Orange you glad it's Fall

Orange you glad it's Fall? I love Fall, not only because of the weather but because of the football, the fashion, the weather, the pumpkins, the important dates (our pup's birthday, our wedding anniversary, OSU Homecoming, Affair of the Heart, Thanksgiving, my birthday) and all of the Orange!  

So, in honor of OSU's Homecoming week, on the same day that the fountain on Library Lawn is dyed Orange, I'm sharing some of my favorite OSU Orange looks from the past few weeks.

ALL IN THE DETAILS:

Shirt: Lush Fashion Lounge | Jeans: Lush Fashion Lounge | Shoes: Sam Edelman - Becker | Sunnies: Ray-Ban - Clubmaster | Earrings: Kendra Scott Danielle - Orange | Bracelets: Lily & Laura, David Yurman | Ring: David Yurman

 

  ALL IN THE DETAILS:

Shirt: Lush Fashion Lounge | Jeans: Lush Fashion Lounge | Shoes: Toms Desert Wedge - Cheetah | Sunnies: Ray-Ban - Aviator | Earrings: Kendra Scott Danielle - Orange | Bracelets: Lily & Laura

 

  

ALL IN THE DETAILS:

Shirt: Old (love this one) | Vest: J.Crew (J.Crew Factory version here) | Earrings: Kendra Scott Danielle - Orange | Shoes not pictured: Toms Desert Wedge - Chestnut | Pistol Pete Yard Sign: Artistic Yard Creations by Jan Kuehn

Fall-la-la-la-la!

It's Fall, and I love Fall. So, let's talk about some of the things I love about Fall:

Fall Fashion Inspirations

OSU Cowboys

Leopard as a Neutral 

Wearing Orange on Fridays and Saturdays 

 

Panera Bread's Cranberry Orange Muffins

 

Scarves 

 

OSU Wreath - This house cheers for the OSU Cowboys!

Not only is my Alma-matter ranked #1 for the 2013 season... we're also currently winning Southern Living's Best Tailgate of the South. See, true OSU fans believe in the saying, "win or lose, we still booze!"

 

Because we're getting excited for Orange Fridays and Saturday Football, I decided it was time to make a new OSU wreath for our front door! I want it to be known that "this house cheers for the Cowboys"! I started out by painting paper mache letters, checkered of course. Then gathered up a hodge-podge mix of orange, black and white fabrics with burlap and leopard serving as the neutrals and started attempting to make my plan.

 

It took me a while to figure out placement and what to include there must have been 6 test ideas before I finally got to the final design. I cut, pinned, sewed and hot glued until my little heart was content.. and here's the final product! 

Setting Sail with The Texas Okie

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I'm setting sail with a new blog today. Seems fitting for New Year's Day, right? So today starts a New Year, New Me, New Goals and New Blog.

First thing's first, let me introduce (or re-introduce) myself: Ashley Nicole (Swann) McDaniel

I’m Ashley,  a born & raised Texas girl who had no idea deciding to attend Oklahoma State University would lead me in a path to being an Okie.   I married my college sweetheart in 2010 and we own a cute little house in Edmond, Oklahoma (about 250 miles from my hometown of Plano, TX) and have a Maltese fur-child named Dixie Belle! Since graduating college, I've been working on the recruiting team for an OKC based oil & gas company while still making time to tap into my "creative juices."

Things that I <3: being busy, fashion, interior decorating, crafts projects of all types, accessories (home & fashion), art, fabric swatches, color, pictures, chips & dip and a good bargain!

TV Shows: Big Bang Theory, Revenge, Person of Interest and Duck Dynasty

Biggest Addictions: TJ Maxx, Instagram, Pinterest & GroopDealz

@’s: Twitter (McSwanny) Instagram (McSwann) Pinterest (McSwann)

Favorite Artsy Medium: Painting (acrylic). I’m an honors art class drop out – thanks to a jerk of a teacher who busted my bubble when he told me I had no talent (I also realize I’m no Picasso).

In 2013 I hope to: Begin and keep a Creative Journal, keep up with this blog, be more confident in myself, paint more things, have some fun and be as happy as a clam!