Another month, another all-budget outfit, or two. Here are eight pieces you can pick up for less than $200 altogether.

So, which one is Ali and which one is Maeve? You tell us.

Outfit 1:

Outfit 2:

Our favorite place to pick up humorous t-shirts sure has grown since the last time we wrote about it. Threadless is throwing out so many witty creations that we can’t decide where to begin our late-May shopping spree—a binge brought on by incredible prices: everything on the site is just $10 through June 3!

Whether you’re out to get a headstart on your shopping for Daddy-O (your hip husband or your keeping-it-real dad) or just wanting to do a little shopping of your own, Threadless is well worth some web browsing. Each nearly-one-of-kind tee on the site is designed by folks like you from around the world, and produced in limited quantities.

Check out just how far the trendy Threadless fingers have reached. (If your hometown isn’t listed, submit a photo of you in your favorite Threadless tee. You could win a bunch of cool stuff.)

Or, score designs.
Or submit a slogan.
Or, just kick back and do a little shopping at Threadless. That’s what we do best.

If you’re looking to go organic, don’t head to Wild Oats. At least not for beautiful clothes, necklaces and paper goods that are as earth-friendly as they are easy on the eyes. Instead, turn to Beklina: the Internet’s smartest only-sustainable-products boutique. Not only are Beklina’s shelves stocked with green goodies, they’re also oozing with style and chic. This is the kind of stuff you drool over. Seriously.

Go look. For starters, check out Mociun’s Tie Dress, Edun’s Casey Blouse, or Stewart + Brown’s Yoked Tee. Or maybe it’s a I. Ranni Kappos necklace or Jill Bliss Paper Cozy that will do it for you.

A three-women family operation out of Northern California, Beklina says it “is passionate about living at the harmonious crossroads of nature and design.” Come to think of it, we’re passionate about that too, or at least trying to be—and thanks to Beklina for showing us how it’s done.

{Did someone say “Giveaway”?} Wanna get your hands on a little Beklina? Here’s all you have to do:

• Send an e-mail to mailinglist@beklina.com and sign up for Beklina’s mailing list (Beklina only sends out 10 e-mails a year, and when this place has a sale, you’ll want to hear about it. Plus, it won’t share your address with pesky listserves)
• Put “Your Heart Out Giveaway” in the subject line of the e-mail
• Put your first name and e-mail address in the contents of the e-mail
• Send the e-mail before Tuesday, June 4 at 10 p.m.
• You could win this adorable Fawn Purse Tote from Stuart + Brown, an $86 value!

Thanks, Beklina!

We’re out shopping, planting flowers, going on walks, sitting by the pool, lunching out-of-doors, watching matinees, sleeping in and all those other things you’re supposed to do when you don’t have to go in to the office.

Enjoy your day off! We’ll be back tomorrow, too.

Dewds. This is pretty cool. But you had better hurry up up up or you’ll miss your chance to behold what is arguably one of Salt Lake’s most-experimental-and-therefore-noteworthy art projects to ever go down. Perhaps in history.

That’s for you to decide, but, regardless, this project will soon be history. That’s because 337 Project will soon get the wrecking ball. That’s the way it was planned.

Inspired by a similar project in New York, the owners of a building at 337 South and 400 East decided to open their doors to the Salt Lake art community prior to tearing it down (as it was rendered unfit for use). The walls of the building were to become the artist’s canvases.

The list of participating artists grew and grew, and Project 337 was born. The art-riddled structure will soon be a goner, and our city’s first-ever LEED-approved condos will be built on the spot.

Now or later, the building at 337 South and 400 East is one you’ll want to visit. But if it’s the art you’re going for, you better make it quick.

Check it out:

337 Project
337 South and 400 East
www.337project.org

Open today, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.

You’ve got a good head on your shoulders; you’ve always known it. That’s why we think Provo’s Smart Cookie has the sweet treat for you.

At Smart Cookie, you get to use your genius in orchestrating your very own ice cream sandwich—designed by you, for you. With images of Albert and Isaac (as in Einstein and Newton, respectively) peering over your shoulder, you’ll get to select your own “bread” and “fixins” for your idea of the ultimate cookie-turned-ice cream sandwich for only $2.

The variety of cookies include milk chocolate, white chocolate macadamia, snickerdoodle, peanut butter and oatmeal chocolate coconut, for example. There’s more listed on the website, but all weren’t in stock when we visited. Other treats served up at Smart Cookie include soda floats ($1.75 and $3) and Italian sodas ($1.50).

You would think that biting into cold, hard ice cream would be hard on the teeth, but we were pleased to see that the sandwich’s cookie outers shielded our pearly whites from freezing temps.

