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DIY custom framed art

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

I was getting tired of the inflated shipping and delays, but wanted some killer framed art for the kitchen.

The last time we were in FL, Reid took some beautiful pictures in Alys Beach. Can you tell that’s our happy place? More of our FL house and 10 things to do in Destin HERE.

Ok, so how did you create this custom look, you ask, for roughly $80 each? Notably, it is nearly half of what I would spend otherwise. Keep reading.

1.First, I ordered 2 8×10 images that Reid took, in matte on Walmart.com and had them shipped.

2. Next I ordered a 24×24 frame from Amazon. Unfortunately, I noticed its not available right now, so I linked similar

3. I needed a 24×24″ matte with a 8×10 opening so I found one on Etsy, you can customize your opening. I chose 8×10. $30 each wasn’t bad! I love a rectangle within a square.

I love the look and this was a super fun project, though I hurt my hands a little doing it.

What do you think?

Family

5 Tips how to buy a car right now

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

1.Don’t go to a third party, I wasted $100 going to a used car website to “hold” a car and never was able to talk to a person. Go to the manufacturer of the car, in our case, the official GMC website.

2. Go to available new cars, input your zip code. It showed us cars available within 50 miles.

3. I scrolled and scrolled and scrolled. Our car was at a dealership about an hour away. YAHOO!

4. Be on it. Call right away to confirm the purchase price and provide the deposit to hold the car.

5. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE. In the past, I’ve just put up with what was on the lot. Gold, white, silver, etc. I WANTED A BLACK YUKON! I was SO happy to wait for the car I wanted in my favorite color. It’s worth the wait.

Friends only tell friends the good tips.

MAJOR TIP: use coupon code “Psinergy” to receive 10% off Vivobase car which blocks yucky EMF. You’re welcome!

Read THIS BLOG POST about my 16 year old dream to own a suburban and have 6 kids haha!

This is the car we got: Yukon XLT black leather with tan trim. We LOVE the bucket seats so its easy for the kids to move around on long road trips.

Good luck on your car journey, let me know if this post was helpful.

xx Shalice

Outfit

Best of: How I Styled Spanx Leggings

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

Spanx leggings in small // Beverly Hills Sweatshirt in medium // High tops // Camel coat //

It’s no surprise, leggings are a girls best friend. You can look like you’re fresh off hot yoga without leaving the carpool line. I love how these Spanx faux leather leggings suck you in like the lululemon wunder under leggings. I’m a fan. I also love the touch of faux leather. Did I mention that this is a VERY comfy outfit? Perfect post furniture shopping. We went to RH outlet and I had to hold Reid back from buying the whole store. We left with a modest receipt of $180, thanks to $60 a panel curtains. We ended with a veggie bowl at chipotle and a long ride home to discuss our need for curtain rods and what not. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my newsletter, full of home inspiration!

How’s your week going?

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New Patio Chairs and Reid’s Malt Recipe

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

The mild temps are making a comeback here in the south.  I know it’s still taking a bit of time for the rest of the country, but don’t get impatient, the warmth is coming.  You will be out on your patio in no time.  With the spring season fast approaching, we decided to make some furniture upgrades to our pool deck. 

We first moved some old outdoor pieces around.  We took our large teak table that seats 8 and moved it into the cabana, in front of our outdoor fire place.  While the evening is a bit of a chill, the fire place makes dinning al fresco romantic and comfortable.  We also added some new rockers to the pool deck.  Do you prefer lounge chairs or rockers?  While I love getting vitamin D in a lounge chair, it’s still a bit too early for that.  That’s why I love these rockers, they are comfortable and modern.  The grey cushions go well with our flagstone deck.  We placed the rockers on a new striped outdoor rug giving the chairs a nice smooth rock.  The rug will make a great place for the kids to lay down a beach towel as well, come summer.  Add planters and colorful spring plants around the space to add color and texture.  Walmart has an assortment of faux flowers.  Add faux flowers to oversized vases and if the temperature drops a few nights, no worries.  The faux flowers always look fresh!

