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    Friday Favorites #422

    by Kaylah Stroup July 7, 2017

    This pin!

    (via Lost Lust Supply)

    Are you kidding me with this ring? It’s so much fun!

    (via Sofia Zakia)

    LOVE these nail decals.

    (via little surprise nail)

    I discovered Keep It Wild Co on instagram recently and instantly fell in love!

    (via Keep It Wild Co)

    Compliment pencils! Also, compliment cards if you’re feeling extra nice.

    (via band.do)

    The other day I was trying really hard to figure out a way to attach flowers to my bike then I remembered that tiny little planters like this one exist! It’s super affordable too!

    (via 3DMood)

    This vase! So cute!

    (via Kingston Jewellery)

    Every one of these pins is adorable!

    (via Hemleva)

    Nothing says summertime like a jar full of fireflies!

    (via auntie mims)

    This dress!! It comes in a darker colorway too.

    (via Eliza J)

    A coconut green tea facial stream sounds heavenly.

    (via Urb Apothecary)

    Link love…

    • This globe lampshade is the bee’s knees!
    • I’m not crazy about peplum shirts but the model is ROCKIN’ this one! Plus that print is perfect!
    • A frame for your photobooth photos. Yeah, I’m going to need about a hundred of those.
    • Motivational socks for coffee lovers.
    • Cactus mugs!!
    • This is one of my favorite pairs of jeans buuuut in a color I don’t already have, and a new length. NEED ‘EM! Finding jeans that are actually awesome is so painfully hard so I should obviously buy them, right?!
    • How cute is this desk organizer?! Yamazaki has a ton of really simple yet cute organizing thing-a-majigs.

    Happy Friday!
    xoxo

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  • what I wore : stripes + overalls

    by Kaylah Stroup July 6, 2017

    This post was sponsored by Reebok as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I feel like my wardrobe is heading toward something Steve Jobs-esque. Not that I’m going to start wearing black turtlenecks and jeans every single day but that I’ve started simplifying …

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  • six months + six reasons

    by Kaylah Stroup July 5, 2017

    July 1st marked six whole months since Jeff and I moved in to what has to be the world’s cutest apartment together. It feels like we just moved into this place a few days ago but on the same hand, I can’t even remember what it was like to live seperately. It took nearly three …

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