Portland, Oregon, also known as the "City of Roses," is a place that has both nature and city within a few blocks of each other, aka my perfect place. There’s an experience for everyone; waterfalls, rose gardens, forests, mountains as well as nightlife and delicious food. My husband and I always ask each other when we visit new places if we could see ourselves moving here and this is one place we both agreed we could picture ourselves moving to. Here is what we did on our 3 day trip to Portland, hopefully it gives you some ideas and tips for when you visit!

DIY ice candles can be the perfect gift for friends and loved ones. It’s a simple DIY and none of them turn out the same, you’ll always get a different outcome, which makes it fun too.

4th of July is coming up and what better way to celebrate than to create a backdrop that you can use as a photo moment or decor! This 4th of July DIY fringe backdrop I made into the American flag using red, white and blue plastic table cloth strips.

I was at my favorite store the other day (Trader Joes) and I saw these caramel sea salt baking chips and just had to try them! They are very similar to chocolate chip cookies, but with caramel sea salt chips instead and they were delicious!

This easy DIY yarn Christmas garland is something that you can customize to make your own; change up the color of the hats, use a different ball for the nose, the list goes on!

Having a festive table for Easter is a must! It’s so simple to add a little Easter touch and Spring feel. I used my Grandma’s china that she gave me, which is all hand painted. I added some faux tulips that I got from Amazon and then I made some eggs in a muffin tin and pancakes in the shape of a bunny!

Since my first attempt at the streamer backdrop was such a success I decided to finally attempt to make another one but with a twist! I made a 4’ x 6’ this time around and used all the colors of the rainbow for St. Patrick’s Day!

Bar carts are so fun to have! You can literally use them for anything. I used my cart to celebrate Valentine’s Day with some sweet treats and rosé of course! What do you use your bar cart for? Everything is linked on my blog, so check it out.

Valentine’s day is to celebrate the ones you love and that’s not only your significant others, we love our Gal Pals too! What better way to celebrate with your friends then to bring them all together for a Galentine’s Day Party.

I created a few DIY Valentine’s Decorations to make this party come together!

I created a couple Valentine’s Day decorations that you could easily create yourself. The heart garland one of my favorite, simple, yet oh so cute, decor for Valentine’s Day.

Wanting to make your own Christmas decorations this year? Well this one is simple and super cheap to make! All you need is some oranges and string to make this DIY dried orange garland.

Are you having to now host Thanksgiving at your house instead of going to your parents or grandparents house? Well I’ve got the perfect way to host a nice romantic dinner for two using all items that I just have laying around my apartment.

Use this as a healthy alternative this fall season. With Thanksgiving around the corner we have to make some sacrifices during the week so we can splurge on Thanksgiving Day.

When I was asked to help plan a backyard birthday I immediately asked “what’s the theme” always have to have a theme! She was looking for something romantic and elegant to make it feel like an upscale dinner party, since she couldn’t go out to a nice restaurant to celebrate she wanted to bring that to her backyard.

Are you looking for ways to lower your wedding budget? Well DIY is the way to go when you are trying to cut costs on your wedding expenses. Weddings can really start to add up and the next thing you know you are over budget! When I was planning my wedding I tried to DIY everything I could, but that’s because I love a good DIY, so if you are that type of person then these ideas are exactly what you need.

I’ve put together a list of 10 DIY wedding decorations you can do to try to help lower those costs.

This location and setting was perfect for this summer wedding in Long Beach, California. The veranda was open, so you are able to have the outdoor wedding of your dreams while also enjoying the scene from inside. The couple’s favorite color is blue and since we were by the ocean, using shades of blue incorporated with gold accents just made sense.

This was my first time creating a streamer backdrop and I’m proud of how it came out! I made an 8’ x 8’ so it was pretty big and took a while, but it is really simple to do. I only used scissors, tape measure, plastic tablecloth and plastic fencing. Below I linked each product I used.

This simple dessert will have your guests wanting more! All you need are ice cream sandwiches and some red, white and blue sprinkles.

Last weekend my husband and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary in Joshua Tree! With COVID 19 around, we were limited where we could travel to and we wanted to do something where we could, 1. get outdoors, 2. wasn’t too far away from LA and 3. we could do it in a weekend.