• almost makes mixtape ⋅ vol. 1

    i used to be obsessed with making mixtapes. and while i have fun picking out a song for eyes + ears posts, i thought it’d be fun to share full mixes. so here is volume one – a laid back summer mix.

    hope you like!

     

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  • almost makes mixtape ⋅ vol. 1

    i used to be obsessed with making mixtapes. and while i have fun picking out a song for eyes + ears posts, i thought it’d be fun to share full mixes. so here is volume one – a laid back summer mix.

    hope you like!

     

    [ photo via ]

  • france pt 1 : the south

    we spent the first half of our trip in the south, staying in a villa in a little town called oppede. we spent our days day tripping to the surrounding towns, visiting the daily markets, looking at the insane views, and eating AMAZING food. it was a totally different trip than paris, which i’ll be posting pics of next.

    OPPEDE-LE-VIEUX was a tiny town that we hiked to the top of. lots of views and ruins.

    GORDES was one of my favorite towns. the market there was incredible, the views were insane, and the tall medieval buildings and hilly streets made me feel like i was in another time period.

    i wanted that african mudcloth so bad, but it was a lot out of my price range.

    all the towns were scenic and adorable. we were also near a million cherry orchids and lavender fields.

    this was the kind of stuff we ate from the market.

    the cherries there were the beesssst i’ve ever had.

    i loved the south of france. i also loved paris. posting photos asap!

  • home again

    i’m home now ( sadly ) and trying really hard to beat this jet lag. how come it’s so much easier on the front end and horrible on the back?! i’m posting pictures hopefully tomorrow and trying to get back on track with real life. UGH. real life. STAY TUNED!

  • home again

    i’m home now ( sadly ) and trying really hard to beat this jet lag. how come it’s so much easier on the front end and horrible on the back?! i’m posting pictures hopefully tomorrow and trying to get back on track with real life. UGH. real life. STAY TUNED!

  • happy 4

    hope you have a fun day! i love fireworks, day drinking, and summer, so it’s one of my favorite national holidays.

    + and in case you missed the DIY matchboxes for july 4th, go make some QUICK!

     

    ( the photo is from my 4th of july last year in hawaii where you can buy a jumbo box of fireworks at walmart ! )

  • eyes + ears // 24

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  • diy leather luggage tag

    i love brown leather anything but can’t sew – so i decided to do the easiest and quickest way to make a luggage tag for my trip. all it requires is cutting and gluing, could that be easier? don’t think so.

    i was a little afraid of doing a no sew attempt, and i had no idea if the super glue was going to be sturdy enough for the leather. but it’s been a few weeks and it seems to be holding up just fine.

    DIY LEATHER LUGGAGE TAG

    SUPPLIES

    a piece of leather hide (i bought mine from the local shoe repair store)
    super glue
    a ruler
    an xacto knife
    scissors
    a sheet of thick or no bleed paper
    a sheet of vellum or transparency paper *

    * i like how the vellum fogs up the contact info a little, it looks kind of … chic to me! but transparency paper would work just fine as well.

    the CUTTING

    STEP ONE cut two pieces to your desired size, with about a half an inch extra length wise

    STEP TWO line them up on top of each other and trim to finesse. mine definitely weren’t perfect, but similar is good (you can do it a little at the end too)

    STEP THREE cut the top of one of your pieces to make a trapezoidal eyelet

    STEP FOUR one of your pieces, carefully cut three sides for the opening that folds up for the card

    STEP FIVE cut a matching rectangle within your eyelet

    STEP SIX cut a long thin strap that fits within in the hole and make sure you have a fairly large loop when you bring the ends together

    the GLUING

    STEP ONE cut a piece of vellum or anything that’s transparent to fit in your cut out

    STEP TWO carefully superglue the edges to your front piece, being very cautious of not getting glue on the flap

    STEP THREE once it’s dry, make sure the flap still folds up but the vellum feels secure

    STEP FOUR glue the back piece to the front piece, going from one side down, LEAVING THE TOP SIDE AND EYELET unglued

    STEP FIVE once dry, cut a piece of paper with your contact info and slide through the top side

    STEP SIX glue the ends of the looped strap together, once dry, you can tie around your bag by looping it through