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six spring cleaning + organizing DIYs
this year we made one of the best decisions of our lives — to hire a cleaning lady. she comes every other week, and while it’s an expense we didn’t have before, i seriously don’t know how we survived in the apartment before. the toilets are clean. there’s much less fur everywhere. the stove isn’t covered in gunk. it’s amazing. but she isn’t a miracle worker — so the apartment is still cluttered to shit. now that it’s spring, we’re all kind of thinking about how we could be more organized, right? here are six DIYs to make you feel just a tad bit cleaner.
01. this diy dustpan looks like something i’d try to spend $60 on gid would say no.
02. we use laundry bags, but they are NEVER organized by lights and darks.
03. prettying up our shampoo bottles was one of the most visually satisfying things ever.
04. everyone needs an easy place to corral their mail + crap.
05. and speaking of corralling, there is nothing better than a bunch of cute bowls for that,
06. but nothing makes me feel more organized than making lists (even if i don’t accomplish all the things on said list) -
almost makes mixtape ⋅ vol 17
happy monday! did everyone have a good weekend? guess. what. this might be my fave mixtape i’ve ever made you guys. ok maybe that’s just because i always like the newest one. but i hope you guys love it too! enjoy. -
happy weekend
happy friday! happy weekend! tonight i’m seeing pitch perfect 2 (!!!) and tomorrow we’re heading to santa barbara to see my new baby niece (!!!!). hope you guys have a good one!
⋅ well now i need to go to milan.
⋅ and also i want to make this
⋅ i remember being young and single was kind of awesome
⋅ i’m a champion at heart. what are you?
⋅ ok i am always so scared of messing up with cheesecake
⋅ omg this is a cuuuuute font.
⋅ love the relaxed boho vibe of this place
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diy leaf backdrop
for my last of the spring party DIY posts, i wanted to share the focal point of the party with you guys! originally, we talked about doing a big flower wall, which has obviously been done before. BUT THEN… a miracle happened. we decided on with leaves instead.
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diy block printed napkins
remember how i said we made a ton of raw edged linen napkins for our wedding? well it’s been super nice to have 50 laying around my apartment (and my moms house, she uses them for almost every dinner party now) – so i decided to stamp some for the spring lunch!
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diy seed packets with free printable
as i said last week, this week i’m going to share all the projects i made for our spring party last week! up first, i made little seed packets to go on every place setting. i thought this would make for the perfect little spring party favor – and duh. they’re so easy.
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maker spotlight : prospect goods
today i’m introducing you to abby of prospect goods! by now i’m positive you’ve come across her gorgeous modern piñatas and party supplies, but you may not know there’s an adorable girl behind them!
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happy weekend
FRIDAAAAY! we don’t have a ton of plans this weekend, besides mothers day : we’re gonna make my mom some creme brulee french toast and mimosas — and i’m trying to convince myself not to get a little teeny tattoo. but i’ve been wanting one and it’s very hard to resist. (i have three that i regret already. oops) anyway – have a great weekend and say hi to your moms!
⋅ gorgeous and they sound delish, i’m in
⋅ a cute little way to spice up your fridge
⋅ in case you missed these — they are not to be missed!
⋅ if you have 10 minutes, watch the battle at kruger if you haven’t. it’s incredible
⋅ i have to try this.
⋅ obsessed with this series
⋅ don’t forget to wrap your moms gifts!
⋅ i play this EVERY mother’s day -
a sunday lunch for spring
you know how sometimes you get married and you get lots of beautiful serving items from your registry, but then you just never use them because entertaining is such a thing? so i decided i’m going to try to entertain like 5% more than i do now. with spring here, there are lots of pretty new things in the produce section. so i made a simple and easy menu of a dope charcuterie tray, a fresh citrus salad, and for dessert : winesicles made from kendall-jackson pinot gris!
i had my friend molly co-style the party with me — we kept the table pretty neutral besides the flowers and the food. we scattered airplants along the table, and i DIYed some patterned napkins and seed packet favors (which i’ll do posts on next week!) we also decided to make it very springy, so we created a real leaf backdrop as the focal point. i’ll also do a post on that!
gideon made the best looking charcuterie plate i’ve ever seen — so i will from now on be making him make that for event we host.
the winesicles were so good. i was worried they’d taste a little strong but i could seriously eat 5 of them. the vintner’s reserve pinot gris was the peeerfect taste for popsicles. and then fall asleep for the rest of the day. you can head over to the kendall-jackson blog to see the recipe!
SOURCES
plates / wine glasses / cheese board / serving tray / serving bowl / vase / runner / table
STYLING : ALMOST MAKES PERFECT + MOLLY RHYMER
PHOTOGRAPHY : LILY GLASSTHIS POST IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENDALL-JACKSON. ALL OPINIONS ARE 100% MY OWN.
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california coast road trip
if you follow me on instagram, then you already know a few weeks ago i drove up north to my brothers wedding. gideon couldn’t go, so i went with my dad and stepmom and we had three full days to get from LA to the sonoma area for the wedding.
our first stop was in pismo beach — we’d been sitting in traffic for hours, so we were stoked to pull over in this cute little town and have an early dinner. we had clam chowder at splash cafe (and clam strips) and it was as good as everyone told me it would be. we then just walked around the town and down the pier a little before getting back in the car and heading to cambria.
in cambria, we stayed at the sand pebbles inn. it was cute and inexpensive, and the rooms have fireplaces and a cookie. the next morning we had our complimentary breakfast and walked down to the beach before heading to hearst castle — which was only about 10 minutes away.
