Giveaway! { Blue Lagoon necklace }

Hi everyone. How are you today? I feel pretty energetic this morning. I got up earlier than usual, so I did some yoga and made myself a glass of strawberry n' banana smoothie. It will keep me awake all day.

I have a blog giveaway for you as a gratitude for visiting my blog and encouraging me on my shop. You will now have a chance to win this necklace, Blue Lagoon, from my shop.



To enter:

- Simply go to my shop and see which item you like best.

- Then, visit Sweet as a Candy's blog, leave a comment on her blog and tell which item is your favorite.

- For additional entry, simply be a follower on my blog or subscribe to my blog via email.

- Giveaway ends on Tuesday, April 6. You have one week to participate. Good luck!

Wedding Props n' Decorations { Flowers }

Hi all. Happy Monday. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. My weekend was pretty much a roller coaster ride. My fiance and I had a serious talk about our wedding, budgets, guest lists and so on. I was pretty stressed out even planning a very small intimate wedding. If you have some tips about planning a stress-free wedding, PLEASE do share!!

I'm preparing props for the wedding. I love props and I think they make photos look lively :) Here are some of the lovely props I really like.



DIY paper pom pom

I love bicycles! Even cuter in red!



All photos can be found via Once Wed.

Lovely + Inspiring { Almost Spring }

I can't hardly wait for Spring to come. What are you up to today? There are so many things to get done today. I started shooting photos for my new jewelry line since yesterday (there are over 200 photos!) When I'm done editing them, I will post them here. I hope you all have a fun weekend :)









photo credits:

Anna Aden
Georgianna Lane Photography
Bliss
Mocking Bird

Recent love { Dior by John Galliano }

I was almost out of breath when I saw this collection, Dior by John Galliano. If only I could afford it!

From Paris fashion week, Dior Ready-To-Wear Spring/Summer 2010

The one on the right is my favorite :)



Click here to view the entire collection.

Fabulous finds { Avril Loreti }

Avril Loreti's etsy shop is one of my favorite shops. I love her designs. It's fun and unique. My favorite item is I heart Birkin Tote.







photo credits:

Avril Loreti

Wedding invitation

My lovely sister has just finished drawing our wedding invitation for me and atchan. I thought I wanted to post it here before adding the type and everything. She has done a fabulous job, don't you think? My dress in the invitation is a match with the real dress, how neat! I can't wait to send it to all my guests :)

Shop n' Promotions { Website! }

I'm really happy to announce that I bought a domain name a few days ago. Yep, that's right. From now on you can access to my shop on www.cocoachuchu.com and it will link directly to my etsy shop.

I haven't thought about buying hosting site yet, but it's really tempting. Oh, and I'm launching new jewelry series, coming soon later this month. Here is a sneek peek and a new item in the shop :)




Thanks so much for your support. Have a wonderful weekend!

Fabulous finds { March favorites }

I can't decide what shoes I'm going wear on my big day. I was planning to wear something white or silver with glitters, but on the other hand, I want to wear shoes that fit my personality and something I could wear after the wedding.

I have these four choices on my mind, so far I'm leaning towards the first one the top. My fiance says NO NO to the navy pumps (but I love it!). What kinds of shoes did you (or planning to) wear on your wedding day? love to share? By the way, isn't the Anthropologie dress perfect for picnic date in the park?

photo credits:

Shoes: Steve Madden
Dress: Anthropologie

Lovely + Inspiring { Small space gardening }

I've been wanting to have my own garden for a really long time, but I don't have enough space to begin with. These amazing gardening ideas are just perfect for those with limited space (like me). I can't wait to bring some greenery to my apartment :)

Vertical garden






Beach in a pot


photo credits:

Poppytalk

Fabulous finds { Skippy Designs }

I can't help not posting about a little etsy shop, Skippy Designs by Mandy Lynne. I adore her photos and lovely pastel hues. I hope she has more photos on etsy :)







Have a nice weekend everyone :)

photo credits:

Skippy Designs

Random things that make me happy

Candles from Bath and Body Works:


Cinderella inspired necklace:


Homemade truffles :)


Puppy + Blueberries = Puppuberries:


Emerald drop necklace, a birthstone for May:


Meringue with strawberry at L'Opéra

DIY { Wedding Bouquet Ideas }

I'm considering turning supermarket flowers into wedding bouquet flowers. It's an awesome idea isn't it?

Baby's Breath (my favorite)


Blended Bouquet


Pink, Peach & White Carnations


Iris, Statis, & Carnations


Daisy and Chrysanthemum


photo credits:

Real simple

Le Dress is here!

After I blogged about wedding dresses, I did some serious hunt for my perfect wedding dress. I did some research both online and offline. I also looked for used wedding dresses, but I couldn't find anything my size.

I specially look for ones under budget, so BCBG came into mind. I went to Vaughan mills mall because it has a BCBG outlet (although it took me almost 2 + 1/2 hours to get there!). I tried on this dress because I like the loose and relax style, but it didn't do anything for me at all. It even made me look shorter. I'm only 5'3!

BCBG Strapless Silk Gown




Then I tried this dress and immediately fell in love with it.

BCBG Laser Cut Satin Gown



I didn't really like it while looking at the photo on the model, but it looked amazing in person. It has a sweetheart neckline and it hugs my curves really well. But the problem was they didn't have the dress in white, instead they had it in PINK. So, I came home, did some searching and was sooo happy to find out that Nordstrom carries BCBG and will ship oversea, yay!!

I received my wedding dress last week and was very happy with it. Here is my version of the dress. I'm not ready to show my face yet :)

Sunday Brunch { Eh Wa Korean Restuarant }

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I watched ice hockey, Canada Vs. USA yesterday. It was such a good game! People were screaming and honking everywhere after Canada won. I also watched the Olympic closing ceremony. Canada won 14 gold medals!!! How awesome!!! My favorite Olympic sports were Ice Dance and Figure skating. What were yours?

By the way, I tried out a new Korean restaurant around uptown. I walked by there pretty often, but never got a chance to eat there.

This restaurant is called Eh-Wa. I love Korean food. It tastes good and healthy, plus it is spicy which I really like :)

My friend's veggie bibimbum.



My soon dubu soup and purple rice....what a colorful bowl!



Side dishes...yum



Eh Wa Korean Restaurant
5182 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON, M2N 5P6
(416) 229-6719