From one hot drink lover to another

Morning guys, and thanks for visiting today! I'm pretty sure that the holidays mean lots of extra treats for most of our households, and especially for mine it means lots of extra hot drinks! We're big herbal tea drinkers on a daily basis all through the year, but during the Fall and Winter months we add in apple cider and hot chocolate, etc on the regular as well, and I thought I'd share a few favorite mugs I've been eyeing from Modcloth lately to make those hot drinks even better: 

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9

Aren't they so cute? My favorite thing is that there's a different one for whichever mood I'm in at the moment.haha and they're only between $12.99 and $14.99! 

I'm sure you can relate, but I grew up with one of those cupboards in my house with all the fun miss-matched mugs, and my favorite one I remember was a white mug with a lobster on it that would go from dark brown to bright red when you filled it with a hot liquid.haha But I loved choosing other ones too, it just makes hot treats all the better to have a mug that makes you smile don't you think? 

Do you remember your favorite mug growing up? Do you have one of those cupboards now? I'm working on ours, hence the mug collection:) Which is your favorite? Thanks again for reading, and I hope you have a great rest of your week!

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Dicslaimer: Just so we're all clear, this post does contain some affiliate links but I'm not getting paid and was not asked to do this, I just genuinely wanted to share there these fun mugs I've been wanting lately with you! Thank you for your constant love and support!

A Baby Favorites Giveaway!

Happy Monday you guys! You guys know how I feel about Mondays even though I know it's a pretty unique perspective.haha So I won't go into how stoked I am about the start of a new week and all, but I am excited to pass on this really fun giveaway today for some baby favorites:

Some of you may remember far enough back in reading to when I was still pregnant with little miss Lydia? Well I had the opportunity to collaborate with a bunch of ladies back then that were having babies around the same time as I was, and now it's been almost a year for us and our little ones are getting so big! Here's a little side-by-side to where we were last year and where we are today:

Can you believe she turns one just next week?! She is easily the easiest kiddo in the house these days, and is such a joy to be around, it's hard to remember back to when she wasn't a regular part of my life! It's crazy to think about all that has happened since Halloween last year when I was already a few weeks past my due date as a very pregnant Rosie the Reviter, her home-birth, all the milestones, her first teeth, belly laughs and so on. We love her more and more every day and we're so excited to celebrate her big day next week!

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Do you guys know Lynzy and Olivia? Olivia turned one a little over a week ago, and has the thickest dark hair-I love it to pieces! Lynzy and I have been online buddies for a while now, and I've always been a sucker for her beautiful photography. I really love visiting her blog for her cute outfits and yummy recipes the most, and I know you're going to love her blog!

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And here is Abbey and Wesley! Tomorrow is actually Wesley's birthday, and Abbey is the one who put this whole thing together for you guys! I've always felt like if Abbey and I lived closer that we'd be instant real life friends because we have so much in common and she is down to earth! I also love seeing how she styles outfits and getting inspiration from her DIY's and recipes is always a given. 

And now on to the fabulous items being given away and the giveaway itself!

1 Solly Baby wrap

1 Swankaroo backpack

1 bottle of Tubby Todd baby soap

1 Wee Little Monsters art print

1 pair of Freshly Picked moccasins

a Rafflecopter giveaway

And there you have it! I couln't be more excited about bringing one of you lucky ladies so many awesome products that we love so much here at our house, and I wish you all the best of luck!

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Sponsor Call + a huge Halloween ad Sale!

Happy Weekend! It's been ages since I did an official 'sponsor call' /ad sale post, and since Halloween is less than a week away I figured it would be a great time to have a Halloween/ Fall/ Just because ad sale for you beautiful people!

The traffic on my blog has continued to grow and grow, and this month it's headed towards bringing in double the readers that we had just in July!  I'm currently running my 1 XL solo feature/giveaway spot, 1 in-post banner ad (that runs at the bottom of every blog post for a month and has the same perks of the XL!), 10 Larges (they're always popular and with a big group giveaway), 8 mediums (which also get a giveaway!), and 10 littles for that little extra bit of new readership and traffic! My variety of sizes and amounts will be changing next month, so hurry and sign up to be part of the fun in November! 

