If you haven’t yet visited Flowers from Fatima, you definitely should! This etsy shop is run by the super sweet Fatima, who designs handmade floral accessories for all occasions. She says that she is inspired by “love, natural beauty, and Mother Nature.” I love the Frosted Orchid Flower Hair Comb as a special piece to adorn your hair for a winter party! Or, maybe it’s summer where you live now, in which case this Golden Sunflower Hair Comb would be just perfect for those warm, sunny days! Fatima has kindly offered my readers a 40% off discount with the code STARFLOWERS, so you should definitely take advantage :)
Who else is getting super excited for Christmas?! Only a matter of days now! :) Today is my last day at work and tomorrow I’m flying home to California. I’m so excited to see my family and my close friends and just have a change of scenery. I’ll be traveling light since I’ll only be home for a week and I’ll refer to this packing post to remind myself to only grab the essentials. My main goals while I’m home are to relax and take lots of pictures- I want to put my camera to good use!
Tell me: Are you traveling for the holidays?
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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the orchid is so pretty!
i’m not traveling anywhere, but i hope you have a safe flight and a wonderful christmas at home!
oh my what a pretty hair pin!
Ohhh pretty! I’m traveling. Started today!
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I’m not travelling for Christmas but I’m still super excited!
The flowers do look really pretty, I’ll have a squizz around her shop. :)
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