A dose of pretty

The rain in 'sunny' Los Angeles just won't stop. Though we love rain, too much ain't so pretty.
Our dog is sad because he can't walk out and the baby is not too happy because mom is so lazy on cold weather.

But cold, wet and rainy days mean hot cocoa and cozy moments by the fireplace. I promise to enjoy this before I find myself in scorching heat in the summertime. I am not really a hot weather kind of girl. I love Autumn and cold dry Decembers.

I've been working so hard and my studio is a mess! But it's a very "pretty mess". So I decided to take a few pictures of things around me.


Like these lace flowers. Very pretty.

I just love how all the colors blend like beautiful words in a song.

Sometimes in my dreams, this is what I see and I wake up smiling.


Lots of reds and I didn't even stage this.
I call it beautiful chaos.



Do you see my shop's banner on my blog? Click on it on January 25 and you'll enter the gates of my wonderland.

Yes, my shop opens on that day! Yay! Please join me when I open it's doors.

The tea party

My mr. bought me Japanese magazines and as I was looking through it yesterday. I saw these beautiful photos of Japanese pretties with crystal mini crowns that I will be selling in my shop! I was so excited, I just had to scan it to show them to you!


Audrey Hepburn inspired-Breakfast at Tiffany's. You can wear my crowns this way. Pretty isn't it?

Look how pretty they look!

Who said that only princesses can wear a crown? We can all wear one! if you use these images, kindly please link back to me? Thanks!


My mini crowns will be available in my shop. And it opens sooner than you think!

Twins in wonderland

Here's a shoot I did today with my twin girls (and dog). There are more photos but I'll save them for the new shop. I hope you like it as much as we do.

The crowns and headbands will be available at the site.

Japan by car

Yesterday was a super big day! Filled with our favorite things... Everything Japanese!


Like this super cute photo booth.Look at how cute this is!!!
and this store window!

Of course, we always stop by to get some japanese street food like these bean pancakes! Very yummy!
I also bought these different Japanese cakes and lots and lots of bread. They were all good!
and very beautiful. I love how Japanese are such perfectionists and everything they make seem to be flawless.
Sashimis
Happy baby who loves sushi
and who loves little Japanese parasols
So cute! Everyone was stopping to say how cute he was with his little umbrella.
And my most favorite thing is seeing my family so happy...
That, to me is priceless.

And to the winner of the giveaway, I know you've been waiting for it. I was not able to post the winner last night but here it is...

It's

Courtney!!!

Courtney Reynolds said...

Congrats! I love your blog :)

And I'd love to enter your giveaway!

My super duper favorite would have to be my friend from college named Emma Haskins. She's a mixed media artist and I fell in love with her work the second I saw it!

Courtney (NonpareilSoleil)

Please reply to my email with your name and address. Thanks for joining everyone! More giveaways coming soon!

Sweetness

I am so excited for the grand opening of my new shop! I am so busy lately filling it up with handmade pretties! And I am doing everything all by myself, the inventory, the photography, the design of the site. Everything! Lots of sleepless nights!both images are from the new Chickything online shop (Coming soon!)

I promise you it's something you have never seen before. I spent months and months making up a concept and finally making it into reality. And I am liking everything that I see! I hope that you love what I have baked up for you.

The giveaway is still on and it ends tonight, there are only a handful of entries so your chance of winning is so high! Click this link to join.

Happy Saturday everyone! May your weekend be filled with sweet, lovely things and a happy,happy heart!

house of pretties

Here is another poster I made. Oh, please,please help me promote my shop, pretty please?!

This one is from 'Chickything Couture'. All the clothes are made by my own two hands.



Shop will be opening soon! I'm so excited. I hope you are too.
Anniversary giveaway still happening below this post. We will pick a winner on Saturday night (9pm-pacific time)

Chickything is almost here

Help us spread the word. Please feel free to copy paste this image anywhere. The site is still under maintenance but it will be launched some time next week! I am so excited!

The house of pretties...

is opening sooner than expected! Yes! My shop will open before Valentine's Day! I hope you join me as I begin this new, amazing journey! I hope that you all support it like how you have supported my good 'ole shop.

Please check my blog tonight. I will have another giveaway! I'm sure you're going to love it!

thrifting galore

Almost every other Saturday, my mom and I goes out thrifting. And I enjoy it very much. After many years, we found something in common and it became our quality time together.

So last Saturday we found this.

$25 antique worn down dresser. Mom said it was ugly and expensive (for $25!!!) and she didn't want to haul it but I had a vision so insisted.

I am so used to restoring furnitures I can do it with my eyes closed!

Voila! After about an hour! And my mom wants it so bad!
It looks perfect in my studio!
Inside are my fabrics and flowers and other trims.
like these

My 'new' antique chair we are fighting over. I love it next to my fireplace.

You can never have enough ornate mirrors! I want more! This is now in the living room, remember, I took the one that was here for the bathroom. I'm still thinking if I should paint this black. What do you think?

You can never have enough glass lamps too!
Another vintage mirror!

Oh Marié

I love Marié Digby! I first heard her cover songs about a year ago on youtube. Contrary to what most say that she started off on youtube, she said in one interview in Japan that she already had a record contract before taking videos of herself and posting them on youtube but of course, youtube did help her become famous.


I love, love her innocent pretty face and her cute girly voice. And don't you just love this photo?


She is half American, half Japanese and can speak Japanese too.

I don't know if she is big here as she is in Asia. Have you heard of her before?

Check her music out on youtube, specially her cover songs.

Here's one from her own album

Have a happy weekend!