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    Friday Favorites #549

    by Kaylah Stroup January 31, 2020

    This post contains affiliate links. Check out our disclosure policy for more details.

    The number of times I’ve featured Calhoun and Co is getting ridiculous now. Just look at this beetle blanket though!

    Look at this little cutie!

    Mushroom socks! Also, insect socks because I love socks!

    This calendar! It’s on sale!

    This handmade beetle soft sculpture is absolutely incredible!

    I’m such a huge Hemleva fan!

    The world is full of gifts.

    Blue Terracotta’s work is so beautiful!

    This dress! It’s on sale too!!

    These earrings!

    This bedding!

    Link love…

    • This moth & moon tank!
    • It doesn’t really fit this week’s theme but holy smokes, this bra! I wish they had it modeled by someone with a larger bust as well.
    • Want to crochet a beetle? Here’s a pattern!
    • Maybe you’d rather make a needle punch beetle? Got ya covered.
    • Digging these botanical leggings.
    • Forever a fan of these beetle earrings!

    I also just have to share this gorgeous fabric I have in the shop now. I’m always a sucker for insect fabric but this one is extra gorgeous. It has metallic gold highlights throughout. Find it here – standard pouch + XL.

    Happy Friday! xoxo

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  • how’s it growing!

    by Kaylah Stroup January 30, 2020

    My kitchen table. Purchased so we didn’t have to eat on the couch but now covered in plants. Whoops. I’m back to blogging about plants. No apologies. I love plants. Growing things is my favorite just for fun hobby and in this day and age of turning everything into some sort of side hustle – …

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  • hair dye diaries – blue to purple

    by Kaylah Stroup January 27, 2020

    this post contains affiliate links. from blue… to purple! Products used – (affiliate links) That’s just a massive mix of everything that was in my bathroom cupboard! Basically, I made three mixes – one with the pinks, one with dark purples and one with lighter purples. It looked rather pretty in photos. Real-life though? Ooof. …

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    • explore everywhere
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  • shop