Living Room Tour



Welcome to our living room!  After spending countless hours reading other decorating blogs, getting inspiration from Pinterest, and browsing the isles of HomeGoods, Pottery Barn, Pier 1, and Target (can't forget my beloved Target) amongst others, I present to you our little but precious space.  This room has changed drastically in the last year and even as I type this post I can think of a few additions since I last took these pictures.  Stay tuned for an updated living room tour very soon!  I would be flattered if you came back for follow up posts.  

I hope you enjoy!



I absolutely love the mirror in the corner.  My husband and I found this mirror at World Market last year with the intention of adding it to our bedroom decor.   I didn't quite like the look and moved it to our spare room.  It served as my getting-ready-in-the-morning mirror for a few months, then finally made its way to our living room and I am so happy with the end result.  I plan on showing you the move-in condition of our home, but that post will come at a later time.




We owned a sofa set that was much darker in color when we moved in two years ago.  My husband and I found this sofa set at Ashley Furniture last year and I really like how bright and light it makes our living room feel.  It's interesting how simple changes can completely transform the look and feel of a room.  The white decorative pillows are Target finds and the two smaller pillows came with another white sofa we purchased from World Market.  




This is another view of the same section.  Here you can see the two white side tables which we  purchased from Pier 1 while vacationing in Monterey earlier this year.  It has become a little tradition of ours to stop by the Pier 1 in Pacific Grove.  I always manage to find little treasures, so fun!  It makes coming home exciting after leaving such a beautiful place - at least that is what I tell myself. :)




Found this adorable white coffee table tray at a local Pier 1 last year.  I absolutely love this piece because this tray sparked my interest passion for white accent pieces and transformed my decorating style.  One aspect I truly enjoy about blogging is seeing the style of other bloggers evolve just like mine!  It's fun to see decorating styles evolve and spaces transform into awesome living spaces - especially when DIY projects are involved.  



I put together this flower arrangement after seeing something similar at Pier 1 for $30.  I didn't agree with the price tag so I practiced self control and didn't purchase it.  My mother in law came across this vase at a church yard sale and with some rocks from the dollar store and a beautiful white dahlia -from Pier 1 - I was able to create a replica for $12!. It was so much fun putting it together and less expensive than Pier 1, major score! 




Here is a section of our mantel that I just love.  I found the white distressed frame at HomeGoods a few months ago and I really like how it looks next to the peonies.  This adorable arrangement was spotted at a local Kirkland.  It's quite unfortunate how difficult it is to find peonies around here, it truly is my favorite flower.  Actually peonies are readily available, but only at Whole Foods at an unattractive price.  How wonderful fresh, real peonies would be...hey, a girl can dream, right?

If you made it this far, thank you for your time!  I hope you join me on this new and exciting little adventure of mine.  I am so thrilled to share my passion for interior decor with others just like you!

Thanks!

xoxo, Karina

Double Date with thee BFF ^^

Hello my Lovely Blooming-Flowers!!

Since my BFF is on Winter Break, My BFF is in TOWN!! [>.<]~
So, she came back from college in town and since she is back, we are going to hangout and we did!! We went out to eat, watch 'The Hobbit', and just hung out around the mall. It was really fun and we bought lots of CANDY!!! It was so Good and Still is! We had a Double Date which was fun and different and exciting cause I also got a chance to meet my BFF Boyfriend for the first time.

HERE ARE THE PICTURES!!
Me, Cameraho-ing!! Lol









So this is all I ate with my double date today and it was really fun and exciting.

Forever 21 in Mall of America

Hi my Sweet Bubble Gums!!!

I am sick today which is a horror cause I really wanted to work today.
If you guys didn't read my other post, I work at Forever 21 and I love it!!
So, Next weekend is the Grand Opening to Mall of America's NEW Forever 21 which is suppose to be International and also Our Biggest Forever Store in the State!! This is so Exciting cause That is also that day I will be doing my Giveaway and I will be Giving away more than just Dolly Wink and Candy Doll Stuff!!
I am not only excited about that but I am also going on my trip to California. I am extremely excited for that and can't wait to go to San Francisco and visit Japan Town and Korea Town!! So, This whole month is just full of excitement and fun!!

So now for the heavy and honest opinion questions plus answers from you my readers. For my Return Giveaway from California, What would you guys like me to get to Giveaway to you all? BB Cream? Music? Makeup? Art? Anything? I would like to know you opinion and because of this, I would very much like to giveaway things you guys would like to receive because these are giveaway to thank you all for Subscribing to my YouTube, Following my Blog, and so much more!!! These are my Gifts to you and Thanking you for everything you have done for me to participate in these giveaways. I will have more giveaways in the future and I and glad to say that I already have a few that I really want to do already in the future!!


Gosh, I feel so Nasty!
My nose feels awful, my throat is all sore and everything in my body just hurts so much!!! It's like a bad case of extreme workout but worse!! My bones ache so much right now too! Okay well, I am going to finish this post first since I didn't post all last month. I am also sorry about postponing the giveaway but I had a lot of family issues going on and stuff and recently my family has been break apart from each other so this is not so good either. I have been staying at my Boyfriend's Place for a while because my Family has been breaking apart and not only that, arguing all the time in the house is not healthy at all and I work early in the morning or late at night plus babysitting. I don't think anyone deserves this..!!
Things just happen and this is just one of those things....

So this is all for this post. I am so exhausted and my body is so sore and broken down, I can't even complete what I wanted to say in this post...!! I am truly sorry for answering comments and emails late cause I have been so caught up with work and family that I have been responding very late to you all but thank you for all the wonderful comments that you were all sending me and I am grateful for that! If you all are wondering, I do have a tumblr but I wasn't able to get on it for a while. Tumblr is my Backup Blog but THIS BLOG IS MY OFFICIAL BLOG and I would really like it if you all followed me on this blog too if you can because I understand how to work with Blogspot better for some odd reason.

