In my previous post was all about the location and the actual party. Prior to the party, I spent a few weeks figuring out what I can craft to display, use for props, and add finishing touches to the dessert/table setting. Since I knew the color scheme was Black & White, I knew I needed to add the iconic Chanel sign all over and everywhere (but not over do it). The first thing I thought of was making cat masks to use for props and photo ops. I used a template from a card I received during Halloween from Paper Source. I had jewels that I've gotten as a gift to craft with, I knew those would be the perfect accent piece to add on the cat masks. The Chanel logo on the right hand side was from Etsy. They have such a great selection in printables!




TC made the cake that you saw previously, along with a dozen custom Chanel sugar cookies. I knew I wanted to make handmade tags, while re-using the printables from etsy, and a Merci stamp from Paper Source, with a template of the tag worked out perfectly for the little giveaways. As for other little things, I got the paper straws from Michaels, fabric ribbon to wrap the cake stands and jars from Walmart. With managing my time and planning this out, it all worked out perfectly!

All this black and white talk is sure making me think of Halloween ideas now, with a splash of orange of course! ;)

Traveling and celebrating took up most of my Summer between- Long weekends, 4th of July, and of course Birthdays. Every year I always sit down with Trisha and ask her what theme she would like for her birthday. Previous years it was the Great Gatsby, the year before that was Stars & Stripes. This year she wanted a Coco Chanel theme. I instantly thought simple colors: Black, White, Pink. Trisha confirmed she wanted  to do black and white, very simple, very elegant. She let me know she wanted her party at the Culver City Hotel. We got all dressed up in black and white dripping in pearls and diamonds. We ate cake and drank until the early morning here a few stills from the party! I apologize for the low quality in photos- the lighting at the hotel was very dim!

I can't believe Summer is at an end. I spent the beginning of  Summer enjoying the chill weather in San Francisco. I spent the day with my best friend/cousin Chan. Anytime I'm up north I always have to spend an entire day with him or even the whole weekend. I've consistently visited him ever since he moved to SF for College about 5-6 years ago. He's with Airbnb and now he's settled in his gorgeous Lower Haight Home. I fell in love with his place right when I walked through the door. Here are a few stills of his space:




Chan has the perfect home to hosts dinners, have birthday parties, or even a sleep over. He knows exactly how to put accent pieces together. I'm also such a sucker for high ceilings and wood floors and his charming place had it all!  I was so impressed and was so in love with everything in his home. The only thing that is missing is a few little craft goods from yours truly! ;)

Now even if it's the first few days of Fall, it feels like Summer still. Today is going to be 97 degrees, it's so tempting to just head to the beach and feel sun kissed. I'll be spending my last weekend of September at the LA County Fair and poolside during peak hours. The next few months are going to be crafting, running around in pumpkin patches, and hopefully a trip to my home away from home. I hope everyone is staying cool, and feeling festive for pumpkin flavors and Autumn decor!

My work schedule has always been off. Sometimes i'll have a Friday and Saturday off. During the week I get random days off, it's all in the process of working at a showroom. All that will be winding down and coming to an end. As work transitions, so does the seasons. Before Fall starts I will be sharing with you guys my Summer Highlights which includes my trip to France, San Francisco, more little bistros, and of course tea rooms. As things are changing, I wanted to savor this week and really enjoy my days off. I woke up early this morning and spent some one-on-one time in the kitchen. Nothing fancy, I seriously just wanted to use my table top! :p

A while back I attended a card making workshop at Scrap N' Yap. I've always wanted to go to a workshop. I always keep my eye out on the workshops at Paper Source and always hear folks going to conventions and other types of workshops. This particular workshop I attended was for $25.00. It would be a little over 2 hours of card making. Little did I know what was in store for me that day!





Other than truly knowing how to emboss. I learned the different techniques of coloring, along with piecing together different objects and different textures to use.. I also learned different types of layering in which I use in my own crafting now. I even bought a chalk pallet and different inks from Amazon because I was so inspired! The workshop lasted for more than 3 hours, I guess time truly flies when having fun.

I can't wait to attend another one. Hopefully before the Holidays roll in I can attend a workshop and learn more!

After labor day passing, Summer is officially coming to an end. It's really hard to get into an Autumn/Fall mood when the weather is still in the high 80's and 90's. I'm hoping within a few weeks it will cool down. As for now while the weather is 97 degrees, I ventured into Downtown for some Ice Cream to cool off. Oh boy it was worth the 10 minute traffic free drive! :)

After finding out the parking meter's won't working (free parking!). I headed over to Grand Central Market. After eating a chinese breakfast, I wanted something sweet so what better way to fill my sweet cravings with McConnell's. This entire time, I thought McConnell's was only located in far distances like Santa Barbara and Ventura, little did I know they opened one up in Downtown LA three months ago!

{Photo shown above} I had a small two scoops of: Turkish Coffee & Summer Fruit Cobbler, and D had the Eureka Lemon & Marionberries. The Summer Fruit Cobbler tasted like a raspberry cheese cake. There's so many other flavors I want to try out, more reason to come back! Until next time. XO