Look Book: Polka Dots & A Blogger Cookie Swap!!

Dec 8, 2011

Just this past Saturday, I attended a (super cute!) Christmas blogger cookie swap, which was hosted by my lovely pal Cee of Coco & Vera! It was the perfect way to welcome in the Christmas season - super fun & relaxing. Plus, I can never say no to yummy cookies!! I decided on my fave polka dot dress from H&M for the occasion. I absolutely love wearing red this time of year, and topped it all off with red lipstick & a good dose of neutrals -my current obsession! Eee, I was so excited to head into the city and meet up with the girls!!


Yay, the girls! I absolutely loved all of the holiday themed outfits that I saw; everyone looked gorgeous. We spent the afternoon sitting around Cee's kitchen, sampling the most amazing cookies, swapping fashion & blog stories, snapping photos, and enjoyed loads of festive cheer. I'm thrilled to be a part of this lovely community, and I LOVE connecting with these gals once a month! I'm already wondering what we'll do for our next blogger meet-up in January. I can not wait!



After spending a blissful afternoon with the ladies, hubs and I headed out to buy our Christmas tree for the condo - we were both filled with lots of holiday cheer, and cookies for that matter! I may or may not have passed out on Martin's shoulder later that night while trying to watch a movie -oops! I'll be posting pics of our tree next week, and I'm hoping to do some cute x-mas portraits of Martin & I too. So fun. I live for that kind of stuff! xo veronika
Blogging lovelies, from left to right: Aarti of Aarti-IT, Lynn of Hearted Girl, Cee of Coco & Vera, Jen of Her Waise Choice, Alexandra of To Vogue or Bust, Leonie of The Signature Bow, Pari of Sound of Sweet Lullabies, me, Cara of A Fashion Love Affair!

Outfit Details
Cardigan - H&M (similar)
Belt - H&M
Dress - H&M (similar & cuter!)
Tights - Joe Fresh
Beams Boots - c/o Blowfish

82 comments:

  1. oh just LOVE the girls' outfits. Everyone looks so beautiful!!

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  2. Love the colours of your outfit! And the detail of the belt!

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  3. You girls look so, so cute! I wish I could have been there - sounds like so much fun! :)

    Love the red and polka dots, perfect way to welcome in the season. You look great in red lipstick, too!

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  4. everybody looks lovely :3 great group of ladys!!
    I love sweets, hope you had fun

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  5. Awe, looks like so much fun! You girls all look so pretty, I'm loving the polka dots on you and the headband on Lynn!

    Can't wait to see your tree and Holiday family photo!

    Virginie ★

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  6. I love the red dress with the neutral colors..it looks fab! and i adore that belt! You gals look like you had a great time and what a great idea with the cookies!

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  7. aw, this looks so fun, girl! also love the outfit and those beam boots! i have the same pair - don't they totally rock?!

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  8. This was such a fun time, although I did eat wayyy too many cookies and had a major sugar crash when I came home! It is always happy to relax on the couch though, I was a happy camper.
    I loved the dress you wore, you look fantastic in red, and I love that you added a bit of lip color too...the belt was the perfect addition and I am loving those Blowfish boots!
    Always so nice to see you Veronika, looking forward to our next hang out!
    xo Cara
    http://www.afashionloveaffair.com

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  9. Such a fun and fabulously festive idea! I love all the pretty Christmas-y outfits you lovely ladies are wearing.

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  10. Looks like a fun time and you all look so stylish! Love browsing through these girls blogs!

    Hayley
    http://theweekendfile.blogspot.com

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  11. Mmmm, cookies. I'm going to a dessert/ornament swap party this evening--should be an adventure!

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  12. I LOVE your boots and dress Veronika! I do a cookie party every year for my kids and nieces and nephew. We all bring frosting and sugar cookies and decorate them all day. It is so much fun! This looks like fun too! Oh how I wish there were more bloggers in Colorado!

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  13. So many beautiful ladies in one photo! You gorgeous red dress definitely stands out!

    These blogger meet-ups sound like so much fun!

    xx
    thistimeisacharm.blogspot.com

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  14. I'm in polka dots too today, which I love so much!! I am in love with your dress and the whole outfit really! Looks like such a wonderful time you all had!!
    jess
    www.jesscauseblog.blogspot.com

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  15. very very beautiful dress and i love how you styled it! Hope you had fun with the cookies ;-) xxx Anita

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  16. I just love the photos of you all together - and what a cute dress!

    xoxo ~ Courtney
    http://sartorialsidelines.com

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  17. Looks like such a fun event! all of you ladies look wonderful and the cookies look delicious :)

    xxx,

    Fashion Fractions

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  18. look at all those fashionable and adorable girls! a cookie swap was a perfect idea!
    I love your red dress paired with neutrals. Just right for the holidays!

