The Sock Panda

Hello blog friends! 

I know I've fallen off the blogosphere, but I have some pretty good excuses...

Soooo, I got married. And I did a little bit of traveling over the past couple months with my husband, family, and friends! I like to think I am having a great year, hehe.

I thought I would share two awesome pairs of socks from the Sock Panda! I figure Halloween just passed so why not bust out my cat bat socks.

You can find my Sock Panda post from 2013 here, if you'd like!

 They're still slayin' it with the cool packaging. I just learned that term from following beauty/fashion Instagrammers. Do you like how I incorporated my new vocab term? ka ka ka 

 Seriously tho, Sock Panda Team, when the time come where my jewelry business is cool enough to have custom packaging, will you guys pretty please help me design it? I just love how quirky & creative your prints are! 

I LOVE IT! I want some more of it! Haha

The lighting bolts are my favorite.

 Thanks so much Patrick! You are AWESOME. I appreciate the time you took to write, inspire & draw for me. :)

The socks come individually packaged which makes it great for gifting! I don't know about you, but my default stocking stuffer has always been socks. I always ask for socks, and I always gift socks. I just feel you can never go wrong with them!

 Husbands gets the hexagon print socks; they're size large, while mine are size medium.

 Designed in Venice, California, a destination I completely am looking forward to visiting! I heard they're home of the Pho Burrito?! Must try that genius invention someday.

 These comfy, colorful socks are made in Peru! Another awesome destination I would love to visit. 

Follow @thesockpanda on Twitter like me to see what they're up to over there.

 Thank you again Patrick & The Sock Panda crew for our awesome socks!

We love 'em!

For all your sock subscription needs: http://sockpanda.com
What makes Sock Panda even cooler than they already are?
They donate one pair of socks of every single sock ordered. #PandaDonatesSocks
p.s. I just got a new Panda debit card that I picked out at the bank. If I have to switch over to these chip cards..I want some cool looking cards to carry around! ;)

Panda out! Talk to you later!

Amoda Tea Tasting Box

 I've always considered myself a big tea drinker. I really enjoy green tea, jasmine, and chamomile teas. I don't remember where I discovered Amoda Tea, but it was a subscription box I knew I wanted to try asap. I reached out to Amoda Tea and they offered to send me their April box to review. It's taken me a whole season for me to finish all my teas for this review! :)

P.S. I love my Bodum Bistro Mug! I accidentally dropped and broke 2 of my precious Bodum mugs this year. :'( It was so painful to break such a beautiful cup. They're also around $15 each too. :-/

I love gifting my family with Bodum glassware around the holidays because I think it's the most perfect tea or coffee cup ever!!

Amoda Tea $12/month to discover amazing new teas with the monthly tasting box.

I enjoyed the tea discovery! And if you like tea, you will too!

www.amodatea.com

"We search for premium tea importers and artisan tea blenders from around the globe. Our tea tasters try each one and select the three most outstanding of the bunch to be included in each month's Tasting Box."

 

But back to tea! I like variety in tea and I don't often drink the same kind of tea everyday. I'm also really into unsweetened ice teas from Starbucks. My go to is the Venti iced black tea. Sometimes, I get creative and ask for half green tea, half black tea. Or half black tea, and half passion tea. ;) I'm also one of those drink hoarders who always asks for a Venti ice water to go with my drink order. lol Drinking water is good for you! So why not?

 The Amoda Tea packing feels really special, like a gift! I love gift wrapped goodies!

 My Amoda Tea box arrived from Canada with three unique blends of tea for me to enjoy.

 Peach Matcha, Nutty Enough, and Citrus Earl Grey

You can order your favorites at their website.

 Peach Matcha was my second favorite from the tasting box. I appreciate the information and instructions on the package on how to prepare the tea. I love the name of this tea blend too! I have a best selling bracelet called Sakura Matcha (named after the Japanese Kit Kat flavor). I am inspired to create a bracelet and name it Peach Matcha after this tea!

 Nutty Enough was not my cup of tea. lol 

I didn't really care for the nutty fragrance nor taste. I tried my best to finish the bag, but I couldn't do it with this one.

 Citrus Earl Grey was my favorite of the three teas. It was just so well done and I've never liked an Earl Grey tea more than this one. I took pictures of the back of these tea pouches because they're see through. You can see the tea blends, but I can't find the SD card with those photos on it. I will update this post when I do find them.

I just checked their website and thought I would share with you what their September teas included.

I see that there's only 24 hours left to sign up to receive their October box. These subscription boxes are always a little tricky. If you sign up too late, you'll have to wait for the month after before you receive your first box so plan accordingly! They ship to US and Canada (If I remember correctly, I believe they're from Canada). Amoda Tea is a great way to discover new teas without a big commitment since specialty premium teas can get pretty expensive if you buy them in stores...cough cough, Teavana. I've spent too much there. >:O

The Goodies Co. July Taster's Box

The Goodies Co. July Taster's Box

There were a total of 5 items in my July box. I was slightly disappointed in this second box because the first box was so impressive.

