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Friday Favorites #497

by Kaylah Stroup January 4, 2019
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(via )

What a fun idea these faux matches are. Each has an idea on it meant to *spark* creativity! (Also available here for a little bit less!) There’s even a version for romance, happiness and adventure!

(via Anthropologie)

Pizza prevails!

(via Pyknic)

Looove this pin!

(via heymoma shop)

Library card socks!

(via Out of Print)

Because I want to dress like a cozy skeleton all year long!

(via Wildfox)

Sharing a new favorite from my own home – this lamp from Gantri! This is actually my second one from them. They are 3D printed and I swear, they give off the coziest light. I also really enjoy the fact their lights are dimmable. I’m in loooove! (PS. If you purchase through that link, you get $20 off!)

(photo by me, lamp via Gantri)

I just discovered Tula Pink’s line of scissors in my most favorite color(s) of metal! I’m positively obsessed. I plan to treat myself to the shears after I reach a little sewing goal I set for myself. They’re just so dang beautiful.

(via Tula Pink)

Never enough face planters in this house!

(via Anthropologie)

Ah! !

(via )

Not only does ‘cool citrus basil‘ sound like it smells amazing but I really dig that packaging too!

(via Valkyrie Candle)

Link love…

  • I don’t actually wear red buuut I might make an exception for this dress. I mean, it’s striped. C’mon.
  • Take a hike!
  • Fancy beetle earrings! They’re so pretty! Plus there is a matching necklace.
  • Wouldn’t actually consider purchasing a $70 dog sweater but I sure do enjoy looking at the photos. Such a pretty pup. (Not going to lie, I would really love to see Klaus in that silly sweater!)
  • Linking to the Splitcam because it’s suuuuper cheap right now. It has fairly mixed reviews but with a little common sense, it shouldn’t give you any issues. I’ve always had great luck with mine.
  • Love love love this constellation dress!
  • I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable wearing this dress out of the house but I know for sure I’d feel reeeeeal fine wearing it around the house.

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorite #496

by Kaylah Stroup December 28, 2018
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This candle sounds like it smells heavenly.

(via Urban Outfitters)

Eeep! Loving this cute little notepad.

(via Amazon)

Something cute for your 2019 planner – animal paper clips! They’re available in basically every animal you can think of!

(via Amazon)

Um… this stapler!? So darn pretty!

(via Amazon)

Oooh! This calendar!

(via Urban Outfitters)

These shoes are so funky and fun! They’d be real cute paired with black overalls and a striped top! (I own + love both those pieces I linked, in case you’re curious!!)

(via Steve Madden)

This notebook is GORGEOUS!

(via Urban Outfitters)

Just spotted that this dress is way cheaper than when I bought it! Its one of my favorites. Fits super well and can be paired with just about anything.

(dress via Amazon, photo is mine)

How cute are earrings!?

(via )

Because the new year is always a good excuse to buy cute notepads…

(via Amazon)

I am all about this outfit. It looks put together yet super cozy.

(via Lou & Grey)

Link love…

  • are a cold weather essential.
  • LOVE this slip!
  • This bra is soooo cute. The fabric reminds me of a shiny beetle.
  • On the subject of pretty underthings – this bodysuit!!!
  • My favorite short rain boots finally bit the dust after like six years so I’m on the hunt for a new pair. How cute are these ones with puppies in sweaters!? I also really like these because they’d probably match more of my clothes.
  • Space inspired washi tape? Yes, please! Aaaand planet sticky notes!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #495

by Kaylah Stroup December 21, 2018
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Love love love this desert species tapestry!

(via Urban Outfitters)

This is probably the first year ever I haven’t already posted one thousand planners already. Couldn’t resist sharing this one!

(via Bloom)

Look at this planter!! While we’re on the subject of plant related items – this watering can is drool worthy!

(via West Elm)

A dress I recently bought + love! You can get a peek at it in this photo I posted on Instagram. This dress by the same brand is also adorable! Just all things black and white, okay!?

(via Wild Meadow)

I recently bought a new back patch for my jean jacket and now I’m patch obsessed all over again. I’m way into these teeth patches. (I bought this three eyed cat patch. It looks even more awesome in person!)

