Antique Finds

Last weekend, Ryan and I ventured over to Orange, California. It is a super cute little town just over an hour south of Los Angeles. It has antique stores galore!!

We found this lovely gem to add to our china collection, a Shelley plate (I love the square shape!):

The real find of the day was this $8 Orrefors crystal bowl! It was marked at $40, but the booth was going out of business and having a 75% off sale. Score!! I visited the Orrefors factory when I was studying in Sweden and it's fun to find such a good deal.

We also found this vintage candy shop where Ryan was overjoyed to see so much candy all in one place.

All in all, a fantastic trip! I love weekend getaways. 

Happy almost Friday! SO CLOSE!

Fika Friday

It is FRIDAY people! Let's celebrate!

 

Pour yourself an extra cup of coffee and relish in the start of the weekend.

 

 

Fika Rundown:

 

What: Hawaiian coffee and a cupcake

Who: Myself

Where: On the patio

Best part: Reminiscing about our Hawaiian vacation over a cup of Hawaiian coffee!

 

 

I'm so excited for the weekend! Ryan and I are heading back to the town of Orange tomorrow to check out more antique stores. We're on the hunt for a rocking chair. And who knows what other treasures we may find!

 

Happy Friday!

A blast from the past

In an effort to orgnanize and back-up hundreds of my photos, I came across a few crafty projects I never got around to blogging about.

 

This is from almost 3 years ago. Holy cow. They're bottlecap magnets that you use a circular hole punch and decorative scrapbook paper then glue them to the bottom of a bottlecap. Then, you pour this apoxy-type substance over and fill it to the top of the bottlecap. It hardens and dries clear and you are left with a cute little magnet!

 

 

 

One of my favorite ones:

 



 

 

I made this with my BFF, Jessica! I think we made these together right before I left for Japan? And my awesome friend, Kimberly, made Jessica's adorable bow headband! [etsy shop here!]

 



So here's to crafty throwback days. 

 

I hope you're having a wonderful week! Happy Wednesday!