UP STYLE!

     DIY!- ELEVATE YOUR STYLE!

Add a pop of color and elegance to your living or work area!

We purchased this simple and pretty boring ceramic bowl from the after-Valentines Day sale at Target for a few bucks and up styled it with a few easy steps and tools! We had decided upon purchasing it that this would look so great with a succulents in it! The final product is a Jonathan Adler inspired piece! Just see below! 

Tools needed: 

• Spray paint (gold/silver/whatever you want!) 

• Soil 

• Succulents 

This goes to show that you can purchase anything and make it look expensive! Grab a few ceramic pieces that you think are boring and want to get rid of and give them a facelift! This new piece looked perfect in our new black bookshelf case! 

    When in doubt UP STYLE!

KOKO.

 

For the past few weeks I have done nothing but spend time with my dear friend Koko. I LOVE THIS GIRL! We met at our previous job (BCBG), and have remained good friends even after saying SEE YA! to the retail life. I just love spending time with her, she is a great person with such great energy. She always laughs at my jokes and even if she laughs at me she could never make me mad! It's funny how life works out, I am so glad I met her and that we are both so comfortable with each other. I always have such a good time with her even if it's staying in on a Friday night watching movies together. This may sound cheesy but I don't think I've ever met a girl like her (trust me I have had a lot of girl friends and she is like NO OTHER!). It also makes it that much better that Victor and her get along so well. We have been hanging out a lot that even some weird things have been happening. We happen to be on the same page for a lot of things. Kind of like our minds are connected and it's so crazy! Saturday we spent the day shopping and Sunday was such a relaxing fun day. We took the train downtown to the flower district and walked a ton of blocks admiring the pretty flowers and the cute succulents. She, like me, adores succulents! We didn't realize how hard it would be to pick a couple succulents to take home. We bought a ton and she started her own terrarium! I must say it looks so cute that I now need to find a bowl to make my own! 

Take a look at a couple photos from our hang out, and a photo of what Victor and I dressed up as for Halloween!

  

 

 

 

I DON'T ALWAYS YOLO BUT WHEN I DO IT'S WITH KOKO!

NEVER ENDING.

  

The past two weeks have been NOTHING but celebrating my birthday. This year has been a never ending birthday for me and I am taking each surprise as they come! Victor planned the best surprise party for me! EVERYTHING was handmade and very creative! I just never want to remove the decorations EVER. There's actually still a couple of decorations up. The week of my birthday we went on a cruise (the 16th to the 20th) and it was my first cruise. I loved it and enjoyed the 24/7 buffet! Victors mom gifted us the trip and all 3 of us had a great time! Look out for more pics of the cruise on Victors blog! As if the cruise wasn't enough, my good friends Koko and Jackie planned the BEST SLEEP OVER EVER. I always wanted to attend a sleepover as a kid but having a strict mom that DID NOT HAPPEN. I was so happy to experience that at 23! It only took 23 years! YIPPIE! The slumber party was INCREDIBLE. They had wings, wigs, funky glasses, pizza,  AND Koko made us each a Mean Girls tie dye t-shirt! Everything that I absolutely L O V E ! They decorated their apartment so cute and it was like my very own barbie play house! We played games, acted a fool, and were going Vine crazy! The night was so perfect that I even uploaded my very first 'instavideo'. One thing could only describe this slumber party, and that is that it was:  "SO FETCH!".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 OVER SEA

 SLUMBER 

 

I THINK FOR NOW I AM DONE CELEBRATING MY BDAY! 

(but EVERYDAY is a PERFECT DAY to celebrate your age and life!)

ALL THAT MATTERS.

 I haven't had time or room in our Mac to save photos and post a new blog post. This post is a little different (for me at least) because it is a window into my new found appreciation for the little things in life; taking notice of our surroundings and appreciating the beauty in them.  Appreciating our loved ones, the quality time we spend with them and keeping close those who matter.

I've been busy these last couple of weeks studying and trying to grow the popularity of our stationery/crafted goods shop: Palm Tree Punk

It has made me realize how time consuming a small business start up really is. It also made me realize how great it is to unwind and have a good time with friends. My circle of friends is pretty much a dot (okay maybe not but kind of), and all this has made me appreciate those who make time for me and Victor. Those who make time for you, and have no problem staying in with you or simply going to dinner and seeing what else comes up are true friends.

I guess this blog post is a self realization that life should be appreciated and celebrated, as hard as it gets know that it's still amazing to be alive (Lindsay Lohan reference). Regardless of the small group of friends you have, or feeling like you're not good enough for someone, just think about life and how wonderful it is to be alive. This is why I titled it "All that Matters" because all that truly matters is the beautiful life (Ke$ha).

Below are a couple photographs of my appreciation for my surroundings, my home, and places that I've shared great times with great people:

 I've been crafting like crazy this past week!

P.S and what a perfect timing for this blog post, my sister has a newborn Erick and this makes me an uncle yet again! Time for new beginnings! I hope I didn't bore anyone with this post.