Currently Loving: Marble

I survived school, hallelujah!

On that note, I'm now on the job hunt which is not going too well unfortunately. Your options are a little limited when you don't have a car. Oh well, hopefully I'll find something soon. 

But the good news is, I got some new dividers for my Carpe Diem planner (which is not in use yet because I don't have inserts for it yet). They are from Minted Sugar on Etsy and they are just truly fabulous. Excuse the awful lighting, I'll try to take better pictures in the future, I just couldn't wait to share! 

I've fallen in love with everything marble lately, especially marble + gold. It's just so clean and chic. It's like all of a sudden I want everything marble. I mean, how can you not?! Look at these gold dipped marble coasters: 

I waaaaant. They would look so good against my black table (that's my justification for buying them if I do, not that I need one). 

Anyway, I'm going to put you in the marble mood as well. I'm sorry or you're welcome (your pick). 

1. Fioforma 2. Balmain 3. Topshop 4. Senso 5. Charlotte Olympia 6. Balenciaga

1. Kamilah Willacy 2. Soo Ihn Kim 3. Christian Paul 4. Balenciaga  5. French Connection  6. Shadow Play

1. Nordstjerne 2. Art Club Concept 3. Nineteenseventythree 4. Houseology 5. Artemest 6. Juliska

Isn't it all so lovely? I especially love all of the dark marble. I haven't yet perfected--or even attempted--marble nails but I think that might be a summer project I'll have to work on. I'm sure many of you fashionistas have tried this. How hard is it, really? Be honest with me! 

Do you swoon over marble as much as I do? What are you currently loving? 

  

And the Winner Is...

Thank you all for entering my giveaway! Now that it's over it's time to announce the winner!

And the winner is...

Kim Carter!

Yay! Congratulations! I will be sending you a congratulatory email address as soon as I get out of class to get your mailing address and whatnot.


If you are planner obsessed, stay tuned for the next few weeks because I have some cool surprises coming up (yay coupon codes!). If you don't like planners and such, you will probably hate my blog for the next...however long. I will try not to make it exclusively planner and stationery related, though. I'm just going through an obsession right now.

Thank you again to everyone who entered! Stay tuned for coupon codes to some awesome Etsy sticker shops if you are running low on planner supplies.

TwoKraftyChicks and Target Giveaway!

Giveaway time! Finally! So as I've mentioned before, TwoKraftyChicks on Etsy sent some adorable planner items over to use in a giveaway back in May. At the time, I was moving and the items got lost in the move and I finally found them! Yay!

The bad news is, some of the items got a little damaged. One of the paperclip bookmarks broke, and a couple of the stickers are a little damaged as well. Only a couple are damaged, and the ones that are a still very useable, but I felt I should warn you.

I felt horrible, I went to Target and bought some more goodies to go along with the things TwoKraftyChicks sent over!

And apologies for the horrible photos. It was a particularly gloomy day but I had to get the photos taken, and I could't take them outside like I normally would.

From TwoKraftyChicks, you will get: 

1 pagemarker

3 washi tape samples

6 sheets of stickers 

1 mini sheet of stickers

^ That's the worst of the damage. Sorry everyone! :(

And from Target, you will be receiving:

1 padfolio
1 pack of notecards
1 roll of washi tape
1 pack of paperclips

It's hard to tell in the photo, but the washi tape is like a cotton-candy pink and white striped.

I was contemplating getting a planner for the giveaway (because that would make sense) but I know some people are picky about what type of planner they like (I know I am). Even though it may be handy for some people to have more than one planner, many people don't need two, so I figured everyone could get use out of a simple notepad! I mean we all write things down, right? And this is one freaking cute notepad. And once you've gotten use out of the notepad included inside this padfolio, you can always go to Office Depot or Target, buy another, and continue on.

You have until 1/20 to enter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Good luck!

TwoKraftyChicks!

Last month I did a post on paper planners and journals, specifically about how adorable they are! TwoKraftyChicks is an Etsy shop that I found while looking for planner accessories, which are going to be featured in the upcoming giveaway! 

I don't think ya'll quite understand how hard it is for me to restrain myself from taking that pink sparkly bow bookmark and use it myself. To whoever wins the giveaway: I'm jealous. She sent over 2 bookmarks (the sparkly bow and "love"), 3 little washi tape samples, and 7 sticker sheets. 

Katie (Krafty Chick #1) is incredibly sweet, and is obviously very good at what she does. Everything is just so cute I can't get over it! "Krafty Chick #2" is her baby daughter Avery, by the way. 

This is just a little preview of some of the things that will be included in the upcoming giveaway, so keep checking back for more. 

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday! 

I've had a productive-ish day today. I had lunch with my mom and went to the Sprint store to deal with some phone and bill issues. While we were out we went shopping and I got a pair of wedges in my favorite color at Rack Room Shoes (on sale too!). Then we went to Target and I picked up some things for the upcoming giveaway. I updated and submitted my FAFSA so I can sign up for summer classes, and now I'm going to help John study for his neuroscience final. 

^ aren't they cute?! 

I got my package from TwoKraftyChicks today! They sent over some adorable items to be used in my giveaway, it's beyond tempting to use them myself. I also got a package from Covergirl and will hopefully be doing reviews sometime this week or next. Maybe longer because I have to master the art of liquid liner before I can give a fair review. 

Not only is it Star Wars day, but Audrey Hepburn's birthday too! Happy birthday classy lady! 

Hope everyone had a good weekend. How was your Monday? 

Don't forget to keep checking back for the upcoming giveaway! 

Paper Planners & Journals

If you have a smart phone/tablet that you carry with you regularly, you already have a digital planner at your fingertips. Digital planners are so easy and convenient to use! They can sync basically your whole life with one tap. Being able to set alarms and reminders is also a huge plus.

It's probably just me, but for some reason I really miss having a physical planner. Journals too. Just something to write/doodle/brainstorm ideas in, or just something to jot down a quick idea.

 It also sucks when you need to add an event or check your calendar and one or both of your devices are dead.  

I'm partial to hand writing things (don't know why). You can color code on most digital planners, but I like highlighting things and putting stars and stickers next to important things in paper planners. I had shark stickers all over one of my planners to make sure I never missed "shark week" every month. 

And they are just so darn cute. 

You also have an excuse to buy ridiculously adorable stickers, washi tape, bookmarks, etc.

I never had any washi tape but I see I missed out because it's so cute. Washi tape can be used several different ways. The way I've seen it used most often is for marking several days in a row in your planner, if you're going on vacation for 5 days for example.
You can get stickers for literally anything - shark week, when to take pills, a water tracker, events, workout, pay day, bill due, etc. Just make sure you use them wisely and not make your planner too hectic. Of course a book mark is a necessity. You can buy cute little decorative ones or you can use a simple paperclip.

Seriously though look at those stickers. Who would ever think a bill due date would look so pretty?

I've gone through 2 Moleskine notebooks (pink ones!) and now I'm halfway through another note/sketchbook right now. I used them to practice writing with my fountain pens, practice calligraphy, doodle, write lists and blog ideas, write when I can't sleep, and anything else really.

So lovelies, do you still use a physical planner? Or are you strictly digital? What about notebooks? Let me know - I'm curious to see if I'm the only one left!