The only way to see how test your cookie IQ is to bite right in. You can see a full menu here.

Check it out:

Smart Cookie
840 N. 700 East, Provo
www.smartcookiecompany.com

Everyone, meet Caroline Drake. Caroline, meet everyone.

She’s the gal behind the oh-so-pretty, light, airy and colorful Armelle Jewelry you might have seen pop up the blogosphere as of late. But did you know that she grew up in Orem? Well, now you do.

Caroline started making jewelry in high school. She kept up the habit in college (she studied International Business and French at BYU) but started pedaling around her products when she needed to find a way to pay for her jewelry-concocting addiction. Since then, her elegant earrings and necklaces have graced places like Salt Lake’s Koo de Ker and JMR, but have also been placed behind the glass in boutiques in Iowa and New York—no doubt brightening up the ensembles of country and city gals, alike.

Paris was several times over one of Caroline’s summer vacation spots (lucky gal!) and she still considers it and its off-the-hook fashion scene to be one of her strongest inspirations. “There are endless possibilities for inspiration in Paris,” she writes. “You basically just have to look out the window.”

Amen to that, sister.

A mom of just six weeks, Caroline recently quit her day job as a business analyst (and jewelry designer, of course) to become a full time mom/small business owner. Let’s give her some love!

Name: Caroline Armelle Drake

Occupation: Mom/small business owner

When I grow up I want to be: happy with all aspects of life.

The best thing about growing up in Utah was: being able to enjoy the beautiful outdoors Utah has to offer.

If/when I have 24 hours in Utah, I always: eat at Cafe Rio and Bombay House, pay a visit to my hair stylist Tyson Daniel (currently on the Bravo show “Shear Genius”), and visit my family and friends.

Utah has the best: outdoor activities! I love to ski. I used to teach kids to ski at Deer Valley while I was in college.

Now I live in: Utah! I just moved back after living in Iowa for three years.

If I could be anywhere right now, it would be: Paris!

Five hearts:

• family
• summer barbecues
• Salt Lake’s new IKEA!
• skiing
• shopping

Five hates:

• mean people
• traffic
• the word “moist”
• working at a desk job
• waiting for people who are late

I can’t live without my:

• husband and son
• lip gloss, specifically Mac “Lip Glass” (I’d seriously die without it)
• cell phone (though I hardly answer it)
• car
• air conditioning

The last party I went to was: My niece’s seventh birthday party. There were 22 kids there; it was a mad house! But, fun to watch them take hits at the rainbow pinata.

And I wore: My trusty Seven jeans, a new top I picked up at the new Forever 21 at the Gateway and some cute wood platform shoes my mom bought me six-plus years ago that I wouldn’t wear back then, but now they’re back in style and I’ve been wearing them like crazy.

Favorite product on your site: I’m really into my “Glider” earrings right now, in all colors. They have been really fun to make and wear!

Favorite product on earth: My Shu Uemura eyelash curler. Gotta have it when you have half-Asian eyelashes.

Read more about Caroline’s hearts, hates and inspirations on her blog. And don’t forget the website. (Have you seen all those cute, colorful jewels?)

Having a cup of rice pudding at Provo’s Pudding on the Rice is a little unearthing if the only place you’ve ever had a cup of the sweet Danish delicacy is at your grandma’s table. Unless her house is all-white, space-agey and decorated with handfuls of plasma-screen TVs. And if she adds things like dark chocolate, creamy caramel, fresh lemons or poppy seeds to her batch, on occasion.

To be sure, Grandma makes a mean batch of pudding. But we think we can guarantee that Pudding on the Rice recipes are unlike anything you’ve ever had. The Provo shop is like a Baskin Robbins for rice-pudding lovers, wrapped in a Jetson-esque casing. Really, it’s a bit fascinating.

Flavors include Cinnamon Kane (flavored as the name implies), Apple Jack (apples plus cinnamon), Vanilla Rice Rice Baby (with Madagascar vanilla), the Opiate of the Masses (fresh lemons, zest and poppyseeds) and Ebony and Ivory (semi-sweet chocolate ganache with white chocolate chips).

We got a medium-size bowl, filled with two flavors: mint chocolate and coconut. We’re not gonna lie; we were a little leery of the minty chocolate variety and we went for the coconut because it seemed safe, just in case. But, have no fear, we dare say you will be pleasantly surprised with your flavor of choice. We liked both.