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  19. Aw awesome! Looks like you guys had a blast! Love all your outfits! Cookie swap such a great idea :)
    Bella xo
    http://www.chicinvancity.com/

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  20. It was SO good seeing you Veronika, and your outfit that day was stunning, I loved how you belted the whole look! Hope to see you again soon love :)

    Alex xoxo

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  21. You girls all look soo lovely! Hopefully I'll get to meet you one day soon :)

    xo, alison*elle

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  22. This looks like so much fun! I am extra excited for my cookie swap with gal pals on next week now!

    XO,
    Erin
    www.erinscurrentlycoveting.blogspot.com

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  23. colorful fun in your adventure, your outfit, & your style!

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  24. HOW FUN! That is a great idea, and you of course look super cute!

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  25. LOVING your polka-dotted dress so much! It's so cute and festive for the holidays :)

    The cookie exchange looks like so much fun, and yes, you are right you can't turn down yummy holiday cookies!

    xo, gina

    anythingimaginableblog.blogspot.com

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  26. Great photos and i love your outfit! XOXO, www.NatalyasCloset.com

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  27. It looks like such a fun bloggers meet up! <3 You all look so well dressed too; I love the group shot!


    x
    Lost in the Haze

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  28. Loving the polka dots, girl! That dress is perfect for a holiday cookie swap :)

    www.chillairandperfume.blogspot.com

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  29. A cookie exchange! What a fun and delicious idea! You ladies all look gorgeous. I love your dress, and those boots are killer!

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  30. I love your guys' holiday themed outfits, all the green and red look fab!! I absolutely adore your thick knit cardigan and that sweet dress, such a perfect winter combination.
    MMMMM cookies, I've been seriously craving gingerbread lately
    xJennaD

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  31. What a gorgeous group of girls-love all the red everyone's rocking!

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  32. Good looking group, that's for sure.

    -kim
    found the route

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  33. OMG....sooooo cute!!! i want to go to a cookie swap. What a great idea! xxxx

    PS- I hope you arent mad at me. :(

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  34. What fun! I would love to go to a cookie swap. What a lovely group of women and you look stunning in your polka dot dress. Red is a beautiful color on you.

    Shannon
    http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com

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  35. Sounds like it was a great day! I love all the wonderful outfits!!

    http://www.hipposandhearts.com/

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  36. OMG THIS IS SO CUTE.
    all of you girls have the most precious fashion taste. so different but so fabulous

    xoxo katlin
    kaitgirl

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  37. love the dress :D

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  38. Looks like you had a pretty fun time! Your outfit is the perfect amount of holiday festiveness without going too overboard. I wish I had blogger meetups to go to, so far I haven't come across many people that live close by. Looks like fun!

    Julia
    Cup of Tea
    http://cupoftea-style.blogspot.com

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  39. Mmmmm....cookies. I just can't say enough how lovely your hair is! It's just so nice.

    Mabel
    Mabel Time

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  40. Every time I see your blogger meet-up photos I wish I was living in Vancouver! You ladies are all such sweethearts, I would love to meet you all in person.

    xo Ashley

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  41. Aw these pictures are beautiful.
    It was so very nice meeting you. I had a blast.
    Can't wait to see you and all the girls again.

    Do you mind if I use some of your pics on my blog since I didn't have my camera on me?

    xx
    Pari
    http://soundofsweetlullabies.blogspot.com/

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  42. You look adorable in that polka dots dress Veronika! It looks like you had lots of fun in the cookie swap. Can't wait to see your christmas tree post!

    Xo
    Nicole
    The Owl Girl

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  43. You look adorable in that polka dots dress Veronika! It looks like you had lots of fun in the cookie swap. Can't wait to see your christmas tree post!

    Xo
    Nicole
    The Owl Girl

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  44. Such a wonderful post! LOve to see all these lovely ladies together! You,Cee and Jen looking so beautiful! :) I'm following you via Blogspot and Bloglovin', follow me back?

    XOXO
    Elizabeth E.~
    http://elegancebyelizabethkay.blogspot.com/

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  45. How wonderful! I adore the group photo -- such a gorgeous color palette you all make :)

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  46. It was so wonderful to have a chance to catch up on Saturday, and all of the cookies certainly didn't hurt :) I love the little Vancouver blogger community we've built, you girls are all fabulous. And one of my favourite parts about the get-togethers is seeing what everyone will wear! I loved your polkadot dress, it's so bright and whimsical that I can see it styled for every season, but with your chunky sweater it was just perfect :) Hope you're having a great week so far!
    xox,
    Cee

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  47. You look so lovely and sweet in that red polka dot dress! It's so cute that you bloggy-girls have this little cute meet up! I wish there was a little bloggy-meetings around! It must have been wonderful to share stories, inspiration, and yummy cookies! Thank you for this sparkly post!
    Good luck!

    skinnymoonstick.blogspot.com

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  48. Ya'll all look amazing and it's so awesome to have such a sweet blogging community!

    whosthisani.blogspot.com

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  49. So great meeting you on Saturday! :) Definitely can't wait to meet again and get to chat so more...
    I had a great time, looking forward to more meet-ups in the new year..
    Happy Holidays Hun! :)
    xxx

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  50. YAY I love your photos from last Saturday! I was so excited to meet all of you girls and I'm already looking forward to the next get-together.

