I told you Ilene was sweet. She likes you guys so much, she’s offering one of you a $30 gift card to Much Love Illy. That would buy you a pretty headband and a pair of earrings with still some money to spare. Maybe for a little summer present to a friend?

To enter:
Visit Much Love Illy and leave a comment on this post before next Friday, July 23rd. Make sure to leave an email address if your contact info is hard to find. The winner is chosen randomly and will be contacted by me.

And if you buy anything from her shop before next Friday, receive a 15% discount by mentioning YAMF in the message to seller (the discount will be sent to you as a payment through Paypal).

Tell someone they’re awesome this weekend. Start by telling Ilene.

Are you good at thrifting? As much as I want to be that cute girl who finds potential in the ugliest of dresses and repurposes them, I’m just not. I have to be in the mood to look through the racks and that mood is rare. Luckily efreeme is a new online marketplace that aggregates both vintage and handmade sellers into one easy to use spot. And instead of charging the sellers to list their items, they pay them $5 when they open up shop! That’s enough for a trip to the ice cream truck.

* efreeme is a featured sponsor of You Are My Fave. I screen all of my potential sponsors to ensure that they fit my faves. If you would like more information on sponsoring, please email me at melbellblodgett@gmail.com. 

My love of brassy triangles is officially stuck. Like the price tags on my thrifted glass jars.

I shared my time line of growing up but then regressing back to childhood over at Brooke’s blog yesterday. And thanks to Emily for spotlighting P is for Party. Now onto the awesome.

Dear Blank, Please Blank spotted on Design Work Life

Linen towels spotted on Frolic

Gourmet smores spotted on Birthday Girl

Oh deer, I just love these spotted on Ink and Post

A pretty wedding at a tiny Icelandic church spotted on Ruffled

I’ve become a regular devotee to online wedding sources and not because I’m planning to pull a Mariah Carey and start renewing my vows extravagantly every year. I just love that lots of wedding ideas can be so easily translated into everyday party ideas. Project Wedding is one of my faves for inspiration boards and real weddings. If you’re actually planning a wedding their planning resources can’t be beat. And bonus, they have a great blog that features DIY projects that send me to the craft store on a weekly basis. My overstuffed supply drawers thank you  Project Wedding.

*Project Wedding is a featured You Are My Fave sponsor. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, email me at melbellblodgett@gmail.com

My goal is to one day be the wife that throws her husband the most perfect of parties for a special occasion. I was not that wife this weekend. I was the wife who destroyed the birthday cake and when Ryan witnessed it he simply said, “Did you swear a little at that cake today?”

On this Friday morning, I’m really loving all of Leah Duncan’s drawings.

Monday is the last day to enter the Perricone giveaway so hurry your socks up if you haven’t entered.

Have a jolly good weekend.

As a Bellessa girl (we brag to each other on our family website about good deals we get) I feel it my duty to tell you that Martin and Osa is going out of business so everything in stock is an additional 50% off. I got a pair of jeans for my sister for $25 when they were originally $90!

Ryan’s birthday is in two days so my mind is preoccupied with cake. I’m not promising it will be pretty but it will chocolate. None of this yellow or spice cake nonsense.

Don’t you just love the candles on that first one?