(via Tooth x Nail)

Love love love this dress covered in bats. Items like this are my favorite, where the print is something not everyone could pull off but it goes mostly undetected unless you’re looking close.

(via Sourpuss)

I’ve got this sleek black, white, and gray kitchen but I’m in love with this rainbow flatware. I mean technically it would stay in the drawer unless it was in use so it wouldn’t break up my color scheme…

(via Cambridge Silversmiths)

Loving this sweatshirt and key chain by Pyknic! They have so many great food themed items.

(via Pyknic)

This print! So pretty.

(via Mathilde Aubier)

30 challenges for 30 days!

(via Urban Outfitters)

Just stumbled across this tote at a waaaay better price than what I bought it for. I just love that grid pattern so so so much!

(via Amazon)

This mug! Fennec Design seriously has the best designs!

(via Fennec Design)

Link love…

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  • Have any of y’all ever tried this foot peel? The review photos are both super intriguing and the worst things I have ever seen. I keep going back and forth on whether or not I want to give it a try. I definitely want super soft feet but I’m not sure I can stomach them looking that gross while the product works.
  • A cactus doormat.
  • I’m just crushing on overalls all the time. They all just fit so differently so even though I already have two black pairs, I still want those.
  • It’s a knife sharpener shaped like a shark!
  • Sushi socks!
  • Such a ! Just my style.
  • I’m LIVING for . I honestly have no reason to own a dress this fancy but maybe you do!?

Happy Friday!
xoxo

Pssst if you still need to do last minute Christmas shopping check out these gift guides;
▴ Plant Lovers Gift Guide
▴ 30+ gifts for your ~weird friend (+150 more finds here!)
▴ Enamel pin gift guide (+ 2017 version)

 

 

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Friday Favorites #494

by Kaylah Stroup December 14, 2018
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I dig .

(via )

OMG! It’s Dana SKULLY. This appeals to me on way too many levels.

(via Creepy Co)

LOVING this jacket. Looks like the perfect piece to transition back into warmer weather. (Yes, I definitely am already over winter!)

(via Levi’s)

Love the idea behind this page a day calendar – a year of tiny pleasures. (Also available on Amazon for a few bucks less!)

(via Urban Outfitters)

Love this bird dress. It’d look so cute paired with a mustard cardigan.

(via Amazon)

Jackalope for your wall! Judging by the review photos it’s larger than this photo makes it look. Also, jackalope socks!!!

(via Amazon)

How cute is this !?

(via )

This mug is so silly. I love it.

(via Urban Outfitters)

A box of pizza socks! I know I’ve featured these before but they’re just so good I have to share again.

(via Amazon)

 

Link love…

  • Earlier this week I shared my plant lovers gift guide which is full of rad finds. Speaking of gift guides, Allie shared one for the cemetery lover in your life. Gosh, she’s great. Such a fun idea!
  • !
  • Knock Knock has so many fun notepads. There are almost thirty to choose from! I think the ‘what I ate’ one is especially interesting as someone who gets frequent migraines and is still trying to figure out their triggers.
  • Silky cactus jammies! Yes, please!
  • If you love the tshirts you can find at tacky roadside places, I found two more you might love – Big Foot riding Nessie & a jackalope!
  • LOVING . It’s simple enough you could pair it with just about anything yet has enough detail it could easily just be worn alone. It also comes in but that purple is just so pretty!
  • How cute is this sloth dress?!! Also super cute, this bird dress!
  • Love this cactus shirt.
  • polka dot nightgown! Hello!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #493

by Kaylah Stroup December 7, 2018
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Jackalope enamel pin!

(via lovelike designs)

I am majorly crushing on this moon mousepad. It’s less than $10!

(via Amazon)

! I just love that color.

(via )

Ooooh! Look at this planner! So pretty.

(via Nikki Strange)

A personal favorite of mine, this striped tunic. It’s SO comfortable. Paired with these leggings, it’s one of my favorite around the house outfits. PS. Those leggings are heaven.

(via Daily Ritual)

As if I could stumble across this Mrs. Doubtfire pin and not share it.

(via Drunk Mother Dancing Co)

Something I’ve featured before but love too much to not post again – this bird jewelry holder.

