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    Friday Favorites #557

    by Kaylah Stroup April 3, 2020

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    These earrings!

    These socks!! So cute!

    No better time to send snail mail than now!

    Dark chocolate and wild mint. Doesn’t this lip balm sound amazing!?

    This ‘bendy boy’ shirt made me giggle.

    Nessie sugar spoon! We have this cat sugar spoon and I’m kind of amazed how useful a tiny spoon actually is.

    Are you the all state cat patting champion? PS. Do you know your high score? (aka how many cats you’ve pet in one day?) One time I went to a shelter that didn’t have cages and pet over 100!

    This raccoon hanky is the cutest. I just love raccoons so much.

    Skateboarding ghost!

    Be kind to ya mind.

    Link love…

    • Totally random but my goodness, this umbrella is pretty!
    • This polka dot halter top dress!
    • Here’s a kit so you can learn to needle felt. Oh oh! And here’s one so you can needle felt a desert scene.
    • More crafty goodness – a DIY earring painting kit.
    • Loving this striped nightgown.
    • I am currently snuggled up in this cardigan. It’s so cozy.
    • This newspaper box turned record stand is killing me. I’m obsessed.
    • How to Raise a Plant (and make it love you back.) This book looks super cute.
    • Looking like a snack while looking for a snack.

    My husband’s second book, Abandoned Northern Ohio, was released this week! I’m so so so proud of him. He worked super hard finding great locations for it.

    abandoned northern ohio

    Happy Friday!

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  • Friday Favorites #556

    by Kaylah Stroup March 27, 2020

    this post contains affiliate links. No better time to send cards to your loved ones! I love this one. This jumpsuit! Hey! This bug covered sweatshirt! Also comes as a skirt!! These nail wraps! Holy smokes. Those are snazzy. Loving these eye brooches! Stay Magical! Would you just look at this darn turtle planter!? Anthropologie …

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  • 10 things making me smile

    by Kaylah Stroup March 26, 2020

    ▴ spotting all three animals laying in one ray of sunshine & then capturing it on film ▴ painting my toe nails for the first time in… five years(!?) and feeling like I have brand new adorable feet polish is ‘Jawbreaker‘ by Palate Polish ▴ this prism that looks like I’m holding a little piece …

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  • support small business!

    by Kaylah Stroup March 23, 2020

    Hi friends! What a wild couple of weeks it’s been. I’ve been struggling a bit to find my voice in all of this. I don’t want to contribute to the doom and gloom. I figured the best thing I could do right now is continue to do what I’m always here doing and that’s sharing …

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  • Friday Favorites #555

    by Kaylah Stroup March 14, 2020

    this post contains affiliate links. Okay but just imagine this cabinet filled with skulls, medical models and all the other wonderfully weird stuff I have! Gah, it’d be amazing. This Frank Reynolds pin is perfect. This mug! Love love love this dress. Looks perfect for a breezy summer day. This desk is ca-yoooot! Love this …

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