Summer Cardigan

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Happy Monday! Last week was such a crazy week for me. On the Fourth of July I had about 25 total people come by my place for a BBQ (it was the first time we had this many people in our little apartment). I was SO worn out and for some reason I thought it was a good idea to work overtime everyday…Let’s just say I’m excited for this week to go back to normal (even though it’s going to be almost 100 degrees this week in St. Louis).

The weather here in St. Louis is always so up and down. One week it will be 70 degrees, and the next 100 degrees. For those weeks that are 70 degrees, I love pairing my favorite shorts with some sort of light weight cardigan (especially for the cold office at work). This pineapple cardigan from Target has been on major repeat this summer. In this look, I paired it with white shorts, a basic black tee, black booties, and a tassel necklace. I found this cardigan in store, and have yet to find it online since I posted it last, so I’m linking another option.

Shorts // Tee // Cardigan // Booties // Necklace // Lipstick

Have a great week everyone, and stay cool during this scorcher!

XoXo Valerie

Summer Trend: Pineapples

June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Happy Tuesday! This summer, pineapples have become a huge trend! Everything from shirts, cardigans, and even shoes! I have to say I do own a few things with pineapples on them, including this adorable shirt I found on the clearance rack at Target for only $6!

I paired this shirt with my lace shorts (which have been on major repeat this summer), my favorite chambray and bow sandals.

Since the pineapple shirt was on clearance and is no longer available, I tagged a few similar shirts that are even more adorable than this one!

Shirt 1 // Shirt 2 // Shirt 3 // Shirt 4

Shorts // Chambray // Sandals // Purse // Watch // Pink Bracelet // Gold Bracelet

Have a great rest of the week!

XoXo Valerie

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Weekly Round-up 6/21/15

June 21, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Happy Sunday! This weekly round-up was way over due. Some of the items in the photos are old or sold out, so I tagged similar ones.

I know a lot of you have been asking where I got these heels for only $31! Well I am finally posting the link, you can find them HERE.

I couldn’t find anything similar to the Sea Urchins (they are sold out), so I linked the original website and will let everyone know when they are back in stock! The lipgloss is from E.L.F.!

Earrings // Necklace // Sea Urchins

The lipgloss is from CoverGirl!

Watch // Pink Bracelet // Gold Bracelet // Nail Wraps

The Coach bag and credit card holder I bought from the Coach Outlet Store in St. Louis, and can’t seem to find them online.

Pink Earrings // Bow Earrings

They are sold out of the bag in the blush color, but tagged the black and white version.

//Bag//

That’s the end of my weekly round-up! Let me know if I missed something and you want to know where I got it from!

Have a great week!

XoXo Valerie

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My Favorite Romper

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Happy Thursday! Just one more day until the weekend. This week has been a long one for me, and I’m just ready to relax!

I have been on the search for a romper that fits my body type since last summer. Every romper that I would try on just seems to look weird on me. I found this one at Target a few weeks ago and decided to try it on (but of course not getting my hopes up). I was so exited to see that it actually looked decent on me! So of course I had to buy it (linked below). I also found this cute pineapple cardigan on sale for $15! Unfortunately they do not sell the cardigan online, only in stores, so I just linked a plain cardigan below.

Of course, I had to add my favorite summer fedora to the outfit. I’m sure you will be seeing it a few times in my outfit posts this summer 🙂

Romper // Cardigan // Booties // Necklace // Fedora

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

XoXo Valerie

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Roundup time!

April 25, 2015April 28, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Hey everyone! Sorry for being so absent this week. A lot has been going on including my little sisters prom, job interviews, etc. I have quite a few Instagram photos to round up for you guys! I will also post the code on how to get your first month free with Rocksbox again!

Now on to the Instagram roundup!

Sandals // Necklace (linked similar)
The clutch is sold out, but I found a similar one on sale for under $12!

Top (sold out, linked similar) // Cardigan // Necklace (sold out, linked similar) // Shoes

The watch and bracelets I actually received for hosting a Premier Design jewelry party. My consultant is linked HERE if you want to see her page or order anything!

