A Day of Croquet

This past weekend, I made it to Annapolis for the annual Annapolis Cup Croquet Tournament.

For those of you who don't know, every April the Mids play the Johnnies in croquet matches all over St. John's lawns. All the Annapolitans break out their Lilly and bowties and make a day of it. 

The Mids always play in their white pants and sweaters, while the Johnnies always surprise the crowd with their outfits. This year, they wore overalls and white jumpsuits. 

Buzzfeed did a great post on the 2014 Annapolis Cup.

It's one of my favorite days of the year because it is usually on a beautiful day, so it finally feels like spring. The town comes alive and everyone dresses to the nines. 

It's basically the Kentucky Derby of Annapolis. 

This year, I chose to wear a Lilly Pulitzer Cathy Shift dress in Southern Charm matched with my Kiel James Patrick pearl necklace and pearl earrings.

I ordered a matching bowtie for my beau from an Etsy shop called Mercy Streams. 

I have ordered multiple bowties and ties in Lilly Pulitzer Prints from her shop and the service is phenomenal. I would highly recommend her!

Below are some of my favorite pictures from our Day of Croquet:

All of our outfit details are in the widget below; click through to shop!

We had such a great time at croquet and are already counting down the days till Annapolis Cup 2017. Hope to see you there next year!

Koozie Kollection DIY

A couple weeks ago, I found myself drowning in Koozies. 

From sporting events, to rep packages, to birthday gifts, I have koozies from every place imaginable. 

My roommate Kat found a cute way to display koozies from Pinterest.

We did this Pinterest-worthy DIY project in about 10 minutes (which is the perfect study break).

Supplies:

-Koozies

-Twine/rope

-Painter's tape

-Clothespins

If you're looking for koozies, you can find a ton here. 

(Use code: MORGAN for 15% off)

My favorites are the Work like a Captain,  Lilly Pulitzer, Red Right Return,  

Southern Proper, and Rowdy Gentleman. 

Rope or twine can be found at Michaels and any thickness should work.

Make sure you use painter's tape if you live in a dorm! It won't pull the paint off the wall. 

We used a white colored painter's tape so that it would blend in with the color of the wall.

Last supply that you need is clothespins! I found mini ones at Michaels.

Steps:

 

1) Collect Koozies, gather supplies, and lay the Koozies out in the order you want them to be displayed in. We chose to color-coordinate in a rainbow theme. 

 

2) Tape up the twine. Make sure that the twine is taped well on the ends and at several parts throughout the line for support. 

 This is very important; if it isn't supported well, then it will fall down.

3) Begin hanging Koozies with clothespins. We pinned one side of the koozie to the twine. 

Make sure to carefully put them up so you don't pull the twine down! 

4) Take pictures! 

Upload the pictures in the comments so I can see how cute your koozie kollection DIY turned out! 

Prom Picks

Prom is quickly approaching! 

One of my favorite things to do in high school was search for the perfect prom dress, so this year I knew I wanted to do a prom dress post so I could 'pretend' I was shopping for a dress.

For the 3 proms I attended, I scoured every single online shop and retail store for dresses. 

For sophomore year, I bought mine from a consignment shop.

For junior year, I bought mine in Nordstrom.

For senior year, I bought mine off an Etsy shop based in China and then spent $75 in alterations. Whoops. 

 

If you haven't found your perfect dress yet, here are some of my favorite picks for Prom divided into four categories: Black & White, Glam, Bold & Boho, and Under $75. 

All of the dresses posted are under $200. 

Scroll through each category to see all of the dresses listed!

Happy Shopping!

Black and White

Glam

Bold & Boho

Under $75