Baby Shower Haul – Sweet, Unique Gift Ideas!

Happy Friyay!

Are you looking for ideas for your registry or looking for gift ideas for you pregnant friends? I wanted to share with you some of my favorite gifts from my most recent baby shower!

Two of these things were actually on my registry and two I actually picked out. (Thanks mom and Nana! 😉 )

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1 – Cutie Pie Socks – These are soooo cute! I had never even heard of this company before. I tried googling the brand to see if I could find them for y’all. There are some options on Amazon but that is really all I found!

I think these are the perfect gift idea for little baby boys! Also they are very stretchy! The doc has told me it looks like Milo, my son, is going to have a big foot. So fingers crossed these fit. 😉

2 – Precious Moments Jesus Loves Me Musical Water Globe. I believe this was purchased from Lifeway Christian Bookstore. This was such a thoughtful gift! Hopefully it helps soothe Milo to sleep.

3 – Old Navy Clothes! I love Old Navy! They are just starting to get some of their summer baby outfits out! Here are some of my favorite things, purchased by Milo’s future grandma and great grandma. 😉

4- Fox Hooded Towel – this was on my registry. It can be found at Target.

5- Milk Barn Organics burp cloths – I love to try to keep things as natural as possible, and the hedgehogs just went with my woodland animal theme.

6- Monogrammed Onesie – A onesie with his name on it is absolutely adorable. I imagine lots of Instagrams to come soon with this outfit! One of my favorite places to shop for this type of gift is Etsy, the app.

7 – Get BIGGER sizes!! A friend asked my mom if it was okay to buy 18-24 months outfits. OF COURSE! Milo is going to grow like a little weed and having some outfits in a few sizes up is a great idea to help the momma save money in the future!

8- Sports Team Logos – My family bleeds blue for the University of Kentucky. Old Navy was having some of their sports team shirts on clearance. Score! 😉

9- Onesies from Target – Woodland Animals – this was on my registry. I just thought it was too cute not to share! All of these onesie colors will be adorable when it’s fall!

So I hope these 9 favorites can help inspire you to think outside the box and put some thought into your gift. I am so thankful for all my friends and family who took time to come, spend time, and share their love with me.

I hope to make another video or blog post from my next shower! Follow me on Instagram or subscribe to my Youtube for updates!

Have a wonderful Friyay!

-Gracefully Fashionable Britt

August 30, 2018

Creative Long Distance Relationship Gift Ideas!

Long distance relationships are not the greatest relationships to have.

But they are unique and special in their own way. I believe the long distance relationship my husband and I went through really helped create us to be best friends. I mean 5 years long distance is a long time to spend getting to know someone.

If you haven’t read my post on how I survived a 5 year long distance relationship, click here!

While text messages and phone calls were essential, getting stuff in the mail created almost a Christmas like spirit in me. I would always run back into the house to open my package.

Here are my 5 recommendations for long distance gift ideas.

These gifts were sometimes a birthday gift or sometimes just a gift to show you care. All of these gifts provided a smile on my face and warmth in my heart knowing my then boyfriend took time to mail each of these to me.

1. Someone Loves You Bear. Now this gift actually wasn’t mailed but I think it is a cute idea to mail it anyway. My first birthday my husband and I were together, my husband drove all the way from Indianapolis with this little bear strapped in the seatbelt. That night when he got to my house, he showed me the bear “cutely” strapped in beside him. AND there was a beautiful silver diamond necklace connected to the bear! We had only been dating 5 months then, man was a lucky gal. 😉

2. Toolbox full of goodies. This I DID receive in the mail. It was during a stressful time in college. My husband found this cute purple toolbox and filled it with all kinds of goodies for me. It had a new phone case for my phone, tons of candy, some pens (pen lover!), a gift card, and a sweet note from my husband! This picture was from 2013, so excuse the quality. 😉 . You don’t have to send a toolbox though. Just pack up a container full of their favorite stuff. Trust me, if they are going through a stressful time, they will love it!

3. Handmade cards! They are the best. I have kept every sweet note my husband has wrote me. It doesn’t have to be a love letter. Sometimes a simple I love you is all they need.

4. Provide supper! My husband would send me all kinds of gift cards. It was fun when ever I would use them, it made me think just about him and his sweet act of kindness. Maybe you want to provide a gift card to their favorite restaurant or fast food place. Y’all could have a Facetime date while eating together!

5. Chocolate! Chocolate solves all problems. At least in my world. 😉 . I found the perfect candy shop on Etsy. It is called WhatCandySays. They allow you to send messages with chocolate candy! I surprised my husband with this for our 8 years of being together anniversary. The chocolate is delicious! Highly recommend!

These are just a few of the idea’s that my husband and I used during our long distance relationship. These gifts left such an impact on my heart that I smiled while writing this blog post. Sweet memories during an imperfect dating situation. I hope I offered a creative way for you to tell a loved one how much you care!

Please share any other gift ideas you received down below!

Much love,

-Brittany

April 4, 2018July 17, 2018

What Candy Says Chocolates – Love! Will Repurchase Again!

Hey guys! I know this isn’t technically the post I was suppose to post today. And I feel bad for not getting out what I had sent in the email. By they way, if you haven’t signed up for my email newsletter, sign up now! I try to send out updates about my blog any other things that I believe is good to share. Like this post here, I actually already told my email group about this, but it was so good I had to share on my blog.

My husband and I recently had our 8 year anniversary, March 28^th. We have been together for 5 years before marriage and married for 3 this coming July. This year I wanted to do something unique for our anniversary.

I honestly don’t even remember how I found this company on Etsy, but I am so thankful I did. It is the company called, “What Candy Says.” They make small square chocolates that you can put letters on and pretty much spell anything.

I ordered one that said “Happy Eight Years.” It even had jelly beans inside the chocolate. I actually didn’t know that until I bit into one. Silly me apparently didn’t read all the details. But that doesn’t matter, because the chocolate was DELICIOUS!

Here is a quick list of my Pros and Cons:

Pros– delicious! Absolutely yummy chocolate

– Packaging was great

– 3 free small samples with my order

– 3 cute post cards with stamps!

– Shipped in a timely manner

– They work with you to get what ever you want the candy to say

– Will repurchase from this company again

Cons – I really did not have any complaints, highly impressed. However, it is a little on the pricey side. My order was $36 including shipping.

Y’all I know, this doesn’t have really anything to do with Fashion, but what fashion lover doesn’t also love chocolate? Also since I was so pleased with this purchase/ company, I had to share it with my blog.

So if you are looking for a unique gift, definitely go check out this store on Etsy. I plan on ordering a graduation gift and future birthday gifts from here.

Keep an eye out on my blog Sunday! Hope to upload my post on my 3 favorite Spring outfits! Check out my Instagram for more pics!