Unlike Baskin Robbins, this dessert is hearty (remember rice is a main ingredient). It might make a better afternoon hold-you-over or pick-me-up. If dessert you must, be sure to keep dinner light. But if you can’t polish it off, you’ll get to take yours home in a smart little reusable container. You’ll want to stock up.

Check the menu and flavors of the day here.

See for yourself:
Pudding on the Rice
2293 N. University Parkway, Provo
www.puddingontherice.com

In anticipation of Wednesday’s grand opening, you can pack up your sleeping bag, flashlight and People magazine and set up shack outside the Draper IKEA starting tonight. Your roughin’-it efforts could secure your purchase of that must-have media stand you’ve been eyeing ever since the highly-circulated IKEA catalog hit your mailbox months ago.

If you’re serious about trying to get your toe inside the 300,000-square-foot store this weekend, here’s what else you might get your hands on:

• The first 100 people (grown-ups, only) to come through the door get a free Poang Chair.
• The first 100 kiddos through the door get a free soft toy, something like this lovable little guy.
• The first 2,500 visitors on Wednesday get a “secret prize envelope” (IKEA is handing out 1,500 gift cards ranging from $10 to $250)
• Ten people will win $1,000 IKEA gift cards—and $1,000 at IKEA takes you pretty far. (You can enter to win at the store Wednesday through Monday)
• If IKEA happens to be opening on your birthday (May 23) and you go to the store, take your ID with you. You’ll get a $10 gift card.

Get the scoop here.

{Two other things you’ve gotta check out:}

1. IKEA Hacker: a blog dedicated to sharing ideas about spiffing up your affordable IKEA furniture, and/or spiffin’ up your place with IKEA stuff. We’re nuts about this idea from IKEA Hacker via Curbly: get inspiration from the Iannone:Design consoles we featured in this post.

2. Bemz: We know your IKEA sofa is going to be brand-spankin’ new, but when you get bored with it, or when those cushions start to get a little ragged, you can turn to Bemz: a company making slipcovers (cute, might we add) for IKEA sofas. Genius! See the fabrics here, and the sofas Bemz is currently working with here.

Congratulations to Stacy, who will get to be all dolled up in Darlybird goodies: earrings, necklace and ring.

Thanks again, Darlybird! And thanks to all of you for such a great response. Keep commenting; more at-random doorprizes to come….

(We’ll be contacting you soon, Stacy.)

The sad news? No more good music finds at Gateway’s Virgin Megastore, undoubtedly one of the best places to score a good deal on the latest from the hottest new songster.

But, let’s not dwell. It’s on to the fun stuff. The good news? Following the footsteps of Forever 21, the record store is being replaced by none other than Urban Outfitters … setting up shop just down Rio Grande Street from its sister shop, Anthropologie. Yes, you read that right: Urban. Suh-weet!

Virgin is fixin’ to move out on July 15 with Urban setting up shop in “early autumn.”

Urban says it markets its clothes, furniture and knickknacks to “well-educated, urban-minded young adults.” Our only question is, what took so long?!

Get the facts here. And get a little taste for what we’ll be in for right here.

Here at Your Heart Out, we’ve been wanting to share some of our favorite things with you.

Wait, isn’t that what we’ve been doing all along?: boasting about how great other people and their ideas/creations are? Like Darlybird?. (Mixed with a good idea or two from us, from time to time.)

Well, this time, we mean literally handing over our favorite products to you, our dear blogging friends and readers. Maybe something like a darling Mod Grace necklace, Clair Earrings and Carved Rose Ring. Come to think of it, that’s exactly what we’d like to give away. How could we resist?

Here’s the deal: Since opening shop in December, somewhere between 600 and 650 comments have been left on our blog, total. We’re not going to tell you exactly how many, but we’ve got some software that’s smart enough to track this for us. We picked a number, totally at random, and whoever leaves our 663rd comment on ANY post ANYwhere on our blog gets the cutest little earring, necklace and ring combo you’ve ever seen—the necklace crafted by none other than Rachel Schutz, herself.

So, comment away! We’ll let you know when you win. And win, someone will. Stay posted for more (though next time we won’t give any number clues.)

Thanks, Darlybird!

The wheels in our heads started turning as we put together our little bridal how-to. We thought to ourselves, “We could tell brides-to-be where to go to purchase Cara’s pretty head wrap, but what would be better is if we could tell them how to make it.”

So that’s what we set out to do. Maeve figured out how to hack our own “veil headwrap” and save all of us upwards of $60. And while she was at it, she figured she could whip up her own version of the Marc Jacobs gem-encrusted mesh headwrap, too. Who says these can’t be worn every day for an extra dose of panache and fabulous flair? We say go for it.

