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Friday Favorites #411

by Kaylah Stroup April 21, 2017

It’s not a full sized model but still a seriously seeeeriously awesome price for this anatomical model. I’m so tempted. He’d be perfect on one of my shelves.

(via: Joe Blake)

I am sharing this ridiculous napping pillow because it almost made coffee come out my nose. Then I actually saw a review about migraines and how they hoped it would help theirs (it didn’t) and it got me wondering if it’d help with my migraines. I always want something on my head when I have one so this seems very appropriate. This started as me sharing to make fun of it but dang, it could actually be helpful!

(via: studio banana things)

I really dig Boyoun Kim‘s style! I especially like that donut print.

(via: Boyoun Kim)

Another fairly affordable medical model for ya, this time an ear! This shop actually has a handful of vintage medical models for sale right now if you’re on the hunt.

(via: dlcHaberdashery)

Forever a fan of a good notebook!

(via: Native Bear)

THIS JACKET. Yes, pu-leeeease. Just picture it paired with a good black and white striped dress.

(via: Blanks NYC)

I featured a witchy hand keychain in last week’s Friday Favorites, and I have another one for you here today.

(via: Buried Diamond)

Such a pretty mug!

(via: Back Bay Pottery)

Super into this patch!

(via: Alison Rose)

I just love school things as decor so much! These desks are gorgeous.

(via: Chouette Fabrique)

So darn cute!

(via: Steve Madden)

How adorable is this bicycle dress!?

(via: Modcloth)

Link love…

  • Although they’re not something I could see myself in, I love these swimsuits – 1 + 2. Because of all my tattoos I tend to buy bathing suits that are all black or have very simple patterns so that I’m not even more obnoxious looking but those two are so cute! (Ah. Hold up! Found the same one in black! Ca-yooot!)
  • Loving this cat bag, and this ice cream clutch!
  • Oh look, a striped dress that I really like. Shocking.
  • I’m crushing on this lamp!
  • Speaking of lamps, if you’ve ever envied my stupid giant ice cream cone lamp, I found a mini(ish) version. It’s only sixteen bucks!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #410

by Kaylah Stroup April 14, 2017

Loving these witchy hand key chains!

(via: Leider Leather)

A very relatable patch.

(via: ambivalently yours)

I just can’t bring myself to put down a door mat that isn’t friendly but if I had to choose a grumpy one it’d be this one.

(via: jimbobart)

Paint by number post cards! There is also an office supply themed set too if thats more your thing!

(via: Robert Mahar + Hannah Berman)

I literally have no reason to have a bottle opener but you guyssss this one is a beetle!!

(via: Perpetual Kid)

Cute little cactus candles.

(via: Ornerx)

I am dying over these overalls. They’re so amazing! I would wear the heck out of those babies.

(via: Urban Outfitters)

I own the kitty version of this already but the pup version deserves to be shared too.

(via:kookoobird)

Mint chocolate chip is my favorite ice cream so obviously I like these socks but it’s the packaging that really gets me here.

(via: Animi Causa)

I wouldn’t necessarily consider these shoes my style but holy smokes, I love them! I feel like they’d look really rad with the overalls I featured above.

(via: Vans)

Link love…

  • This camera lamp is so cute!
  • Library card mug! Also library card socks!
  • If you’re on the hunt for the perfect pair of high waist jeans, I suggest these! I recently bought a pair, not really expecting too much and dude, they’re perfect.
  • Lap cat napkins. Ridiculous.
  • Dear friends who collect weird things, here are a whole bunch of teeth for you! I own some like that but that price kind of makes me want to buy more…
  • Speaking of teeth, here are some socks covered in them! And another pair! And one more pair!
  • These zebra loafers are fabulous. There is also a flamingo pair!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #409

by Kaylah Stroup April 7, 2017

This bed wouldn’t work in my current bedroom. It would just dwarf the room but gosh darn it, it’s such a lovely set up. It looks so cozy!

(via: Urban Outfitters)

How adorable is this cactus throw pillow?!

(via: Ankit)

My squad! Yesss!

(via: Moorea Seal)

Cactus socks! Love the colors.

(via: Woven Pear)

This bra is the cutest, and it comes in SO many colors!

