GUIDE | los angeles

If you know me personally or follow me on { Instagram } you know that I am always in Los Angeles. I've had several friends ask me where I like to hangout when in the city so I thought I'd put together a quick list of my favorites haunts, stores, and cafes.

This post is a collaborative effort between me and my partner in crime and fellow food enthusiast, Moises Martinez, who runs the blog { Gastro-Site } on blogger.

TRAVEL | tokyo misc

About a month ago my sister and I travelled to Tokyo for 8 days

On day 1 Kelly and I decided to keep it simple and just explore our neighborhood. We lived in the Asakusa district so there was plenty to explore. Since we rose early that morning (due to extreme jet lag) we got to see Asakusa before the swarms of tourists filled up the streets. Since we had absolutely no idea where to start, the hostel staff kindly pointed us in the direction of Sumida Park for a stroll down a road lined with cherry blossom trees. It was pretty amazing and I now have a newfound appreciation for spring.

For our last two nights in Tokyo Kelly and I moved to a Ryokan in the Ueno district. It wasn’t too far from our original Asakusa district so we just packed our bags and hopped onto a cab. They say never take cabs in Tokyo because it’ll cost you and arm and a leg but it was soooooo worth it. By our 5-6th day, Kelly and I were dead tired from all the walking—10pm bedtime was inevitable. Anyways, we rented a room at the inn for two nights. It was adorable! Complete with sliding doors and tatami floors. While I was initially disappointed our Ryokan didn’t serve traditional japanese breakfasts anymore, the service and other accommodations were wonderful. 

Pictured above: Our neighborhood. Very charming, barely any tourists, and only a 10 minute walk from the famous Ueno park. If you happen to visit Ueno Park in the spring, go buy some dango (団子). Hands down best thing I ate that night.

DIY | large foldover clutch

Done and done!

I sewed a fold over clutch for a friend. We browsed the fabric store last week together and she chose this basket weave textured piece. It was lovely to work with and the finished product looks pretty great (It actually folds more naturally than my own fold over). I gave it to her last night and I was pretty happy when she used it straight away.

There was also some leftovers, so I used the rest to make myself a flat clutch.

100% hand sewn. Again and always inspired by Ms. Vivier.

PERSONAL | first post

After much consideration over the past several months, I have finally decided to make the move back to blogspot from tumblr. In the beginning I found blogspot a little too difficult to use but after coming back and seeing all the changes made, the platform seems much more streamline and user friendly. I still find some difficulties editing the layout and organizing photos, but I am so happy to be back.I don't have too much to post about right now, but in the meantime I'll be slowly moving some old posts from tumblr to this blog. Can't wait to get this up and running. Stay frosty peoples

PERSONAL | white on white

I spent a nice quiet afternoon at The Getty Center in Los Angeles yesterday. There weren’t too many people at the museum on account of it being a Tuesday—though the chilly weather might have also accounted to the lack of people. I haven’t really taken my Canon out since London and Paris really and lately I’ve been itching to take some photos. This field trip was just what I needed since the empty hallways and galleries meant I could take as many photos as I want without people staring or worse, walking into the shots.