JEWELRY PIECES

wanted to talk to you all today about a few jewelry pieces i've been loving lately in my collection!! I've shown a photo of my jewelry holder in my room tour post from last summer, so I thought it was about time to display a few favorites that were hanging! To me necklaces are one of my favorite pieces to wear, and I love the way they tie an outfit together. All my pieces are in gold which is funny because I use to hate it as a kid and only like silver, but the older I've gotten the more I begin to hate silver and adore all things gold!!

This is one of my all time favorite necklace and its the one I reach for the most! I love how it goes with everything. The length is perfect and makes it easy to layer other necklaces with it. I can't say enough wonderful things about the jewelry designer as she is a local here in California and I own several beautiful pieces from her. Be sure to give a look!

Black rock crystal just sparkles whenever I wear it. This necklace is such a complimentary piece. Again the length is perfect, and the chain really shows it off too. I swear the photo doesn't do it justice, but in the sun ah it's beautiful. You can see me wear it here.

Last but certainly not least, yet again another beautiful rock crystal necklace. I have a serious obsession with this type of look. If you take a peek  at my Pinterest jewelry board, you'll see more of what I'm talking about. I just adore this necklace and the triangle shape for my collection is a great style.

3 SUMMER COFFEE PICKS

offee is definitely my favorite and going to a coffee shop is such a special treat! I love to bring my laptop to work on my homework and essays. It's such a calming and soothing atmosphere for me! Now that it's summer, I thought I'd share 3 of my favorite drinks I love to order at Starbucks, and I tried to share a variety - frappe, or iced tea!

This one is just an original, the caramel frappuccino. It's more sugary than the rest, but it's my go-to when I cant decide what I feel like having. I can't lie, the only reason why I order it is because of the caramel drizzle on the top. To spice things up, I love the salted caramel, but sadly the last few times I've ordered it, people don't charge me for it right. But, plain caramel is great too.

Green tea frappe is something you definitely have to have a taste for. My friends love it, so I thought i'd throw it in with the mix. Here I ordered it with no whip and it was really tasty. The green tea iced tea is really good too.

Black iced tea is my favorite tea from Starbucks! It's so refreshing and tasty. I only ask for 2 pumps of sweetener when I order the largest size because anymore than that is too sweet. I love to order the large size because a refill is just 50 cents, and you can re-fill it with iced coffee, or anyother one of their teas! Definitely a go-to fave! 

AUDRIANAPAPER GIVEAWAY

iveaway time!!! I've been waiting over a month now to present this awesome giveaway for you guys! AudrianaPaper is such a cool little Etsy shop and has sponsored this giveaway for one lucky reader via A Beautiful Heart! The prize is one of your own personalized party banner with your name, a birthday banner, or dates! I actually have received one of these beautiful banners that I used for my graduation table, and loved the way it turned out! All you have to do to enter is follow some of the gals down below via Rafflecopter. This giveaway is only open to U.S. Good luck!

Jenna | A Beautiful Heart 

Daniela | Ahh La Vie 

Nicole | A Dash of Gold

Alyssa | She's Alyssa Renee

a Rafflecopter giveaway

p.s. I am starting a book club and the first book is "The Help". It's also a movie so if you don't have the book but would love to participate by joining in on the discussion then please do so! Leave some comments and ideas you have from The Help, movie or book, and I'll add them into the video I intend to film, talking all about the book at the end of the month! Ready, Set, Read!!! 

SENIOR PHOTO SHOOT

enior photos!!! I couldn't be more happy with these beautiful photos! My best friend Alex from Into the Woods actually took these for me, and I love them! She has her own photography business and her work is always so wonderful. Nothing could be better than having a best friend who is your YouTuber, blogger, and photography buddy! I took these photos at Myrtle Creek Nursery in Fallbrook and the location was exactly what I dreamed of. It has the country feel yet colorful and girly with all the flowers! My favorite spot was the white washed wall with the green ivy growing all over it, with that cute bench - it's the photo where I'm holding my black dress out! Ah just loved the location and the whole style of my photos. 

It's hard to believe I am a graduate of high school and that my senior photo shoot has come to an end. I loved high school and I longed for the day I could pull out these dresses and pose in front of the camera. To me, senior photos are the photos you can treasure always to look back on as a teenager. These are more than just self portraits, rather photos that celebrate an accomplishment of mine.