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Friday Favorites #375

by Kaylah Stroup July 29, 2016
Kate Funk‘s new cat calendar is out for the year! Ahhh! Seriously just love love love her work.
 (via: Kate Funk)
Cactus pin. I mean, I already own a few but just like real plants you can never have too many!
 (via: Justine Gilbuena)
Lately I’ve been thinking of getting rid of my bulletin board since it just seems to attract clutter. I LOVE the way this looks!
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
Yessss!
 (via: Print Liberation)
More cactus pins! This time hand-cut and hand-stitched!
(via: Hanaletters)
Yes, please! This phone case is the bee’s knees!
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
This card is the cutest!
 (via: Quill and Fox)
Love these stamps!
 (via: Native Bear)
This custom pet portrait pillow is so so so awesome! I’m going to need one for each of my babies.
(via: Camelotia)
This is too cute! That cactus shaped light is pretty amazing too.
(via: Pipolli)

Link love…
▴ Crazy cactus lady! A very appropriate patch for me!
▴ When you don’t need a stapler for any reason but it’s so cute you start to convince yourself you do…
▴ If you own tons of cute notebooks, why shouldn’t your pens be cute too!?
▴ Hello, Sunshine!
▴ I blame it on growing up obsessed with the Spice Girls, I love this lapel pin!
▴ This is like the globe of all globes! I NEED it for my collection.

Happy Friday!!
xoxo

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birthday wishlist 2016

by Kaylah Stroup July 19, 2016

The end of July means one thing to me – that my birthday is rapidly approaching! August 2nd! Wooo! I’ve only been counting down the days since…uh… my last birthday? Just a few more weeks now! It’s basically tradition by now to share a birthday wishlist here on the blog so here’s 2016’s list…

1. Yep, still dreaming of owning a full sized skeleton! It’d just fit so perfect with my decor!

2. I somehow don’t own a black camera bag, well not one that looks nice with dresses. This one from Epiphanie sounds awesome! It can even be worn three ways; shoulder, cross-body or as a backpack. How cool is that!?

3. Kat Von D’s tattoo liner in Trooper!

4. This tank top! Because maybe owning something not black and white striped would be okay for once? …Only if it has a cactus on it though. 

5. An Ulta gift card would rule! I really do love trying out new make-up and as much as I would love to receive a basket of things I don’t really trust anyone to pick out things for me yet. Top of my wishlist would be Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick. I’ve read such good things about it and I love Stila!

6. I really want a kayak. A few years ago a friend’s mom was talking about how much she loved finding marbles on a secret beach she kayaked to. My interested was piqued then but it wasn’t until recently that Jeff and I started talking about how much fun kayaks would be. There are tons of places nearby to
go, and it really does sound like the best way to spend an afternoon! Totally not picky about what kind or what it looks like right now. As a beginner, I really just want something that will get me around the lake without any leaks! In true if you give a mouse a cookie form, I would need all the fixings to haul it too.

7. Film! Always need film! I have two road trips coming up this summer, and instant film is an essential.

8. Because a girl can never have enough pairs of Palladium Boots! For real though, the more I walk the more I love and appreciate Palladium. This pair would look SO cute with dresses, which is essential for summer!

9.  I’m still mourning the loss of my last pair of Joules rain boots. I like this bee pair! I know, who in the heck puts rain boots on their birthday wishlist? I wore mine a ton though. Never really realized just how often until they got a hole in them!

10. This bedding is what my dreams are made of. I prefer comforters instead of duvets and their separate covers but I guess I could make an exception in this case! Seriously, that bed looks PERFECT.

Another short, albeit expensive, list this year. There are lots of non-tangible things that I really want for my birthday as well. Bike rides and ice cream with friends (are you reading this Jake, Anji, Jason? Hi! Put air in your tires!), time spent with family, and of course, a roadtrip or three with my favorite dude. Maybe a trip to an abandoned hospital too? That sounds nice!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #373

by Kaylah Stroup July 15, 2016
You guys, this necklace!!
 (via: J Topolski)
 Aren’t these shades so snazzy!?
 (via: zeroUV)
Welp, this notebook is precious!
 (via: Mossery Co)
Watercolor plant stickers. Perfect for decorating all your outgoing mail.
 (via: Esther Sandler)
So, I took this photo and I’ve already shared it on instagram but seriously, this waffle candle by Candelles is THE BEST!
 (photo by me, candle by Candelles)
This rug!
 (via: Modcloth)
Aren’t these sandals adorable!? Or if you want something funkier – these shoes!!! Amaaazing!
 (via: Bangi Shop)
Best Friend pizza lapel pin set!
(via: Night Cheese Lifestyle)
Obsessed with this patch!
 (via: Broad & Jones)
Toasted banana cream lotion! Holy smokes!
 (via: Live Beautifully)
This dress! SO cute! It’d look perfect with these boots.
 (via: Modcloth)

Link love…
▴ Pink cowgirl boots! (And they’re my size!!!)
▴ Crushing on this pretty pink and green bike. Technically I just need some green tires and my bike would be just as ridiculous!
▴ Pedal Power!
▴ Have you guys spent any time looking around Cratejoy yet? If you like subscription boxes you need to grab a cup of coffee and get browsing! There is a sub box for just about anything you could think of. I want them all!!
▴ Taco earrings!
▴ Love love love this bra!
▴ This looks like it might just be the perfect circle skirt.

