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foodie in-the-making. nail art fanatic. diy-er. biker girl.

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Sunday Brunch - Matcha Hotcakes Been on a matcha graze lately all inspired from my Instagram feed. And now I'm just a little obsessed. These hotcakes were made from using a cookie cutter in a pan, and pouring some pancake batter in. To ensure the insides were cooked through, I popped them in the oven for another 5 minutes. A little extra work but so yummy.

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Wedding Inspired Nails

The first friends in my circle are getting married this weekend!! What an exciting time. Wedding-invitation inspired nails. 

Pop of colour - coral and tangerine roses on a soft pale blue background Revlon (pale blue) L’oreal  L'orange MAC (hot pink. Will update with the name soon)

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Matcha craze! Been seeing a lot of friend a posting food from their adventures in Asia and I've been craving some matcha. A few weeks back I tried this batch of Matcha White Chocolate cookies but unfortunately it turned out an unappetizing poop colour...and tasted fully of brown sugar. This time around, I made a few tweaks to the original recipe and it was a complete success! These are so delicious!

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Lace + neutrals Deborah Lippman Fashion

Was always a fan of bright colours over neutrals but it’s really starting to grow on me! Was looking for something classy and in-season. Decided on this and I’m really happy with it!

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First shot at making pastries! Man this was such a labour intensive project that took over 4 hours of work. So much goes into the prep and assembly that I didn’t anticipate. I always thought it’d be fun to be a pastry chef but after this…I’m thinking otherwise. Koodos to all the bakers out there! These turned out amazing for my first shot but I probably won’t be making these for a while considering all the work involved!

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DIY terrarium for my boyfriend’s birthday These mini cacti and succulents are so cute and I’ve always wanted to make one of these. The geometric shaped terrariums were so expensive everywhere I looked. I was so ecstatic when I found this candle holder from Anthropologie that does a fantastic job!

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18 more days til Christmas! Rudolph and Santa's Little Helper nails

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The final product: Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy with a kickass gun

All made for under $20 and LOTS of manual labor Vest: foam sheets from Michael’s, paint, and Velcro for front closure Gun: lots of Styrofoam (from packaged boxes) glued together, paint. Side panels made from foam sheets. Headband: reused old cat ears and sewed on fabric from a pillowcase Tail: cut up a pillowcase from Walmart, sewn and stuffed Nails: painted like claws because no one’s actually going to file them like claws…

Ready to party!

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Halloween is fast approaching and I was not ready this year.

Normally I’m thinking months in advance and ready with an idea and a plan of action. Unfortunately, I didn’t think of a costume for myself and my boyfriend until a week from Halloween.

But here it is! The work in progress. Can you guess what we’ll be?? From previous year’s costume, cat ears, to this year’s accessories, and upcycling newspaper and Styrofoam…here are snippets of what’s to come.

So excited! This is kind of a late post on the first few days of work. But will post final pics tomorrow!

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Time to officially put my baby into hibernation. Goodbye for now and stay warm!

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🎵Tonight. Is such a beautiful night. 🎵

BIGBANG’s first time ever to come to Canada and it was so unbelievable. I still cant believe I was there. Every performance was full of energy and I felt so close to them!

Got to see my favourite, TOP, perform!! Fangirling so hard 😍😍

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Quarter Century Milestone

This past weekend, I celebrated my big 2-5 and had these huge and lively balloons to snap some pics with! I’ve been seeing these balloons everywhere for the entire year leading up to my birthday and had to have them ❤❤❤

Went to the Wildflower at The Thompson Hotel to party with my friends and had such a great time. Onto more new and exciting adventures in the second half of my 20’s. Can’t wait to see what this brings!

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I’m always one to want to try new restaurants and food, especially since I’m always seeing such delicious looking ones all over my Instagram!

One that’s been on my list for a while is Millie’s Creperie but the one problem is that it’s all the way in Downtown Toronto! I live in Scarborough and I’ve been a little lazy to make my trek down there. Then I came by a post of a crepe cake from uptown and knew I had to try it.

I got this at Green Tea Lounge in Markham’s J-Town located on Steeles and Woodbine. They unfortunately didn’t have the green tea one, but I got the chocolate with black sesame ice cream (my fave!) and it was pretty good. Will definitely be back to try the green tea though!

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This year, one of my goals is to improve my creative side. I’ve always had an interest in drawing and sketching, but I’ve been on pinterest a lot and kept seeing these beautifully written quotes and lettering.

I thought I’d try my hand at it and I’m becoming a little addicted! Here’s some of my beginner work. Always a work in progress!

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Harley Quinn and Co

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Flowers from the boyfriend “just because”. I’m one lucky girl ❤

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Simple and elegant, with a pop of animal print