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I ♥ treasury features

As busy as I often am making my own pretty things, it is nice to take a break every now and then and look through gorgeous lists of Etsy treasuries for inspiration.

Oooh, such tempting pretty things! I love seeing peoples' interpretations of a particular theme/colour/concept, and it's even nicer when you come across treasuries that feature some of your own items - it warms me inside to think that out of the hundreds of items of every colour/subject possibly, they chose something of mine to make it into their carefully chosen selection of 16 items!

Here are some of my most recent favourites:

You have to shine // featuring gold & black glitter hair clip

bloom // featuring blue floral pinwheel necklace

Pretty things for mom // featuring pink with red hearts hot air balloon brooch

monday 3 // featuring blue floral pinwheel necklace

Found and Folded // featuring yellow and blue spinning pinwheel brooch

blue happiness // featuring blue floral pinwheel necklace

purple & gold // featuring tiny purple and gold glitter bow necklace

in the sky // featuring blue floral pinwheel necklace

have you seen any super cute treasuries recently?

investigation: how many birds can you get away with in one outfit?

So: being "on trend" might involve wearing one or two pieces with a theme, right? Well what if you wanted to be all on trend? Would wearing clothes/accessories all in the same theme be mega awesome or just ridiculous?

I've sketched an approximation of a chart to help us decide...

1 or 2 birds = on trend
3 or 4 birds = complementarily on trend
5 or 6 birds = a little bit keen
7 or 8 birds = getting a wee bit silly
9 birds or above = possibly excessive

...but then there's a glitch in the results and once you hit 21 you're back to awesome!?

Oh look at that, I even have an example of a 21 bird-ed outfit!
Coincidence? Um... no.

What birds do we have here then?

// jay earrings // dove collar clips // cockatiel collar // pink swan cardigan // swallow bag //

// pigeon brooch // flamingo eyelash tips // parrot vest top // all the birds skirt //

// bluebird shoes // finch scarf // crane cuff // penguin phone case // toucan keychain //

// peacock tights // magpie necklace // robin hair clip // hummingbird watch //

// blue tits purse // chickadee belt buckle // barn owl ring //

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Sadly, I only own a handful of these items myself, so I imagine that would only get me into the "a bit keen" range... more birds needed, methinks!

must have: flamingo satchel

This pretty satchel popped up in an email from Oliver Bonas this morning...

♥♥♥ possibly the most amazing satchel in the world ever - it has flamingoes on it! ♥♥♥

Here's how I might style it if I were lucky enough to own one:

♥ geometric cloud brooch by An Astrid Endeavor ♥ hot pink belt ♥

♥ flamingo satchel ♥ pink rabbit necklace ♥ grey bow dress ♥

♥ metallic toe shoes ♥ bow ring ♥ ivory tights ♥ heart hairslide ♥

There's something about pink, beige and grey together that I can't get enough of at the moment. Such a pretty combination of colours, and perfect to go from winter to spring without going super bright.

Do you like the pairing of pink and grey?

must have: unicorns, get on my feeeeeeeet!

I saw these amazing unicorn slippers the other day and immediately added them to my wishlist. As awesome as they are though, I don't think I'd be able to resist wearing them out in public - and it got me wondering what other fun unicorn shoes might be out there...

1// bloomin' awesome slippers 2// whimsical whinny heel 3// amazing Ponychops shoes

4// Irregular Choice ribbon shoes 5// toddler converses (booooo, no adult sizes!)

6// Punkie Junkie Mary Janes 7// LamaLand Toms 8// pink unicorn shoes 9// toddler Vans

Do you have any unicorn shoes?

Fancy any of these lovelies?

the official assigning of flower fairies

When I was about 5 years old my family "assigned" me one of Cicily Mary Barker's Flower Fairies. All children born into the family are given the sets of Flower Fairies books, so this was quite normal to my mind, and just a part of everyones' childhood.

