8 :4 Seb Van Breukelen

- Seb Van Breukelen (yea that's hard to spell!)

- Two pet hates. People signing their paintings in strange symbol like initial compilations (here's looking at you PRH!) and overuse of colour (as in, you don't know where to look, because I LOVE bright colours, just not confusing bright colours - you would think I am so unintelligent sometimes. I can never seem to get my point accross!).

- BUT I recieved a card from my mother by SebVanB, and I LOVED the colours and the textures - nothing that I can demonstrate to you through the screen, but trust me, to hold, they are beautiful.

- Not my usual style. At all! - but I am strangely drawn toward these. I also love the names he gives them, Tallulah, Genevieve. . .

- He has ETSY (I should be banned from Etsy, money pit!)

- And we KNOW Hanna stalks via Twitter format!

101 Ways for Hanna to lose money. #1 (Tribal Impressions, Navajo Jewels.)

- You might need to play this - it's going to be a long one!

-You know when you just get so busy - and your to do list just keeps getting longer and longer and longer. . . yet you somehow have time to peruse online shops?! ha. . yes, I'm having one of those!

- I'm so snowed under with things to do . . that when I finally get a moment to myself I'm either chatting to the police (about a guy who tried to break into our house!!!) or just monging watching television!

- As much as I love Mary Portas. . . . I'm finally trying to pull myself away from doing nothing!

- I went to a Vintage Fair the other day - and oh my goodness! there was so many things I wanted to buy (I bought three things - to be revealed later!) and then so many things I wish I'd bought!

- Luckily there is another one coming up and the end of next month, and the Mr has promised to take me to it. . . someone with a better income than me! pahaha. . I joke, sort of.

- Gorgeous vintage sequin jackets will be mine!

- anyway, enough of that. . . I'm not ashamed to admit that I have an unabashed love for native american/ navajo / whatever style, especially jewellery and I do own a few vintage pieces . . . (so glad that it's back in fashion flavour of the month . . .I shall be buying quite a lot this season!) . . but imagine my excitement when I was again on etsy (longwinterfarm, this is all your fault! **shop here**) . . when I stumbled across Tribal Impressions!

- I posted a while ago, about wanting a beaded belt (still a work in progress. . i.e. it's bracelet length! haha) but this trumps that. a guitar strap. awesome!

- I love all of these! I literally would rock all of these - the only problem is, that one of my ears is stretched. . so I'm only able to wear one earring at a time at the moment. . . considering getting them pierced again so I can wear a beautiful pair!

- I do prefer the traditional colours. . . but who can resist hot pink!?

- Anyway, here's to spending all of my wages!

- Hope everyone is ok! sending love your way!

Store Lovin' #3 : Longwinterfarm (Some Gorgeous Cosmetics!)

-So, a couple of months ago, I don't know how or I'm not sure why, I think it was on my quest for a new perfume (damn you lacoste, bring back inspiration! it's my scent, without you I am scentless!)

-I really struggle to find perfumes that I like the smell of, perfumes that are not too sweet, not too flowery, not too musky, not too. . yada yada yada!

-Anyway, somehow I stumbled across Longwinterfarm on Etsy, and decided it was worth a bash, I bought a perfume oil and two lipbalms (me and lipbalm, you know! I can't get enough, I hate lipgloss - too sticky - feels like goosefat, but you can't beat a good lipbalm!)

-I bought the ginger peach lipbalm, the beachday perfume oil and the licorice lipbalm (which I don't appear to be able to find anymore - boo, it's awesome!)

- I LOVE these so much, I can't even explain it!

- The lipbalms are ace, and just superior quality, I get annoyed if I can't find one of them!, until now I have been an avid user of burts bees, but I tell you they have competition now!

- I've never really used perfume oil before so was uber curious. . and I'm so glad I chose to purchase, I LOVE this aswell - it smells so summery! I'm actually - as we speak (i.e. I'm multi-tasking which in my world is code for getting very distracted!) ordering some more goodies because I am so impressed

- I'm even throwing in one for my best friend Suki but shh don't tell her!!

 

chai, coconut limeade, turkish delight

- Chai! I have high expectations, especially due to the copious amounts of chai latte I drink on a regular basis!

black coconut, vanilla chai

- The only problem with these is the packaging (i.e. I chuck them around a lot in the bottom of my bag and they tend to get a little tatty) but, I can deal, means nothing to me!

- I also have REALLY dry skin on my hands, smoking, whatever, and I usually carry around  moisturiser with me, but I didn't have anything on me apart from my perfume oil, which I used, and oh my goodness how moisturising?!  Win!

- Go check out the shop, then buy some stuff, then realise why Im so in love!!!!!

- Oh and how ridiculously cute is their profile please?! This description made me smile silly amounts!