I am going to get some shut eye now...
Thank You for Reading and Sorry that there is no Updated Photo of me this time but there will be when I work at my new store and also take lots of photos of my new store so you all can see it!! So Until Next time I Post something. I will be posting more stuff soon and make sure to follow my OFFICIAL BLOG HERE ON BLOGSPOT!

Thank You Again for Reading
Good Night and We'll Talk Soon!!

Birthday and Concert!!!

Hi my Snow Flakes!!!
Happy Day for my Boyfriend's Birthday!!
He is official 20 years old and I am happy to say that was not the only things that had happened all day!! To be exact, This all happened on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 and I must say, it was a rough day to be exact. It started out kind of slow like a normal Tuesday and on his Facebook, People where spam walling him 'Happy Birthday' which is normal on Facebook since the who reminder thingy.


OKAY!! Finally around noon-ish, I had OFFICIAL got up and started to get ready to make cake for the boyfriend. It was homemade with cake mix batter from Cubs [I love my CUBS], Strawberries, and cream that was almond tasting which was really really good!! I love the taste of it!! I worked really hard to make the cake happen and stuff plus I like had to wait so long to make it, have it cool and stuff..!! I forgot to take a picture of the finally look of the cake which is bad but WHEN I make another cake, I will definitely take a photo of it!
So here is how I prepared for it:


I washed my Strawberries, prepared the cream filling for the cake and drank roasted coconut juice as a caffeine drug because coffee is way too much for me as a person who just barely woke up and not doing much. I prefer candy to keep me up than coffee for some odd reason..? I am just weird like that but that is my drug. Luckily, I didn't have to work so that was nice!!

After mixing everything to make the cake, I had placed in the oven that I preheated at 350 like the directions said to and all I  had to do now was to wait for about 15-20 minutes for the cake before I can official go check on it and when I had gone back, I poked a toothpick in it but it was not ready yet.


It was funny looking at first and so I just left in there for a while and left the oven light on and came back occasionally to check on it before the cake was actually ready. While I waited, I got ready and was putting on makeup.

HOW I DID THE CAKE:
If you are all wondering what I did with the cake, I cut it in half when it was ready and after it had cooled, cut it into a rectangle shape. I had created a 2 layer cake with real strawberries inside while adding the cream inside to make it taste good and for the strawberries to stick. If you guys want a basic cake tutorial on that, just let me know in the comment section below please of YouTube me a message.

After the making the cake, getting done putting on my lashes, and cleaning everything, I had finally had my Boyfriend come and get me so we can go to a concert my sister won tickets too. The concert was called, "Jingle Ball 2012," presented by our local famous radio show 101.3 KDWB and it was fun.

Just took this picture while blogging...! Silly me!!
People/Groups PERFORMING was:
- Conor Maynard
- Ellie Goulding
- Cher Lloyd
- Owl City
- One Republic
- Ed Sheeran
- Train
- PSY of Gangnam Style!!!

Now, I was pretty happy when I heard PSY was coming to perform. I know it't only one song but come one, Who doesn't want to see PSY perform live and see YG Entertainment dancers?! Teehee, but anyways, it was an awesome night! My boyfriend and I seats were pretty high but I didn't really care as long as I got to be there. I mean, IF I had time to buy a good seat I would have but this was kind of unexpected too so, I personally didn't mind the seating.


My Favorite performance was One Republic because they were the group that interacted with the crowd the most and same with Train, Owl City, and PSY but not only that, They were the group that really stood out for me through out this whole performance because they did not only play their most famous songs, but also played on the there new songs which I am so IN LOVE with personally and I can't wait for it to come out on iTunes cause I will go crazy!! You guys will really like this new song that will come out in 2012 cause it a mix of all music genres!! Here is a Video of there performance in Minnesota at Jingle Ball:


The song is called: If I lose Myself - One Republic
Credit goes to KDWB1013 on YouTube


I believe this was one of my Favorite concerts so far that I have been to that is my Favorite just because I was with my Boyfriend and it was his Birthday but not only that, I got to see PSY who is a korean popstar and I know it's not really a big deal but it is at the same time but see it like this:

If there was a chance a foreign popstar came to perform in you city for the first time and it's kind of the closest you can get to one for now, would you go?

It was kinda hard me for me to say 'I don't care' because I do listen to korean pop and Gangnam Style is just so Popular too so, WHY NOT is what I said plus my sister had won extra tickets too.


I did not really take a lot of photos because:
1. I was wither recording
2. Saving my battery cause my phone had died too
3. Was saving it for PSY performance.

Here is a Photo of Owl City:

When the Concert ended, we just left, went back to my Boyfriend's place and celebrated his birthday before the day was over cause the concert was from 6 pm till 11 pm. So here are some photos of US together at the concert and him with the HOMEMADE CAKE I had made.

Taken with a Canon Camera

Taken with iPhone 4s

Taken with iPhone 4s

So, this concluded my day on Tuesday and I wanted to Share it with you All because this day was pretty important to me personally. Hopefully your weekdays are not too boring and let me know how you spent your first concert in the comment section below and I DO READ all of your comments!! I will be posting a Vlog video on this day soon when I have finished editing it and partially subtitle it for you guys cause I am far away from the stage.

Thank You for Reading My POST!!!
My Contest will be posted:
START: December 15th, 2012

Please do Participate and if YOU want a SNEAK PEEK on what you will win, Look at my 'Giveaway' Tab above!!

Thank You Again and Will Talk to You Soon Bubbles!!

"Light is something we all have inside, We just have to Clear our Minds and it will be Found." - Frany