(via: Cosabella)

I have a new love for shirt dresses, especially when they have a print this good!

(via: SimkaSol)

One of my favorite foods!

(via: Heather Buchanan)

Love this mirror!

(via: Urban Outfitters)

Friends who collect weird things, this skull is super cheap (+ waaay cool!)

(via: Amazon)

This print is so so so awesome!

(via: Kathleen Neeley)

Link love…

  • This dinner set? The cutest! I don’t know what it is about that grid pattern but I can’t get enough of it.
  • Speaking of that print – gimme this dress, that shirt, and those socks!
  • Loving these sunglasses. I’ve gotta find a similar pair that I can get with my prescription!
  • Love love love this bralette, especially in grey!
  • I need to acquire the full line of these tonymoly banana products. Fake banana scent is my absolute favorite.
  • Brit + Co is offering a few of their classes for free right now, including How To Boost Your Productivity which sounds pretty awesome.

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #408

by Kaylah Stroup March 24, 2017
ME!
 (via: Crywolf Clothing)
I was just going to post about the sweater, but really that whole outfit is gold!
(via: Unique Vintage)
This has to be the cutest way ever to display airplants!
(via: Goodsmith Shop)
 Love that print, and the whole vibe the photo gives off.
 (via: Mathilde Aubier)
Ah! Love these planters so much! They’re ridiculous.
 (via: Moorea Seal)
How adorable are these bear trivets?! I love every day items that are cute!
 (via: Animi Causa Boutique)
You guys, how awesome is this wallet?!
(via: Unique Vintage)
 This has to be one of the coolest globes ever.
 (via: Vintage Cals)
 So, there is this tool that helps turn your radishes into mushrooms, and that rules!
 (via: Animi Causa Boutique)
The lip balm set of my dreams! All coffee, all the time!
 (via: Live Beautifully)
Yes, please to this dress!
(via: Unique Vintage)
This pin!
(via: Stationery Bicycles)

Link love…
▴ This skull is SO DARN COOL.
▴ I bought this shirt recently, and it’s theeeee cutest on. Highly recommend grabbing it if you’d like an easy to wear shirt that makes your whole outfit look a little bit more put together.
▴ Rock Hound Soap has some seriously awesome soaps!
▴ Cactus tank top!
▴ I tried on this dress in the store and only resisted because I feel a little bit uncomfortable showing that much of my back. It’s sooo pretty on though. I guess I could wear a cardigan…
▴ Home is where your plants are.

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #407

by Kaylah Stroup March 17, 2017
This dress is covered in beetles! Do I even have to tell you how I feel about it!?
 (via: Modcloth)
This cactus wall hook is super cute. I really like that it’s white so doesn’t really stick out too much, that it’d just be a fun surprise when someone notices what it is. Although, it does come in green too if that’s more your style!
(via: Urban Outfitters)
I LOVE this blanket!
 (via: nicenicenice)
I feel like I may have already featured this shirt but even so, it’s worth posting again.
 (via: Culture Flock Clothing)
The cutest ring dish!
 (via: Spice Wildflowers)
…And a ring I would absolutely love to put into it.
(via: Liesel Love)
Love these three washi tape prints!
 (via: Love My Tapes)
Rainbow notepad! So darn cute! Also, you should probably just go ahead and buy some fruit-scented pencils to write with.
(via: Urban Outfitters)
This raincoat is so awesome! Even more awesome is that it folds up into a compact little bag. It comes in a handful of other prints if you’re not a fan of dragonflies.

(via: Joules)

Y’all, these boots are dreamy as heck!
(via: Office)
Ah! Look how cute these jeans are.
(via: Lulus)
 This would be super cute filled with plants.
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
This succulent coloring book looks like a lot of fun. There’s also this cactus coloring book + this one too!
 (via: Amazon)

