Win a $100 Gift Card to The Braided Bandit Vintage!

Happy Fridayyy!  I am SO looking forward to this weekend, especially since I completed my Whole 30 challenge yesterday and can eat all the foods again!  Still going to try to keep relatively healthy but definitely going out for drinks tonight and having pizza at some point this weekend!  Anyway, I thought I would share some photos from a recent collaboration I did with two favorite NYC bloggers of mine, Noelle of Noelle's Favorite Things and Rachel of Jag Lever!  How cute do they look from their vintage dresses from the shop?!  In honor of best friends, they are helping me host a giveaway for a $100 gift card to my vintage shop, and while we are mainly running it through instagram, I thought it would be nice to post it here too!

Just follow the easy steps below to enter!  If you've already entered on instagram, you don't need to enter again. The giveaway will be open until next Wednesday.  Have an amazing weekend!
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xo Hannah

Druzy Necklace Giveaway!

Hi guys.  Today I am teaming up with six other lovely blogging ladies to bring you an exciting giveaway!  One lucky winner will win a necklace from the beautiful Etsy Jewelry shop Organic Olivia!  Seriously how cute is this little miniature glass bottle necklace with amethyst stones and a teeny real flower inside or this one in rose quartz.  Really wishing I could enter myself!

This giveaway is brought to you by:

*Hannah from The Braided Bandit

*Elizabeth from Book of Leisure

*Leah from Eat Pray Wear Love  

*Jenna from A Beautiful Heart

*Iris from Love, Iris 

*Carlee from Little-Sloth 

*Karissa from Karissa & Company

There will be one winner who can select any necklace in the etsy shop + free shipping. To enter follow down below in the rafflecopter! Good luck!

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Super Summer Giveaway!

Hi guys!  I am super duper excited to tell you about the giveaway I have lined up for you today!  What better way to ring in another dreaded Monday than with the chance to win free things, am I right?  To say a HUGE thank you for the love, sweet comments, and support I get from all of my lovely readers, I have decided to offer up a $50 gift card to my vintage shop!  The winner will also receive a custom designed flower crown in their favorite colors, and a handmade beaded fringe necklace!

All you have to do to enter is be a follower of this blog (via Google Friend Connect).  There are also a bunch of optional entry steps that you can do to increase your changes of winning!

This giveaway is opening internationally and anyone can enter! Thanks again for being the best readers ever!

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Floral Crown Giveaway!

Want to know my favorite accessory for spring and summer? FLOWER CROWNS! I am super excited to be hosting a giveaway over on Southern (California) Belle this week for one of my  handmade flower crowns.  How adorable is Ashley modeling the one I made her below?!

The winner will get a custom flower crown handmade by me, and will be able to specify the colors and the size of the crown they would like made!  All you have to do to be eligible to enter is be a follower of my blog (on either Bloglovin or Google Friend Connect).  Head on over to Ashley's blog to enter and find out a few things you can do for extra entries too!  

xo Hannah

Giveaway: Win a Vintage Fashion Journal!

This giveaway is now closed.  I am happy to announce, the winner is Laura of Thrifting Through Life! :)

Hello and Happy Labor Day to all of my friends here in the states!  To celebrate the holiday, I have a super fun giveaway for you guys today! The awesome people at Laurence King Publishing are offering one of my readers the chance to win a copy of the adorable Vintage Fashion Journal!  They sent me one to review so I thought I would share a few pictures I took of my copy so you can see some of the beautifully illustrated pages inside!

     I have been keeping my copy of The Vintage Fashion Journal in my purse lately, as I am a big fan of writing down project ideas and inspiration along with drawing out future outfits!  This journal is perfect for that because it has amazingly illustrated pages done by the talented Niki Pilkington, as well as plenty of blank pages for your own drawings and ideas as well.

     There are a few super simple ways to enter to win your own copy of The Vintage Fashion Journal.  Just leave a separate comment for each step you do to increase your chances of winning!  This giveaway will be open until next Monday September 9th.h a U.S. mailing address!

Mandatory Steps:
1. After checking out the Amazon listing page, leave a comment here telling me what you would write or draw in your journal!
2.  Follow The Braided Bandit on Bloglovin' or Google Friend Connect and leave a comment letting me know which you follow under! (If you already follow along on one, I would love if you followed on the other one too but its not mandatory!)
Optional Steps: (Leave separate comments below telling my what name you follow under)
3. Like The Braided Bandit on Facebook!
4. Follow the Braided Bandit on Twitter!
5. Follow The Braided Bandit on Instagram!

