sunday muse.

Lately, my head has been filled with lots of little dreams. However, I think it's time to start dreaming bigger. Happy Sunday, lovelies.

fall fashion // diy.

I don't know what the weather is like where you live, but here in the salty city, you can start to feel the autumn air in the evenings & early morning hours. & seriously, I am SO excited.

I mean, don't get me wrong. Summer's great - with it's long daytime hours, warm sun & the ease of fashion - throw on a tank, some shorts & sandals and you're set!

 But, there's just something about fall. The changing colors, the cooler days & warm tea at night. Also, lest us not forget the fashion! Fall is hands down my favorite time for fashion. You can still get away with a few summer pieces paired with little somethings for extra weight or warmth. I feel like fall/spring are the only times you can get away with lots of color but still have nearly all your limbs covered. Now I'm not claiming to be any sort of fashion guru, but, I mean, have you ever seen anyone wearing brightly colored pants with a cardigan in the winter/summer? I didn't think so.

With fall nearly on our doorstep, I've rounded up my top fall fashion DIYs. I've become all about thrifting/sewing/DIYing my closet, so I'm SO excited to give these all a try!

First up, colorblock shoes. I think these are such a fun transitional piece. I saw a lot of these DIYs over the summer since neon was all the rage, but I think a pair of cream/brown/neutral-something flats would be absolutely beautiful with a red velvet colorblock. Mmm.

image credit/DIY can be found here.

Next up, elbow patch sweaters. I especially love the heart patches. swoon.

image credit/DIY can be found here.

One of my favorite DIYs I've seen over at A Beautiful Mess has got to be this hand-stamped printed dress. Isn't this just the sweetest thing you've ever seen? I think so too. You could totally mix up the stamps. I think I might try it with some geometric patterns.

image credit/DIY can be found here.

Second to last is a really awesome transitional piece. I've got a pair of mint green jeans that I think would look great with some white polkadots. I have no idea if mint is in fashion this coming season, but, like I said before I am no fashion guru, so I don't really care. I will rock those pants like they are never going out of style!

image credit can be found here. DIY can be found here.

Lastly, are two trends I've totally fallen in love with. Sweater boot socks/leggings & chambray shirts. Cut up an old sweater & BAM, warm feet. sweater boot socks + cute boots + warm feet = pure love. While the chambray shirt isn't exactly DIY, J.Crew shared the simplest, most awesome way to spice it up. Lovelovelove.

boot socks image credit/DIY can be found here. chambray patch image credit/DIY can be found here.

What fall fashion trends are you excited about this season?

the third year.

Every year, we talk about traveling, taking more photos, etc. etc. but we all know how easy it is to get back into the routine of things.

This year, I wanted it to be a little different.

A few weeks ago, Bryce & I celebrated our second wedding anniversary. We've been together {coming up on} five years and during that time, we've become less & less gift-oriented and rather have our celebrations be experienced-oriented. We like that better.

This year, I wanted to do something that was a little mix of both.


I wanted to find that perfect combination of something that I could give Bryce, but something that would serve us both/could do together/was experience-oriented.

So, I bought a smash journal.

Have you seen these before? They're everywhere I've found - I just never paid any attention to them until now. I'm in LOVE.

They come with a bunch of fun pages (there's a bunch of different themes - I think the one I chose was vintage) and you can accessorize with a bunch of fun inserts like washi tape, tags, pockets, your photos, etc.

We plan to use our smash journal to document our third year together. Over dinner that night, we made a series of goals and things we want to accomplish in the next year - so I'm sure you'll see this journal a few more times.

Oh yeah, this year is gonna be great.

keep moving forward.

Helllllo!

{for a second time}

Here I am reintroducing Live Eclectic, new and improved.

The last few months, I've been severely out of touch with the blogging world. Which is strange because my heart is really happy when I'm in it. About a week ago, I decided I was ready to get back into the swing of things - sharing my life and all that fun jazz. I'm in a really, really good place. The past few months, I've really focused on myself and getting through whatever shit the universe decided to throw at me. Just riding those waves. It's been a (good) adventure.

& now I'm ready to share some love, light & happiness. With that being said, I decided to wipe the slate clean and start this little blog over. I've archived my old posts on my computer which I'm sure I'll share bits and pieces of when the time is right.

My mantra for the last year.

I hope you enjoy your time here and I would love to see you back! My featured posts (Sunday Muse, For the Love of Mondays, Make Your Life LOVEly) will be incorporated back into my blog and I am SO excited. It may not be every week (or every month for MYLL), but it'll be perfect nonetheless.

Happy Sunday, lovelies. It feels good to be back.


ps. a few of the page features are still inactive. they'll be up soon!