Forgotten...

Hello,

It's me again, Liz! I hope this on & off again post situation is working for the both of us...

This past weekend, PM and I went exploring a few new places. I don't know why but I am so drawn by abandoned places, it's so trilling and terrifying all at the same time. I honestly find these places so breath-taking and amazing. However, in the back of my head, I always assume there was a crime committed here and the criminal is just hiding out in this run-down barn. And that is when you know you've been watching too many crime shows haha! I am currently binge-watching Criminal Minds, so s/o to any fans!!

I want to encourage you all to unplug yourself and just go explore the world around you! You will be surprised by what you can find around your town. Take a different route to school/work, take time to smell the roses, and make time to enjoy the little things in life.

Until next time, have an adventurous day lovelies!

Trip #2 to Joshua Tree

Well hello again,

I am here to confess that I am a nature junkie! I really do enjoy just escaping from everything and taking a hike or camping somewhere. This past January I went camping in Joshua Tree for the second time with some friends and PM. Spending time with friends, catching up, and just entertaining ourselves without technology was a well spent weekend. My first camping experience was great as well and you can check it out here on my friend Jenn's blog post: [click here].

I am looking forward to my next trip. I hope next time it will be in a forest, that would be amazing!

17 January 2015

Looking back at those two trips I realized I might have not packed accordingly. And this brings me to my next point, I would recommend only packing the essentials. Yes bring your cell phone but don't constantly be on it. A post or two is fine, but don't let it consume your own trip and experience. And this MILK article definitely nailed the list of things you would ever need for camping and traveling! It was a pleasant read and I am going to re-think my essentials for my next trip.

Until next time, have a good day lovelies!

BTS: Making Valentine's Day Conversation Hearts

Hello Lovelies,

I wanted to share a few behind the scene photos in the making of my recent YouTube video.

Milk Chocolate Heart - BAE (before anyone else)
White Chocolate Heart - I SHIP US (SHIP - to endorse a relationship)
Peanut Butter Heart - OTP (one true pair)

Here is the tutorial:

Ingredients:
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1/8 cup - white chocolate chips
1/4 cup - milk chocolate chips
2 tbsp - butter
2 cups - mini marshmallow
3 cups - crispy rice cereal

Note:
- For the white chocolate heart, you will need 1/4 cup - white chocolate chips & 1/8 cup - peanut butter chips. This is as follow for the peanut butter heart, your base will be 1/4 cup & lettering will be 1/8 cups.  

- Double this recipe if you are using a bigger baking pan/ making more than two heart at a time. 
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BTS: prepping & getting set up to shoot! 

 Let me know if you give this a try! Happy Valentines Day! (:

What's up San Francisco?

Hello beautiful faces,
How are all of you? I hope you guys had a fun-filled and cozy winter break!

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Here are a few photos from my SF trip. I actually enjoyed the car ride more than sight seeing in San Francisco. This is because there were so many amazing landscape to experience, from mountains, lakes and flat farm lands. Don't get me wrong, San Francisco is a beautiful city in it's own right and I probably need to explore more than just one day. So SF was freezing, I didn't expect it to be so cold! It was overwhelming since there were so many tourist including ourselves haha. I think the bike ride to the Golden Gate Bridge was the best part of the trip for me. All in all, I think it was a successful trip and it was my first time really leaving SoCal. I also have a video recap of my trip so please check it out here: [click here].

Until next time, I hope you all have a wonderful year filled with happiness & love!

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China Town

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Stanford

New Year's Outfit Ideas

Hello lovelies,

It blows my mind that this year is coming to an end and a new year is peeking around the corner! Where has the time gone?!

I am still a strong believer in the fact you create your own happiness. Echoing from my 2014 New Year's post, you have to get yourself out there, take that leap of faith, and try new things! Don't wish for dreams to come true, make them come true. So go out there and live a little, lovelies!

I am a big fan of sparkly clothing items, especially for a New Year's look. This might be my tacky taste talking here, but come on it's definitely the right occasion to bust out those gems! So below are a few outfit ideas for any New Years party/ get together.

New Year Outfit Ideas by postcardsfromliz on polyvore.com

Let me know which outfit you would wear/ what you will be wearing this New Year?! I'd love to hear (:

Behind The Scene(BTS): DIY Minecraft Ornaments

Here are a few pictures taken during the making of this DIY project and video.

 Neat fact: The B&W photos were taken, processed, and printed by yours truly.

The finished products: Minecraft cake and Creeper!

I enjoyed making this tutorial, so I hope it's easy to follow and you guys like it (:

Thanks for reading & watching!

New Journey - What Am I Doing?

Hello again,

I wanted to share with you all a new journey for me. I started a YouTube channel!! It is exciting and terrifying all at the same time. I wanted to jump for joy for mustering up the courage to finally post a video, even if it's just a short introduction to what to come for the postcardsfromliz YouTube channel. But being super shy it's actually very paralyzing as well, not knowing what to expect and if internet meanies will be, mean. Sigh, whatever. I am doing this for myself, because for many years now I wanted to start a channel just for fun. This is me not letting fear hold me back, so here's to a step forward to living the dream!

Below is my intro video:

Thanks for reading & watching! (: