I went on a last-minute trip to Kauai, and one thing I always love to do is to walk around and pick flowers. It’s one of the simple pleasures I adored when we lived there,
Happy Lei Day
Lei Day couldn’t come at a better time…it’s such an amazing day to simply appreciate nature, slow down, and create something beautiful to give to someone. Seriously, is there anything you can make someone that’s
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Out Of Office, But Very Salty
If I ever go missing for over a week, with no peep on here, don’t worry. It’s usually because I’m somewhere really sunny, with palm trees, and I play so hard during the day that
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Always Missing Hawaii On Lei Day
Let’s be honest. I still miss Hawaii every single day. The place got a hold of my heart in so many different ways that it’d be weird if I didn’t think of it in some
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Kauai Blooms
Well, we’re back on Kauai for a week. (Queue the Hallelujah chorus played with a ukulele.) It’s always worth every second of traveling and every cent of how much the airfare cost. I’ve found myself
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Here’s the latest from my desk
Here’s the latest from my desk. This one’s called Some Wave Under The Rainbow. High five for puns. Might need to make that title into a tee shirt too. Anyways, story behind the painting time:
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Hoa Kai X Goldfish Kiss
For anyone who ever asked if I could do a beach towel with my artwork on it… here you go. Hoa Kai X Goldfish Kiss Limited Edition Turkish Towels are here, and they’re rather rad.
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These are just a few pics
These are just a few pics from my instagram, but I think they serve a very very important reminder: Hats and beer cans make exceptionally fine flower vases. Martha Stewart, wherever you are, I hope
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Sometimes you just need to pick
Sometimes you just need to pick your own bouquet. Something I always find myself doing when I’m back in Hawaii is…picking flowers. Plumeria, Hibiscus, Tiare, Puakenikeni. The colors, the smells, and just how they’re a
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Duplicated content fail time. Go me. But
Duplicated content fail time. Go me. But really, Some of these instagram gems need to be shown off here too. Where they aren’t at the mercy of an app or algorithm. And we’ll, it just
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Thought this would be a relevant
Thought this would be a relevant thing to paint. Peace. Pass it on.
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Because making a lei is always
Because making a lei is always easy on the eyes, and makes you wish screens were scratch n sniff. Every year, when I’m back on Kauai, I make my mom a lei for her birthday.
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It’s all about the details, when
It’s all about the details, when you’re getting lei’d. (Sorry, couldn’t resist the lei joke.) Knot Sisters Dress // Kate Davis (beach bum and crescent) and Long Lost Jewelry (l’il Opal) necklaces // And the lei a
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Thought it would be fun to
Thought it would be fun to paint one of my first Instagram pics. Which also happened to be a quite suitable one for this point of my life… Pua belly, meet real life belly. More
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Somehow this has turned into a
Somehow this has turned into a tradition that I love: Making a lei for my mom on her birthday. Happy birthday Mom. Thanks for being my #1 fan, and #1 proofreader. And happy Girls’ day