It soon became evident which Flower Fairy each of the children would be - though this was somewhat based on looks rather than preference of flowers or even seasons. I was given the blackberry fairy, as she had a chubby-cheeked face and wild mass of curly hair, just like I did at that age. There are three of us in the family very similar in age, and after I was given blackberry, Clare was given celandine and James was given acorn.

not exactly the nicest choice of fairy for a 5 year old...

I remember after having had "my" Flower Fairy for a little while I was given another one by my mum - the pink clover fairy. I don't think it was ever decided which of the two I would have, so for my entire life I've had two, and for every birthday and Christmas since I have received at least one gift relating to either of those two fairies. I have quite the collection, as you can imagine.

So apparently, it's just my family who do this (?) - and I kinda always just assumed that everyone did it, and that everyone knew who "their" fairy was, but I have recently discovered, much to my upset, that this is not the case.

Upon asking my boyfriend which fairy he had as a child, the look of befuddlement was enough to make me realise this was not a thing that families did, it was just a thing that my family did. I wouldn't say I was crushed, but I couldn't hide my obvious upset regarding this revelation, and I'm not even sure why I was so a) surprised or b) upset by it.

So this isn't something everyone does - so what? Surely that makes it all the more special because we do it - like a family tradition. In a way that makes it more special and I'm glad I was born into the kind of family who does do stuff like that. I can't wait for more children to be born into the family and to help assign them their own Flower Fairies, and maybe if they're lucky they can even help choose their own.

Alas, I've not seen any pink clovers yet this year, but I'm keeping my eye out for them!

In the meantime there are plenty of other pretty clover goodies to look at...

♥ pink clovers ♥

Bit of a long shot, but is this something any of your families did?

Do any of you have a Flower Fairy who you think of as "yours"?

polyvore lovin' #9

green wonderland by wiktoria-x-kresimon featuring green & gold glitter bow

Untitled #87 by cindibindi featuring tiny crimson heart earrings

District 1 by amandalovesweasleys featuring gold & black glitter bow

Sem título #24 by daniiiedoug featuring Union Jack bunny stud earrings

Since you took away my love by dahjabpowell feat. tiny blue & purple glitter bow necklace

cutest outfit EVER!!!! by avamoselle featuring gold & black glitter bow

Which is your favourite?

I'm loving the Green Wonderland!

must have: prettiness for the walls

We've lived in our lovely little flat for very nearly a year - and despite having all that time to think about how we want to decorate, we've been pretty slack and done very little. Sure, the walls of the living room are painted, and we even put up a shelf, but I'm not sure that constitutes "decorating".

Whilst perusing my Etsy Favourites recently, I came across a number of star-themed artworks, which I think would look just lovely against the light grey walls - what do you think?

{See You In My Dreams//Jo Cheung} {Cetus the Whale//Elise Mahan Fine Art}

{Galileo//The Wheatfield by Katie Daisy} {Shine on You Crazy Diamond//Misha Blaise}

{Persian & The Massive Stars of 30 Doradus//Zippora Lux} {fireflies//Stasia Burrington}

And in case stars ain't your thang, I have plenty more pretties on my list...

{fight//Forest Ginger} {knitting narwhals//Sadly Harmless}

{rain clouds//The Joy of Color} {laser cats//MedusaWolf}

{weathervane//John Alan Birch} {Foxes and Ferns//Amber Alexander}

What do you think of my little selection?

Would you like any of them for your own walls?

owwwwwwwwwww!

I don't think I knew what pain was before today when I bruised my coccyx during Fresh Meat.

I'm in agony, but these pretty kitties are helping to soothe the pain:

♥

Polyvore lovin' #7

walk in the park by free-spirit34 // tiny gold bow necklace

Mermaid Outfit by kristenbieber // bottle necklace

Untitled #474 by sai-cegielski // bottle necklace

Brighter ❤ by paramorefan16 // bottle necklace

Sin título #191 by florianapereira // purple butterfly necklace

xoxo by paramorefan16 // bottle necklace

Which outfit is your favourite?

sparkly butterfly party bag fillers

I have been a very busy bee so far this week - my lovely friend Caroline of Funk E Angels has asked me to make some sparkly butterflies to use in her awesome handmade party bags.