Shirt (linked similar) // Jeans // Shoes

Sooo, can we talk about the Lilly for Target madness? I mean, did anyone expect it to be this crazy? I remember Sunday morning I was looking at everything online thinking “well, I guess I can just go to Target later and look at everything” boy was I wrong. I should have just bought it online while it was in stock! I did end up with a few items, but of course everything I had my eye on was sold out. If you were able to get there in time, tag me in your photos, I would love to see what you found!

I bought these earrings and necklace from the Metal Marvels flash sale! They have the cutest jewelry at an affordable price! Their website is linked HERE if you would like to go take a look!

Now, on to Rocksbox. I know I had a whole post completely dedicated to Rockbox, but I just wanted everyone to take advantage of the free month promo code! When signing up use code VALERIEBFF89 and your first month will be completely free. Don’t know what Rocksbox is? See my previous post linked HERE!

Hope everyone has an amazing weekend!

XoXo Valerie

Weekly Round-up

April 11, 2015April 11, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Happy Weekend! Hope everyone had a great week!

Every week (on Friday or Saturday) I will be posting a weekly round-up of all the outfits and Instagram photos I post throughout the week that will include links to where you can buy all of the pieces in the photos. Especially those outfit of the day photos I post on Instagram that aren’t included in a blog post.

The photos are in order from when they were posted:

Scarf (linked similar)// Blue Dress // Lipstick

Earrings // Top

Tee (linked similar) // Chambray // Shoes // Bag // Necklace (linked similar)

Shorts // Shirt // Shoes // Clutch // Necklace (linked similar)

Sea Urchin // Planner // Necklace (linked similar)

Hat // Shoes // Chambray // Yoga Pants // Necklace // Tee

I hope everyone enjoyed Styled Muse’s first week! What would you like to see more of? Let me know in the comments!

XoXo Valerie

DIY Painted Letter

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Lately I have been trying to re-decorate my apartment. But since I’m on a budget, a lot of it has been DIY projects.

My parents bought me white floating shelves for Christmas that I really need to fill up. So I decided to paint an H (my boyfriend and I both have last names that start with H, lucky right?) to put on them! This DIY project is SUPER easy and also fun to do, and it was all under $10!

Things you will need:
– Letter of your choice (I found mine at Target, but they also have them at Michael’s)
– Acrylic paint, color of your choice (I used a gray/silver color to match my living room)
– Paint brushes
– Ribbon, print or color of your choice (I chose a burlap one I found at Target)

First, you are going to paint your letter with the acrylic paint that you chose. For me, it took 2 coats of paint, but it just depends on the color you choose.

Once your paint is dry (usually it takes over night to dry), take your ribbon and tie it onto your letter the way you want. Since my ribbon was too thick, I decided to cut it in half before tying it onto my letter.

Above is a picture of my letter completed and my ribbon tied in half!

Above are pictures of how I placed my letter H on my floating shelves.

Do you guys like DIY projects? Let me know in the comments if you would like to see more! Also, if you make a painted letter, tag me in it so I can see it!

XoXo Valerie

Spring Shorts

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 ~ styledmuse ~ Leave a comment

Happy Tuesday! Hope you all are having a great week so far.

As I was skimming through the racks one weekend at Ross, looking for the perfect dress for my bestie’s birthday celebration, I came across these lace shorts. Let’s just say that falling in love with them is an understatement.

These shorts are perfect for those warm spring days (It is FINALLY starting to get warm here in St. Louis). You can dress these shorts up with a cute pair of heels and statement necklace, or dress them down with a graphic tee and converse (I was going to wear this to the zoo yesterday, but mother nature decided to bring a cold front through St. Louis instead).

I linked all pieces of this outfit below. Some of them are kind of old, so I linked similar ones.

Shorts: Linked Here
Shirt: Linked Here
Heels: Linked Here
Necklace: Linked Here
Clutch: Linked Here

XoXo Valerie