(via Amazon)

I really dig this print of crows.

(via Rhian Davie Illustration)

How pretty is this tote?! I just love everything made with this rainbow material. Also super pretty – this card holder!

(via Amazon)

How gorgeous is this stag beetle brooch?!

(via Mistfit Makes)

Link love…

  • This ! Hi. Hello. Wow!
  • Digging this sweater, big time!
  • Throw blankets are my one absolutely essential living room thing. If I’m on the couch I need a blanket on me. Doesn’t this one look beyond cozy!? Comes in so many colors too.
  • Insect shirt!
  • It’s a light up dog harness!! I freak out every single time I see a dog wearing one of these. So dang cute.
  • This picture frame doubles as a jewelry holder. So clever.
  • I gave my list of finds for your weird friend a major update since the blog post was so popular. It has over 150 items now! 💀

Happy Friday!
xoxo

Earlier this week I made up a list of weird finds! Not my normal medical models & oddities type of thing but truly kind of puzzling finds. Things that’d make a great white elephant gifts! Check it out.

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Friday Favorites #492

by Kaylah Stroup November 30, 2018
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This planner! So pretty!

(via Urban Outfitters)

Digging . Black and white with a splash of color is definitely my favorite.

(via)

Swooning over Christmas ornaments isn’t really my thing but this one… it’s right up my alley!

(via Madewell)

I’ve really just got a thing for backpacks…

(via Amazon)

Look at these scratch off notes. I mean, I remember paper like this from childhood but I’ve never seen it like this where you can use it for everyday notes.

(via Amazon)

LOVE this idea.

(via Urban Outfitters)

is so obnoxious… in the best way! I think it’d look rad paired with a black and white coat like this one.

(via)

I love Three Potato Four’s keychains, especially that ice cream one. ‘Scoops I did it again’ Hah!

(via Three Potato Four)

Me, always.

(via BlueQ)

Love this pin by Out of Print Books. They actually have a bunch of book themed pins & fund literacy programs and book donations to communities in need with a portion of their proceeds.

(via Out of Print Books)

Link love…

  • This jumper paired with this striped sweater = perfection!
  • More cute mugs – one featuring a pretzel weiner dog! ones based on paper patterns! this heat sensitive one that changes from day to night.
  • All three of this candles sound amazing. Basil, mint & lavender.
  • This holographic nail polish looks GORGEOUS!
  • Obsessed with Allie’s gift guide for diner lovers! Such a cute & unique gift guide idea.
  • It’s 100% not swim suit season but I just love this yellow polka dot one piece!
  • Very into this moth pouch!
  • In case you missed it earlier in the week, I shared my gift guide for weirdos… in case you’re friends with someone who likes weird stuff, or you’re someone who likes weird stuff.

Happy Friday
xoxo

PS. I have a ton more rad finds here! Eight separate lists worth including one showing off all the prettiest plants you can buy online.

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Friday Favorites #489

by Kaylah Stroup November 2, 2018
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Positively swooning over this vintage globe. It’d be such a great pop of color in my collection. Speaking of globes + maps – This map dress is the bee’s knees! These map socks are awesome and goodness gracious, this moon globe is wonderful. Don’t mind me, I’m just on a globe kick right now.

(via Lack Luster Co)

Such a pretty dress. It’s a little early but this would make a perfect New Years dress.

(via Modcloth)

Another fun globe, this time one that doubles as a memo board! Comes in two sizes too – large + small.

(via Urban Outfitters)

This necklace! There are matching earrings too!

(via Madewell)

How cute is this sticker? Love Katie Gamb‘s spooky cute style.

(via Katie Gamb)

Eye love these slippers!

(via The Sleepy Cottage)

The color! The scalloped edge! Adorable!

(via Modcloth)

This wax model is incredible. What a rad piece!

(via Vaughan and Vaughan)

Aren’t these moth patches so pretty!?

(via Anthropologie)

This pin! In case you didn’t know, Forrest Gump is my all time favorite movie. Can’t even tell you how many times I’ve seen it.

(via shevski)

This sleeping mask!