Link love…
▴ Eyeball dress!!!
▴ 5 pack of cactus print socks? Yes, please! (They’re under $15!)
▴ The bottom of this dress is so darn beautiful!
▴ It’s just a plain black button up top but it looks perfect! Love pieces that are super easy to wear but make it look like you put some effort into getting dressed.
▴ How adorable are these cactus leggings? You can also find a dress + skirt in the same pattern!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #406

by Kaylah Stroup March 10, 2017
Dog Hair. Don’t care.
 (via: gappy gobs)
At the beginning of this year I started using dryer balls
instead of dryer sheets. They help your clothes dry much faster and
they’re not packed full of chemicals like store bought dryer sheets. I
totally recommend them. I wouldn’t have gotten balls if I knew that cactus shaped ones existed though!!!
(via: Kikkerland)
The color of these shoes is SO PRETTY.
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
Cactus shirt!!!
 (via: Modcloth)
This bookshelf is way cool!
 (via: Anthropologie)
Clearly these skeleton flip flops are a summer necessity.
(via: Amazon)
I love that this shelf doubles as a decorative object.
  (via: Urban Outfitters)
Over the past few months I’ve become a full fledged Mrs. Meyer’s fan girl. Their products smell so good that I actually look forward to cleaning! I just discovered their limited edition scent, Peony, and I am dead. It smells SO good. Even better than lavender and that’s saying something! I scooped up the multi-surface cleaner but need to get some of the dish soap before it’s gone!
 (via: Mrs. Meyer’s)
I’ll take a pair in each color!

(via: Amazon)

 I’ve never been so tempted to buy removable wallpaper as I am with this.
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
I ordered another home try on kit from Warby Parker recently. I realized that I needed to suck it up and just get myself some prescription sunglasses before summer. I ended up liking every pair in my box but this pair was the clear winner. They look so cute on! I was about to purchase when I realized they don’t offer this pair in prescription lenses! Wahhhh! I ordered a different pair but I’m still crushing on these babies. Hopefully some day they’ll be available with prescription lenses.
(via:Warby Parker)

Link love…
▴ I’m crushing on this dress. Looks like such an easy to wear cut.
▴ Lemur socks!
▴ The color of this instax is the dreamiest!!
▴ Did you know there was a product you could buy to make your car tires glittery? Well, there is!
▴ It’s almost pool float season and I have found the only one you’ll ever need. It’s cactus shaped, duh.
▴ A cactus dress! It also comes in other ridiculous patterns like gummy bears, and dinosaurs if cactus aren’t your cup of tea.

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #405

by Kaylah Stroup March 3, 2017
The print on these pants is ridiculous…ly amazing.
 (via: Modcloth)
I’ve got serious heart eyes for this necklace!
 (via: Ivy & Gold Handcraft)
Just a little obsessed with four eyed kitties right now.
(via: Cousins Collective)
 This dress would look so pretty paired with these boots. After the pair of boots rocked in this post, I’m hooked. I want so many pairs. Those totally opened up a whole new style chapter for me.
(via: Modcloth)
 These vases are the absolute cutest, especially grouped together like that!
 (via: White Faux Taxidermy)
This patch!
 (via: Sonia Lazo)
 Creepy cute – exactly my vibe!
 (via: Wit and Whistle)
This cactus storage container would be so cute on my vanity to hold all the little odds and ends that don’t have anywhere else to go.
(via: Modcloth)
Me as a mug.
 (via: Avonnie Studio)
 I’ve shared in the past how much I love Kathleen Lolley’s work but I stumbled upon this print earlier in the week and I just can’t get over it!
(via: Kathleen Lolley)
 Lapel pins are so hip right now, love this one. Heh!
(via: Erin Greenough)
This wallet is absolutely perfect! Also cute, this cat wallet!
(via: Modcloth)

Link love…
▴ Love love love the idea of these bathtub flowers. They’re so pretty, and anything that makes baths smell good is cool in my book.
▴ Donut earrings!
▴ These cactus sticky notes are so cute!!
▴ Marina makes the cutest needle felted creatures.
▴ Do you know what today is? The newest Legend of Zelda game‘s release date! SO PUMPED. Can I tell you something really dumb though? I pre-ordered a while ago, thought the money was already taken from my account so yesterday when a new charge showed up I was like “Oh no! Someone stole my card!” So….I called to dispute the charge. It took until like 10pm last night for me to realize “Crap! It was Zelda!” I feel really dumb, and now I have to fix this situation. Either way, I’ll be playing some day soon!
▴ This jumanji board game is kind of amazing, and so so so much cooler than that one they released after the movie.

