Festival Fashion

I love music. Love, love, love. I love all types of music and nothing in life beats hearing music played live. So imagine how excited I am to be attending the Dave Matthews Band Caravan in Atlantic City next weekend!!!!! {Click here for the lineup, don't be jealous} Now, I just have to figure out what to wear....

{Ashley Greene at Coachella, via UsWeekly}

{Hottest Couple in Life Alert! Kate Bosworth & Eric Northman, I mean Alexander Skarsgard, UsWeekly}

{Ri-Ri at Coachella, via UsWeekly}

{Busy Phillips at Coachella, from Popsugar}

Clearly (as I don't feel comfortable flailing about dancing in a dress) JORTS are a must for me. I'm there to party and get sweaty, not too sit like a lady somewhere with my ankles crossed, so I'm going to need some sweet cutoffs that aren't too short or too tight. 

While I normally don't approve of visible pockets, this seems like the perfect time to channel B.Spears

{Eyelet Pocket Saddle Stitch Denim Shorts, about $19, Forever21}

I do love the cuff, though....

{Resin Whisker Denim Short with Cuff, about $22, Forever 21}

Or maybe white?

{Low-Rise Denim Cut-offs, about $22, Old Navy}

On top, I'm thinking of something that's not going to be too heavy or constricting. And it DEFINITELY needs to be hippie-inspired, maybe a little tribal, maybe a little Southern....

Channeling Kate Bosworth...and AMERICA

{Faded Old Glory Top, about $15, Forever21}

Love this, and it would look bad-ass under a motorcycle jacket on a Girls' Night Out

{Cropped Tribal Tank, about $12, Forever21}

Coral Floral Ikat?!?!?!?!? Say that 5 times fast...

and I'm OBSESSED with the back

{Collective Concepts Ruffle Tank, $49, Piperlime}

One of the necessities of festival fashion is the small cross-body bag. Obviously, you have to keep your arms free....for when you want to throw your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care.

This bag is the perfect size to hold your phone, cash, and camera (and shades when the sun goes down)

{ASOS Whipstitch Saddle Bag, about $35, ASOS}

Can't deny the fringe appeal.

{Alternative The Petey, $95 (on sale!), Piperlime}

So what will you be wearing at your summer concerts?

Amber's Super Easy Wall Decor Project

Let's face it- every once in a while, we all get really bored with the way our houses or apartments are decorated.  In Amber's case, she hasn't been in her new apartment long enough to to be bored with the decor, but her parents were coming into town and she needed a fast way to liven up some bare walls. 

Enter two of my favorite stores....Target and Paper Source! Amber had an idea of what she wanted to put up on the walls (fancy framed paper), but she enlisted me to help her with the execution.  Got half an hour to spare? Then see below for the step-by-step! 

1) Amber picked out three frames at Target; two of these glass with black frames, and one that was a polished metal frame with matting. You can choose any size that will work in the space that you need to fill. We got our frames for $20 each.

2) Choose some fancy paper to be framed. You can use the same paper for all of your frames, or choose different pieces for each frame. Amber chose two coordinating pink pieces and a platinum piece for the center frame. We got each piece at Paper Source for a total of about $18.

3) Cut each piece to fit into the frames

4) And hang!

This project cost us less than $80 and totally filled the blank space above Amber's couch. Super-easy, super-fast, and super-versatile. When the holidays roll around, you can switch out the paper for something more festive!