Haati Chai Haul- Rings

My friend Alex has this ring obsession and happened to show me Haati Chai by Stella Simona's site and was telling me how badly he wanted one. Since his birthday was coming and they were 50% off, I decided to put in an order for him. As I was browsing through her Facebook page, I was pretty amazed at the type of the jewelry Stella Simona was making. They are custom pieces that she makes herself & sells them through Haati Chai by Stella Simona, which is her blogspot. Along with the rings I purchased, she has a dozen other custom rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, head pieces, nose rings, etc. They all look so amazing but the question is, which one is best for you? Below you will see the rings I purchased, which were the Mehndhi Rings in rose gold & silver and the Haati Luck Ring. The Mehndi Rings are $45 each & the Haati Luck Ring is $49 each. Yeah they're a little pricey but they're one of a kind investment pieces. Oh the best part about them is, they're ADJUSTABLE! Yayyy that means skinny or pudgy fingers will fit without sizing issues. Hooray! That's what really drew me in because uhh.. obviously my fingers aren't exactly skinny & it's hard for me to find cute rings that fit. The only gripe I have about my ring would be the luck ring... one of the pieces fell off on the first day & Stella said she would fix it for me if brought it in. Hopefully I'll be able to get that done but other than that... no complaints. The pieces are really pretty & they will fit all of your fingers. There's really no right or wrong way to wear them, it's all up to you. Lovin' these Indian inspired pieces :)

Just a quick tip, seems like they do have a lot of sales on different items so if you're interested you can see all the great deals on Facebook. Oh, also don't forget to follow me on Twitter!

Mehndi Ring in Rose Gold

Mehndi Ring in Silver

Haati Luck Ring

Since I went there myself to pick up the rings, I decided to sneak a pic of some of her accessories -- Super cute!

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ANGELS VS TIGERS (PIC HEAVY)

 My very first Angel's game & it was surprisingly a BLAST :) Can't wait to go to more games! This post is extremely, extremely pic heavy. YES, we are camera sloots & if you don't like it you can take a boot .

 An italian sausage & beer, while watching America's past time...can it get any better!?

 Yes, I drink beer with a straw. DON'T JUDGE ME!

 & topped off the night with a mission to find food, unfortunately we ended up at GUPPY TEA HOUSE. ( I officially hate that place, never ever again.) Any time though is a good time when you're with great company :)

Peanut Butter Brick Toast

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FOTD: Tokidoki Inspired

I was looking at Tokidoki's website and got inspired with all the funky vibrant colors they use. Luckily, I used my 88e/s palette from Coastal Scents to create this look. The character that I really drew inspiration from is the Unicorno Collection: Stellina. The colors are really bright on this albino (haha like me) unicorn & they really pop

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Battle Bacon

Anybody who really knows me will tell you that I'm the weirdest person alive because I don't like bacon!! Yeah, I know, I know it is strange but something about the texture, fat, taste it just doesn't rub me right. So this experimental dish was inspired by bacon-loving friends (like Jessica), it's chicken breast wrapped in turkey bacon with a white wine mushroom corn cream sauce with brown rice & a bed of fresh herbs and greens. In hopes of battling my bacon-hating demons I challenged myself to include it in my next meal.

Ok, I marinated the chicken breast over night with my favorite spices & then wrapped them with the turkey bacon today. I oven baked them at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes with some white wine. The sauce is just a simple white sauce with mushrooms, garlic, corn and red pepper flakes. The brown rice was cooked over the stove because I'm a horrible Asian-being and I do not have a rice cooker! I suppose keeping it old school saves me money and room in the kitchen. I mean the sauce isn't the healthiest thing in the world but everything else is.... right? Maybe... maybe not but they are healthier alternatives. I mean cooking at home is way healthier than eating out right? Of course! You know exactly what you're putting in there, how much of it,where it comes from and you save money. The best part of it is, you can always experiment and tweak whatever recipes you know. Making food from scratch can be time consuming but once you get used to it, you can whip up a tasty meal within 30 mins (yeah I channel my inner Rachel Ray) as long as you know how to multitask.

For dessert, I made an orgasmic chocolate cupcake with an even better chocolate ganache whip topped with a milk chocolate garnish & chocolate covered strawberry. This was also made from scratch with a very basic chocolate cake recipe, even more basic chocolate ganache recipe & with the help of my fridge the chocolate garnish was possible. If you are in the SoCal (LA) area and are interested in purchasing some cupcakes, go ahead leave me a comment, tweet me(@conniechacha) or email me for more info! I hope this post made you hungry and want to experiment in the kitchen with foods you don't really like. Who knows, maybe you'll end up loving it. :) & Nahh still not in love with bacon yet but this was a damn yummy meal.

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