Author Archives: Andrea Howe

Andrea is the founder of For The Love Of, a lifestyle blog dedicated to approachable, modern living. She writes about style, her love of DIY, and living a healthier life through wholesome, nutritious cooking. She is also a regular contributor at Babble.
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You can find Andrea on Instagram @andreavhowe and @gwynethmademedoit

No Title Is Right

With each day that passes since the horrific tragedy that occurred on Friday, I wake up hoping to feel better, ready for a new fresh start, but have yet to wake up feeling anything less than shocked, scared, angry and just terribly sad.  Saturday was hard as it was the day they released the names […]

DIY Fresh Magnolia Wreath

Well as it turns out, the DIY project I was the least “excited” about ended up being the one I love the most.  A couple of weeks ago while at the flower mart in Downtown LA I saw vendors selling these magnolia wreaths for upwards of $40-$50.  I had already bought the supplies to make […]

DIY Studded Beanie

This DIY was originally inspired by a friend’s bead dusted Anthropologie beanie. I loved the shape of the beanie, that it fell loosely to the side just a bit, and the tiniest bit of sparkle was added to it in the form of a bead, instead of a sequin. You all know how much I […]

Daily Style – Go To Sparkle

Sequin Cardigan – Vintage from Salvage Life; Silk Blouse – Zara; Leggings – St. John Knits; Booties – Stuart Weitzman; Flower – ban.do; Clutch – Rouge & Whimsy; Watch – Michael Kors; Bangles – Kate Spade I’ve been showing bits of this cardigan on Instagram for a few weeks now and have peeked a lot […]

DIY Colorful Beaded Necklace

Continuing with a DIY Holiday week, let’s make a great gift-giving item; a simple, colorful statement necklace. I love making these types of pieces because they require minimal materials and are so quick to put together. Last night I made 4 more of these pretty things in about 40 minutes while watching The Voice (go […]

DIY Neon Holiday Artwork

Morning and happy Monday. I managed to stay offline for the weekend and it felt wonderful. This week I have a few fun things planned for you all, focusing on A DIY Holiday! I’ll be providing several DIY’s that you can make, use or give this Holiday season, and the best part is they all […]

For the Love Of Practical Mama Style

good morning friends. I am taking the day off to get Taylor ready to march in the town’s Christmas parade, and to complete some DIY projects that I’m excited about showing you all next week! In the mean time though I want to introduce you to one of the newest friends I’ve found online, Isobel […]

Moving Too Fast

I’ve never understood woman that loved having a newborn. The sleep deprivation, the constant fussiness and the rocking and shushing and swaying and bouncing that goes along with it. The sore breasts and sore back from being hunched over feeding an infant for at least half of your day. I honestly didn’t believe them when […]

Daily Style – A Great Concept

sweatshirt – that Target/NM collab thingy; chambray shirt – J. Crew; Pants – Club Monaco; booties – Dolce Vita; bag – Reed Krakoff By the looks of my 2 local Target stores, Neimans and Target are playing the sad trombone this week.  Tons of merchandise left on the racks, and with how quick stuff gets […]

Gift Guide For the (stylish) Mom Blogger

Last night after the kids went to bed I poured a glass of wine and spent some time looking through the most recent issues of In Style and People Style Watch, and as usual they have the most fantastic gift guides.  They have them categorized into these fun and unique categories and really got my […]