That's it!  A huge thanks to Laurence King Publishing for offering my readers such a fun giveaway.  Even if you aren't the winner, I would still honestly recommend this journal to anyone who loves vintage style or fashion- its seriously so cute! Good luck and I hope you are all having a wonderful day!
xo Hannah

Shabby Apple Giveaway!

Happy Friday!
As promised, today I have an amazing giveaway for you guys! One lucky gal is going to win a $50 shop credit to Shabby Apple!  I actually won a giveaway to Shabby Apple last month and used my credit towards this beautiful minty polka dot dress which I have had my eye on for forever, which I am wearing in the picture below!  It is definitely my new favorite.  I absolutely love the of vintage charm and bright spring colors of the Ferris Wheel collection they just launched as well!

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And the winner is... Amy of TJ and Amy! Congratulations!  I will be in touch shortly :)

There are two easy-as-pie steps you must do to enter the giveaway.  Then, there are three optional extra entries so you can increase your chances of winning!

Mandatory:
1. Like Shabby Apple on Facebook.
2. Head over to the Shabby Apple website and tell me what your favorite item is in the comments!
Extra Entries! (optional)
1. Follow me via GFC and/or Bloglovin.
2. Like The Braided Bandit on Facebook (and leave what name you follow from in the comments)!
3. Follow me on Twitter ( and leave your twitter name in the comments!)

Make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry step you do!  You must have a U.S. mailing address to enter (sorry international friends!)  This giveaway will run for the next week until Friday February 15th.   Even if you aren't the lucky winner and still have you eye on something from their site, you can use the code thebraidedbandit10off for 10% off your purchase!

Good luck and have an amazing weekend!
xo Hannah
p.s. R is a graphic designer and made the giveaway picture for me since I am terrible at photoshop, isn't it the cutest!? Thank you!

Cactus Flowers

     A kind of strange, mellow weekend it has been.  Up until Friday evening, I thought I was working a promotional event the whole weekend.  I spent the whole week mentally preparing myself for not having a weekend, so I was slightly put off by finding out my event isn't until next weekend! That means tomorrow is actually the start of the twelve days in a row of work...so hooray for that.  I know I should have just reveled in the fact that I actually had a weekend, but do you ever have those days where you feel something is ruined for the sole fact that what you thought would happened didn't?

 Outfit Details:

Lilac Dress: c/o American Apparel, find it here!

Boots: Marshalls (old)

Scarf: Vintage

Bracelets: The Plaid Barn

Paper Flowers: DIY

    Why all the work you may be wondering.  Well you see, at the end of May R and I bought a groupon to go to an all-inclusive resort in Cozumel in a fit of vacation depravity.  I actually lived in Mexico in a small fishing village in Baja California Sur for five months while studying at the School for Field studies, so Mexico holds a very special place in my heart!  Cozumel is way more touristy than the Mexico I know, but I have a feeling it will be no less beautiful.  It is now a little under a month away so I can really start to get excited about it! That said, I don't exactly have lots of extra cash lying around, so I am working full time at my regular job and then picking up a few weekends at a different job to try to pay off my credit card bill for my plane ticket, etc.!  So, even though I may be complaining about some long hours in the near future, know that it is a means to and end, and the end just happens to be pristine sandy beaches, ancient Mayan ruins, snorkeling with tropical fish, and all you can eat and drink for four days! 

       These photos were taken yesterday and I am loving the stark contrast of sorbet colored pastels against the dry Coloradan landscape.  American Apparel sent over this beautiful lilac hued dress and I am totally loving it!  The top is sheer lace cutouts, and I really like that you can change the whole look of it depending on what color you choose to wear underneath.  It's fun and a little bit sexy without being too over the top.  I opted for bright pink underneath this time and whipped out some paper flowers I made awhile ago for a little touch of whimsy.  And speaking of whimsy, R thinks I am certifiably insane because I thought the mint green fire hydrant looked like an abstract cactus with the flowers on top? Can you see it?! No? Okay.  Well then he may be correct.

     I hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday.  Do you have any exciting trips planned in the near future?  I would love to hear about your plans!

xo Hannah

p.s. Don't forget to enter my giveaway over on Marisa's lovely blog Shades of Monet! It is my first ever giveaway for a $40 gift card to my vintage shop, head on over and follow the super simple steps to enter! 

The Velvet Bird Giveaway

Hello! Just wanted to share an adorable new collection I discovered today from The Velvet Bird's Vanessa.  I want the first dress so badly, the combination of plaid, fall colors, and a big bow is just perfect!  Vanessa is doing an amazing giveaway for one of her readers to win one of the pieces from the new collection! You can find out more details about how to enter here.  Hope you are all having a great Monday!

xo Hannah