Vintage Cameras

This past weekend, Andrew and I treasure hunted for more props for my grandpa's travel themed birthday party coming up in June. There were a lot of great finds that I wanted to take home with me, but I had to remember to hunt only for grandpa's party. In the end, I purchased several vintage cameras because they were such a good deal, and I get to keep them after the party is over!



Maybe I will create something like this from Apartment Therapy, or put them on a shelf and slowly add to my collection. All these cameras make me miss shooting in film and printing in the dark room!

Valentines Day

For Valentines Day this year, I flew up to Santa Cruz to spend the weekend with Andrew and his family. I kind of feel like we celebrated it all weekend, because we did so many fun things together! But on Sunday, we woke up early and made some heart shaped chocolate chip waffles and scrambled eggs, with some pear slices on the side.


And since I'm always telling him I want to ride our bikes together, he planned a tandem bike ride for us at the beach, where we rode our bikes to an ocean front cafe and relaxed over some mimosas!



And this was our final stop, a lighthouse! I get so excited to do these types of things because they remind me of when I lived in Newport Beach, and got to partake in little adventures on the weekend.

Thanks for making my valentines day so fun Andrew!

Be My Valentine

I can't believe it's that time of the year already...Valentines Day?!
I try to make handmade cards as much as possible because I know they're fun to keep. So this year, I made a non traditional Valentines Day card - hand-sewn lined paper(fabric & embroidery thread), with a Yes(checked!),No, or Maybe Box. If I have more time, maybe I will be able to create and embroider a matching envelope.

A Long Overdue Thank You

Andrew once told me that his grandpa has an amazing memory, and never forgets to send cards for special occasions. Truth be told, he remembered to send me a Christmas card this year! I didn't get it till last week because he sent it to Andrew to give it to me, but I think that it still deserves a handmade thank you card.

Thank you for the Christmas card, Grandpa Dunn! It was very sweet of you :)

Vintage Pyrex

I've always admired vintage Pyrex but I never thought to collect it, until I started coming across some really great and affordable pieces while treasure hunting. Here is what I've collected so far.


I absolutely love the color mustard yellow (too bad it looks terrible on me..grr!), so I'm glad Vy found these for me when we were out thrifting last week! I can't wait to start collecting different colors and patterns because I think they look great mix matched. There are lots of people who collect vintage Pyrex, and have found some great ways to display their collection. Here are some pictures I found of collections I really enjoy:



Image from ShagPhiladelphia Blog


Image from Apartment Therapy


Image from Apartment Therapy