A Taylor Morgan Giveaway

 

I am very excited to announce that I am now designing and making bracelets like the one above. My shop will be building a little bit every week so be sure to check my Etsy shop often. Today one lucky reader can win this Taylor Morgan bracelet!

To enter:

1. Be a follower of this blog
2. Leave a comment telling me you want it

For additional entries:

1. Pin this giveaway on Pinterest
2. Tweet about it and mention @taylormorgandes
3. Share it on Facebook

Leave a separate comment below for each thing you do!

Good Luck! 

P.S.

Please pardon our appearance on here as it is under construction.

The Healthiest & Yummiest Cereal Recipe

Happy Memorial Day friends! I hope you are all enjoying this long weekend. I thought it would be fun to share with you one of my favorite new recipes. Most of you know that husband and I have made a life style change after watching the movie Forks Over Knives. You can read about our change here. This recipe comes from one of my favorite new sites, engine2diet.com. It's healthy and yummy, win win! It's called Rip's Big Bowl. We half the recipe from his site because it's just to much food for us. I personally eyeball everything now.

Directions:

Uncle Sam's, Shredded Wheat, Grapenuts, and Whole Grains.

Flaxseed, Walnuts & Raisins

I only had strawberries on this day but I usually do strawberries and bananas.

Almond Milk is my personal favorite. Husband still likes his with skim milk.

And there you have it! The healthiest and yummiest cereal around.

Let me know if you try it out!

We are off to the pier to enjoy Fleet Week here in the city. Have a Happy Memorial Day!

Lots of love,

TM

The Good in Goodbye

 

I finally gave in to the timeline on facebook. It's taken me so long because I have been to busy to even spend any time on facebook. But I finally did it today. And looking back from where I have been to where I am now over the past five years is bitter sweet. It's funny to see how your friends change, relationships change (thanks facebook for keeping everything!) and how your priorities change. 

I am grateful for unanswered prayers that lead you to things so great you didn't even know how to pray for them. If I had gone down the path I thought I wanted, married who I thought I was going to, etc. then I would never have reached my full potential. I never would have gone after my real dreams. As hard as my heartbreaks have been, I realize there is a lot of good in goodbye. Thanks facebook for the reminder.

Fashion Show at Lincoln Center

First and foremost let me say I AM FREE! Free at last from the most intense semester of my life. I feel that a million pounds has been lifted off my shoulders. I still had nightmares though last night that I was late to class and it was going to hurt my grade (if you are late to class at FIT they drop you down a letter grade) so clearly from my dreams, I think it's going to take a little time for me to be fully relaxed.

Today however, I am here, at Lincoln Center. Where I am working on a fashion show with the CFDA! Dream come true to work with the CFDA! If you don't know who the CFDA are and you like fashion then you are not with the program! Every true fashionista knows who the CFDA is. But if you don't you can check them out here. I can't wait to see what the day brings with them. And here is the best part, as a thank you for helping them, I get two tickets to fashion week here in NYC in the fall. Amazing! Hope all of you have a wonderful day, can't wait to reconnect with all of you now that I am a free woman! 

 Lots of love,

TM

Hello from the land of no sleep

I am chained to a sewing machine either at school,
or here at home. At least I have a great view!
I have made so many samples,
And real jackets for my classes.

 When I am not sewing I am sketching bridal gowns,
or sketching flats. All this takes longer than you think.
Thankfully it's been rainy so I can get away with dirty hair,
until it was so greasy that only a hat would do. No time to wash my hair.

 

But don't worry, I do bathe. Usually somewhere between the hours of 3 and 4 a.m.
Clearly FIT knows what we need. If only that would solve my problems.
Running lots of errands in the garment district, getting things like buttons.
And then there are wonderful people like this woman, who I can pay to make me perfect button holes and sew my buttons on. It's the simple things that really make us happy.

 In case you are wondering I have Friday, Saturday and Sunday to make:

• An entire jacket out of Alpaca with piping, fully lined.
• An entire dress, fully lined.
• Did I mention I haven't even made patterns for my linings yet?!
• And an entire art project of bridal gowns. (you know those art projects that take forever)

Yeah, that's what I have left to do by Monday, and trust me, it's a lot. Here's hoping for a miracle!!

Life Lately Via Instagram

 

Running errands in the garment district. Daily. 

 Good morning from FIT.

Photoshop class.

Timesquare. You are my favorite.

 

Barbie exhibit at FIT. Toy design would be fun.

I love a clean, well made bed.

Wavy hair & polka dots.

New favorite cereal. Build your own. Recipe here.

 

Things to do in the next week. It's only half of it. 

Only on Wall Street would you see this.

I love Trinity Church. So pretty.

Clean sheet night is the best!

 

One of my best friends, Rique, was in town. Love her!

Coffee Shop is the best diner in NYC. Get the pancakes!

Foggy days lately here in the city.

I want a cruiser to ride in Central Park.

 

Worn in NYC floors. I love the "old" feel this city has sometimes. 

Behind the scenes in the garment district. Getting fabric fused.

This man was playing "Three Little Birds" on his Jamaican sounding drum. New favorite song!

Cute stationary Rique got me from an antique store. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Do something fun for me please!

Love,

@tayhartley

(find me on instagram!)

Disappearing

 

Down to the final days of school. This is just half of the stuff I have to do. It's crunch time. I hate this semester but I am so thankful it's almost over. This is with out a doubt the hardest thing I have ever had to go through in my life. And I am here today to tell you I will be disappearing a lot right now. So dear family and friends, I love you, and sorry in advance for being MIA. Mom, your Mother's day gift may come a little late this year but it's coming! I love you all. Thanks for all your sweet support you leave me on here, it really makes my day!

Love,

a very tired fashion student

aka me