Use Passionfruit promocode: PUMPKINSPICE at checkout to receive a whopping 40% off your purchase! Also don't forget that when they say 'booked' it only means they're full currently, but you can still purchase and get in line for the next spot that opens up! Also if you'd like to stick around for three months than email me for a further discount:)

Find any information you'll need about my sizes and pricing, as well as further statistics(though they're a bit behind:)), etc, on my sponsor page. You can also find alternative ways of being featured/working with The Freckled Fox besides sponsorship's through giveaway's etc all in the same spot:)

Feel free to email me with any questions you may have, and I really really hope you'll join the sponsor team! Thanks so much for visiting, and have a great rest of your weekend!

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October '14 Mix Tape

If you've been a follower here for a little while than you've seen my mix tapes before, but it's been a couple months since I've posted one for you guys to enjoy, so really quickly (pretty self explanatory): we are huge music people here at our house, it plays pretty much 24/7, so I started doing mix tapes in the early years as a fun nod to the past while sharing some themed playlists of some favorite songs! 

This month being October (and with Halloween being just next week!) of course I'm going to share a bunch of songs that are in minor keys or give off that good Halloween vibe without being straight up 'monster mash' or something like that.haha Here's this month's group of some classic favorites that say October to me in one way or another:

Let me know if there are any already favorites of yours on the list or if there are any new songs or bands you discovered that you love because of today's mix tape! I love love sharing favorites with you guys and hearing your recommendations in return, because we aren't that plugged in over here and I miss out on all the new releases etc! We mainly listen to classics, which is great, but for sure let me know if any of these make you think of a song or band that you think I should look up, and I hope you have a great rest of your day and week!

Come back soon lovely!

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Hair Tutorial: my no-nonsense blow dry for everyday volume

Hey my lovelies! I love the first few days in the week almost as much as the weekends, and today I'm especially happy because I'm sharing a no-nonsense hair tutorial with you guys that has needed to get itself on here for ages! Here's what's on the docket- deer-in-headlights experssion and all:) :

As funny as it may sound, this is kinda hard to post because it doesn't really feel like much of a tutorial since my hair is just plain and out, but this is showing you my quick and easy way I blow dry my thin hair to make it look thicker and set you up for tons of volume! I can't tell you how many times a day I get people who say, "well I might be able to do that except my hair isn't as thick as yours." Yes it is long, but my sisters it is not thick.haha I'm just good at making it look like it is! And today I'm gonna show you one of the ways I do that:) 

This is so stinkin' easy, and so much faster than you might think, and I know it's going to make your life so much easier! I never tease my hair anymore since I started doing this, and because I have the cool infered blowdryer from josé eber I don't worry about heat damage like I used to! Those celebrity blowouts with their round brushes and rollers and clips, etc, etc, 1-3 hours later are nice and all, but when you're talking about real-life busy days there's just no way that's sustainable! I usually only blow dry my hair maybe once a week, and when I do I always use this method, because it's honestly just as fast as a regular blow-dry, but the results are sooo much better and I love starting with a fresh and full-looking head of hair instead of my regular flat head I used to be left with after a shower.haha But lets get on with it!

Tools & Supplies:

 // Coolway Knotty Girl Brush

 // Fekkai Full Blown Volume Styling Whip

 // José Eber Infrared Blow Dryer

 // Coolway Glow Finishing Oil

Steps 1-3: Start with semi-wet, clean hair, and make sure all your conditioner has been rinsed out (left-over conditioner weighs down your locks!). I usually leave my hair drying in a towel or whatever while I do my makeup so it's not sopping wet when I start to blow dry:) (1) Make sure that you thoroughly comb or brush your hair, but only using a brush if you have a soft-bristle detangling brush like my favorite one from coolway, otherwise you can really damage your hair. (2-3) Next you're going to spray on some heat protectent (my favorite is the tresemme), and comb through your hair a bit more to make sure you have a good even coating. 

