Lilly Pulitzer Inspired Pumpkins

If you've been reading up on blogs this past Halloween season you might have run across these particular pumpkins. My mom, Ramblings of a Southern Girl, loved the pumpkins I painted for my apartment and wanted to share them on her blog. Now being a child of a blogger you typically deal with:

1. Not being able to eat your dinner until a picture has been taken of it

2. Never quickly browsing a store, event, or any type of decor for that matter without waiting for a picture to be taken

3. Talking to your mom while she's on the computer and wondering if she's really listening or thinking of an adjective to describe her "fabulous" new flea market find

...but I digress.

When she asked I quickly agreed and sent pictures. Fast forward to about a week later and my pumpkins have gotten a ton of features. If you haven't seen Mom's post about them you can check it out here.

I thought I would give a little back story and walkthrough to these cheerful pumpkins. Even though I wish I could say I did, I didn't just get the brilliant idea to paint flamingos on a pumpkin in the middle of the fall. Like most things I do, I got my inspiration on Pinterest. While browsing I frequently say "Now why didn't I think of that!?" I said this very thing when I stumbled upon a picture of someone elses version of a flamingo Lilly pumpkin posted a few years ago. The flamingo idea came from the Lilly Pulitzer print above.

Here's a little behind the scenes action and step by step....

First I used a turquoise paint for the background. Here and there I made flamingo bodies in pink. At this point I was thinking "this might not turn out so well." I took a little bit of white paint and made faces and swirls "feathers" on their bodies. This was the point that I said "now I know this definitely won't turn out well." They were looking like a very creepy character from a Dr. Seuss book. After I added eyes and touched up the feathers, it was definitely turning out more flamingo like. Now I would comment on how I didn't paint too many flamingos so it wouldn't turn out too congested looking. ...In all honesty, I got lazy. So I quickly painted my pink tiny pumpkin, glittered the stem, and called it a night!

Hope you enjoyed my point of view on these adorable pumpkins! My poor pink pumpkin has been thrown out due to a bad case of molding and rot. However, my pretty flamingo pumpkin is alive and thriving. I keep telling myself that when it decides to die on me it will be a sign that it is time to put up Christmas decorations! And of course, I've already found a way for Lilly Pulitzer to creep into my Christmas decor. So stay tuned!

OOTD: Reef Me Up

I have been on the search for "vintage" Lilly lately and by vintage I mostly mean a few years old. My preferred method of this madness is searching #relilly on instagram. I love eBay but I hate having to fuss with bidding and waiting for it to sell blah blah blah. I want it now and for a good price! haha My first Lilly purchase on instagram was a Somerset dress in Bocce. However, I got a large and it was too big so I sold it to get my money back. My next purchase was in an interesting print that I had never seen before. 

The print is a Resort 2012 Lilly Pulitzer print called Reef Me Up. I scored the skirt for just $45. I have also never seen a skirt style by Lilly like this before. The skirt is a thin cotton material with an elastic waste. I paired it with a Buckhead Betty Navy silk top similar style of an Elsa. For jewelry I added an orange bubble necklace and matching earrings. I was wearing this outfit to work so I wore my summer "work" shoes which are gold sandals by "Me Too." I scored them for just $29 at Famous Footwear and they are so comfortable!

It was pure coincidence that my nails were orange but the color is LA Colors gel nail polish in Stunner.

The look together on, ignore my horrible mirror selfie quality haha

I hope you enjoyed my outfit as much as I did, Savannah

Lilly Pulitzer Inspired Bedroom

I recently moved into my own one bedroom apartment and I was thrilled to decorate! I am a huge DIY lover so I was able to score most of my decor for much cheaper! I plan to show my entire apartment and break down each DIY project but for now I plan to start by showing off my favorite room so far, my bedroom. 

You read the title right, this bedroom is Lilly Pulitzer inspired. Now you might think "this isn't THAT Lilly Pulitzer inspired" but I have been waiting on a Lilly duvet cover for this room for a MONTH! (thanks Garnet Hill and UPS) For right now I only have my Lilly for Target chair to add some Lilly cheer. While I wait for my bedding in "Trippin and Sippin" I am using a white quilt like bed spread with green pillows I had from my last apartment bed set.

Another Lilly addition to my room are these beautiful Lilly 5x5 prints from the 5x5 book you purchase in any Lilly Pulitzer signature store. The book is a coffee table book full of Lilly prints and I simply cut out a few to hang. Now the book, with a few less pages, sits in my living room.

One of my favorite finds in all of my apartment is this gorgeous green glass lamp with bamboo like accents. I scored it at an antique store in South Carolina for just $30. The lamp shade and gold whale were found at Target at the beginning of the summer. 

A close up of my Lilly for Target beach chair in "Nosey Posey" and my night stand. 

My bedroom set was inherited from great grandmother and couldn't be anymore perfect. The top of my dresser was originally completely clear except for the lamp. However, I found a necklace and bracelet display each at a boutique that was closing and HAD to have them. It looks cluttered at first glance but I love displaying my jewelry and cuts my get ready time in half.

My gold lamp was found at Home Goods for only $30 because it had a defect, which I've yet to find.

I love everything on my shop and this is one of my first favorites. It is no longer being sold but will be back up soon! 

I keep my earrings in a simple gold basket that I spray painted.

 Close up of my baubles

And last on my list is this great chair that I painted navy and recovered, it sits beside a giant mirror. I also made a pillow with what I had left of my green oriental printed fabric. I hope you enjoy my bedroom as much as I do!

-Savannah