This is us at the Polynesian Cultural Center in La'ie. Here is the bag I made in action. 

Little birdie trying to enter our hotel room.

coconuts on the beach.

Hawaii Nails

Day 6

I didn't want to go to Hawaii with bare, boring nails. I also didn't want chipped nails on vacation. The day before our flight I painted my nails with CND vinylux 7 day manicure. I used the color Romantique #142. The color is very similar to Essie's Bubble Bath. It was really easy, I did my nails in the weekly polish and then the top coat.  CND vinylux really works!

Hawaii Sunrise

 You'd think being on vacation we would sleep in but no!

 That's a lot of whipped cream.

We went to Eggs n Things. It is a popular breakfast spot in Waikiki. 

Snapshots of Hawaii

Nice lunch spot.

 Due to a storm Hawaii has been having super waves. One day we drove to the North Shore to check the waves out.

 This lei smelled so good.

1st time paddle boarding and I was a little leery about standing up. Turns out all that tree pose in yoga really payed off, Mahalo yoga. I really loved it!

DIY Canvas Tote

Big news in 2014!

The Hubby and I are going to Hawaii in a couple of weeks! I am super excited. I've been busy packing. One of the things I was having trouble packing was a suitable bag. Most of my purses are black and not  beach appropriate. I decided I would sew a bag but I couldn't find a fabric I liked. Instead I went to Michael's. I bought some tape, a $3.99 canvas bag and Martha Stewart all purpose paint. 

 I love the Martha Stewart paint. It is good on any surface even fabric. 

The hard part was picking a design…Should I stencil? Do polka dots? Finally I settled on classic stripes.

I was inspired by the Starbucks packaging.  I was originally going to paint the bag brown and rose gold polka dots. After thinking about it I thought rose gold and navy stripes was nautical and look better for the beach. 

 Taped up the bag

 2 coats of paint...

And Ta Da my bag is ready to fill with sunscreen and a book!

My Favorite Books of 2013

2013 whizzed by. It was a great year filled with lots of good books. I wanted to put together my favorite books from last year. My list was long but I narrowed it down to 3 books that I couldn't stop thinking about after I read them.

1:: The Light Between Oceans By M.L. Stedman 

2:: Where'd You Go, Bernadette By Maria Semple

3:: Me Before You By Jojo Moyes

 I've been a little preoccupied. 

Working at Crate&Barrel was only for the holiday season.