Steps 4-6: Next is the most important part! well, one of the most important:) (4) You're going to squirt a plum sized amount of the volumnizing mousse (my favorite is the fekkai! I've used a bunch of others and they're too sticky/hardening/flacky/ etc) into your hand, pat your palms together a bit, and (5) evenly distribute it throughout your locks as best you can, (6) making sure to flip your head over and getting your scalp as well. 

Steps 7-9: NOW it's the most important part! Attach the narrow nozzle attachment onto your blow dryer (the jose eber inferred is everything for me when it comes to blow dryers!), and (7) start blowing your hair dry by flipping your head over and focusing right at your scalp. When I feel it's getting dry (which happens in seconds with this blow-dryer!) I (8) use my brush to brush all the hair ''down' and away from my scalp. Flipping your head over, (9) finish it all off by squirting a quarter sized amount of the coolway finishing oil for some anti-frizz action and added shine. Just rub it over your hands and run them lightly over and through your hair focusing on any areas (aka the front of my hairline!) where you might have extra frizz, and you're all good to go!

And that's all folks:) Half of the time I'll twist my hair up into a high ballerina bun type thing and leave it in for a few hours, and then when I take it out the ends have an awesome curl to them, but this is really just the basic type of volume I like to have in my hair at all times, and as I said I never tease any more!

So, I hope that this is useful and fun for you in some way, and also it's fun to share some of my favorite products with you guys since that's one of the biggest questions lately I get from you dears, and I'm so glad that you decided to stop by and visit!

I hope you have a great rest of your week, and stop by tomorrow for something really fun I have planned!

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Weekend Wrap-up + a big announcement!

This Week: I've really been trying to take a step back this week and not over-plan my days so much, and I think it's been working in helping me not get easily worried or bothered when tasks go undone. We've also had a few sick kiddos here and there which definitely helps everything productive come to a complete halt haha, but we've had fun finalizing the sewing on a couple of our costumes for Halloween, and I'm excited to live it up for the last couple weeks of Halloween! 

Weekly Snapshots via @thefreckledfox on Instagram 

To-do's and Goals for the Week:
- keep up my monday/wednesday/friday video goal

- rework my november blogging schedule

- roast the turkey

- get to the park every afternoon

- start a new book

- Get up earlier every morning

- make another gallon of yogurt

- recycle the magazine tub

- get the old car detailed

- juice every day

- be more consistent with my workouts
- drink more water
- stop eating all the pretzels:)

A Few Facts: 

• firstly, I realized that I've only ever used about 1/6 of my nailpolish collection (sad I know),
• and secondly, I am bomb at washing laundry but horrible at folding it :/

And now for THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

For all you Utah folks (and anyone else willing to drive a ways for awesome things like myself) Yours Truly be teaching two different classes on hairstyling for the upcoming Pinners Conference just next month! It's completely free if you just want to go to the huge expo, but you can register for different packages of classes as well depending on your interest, but it's super inexpensive! Also as a big bonus, if you use the promocode: thefreckledfox when registering you get $5 off your tickets! 

It'll go on the weekend of the 7th 8th, and it'll all go down in Sandy, UT! Also kiddos 12 and under are free, so there shouldn't be any reason why you can't bring your girls and come hang out! haha Click Here for more info about the conference, and I can't wait to meet you! 

Something To Take Away:

- Hard things only make us stronger. Remember that 'no smooth sea ever made a skilled sailor' :)

Than you for coming back day after day if you're a follower, and if you're new I hope to see you again very soon! I hope you have a great rest of your week, and take care my friend!

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Easy Retro Costume Ideas - an oldie, but a goodie

Hi friends! Last year around this time I was already past my due date with Lydia and larger than life so I'd decided I wasn't going to dress up for Halloween, but when the spooky day came and she still hadn't arrived so I decided it was a shame not to do at least a little something for one of my favorite holidays, so I whipped out my curling iron and my red lipstick and was a pretty great Rosie within about 10 minutes! 

