Pen Pals

Radio silence much?! Sorry about that... I worked my butt off to get through a 20 credit semester and finally graduated!!! Then I moved back out to San Francisco for good :) The arrival was more than hectic though.. greeted by bed bugs, apartment hunting, sanitizing/dry cleaning/steam cleaning and moving in the first week was less than ideal but I made it! Then the laptop crash, new macbook that didn't work, and finally a new, new laptop and I am back in action!!!

So after all the technology issues, a friend of mine and I started operation Pen Pals :) I got her Valentine and she mine, which you can see over her on her gorgeous blog Sound to the Bay. Naturally hers was totally adorable, hand made and full of all things pink. I have always been a diary person and have them lying around all over the place, so it is especially nice to vent or think onto paper that someone actually replies to! When is the last time you sent a hand written note? I highly recommend it!

Breast Cancer Awarness Month

It's October, which means it's Breast Cancer Awareness month. This subject is near and dear to me as two very influential women in my life had and beat breast cancer, in large part to their outstanding attitudes. Positivity people, it makes a tremendous difference! I was thrilled to learn that Chloe + Isabel, the jewelry company I merchandize for, would be doing their part and supporting the cause, with your help! They put together a great little collection from which all net proceeds will go to the Young Survivor Coalition.

This really inspired me to do my part too! In honor of the foundation, I will be doing a giveaway of ANY piece of Chloe + Isabel jewelry with a value of $25 or less to whichever one of my customers purchases the most from my Positively Pink collection!  So you buy gorgeous jewels while supporting the cause, and in turn I reward you with a little gift :) The sale runs through October 31st at 9pm EST and I will notify the winner on November 1st!

You can shop by following this link: Chloe + Isabel  and purchasing pieces from the Positively Pink collection which is the third collection from the left in my boutique.

Thank you in advance for supporting such a great cause and good luck!

Dorm Kitchen Fun

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So I'm back in the dorms... a blessing and a curse! It's awesome because I am literally a one minute walk from all my classes, but it's a bummer because it means I am in Boston, far, far away from San Francisco and my favorite person in the world. So while my space is quite nice and I don't have to share it with anyone, it is rather vanilla. I'm only here for three months so I needed a cheap, quick, non-permanent fix! Enter the Dollar Tree, the BEST dollar store around! They sell sticky paper for $1 a roll in some pretty fetching patterns ;) Well, I found one that wasn't too offensive, grabbed a few rolls and.....
TADA!!!

Boring kitchen cabinets no more! Since this paper is cheap, it isn't too sticky. It totally stays up, but it also comes down soooo easily and leaves absolutely NO residue behind. I can attest to that since I had this stuff up in my last place for four months and had no issues whatsoever removing it at the end of my stay.

Since the cabinets have raised trim and an inset, it made it very easy to stick the paper into the center and xacto knife off the excess.

The little baby oven (that can scarcely fit a cookie sheet) looks way more adorable with some black and white floral! I think so anyway... I mean a little tacky, sure, but it beats boring dorm decor in my opinion and only cost two bucks.

So once this kitchen was looking pretty cute, the rest of the room looked even more sad and lonely. I always think a headboard makes a room about one thousand times more cozy, so this paper came to the rescue again by cutting out a cute shape and slapping it up on the wall. I love how it turned out and think it makes my bed the focal point of the room like it should be.

Again, slightly tacky, but dorm appropriate. I'm trying my best to enjoy what could possibly be the last time I ever have a space all to myself. :) Happy weekend!