Making a Marc

There is almost no way you can go wrong with anything that's Marc by Marc Jacobs. To do a little follow-up of last week's arm stacking inspiration, here are some excellent picks to add a little something special to your ever-growing stack.

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1. Katie Turnlock Bracelet, Bloomingdales
2. Enamel Turnlock Katie Bracelet, Bloomingdales
3. Exploded Katie Bracelet, Net-A-Porter
4. Link Bracelet, Far Fetch
5. Hinge Bangle, My Theresa
6. Red/Lilac Gold Bracelet, StyleBop
7. Katie Acrylic Bracelet, Cusp by NM

Stretch & Relax

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Reading

I'm sure I'm not the first to admit that my list of books to read is ever-growing. Unfortunately, most of my time reading is spent in the library with a hefty textbook as opposed to being cozied up with hot tea and my Kindle. Fortunately, summer for me is a little over two weeks away, and I already have a little lineup waiting for me on my Kindle the moment finals are over. A couple classics, a bit of art, Paris, and grammar. Sounds just about right.

1. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

2. The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English by Roy Peter Clark

3. Confessions of an Art Addict by Peggy Guggenheim

4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

5. Lunch in Paris: A Love Story with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard

6. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson 

Stackable

For those of you working toward the perfect arm stack, take cue from pros Blair Eadie of Atlantic-Pacific and Helena at Brooklyn Blonde, who always manage to create a clever mix of their ever expanding and covetable bracelet collection.

Top row: Atlantic-Pacific; Brooklyn Blonde; Atlantic-Pacific

Middle row: Atlantic-Pacific; Brooklyn Blonde; Atlantic-Pacific

Bottom row: Atlantic-Pacific; Atlantic-Pacific; Brooklyn Blonde

Striped Interiors

There's something decidedly sophisticated and chic about adding bold black and white stripes to a room. Whether it be on the walls or on the floor, in the kitchen, living room, or bathroom, stripes have a way of adding extra dimension and personality to the room quite unlike anything else.

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Noteworthy

Timeless, classic, graceful, elegant, sophisticated. Each of these notable women, in their own way, paved the history of style and etiquette, tailored it to their own preferences, and created a popular legacy sought out still today by women all over the globe.

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By the Spoonful

It's no secret that I love hot tea and the occasional cup of coffee. Thus, I always like to keep my eye out for new teacups and saucers that might add to my eclectic collection. Though I've never considered the teaspoon, until now, anything but a regular old spoon from the cutlery drawer. Now, I'm not sure I can continue my tea time ritual without at least a set of these beautiful teaspoons.

The first set is from Anthropologie, and comes in lime and khaki colors as well. The other collection is from Leif Shop, which has plenty of other covetable and colorful housewares. Blogger Joy Cho from oh joy! handpicked the colors for this limited edition collection. I know I'm definitely going to order one of the two (or even both!) one of these days. Happy stirring!