The Bee’s Knees is a weekly feature wherein I ramble about all the lovely little things that are inspiring me this week.

We celebrated the Chinese New Year in downtown LA at the Chinese American Musuem’s Lantern Festival.

There were traditional dancers, booths with a number a crafts for the kids: paper cutting, Chinese lettering, face painting, and kite making among others, and some yummy food trucks. AND all of these lovely lanterns.

I love paper lanterns! They are simple and pretty and make a big impact. I was inspired to decorate my patio with paper lanterns and set up a family photo shoot featuring paper lanterns!