Gracie Beth Will Help You Find It!

Shop.  Shop. Shop.  I love to shop and while I do agree that the thrill of the hunt is the best part of shopping, sometimes I just don't know where to look!

Well now there's someone on Facebook who will hunt down those hard-to-find items and bargains for you.  Gracie Beth writes the blog Preppy Southern Princess and is an Engineer by day and a shopaholic by night. Gracie Beth has started her own page "Let Gracie Beth help you find it!"

The other day on Twitter I was reading Gracie Beth's tweets and she mentioned she could find any clothing item.  Well I immediately tweeted her the description of a Lilly Pulitzer skirt I have been searching for...and boom!  She found it.  I was entering the wrong words on my searches...thought the pattern was 'Midnight toile,' instead it is 'Late night toile.'  I got my cute Lilly "Late Night Toile" skirt 3 days later.  

Up next on the "hunt" are these adorable Burberry pants worn by the beautiful Anne Lake.  I love her whole outfit, but the pants are definitely on my list. {I need a size 8 or 10}

{oops...property of Anne Lake}

I desperately need these 'Vara' Ferragamos in ivory--size 7 1/2 medium...been searching for this color forever!

I must have this Ferragamo pocketbook in ivory.  I simply must!

So if you are looking an item and have exhausted all your normal sites, stop by FB and "like" Gracie Beth's page.  Good luck on your search!

Cute Black Friday Loot

After my Black Friday shopping experience, I tweeted and blogged this photo of my shopping buggy...while waiting in the checkout line to pay at Target.  I got sooooo many emails and tweets about the dot PJ's!

Well, it's barely 6:00 in the evening and I've been wearing my new cute PJ's most of the afternoon!  I LOVE them...

Silly side shot...

The gold dot pattern is just too cute and cheerful!

That's right, I stood in the ridiculous line to get inside the store and another hour and a half waiting to pay for bed pillows, games, and PJs!!!  

If you are looking for these, go here.  They are $24.99 at Target online and in the store and they are too cute for lounging with friends or for the lady on your shopping list!

No matter what uppity people say, I still love Black Friday shopping...it's the whole experience that is just so exciting!  Some people need to remember that is also a great time for parents to buy toys for their children at a discounted price--and I'm sure a lot of parents need the deals!  Until next Black Friday...

Miss Janice's Cyber Monday Sales Picks

Black Friday is coming up and I'm excited.  It's a tradition for me to stand in line to shop at crazy hours with the mobs!  But the easiest way in the world to shop for Christmas gifts is Cyber Monday.  Next Monday, November 26th, y'all can find me at my computer, wearing my stretchy pants, big tee, and comfy socks and shopping till I drop...online!

I've put together some of the specials being offered by some of my partners and sponsors.  Take a peek...

2 Preppy Girls has great personalized gifts for the preppy girl.  I love this oversized monogrammed necklace ..Margaret is offering FREE SHIPPING for all orders placed on Cyber Monday!

Visit Jessica's Etsy shop and take 10% OFF ALL ITEMS and also take advantage of her "BUY 5, GET 1 FREE" on Christmas goodies, cards, tags, and treats.

I love these little Snowman Soup gifts...great to use for stocking stuffers, teacher gifts, a little something for the postal carrier, or friendship gifts!  Use PROMO CODE "MISSJANICE".

The Scented Retreat is offering 30% OFF ALL ITEMS  in her Etsy store!  My friend Kathy offers homemade scented glycerin soaps, body lotions, body butters, and candle melts. These will make great gifts for anyone on your Christmas list...Use PROMO CODE "THANKS30'.

Carolina Clover is full of jewelry and gifts for the preppy Southern girl...Dawn is offering FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS placed on Cyber Monday.  Take advantage of the discount to order one the cute Clarebella cell phone cases, customized for your iPhone!

Please note that Cyber Monday is the last day to order cutout monogram necklaces from Carolina Clover.  If you don't get your order in on Monday, Dawn is offering a monogrammed gift box program.  The recipient will receive a gift box with options of necklaces to choose after the Christmas season.  Cute presentation!!!

Lifeguard Press...the one-stop online shopping spot for all the cute Lilly Pulitzer accessories, is offering FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS on Cyber Monday!  {I'm obsessed with the 'Gimme Some Leg' print!}

In addition, all the cute Susan Wallace Barnes items will be 25% off...mention PROMO CODE SWB25.

Y'all get out there and get some great deals.  Shop till you drop and support small businesses!!!

Step Inside My Closet

In response to requests from y'all...I'm inviting you to take a look inside my closet.  Although it's not large, nor is it "Pinterest Worthy," it works for me.

This little pink and green sign greets me every single day.  "Wear it well!"  I try!

I am a neat freak and even though I tend to "clutter up" everything, all my clutter is in order!  There's a white wicker table and a cute pink and green lamp inside the closet.  Sometimes I pull up a chair and sit down with a glass of Merlot and work on my "Wardrobe Inventory."

This is my "Wardrobe Inventory" binder.  Every single item of clothing I own is included in this inventory.  The outfits are broken down for Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter and Transitional.  I outline every outfit I wear...from the ponytail bow down to the ballet flats.  I am extremely OCD about this;  i.e., when I buy a new bracelet, all the outfits that I will wear with that bracelet must be updated.  Recently, I went through and had to delete Mlle Coco Chanel's wardrobe...all her little outfits that matched mine.  Boo hoo.

Believe me, there is constant updating going on...all the time!

I have been doing this for over 20 years...

I keep a calendar inside the binder to remind me of special dates.

You've probably seen this mannequin before...I move it all over the house.  If I'm rushed, I use the mannequin to photograph my outfit...of course, I plan my outfits the day before!

Pink chevron clothes tag...printed with the day of the week.

Of course, I love Lilly, but I don't have a closet full of only Lilly!  I also love J. Crew, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and cute clothes from Target!

Tees and Turtlenecks...

Crewnecks...There's room for more!

Monogram totes...

Ferragamo pocketbooks.  Church Lady stuff!

Chanel pocketbooks...room for growth here also!

Bermuda Bags, clutches, and wristlets...

A couple of my Guccis!

Summer baskets...

I love totes and can never get enough.  I'm looking for a nice navy blue tote right now...maybe a Longchamp or Ralph Lauren.

I used shower hooks to hang the totes...they have a large loop at the bottom, perfect to hold the bags.

A monogrammed bucket full of flip flops...

Ballet flats and cardis...The cardi section has room for growth!

MORE ballet flats!

Misc shoes...clogs, loafers, and 'Church Lady' Ferragamos!  I've stored my long-handled umbrellas underneath.

Short-handled umbrellas...

The hair adornment area and lingerie chest...No, y'all are not going to have to look at my lingerie!

Monogrammed drawer knobs, of course.

A place for monogrammed sashes, scarf belts, and pony caps.

Belts...

A scarf hanger for a few of my favorite silk scarves...some of them I've had for 30 years and I still love them!  It pays to buy the classics y'all!  Left to right:  Dior, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Ralph Lauren, Givenchy, Gucci, Hermes, Dior, and Lilly Pulitzer.  

Eyeglasses and iPhone covers.

So that's Miss Janice's Main Closet.  Husband just said, "Why don't you show them the closet you use for the overflow loot?"   {That's where I store formal wear, suits, blazers, coats, more pocketbooks, and more shoes}.  Well, I can't...it's organized, but still a bit crowded and messy!  I hope y'all have enjoyed the tour!