Hello darlings, I hope you had a wonderful weekend and you're getting settled in from the Monday bustle. Today, I welcome you to the first post in my Style & The Bar Cart series. 

Style & The Bar Cart is a creative production that combines my passions (style, decor, vintage & DIY) to serve as outfit and occasion inspiration for the modern girl who loves to entertain in style and prefers cocktails over wine.  

Continue reading to see how you can create your own Lemonade party and contribute to a good cause! 

It's Friday and time to have some Flamingo fun!  These pretty pink birds make my heart flutter and I'm thinking you might have a thing for Flamingos too! Mix yourself a Miami Spice Cocktail, grab your wallet and take a look at some of my current favorite Flamingo items I've rounded up just for you.

Yesterday my bff and I took a stroll into SoHo to visit the first Kate Spade home decor pop-up and it did not disappoint! We squealed as we entered the shop and several ooohs and ahhhs could be heard from the other shoppers. The pop-up features Kate Spade's home-decor including new furniture, lighting, bedding, barware, kitchenware, stationery, lighting, bridal gifts and decorative items. Click through to see how you can #MakeYourselfAHome

I often hear people complain about Valentine's Day and how it's a gimmick but I enjoy the day. I love celebrating love and not just the romantic kind. If you live in NYC like me or anywhere cold, Valentine's will remind your frigid heart that the sun and flowers will come out tomorrow. 

Check out the gift guides I've rounded up below and treat #yoself, your #girlgang or #baemine to some of these goodies. 

Hey there!  Recently, one of my best friends gifted me a beautiful kitchen towel and I loved it so much I just couldn't bring myself to use it. I was looking for ways to ensure I'd keep it forever and turning it into art was the perfect solution. This can be done with any textile so be sure to read my Jan post on About.com. You probably have most of the supplies to complete this project already!

More Holiday ornament DIYs? You're welcome! I created a second set of ornaments to complement my Chinoiserie-inspired balls. These tassels are fun and easy to make and can be done with the entire family. 

Everyone who knows me, knows that I love a good tassel. I like them on dresses, scarves, shoes, earrings, necklaces, keychains, curtain tie backs and I even hang tassels on my doorknobs. I think you get the point so you should understand why I enjoyed making these ornament for my tree. They take very little time to make and the results are stunning! Tell your friends you bought them at a high end ornament store. Is there such a thing?

Hey everyone! Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? My family is visiting from Guyana and I'm loving every moment especially when I get kisses from my 2 year old niece. This Christmas I wanted to go the nontraditional route with my decorations and decided to DIY some blue and white Chinoiserie-inspired ornaments. I love blue and white porcelain but I'm not a fan of the cost so my Crafty Habit kicked in and a DIY was in order. 

I'm so excited to let you know I am now a contributor for About.com's home vertical! 

I met About.com editors Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason of AphroChic at the Blacks In Design Conference this Summer and was super elated to chat with them. I've followed and admired their work for quite some time so having a conversation was dreamy! We spoke about design and at some point I expressed my love for DIY projects. They we're really interested in seeing my work and after a lovely conversation back in NYC, I agreed to create DIY content for About.com. I was a bit nervous about the opportunity but more excited and grateful than anything else. Thank you for the space to share my perspective on DIY Bryan and Jeanine! 

I started using Polyvore about 6 years ago and decided to give it another shot recently. I felt like I was back in college and got carried away creating style boards this weekend. I also created  a few decor boards and wanted to share them with you. Today's decor boards feature a versatile jute herringbone rug styled three different ways.

The first board is my favorite and I want my living room to look like this. The chesterfield sectional, chandelier and gold coffee table add lots of glamor to the space while the banana leaf plant and Slim Aarons Poolside party photography provides a cool tropical retro vibe.