What I Wore | Lace Jacket + Typography Tee

What I'm Wearing

Typography Tee -- Old Navy ($1.97)

White Tank -- Forever 21 ($1.80)

Lace Moto Jacket -- c/o SheInside

Skinny Jeans -- Lands' End Canvas via Thrift Store ($12)

Leopard Print Flats -- Target ($15)

Nail Polish -- Essie in Very Cranberry

Today has been a crazy busy day. I had a doctor's appointment this morning, ran some errands with my mom, cooked dinner for my family, and this evening I'll be doing a baby-sitting job. Well...I guess you could say, this is the start of our busy fall/winter season because from now until December when we leave for our Christmas vacation, I have something going on every weekend (& during some week's too). 

This past weekend I found some amazing deals at Old Navy. I found the tee shirt I'm wearing today for $1.97 & a pair of shorts for the same price. I also picked up two long sleeved shirts for the colder weather, since I have a shocking lack of winter tops -- for the summer months I have a ton of clothes, winter not so much.

Also, I know I said that I was hoping to start the closet/bedroom organizing series this week. But I have a video that I have to put together for my Dad's banquet this week, so all of my other projects are on the back burner right now, as I need to get this done by Friday morning. *fingers crossed* So, please don't keep asking me when the series will be coming. I have a busy life & sometimes things come up (baby-sitting jobs, work things, health issues, etc...) that I don't know about beforehand. The series will come when I have time to devote all of my energy to it. Thank you for understanding.

~Ashley

#AvonleaFW | Layered Chocolate Cake Recipe

Chocolate Cake Recipe
2 Cups Sugar
1-3/4 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup Cocoa
1-1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1-1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 Cup Boiling Water

Directions:
1) Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9-inch round baking pans with olive oil spray & dust some flour into the cake pans.
2) Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3) Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with the frosting of your choice.

For my cake I frosted the middle layer with chocolate & the outer part with vanilla frosting [this time I used canned frosting, since we had some on hand]. To decorate I added some mini reese's cups around the edge of the cake.

#AvonleaFW || Linky for Sunday (How Avonlea Has Effected Your Life)

How Avonlea Has Effected Your Life


Remember that you can still enter any of the other linky's this whole week [as I'll be keeping them open]! My post/video will be coming, Lord Willing, sometime this week. Me & Gaby's schedule's have been/are crazy right now, as we get ready for our dad's banquet this coming weekend.

#AvonleaFW || Felicity King Inspired Outfit for Modern Day

What I'm Wearing

Mustard Cardigan -- Forever 21 ($8)

Lace Blouse -- Forever 21 ($6)

Tweed Skirt -- J.Crew via Thrift Store ($12)

Tall Boots -- JustFab ($34)

Pearl Drop Earrings -- Kohl's (gift)

Lip Gloss -- NYC Liquid Lipshine in Midtown Mulberry 

Nail Polish -- Essie in Very Cranberry

Today's outfit was inspired by what Felicity King [from RtA] might wear after she had graduated from the one room school house in Avonlea. With the mix of the tweed skirt, lace blouse, and boyfriend style cardigan the outfit is a great updated version of what they wore in the Edwardian age.

If you have never seen the Road to Avonlea series you really must. It is charming, wonderful, and you will fall-in-love with the characters in the series. If your library doesn't own the DVDs & you have a Netflix DVD account they have them, because of Netflix I've been able to share season 7 with my two youngest sisters, Hanne-col & Abby. It has been lots of fun showing the last season with them [we've been watching the episodes as fast as possible so we can get the next disc]!

~Ashley

[Ashley isn't home this afternoon so the linky will be up later today. -Gaby] 

#AvonleaFW || Diana Barry for Modern Day

What I'm Wearing

Red Wool Coat -- Kenneth Cole via Hautelook ($30)

Cardigan -- Target ($8)

Refashioned 80's Blouse -- Secondhand (free)

Skinny Jeans -- Lands' End Canvas via Thrift Store ($12)

Layered Necklace -- Bass Shoe Outlet ($4)

Tall Boots -- JustFab ($34)

Nail Polish -- Essie in Very Cranberry

My outfit for today was inspired by what Diana Berry might wear if the story was set in modern day, instead of the Edwardian or Victorian age. She would be the girl who had designer handbags, would always look stylish & put together, and would wear colours that looked simply regal. 

I wasn't able to get all the post's I wanted up today, so I'll have some them post tomorrow & I'll also share more on Monday (you can do the same too). Today I worked on switching my out my summer clothes for my winter ones (still not finished), and going shopping with my mom & Gaby to Old Navy where I found some awesome deals (shorts & tee shirts for $1.97 each)! I'll have to film an October shopping haul video sometime this coming week. 

~Ashley

#AvonleaFW || Linky's for Saturday (Crafts/Cooking/& Reviews)

Avonlea Workroom & Kitchen


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