Blushing Dahlia

By: Cassie Cottura

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Fashion, Life

SHOPPING WITH SCHOOLA

shirt old similar, jeans, sandals, jean jacket c/o Schoola, Caden’s shirt c/o Schoola (seriously such a cute shirt by Tea Collection!) Hello! I have been meaning to this post for a while now, but I am excited to share it with you all. #WhyISchoola Schoola is a quality online thrift store that also provides fundraisers for over 30,000 schools to raise their own money to support programs such as music, physical education, and art (How it ...
Fashion, Life

DIY FLOWER CROWN

For the baby shower and maternity shoot, I knew I wanted to wear a flower crown. I searched etsy and found a few that I absolutely loved. Only thing was, they weren’t that cheap for something I would wear twice. My mom suggested I try making my own flower crown. At first I was hesitant because my heart was set one this beautiful crown I had found on etsy. After thinking it through, I thought why not give it a try. I then searched the ...
Life

THE BABY SHOWER

dress: Ingrid and Isabel (officially the best maternity dress ever!) We recently had our baby shower for our little boy. It was exactly what I wanted it to be! We did a woodland themed, co-ed baby shower. I wanted it to be simple, with delicious food and lots of mingling with friends and family. There was a little tree with both daddy and mommy’s baby/kid pictures with an ultrasound photo of our baby boy. I painted a tree and asked ...
Life

BIG NEWS

I’m pregnant!! And we couldn’t be more excited! If you follow me on Instagram you would have known a while ago, but I thought it was time to share it on here since I can no longer hide this little baby bump of mine! Obviously some outfits will be maternity very soon. I can’t wait to share my experience as well as my maternity style. It’s amazing to see how my body is changing, but I love every bit of it. Hope everyone ...
Beauty, Fashion, Life

FALL READY

candle, bootie, scarf, nail polish, leopard blanket, scarf, boot, rain boot, lipstick I am so excited that it is finally fall! I love everything about fall, from the beautiful colors and being cozy to the amazing smells. I put together a few things to inspire you to get fall ready. I have yet to try this candle, but I definitely plan on ordering a few since I love candles and honestly you can’t go wrong with an oatmeal cookie scented ...
Life

LIFE VIA INSTAGRAM

I know I have been M.I.A. lately, but life has been super busy. So I thought I’d share some snaps from my instagram! You can follow me @blushingdahlia At San Francisco City Hall for the Preschool For All Festival of Learning, a work event. I wore this shirt, these pants, which are my new absolute favorite (have the black pair as well), necklace (no longer available) similar here, purse I seriously crave this all the time. It is a ...
Life

Choux Bakery in San Francisco

I love sweets! I am all about sweets! This adorably cute bakery started following me on instagram, so I had to check this place out. All last week I  literally drooled over their yummy pictures of cream puffs and chounuts. Saturday morning could not come fast enough! It is my pleasure to introduce you to Choux Bakery in San Francisco where everything is baked with love. It is cream puff heaven. All the cream puffs have a name and are unique ...
Life

Disneyland April 2015

shirt: madison & berkeley, jeans: paige, shoes: converse, sunglasses: ray-ban The Carnation Cafe in Disneyland has the best fried pickles I have ever had! They don’t get soggy like some other ones I have had. They maintain that pickle crunch. shirt: stem, jeans: j brand (similar style), shoes: old similar here, sunglasses: wildfox, purse: marc by marc jacobs (This bag is seriously the best! It is small but can hold so much stuff in ...
Life

Meatloaf For The Pup

Happy Friday! I don’t know about you, but this week was extra busy for me. I have lots of things planned for this weekend including a quick trip to Disneyland with my sister! You can follow me and my adventures at Disneyland on  my instagram, @cassiecottura. Today I wanted to do a post about what I like to make for my dog, Jax. I know it’s not stylish or glamorous and not everyone has a dog, but this dog means the world to me. ...
Life

The Liebster Award

I am incredibly honored (and totally blushing as I write this) to say that Jessica from Semi- Sweet Tooth, has nominated me for a Liebster Award. I had no idea this award existed, but this award is a way to honor blogs that you believe are on the right path that fave 500 followers or less. You then link back to the blog that nominated you as a way to thank them and then answer the questions they have provided for you. Next you pass the award ...