behind the lens: lutsen weekend

Here's a little peek at some pictures from my weekend in Lutsen. It was amazing. COLD AS BALLS, but amazing.  I would love to be back right now curled up next to a real fire and surrounded by some of my favorite friends. 

Would You.... Wedge Sneakers?

Wedge sneakers have been seen every where lately. I know they might seem intimidating. How do I style them? Can I pull them off? But, think of it this way: it could be the best of both words! You get the comfort and causality of a sneaker but you also get the height of a heel. What do you think? Is it a spring trend you can rock?

** Please forgive me for the quality of this photo. Naturally, I would spend an hour making this collage on my iPad only to upload it and have it be illegible. Oh, well. Ya win some, ya lose some.

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Will I rock the wedge sneaker? Possibly. I'll get back to you.  

Mixtape: winter roadtrip edition

You'll have to excuse my low quality, slightly askew photos and graphics lately. Relying on my Ipad and phone to make my posts is very frustrating. If anyone has any apps to recommend please do so! Until then, you'll have to bear with me for awhile until I can get a computer and Adobe back into my life!

So anyway, here's my winter roadtrip mixtape that I will jamming to all the way to Lusten!

Weekly Roudup 5/52

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Because I will be going out of town tomorrow (I'm headed for a little winter getaway in Lutsen), I decided to post my weekly roundup a little early. Here are five links that got me through this week:

JC Chasez Sings The Lumineers' Ho Hey at some sorority in Southern California. My initial reaction was to judge where his career went but..... just watch.

Vine app is the new latest and greatest, some say. My opinion? I haven't been able to even create a profile! Hopefully they will have it back and running soon

Well, this is embarrassing... Our mobile app will be unavailable for a bit -- just need to sort something out.
— Vine (@vineapp) January 29, 2013

OPI Disney's Oz, The Great And Powerful Spring 2013 Collection was announced. My personal favorites: I Theodora You, When Monkeys Fly and What Wizardry Is This? (it's liquid sand) But who am I kidding? This is the first OPI line that has anything to do with the Wizard of Oz so I'll be buying the whole collection. 

Call me crazy but I would totally rock the overalls in Free People's January 2013 Lookbook 

Have you seen/heard of The Following? Only two words need to be said here: Kevin Bacon. 

Happy early Weekend, friends! 

Loving The Lumineers

I was immediately obsessed with The Lumineers the second I heard Ho Hey and their newest single is 

even better. You will not regret checking out the rest of their EP, trust me.

I'm realllllly banking on them being at Lollapalooza this year. 

honorable mention: Flowers In Your Hair, my personal favorite

No-Obligations Book Club

 I've always been a pretty avid reader but, lately I've been finding myself either re-reading old favorites or long, never-ending series (ie Game of Thrones). I needed to shake things up a bit so in December, I started a book club on Facebook. I didn't really know how to get it started so after some googling I found a lot of "no-obligation" book clubs allowing members the freedom to choose whether they can read that month or not. I liked this idea and ran with it thus creating The No-Obligations Book Club.

The books for February have been chosen:

The Great Gatsby

Between the Lines

Blankets

Best Of Me

Head over to the facebook page to join in on the fun. If anything it's great place to find some new books to read! (click here to go to page)

would you.... at home ombre?

It looks like L'Oreal is the first company trying to revamp the ombre trend. For those of you living under a rock, ombre is a technique used to give your hair a dark-to-light effect. Basically, it's a trendy (and lazy...yeah, I said it) excuse for allowing visible roots to be a thing.

I had the impression that ombre was going to be slowly on it's way out the door but L'Oreal came in to shake things up a bit. In February of this year (next month, obviously), they are releasing an at-home dye kit. Personally, I'm scared for the general population. Most people resort to at-home dyes because it's cheap and convenient, but at-home ombre spells out disaster to me. Maybe it's super easy to use and the results turn out fantastic. If so, bravo L'Oreal!

So my question is.... would you use an at-home ombre hair color kit? Tell me below in the comments.

very pinteresting: a place to cook

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I literally cannot go onto Pinterest without obsessing over every single home interior board I can find. My latest obsession: kitchens, especially ones with a lot of personality. 

