Chloe and Isabel by Kasha

Hey Guys,
I am so happy to finally announce the launch of my Chloe and Isabel Online boutique, Chloe and Isabel by Kasha. I have been working so hard putting together stylish designs for all my fashionistas.

Chloe and Isabel is the new go to fashion destination for creative and confident women of all ages. We offer more than just beautiful jewelry, we offer a lifestyle brand with a genuine and unique personality. The Chloe and Isabel brand was created based on the friendship philosophy that opposite personalities attract. Chloe and Isabel aren't just friends that express themselves in different ways, they are friends that create the perfect bond. Chloe represents the woman who is friendly, optimistic, creative, and brave. While Isabel represents the woman who is timeless, confident, smart, and chic. Who are you? Are you a Chloe or a Isabel? Maybe you are like me and have a style of a little Chloe and a little Isabel.


Most importantly we believe that empowerment and self-exploration lead to the truest version of oneself, and the ability to reach one's full potential. BE CREATIVE. BE CONFIDENT. BE YOU.

Our innovative and originally designed fashion jewelry are exclusively designed by the Chloe and Isabel in-house NYC designers that have a combined 35 years of experience from top fashion houses. Above all, it is important to have a high quality product. No worries there. All the jewelry offered by Chloe and Isabel by Kasha are:

• Hypoallergenic, nickel free, and lead safe
• Packaged in keepsake pouches that will prolong the life of your jewlery
• Under the Lifetime Replacement Guarantee

I am so excited to bring a little sparkle and glow to all my fashionistas! Check out the new Moroccan Summer '14 Collection launching May 6th. 

You can shop our selection at www.chloeandisabelbykasha.com.
Follow us on Facebook to get news about the latest styles and schedule an online pop-up!

Happy Shopping! 

Homemade Bubbles

I don’t know about your kids, but mine are obsessed with bubbles! Everything has to do with bubbles. We have bubble machines, bubble blowers, and bubble wavers. My son will play with his bubbles until there is nothing left to play with. At first I thought buying the large oversized container of bubbles at $5.00 a piece would be enough, but no. Between my son and our three dogs that oversized container of bubbles would be gone in two days. Who has time to run to Target every two days to pick up bubbles?

I quickly found the answer to my bubble prayers after my 19-month-old son had a temper tantrum of all tantrums over his empty bubbles…..I could make our own bubbles with ingredients right from my kitchen quickly and wicked cheap.

Ingredients needed:

2 cups water

1/2 cup liquid dish soap

1/8 cup corn syrup

large container

Add all the ingredients to the large container and shake or mix well. I would let the mixture sit for a minute before using. After a few minutes sit back and watch the bubbles fly!

If you really want to get unique and fancy you can add food coloring to the mixture. Just be careful not to play with the bubbles on surfaces you do not want to stain ( I learned my lesson the hard way).

By son kept storing the mixture. That is why it is the off white color. 

Sanity out the window

For the past two weeks our house has been crazy! Now when I say crazy, I mean diaperless babies running around screaming while I follow behind wondering where I left my sanity. 

Of course our road to the crazy house had to start right when the weather is getting nicer and there are a million and one things on my husband and my to-do list. I don’ t know if it is like this for all married couples, but my husband seems to live in this fantasy world that our home and everything in it just magically stays clean and put away. Now if he came home at lets say 11:25 am, right after my son finished his snack, our home would look like a miniature tornado just went through it. So one of the first things on my to-do list during the weekends is to catch up on the deep down dirt that my little monsters and three dogs like to drag through our home. Now for some reason this seems crazy to my husband who thinks that the only thing on the agenda is to tend to his “baby”, our yard.

Don’t get me wrong, I like to work in the yard every now and then to de-stress and give it my mom touch, but lets face it, the yard is dirty. I think I spend enough time during the week dealing with dirty things, I don’t really want to dive head first into a big pile of dirt that has bugs in it. Yes that may sound prissy, and I don’t care.

Anyway, I digress. For the first time in two years my husband and I thought it would be a wonderful idea to have a BBQ. This would be our chance to show our new friends our beautiful home while exchanging stories and sipping wine. At least this is what I had imagined in my head. Now for the reality, my husband left almost the entire to-do list for the day of the BBQ, twenty-five different chores to do in the matter of five hours, while chasing down a toddler, a baby, and two puppies. I was ready for bed before the party even started. By the time everyone got there I felt like a walking zombie, just going through the motions.

I don’t know who made it the social norm that your house has to be clean before you entertain. It’s really a sick joke. You work so hard to make your house perfect, then in the course of 3-4 hours it just gets trashed. There a bottles and cups everywhere, food left in all different corners, your sparkling floors went from perfect to having a slight brown film on them. Then by the end of the night you are so tired, the last thing you want to do it pick up the mess, so you go straight to bed to wake up to a kitchen that looked like it exploded in the middle of the night.  That is exactly what I woke up to this morning.

While I was cleaning my third load of dishes it hit me…..I had invited everyone to our Easter dinner party. Maybe that third glass of wine wasn’t the best idea. Lol. My Easter party has slowly been increasing in size over the past two weeks. The initial small family dinner was now a huge production with 30 people attending. My first thought was how in the world did this happen? I am not a cook, I can barley get through cooking dinner. But then the purpose behind the party came to light. Our celebrations and BBQ’s are to enjoy the presence of the people we like and love. There was no way I would have any of our friends or family be alone on a beautiful day, let alone on a holiday.  So, I guess for the next week our crazy house is just going to get a little crazier while I figure out how to organize an egg hunt and dinner party for 30 people. Thank god for Pinterest and mothers who know how to cook!

Have a blessed Week!

Janie and Jack

Janie and Jack Outlet Store {Hester Way}

This weekend I stumbled upon a wonderful gem. While checking out the Premium Outlet Mall near our new house I found Janie and Jack . If you have never heard of it, Janie and Jack is a higher end clothing store for babies and Children. Usually this store prices their clothing high enough that I can't justify spending that amount on growing children, but low and behold….I found the Janie and Jack outlet store. 

Two great secrets about shopping the outlet store:

1. The Janie and Jack outlet store stocks the same clothing as in the regular store. The only difference is the outlet store gets their collections two weeks after the regular store.
2. 2.     The outlet store offers a minimum of 25% off the new collection clothing and a minimum of 50% off sale/clearance items.

With offers like that, I couldn’t help but spoil my little angels.  After the discounts the clothing came out to be about the same price as clothing at OshKosh or the Gap. I think the quality of the garments that Janie and Jack offer are worth the extra money in the end. Stores like Carters are cheaper but their clothes shrink, fade, ripe or stretch very easily. In reality my children only really wear Carters clothing 10 times before a seam unravels or the item rips. The material Janie and Jack use is heavy, soft, and light so the clothing is comfortable for little ones to wear, and don’t forget the incredible cute factor that every outfit has!

Check out my cute finds for Easter outfits:

 

  



Pindot Two- Piece Set  $46.00 I got it for $34.50.

 Belted Linen Blend Short $39.00 I got if for $29.25

Plaid Twill Shirt $36.00 I got it for $27