I shouldn't complain because the price of the box is only $7/month (shipping included).

Check out my first The Goodies Co. Taster Box review here.
The first box I received was huge! 

The best part about food related subscription boxes is getting to try new things that you wouldn't pick out yourself every month.

You can't go wrong with anything caramel!

I've never heard of this brand of corn chips until now.

These oven baked multi-seed crackers seem like a good snack. I try to pack lunch for my significant other a few times a week so these will be great items to fill up his lunch bag.

I'm already looking forward to my August box. I hope it won't disappoint!

Subscription Box: Flicker Box

 Flicker Box is a monthly subscription for candle lovers! It's a box of curated artisanal candles, delivered to your doorstep, for as low as $25 a month.

  Flicker box costs as low as $25/month and can be purchased as an automatically-renewing monthly subscription or 3, 6, or 12 month term subscriptions.

 Flicker Box is based out of Chicago, IL.

 Flicker Box is inspired by a love and appreciation for handmade candles. We believe that people appreciate products produced by quality artisans made in the United States. We want to connect candle lovers with people who love to make candles.

 Each Flicker Box contains a variety of artisanal candles made from candle artists from around the United States. We share their story and ship subscribers a delightfully curated box right to their doorstep.

 Opening the box was really fun because I kept discovering more and more candles in the box.
Update* The purple candle is the best! It's slow burning and it burns evenly! I love it!!

 Lit & Co. Candles was founded on the intent to create a higher-quality, artisan product using nothing but the most natural ingredients possible; cotton paper wicks, all-natural soybeans grown and processed into wax in the US, pure fragrance oils in beautiful, long-lasting scents, and recycled or reusable containers. Each candle is proudly made in Boise, ID to ensure a fantastic result.

 Lit & Co. Candles Fresh Herbs

 Oil & Wax are handcrafted using simple, eco-friendly materials & ingredients. Each O&W candle is wicked, blended, poured, & packaged by hand in Nashville, Tennessee.

 Armadilla Wax Works has been handcrafting candles since 1971 out of Prescott, Arizona. Quality made from paraffin wax, essential oils and cotton wicks, their candles have phenominal burn times. Their votives themselves last 15 hours each! Be sure to remove the sticker and burn in a votive cup. The glass votive cup is from Anchor Hocking - handmade in upstate New York.

 Coastal Candles are handcrafted in Melbourne, FL using natural soy wax, cotton wicks, and premium fragrance and essential oils.

 Blueacorn Naturals producing the finest pure beeswax candles out of Ridgeway, CO.

 There were a total of 11 candles in my Flicker Box. I really like how all the candles come from a different state across the US. It makes them extra special because I know they've traveled so far to my house in Washington State. :) Matches included!

 Check out the Flicker Box Giveaway

I burn candles almost everyday in our house. I think they're a necessity if you live in rainy Washington and have dogs. lol I also cook a lot of Vietnamese food and always light a candle after I finish cooking. :) Nothing makes your home feel cozy like lit candles.

Subscription Box: Treatsie

Treatsie offers curated sample boxes of artisan candy from ever changing confectioners for just $15 a month. 

http://www.treatsie.com/

 You can go to Treatsie.com to read about each treats as you enjoy them. :)

 The packaging is very chic and has a simple yet high end feel.

 I love boxes wrapped in colored tissue sealed with logo stickers!

 The goodies are neatly packaged inside the Treatsie box.

 At their website, you can click through the different treats and learn more about each confection.

Each month, you'll receive a box that includes candy from multiple different vendors. But rather than referencing the inside lid for a description of the candy, hop on to Treatsie.com via your computer or mobile device. Not only can you see a photo and description of the candy, but you can click through to read the story behind each confectioner and buy more right away.

 Treatsie is a monthly subscription service to curated boxes of artisan candy from various and ever changing confectioners. (Founded by Keith Hoelzeman and Jamie Walden)

Nutwhat’s Pecan Scribbles are rich, buttery nuggets scribbled with dark chocolate. And because the bottom of the bag always comes too soon for this “twistedly addictive” confection.

 “Nutwhats are nutty little creations of yumminess,” says owner Lisa Rast. The Cashew Coconut Scribbles are a playfully delicious combination of coconut and cashews. And as their slogan suggests, these magnificently buttery nuggets are “twistedly addictive.”

 Three unique flavors of The Caramel House's caramels.

 Loblolly Creamery began making their signature marshmallows to fill a hole – not in the market, but in the bottom of their homemade waffle cones to prevent them from dripping. Customers loved the little pillowy stoppers so much that Loblolly began making them to sell individually. Made with local Arkansas wildflower honey, real vanilla bean, sea salt and NO corn syrup, these little creations are not your average ‘mallow.

The gals from Loblolly recommend plopping one or two marshmallows in a cup of coffee or cocoa, making smores with them (heat brings the honey out), dipping them in chocolate, and of course, putting them in the bottom of your ice cream cone.

Treat yourself to Treatsie! :)