Ann Taylor : not just your mothers store

i'm going to fill you in with the secret of a lifetime

ann taylor is my new j.crew 

contrary to popular belief, ann taylor is not just a "mom & grandma" store, they actually have some super cute things for really great prices! 

i happened to stroll in to an ann taylor the other day and i found two shirts right off the bat that i fell in love with. not only were they both really cute and great quality, but they were on super sale 

i got both shirts for under $75, and they were originally about $100 each! 

wowza

also, the people working in the stores aren't stuck up college kids they are sweet little ladies that will help you decide which size shirt looks best on you ;)

even though you might perceive a store a certain way, don't knock it 'till you try it! 

you can find very stylish and cute things in stores that you may not exactly love at first sight! 

so next time you're at the mall or doing some online shopping, be sure to check out ann taylor, because it really isn't just for your mother! 

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have you ever shopped at ann taylor?

what's your favorite misperceived store?

don't forget about my blog swap! 

gold star for me --> i made something from pinterest

i have 92 pins on my "getting crafty board on pinterest. ninety two. that's a lot of craft projects. but guess what y'all?! i actually finally made something! i officially earned my first pinterest gold star. you have no idea how great it feels to actually have made something that i thought was cool. so now i'm cool. pinterest cool.

i'm also weird. blog weird. 

moving on..

i made a t-shirt head band from one of my old and hole-y tie dyed tshirts! the finished product looks super cute, not to brag or anything;) 

at first i was going to do a tutorial on how to make a tshirt headband, but it turns out that i can't do a five strand braid. i had to get my brother to help me. my younger brother to be exact. so i'll show you how i started out, but once i get to the actual making of the head band i kind of gave up on taking pictures. 

so grab a little brother, and get crafting!! 

gather supplies! 

all you need is a tshirt, scissors, a hot glue gun, and i used some makeup that i never use to mark where to cut. 

i just measured the shirt to the length of the scissors, and then marked with the makeup.

next, you cut along your marks, and then cut the shirt so that you have long strips instead of loops.

then, because i can't sew i just hot glued all the pieces together. 

once you have them all glued together you begin your five strand braid.

here's the finished product! 

the reason i'm not showing my face, is because the picture was taken from a weird angle and my nose looks abnormally large.

and because all the focus needs to be on the headband;)

oh and when i connected the headband at the end, i literally hot clued the sides together. so if you can sew, i totally recommend sewing the sides together! 

if this was literally no help at all, HERE is the link to the website that i used!

have you made anything from pinterest, if so what have you made?

thanks for reading!

xox