Here’s the how-to:

You’ll need: tulle spool, elastic, needle, thread, hot glue, acrylic jewels or flower (depending on which headband captured your heart) and ribbon or felt.

1. Measure tulle around your head. Cut it where the two ends meet at the nape of your neck.

2. Fold the tulle in half to create a narrower band.

3. At one end, fold the tulle through an elastic and back over itself. Pin to secure. Do the same with the other end, so both are pulled through the same elastic and secured.

4. Pull it carefully around your head to make sure it fits snugly.

5. For extra strength, fold the tulle ends over twice and re-pin.

6. Hand or machine-stitch the tulle together on the side of the headband closest to your head to hide the seam.

7. Embellish: use a pin or hot glue gun to attach the flower. If jeweling your headband, back the jewels with ribbon or felt and then secure to tulle with hot glue gun.

Voila! Check out your tres chic headband, sure to add a dose of glam to your getup. You could also try using a silver metallic tulle or any other color. You might even try taking a Bedazzler to the headband, if you’re the lucky owner of one. Decorating the tulle with a cluster of pin brooches might also be fun. Let us know how yours turn out, too!

Rumors of cool shops and creative dessert spots had us rearin’ to head to P-town this week. Yes, that’s “P” as in Provo. Our first destination was a fun little flower shop-meets-classy boutique on University Ave called the Flower Basket Boutique. (Um, flowers and French Connection? We should have asked if they are currently hiring.)

Behind an old timey Victorian facade sit shelves of quirky Eunco notebooks, yummy Voluspa candles, trendy Dwell bedding and Amy Butler patterns (and fabric!), all mixed in and displayed with teacups, cake stands and fresh flower displays. It was a delicious sight to behold.

This store is practically picture-perfect, and it smells good too. Polished and bright with refurbished Victorian furniture, vintage lamps and airy lanterns, the shop feels open and breezy instead of cramped and stuffy. (Remember, you’ve got flower-designing and clothes-selling going on in one old house.)

At Flower Basket boutique, you can also expect to see pieces from such clothiers as:

• French Connection
• Drifter
• Free People
• All Black shoes (hard to find, even online)
• Industry

There’s even a room dedicated to kiddos, with clothing from Room Seven and fun little onesies from none other than Lotta Jansdotter. Despite its proximity to campus, this isn’t the shop for the average college budget. But for a nice gift or special treat, you’re certain to find a prize–even if it’s just a handful of peonies.

See for yourself:
Flower Basket Boutique
409 N. University Ave., Provo
801-375-8096

We are continually stunned and starry-eyed at the success and brilliance of ladies and gents with Utah roots across the country. As such, we thought it was high time to give each a spotlight. Right here on Your Heart Out. Because, let’s face it, we all want to be friends with a Renaissance child or two.

We’re kicking it off with the darling gal behind Darlybird.com–if you haven’t check out this uber-cute and affordable online shop yet, you must. Rachel Schutz, of Provo stock, is a BYU grad with a degree in English Secondary Education. She taught at Springville Junior High and Vacaville High Schools before starting Darlybird.

“When the idea for Darlybird formulated, I was at home with a two-and-a-half year-old and two-month-old baby,” says Rachel. “It grew out of a certain restlessness with my life that I was feeling.” Rachel also says “she always wanted to give the perfect gift,” but couldn’t find one place that had it all. “So I decided to make it myself,” she says. And we should all give her a big hug for doing so.

Now’s your chance to get to know Rachel:

Name: Rachel Schutz

Occupation: Mom, small business owner

When I grow up, I want to be: content.

The best thing about growing up in Utah was: making the most phenomenal friends on the planet. And Allred’s peaches and thunderstorms.

Utah has the best: autumns

Now I live in: Sacramento

Sacramento has the best: springs!

If I could be anywhere right now, it would be: Florence, Italy

Five hearts:

• family
• baked goods
• neighbors
• Utah summer nights
• bounty from my garden

Five hates:

• lard
• war
• jealousy
• need for money
• calling companies when they’ve made mistakes on my accounts

I can’t live without my:

• air conditioner
• Vintage Lindy Earrings
• family
• lip gloss
• ponytail holders

The last party I went to was: Cinco de Mayo at my house

And I wore: a crazy blouse that is basically made up of layers of red lace ruffles with a really cute skirt. I got the blouse at a thrift store, and I actually think it was part of a square-dancing getup.

My favorite product on my site is: everything; they’re all my favorite (with a few lapses of judgment here and there). But I couldn’t live without my Vintage Lindy Earrings so I guess that might be my current fave.

