You may have heard the exciting news on Instagram...we're engaged! On April 14th, Andrew proposed and I practically screamed YES. Needless to say, I'm very excited to plan a wedding and quickly jumped into pinning my ideas for a whimsical garden wedding. I feel like there's a lot of pressure on me to plan a beautiful wedding because of my work as a creative, but since we are more focu[...]
I've got a fun cactus cooler cocktail just in time for Cinco de Mayo! I love any excuse to pull out my favorite cacti glasses I picked up at a vintage fair last year, and they were perfect for this prickly pear margarita recipe that I've dubbed the "cactus cooler cocktail!" Margaritas are definitely one of my favorite cocktails, and what's more appropriate for a Cinco de Mayo celebrat[...]
The following post is sponsored by JOANN I'm really digging the current celestial trend right now, especially in our bedroom! Ever since we moved to our new apartment, I've been incorporating a lot of celestial patterns and metallic gold into my design plans, so making my own DIY celestial wall hanging with supplies from JOANN was the perfect addition to my empty walls! I used oven[...]
Let's celebrate Easter with all things 1990s, including these colorful 90s patterned Easter eggs! As you can probably tell from the archives, I love these abstract 90s patterns/80s patterns/Memphis patterns. I don't know what to call them other than colorful, abstract patterns, but I'm thrilled to see them popping up everywhere, including in the form of jewelry and clothing when we we[...]
What's better than carrot cake for Easter? Well, LITERAL carrot cake 😜 Normally, I love to make cakes that look like other things...well, this time I made a cake that looks like exactly what is. Thus, we have a homemade carrot cake that actually LOOKS like a carrot! No cake layers, no special tools, nada. This is the perfect Easter cake for your brunch table, and all you'll need is[...]
I'm back! After a short break, I'm ready to hit the ground running with spring and Easter projects, starting with these DIY Peeps surprise ball Easter favors! Last year's gradient eggs even came out of storage (one of the many boxes I found while moving). Since my family is all about brunch on Easter, I thought these simple Easter surprise balls would be a fun treat for my nieces, who[...]
The following post is sponsored by JOANN Helllloooo spring! Literally, spring started yesterday and I'm so ready for it! Before we moved, I started decorating for spring, which included this extra large floral word art that greets you the moment you walk in the door. Because flowers are the number one way I decorate for the season, I decided to go with the "more is more" approach.[...]
Happy Thursday! I'm super excited to share that there are FOUR new graphic t-shirts in the Cleverly Shop today!! I have a lot of plans to expand the shop this year, so this is a milestone that I'm ready to CELEBRATE. Let's talk about the different designs and, of course, this comfy material. All of my shirts are screen printed on incredibly durable, soft Bella + Canvas unisex t-sh[...]
a view from my entryway makeover If you've wondered why I've been quieter on the blog lately, it's partially because we're moving. Again! Since we're living the millennial struggle here in SoCal, we're moving to yet another rental apartment with ugly flooring, blinds, lighting and popcorn ceiling. Yuck! And there's nothing we can do about it...or is there?! After living in three r[...]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., Abreva, Emergen-C, Lipton, Robitussin and Theraflu. All opinions are mine alone. #SickDayTips #CollectiveBias This past year, I’ve talked a lot about my mental health, but I’ve failed to mention much about my physical health, which has also left much to be desired. I consider myself a “bad” sick person - granted, I wo[...]