My New Fall Cuff Designs and What to Wear with Them!

It's the first fews days of fall, and I think these change of seasonal designs posts are my favorite.  I envision a design and what I would wear with it while I'm creating it my wide cuff bracelets. On the flipside of the design process, there's a finished product... what. do. I . do. with. this. hmmm.

So this is what I do, I try as best I can to communicate my designs to you by incorporating today's seasonal styles from popular stores and designers to let you know what I was thinking when I constructed it...So here goes. Can't wait to read your comments!

Faux Leather Fleur-de-Lis Cuff

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With this White House Black Market Pairing

White House Black Market Photo

Next...

My Houndstooth Tweed Cuff Design

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With this White House Black Market Outfit...

White House Black Market Photo

Or...

My Faux Brown Leather Cuff Design...

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Paired with this 

Ralph Lauren's Black Label Classic Camel

Ralph Lauren Photo

Next...

This dress ensemble...

Marie Claire Photo

With my Faux Brown Leather Cuff Bracelet

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Whatcha think? Would you wear any of these styles?

Happy Fall!

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My Super Chili

Fall is upon us, and after a scorching summer here in the south, it is a welcome relief! We always look forward to football and a new menu of fall comfort foods in our house.  Everybody loves a burger, but after a summer full of barbecues, burgers, and hot dogs, we are looking for a change of season!

Last night, I made my first pot of chili for the season!  Even though this is an awesome comfort food, our family is really health conscious, so I thought I'd share with my blog readers my recipe for my super yummy, super nutrient filled chili that even my kids love! So here goes:


Dawn's Super Chili 
(makes enough to feed a party or a family of 4 and freezes well)


2lbs of extra lean ground sirloin/beef (97/3)
1 large sweet onion
Chili Power to taste
Ground Cumin to taste
Garlic Powder to taste
Salt to taste
1 large can of red kidney beans
4 cans of pinto beans
2 cans of diced tomatoes with chilies
1 Fresh Jalapeno for additional heat (optional)
1 large bottle of V8 vegetable juice


In a large stockpot get the super lean ground beef browning. Do not add additional oil, cook the beef on medium heat to it releases its fat and creates its own non-stick fats and oils. Cook it too fast and it will burn and not use its own fats. 


After breaking up the beef, toss in the chopped onion, a palm full of chili powder, a palm full of ground cumin,  approximately 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, and approximately 1 tsp of salt to season the beef.  If you like your chili hot, add a diced Jalapeno now (optional)


Open up the cans of beans over the sink and put them in a pasta strainer and drain and rinse them!  Packagers pack most beans in corn syrup and nobody needs this extra SUGAR!!!!!!! uGH!!!!!


After the meat is browned, do not drain. There should be no more than a teaspoon of liquid left in the bottom of the pot if your beef is super lean. If you have more, drain. Do not rinse your meat. You loose ALLLLLLL of the seasoning you put in the pot when browning.


Return meat to medium low heat, add tomatoes, drained and rinsed beans, and pour in enough V8 juice to just cover the beans in the pot.  You'll use all but about 1 or 1/2 cups of the V8. Bring to a simmer and simmer for approximately 5 minutes on medium low. Stir and taste.  Add more spices to your liking. I usually add about a tablespoon of chili powder and a half a tablespoon of cumin and a dash of salt toward the end of simmering.  Simmer an additional 10 minutes on low and taste again. If you have seasoned enough, you will not taste the V8 juice at all. (I don't like V8 juice on its own, so this is how I gauge a good pot O' Chili) Simmer on low until ready to serve. The longer it warms on low the better it is.


Garnish with shredded sharp cheddar cheese, sour cream, and corn chips....all optional, but my kids love the garnishes and I know that they are getting a ton of V8 juice, so I don't mind!


I hope you give my Super Chili a try!

New Styles in Monogram Necklaces

It might be time to start building your Christmas list and doing some Christmas shopping. I tell myself every year to get a head start on my list vs waiting for the family to ask what I want for Christmas, I tell them "I'll get back to ya"...then comes more stress, now I'm holding them up while I think about what I want/need  =)


I just couldn't wait until Christmas to show you these brand new designs in jewelry monograms. Starting with our Cut-Out Monogram Necklace in Sterling Silver. Like my little girl says, "it is to die for!" Mom or Grandma's Monogram is featured in the middle and children's names are black letter engraved around the edge.

Get details on CarolinaClover.com's Monogram and Black Letter Engraved Mom Necklace here.

We've got another great design for you! This one is a floating cut out monogram necklace that any girl would love! This necklace comes in three different sizes and is available in Sterling Silver or the budget minded pewter.

Find out more about this gorgeous floating cut-out monogram pendant necklace here.

Variety is the spice of life, so CarolinaClover.com offers a cut-out monogram necklace design available in every color and every style.  These monogram pendants are made of acrylic, so they hold a deep color and are so budget friendly you could order one in all your favorite colors and styles!

Find out more about our acrylic line of monogrammed pendant necklaces here.

I hope we have inspired you to think about gift giving for any occasion, maybe even Christmas too. Our monogrammed pendant necklaces make for thoughtful gifts whether they are on your wish list or you buying list!

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