While enjoying the new rockers, we decided to make homemade malts.  We rocked on our chairs and looked out at the pool while listening to the waterfall.  I love sitting outside, sipping my malt and reaping the benefits of sunlight and nature.  It’s time to get outdoors ready with Walmart’s Patio Furniture selections.  They have great pieces designed to fit a variety of styles and outdoor spaces.  Show me your plans.

Use this malt recipe for your first spring patio party.

Vanilla Malts

Makes 7 – 1 cup servings

1 ½ cups whole milk

1 1/8 cups granulated sugar

3 cups heavy whipping cream

1 ½ tablespoons pure vanilla extract

¼ cup malt powder (add more to taste)

In a medium mixing bowl, use a hand mixer on low speed to combine the milk and granulated sugar until the sugar is dissolved.  Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.

Pour out the mixture into a freezer bowl.  We use this:

Ice cream maker – 2 quart

or

Kitchen Aid 2 quart Ice cream maker mixer attachment

I love how this area came together, from the planters, stripe pillows, outdoor rug, string lights and new rockers!

Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post!

Sandals

3 Sandals under $100

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

Strappy sandals // Sparkly flats “heather natural” // Braided flats (all tts) // Rothy’s captoe flats ( go up a 1/2 a size)

Jeans (all cotton, wearing a size 26) on sale!

Safari top in size small See more here

Couch and here (comes in 3 separate pieces) // Alabaster Rug 9×12

Are you as anxious as I am for Spring? We have 3 days of sunshine forecasted here in Atlanta and I’m very happy about that.

These adorable sandals are also super soft, with a padding. Such a surprise after years of wearing uncomfortable sandals. Which are your favorite?

Here’s our meal plan for the week. I’m trying to cook as clean as possible. Hope you have a lovely Friday!

xx Shalice

Weekly meal plan

M  Organic Chicken Tacos

T  Healthy Pasta Salad

W  Busy Wednesday – 7 Layer Dip

TH  Cannellini Bean Salad

F  Lemon Rosemary Chicken & Root Vegetables

Sales around the web:

Levi’s 30% off sitewide, no code needed

Abercrombie & Fitch Buy 2, get 15% off! Ends 2/21

Athleta

Outfit

Luxury Destination found, and how I styled a Hunza g swimsuit

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

MatchesFashion is one of my favorite destinations to shop for luxury items. They have fast shipping and beautiful presentation. I highly recommend them to my friends, and readers whether they’re purchasing a gift or something special for themselves. If you’re in LA, stop by Matches Fashion pop up residency near the Frieze LA Art Fair.

Please note the residency is not at the Frieze LA Art Fair, but at a separate address (not far away), at the Simon House 1113 N Hillcrest Road Trousdale Estates Beverly Hills. Read more about the event HERE.

Today I’m wearing the Hunza G swimsuit as a bodysuit, Citizens jeans, woven bag and oversized chunky gold bracelet. I love adding spring essentials to these cotton Daphne jeans. Happy Spring!

Shop them below:

Blazer // Bracelet // Citizens Jeans (all cotton wearing size 26)  // Woven Bag // Hunza G swimsuit

Thank you Matchesfashion for sponsoring this post!

Outfit

Layers I’m loving

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

Camel cardigan similar // Split hem Leggings (wearing a small, tip: size down) // Hat // Sweatshirt in medium// Edith Chloe Bag vintage// Mules tts // $15 sunglasses

Spring is just around the corner, however, it’s not short sleeves weather yet. Bring on the light layers and sporty caps, I’m ready. I forgot how much I love the baseball hat and sweatshirt combo! Reid and I enjoyed Valentines Day lattes downtown Alpharetta. Both the company and sunshine was more than welcome. I linked my layers below for easy shopping.

Shopping 24/7 at shop my instagrams.

What do you think?

