Cheetah Truck Holiday Top

OK can we just say I am in LOVE with this holiday top I got this year! How absolutely cute is this design of the little red truck being in leopard print?!?!? I have worn it so many times already.... it runs generous so I do wish I had gotten a smaller size but it washes well and I am so happy with my purchase! Thank you babychloescloset (DM her on instagram to get yours!)!!!!!!!!

First I wore it to my bocce Christmas party styled with a faux fur vest....

Then... even though you really can't tell it's the same top... I wore it with a plaid puffer vest to take Dante to see Santa Paws!

Then today I wore it again, even more casually... styled with a leopard Miss Me belt, Levi's and my Ariat Fat Baby boots to finish up my Christmas shopping!

Holiday Shopping

Despite my English "snobbishness" for brands and Italian affinity to "high end", I have discovered two new treasure troves for shopping during this past year...both of which may seem odd... but are wonderful stores I highly recommend for gift shopping.

The first is Tractor Supply Company.... I know right! But I am dead serious! While they are not full of the same decor and holiday zeal as my second recommendation, they are full of wonderful gift ideas from cute clothes, boots, scarves and gloves, right down to farm house decor items...... and how can you beat this cute gift wrap I used from there this year?!?

The second store that has become a new favorite is Petitti's.... I know they are a chain here in Northeast Ohio but unsure exactly how far they reach. If you have one anywhere near you, I highly recommend you stop in... it is NOT your neighborhood nursery anymore! I actually bought quite a few gifts here this year and their holiday displays far beat any department store I visited this year!

Comment below... what new gold mines did you find this ear for holiday shopping?

A Buffalo Check Front Porch

The first thing to get decorated entirely for the holidays each year is the front porch for obvious reasons.... it needs to be done while the weather still holds out in Northeast Ohio and it's the first thing people see. With Buffalo check being so popular this year and this gorgeous ribbon I found I Sam's Club this year I was inspired to go all out in red!

My mom is the best bow maker ever so I of course recruited her to tie all these gorgeous bows. I pulled the old sled and skates from the back of my parents garage as well and picked up the throw from Five and Below this year.The package on the chair is actually a grape crate wrapped up. I took my normal leopard welcome mat and put a Dollar Store red welcome mat over it to add color. The wreath on the front door was made by myself several years back now but the cotton was added last year. The garlands and wreath on the railing is also reused from years before and simply updated with the new ribbon. The new red truck welcome flag came from JoAnn's this year.