That being said I've been getting many emails and requests for these retro styles from people that I think these oldies have been missed. So here they are in case you're on the hunt for a last-minute easy and fun Halloween costume, since mostly you just need your hair and a cat-eye to pull every one of these off!

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 

I'd love to hear which of these is your favorite, and if you've ever done any of these tutorials or used them as inspiration, and also if you have plans to use one for Halloween or anything else in the future!

Thanks so much for visiting and reading, and I hope you have a great rest of your day!

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Friday Finds #103 - my fall fashion obsession continues

This week I found...

 1 | this basic and drapy beige trench that is so perfect for this time of year. love love love

 2 | I've been layering gold necklaces so much lately, so this layered piece looks easy and quick!  

 3 | I'd been looking for the perfect fedora for ages and this week I found it at j crew. figures:)

 4 | this recipe for carrot cake baked doughnuts look amazing, and I'd been looking for a long time! 

 5 | this pair of latrice heels that are exactly the ones I've been looking for for ages (at least for under $200:))

 6 | my black and white combo obsession is very real, and these guess pumps are feeding that in a big way.haha

 7 | this garance dore collection calender that I've actually had my eye on for a while now, but needed to pass on! 

 8 | this peach woolen coat that would be a new color for me, but that I'd love to see if I can pull off! 

 9 | I'm always a sucker for stripes in black and white, and this passport cover could encourage me to get mine! 

 10 | I've been wanting to try benefits blushes and bronxzers for a while so this collection would be perfect! 

 11 | I've heard so many good things about this lippie from it cosmetics this past week, I'm so curious to try it! 

 12 | this baublebar piece that would go with so many different things, and is pretty fun and loud

 13 | this is such a delish looking open-faced sandwich, and it has green beans, beets, and a fried egg!

 14 | this is such a comfy looking cotton skirt. I've been looking for a skirt like this for a while

 15 | this gorgeous throw on knit piece that's for sure out of my price range, but at the top of my wish-list 

 16 | I've never bought a dolce & gabbana nail polish, but all these colors are so really beautiful and tempting

 17 | these carra snake pumps from ivanka trump are pretty inexpensive, and I love the metallic! 

 18 | this basic poncho from choies that is going to take away my poncho virginity here very shortly I think 

 19 | these warby parker specs are discribed as 'the perfect complement to a larger than average face.' that's me:)

 20 | this post on wild herb gathering from fork and flower is really inspiring and beautiful in many ways

 21 | I found rag and bone this week and wondered where they've been all my life. haha love the scarf. 

 22 | this adorable white and gold 'lipstick stain' mug that needs to join our collection! love white and gold:)

I so appreciate you stopping by, and I'd love to hear what you think of this weeks collection of finds! Most of them are items on my wishlist and a couple are new purhcases this week, and since I know we have a lot in common I'm happy to share them with you:)

Take care, and have a great rest of your week!

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What I Wore // light pastels for Fall + an etsy giveaway

Happy Friday you guys! Things are so crazy lately, but every day I fill up my to-do list and at the end of the day I have just about everything checked off so what more can you ask for!

We've had the perfect weather here in my opinion (chilly mornings and evenings with warm sun in the afternoons), and it's been so fun to be doing lots of Fall cleaning and changing out some of my spring and summer pieces from my wardrobe for my colder-weather clothing. One thing that I'm keeping from Spring and Summer though are my pastels! Especially this Alice dress from Shabby Apple, there's no way I would pack this thing away:)

wearing: 

 // alice dress - c/o shabby apple (50%off and comes in five colors!) 

 // green cardigan - ross stores 

 // moss garden glass terrarium necklace - c/o belle hibou

 // black leather clutch - c/o fashionAble 

 // belt - borrowed from hubby:)

 // semi-sheer tights - c/o target 

 // ankle booties - c/o target

Another thing that I've been obsessing over more now that the weather has started turning is nature and plants, and you would not believe the amount of potted plants and succulents I have in my house right now! haha For that reason among others I couldn't wait to share this beautiful glass terrarium necklace from Belle Hibou with you, and Jenn is offering you guys $50 to her etsy shop!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I loved mixing these different colors of green together because I always love how red my hair looks when I wear green, and I loved matching my wardrobe to my necklace on this particular day out.haha What do you think of me in this type of full skirt/dress? I'm usually more of a fitted kind of girl just because I'm hip conscious:) but I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Don't forget also to use up as many of the entries as you can in support of Jenn and her lovely shop, and I'm excited about hearing which piece is your favorite! Have a great rest of your weekend friends and take care,

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YouTube comeback - Your Questions, My Answers!