Valentines Day

10 Valentines gift ideas

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

It’s LOVE month! Reid and I will have a lunch out 2/14 to celebrate. Reid also will take our girls out for a special Valentines meal. Daddy daughter time is so important! Here, I rounded up 10 favorites that made me smile! Lots of chunky knits and coffee table books to make the heart swoon.

Which are your favorites?

Beauty

A new skincare favorite

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

Being a mom of 5, I want minimum effort and maximum results. I was recently looking for a retinol to beef up my evening skincare routine and I’m loving the Retinol Supreme Night oil. It goes on lightly and holds a nice moisture. It has retinol, vitamin C and 9 plant based oils. I turned 39 this year, so I’m concerned about areas like my forehead wrinkles and laugh lines. I like that I can gently rub the serum into my skin for a nourishing look.

If you’re like me and need a boost to your skincare routine, fill your cart with the essentials like this radiant cleansing balm, age renewal super serum, retinol supreme night oil, extreme recovery cream for skin plumping and hydration. My only regret is that I just wish I started earlier.

Use code CUPID for 15% off.

Thank you Colleen Rothschild for sponsoring this post!

Travel

10 Favorite things to do in Destin,FL

by Shalice Noel
written by Shalice Noel

We absolutely LOVE going to Florida and have been coming to the Magnolia neighborhood near Destin FL for 13 years! It was our dream to own a beach house there. In December, we made that dream a reality. We bought, furnished and recently started renting our beach house out. More on how to rent it here. Many of you asked where we like to eat in the Santa Rosa Beach, 30A area so I compiled 10 favorites, also kid approved! Let me know in the comments if you have any favorites that I missed.

See our first trip to Alys Beach that I blogged about HERE. Brooks was a baby — 7 years ago!

I welcome any questions here: shalice@shalicenoel.com. As always thanks for stopping by! 😉

THE BAY 24215 HWY 331 South, Santa Rosa Beach, kid friendly menu, 10/10 views of the Bay, and happy hour half price drinks. Hello half priced margarita!

SUGAR SHACK 5 Main Street, Unite 2A Rosemary Beach, FL. A good place for candy and ice cream. My kids love this little Rosemary Beach hot spot!

BLUE MOUNTAIN BAKERY 2217 W county HWY 30A Unite E, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. We decided this is our favorite place to get cinnamon rolls. Hands down. Tip: Go early.

BLACK BEAR BREAD CO 26 Logan Lane, Santa Rosa Beach, for coffee and treats in Grayton Beach

BAD ASS COFFEE 17 Uptown Grayton Cir, Santa Rosa Beach, yummy lattes!

ANGELINA’S PIZZA 4005 E County Highway 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, Our kids FAVORITE. It’s a great place to feed a crowd and yummy homemade salad dressings.

BLUE MABEL 2260 West Scenic Highway 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, Reid and I came here for date night. We got happy hour margaritas and enjoyed their famous brisket!

DONUT HOLE 6745 US Highway 98 W, Santa Rosa Beach, get here early, good for their namesake donuts and omelets!

Kith & Kin 7525 W County Hwy 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, W ordered nutella treats and iced lattes and it was delicious. Feels like Kauai with corn hole games outside.

Grayton State Park, 357 Main Park Road, Santa Rosa Beach. $5 entry and SO WORTH IT. Smaller crowds and beautiful beaches.

What to do on a rainy day with kids in Destin:

FUDPUCKERS Come for the burgers, stay for the alligator feeding. A good rainy day activity! 20001 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin, FL 32541,

Gulf World Marine Park experience the marine-themed bowling alley and marine life for a perfect rainy day activity!

Urban Air Trampoline Park Have the kids run and jump to their hearts content.

Rock out Climbing Gym state of the art indoor rock climbing facility. Burn off breakfast from the Donut Hole.

Rainforest Black Light Mini-Golf & Arcade glow in the dark mini golf course and fun filled arcades.

Do you have any Destin or 30A favorites to share? I’d love to hear. shalice@shalicenoel.com. Thanks for reading!

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