I sometimes speculate as to what humanity might have become...

Every week, Tim and I go out to a cafe or a boba shop to do bible study. It's our thing. Today we went to the 85 degree bakery near our school to enjoy the breezy morning. The sun was bright, the wind was cool against our faces, and I was reminded again how God is good. The shop has been slow lately since its summertime, but I was reminded to look forward to the things to come. 

Our bag of goodies.

Tropical shirt - thrifted // Black jeans - thrifted & DIYed // Shoes - Sheinside // Cardigan - Foreign Exchange // Bag - Coach // Hat - Tilly's

Strange Virtue

It's getting so hot over here in Southern California, I'm having a harder and harder time trying to incorporate knits into my wardrobe. I also wanted something to wear when I went to the beach or by the pool. I've made cardigans, but it was a challenge to think of a sweater that would still show off my bikini or my top underneath. That's why I made this sweater lacy and open, its perfect to show off a fun bikini top or adds interest to normal everyday wear. I kind of want to make one of every color just for myself...

My friend and I decided to just swap the sweater around to see who looked best...After running through the pictures I think her pictured needed some looking at and put it up in the listing. 

Top - thrifted // Shorts - Victoria Secret Pink // Sandals - American Rag

We took the photos at a nice little corner in a nearby park. It was a hot day, but iced coffee and laughs definitely made it memorable. 

The world is loud

This is the outfit I wore the last Friday while my friend Alex filmed a video for my store. 

this robe is one of my favorite thrifted finds. I love the bright patterns and how comfy it is. It's also nice and breezy, so it's pretty great for summertime. 

Patterned robe - thrifted// Wooden necklace - thrifted// Booties - INC// High-waisted shorts - thrifted and DIY-ed// Knit crop-top - my shop

Why be safe when you can be happy?

This past Friday, my friends and I went to a little cove in Palos Verdes to film a little something for the shop. Alex is a photographer and filmaker and offered to shoot and make little video for the shop. Alex made a great video and the models did an awesome job looking natural in front of the camera. Here's some photos from the beach, it was so pretty. I don't know about everyone else, but I think rocks are pretty cool, and the ones here were beautiful. 

The truth is inside

I've finally resigned to the fact that it's summertime and that attempting to wear sweaters in the Southern California heat won't get me anywhere. In the nick of time I got this dress from Cotton On for a not-too-shabby price. You didn't really see me in the pictures from the last post since I wanted to save my outfit photos for a separate post (I love the dress that much). 

Dress - Cotton On// Purse - Coach// Hat - Urban Outfitters (thrifted)// Flatforms - Steve Madden

Let me go

Yesterday, Tim and I decided to go to "The Block", a outlet mall near us, to procrastinate from studying for our midterms. We went to look at basketball shoes for Tim, but ended up with Krispy Kreme donuts and boba. It was a calm and peaceful day. I wish there were more days like these, but school and work gets in the way. It's nice to just relax and go out sometimes. 

The things I do for love

Recently I decided to begin listing "Ready to Ship" wear to fill up my shop a bit more. So in between summer school, I've been taking photos, modeling, editing, posting, etc. etc. etc. whew. Sorry I've been gone, but it's so hard for me to remember to blog. I'm doing my best promise! 

On another note, I wanted to talk to you a bit about my summer sweaters. Some people ask me why I would knit such a thing in this unforgivable heat (I live in Southern California), but my simple answer is that I love sweaters too much to get rid of them altogether, even for a season. That's why I decided to knit this with nice, soft cotton yarn. The cotton helps you breathe, but gives you the nice huggable feeling sweaters have (is that just me?). 

The sweater shown here is ready to ship, but customizable ones are available! 

Ready to Ship: https://www.etsy.com/listing/195810678/ready-to-ship-blue-green-summer-sweater?

Customizable/Made to Order: https://www.etsy.com/listing/191192181/hand-knit-oversized-sweater-cotton?

(P.S. I've been trying to edit my own photos, so they may be a little weird. Forgive me!)