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #401

by Kaylah Stroup February 3, 2017
The most fitting duvet cover for this late night snacker!
 (via: Zana Products)
For all my weird stuff lovin’ friends, I present to you, bone shaped pens! It’s a pack of ten for ten bucks. You’re welcome!
 (via: Amazon)
Great color, great cut, and it’s covered in one of the cutest animals out there? Yes, please to this dress!
 (via: alice nightingale)
Two of my favorite things – cats + pizza!
 (via: Oh Plesiosaur)
These days my fashion choices are pretty chill, I mean… for me at least. I think these craaazy shoes might be a tad out of my comfort zone but I adore them! They’re so awesome! Also, the company that makes them, Hot Chocolate Design, makes some other super neat shoes including these map ones. That’s right! MAP SHOES! One last thing – their boxes are amazing. Seriously, go look through the photos!
(via: Amazon)
Always telling you how I’m always a sucker for a pretty notebook!
 (via: Sarah Abbott)
This kitten mug is too darn cute!
 (via: Modcloth)
This isn’t true about me, I’m notoriously grumpy after naps, but I still love this blanket anyway.
(via: Calhoun & Co)
I’ve got major heart eyes for this pink coat. It’d look lovely with my green hair and predominantly black and white wardrobe.
(via: Amazon)
 These brain specimen coasters are riiiiiiight up my alley!
(via: Think Geek)
Do you sew? Well, here’s a pattern to make your own bralette! If you’d rather just purchase some that has already been made, Ohhh Lulu also sells those too! You’ll have to forgive me, I’ve gone lingerie crazy this past week or so.
 (via: Ohhh Lulu Sews)

Link love…
▴ Butt first, coffee. Literally, butt. Showing you that because I hate that stupid saying but I do like butts.
▴ This bra is the dreamiest!
▴ This cat tea set is too cute for words.
▴ Twenty six years old and still obsessed with stickers. Somethings never change.
▴ Love this “not so common” patch!
▴ This monstera leaf bag is kind of the coolest.
▴ Do any of you guys watch Archer? Its one of my favorite shows, and without a doubt Pam is my favorite character. I’m obsessed with this print of her.

Happy Friday!!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #398

by Kaylah Stroup January 14, 2017
This cat collar is the cutest! It’s also under fifteen bucks!!
 (via: Amazon)
I was literally just thinking how I’d like to make the outside of my laptop look cute a few days ago, then I stumbled upon these decals. LOVE THEM!
 (via: Made of Sundays)
I know I’ve featured
SHiliconfETTI°’s work here before but this cactus sweater is just ridiculous! I would never take it off. There is also a matching throw and pillow!
 (via: SHiliconfETTI°)
I tweeted about this candle and included it in my instagram story earlier this week but it’s currently burning beside me as I type and I couldn’t not talk about it here too. It smells SO good. I don’t know what randomly made me choose to order a candle that I had no idea what it smelled like but it was a solid choice. I want a lifetime supply!
 (via: P.F. Candle Co.)
 I like the shape and color of this couch alone but those buttons are what really wins my heart. Love that little pop of color.
(via: LexMod)
This skirt!
(via: Modcloth)
Doesn’t this hammock chair just look so cozy!?
 (via: hammockchaireu)
I’m super into these shoes! I can’t decide whether I like them in black or white better.
(via: Keds)
Love this lapel pin!
(via: BonbiForest)
Cat cardigan!!! YAS!
(via: Modcloth)

Link love…
▴ I feel like I should just wear this shirt everywhere because it’s an accurate description of how I feel every time I see a dog.
▴ It’s not striped but I really love this black and white dress.
▴ I’m obsessed with this strappy bralette. This one too! They’re super affordable!
▴ The perfect ring if you love snails.
▴  Love love loooove this polka dot dress!
▴ For some unknown reason, Amazon put this dog wig in my recommendations and I have never laughed harder. There is also a long blond one which had me cackling as well. I hope everyone buys one for their dog and then emails me photos.

Happy Friday!!
xoxo

 

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  • 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