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Fall in California: 3 Looks

October 25, 2016

hey all!
its already been a long week, and its only tuesday. it has rained TWICE in california within these past two weeks, which is really weird and a little uncommon, but rain tends to mean it is getting colder than it used to be, maybe it is finally fall in california!
anyway, whether it is cold or not i am gonna dress for fall. so i am gonna share with y’all today three special fall looks for when fall is still 70 degrees, here we go!
look #1:
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shirt / jeans / shoes / purse / nail polish 1 / nail polish 2 / bangles / sunglasses / earrings
for a more casual look. perfect for windy days outside or walking around the inside mall in town. cool for lunch with friends and the top can easily be made into a fancy outfit with a skirt.
look #2:
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this is a cute look which is a little fancy dressed down. the shoes make it a bit dressed down, but this can also be dressed up by some ballet flats or tights and boots combo for under the dress.
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shirt / skirt / shoes / backpack / earrings / bangle / sunglasses / nail polish
this is my favorite look of the post. i absolutely love the skirt, which is from j.crew factory (AND IS ON SALE RIGHT NOW) i think the skirt is super cute and could go with the top from the first image, and these shoes are super cute!
i hope y’all enjoyed my outfits!
xoxo
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Fall Recipes to Try

October 18, 2016

hey all!
happy tuesday! i hope y’all have been having a great week so far!
today i wanted to share with y’all some fall-y (maybe more like fall-ish) recipes that i wanted to try. i thought that i would share them with you so you would see what fall recipes i wanted to eat!
lets get started!
#1
 

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doesn’t this look beautiful! (*via)

 
butternut squash coffee cake from the pretend baker
first of all, i love coffee cake, but i am also a huge fan of butternut squash, so this is really the dessert for me! i think that the combination of the sugar and cinnamon would work really well with the butternut squash.
#2
 
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that crispy bacon! YUM (*via)

 
butternut squash carbonara from cooking classy
i love carbonara sauce so much! this dish looks fantastic and seems to be a really cool combination of flavors.
#3:
 
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look at that glaze, just yum man! (via*)

 
quick pumpkin cinnamon rolls from dessert for two
this looks amazing, as i mentioned before, cinnamon and pumpkin is just perfect together. the flavors are just super ‘fall-ish’ you get what i mean!!
#4
 
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that chocolate oozing down…(via*)

 
rolo stuffed pumpkin spice cookies from boys ahoy
these may just be a tad too sweet for me, but rolos are so good! so i feel like this might be REALLY good!
#5
 
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those pumpkin seeds on top are enticing (via*)

 
pumpkin hummus from high heels and grills
so i really like hummus, like REALLY like hummus. i love edamame hummus and i think that pumpkin would truly be an interesting flavor to try with the hummus flavor.
#6
 
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ravioli with pumpkin alfredo from taste and tell blog 
i love ravioli and think that ravioli is super fall and winter, so the pumpkin sauce would work well with the ravioli!
i hope you enjoyed! please comment if you have tried any of these recipes or are interested in trying any of them!
xoxo
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How to get into the Holiday Spirit

November 15, 2015

hey guys!

i know its not even thanksgiving yet but man y’all should be getting in the mood starting now with these easy (not christmas decorating wise) fun little things to do.

okay guys here we go!

  1. volunteer at a soup kitchen or give some food to people who are in need:

– by helping people in need by giving to your local soup kitchens you can help to feel even more winter-y! or fall-y!

2.   bake cookies:

– you can start by these cute little turkey sugar cookies or these cute pumpkin pie sugar cookies

3.   make your christmas list:

– you can start a little early, so you don’t forget what you actually want

4.  eat and drink everything pumpkin:

–  PSLs and any pumpkin themed bread or cookie or cupcake

5. start planning your upcoming holiday parties:

– this is seriously my favorite thing, just to start planning all holiday events early

xoxo

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DIY Monogram Pumpkin!

October 27, 2015

hey guys!

i have been seeing a lot of cute preppy pumpkins lately so I wanted to share a little diy that I did with my pumpkins to make them look so cute! this is the perfect little diy for halloween or fall!

so lets get started!

things you need!

things you need

you essentially just need a pumpkin, glitter and elders liquid school glue

but its also helpful to have a black sharpie, toothpicks and a boba straw (or any old straw)

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start by outlining your initials (or you don’t have to do this if you can just free hand it, but its hard to do it freehand)

and start putting the glue on the pumpkin

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I would recommend that you put the glue on a plate and spread it with a tooth pick, thats what I ended up doing, it was much easier!

and when you are done putting on the glue, start putting glitter on and then shake it off! use the boba saw (or any other straw) to blow the excess glitter off, believe me its way easier!

your final product will look a lot like this! (with your own initials of course!)

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hope you enjoyed this little diy!

if you like this, or end up making one of your own please tag me or comment!

thanks!

xoxo

kwe monogram(aka kate wins!)

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Fall Hats and Glasses Combos

October 4, 2015

hey guys!

so recently the wonderful company Salt City Optics  inspired me to share my favorite fall sunglasses and hats combo, and I knew exactly what I wanted to showcase

the wonderful RayBan ClubMaster and the RayBan Classic Wayfarer!

you can honestly style these sunglasses with any type of hat!

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taylor swift with a fedora and some classic wayfarers!
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look it how cute these club masters look with a fedora too!
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look how cute the club masters are with fedoras!
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classic wayfarers with an adorable blue beanie, perfect for fall!
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the perfect blake lively strutting some original wayfarers!
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beanies + clubmasters = best combo!
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look it how cute the club masters pair with a light fedora and a striped shirt!

salt city optics is a wonderful company that features many fabulous sunglasses with an ability for prescription! If you want to look through their entire collection of prescription frames, see them here!

thanks for reading!

xoxo

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Pinterest Fall Fun!

October 1, 2015

Hello guys!

happy October!

I was looking on pinterest recently and have been seeing a lot of really fall images, to be clear, I am finally feeling the fall (considering its been so hot in california!)

so here are some of my favorite fall things!

#1 // Sarah Vickers and KJP in a Pumpkin Patch

#2 // Monogrammed Pumpkins!

#3 // This delicious crumbly pumpkin bread

#4 //  This adorable table!

#5 // Finally these fall essentials from Belleoftheball45  

hope y’all liked this! more preppy fall things to come!

until next time

xoxo

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Fall Wishlist 2015

September 29, 2015

hey guys!

here is my wishlist for fall, all things I think would be super cute for the season!

  1. Abercrombie Women’s Patterned T-Shirt Dress 
  2. Converse Jack Purcell® CP Canvas Low Top
  3. Kate Spade New York ‘pretty thing’ iPhone Case
  4. BP. Mirrored Aviator 57mm Sunglasses
  5. Monogrammed Tortoise Barrette Hair Clip
  6. Kate Spade New York cedar street small hayden
  7. Clinique Chubby Lash Fattening Mascara
  8. Madewell Textbook Glasses
  9. Topshop Flippy Scuba Skirt

I hope you guys like these things as much as I do!

xoxo

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Preppy Ways to Style Plaid Shirts

September 17, 2015

hey guys!

so I was rooting around pinterest (you know as you do!) and I was thinking, how cute are flannel shirts for fall? they are so cute. AND! they are not too expensive and they keep you really warm and they are just perfect. so now I am gonna share with you guys some photos from pinterest that i found.

anyway, I hope you like this post and are inspired to dress like this!

xoxo

kwe monogram(aka kate wins)

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