Fred Flare.

I love fredflare.com, I think that they have the cutest trinkets and gadgets. Once I have a job and can afford to buy fun stuff, I will definitely be making some purchases at fred flare. Here are some items that I found recently that I think are really cute.

1. Personal Library Kit

Okay so when I was younger I basically did this but I didn't have a nifty kit to help me out. I made a 'library' card for my sister and wrote down what she checked out from my library and in most of my books I stamped my name, perhaps so she didn't try and claim them as her own.

2. Singing in the Rain Shower curtain

I love the movie and I would love to have this in my bathroom someday! I think it is really cute.

3. Microphone Tongs

I would have waaaay to much fun with these bad boys. I love to cook/bake and whenever I am in the kitchen I usually have my ihome with me blasting some upbeat, fun music. I have used pots and stirring spoons as my 'microphone' before and to have these tongs would make kitchen singing so much more fun :)

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Disney!

Photo from Disneywiki

Even though I'm 21 years old I still have a major love and obsession for everything Disney. My sister and I play Disney Scene-it all the time which is a lot of fun. I would love if there were major competitions for it. :) I am by no means a Disney expert (though I would like to think that I know a fair amount) there are still many of the classic Disney movies that I have never seen, like Song of the South, and new movies that I want to still see (Tangled). Recently I rewatched 101 Dalmatians & The Rescuers and I realized how sad both of these movies actually are. Sure when you're little Madame Medusa and Cruella De Vil are both scary villains, but seeing them as an adult opened my eyes to what I did not see as a child. The Hunchback of Notre Dame's villain, Claude Frollo, is also very frightening; not only did he consider drowning Quasimodo as a baby because of his hideous features, but he was the cause of Quasi's mother's death. But, kidnapping and skinning dogs are not exactly happy thoughts either. Disney movies usually end in a way that leaves the villain defeated and the underdog victorious. Let's face it, if Phillip hadn't killed Maleficent or if Eric hadn't rammed into Ursula with his ship, then Disney would be showing us how evil prevails and not how love conquers all. Of course Disney isn't like real life.

L: Cruella De Vil
T: Claude Frollo
R: Madame Medusa

FredFlare.com has some cute Disney Couture jewelry
that is reminiscent of movies from my childhood.

1. "One Bite" Apple Ring
From Snow White


$48

2. Drink Me Necklace

From Alice in Wonderland



$70

3. Shark Bracelet
From the Little Mermaid
$58

I am also obsessed with Disney songs. I have been known to burst into Disney songs at random, and I have quite a few on my itunes. My favorite Disney princess is Ariel so here is a cover from Traci Hines of Part of Your World. She has a ton of Disney princess covers on youtube, her user name is TraciHines.

shopping is better than sleeping. . .

Okay not really. I realize sleep is vital, but I don't feel like going to bed yet. Even though I have a paper that needs to be written tomorrow, I just felt like sharing [yet again] some nifty clothes/accessories I found online. Before that I want to share my frustrations with the "Jersey" everything phase. I am really tired of people bashing on my state. Sure, not everyone here is super friendly and nice, and okay don't go the speed limit in the left lane or you won't be anyone's best bud on the road, but we are not all orange oompa loompas with big hair. And not everyone throws tables at dinner. Some of us can live in New Jersey and still have class. Also, those "Jersey Shore" people are phonies since most of them (with the exception of 2, I believe) don't even LIVE in NJ, they just come to our beach and drive all the locals nuts. (My roommate who is from the Jersey shore refers to Seaside in the summer as Sleaside because of all the riff raff that accumulates there.) I guess I would not have ever known about all these negative views of Jersey except all for all the attention New Jersey is getting for tv shows like: The Jersey Shore, Jersey Couture, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and Jerseylicious. If the rest of the country doesn't like us so much why are there some many shows about NJ!!! Okay, I'm done ranting about this for now. Back to fashion. Here's what I like right now:

I think this skirt is really cute.
I love the banded skirt look with an adorable top.
This one is from Express.

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I love these tights.
Well of course, because they have roses on them!

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I want these shoes.
How great is this color?


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I think elephants are pretty cool.
Maybe because we share the first same letter.
So whenever I play that "I'm going on a picnic game," I can bring elephants.

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And lastly, I know florals are a little out of season
since we are entering the cold, blustery weather,
I still like this little wallet. It is cheery until the warm temperatures return.

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trinkets and baubles

I've been finding all this cute jewelry lately that I wish I could have. So I'm gonna share my findings and maybe someone else will fall in love with these pieces too.

Why I love this necklace:
Who doesn't want a message in a bottle?
I just think it is so cute!

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This ring is so pretty.
I love pearls and I think that this is a unique way to have a pearl on a ring.
It is considered a purity ring and a representative of wholesomeness.
Unfortunately it is quite a bit of money,
and I don't know how nice it would look on my fingers.
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Besides loving pearls, I also love roses.
Perhaps I am influenced by the fact that my middle name is Rose.
Who knows.
This ring also introduced me to another new obsession: rose gold.
I am mostly a white gold/platinum person but I love the way this ring looks!

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Finally, I love sea shells and the beach,
so this necklace is a perfect combination of that.
What is really cool about this, is it is handmade and it's for sale on etsy.
The store is YuraPockylover. I like a lot of the jewelry that they have for sale.

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What I'm listening to:
My new favorite song is called Like We Used To by A Rocket to the Moon.
Even though it is super depressing, it's still a cute song.
Like my roommate says, who are these girls that get all these songs written about them!



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