into the woods

Just got home from an epic round of Christmas shopping, so this is going to be a short post! As much as I love this time of year, between the parties and the shopping and the holiday travel (ugh), it's seriously exhausting! I'm looking forward to having a night or two to myself sometime in January!

But my favorite (early) Christmas gift was an incredibly beautiful package from Australian designer Samantha Wills. In it were eight of the most beautiful, unique, stunning pieces of jewelry I've ever owned, and I am so incredibly excited and grateful to wear them! There has literally not been a single day since they came that I haven't worn one (or more) of them, but layering them all together is my absolute favorite. And her prices aren't any higher than you'd pay at a J. Crew or Anthropologie -- every piece I'm wearing in this post is $150 or under. I'm already stalking her website for new arrivals! I feel like she's going to be huge -- so I'll be happy if you guys heard about her here first! :-)

And one extra note on the shoes -- I picked them up two weeks ago in New York with Payless, and I've been wearing them all the time! I wore them to my book party, to a holiday party, to work, basically everywhere, because for heels that high, they are incredibly comfortable. What a shock, right?

Gifted Samantha Wills Bella Bangle set, Distance & Time cuff, Bohemian Bardot necklace, Grand Tremezzo necklace, Club Monaco sweater, gifted Hudson jeans, Chanel bag, gifted Payless heels.