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

DIY Neon Rhinestone Bangles

These bangles are simple and inexpensive to make, and are great stacked together, or worn singly with your watch.  They’re excellent for gift -giving as well. Supplies: bangles (get them in stacks at places like Forever 21 or Target), embroidery floss (Michaels had a small selection of neon floss), rhinestone chain, hot glue and scissors […]

DIY Glittery Neon Notecards

A few months ago Tristan, Jules, Danni and Miranda gathered at my house for a crafternoon.  Tristan brought her beautiful stationary supplies from her shop including her heavy cardstock and Kraft paper envelopes and taught us how to make these amazing glittery notecards.  At the time we used holiday inspired colors, but when I saw […]

For the Love Of Neon – Inspiration Board

Are things bright enough for you over here?  Welcome to neon week, a week long celebration of neon inspired style posts.  All week long I’ll be sharing fun and simple DIY’s with a style post or two that will help you incorporate a bit of this bright trend into your life in a  modern way. […]

Daily Style – Green & White

{Jeans – Gap Maternity; Sweatshirt – James Perse; Silk Blouse – J. Crew; Wellies – Hunter; Necklaces – DIY; Glasses – Warby Parker} Style post shoots don’t always go according to plan, especially when you have kids.  They jump in the shot, your photographer gets distracted, pictures come out blurry, clouds take over the sky […]

Insiders: Behind the Lines {Kay}

I met Kay Sides of HATCh when I was working at James Perse last year and instantly wanted to soak her up.  Her personality is one that inevitably strikes you as genuine, which is sometimes hard to come by in the fashion industry.  Her loyalty to the brands and people she works with is also […]

Your Feedback Please

(this is me thinking and taking notes in the middle of a beach) It’s been a little over two weeks since I launched this new blog and I’m happy and proud of the content I’ve published so far.  Has the launch gone exactly as I would have wanted it to go?  Not entirely, but all […]

Daily Style – Mint Pick

{blazer – Zara; shirt – Zara; pants – James Perse; heels – ShoeMint; cuff – Nordstrom; leather pouch – American Apparel & see my DIY option here} I gave a sneak peek of this blazer in my post on Saturday, but here are some better shots of my mint purchase of the season.  Jules mentioned […]

For the Love Of…Watercolor Wallpaper

Shelly has already begun creating a story board for the nursery centered around this wallpaper.  A nursery that we don’t even have since one of the kids will be sharing a room with the baby, and a nursery for a baby of which we don’t even know the sex yet.  Never mind all those minor […]

Daily Style – Sunset

{dress – James Perse; vest – Old Navy; sunglasses – Coach c/o Nordstrom Rack; seed bead bracelets – DIY by me; earrings – c/o Ike & Co.} We spent a warm March Saturday in San Clemente, a quaint little beach town down the coast from us.  I’ve lived in Southern California my whole life and […]

Inspiration: Color Me Mint

1. sweater 2. shirt 3. belt 4. pants 5. shirt 6. scarf 7. blazer 8. dress 9. jacket Walking into Zara the other day, I was hit with a subtle explosion of pale pastels, including a predominance of MINT!  It’s funny how each season an “it color” emerges, and this spring season is all about […]