(via Little Man Handbags)

Link love…

  • How cute is this globe collection sticker!?
  • Not a particularly exciting find but these jeans are my new favorites! I need multiple pairs ASAP.
  • Some neat pieces for your oddities collection – visible frog, a skeletal model of a hand & a hip!
  • THIS is my dream door knocker. Saw one like it when we visited New Orleans a while back and have been obsessed ever since.
  • Measuring cups have literally never been prettier!
  • I’m on a mask kick right now. I’ve found a few new favorites these last few weeks, and discovered even more that I want to try. This one is at the top of my want list! Here’s a list of a few of my favorites!
  • Halloween is over, sadly, but skeleton jammies are good all year round!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

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Friday Favorites #488

by Kaylah Stroup October 26, 2018
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Look at this cardigan! SO stinken cute!

(via Modcloth)

Lovin’ this sweatshirt.

(via Madewell)

Obsessed with the packaging on these socks! Doughnuts/Sushi

(via Modcloth)

Look at these bag clips!

(via Perpetual Kid)

If you’ve been crushing on my DIY dog crate grid wall but didn’t have a random crate laying around – look what I found! There are even little shelves you can add!

(via Amazon)

Nobody!

(via Hello Dodo)

BIRD LEG LAMP!!! To match the bird leg side table!

(via Urban Outfitters)

Digging this polka dot skirt. Perfect color for fall.

(via Modcloth)

This jewelry box lid holds your earrings! How rad is that!?

(via Urban Outfitters)

How cute are these earrings?!

(via Moorea Seal)

I tried on this coat the other day, liked it but ultimately decided that I probably wouldn’t wear it very often. Guess what I can’t stop thinking about now…

(via Old Navy)

Link love…

  • What’s up buttercup?
  • Cold feet? These are amazing. Paired with leggings and a hoodie is my fall/winter evening uniform.
  • It’s a little hard to picture but I think this sheer star dress would look perfect with just a black slip underneath!
  • Beetle tea infuser!!
  • This starry velvet dress is oh so cute!
  • Shorter folks – hi, you need to wear this polka dot dress! Gonna guess it wouldn’t be appropriate on me in public but the review photos make it look so so so cute.
  • Allie posted a guide to Salem you might want to check out if you’re heading there soon!
  • Love face masks? Have you heard of FaceTory yet!? It’s a face mask subscription box. It’s affordable and has great reviews!!
  • ONE MONTH left until my husband’s book is released!!!! I am so excited!!!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

PS. I have a ton more rad finds here! 

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Friday Favorites #487

by Kaylah Stroup October 19, 2018
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This moon lamp! Oh my! (Available for a bit cheaper here!)

(via Urban Outfitters)

Bat cat!

(via Modcloth)

This dress! Yes, please! Under $30 and available on Prime so it’ll be to you in no time!

(via Amazon)

Diggin this pin big time.

(via Gnat and Rat)

This pin! Also comes in red!

(via Serious About)

A little something to shock your house guests.

(via Creature Cups)

Black velour overalls! So perfect for fall! They’d look excellent paired with this striped turtleneck.

(via Amazon)

Ain’t that the truth! Also available in patch form!

(via Ahoy Kollektiv)

I dig these tapestries!

(left, right)

This spiderweb rug is so cute ( & 100% acceptable all year round!)

(via Sourpuss)

These shirts are ridiculous and amazing!

(swan / cat)

Link love…

  • This collection of pet costumes is pretty fantastic. Definitely worth a peek if you need a smile. My favorite is the ram.
  • I am positively obsessed with this sweet little pumpkin. I’m trying so hard to curate a very specific set of holiday decor pieces. Ya know, things I truly enjoy seeing each season. I feel like that guy fits the bill.
  • They no longer carry the print I have but this blanket is seriously perfect. It’s warm, super soft + big enough for Jeff & I to cuddle under on the couch. According to the review I left, looks like I’ve had it for about a year. Still very very happy!
  • Yeah, I’m here showing off another striped shirt. Are you even surprised? But at least this one is unique!
  • I’ve been eyeing up this bat costume. Not for Halloween but like for every day wear around the house…
  • Does your kitty need a propellor hat? Yeah, I thought so too!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

PS. I have a ton more rad finds here! This week I spent a bunch of time updating the Halloween list! So many cute odds + ends. Here’s a small preview…

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