Happy Friday!!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #361

by Kaylah Stroup April 22, 2016
 Adopt! Don’t shop! (10% of sales of this shirt go to a kitty rescue in Toronto!)
 (via: House of Cat)
I really enjoy these floating bookshelves!
 (via: Vera Jonkers)
 Ah! Pizza earrings!
(via: Crave Jewelry)
This!!!
 (via: Crow Creek Vintage)
Ah! These cactus shaped ice cube trays are the cutest!

(via: ASOS) 
LOVE these pins from Crumple + Toss. They’re purrfect!

 (via: Crumple + Toss)

This is such a beautiful dress.
 (via: Alice Nightengale)
This riiiiiing! Goodness, I love opal.
(via: Moorea Seal)
This elephant bean bag chair in no way, shape, or form fits my decor style but I am so drawn to it! I guess I just love anything inanimate object with a face!
 (via: Il Saccotto)
Such lovely colors on this patch.
 (via: Wildflower + Co)
Love love love this dress by Emily G. Also, this dress!!!
(via: Emily G)

Link love…
▴ Beach please!
▴ How cute is this necklace?!
▴ I was just going to choose one piece of lingerie from this shop to share but I can’t. Aniela Parys makes some seriously dreamy stuff!
▴ These vintage boots kill me! I love that pocket on the side.
▴ A lapel pin featuring two of my favorite things – cats + macarons!
▴ I love this washi tape holder. I would love a better way to display mine so that it’s easier to use and of course, see what all I have. This one looks perfect, especially how you can stack them. 

Happy Friday!!
xoxo

Ps. For more fun finds check out my Everyday Favorites!

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Friday Favorites #359

by Kaylah Stroup April 9, 2016
Sarah K Benning‘s embroidery is the cutest! She offers a subscription to her patterns too if you’d like to make them yourself!!
 (via: Sarah K Benning)
I LOVE this vintage vase. 
 (via: Simplychi Vintage)
Bad girl. Good hair.
 (via: Penelope Gazin)
Pizza lip balm!? YES! Don’t pretend like you aren’t at least curious!
 (via: Black Widow Balm)
I feel like I’ve already featured this before but I found it again this week and still love it so here it is!
 (via: John Mihovetz)
This baby is way out of my weird stuff collection budget but it sure is pretty.
 (via: Mighty Vintage)
Of course I love this necklace!
 (via: Fable and Lore)
That rug!!

(via: Urban Outfitters)
How adorable is this list pad?

 (via: wit & whistle)
I didn’t even realize plant rails were a thing but I am definitely going to need to install one in my next apartment.

 (via: Selected and Collected)
Cactus soap!!

(via: Seventh Tree Soaps)

How awesome is this sign?!
 (via: Creative Cables)

Link Love…
▴ Always a fan of a good novelty purse.
▴ Love love love this bedding!
▴ This dress paired with these shoes – the perfect outfit for Spring. …If Spring were ever to come in Ohio. We got like five inches of snow over night!?!?
▴ Another awesome novelty purse, this time a cat!
▴ This bra and undies set looks SO cozy. I’m all about cozy right now after dealing with a pokey underwire all day one day this earlier this week.
▴ AvoCATdo enamel pin!

Happy Friday (…errr Saturday!) 
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #358

by Kaylah Stroup April 1, 2016
 Absolutely love this lapel pin. Not only is it cute, it’s for a good cause. Did you know that black cats have the lowest adoption and highest euthanasia rate? 20% of sales from this pin will be donated to SPCA! Now go adopt a black kitty!
 (via: Life Lessons Learned)
This photo is supposed to be all about that couch but dude, that room is so awesome!
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
This dresser is so darn cool!
 (via: Anthropologie)
 I didn’t know they made instant lens filters! These look really fun.
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
Always a fan of fun socks.
 (via: Many Mornings)
Such a cute cat house!
 (via: Mur Mur)
Love this coffee table.
  (via: Urban Outfitters)
Cactus bag!
(via: Modcloth)
 This is such a fun chair, plus the color would match my couch!
  (via: Urban Outfitters)
While this patch wasn’t relevant to me a few months ago, it is now all too relevant.
 (via: Cat Coven)

