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

The Best Skinny Jeans For Real Women

I’m currently about 20 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight, which at 12 weeks postpartum I’m okay with.  What I’m not okay with however, is a) not having any button-up pants that fit, specifically jeans; and b) spending a fortune on a pair of jeans that fit me now, but will, fingers-crossed, not fit me in […]

DIY Ombre Tote Bags

This tutorial was originally published in January 2012 on my old blog, Four Flights Of Fancy.  All this week I will be adding my most popular DIY’s from Four Flights onto For the Love Of.  I hope you like the new to this space content! I’ve had some plain canvas totes taking up space in […]

Thanksgiving Table Setting With A Neon Twist

I have a confession, I’m not hosting Thanksgiving this year, yet I still wanted to play around with putting together a table setting, because I’m strange that way.  Right after Halloween, these pretty fantasy pumpkins were marked down to $1, so I scooped up a few knowing that I could use them around the house […]

DIY Seed Bead Necklace

This DIY project went through a few transformations before I finally settled on this particular design, and I have to say I love the way it came out.  My original intent was for it to just be a plain clustered necklace that was much shorter in length, lying closer to my collarbone.  But the more […]

Daily Style – Layered Up

Jacket – Nordstrom; Chambray Shirt – J. Crew; Layering shirt & tank – James Perse; Pants – James Perse; Smoking flats – Boden; Scarf – Anthropologie Tis the season for layering, especially in Southern California.  Cold mornings lead into warm afternoons, and lead back into colder evenings.  This outfit carried me through it all, starting […]

Hayden’s Neon Inspired Nursery

We finally finished Hayden’s nursery over the weekend, just shy of him turning 11 weeks old.  It had been complete for the most part, but I was going back and forth about placement of some artwork.  I’m still not sure I love the placement of the pieces above the bed, but for now I can […]

Daily Style Week 11 – The Best Pants Dressed Up

Pants – Club Monaco (last seen here); Lace Top – Forever 21; Blazer – Zara (last seen here); Booties – Stuart Weitzman; Clutch – American Apparel; Heart Pin – Ban.Do; Watch – Michael Kors; Bangles – Kate Spade As I continue in this postpartum stage with my new post baby figure, these pants have been […]

DIY Studded Blazer

My hands are itching to make some jewelry, or sew something. Gosh I’d love to bust out my sewing machine soon. But the truth is I barely have any time to complete a project, and since my dining room table is my craft room, the thought of starting something and leaving it there to linger […]

She Went Red

I think it’s pretty safe to say that for many woman, our hair defines us in a way.  Not in a devastating, life altering way, but in the way that it defines our “look”.  When we describe each other, or ourselves, one of the first characteristics we choose to use is the color of our […]

Daily Style Week 10

Dress: BCBG; Blazer: Zara; Posie: The Pleated Poppy; Booties: Dolce Vita It’s almost midnight and if you read my post earlier today, you know my political stance and can probably guess how I’m feeling right about now.  So excuse me if my mindset is not completely focused on fashion right now, but I’m feeling a […]