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Workman Cemetery

lapel pin collection – updated

twenty-seven

that time I reunited antique photos with their family…

hair dye diaries – bright yellow + flamingo pink

7 tips for maintaining bright hair color

doolan family bus – part 3

nine truths about having dyed hair

TDS shop update!

    This year I…

    by Kaylah Stroup January 1, 2011
    This year I…

    …met lots of neat critters!
    …ate the best sweet corn ever, straight from our own garden!
    …learned how to make origami cranes! (still stoked about that!)
    …was adopted by the sweetest little kitten ever.
    …baked more than I’ve ever baked in my whole life!
    …had the best craft room ever built for me by my dad… and then had to desert it due to flooding!
    …dyed my hair the prettiest colors!
    …thrifted, antiqued and auctioned my butt off.
    …got tattooed a lot, including a piece for my kitties (just days before adopting the professor!)
    …enjoyed the little things!

     

    I think 2010 was an absolutely awesome year, and I’m looking forward to 2011! Here’s to a fabulous year!
    xoxo
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  • Colorful Cupcakes – A Tutorial

    by Kaylah Stroup September 9, 2010

    That’s right! A tutorial on the cutest cupcakes around! I don’t have a “go to” white cake recipe yet so this tutorial is only about coloring your cupcakes. You will need your own recipe or a box of cake mix.     Supplies needed: ▴ Food coloring. I used this. It’s really bright and doesn’t leave …

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  • FINALLY….the long awaited hair post!

    by Kaylah Stroup February 17, 2010

    Hey there! I dunno how you got here but this post has been updated. …I mean, shoot, it was five years old. Find the updated post here.

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I'm Kaylah! Renovating a 150-year-old home in Northeast Ohio. Likely found in my garden.

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THE DAINTY SQUID
  • blog
    • all the posts!
    • stroup mansion
    • some of my favorite posts
    • plants + gardening
    • beauty, fashion + hair
    • reviews
    • window shopping
    • explore everywhere
  • about me
  • contact
  • shop