Boho-Inspired Styled Contest with $30 up for Grabs!!!

Photo Credit: Kayla V Photography

Tara from Laila's Charming Pieces is hosting a styled contest that I am pretty excited about! Her crochet headband with wooden beads and guinnea feathers is up for styling with your favorite attire for a chance to WIN $30 credit to her shop! You can use this $$ towards one of her fringe cross body bags, a warm scarf for the fall or lots of other handmade accessories she has. 

Photo Credit: Kayla V Photography

Here are the deets:

1) Purchase this Crochet Tie-Back Headband from Laila's Charming Pieces (P.S. Get FREE shipping on this piece until Aug. 15)

2) Style this piece however you'd like that best describes YOU

3) Take some cute photos

4) Post your photo(s) via Instagram using the hashtag #styledcontest and tag @lailascharmingpieces

5) Take a yummy sip of fresh lemonade, put your feet up and relax patiently for the winner to be announced the first week of September!!

You can enter as many times as you'd like all month long by styling this pretty headband with your favorite wardrobe pieces!

Photo Credit: Kayla V Photography

Here's how I styled my boho-inspired headband:

Good Luck! Can't wait to see everyone's different styling ideas!

Top 5 Occasions to wear a Floral Crown

If you follow along via Instagram or saw this previous post, you know that I am currently on a month long shop vacation. I am still sending out previous orders that were put in before the vacay but the work is dwindling down and my goal is to be completely done by the end of this week!

Last month, I shared a list with my monthly newsletter subscribers. I thought that this list of styling tips and occasions to wear a floral crown deserved to be on the blog as well. I know that the shop is currently not taking any new orders but as soon as September rolls around, you can certainly purchase one (or more) of these pretty crowns described!

Here is my Top 5 Occasions to wear a Floral Crown list. Enjoy.

We all know the floral crown trend is certainly a popular one but if you don't think wearing flowers in your hair is an everyday wardrobe "must", then wear them on these occasions:

1) Weddings. Whether you are a bride who wants to wear something a little more organic and non-traditional or a guest of a wedding, floral crowns are the perfect accessory piece to your attire.
If you are a bride, you can be as elaborate as you want with your floral collection (such as the "Everly Crown") or as subtle as you'd like (such as the "Juliet Crown").
As a guest, if you are going to wear lots of flowers in your hair, pair your crown with a simple silhouette and soft colors. If you want to wear something a little more bold, pair your outfit with a dainty crown such as the "Ivory & Gold Crown". 

2) Music Festivals & Concerts. It's always fun to dress up a bit to relax and listen to some good tunes-especially during these summer nights. Try pairing the "Daisy Crown" with a lace tank and jean shorts or a light and flowing summer dress.

3) Birthday Party. Having one of your big celebrations coming up and want to stand out a bit from your guests? Adorn yourself with an array of blossoms to compliment your birthday dress and party on!
Another great idea is to gift the birthday girl a crown (try the "Leigh Crown" or the "Colette Crown"), arrive early to the party so she can unwrap your gift, give you BIG hugs for giving her such a pretty present and wear it for the rest of her party as her birthday crown!

4) The fair. With so many summer fairs going on, why not add a fun piece to your day out riding carousels, eating fried foods and playing fun games?!

5) Photo shoots. Are you engaged? Having an anniversary? Welcoming a new baby to the world? Or wanting to update the wall of family photos in the hallway? Photo shoots are a lovely way to celebrate these new memories and adding flowers to your attire and even your little one's hair makes a photo even more interesting and beautiful. Many people think that they will only wear a crown once but with so many different milestones in life, you can wear your floral crown(s) from Love Sparkle Pretty over and over again!

Have more ideas to add to the list? Send them to lovesparklepretty@aol.com. We will be compiling another list on the blog soon and would love to add yours!!

Some of the featured crowns in this post:

The Everly Floral Crown (Photo Credit: Andria Lindquist)

The Juliet Crown (Photo Credit: Kristen Booth)

The Ivory and Gold Crown (Photo Credit: Cortnie Dee)

The Daisy Floral Crown (Photo Credit: Kayla V Photography)

The Leigh Floral Crown (Photo Credit: Kayla V Photography)

The Colette Floral Crown (Photo Credit: Kayla V Photography)

Bohemian Spring Photo Shoot featuring Love Sparkle Pretty

I am clinging onto Spring for as long as I can. I love the light breeze of the season, the sounds of birds creating music in the sunlight, the scent of new life blossoming from fresh soil and the vibrant color palette of blooming florals. 

Inspired by this season today, I wanted to share this Bohemian Spring Photo Shoot captured by Kristen Booth with hair pieces from my new Victorian-Inspired Collection and gorgeous dresses from Chariot Marie.

Enjoy.

Isabell Floral Crown

Esther Floral Headband

Florence Floral Necklace

Eve Crown

Claire Floral Adornment

Hannah Floral Headband

Eve Crown

Juliet Babys Breath Crown

See more of this photo shoot on Kristen Booth's blog.

Photography Credit: Kristen Booth

Floral Crowns: Love Sparkle Pretty

Vintage Dresses: Chariot Marie

Photo shoot for re-branding + stepping out of my comfort zone

This past weekend, I chose to step out of my comfort zone and in front of a camera...with another eye looking through the lens. I'm not sure why but I get really nervous when people take photos of me by myself. I just feel awkward and all I want to do is a silly face because at least I'm purposefully going to look funny right?

Well, I have been meaning to update my photos on the blog and website for a while now so I enlisted the help of Kayla from Kayla V Photography. I've worked with her on several styled shoots (her work is featured all over my blog & online shop) and I love her aesthetic of photography. If anyone can make me feel a little more at ease in front of the camera, it would be her and that's exactly what happened!

When she sent me these photos, I was so excited that I seriously squealed! Yes, we may have been kicked out of our first location (closed park) and I may have been caught on barbed wire more than once but I'm so happy that I took that little leap and let her snap away. THANK YOU SO MUCH KAYLA!!

Here are just a handful of photos from the photo shoot.

A few of these pretty supplies will be used to create the new bridal line debuting this Summer!

See more of this shoot on the Kayla V Photography blog. 

Featured Floral Crown: "Leigh" Crown from the shop