I'm ever so slightly disappointed that such awesome party bags weren't available when I was little - sure, we had the plastic ones with cheap toys, a box of sweeties and a slice of birthday cake, but Caroline's are handmade to a specific theme and filled with fancy goodies - rather than foam bird gliders, clackers or maze puzzles!

She's putting together some incredibly girly party bags this week, and pink was the overall colour scheme... wanna see how I've been getting on?

some of the unfinished butterflies - and an unusually small amount of loose glitter!

What are your memories of party bags?

must have: collared shirts and lady ties

It must have been a full 20 minutes between my posting about the pretty gifties I would have bought myself had I not missed Bosses Day - and my actually purchasing one of them...

I decided almost immediately that I, in fact, needed that cat print lady tie and set about purchasing it with hopes it would arrive before my birthday... it only came a couple of days ago, but it was worth the wait - it's even more pretty in real life, and the wonderfully sweet Christine of Flapper Girl even sent me an extra one as a thank you! What a sweetie!

I cannot wait to put together some outfits to wear with these bad boys - and that requires some tops/dresses with collars...

♥ 1 ♥ 2 ♥ 3 ♥ 4 ♥ 5 ♥ 6 ♥ 7 ♥ 8 ♥ 9 ♥ 10 ♥

I wish I had more of them now... here are some more of my favourites from Flapper Girl:

{pastel green} {pink kitties} {red with yellow flowers}

{pink plaid} {green flowers} {geometric and blue}

Any of those take your fancy?

Or do you already have a lady tie?

Polyvore lovin' #6

Those cheeky Polyvore minxes have been at it again - check out some of the outfits that have been made including Matin Lapin products...

Untitled #462 by sai-cegielski // bottle necklace

Geen titel #141 by anneno // bottle necklace

Tenue 10 by xiong-nibila // bow necklace

Mermaid by tweet497 // bottle necklace

Lunch with Zayn by bassettbe // bottle necklace

Which is your favourite?

November sunset #2

Tuesday treasuries

Red & White Super-Fun Polka Dots by Katie Miranda of 4LTR Studios

Line Drawing by Tere of Murmur Fremo

Aunt Lucille Wears Gold Glitter by Jeannie of Cherished Blossoms

November sunset #1

*yes, that is a moustache on top of our tree

dragons are actually good

For quite a while now I've been reading the blog, Love The Liberry.

In it, four librarians share snippets of their daily interactions with customers at the library where they work... and it's amazing to hear the kinds of things people expect librarians to know/do. I often can't help but laugh out loud while reading it, much to the annoyance of Yoyo who is almost always asleep next to me.

A post entitled "Dragons" showed up in my feed the other week - and this is what it said:

A customer shared the following fact with me just now: "Dragons are actually good. They are like uncles to all of us."

It didn't say whether the commenter was a child or an adult, but either way I think it's just charming. Plus, dragons really are awesome... just take a looksy:

{amazing dragon cake from Rouvelee's Creations} {origami dragon by Gilad Aharoni}

{tiny dragon stud earrings by Huiyi Tan} {super cute dragon costume}

{amigurumi dragon by Stephanie of All About Ami} {dragon keychain from Leatherprince}

{yellow dragon charm from Cat Bear Express} {tiny jar dragon charm from Mijbil Creatures}

How do you feel about dragons?

Do you agree that they're actually good??

this is how my perfect birthday looks

Tomorrow is my birthday.

I'm not terribly good with birthdays, so I figured I'd pretty much just ignore it this year. I'll probably go out with the boy before heading home with a few friends for an evening of playing games, eating cake and generally being silly.

I thought I'd post a couple of ideas of my perfect birthday anyway though, so here goes:

{the perfect birthday outfit}