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stroup mansion – one month update!

    friday favorites #562

    by Kaylah Stroup August 14, 2020

    this post contains affiliate links.

    A cat with a plant.

    Oh sheet. These are cute.

    These colors on this dress are perfect!! I actually have sandals that match almost perfectly.

    Aren’t these handmade earrings so cute!?

    Look how cool this secret storage planter is!!!

    Be well!

    I already own this dress in the black and white polka dot pattern and gosh darn it, I’m digging this one too. It’s such a cute dress.

    This handmade mug! So pretty!

    I’m kind of on a mirror kick at the moment. I just love the look of this one.

    This lamp!

    This stay weird sticker from Redbubble looks so cute on my mirror. I have a list of some more of favorites from Redbubble here and you can use code RBC-B2S20-thedaintysquid for 15% off!

    Loving the color of this throw blanket!

    Link love…

    • Umbra makes some of the coolest home decor things. I’m loving this shelf / planter.
    • I LOVE this stained glass spider web.
    • Tooth lovers, I found the mug for you!!
    • Yet another super cute mirror.
    • It’s almost sweater weather! I am very excited and definitely eyeing up this cozy looking striped cardigan.
    • I am 100000% obsessed with this snake door knocker.
    • Well, hello! This doormat is ca-yoooot!
    • It’s been months (maybe even years?!) and I am still dying over this lamp. It’s seriously perfect. I mean, other than the price tag.

    Happy Friday! xoxo

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  • mourning ring 2.1

    by Kaylah Stroup August 6, 2020

    It’s been a couple of months since my last post on the saga of my mourning ring but I finally have a very positive update! You can catch up on everything here but the short story is that after my mom died I knew I wanted a special piece of jewelry to wear in remembrance …

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  • still here, still sewing.

    by Kaylah Stroup August 4, 2020

    A couple of days ago, on instagram, someone asked me if I had quit blogging… Well, I guess I accidentally did. Crap. I do have a good excuse though – I have 100% been in mask making mode. Basically since the beginning of April, all of my work hours have been dedicated to sewing masks. …

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  • monstera leaf time lapse

    by Kaylah Stroup June 29, 2020

    Last month I made my first real time lapse. Watch it here. In the past I had made some really short ones but that was the first I actually spent a bit of time on. Three and a half days and 644 frames. I was super encouraged by the results and almost immediately set up …

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  • friday favorites #561

    by Kaylah Stroup June 26, 2020

    this post contains affiliate links. Plant person. It’s me! I really just love everything from Hemleva! These opossum stickers are so silly. I love them. LOVE these earrings. If you even kind of like these, you have to check out the rest of Lace & Pearls handmade jewelry. A recent favorite purchase – this striped …

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THE DAINTY SQUID
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    • explore everywhere
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