    You looked so lovely in that dress and with the cozy sweater. Definitely the perfect pretty look when it's cold outside :-)

    xo Leonie

    www.thesignaturebow.com

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  51. Aww, this looks like a super sweet blogger meet-up! Such gorgeous ladies and wonderful cookies!
    You look perfect as always, that cardigan looks so cozy!
    Life is a romantic poem

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  52. Who run the worl - girls! ;) You all look stunning! I wish I had a chance to attent such a friendly and fashionable meet up!

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  53. Wow. We need to discuss everyone's outfits...because...wow. Gorgeous fashion taste!

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  54. Everyone looks so great together! looks like SO much fun xoxo danni

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  55. so fun!!! I wish I lived closer to you ladies! would be so fun to meet you and Cara!
    and Andrea (blonde bedhead) and a few others had a 2 day/3 tv show gig. Was so fun. She lives like 25 mins from me.
    We need to all get togeter one of these day! ;)

    http://www.stilettosanddiaperbags.blogspot.com/

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  56. What a fab looking group! You guys must stop traffic!! I'm so sad that I'm not on the mainland!! I want to come hang out! And cookies? Well, twist my arm. Pretty much my favourite thing to eat. Thanks for sharing the pics! I can live vicariously through them! Ha ha. OXO Nato

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  57. Your blog is based in Vancouver? I had no idea and I've been following you on bloglovin' for a couple of weeks now. Good to know!

    Maridel
    www.cashmerechronicles.com

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  58. This sounds so fun! I wish there were enough bloggers in my area to do this type of thing. And your outfit is just gorgeous - neutrals and red are great together!

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  59. Wow!
    You´ve simply an amazing blog!
    I´m totally in love :))
    It´s really cute meeting, you´re so beautiful girls! What about following us each others? I´ll be really happy :)

    Simona
    www.life-is-a-change.blogspot.com

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  60. Such a gorgeous blog! You look all so great!! xx


    new post: click here
    follow me

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  61. the cookies look so yummy and you ladies look so festive!!

    <3 steffy
    http://steffysprosandcons.blogspot.com

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  62. What a great idea! You all look so lovely!

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  63. What an awesome idea! It sounds like you girls have such a blast!!

    Love your adorable outfit!

    xo Danielle

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  64. i can never say no to cookies either! ;)

    your outfit is very pretty! and everyone looks great, all your outfits are awesome! i can totally feel the christmas spirit with your photos!

    <3, Mimi
    http://whatmimiwrites.blogspot.com/
    $100 Shopbop Gift Card Giveaway

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  65. What a lovely blog! Who organized this blog event? You all look great! You've got yourself a new follower from Helsinki!

    xxx
    E
    http://dragonflyelisabeth.blogspot.com/

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  66. Great outfit and great picures. I hope you had a great time.

    www.atitelavoyacontar.blogspot.com

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  67. that is an amazing post... love blogger meetings!!! hope you're having a nice weekend!

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  68. Your outfit is gorgeous! Love it. All you ladies look gorg.

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  69. That dress and cardigan looks so cute on you! I love how high you wore the belt and all the girls look so pretty! Pretty jealous of the cookie swap!

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  70. What a beautiful bunch of girls!
    I like what everyone is wearing .x

    sending you happy spells

    amyflyingakite.com

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  71. Everyone looks so pretty!! Sounds like you guys had a pretty awesome time!!

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  72. Such a fun idea...you all look so beautiful and of course, well dressed :)

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

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  73. oh how fun is this! i hope to meet lady bloggers in my community soon! this looks like so much fun! P.S. i just stumbled across your blog and absolutely love it!

    xo, Kelsey Belle

    www.happiereading.typepad.com

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  74. I love that dress Veronika! Everything about this outfit is just adorable! Also, the Christmas blogger cookie swap sounds awesome! :)

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  75. Aww what an adorable blogger meetup! It sounds like you guys had a wonderful time, and who could possibly turn down yummy and adorable cookies!?

    You look gorgeous, as well as everyone else love!
    xoxo
    lyndsey of hellolyndsey

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  76. hands up to mouth, make lip pucker and then "MMMMMMMMMUAH" while releasing hands outward and opening! it was quite the wonderful day, loved every bit of it. there certainly wasn't a sweetness shortage - what with you girls, the amazing cookie selects and swell convos. grand and awesome. you and that red dress were WOW!!!! i think all us girls look pretty good all lined up together with various color pops, such fun : )

    hey and yes to something soon happening again, it was fab to see you Veronika and get in a good visit. xo ♥

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