Maine Girl

You may not be thinking about Valentines Day yet, but believe it or not, we are on the second to the last day of January and February 14th sneaks up on us/me every year. You know how it goes. Hunting last minute for something fun to wear, standing in line at the candy store the day before. It's time that we prepped ourselves for this romantic holiday for once! SHOP MY LOOK! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Below are some of my favorite Valentines Day gift ideas to give and to get! SHOP VALENTINES DAY GIFTS! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Of course my ultimate favorite thing to give and to get for Valentines Day is the gift of something vintage. You can find my vintage Etienne Aigner bag and so much more at my online boutique,  The Canny Canary !

You wouldn't know that I adore color as much as I do by the amount of black and white that you see me wearing. The truth is, black and white is easy. It's a no brainer. And it always looks polished and put together. It's difficult to get back and white wrong. Yesterday I wrote a blog post about how to wear a bold black necklace and here I am today showing off the look. I hate to say that wearing black and white is taking the easy way out, but it is quite simple. Try it and you'll see exactly what I mean.  SHOP my look! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.

Wearing a bold black statement necklace is easy. Just don't think too deep into it! Keep it simple. Notice how a bold black beaded necklace looks amazing on the gal below worn with a simple black (or very dark gray) long sleeve tee shirt! And in the photo below she wears a black bead necklace with a simple cream blouse and a pair of jeans. Looks amazing and so easy, right?! Take the necklace away and it would not be great. Put the necklace back on and voila! Instant chic!  Click HERE to shop bold black vintage jewelry from The Canny Canary!

When it comes to Valentines Day we often recognize our husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends, smothering them with flowers, candy and sexy lingerie. Oh, and there is nothing wrong with that by the way! In fact, I adore all of those things. But what about some of our special true blue friends that we have in our lives? You know, the friends that are with you through thick and thin? The ones who are always there to listen to you when the going gets rough? I thought I would share with you some of my favorite gifts for friends on this February 14, 2016. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. I don't know about you, but I love receiving things as gifts that I would never think of purchasing for myself. 1. Lovely H eart Sweaters from Talbots. (They are 25% off right now!) 2. Kate Spade "Warm Hands Cold Heart" Mug $18 3. Heart-Tipped Arrow Card from Anthropologie $4.50 4. Be-You-Tiful Cosmetic Bag...