Check out this modern take on the piggy bank...a tortoise and a hare porcelain bank for those who are steady with their money.  And at just $22-$24 for each bank you can also plan on having plenty left over to save.  This would make an adorable and affordable baby shower gift!  And it's such a fresh twist on the traditional piggy bank. 

Want to know where you can find these reasonably priced and attractive animal banks? 

Stay tuned for tomorrow when I will fill you in on where to score these banks and offer a great giveaway!

Happy shopping...and saving!

Since having a baby in August my weight has been so up and down with the weight that I put on from the baby and the weight I have taken off since she was born.  Now that I'm not working I find that I live in denim most days, but it has been hard for me to find a pair of jeans that fits with all this up and down weight change! 

And as much as I love my tried and true J Brand jeans, I can't afford to keep buying a new pair each month!

Enter the Always Skinny from the Gap...I just ordered this pair of jeans last week and I'm in love!  They have a great slim leg, but not too slim at the ankle...I never find it flattering when a pair of jeans is so skinny that I can barely fit my foot in them!  I also love that they have a little bit of stretch for comfort, but are not so stretchy that they will lose their shape the second time they are worn.  I find the super dark blue wash very flattering, and I love that I can by ankle length jeans at the Gap so that I don't need to pay $15 to have them shortened! 

And for $69 I would buy another pair in a few months if my size changes again!

Have you found any affordable jeans that rival your designer favorites recently?

This weekend after much stalling I finally went ahead and bought all the remaining accessories for our master bath.  Before our move I was so excited to finally have a larger bathroom with two sinks, but once we moved in I had trouble deciding what to do with the space.  As we unpacked I needed some temporary storage, so I ended up putting out an old floral china dish to hold some of my miscellaneous beauty products.  This dish along with my desire to keep the space calm and relaxing inspired the eventual color scheme for the rest of the space. 

At the encouragement of my good friend Sarah from Matters of Style, we painted the bathroom Benjamin Moore White Dove and we could not be happier with this color selection.  The rest of the space is now beige, chocolate brown, and green.  I bought two of the Zig Zag Mats featured below in Wheat, one for each of our sinks, and then coordinating hand towels from Garnet Hill in Wheat.  Because I have so many monogrammed towels already, I decided to veer from tradition and go with a simple "HIS" and "HERS" personalization on the towels.

Besides adding one or two trays that I already own, and some simple white frames from the Christmas Tree Shops, the accessorizing of this space only cost $150!

This weekend Mamasource is offering a great deal on one of my favorite magazines - Coastal Living.  The interiors featured in Coastal Living are always stunning, and would work in a variety of settings, not just the coast!

One of my favorite interiors was featured in this magazine a few years ago - an open air villa in Round Hill, Jamaica designed by Meg Braff.

Through March 27 you can get a mail AND tablet subscription of Coastal Living for just $10!  While I love my paper magazines, it's always fun having them on my tablet too for when I am away from home and for the extra interactive features.

Just click here for more details!

Last week the colored denim trend got even bigger when Kate Middleton stepped out in J Brand's 811 Twill Skinny Jeans in Tangerine.  Since then she has been all over the press in her cute skinny coral jeans.  No matter what she wears this princess just seems to always get it right!  And I love how she wore the jeans in two separate looks in the same day, showing how one pair of denim can be both sporty and chic depending on how you accessorize it.

Image via Instyle

The princess has definitely inspired me to give the coral/tangerine denim look a try, and if I can get a hold of a similar pair of jeans in this orangey hue I plan on wearing them with one of my blue and white striped sailor tees this spring.

But denim is definitely not the only thing that looks good in TANGERINE! 

Here are a few of my favorite home and fashion items in tangerine and coral for the warmer months ahead!

Alexis Bittar is one of my favorite jewelry designers.  His designs are bright and daring, and any of his pieces can take an outfit as simple as a black dress and elevate it to evening status instantly.

According to his website, Bittar started selling his jewelry on the street in Soho on the corner of Prince and Greene.  He says that when he first started selling his jewelry on this corner in Soho which is now packed with jewelry vendors, that there were only a few vendors selling their wares at the time.  Bittar was eventually spotted by a buyer from Bergdorf Goodman, and as they say the rest is history.

This month from March 9 to April 13, People Style Watch has offered 20% off at Alexis Bittar to all readers.  Just enter the code PEOPLEMAG at checkout for a discount on all full price jewelry, excluding the Curiosities collection.  This is a great deal to get a discount on a beautiful line of jewelry that rarely goes on sale!

Here are a few of my favorite current designs by Bittar...

And if even with 20% off these jewels are still out of your price range, check out this new bangle from Banana Republic...it definitely lends a similar upscale modernist look for less!

If you are interested in picking up the adorable green Gap dress I wrote about yesterday, or one of the colorblock umbrellas I wrote about this morning than make sure to use the code GAPGIFT to get 25% off today!

And while you are shopping check out this cute Gap look for spring...these red pants retail for only $49!

Lots of excuses to splurge on luxe but less umbrellas all for $25 or less!

Happy shopping and stay dry this weekend!