I know I’m a nerd. I’m fully aware. But I get so geeked out about Oscars fashion. It drives my husband insane. There’s plenty of eye rolling and lots of snark, but that’s alright. If I have to deal with football (blech), he can deal with a couple of awards shows every year.

OK. I’m going to stop talking (typing?) and get straight to it. Here are my top three favorite looks from last night.

Yesterday’s handmade heart post fueled my current obsession with hearts a teeensy bit more. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s kind of the perfect time, right? Inspired by the shoe clips I featured yesterday and ban.do’s awesome heart headband, I decided to get a little crafty and put together a DIY glitter heart headband of my own!

The best part of this is how easy it is. You could totally use it as a craft and party favor at a kid’s birthday party. Let the little ones glitter away and the adults can take care of the hot gluing while they’re on to the next activity!

sources (clockwise from top left): Amy Ming, Hawaii Chic Jewelry
Divine by Deidre, Petra Collection, NYC Jewelry Design, Oh Kuol

I looooove druzy right now! It’s basically a thin layer of little crystals on top of another stone that adds a little bit of whimsy and a whole lot of sparkle. I can’t get enough!

We all know I’m kind of obsessed with sparkle, but this is like a little sprinkle of fairy dust that you adorn yourself with (bonus: you don’t leave a glitter trail that people can track you down with).

I just love the raw, organic look of these! What do you think?

If there’s one thing that having girls has taught me, it’s that many traits seem to be inborn (please brace yourself for a couple of sweeping generalizations that may only apply to my very specific little universe).

For one, girls like to talk. A lot. In fact, they like to talk so much that you can tell where they are just by listening for a second. Silence? My child is either:

1. asleep (which is very rare)
2. not home
3. up to no good (like the time she decided to play hairdresser with her cousin)

My husband most likely uses this same trick to verify my whereabouts.

Next, girls like pretty things. We like sparkle and ruffles, bows and beads (this is generally where the princess obsession comes in).

Many girls grow into women that still like these things. So much so, in fact, that it’s often damn near impossible to tell the difference between big girl pieces and children’s wear.

1 J. Crew :: 2 Old Navy :: 3 Gap :: 4 J. Crew :: 5 Steve Madden :: 6 J. Crew

My daughter and I would both do a little happy dance at the idea of owning any of the pieces shown above.

Three are women’s pieces and three are children’s. Can you tell the difference?

Confession: I like things that sparkle.

Like my daughters, my eyes light up at the sight of something shiny as if it’s Christmas morning and the mother load of gifts are sitting within reach.

It doesn’t matter if it’s glitter, sequins, or gemstones. If it’s sparkly, I’m a fan.

It may be super girly and a little bit predictable, but I’m not about to apologize.

And what’s the ultimate sparkly accessory? Why a cocktail ring, of course.

But not all of us can afford gorgeous dazzlers. Instead, I found eleven pretty cocktail rings that cost under $100 (one for each finger, plus one for good luck!).

1 The Broken Plate, $25 :: 2 Kim D’Angelo, $92 :: 3 Thirty Six Ten, $84 :: 4 Forever 21, $5.80 :: 5 Emitations, $65 :: 6 Kate Bissett, $14.99 :: 7 Blu Bijoux, $24
8 Emitations, $74.25 :: 9 Forever21, $5.80 :: 10 PJ Clarke, $39
11 Camlo Designs, $98