on instagram

 Hello friends! I am freaking out that we are already at the tail-end of October! I'm getting a bit jealous of some of my friends that are from the mainland and posting beautiful pictures of the colorful Autumn season. I really shouldn't complain though, because Hawaii is always beautiful!

Here are some of my favorites from my Instagram! You are more than welcome to follow me here!

matryoshka crochet + embroidery

  Earlier this month I talked about how I am selling some of my crocheted products at a Christmas craft fair this December. This is just one of the dolls I'll be selling. I am also selling beanies, large and small bows, kitty I-phone and Mac cozies, Hayao Miyazaki plushies and a few other items. I really have to get back to crocheting because I have been kind of slacking these past few weeks. I'm also thinking about opening an Etsy shop!  

kate spade

Hello friends! My week has been pretty boring. It has been a little over a week since my oral surgery and I can finally eat solid foods! Huzzah! But while I was on bedrest I made an impulse Kate Spade online purchase.

I have had the Kate Spade Cobble Hill Leslie Satchel for about a year now. I bought it used on Ebay because there is no way I'd be able to afford the bag new. The bag is in great condition and I purchased it for more than 50% less lightly used on Ebay. The retail price of the bag is about $400.

However, I have been keeping my eye on the Kate Spade necklace shown above for some time. It is $58 and gorgeous. It's very simple and delicate. I have been looking for a gold disc necklace ever since I started watching 30 Rock (Liz Lemon wears one and rocks it). There is also a cute turn-of-phrase on it which says "Good as Gold". I ordered it online (obviously) and it was delivered to me in 2 days!

What do you think of Kate Spade?

fashion favorites

  So yesterday I got my hair dyed, ate some lunch with my mom and then...oh yeah, had some emergency oral surgery. My gums were a bit swollen the other day and I set up a dentist appointment to have it checked out. When I got to the dentist the receptionist was incredibly rude and gave me a paper cut! And the dentist was like "You have a very large infection and it's serious. There is nothing I can do". He told the rude-paper-cutting receptionist to give me the number of a gum specialist. 

  

  When I got to the specialist he was all "Wow. This is bad. You need to get surgery done today. You could die if the bacteria in your gums oozes out". So I rush to the surgeon and he was all "We're gonna hook you up to an IV and put you to sleep while we do the surgery. Do you have any questions"? Im like "mmmmhmmmahhh" because he had already put all of the dentist-mouth-opening-apparatuses in my mouth so I couldn't say anything. So I'm bedridden for the next few days BUT I have some awesome pain meds so woo hoo!

  

  Anywhoosles, here are some of my fashion favorites!!! I love the peter pan collars and button ups. The best place to find adorable tops like these are (sometimes) at Forever 21 but there is a downside to that. The clothes from Forever 21 are cheap but the fall apart quickly. Oxford shoes can go with almost anything and are my favorite types of shoes. You can find them at Steve Madden, Aldo, again (sometimes) Forever 21. 

What is your favorite style of shoe? 

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gentle and kind

How are you doing friends? I have really been trying to take this quote to heart. When someone is being less than kind and gentle toward you it is so easy to be harsh back. It takes an amount of grit and backbone to be compassionate and tender. There will always be someone in you do not get along with. Whether that be someone at work or school or someone who is in your life for another reason. Anger brings about anger.

"A soft answer will turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger."- Proverbs 15:1.

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this month...

Oh shoot! It's October! Halloween is the best holiday next to Christmas for me. I think I might be Snow White or Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween. I can't decide. Not that it really matters, I'm probably just going to end up going to a friends house to watch scary movies but what am I going to wear when I watch those movies with my one other friend??? Decisions decisions... 

This month I am looking forward to:

1. Halloween

That's it... that's all that's going on for me this month. That and a dentist appointment...

september favorites

September has been great! It was truly an amazing month and I thank God for that! Here are my September favorites:

1. More home inspiration!
2. I am terrified of balloons. Honestly, if someone gave me a balloon for my birthday I would take the balloon and be like "Thanks!" *lets go of the balloon*. However, this DIY balloon project is too cool to pass up.
3. This DIY ring tutorial is so easy and cute. All you need is wire, pliers and a bead of your choice.
4. I hate Mondays.
5. Ok, I am in love with this French graphic designer and I am getting this French desk planner for 2014. No question.
6. I am a knitting and crocheting fiend. You can find me at 3 in the morning sometimes and my eyes are red and my Diet Coke is half water and I'm knitting/crocheting angrily (because I need to finish a project before I go to bed. I NEED TO). Here is a beautiful dish towel knitting pattern.