Mint Melange: 05/26/13

It's been a while since my last "Happy Sunday" post, but i simply wasn't in the mood during our vacation. But now that things are back to normal, here is a little review of the past days.

1. We spent two days in Marseille, and it was wonderful! I will post a travel report with lots of photos within the next few weeks.

2. I teamed up with one of my favorite party blogs, and i am happy to say that i am a new sponsor of "Pretty My Party".

3. My favorite new nail color: Creamy Coral by Astor

4. A DIY pop-up birthday card with confetti for my sister:

5. Despite all the rain, the flowers on our balcony are growing quickly.

6. I sinned. After six weeks of being strong, i broke my no-shopping rule at TK Maxx last week when I was looking for a birthday gift for my sister. Well, i found one, but ended up spending more money on items for myself than for her. 15€ isn't that much, but i felt guilty afterwards.
I could come up with a lame excuse and say that i needed those items for my shop ( which is partly true), but i will admit that i wanted to buy those items. I have been searching for some cake decorating stuff for a while now, and simply could not let this opportunity pass. And then there were those wonderful large bags of dried lavender. Oh, they smelled so good, and were much cheaper than the tourist traps in Marseille. I had to buy one bag for our closet.

That "Cathy & Steve" cake makes me cringe ( if you know what i mean)

7. But then i made up for it. I started decluttering my closet, and will donate lots of items in the coming weeks.

And lastly some totally random photos. You may have seen most of them already, if you follow me on Instagram, but i want to have them here on my blog as well.