About me:: I'm a 30 year old mom of two living in western Maine, where I share my life with kitties, puppies, and my favorite boy, Joe. I'm a major craft addict, playing with sewing, knitting, spinning, felt crafts, candle making, embroidery, and of course, soaping! Yup, I'm one busy chick. Nope, I don't take naps.[. . .] About Joe: Joe's my very best friend, boyfriend, and business partner, and there's a good 50-70% chance he'll be the one packing your order. What's he like? Well, he's good at washing his hands, being pretty tall, having an Indiana twang, and randomly breaking into Rick Roll songs

RIGHTO off to spend more money! Toodles!

3 :6 Gorgeous Jewellery by My Lavaliere,

- I love these gorgeous headbands by My Lavaliere.

- They aren't overly embellished and tacky (although, 'avin said that, I do love me a bit of tacky every now and then)

- They are stylishly simple, and elegant, and just beautiful!

- The shop  sells all sorts of jewellery, but I think these are my absolute favourite. I think they would make beautiful gifts.

3 :5 Vincenzo Rizzo & His Beautiful Artwork.

- Vincenzo Rizzo, Italy.

2 :26 Vintage Beaded Belts

1. Skinny and Bernie

2. Simplicity is Bliss

3. Blank Stair Vintage

- I have a LARGE collection of belts, so I always look out for interesting ones (practical and beautiful, just how everything should be!) My current favourite is a tan leopard print number I wear all the time (I would say it's not as tacky as it sounds, but, it is!)

- I've found quite a few of these gorgeous beaded belts recently and I wish I owned one!

-When I was younger, (15/16) I spent a year in the hospital, and became a bit of a dab hand at weaving beads on the loom, so I may attempt to make one of these gorgeous belts because, despite them being so beaituful, they are a little on the pricey side! I could weave the beaded segment easily, I'm just not entirely sure how to attatch it to the belt. . . I'll work on that!

-Having said that, I may just browse Etsy and Ebay until I find the perfect one, that's my usual answer!

2 :25 Michael Garbutt and His Vintage-y Photos!

- Michael Garbutt

- I would absolutely love some of these photos in my house!

- The car in the first photo, the colours in the Parisian photo. . .in love!

2 :24 So There's This Parrot. . . (Margaret Hinge & Her Beautiful Feathers)

-Next door to my parents' house, there lives a parrot. This bird has recieved death threats on many occasions by my parents, relatives, visitors. . . anyone who has had the misfortune of encountering it.

-It's a pain in the bum, it screeches ALL day!

-My neighbours seem to hate it as much as we do, because every morning (come rain or shine, or blizzard) they wheel this parrot out of their house and over to their boundary fence.

-They are such beautiful birds, but, I hate it all the same, I just want to go to sleep after having been at work for 11 1/2 hours, (starting at 5:30am) not listen to the bloomin bird!

-Having said that, colourful feathers DO have their uses! . . . I found these trinkets here and I think the use of the feathers is so beautiful!

- The artist is Margarent Hinge (All jokes about her username being 'mhinge' aside. . . ) Marge's Feathers produces some amazing earrings and pendants.

-I love that the top half of the feather has been encased in metal

-Her pieces are electromagnetically plated with copper. There are some entirely encased, and some only partially. (all of them just as gorgeous as each other)

- Oh and if you were wondering, all feathers are naturally malted and cruelty free!

2 :20 Green Green Green; Let's Have a Green Shopping spree!

- This all began with two simple images.

-and,

- When I realised, I own no green pieces of clothing!

- The image of the first skirt would just not leave my head no matter how much I tried to make it. So I went off in search of the perfect mint green skirt (and got a little side-tracked along the way!)

- I just thought it was funny, how alike these two are, 1. Topshop & 2.Zara and how little there is between them in price.

-1. Bershka I just liked the colours in this image!! 2. Topshop

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-Still haven't found a skirt! This one's pretty though *ClickyClicky*

- Don't worry, I worry for myself!

2 :17 Coni Matta : Gorgeous Handpainted Silk Apparel

- ConiMatta

Etsy Finds

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

- I told you I have a slight problem with shopping. I love perusing Etsy for individual pieces of jewellery. So much better than off the rack items.

- Recently I have been looking at little dainty silver pieces of jewellery, which is odd because I tend to prefer gold jewellery and don't really own any silver.

1 "I aim to misbehave" Bangle : Sterling silver bangle, this quote is so me, I've never seen the film, but I Like the quote.  

2. Squid Ring : ahh squids, I love squids, and octopodes!  

3. Tiny Bee Ring : So cute!!  

4.Quote Necklace : This quote is adorable  

5. Heart Ring  

6. Fortune Cookie Necklace  : Words cannot describe how cute this is! I love that you can write your own secret messages inside, an adorable alternative to a locket.  

7.Infinity Ring : I have seen so many of these rings and I still love them.   

8. Autumn Leaf Necklace 

9. Book-Lovers Hairpins  

10. Dr Seuss Quote Bangle : This is one of my favourite quotes ever.