My Newest Addiction

I made this on my iPad with my new Stylus pen...obsessed. Can't stop doodling. 

Gift Guide: Jewelry

Let's be serious...who doesn't love a little bling?

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Blue Ring, Circle Studs, Color Riot Hairpiece, Green Necklace, Scallop Bangle, Love Knot,  Ombre Earrings, Stackable Rings, Blue Teardrop Earrings, 

12/12/12

It's 12/12/12 and I have a BIG interview today. So nervous, but hoping that this special day will bring me some luck. How are you guys spending this day? Did you know it's the last repetitive day until January 1st, 2101? Better take advantage!

I Mean....

Baby, it's cold

I should be used to this cold weather by now living in Minnesota but, nope. You can find me fireside with Boyd and a good book all winter long.

More Announcements

Guys, I have some fantastic news.
For the last couple of years I've been complaining to just about everyone I know about how I cannot afford a new camera AND computer-two very vital (very expensive) things to me. After some (not so) subtle hints, I think may parents may have gotten me a camera for Christmas. This is a only a guess but if I know my parents well enough than its already wrapped and hidden under their bed as we speak. (Mom, if you're reading this and it actually is under your bed I promise I didn't snoop!) So, if this is true that is one step closer to true happiness for me.

Now, I just have one piece of the puzzle left: a computer. My cousin Vinnie (yes, really. No I've never seen the movie) currently owns a 17" MacBook Pro that is only a year or two old. He's been thinking of upgrading to an iMac and is willing to sell me his laptop at a great price! BOOM- Mission complete!

Anyway, the reason this is fantastic news is because I will finally be able to have all the necessary equipment needed to finally give this blog some much needed TLC. If my Christmas wishes come true, expect a whole makeover on the blog including some great new features I've been working on.

Things are looking up for Stella + Charlie.
(Ps- I wrote this post from my phone! Oh, technology....)

Announcement

I'm extremely excited to announce that I currently have something BIG in the works. I have a very talented cousin named Vinnie (who also happens to be one of my bestest friends) and we decided to combine our skills and love for design to create a new freelance business. Everything is still being planned out so I can't disclose too much information at this time. Just know that it's going to be awesome and you guys will be the first to know about it.

Eeeeeeeek. Here's to new adventures!

Moving Forward

I'm sure all of you have heard your fair share of opinions when it comes to yesterdays election. Because of this, I will not sit here and ramble on about who or what I think is right for our country. I'm just a little 23 year old girl who is happy to even have an opinion. The only thing that I feel passionate about is being an American and being free. 

God Bless, America. 

(Oh.... but I will add that I am SO excited to have Michelle Obama and those fantastic arms of hers around for 4 more years. )

Practice Makes Perfect

I've been trying to teach myself the art of photography for a little while now. I haven't been able to get my hands on any decent equipment but my wonderfully generous cousin, Vinnie let me borrow his Canon EOS 60D. What a beat! Anyway, here's a sneak peak of Ms. Britni.

memories of august

Ms. Calli and I went out to take a some photos back in August. Here some favorites of mine. I love getting out there and behind the camera but I really need to invest in a better camera and more than just the free trial of Photoshop. The life of a broke college grad is not a fabulous one. 

A girl can dream, though......

forever fall

trail in my neighborhood

picking baby pumpkins

my friend's grandpa is so cute on his tractor

raspberry picking. Had to use the pick one, eat one method. 

Alvi carrying our pepers we picked

beautiful fall trees

another walk with Boyd in our neighborhood

Just thought I'd share some of my Instagrams to show you how I've been spending the beautiful fall weather this year. The grandparents of one of my greatest friends, Tom, own a farm here in Woodbury. They needed help picking pumpkins and other produce that they sell at local farmer's markets. So, obviously Alvi & I jumped at the opportunity. A big group of us gathered at the farm and picked pumpkins, gourds, raspberries, peppers, tomatoes, and apples. It was great and we were able to go home with a trunk full of goodies. 

Boyd and I have also been enjoying our walks, lately. Wish the trees stayed like this forever.