Link Love…
▴ This bra and panties set looks SO cozy!
▴ This quilt is really cute and I love that there is a kitty photographed on it but what really won my heart was that it showed up on my recommendations on etsy with “quilts for babies of all kinds” written underneath. I always see cute baby quilts but figure they’re of no use to me, thinking of it that way changes everything.
▴ Pink cowboy boots!
▴ These coasters would fit in perfectly in my house!
▴ Mustard colored flats? Yes, please. These babies are perfect for spring.
▴ Angie over at SilverSpoon London once again killing me with gorgeous hotels! A blood red pool!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #357

by Kaylah Stroup March 25, 2016
This lapel pin? So darn cute!
 (via: Bottino)
The print on this dress is pure springtime perfection.
 (via: Modcloth)
A must have!
 (via: Moorea Seal)
These lights are kind of weird but for some reason I can’t help but want them! They’d look so awesome in an industrial loft beside my pretty blue lockers.
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
These concrete planters look perfect for propagating tiny succulents!
 (via: Concrete Project)
YES! This lapel pin rules. They also have one that says “succ it” with a succulent. Dude…!
 (via: Prick Pins)
Advice for everyone, everyday.
 (via: Ghost Goods)
Mine and Jeff’s two year anniversary is coming up next month. I already found (and purchased) the perfect card a little while back but this one was a close second. So cute!
 (via: The Happy Pencil Shoppe)
Why does Crosley have to do this to me!?
 (via: Urban Outfitters)
Love this pattern!
(via: The Small Print)

Link love…
▴ So Kate Funk takes the BEST photos of her cat, AC. Their 2016 calendar is marked way way down, like you’re dumb not to buy it cheap! I just can’t get enough of her photos!
▴ Vintage Optical Shop has literally the most amazing selection of vintage glasses I have ever seen.
▴ How dreamy are these sandals!?
▴ Washi tape covered in planets!!
▴ This floral bathing suit is adorable! …But I still don’t think anything is better than this donut one!
▴ A portable BBQ! 1. it’s super cute and 2. it’d be perfect to keep in the car for spur of the moment picnics!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #355

by Kaylah Stroup March 11, 2016
Love love love these planters. I feel like they’d look perfect in my living room.
 (via: Fox & Ramona)
Love letter lapel pin!
 (via: Again Press)
A leash with bicycles! There’s even a matching collar. I feel like this color would look so cute against Klaus’ brindle fur.
 (via: Silly Buddy)
I really like the shape of this lamp.
 (via: Furnish Modern)
How adorable is this little terrarium necklace?!
 (via: Finest Imaginary)
THIS MUG! There is also a thermos and tea towel in the same pattern.
(via: Modcloth)
These little cat stickers would be perfect for outgoing mail.
 (via: Beetle Ink Co)
I don’t really own too many rings anymore but I do love this ring dish, for obvious reasons. 
 (via: This Way To The Circus)
The pin I need for riding the train. 
 (via: Literary Emporium)
This hanging planter is just gorgeous!
(via: Waupecony River Studio)

Link Love…
▴ This quilt pattern is ridiculously awesome.
▴ This nightgown? Yes, please!
▴ Some days I’d like someone to give me this ribbon for wearing my big girl pants.
▴ Mew-nicorn socks!
▴ No Bad Days.
▴ Since I’ve been sending mail out so regularly I’ve been on the hunt for awesome stickers to add to envelopes. These ones from Crumple + Toss are adorable!
▴ Home is where my plants are. 

Happy Friday!!
xoxo

Ps. For more fun finds check out my Everyday Favorites! 

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Friday Favorites #353

by Kaylah Stroup February 26, 2016
This looks like the perfect spring jacket!
 (via: Modcloth)
Booty socksssss!
 (via: Coucou Suzette)
This bed is just the cutest. It would even match my lockers, which are now in my bedroom. Then paired with these striped sheets? Aw yissss.

(via: Serena & Lily)

This lapel pin is so wonderful.
 (via: The Wild Wild Press)
Pizza on Earth.

 (via: Betty Turbo)

What’s new pussycat?
 (via: Emily McDowell)
Cactus washi tape is kind of a must!
(via: Mandie Kuo)
Do awesome stuff!
 (via: Scout & Lilly)
Just another striped dress for me to obsess over.
 (via: Modcloth)
The perfect bathroom rug.

 (via: Urban Outfitters)

Link love…
▴ I don’t know what it is but I can’t get enough of the candles in this shop.
▴ This patch FOREVER. I even annoy myself giving people a hard time about being on their phones, it just bugs me so much.
▴ This return address stamp is the cutest!!!
▴ Such gorgeous floral bedding.
▴ A striped chair! Wooooo!
▴ This bra. (Plus it’s on super sale!)

Happy Friday!!
xoxo

Ps. For more fun finds check out my Everyday Favorites! 

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