

Entry requirements:

1. You must "Like" the Shabby Apple Facebook page

2. You must comment on this post and let me know:
That you "Liked" the Shabby Apple page
How you would wear the Spanish Steps dress this holiday season
Your email or Twitter name to notify you as the winner!

The deadline for entry will be this Sunday at noon (Central Standard Time).
I will choose a winner at random and announce the results later that day!

*no exchanges for the winning dress

What I Wore: On My Wedding Day!

I've discovered that one of the very first questions that people ask when inquiring about your wedding is "What was your wedding dress like?" In the planning stages people always shot out the question "But have you found your wedding dress?" Someone even told me that finding your perfect wedding dress was the hardest part of planning a wedding.

Something must be wrong with me because I only tried on this one dress, and it was one of the very first things that I checked off my wedding agenda.

My ideal wedding dress was off-white, short in length, and long-sleeved. I told this information to Emma and Elsie and they scouted out the best of the best in their shop. When I browsed through my options I immediately knew that this was my dress! Polka-dot lace, a ruffled v-neck, shear sleeves that belled at the wrist? Amen.

This dress was originally floor-length, like super floor-length. I'm tall and this gal was sweeping the floor. Elsie enlisted the very talented Missy to alter the dress for me. I showed her the length that I imagined, but then I got nervous. I have, what you might call, a booty. Missy came up with the great idea of swooping the length toward the back, like a mini-train, to accommodate my behind. I LOVE what she did and her alteration made my dress even more special!

My friend Coral did my hair and carefully pinned baby's breath in to look like a headband.

My mom helped me get dressed.

The sleeves were my favorite!

Where did I get it all:
Dress: Red Velvet
Tights: Merona from Target
Shoes: Urban Outfitters
Belt: Mine

All photos by Janae Hardy

Gnome Christmas Cards

Good morning, everyone!

I just wanted to pop in quickly to let you know that Doren designed a set of Christmas cards this year!

He's studying Graphic Design at Missouri State and wanted to make something fun. Penny has been pretty obsessed with Gnomeo and Juliet, so it seemed like the right thing to do.

If you think they're cute, we've listed them on Etsy for a pretty reasonable price!

SHOP, if you please!

The set includes:
12 folded cards
12 brown, earthy envelopes
12 round sealing stickers
6 "To & From" stickers

Price: $16.50 + $3.50 shipping

Front of card

Inside of Card

Stickers to seal envelopes

Gift Stickers