washi swapping

it's no secret that I looove washi tape {my hubby likes to tease me about it} so when I saw that Torrie was hosting a swap, I knew I had to join in. :) I was paired with the lovely Ashley from A Fox & A Wolf, and I just love the tape she sent!

I had to dig in as soon as I got the package,

and I happened to see this cute idea

on Torrie's instagram:

now my phone cord is much happier,

and I can't wait to put the rest of my new washi to good use.

thank you SO much, Ashley!

& thanks to Torrie for hosting, so fun!

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don't forget to stop by & enter to win

a pretty spring scarf!

petunia travels // singapore

this is the first of a little series I'm doing about our recent travels;

hope you enjoy!

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my husband & I recently traveled far around the world,

first to Singapore & then to Perth, Australia.

this was a business trip for him, but I got to go along,

& we did have time to do some fun things. :)

this was my first time traveling internationally,

really the first time I've flown anywhere,

& it was an adventure!

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Singapore was a really neat city,

very clean, very modern and very HOT.

(think 90* with 90% humidity!)

we stayed at the Marina Bay Sands

(which is where the hubby's convention was),

which was very neat. very fancy, which isn't really my thing,

but a cool place.

in our free time,

we tried all sorts of Asian foods, hung out at the pool,

visited the Art of the Brick exhibit at the ArtsScience museum,

and explored the hotel/mall.

unfortunately, something we ate made me sick,

so I ended up in bed most of the time we were in Singapore. :(

otherwise we would have gone out into the city to explore more.

it was still enjoyable, doing the things we did do.

after our time in Singapore, 

we headed off to Australia!

to be continued...

for fun // a giveaway

just because I love pretty Spring flowers

& I've been obsessed with scarves lately...

I'm giving away this lovely infinity scarf from the Eclectic Joy shop!

I'm keeping it simple today;

all you have to do is leave a comment!

(along with your email address

so I can contact the winner)

I'll randomly choose a winner

when I get back from SNAP.

Happy Spring!

**this is not a sponsored post, just me sharing some love with you.**

there & back

hello, friends!

oh my, life has been busy, busy, busy these days.

we were actually out of the country for the past 2 weeks

(my first international trip, eek!)

travelling to Singapore & Perth, Australia.

it was quite the trip, and I'm so thankful we got to go.

I'll be sharing some highlights & pictures over the next couple weeks!

in the meantime, hope you all are doing well.

this month is sure to be a very busy one,

but my goal is to check in here more often.

happy Monday & hello to a new week!

fashionABLE

have you heard of fashionABLE?

"Your purchase of a fashionABLE scarf creates sustainable business for women in Africa.  Our commitment as a non-profit is to the development of people — fashionABLE works with women who have been exploited due to the effects of poverty.  So, when you purchase a scarf you are providing jobs, and then we send the net profits back to holistically rehabilitate more women. This is the beauty of non-profit….
Scarves provide jobs, profits provide restoration."

I love the meaning behind what they do,

love that these beautiful scarves are made

by real women with real stories.

I ordered the Frehiwot scarf pictured on the left

(it looks like they may be out of stock right now!),

and you can view the whole collection of scarves.

also notable

fashionABLE's commitment

women's stories

27 ways to style your scarf

fashionABLE on Facebook

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