Hey you guys! I'm so thrilled to be posting to YouTube again, and since I'm sure there are a bunch of you that haven't subscribed to my channel yet I wanted to share the videos here as well!

I asked you guys all over social media to give me your questions for this Q&A session, and even though I could only scratch the surface I actually managed to talk really fast and answer over 60! That being said I still needed to break up the video into two parts, but I didn't think you'd mind:) Make sure you click to see part two at the end!

And that's it! I hope that you enjoyed learning a bit more about me, and I hope I got to your question! I also want to stress that while I may have said some things that you disagree with, that these answers are about me and myself and my opinions for my life, etc, and do not imply how I feel about other's decisions or choices in any way! :)

If you have any questions that I can answer in a short reply feel free to ask them down in the comments, and let me know if I got to your question so I can do a happy dance.haha

Take care, don't forget to subscribe below to see more videos, and have a great rest of your week!

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Someone I'd like you to meet + a fun cash giveaway

Happy Monday guys! Today is going to be a fun start to the week, because I get to introduce my good friend Amy to you! Besides supporting my blog, I love the opportunity to have sidebar sponsors because it gives me the opportunity to meet and get to know some truly creative, beautiful, and hard-working people, like Amy! 

We started talking a long time ago and immediately realized we had a lot in common, shared a lot of the same interests and have pretty similar lifestyles! After telling you guys a little about herself Amy is sharing a big discount code and really fun giveaway with you, so read on! 

Who ever said money can't buy happiness is lying.

Because look at me... forking over some serious dough to introduce myself to you...

and truly happy about it.

Hello friends! 

I'm Amy from the The Farmer's Wife.

I know what you are probably thinking... a feature post? No thanks.

But bear with me. 

I mean Emily, the freckled fox herself, and I are basically the same person, so you're bound to love me.

Just look at my hair in the above pictures.

So beautiful, long, thick and luscious.

Or... not.

Here are a few reasons why you might like me and my blog though...

I have a smokin' hot farmer for a husband.

You can read his Man Behind the Blog post here.

Not only is he sexy, but he also happens to be the best daddy.

Bonus.

I also have two mini farmers.

Turns out, they are pretty darn cute too.

I blog about them fairly often.

Their milestones, eating chicken poop, how I discipline them, our daily life on a farm, etc.

Or if a good birth story is your jam... I've got that too.

I'm not afraid to share some embarrassing stories with my lovely readers.

That one time a girl used my toothbrush to clean the sink because she thought I... you'll have to read it for yourself. I can't use certain words here. I am a guest after all.

Or that time TSA nearly made me miss my flight when they found a bullet in my baby carrier. Thanks farmer.

Or when I had to have surgery while I was pregnant. Maybe more traumatic than embarrassing.

I like to cook. Or... more like bake. 

I share some pretty fab recipes.

Salted caramel apple hand pies? YES. In my mouth.

Coconut chocolate chip cookies... any day.

I've got a thing for throwing parties too.

Maybe you would call it an obsession.

Either way you should definitely check out...

A Farm Party

Harvest Party

Picnic Theme Party

Mustache Bash

Elegant Chic Baby Shower

Or perhaps you like room/house renovations?

Brody's big boy room and Beckam's nursery are my favs.

I also totally love my sponsors.

If you would like to join in on the fun, I'm offering a special deal to all of you foxy readers!

Check out my ad descriptions HERE and enter code FOXY to get 30% off any ad space!

OH, and just because I already like you all so much, 

I have 50 bones to give away to one lucky winner!

Get entered below!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hope to see you around.

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