peace out 2011

i seriously cannot believe that 2011 is almost over...
i feel like every year just gets faster and faster, which i'm not really liking too much!

this past year was full of so much craziness...here are a few highlights...

i became a crazy networking queen and won mrd an ad in glancer magazine...and made some great new friends along the way!

had the famous "dita" headband as well as some other pretties featured in a music video for up and coming  artist Alicia Broussard


went back to one of my new fave places...NYC for a two week long atrium trunk show.  that was soooo much fun!  everyone had royal wedding fever which was perfect timing for my new oversized flower bands, one of which was bought by punky brewster aka soleil moon frye!!  i also got to spend time enjoying nye in the spring and catching wicked on broadway!!









summer came and my little sister moved to connecticut...sooo sad:(

saw west side story with aust and mom...and it was prob one of the worst musicals i've seen...but we still had fun:)


i met a new photography friend who is going to help me with my lookbook for 2012




watched another bestie say "i do"


at said wedding got my fave pic of me and john:)


became even more picture crazy...



made a BIG wish...


sent pretties off to a new tv show...


became a pro ice princess...


oh yeah...and got the best family photo ever....hello blue steel....


i'm totes ready to embrace 2012 with open arms and make it my best year yet....
watch out world...here i come:)

be pretty~melis














u-g-l-y you ain't got no alibi...


i hope you all had a very merry xmas!!  i had such a great time with the fam...it was soooooo nice to have everyone together again:)  
this year we had a little ugly xmas sweater contest!!
i only put one pic each so i don't get yelled at by everyone about how ridic they look and to take their pics off lol...we'll just keep it a secret...shhhhhhh

from youngest to oldest we modeled...


obviously the older we get, the more we don't mind looking absolutely crazy...love it!
and the winner was....AUSTIN (my youngest bro...who was also a little sickly that day...i think he got sympathy votes for sure lol)


and a few silly xmas headbands:)

hope you all have a happy new year's eve and i can't wait to see all the fabulous things that 2012 has in store:)
be pretty~melis

merry xmas eve!!!

so first off the final winner is....


Emily!!!  (who's comment i LOVED btw)
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)


thank you to everyone that participated in the twelve days of xmas giveaways!  it was so much fun and i loved reading all of your comments!  you are all so sweet and it made me feel so happy to do what i do:)

all giveaway pretties will be shipped early next week so keep an eye out!!  

i hope you all have a very merry xmas!  
make sure and stuff your face with sugar, laugh til your stomach hurts, and enjoy being surrounded by friends and family and all of that love:)

oh....and this is what i hope is waiting for me under the tree tomorrow...


YUM!!!!
merry christmas!!!

be pretty~melis

on the twelfth day of xmas....

winner of number 11 is...


Adrienne!!!
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)

and now for the very last giveaway....
on the twelfth day of xmas, mrd gave to meeeeeee.....


rules:
1) you MUST follow this blog
2) leave a comment with your fave thing about mrd
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis


on the eleventh day of xmas....

first off....our latest winner is...


Simply Shari....woohoo!!!
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)

also just an fyi for winners....everything will be shipped after xmas weekend:)

on the eleventh day of xmas, mrd gave to me....


yes...i realized this one is pushing it lol, but it had to be done:)
you know the rules...
1) you MUST follow this blog
2) leave a comment with what you would like to see from mrd for spring/summer
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis

on the tenth day of xmas...

and the winner is....


Sonia H!!!  
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)

on the tenth day of xmas, mrd gave to me...


rules:
1) you MUST follow this blog
2) leave a comment with the fashion trend you want to try this spring
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis

on the ninth day of xmas....

and the next winner is...

Brandi Scardina...looks like 9 is your lucky number today;)
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)

on the ninth day of xmas, mrd gave to me...


rules:
1) you MUST follow this blog
2) leave a comment with your fave holiday
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis

on the eighth day of xmas....

and we have another winner....


it's sassy scorpio, Erin L!!
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)

on the eighth day of xmas, mrd gave to me.....


rules:
1) you MUST follow this blog
2) leave a comment with your lucky number
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis

on the seventh day of xmas...

the winner of the pretty shoe clips is....


Annie (and her hipster boots lol)
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)

on the seventh day of xmas, mrd gave to me....


rules:
1) you MUST follow this blog
2) leave a comment with your astrological sign
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis


on the sixth day of xmas...

so we can almost ALL agree that dad's are the hardest to shop for.
i'm totally with you on that...i think boys in general are hard to shop for!!

so the winner of the fifth day of xmas band is...


Samantha Lynn Rapp!!  i love that you make him something homemade every year...so sweet:)
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)


on the sixth day of xmas, mrd gave to me...


can i just say that it is becoming increasingly difficult the higher up the numbers get lol...
so who wants to win these super cute shoe clips??
you know the rules:

1) you MUST be a follower of our blog
2) leave a comment telling me what your fave pair of shoes are
3) cross your fingers that you win:)

be pretty~melis

on the fifth day of xmas...

first off can i say how much i enjoyed reading your comments for the fourth day of xmas:)
it was so sweet to see your responses!!

my fave person to shop for is also my mom, like a few of you said.
she's done sooooo much for me and the rest of my fam that i love getting her little gifts to make her smile!

and now on to the winner of the four stud turban....


Jen W!!!!  I think it's totally ok to be your fave person to shop for lol
(email me your addy please...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)


on the fifth day of xmas, mrd gave to me....


rules:
1) you MUST follow this blog
2) leave a comment with your LEAST fave person to shop for lol
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis

on the fourth day of xmas...

and the winner of the ponies is....


Amber!!!!
(send me an email w/ your addy...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)


on the fourth day of xmas, mrd gave to me....


same rules:
1) you MUST follow our blog
2) leave a comment below with your fave person to xmas shop for
3) cross your fingers and hope you win:)

be pretty~melis

on the third day of xmas...

first off....our winner of the bobbies is....


Cerrisse!!!!
(send me an email with your addy....milarosedesigns@yahoo.com)

now on to more fun:)
i have the feeling it's going to get a little tricky after this lol...

on the third day of xmas, mrd gave to me....

you know the drill...
1) you MUST follow the blog
2) leave a comment with your fave holiday dessert
3) cross your fingers that you win:)
(ends midnight 12/14)

be pretty~melis

on the second day of xmas...

and the winner of our first day of xmas sporty fluff band is...


lililyn67....yay!!
(shoot me an email...milarosedesigns@yahoo.com with your addy please:)



just a reminder...she is actually the second winner because the first random.org number wasn't following the blog...so make sure you're following for next time!!!




on the second day of xmas, mrd gave to me....


same rules as before...
1) you MUST be a follower of our blog
2) comment with your fave color combo
3) cross your fingers and hope random.org picks you:)

be pretty~melis