Pinspiration: Home Decor

I'm currently living and working in Jasper, Alberta, Canada for the next four months during my summer vacation. In September, Paul and I will be living together in Hamilton. Unfortunately, in my Universities town, leases for students usually go from May to May so I'm actually paying double rent right now (ugh) and won't even get to be able to enjoy my apartment until September. I will be making a lot of money this summer serving, so I'll be able to afford both rents. Living out here and waking up to mountains everyday is worth every penny. We are currently in the process of obtaining our apartment. I fell in absolute LOVE with this apartment located in a really cute neighbourhood called Westdale in Hamilton. The apartment is a 1930's apartment, in excellent shape with a decorative fireplace. It is my dream apartment and I can't WAIT to move in. Even though I won't exactly be moving in for another few months, I have been collecting inspiration via Pinterest for apartment decor. I really want to make use of the decorative fireplace, so I have collected some fireplace mantel inspirations to share with you. 

I love the pops of colour everywhere! And how they used a plant for inside the fireplace. 

I'm in love with the huge artwork above the fireplace. 

 Black and white dessert theme. 

 What isn't their to love about this? I especially love the idea of putting books into a decorative fireplace. 

Antlers instead of wood! Great idea.

Which one is your favourite? 

Frugal Find Friday: Littlelow

TGIF. Such an exhausting week. Exams are coming up starting next Saturday (yeah, an exam on a Saturday how cruel) I am dreading them but it also means that after exams I'm hopping on a plane to Alberta to live in the rocky mountains for another 4 months, yay! 

On Friday's I usually post 'Frugal Fashion Find Friday' but I'm loving the Etsy store Littlelow so much I decided to share a decor on a dime post with all you frugal females today. 

Littlelow is run by owner Caitlin McClain. Caitlin and her team sell 100% eco-friendly products and even their shipping envelopes are eco-friendly! The team designs and sells super cute and affordable art prints, stationary, hoop art, and more! 

Here are a few of my favourite items in the shop:

Rise and Shine Art Print

South Cactus Hoop Art

Dreamcatcher Art Print

Buffalo Art Print

Sweetest Dream Hoop Art

Make sure to check out more adorable products from Littlelow!

LovEtsy: Cats in Clothes

I love cats and I love clothes. What's better than an Etsy shop that sells prints of cats in clothes? Heather Mattoon sells her prints over at her Etsy Shop. If you are more of a dog person then don't worry, she sells portraits of dogs in clothes too! 

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Featuring Pony Chops

Happy Thursday everyone! Today has been a lazy day for me. It's the first time I went out in my hometown London in almost a year and now I'm being lazy aka recovering. A few weeks back I won a contest from Chantal at Pony Chops where I received one of her AMAZING custom made Russian Dolls. I was so impressed that I had to make a post praising this lovely girl. 

The Santa Russian Dolls I received: 

How adorable are they!?

Here are some of my other favourite Russian Dolls that she makes and sells:

She doesn't just make Russian Dolls, oh no, this girl does it all: 

Make sure you check out Chantal's blog and shop

Decor on a Dime: Oh Deer!

Happy Tuesday everyone, I hope everyone is doing well! Yesterday I got together with a few of my friends and we had a little exam study break christmas celebration. While making gingerbread men I realized how handicapped I am in gingerbread making: my ginger dude lost a leg and I could barely squeeze icing on him which resulted in me asking a friend to just make my gingerbread guy for me (Christmas Fail). We also exchanged some presents where my friend Holly received two moustache mugs, one from me and another from my friend Taylor. Holly of course loved it, the more moustache mugs the merrier! It was nice to relax and not have to worry about the next few weeks of exams. The next two weeks are going to be hectic for me since I’ll be studying my student butt off, but I will try my best and make as much time as I can for my blog!
  I also had my job interview yesterday at a restaurant and it didn't go as well as I had hoped. I pretty much was told to start next week (but I'll be in Alberta visiting Paul) so they are going to have to see if they have availability for me starting in January, they were just hoping for someone to start right away, which is unfortunate. I'm just going to stay optimistic and hope they call me to start in January. 
For today’s post, I am going to share with you some of my favourite deer prints that I have found. I love deer, I love art, and I love being frugal, so here you are folks: inexpensive deer prints for under $20! Enjoy! 

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