I (HEART) Retail Therapy: prints

Tea Collection's Friends & Family Sale: 20% Off Everything

I apparently forgotten what it was like to have babies and toddlers. There is such a huge age difference between my seven year old son and 11 month old daughter, I totally forgot what life is really like when you a baby in the house. The constant diaper changing, bottle cleanings, packing a diaper bag that would help anyone survive the apocalypse, and ofcourse the constant outfit changes. My dear sweet baby girl goes through more outfits on a daily basis than Katie Perry during her concerts. My baby girl is a diva! On top of the many wardrobe changes, she seemingly outgrows new clothes in a matter of weeks. Having babies is expensive!

To keep up with her uncontrollable growth spurts I am constantly on the look out for new clothes (at a reasonable price). I am currently coveting Tea Collection. My dear readers, Tea Collection rocks. They have the cutest outfits for baby girl AND they have adorable clothes for my football playing, rough and tumble seven year old son! (Tea Collection sizes run from infant to 12) Please don't tell my son I described his clothes as adorable, by the way.

What makes Tea Collection unique is they scour the globe for new styles, textiles and patterns to deliver you and the kids in your life quality, (The Tea Collection clothing I have purchased for my children have withstood football practice, tumbling in the grass, countless washings, Earths Best strained everything, rolling, wild sleeping, tugging, jumping, pulling, teething, drooling, falling, crawling, first clumsy steps and the dryer...beautifully), adorable (there's that word again) and stylish clothes. On top of the stylish clothes, Tea Collection also practices ethical sourcing and actively donates to The Global Fund for Children. You know I am a sucker for ethics and corporate responsibility (and you should be too).

Here are just some of the many adorable (I need to invest in a thesaurus) pieces I have found:

Hydrangea Floral Ruffle Dress $49.00 (Click here to view)

Pointelle Cardigan Sweater $49.00 (Click here to view)

Radiant Flower Two Piece $35.00 (Click here to view)

While I am literally going gaga over the baby clothes, I still found some pieces for the young man in my life!

This Delta Lion 5 piece set is only $105! Click here to view

Isn't it...handsome? There we go! My son can live with that adjective. Go to TeaCollection.com now to view all their handsome and adorable pieces now! As an added bonus, as you know, nothing better than spreading love (and savings!) to friends and family...and that is just what TeaCollection is doing! For just two days only (4/22 and 4/23) you can receive 20%off everything on Tea Collection during their Friends & Family Sale. Take advantage of the sale and pick up twirly dresses, colorful Tees and sweet baby items for summer. Also check out Tea's new sporty selection of swimsuits for your little water bug. Feel free to tell your friends and family, because there is always enough TeaCollection love to go around.

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Florals For Spring? Groundbreaking...

I have to be honest, I. HATE. FLORALS. Yet, every year they pop up on the runways, months in advance, to remind us that they are unfortunately here to stay. Spring season after spring season. Year after year. One year it'll be abstract florals, the next it'll be little delicate florals, and then, like this year, it is hawaiian print florals.

Yet, I seriously dig these pieces from Dries Van Noten (available at Barney's) and Versace (find it at Nordstroms here or Lord & Taylor). Then again, there isn't much Dries Van Noten or Versace does that I don't like.

But, the stunning pieces are still a bit overly floral for my taste. So in rebellion and retaliation to all you fashion bloggers with your table cloth, english china floral print clothing selfies...I am going in the complete opposite direction! (Okay, maybe not completely in the opposite direction). I do have some understated florals...actually one...but you have to squint to see them.

Even though people usually bust out their wearable flower gardens this time of year, I personally believe you can celebrate spring with your wardrobe AND leave the florals where they belong... IN THE GROUND.

Here are some ideas if, like me, you abhor florals:

See? You can still be bright and cheery without so many darn flowers, especially with this She Inside Blue Sleeveless Underwater World Print Dress (only $20.79!) (click here to view). Furthermore, this dress has placid blue, sand and celosia orange, which are some of the hottest colors this spring. SO you can be trendy without looking like a flower patch.

Take advantage of the Black & White trend that is still hot with this SheInside White Short Sleeve Letter Print Straight Dress ($23.88!). Click here to view

Be inspired by Marc Jacobs and Dries Van Noten Spring runway shows and go for a more Hawaiian print floral. (I know this is more leafy than floral but you get it) This SheInside Red Off the Shoulder Leaves Print Dress is definitely trendy without overdoing it. Only $29.67, click here to view

And if you absolutely MUST go floral, take a cue from Oscar De La Renta's Spring Runway Show and go for loose crochets and lace done in virginal white.

Check out this beautiful SheInside White Short Sleeve Embroidered Lace Dress only $24.80! Click here to view.

See? Four different ways to celebrate spring without looking like flower seed packets vomited all over you!

So what is your spring style?