My favorite product on earth is: nothing; I’m not a loyal product person. I change scents, deodorants, lipstick colors, hair products and eyeshadows every day.

Read more the girl behind Darlybird at her blog. She offers great recipes, too. And naturally, don’t forget to visit the shop.

Looking for a downtown eatery that has nice atmosphere, good food and decent price points? Of course you are.

We’re always on the lookout, too. That’s why Main Street’s Atlantic is so great. We sat on a patio between 300 and 400 South, watched bicyclists and Trax coast by and enjoyed the late spring temperatures as we scooped hummus onto fresh pitas and perused the Mediterranean menu. It was ideal. If only we could hold onto this weather a bit longer.

We started with a hummus and pita appetizer; tasty and only about $3. We then moved on to the Greek Combo Plate ($9.99, and comes with a skewer, gyro, greek salad, pita and Dolma grape leaves with rice—yes, all of that) and Tortellini with alfredo and chicken (also $9.99).

Our service was great. The mood was great; even the place’s interior looked warm and inviting. We were further pleased to learn of Atlantic’s hours, which accommodate late dinners after late movies at the Broadway and provide a much-needed step-up from places like Village Inn. Atlantic is open until 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.

What’s your favorite thing to order?

Check it Out:
Atlantic
325 S. Main Street
(801) 524-9900

Open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. – midnight; and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – midnight.

Picked entirely at random, it looks like Sunny’s the gal who will be eating her heart out on RYKA gear. Three cheers for Sunny, whose comment also brought smiles to our faces! And three more cheers for RYKA for giving us more reasons to get/stay healthy.

We hope you took the time to read through the workout inspirations of your fellow women; we were inspired by your inspirations.

Sunny, we’ll be contacting you soon. And stay tuned for more giveaways….

Thanks to the Women’s Art Center, you can get your yoga on during your lunch hour—or any other time of the day. Located on Pierpont, the center provides instruction in everything from Kundalini yoga to Sola yoga, as well as some other types whose names we don’t know how to pronounce. (See class descriptions here and class times here.)

Here’s the cooler part: They say they “want everyone to be able to practice yoga—starving artists, students and benefactors alike.” The classes are $6-$15 a pop and you decide what you feel comfortable paying. As they say: “The low end of the scale covers the cost to bring you yoga, the high end of the scale includes a donation to the center that helps allow us to bring arts classes, events, lectures, art outreach and education to the community.”

We’re up for supporting those causes while we harness our chi … or our downward dog … or whatever.

See for yourself:

Women’s Art Center

345 Pierpont Ave.

www.womensartcenter.org

Still bummed about the demise of Napster? We, for one (or two), never got over it. But researching bands as of late in an effort to stay (or get) cool has taught us that there are still loads of tunes to be had for free, so we thought we’d share.

Lots of blogs, band websites and label sites offer a free download or two in anticipation of new album: a sort of record preview. As far as blogs go, check out It’s Hard to Find a Friend, Gorilla vs. Bear and, of course, Stereogum (though here, you have to catch them before they’re taken down).

MP3s often hide out at the end of a post. For example, right now, you can download songs from the White Stripes, Feist, M. Ward and Wolf Parade on It’s Hard to Find a Friend, though you’ll have to skim various posts to scout them out. Another good option is Pitchfork; many of the listings on their Top 100 Tracks of 2006 are available for download. Sweet.

Also try sites for the record labels to your favorite bands: At Subpop, click on “media” and scroll down to “new audio” for a link list of free songs to download. You can also browse the artist pages for more downloads. Similarly, at Barsuk Records, you can click on “media” and then “free MP3s” in the top left corner.

To actually download, here’s what you do:

• Hover your cursor above the mp3 link, and right click (or hit “ctrl” and click on a Mac).
• Select “Save target as” or “Save link as” and save it in your music folder (usually an iTunes music folder).
• Once saved (remember its location), add it to your iTunes library by opening iTunes, clicking on “file,” then “add file to library.”
• Select the track you just saved and click “open.”
• For quick verification, check your “recently added” songs to make sure the song has been added.

And … that’s how you get a nice, free mix of cool new music to kick off the weekend. Woo-hoo! (And special thanks to our resident music expert for the tips).

Looking for somewhere to stroll around in the sunshine this weekend? We’ve got it: The Art Market, where you can browse and pick up handmade goods—maybe even for Mother’s Day (she’ll never know you weren’t the creative genius behind her new handcrafted tea pot).

The Art Market will be up and running at the Sugarhouse Garden Center (1602 E. 2100 South) on Friday, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. You can expect to see jewelry, handbags, quilts, clothes, cards and more.

For more info, see here.