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Meet the super-star Korean Artist Hyung-Tae Kim!  If you are a player of games such as Magna carta, War of Genesis, or just have a fondness for beautiful character art overall, chances are you have at least come across some of 김형태 Hyung-Tae Kim's beautiful art before! ♥ ♥ ♥ After years ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
A few months ago I featured the very cute bakery in Hongdae~ Chocolat Yum 쇼콜라윰! Check out the original post for lots of pretty photos of the beautiful treats they bake plus a cookie haul of what I bought! The chilled display case is always filled with lovely and fresh-looking cakes, but ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
★ Recently I discovered an awesome dinner hot spot in Gangnam with a cool galactic theme~  Area 51 Gram! ★ I totally fell in love with 에어리어51그램 when I came across a photo online, I had to go check it out in person for myself and see if the food was as good as the atmosphere seemed ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
This January we got to attend an extremely yummy expo at the Coex hall~ Salon Du Chocolat!! ♥ Yes, an expo for JUST chocolate! ♥ If you live in Seoul you can attend lots of fun weekend expos over at the Coex hall, Nara and I often hit up some of the better ones for Modern Design, Crafts, ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
  K-pop singer Lee Hi released a new single recently that I just fell in love with on TV and had to feature in a K-pop eyecandy post! “It’s Over” is one of the five tracks that was released for Lee Hi’s first full album "First Love". Lee Hi 이하이 is still considered a rookie soloist, ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
On Valentines Day in Korea  the boys are the ones that receive gifts of chocolate and treats from the girls who love them.  So what about the ladies, do they have a holiday to get showered with gifts in return? The answer is YES! ♥  ♥  ♥ In Korea we have a 2nd holiday of love called White ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Hey guys!  So the blog's first birthday is coming up and I have been trying to decide what exactly to do that would be fun~  how about a fanart contest??? I am an artist myself, so really it is the only thing that keeps popping in my mind that would be fun! haha...maybe?  Do I have any readers ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Do you like ice cream in yummy flavors like brownie or chocolate mint?  What about Powdered Soybean, Beer, Makkoli, Wasabi, or Cheese???  If this sounds like a fun food adventure for you, let me introduce you to a Korean blogger favorite~ Molly's Pops in Hongdae! Molly's Pops has been serving ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
This past fall (yes I am a little late with my posts^^) I was invited to attend a Korean first birthday celebration 돌 잔치 for my lovely friend Eura's super cute son Siho! You may remember Eura from my Lolita meetup post a few months ago! She is the sweetest, and naturally an adorable mommy ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
One thing there is to know about me is that I love children's books, especially ones with cute illustrations. Even now that I am older I still vividly remember which books I loved when I was young...often it had to to with the artwork.  Actually Nara is the same way, so it may just be an artist thing ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »

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My name is Elle and I am an Illustrator & Gallery painter from California, but currently I am living in Seoul with my Korean Fiancé!

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