Giveaway! Lucys Happy Place

I want to introduce you guys to one of my new fav Etsy shops; Lucys Happy Place. Which sells awesome artwork and totally freakin' rad brooches that I am obsessed with right now.

Looking through this shop immediately transports me to a beautiful, slightly crazy, imaginary world full of animals, rainbows and patterns. I am absolutely smitten with Lucy's prints, I would love to travel to the world she illustrates.

If you want to be taken on more of Lucy's imaginative adventures check out her website, she does bespoke artwork for really decent prices.

The lucky winner of this giveaway will get a Song of the Narwhal Wooden Brooch! The giveaway is open worldwide. Good luck guys!

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Etsy Love - Nature Rebranded

Lately I've been thinking up a new concept for my next design project. I've chose to explore nature and man made, particularly the combination of nature and modern materials.

Of course, it wouldn't be right to start my sketchbook before searching Etsy for some beautiful inspiration.

1. Nervous System / 2. Butterscotch of Brooklyn / 3. Take This 2 Heart / 4. Glass Art Dreams / 

5. White Faux Taxidermy / 6. Mr Lentz / 7.  Glimpse Glass/ 8. Boxwood/ 9. Seahag and Walrus

Fashion Favs Friday - 15/2/13

1. Revival House - Ultra stylish vintage fashion. They have a great selection of beautiful bags and shoes.
2. Shovava - Hand made and hand printed clothes inspired by nature. These look like the kind of clothes beautiful amazonian women would want to wear.
3. Nan Gates Designs - Cosmetics and glasses bags in the cutest selection of materials.
4. Peace4you - Upcycled and super trendy every day bags.
5. Hungry Designs - Ridiculously awesome and creative jewellery, I love their illustrated brooches.

Wednesday Art Feature: Brooke Weeber

Brooke Weeber is a Portland based illustrator. Her work seems to be heavily inspired by the sea, nature, adventures and Victorian times.

I especially love Brooke's narwhal illustrations, they're so cute! She even sells a narwhal mug in her etsy shop.

[Etsy] [Twitter] [Website] [Tumblr] [Society6] [Blog]

Don't forget to enter the CAB Fayre Giveaway!

Etsy Shop Crush: Hello Sleepywhale

Hello Sleepywhale sells the cutest cards, prints and home decor. Their simple prints combined with beautiful colour schemes produce such beautiful and eye catching cards & prints.

I think my favorite of their work has to be the mountain inspired prints. Especially the mountain calendar, it makes me think of misty mountains and crisp fresh air.

[Etsy] [Twitter]

Fashion Favs Friday 4/1/13

1. Off On - Handmade and vintage inspired clothing. These clothes look so flattering and well made. I love the prints on their materials too.

2. Core Jewellery - Simple and effective wooden jewellery. I think their little wooden bears with stitched details are genious.

3. MAI Rings - Stunning wooden statement rings. These unique rings still very much resemble the tree they were made from.

4. Peiffer Studios - Ceramics heavily inspired by the seaside and shells. I love how natural and organic their jewellery looks.

5. Steampunk Funk - Steampunk inspired jewellery - how amazing is this moose head necklace? In love!

Wednesday Art Feature: River Luna

River Luna is an Etsy shop featuring the work of Marisa Redondo, an illustrator from the US. Her work is heavily inspired by nature, and arranged in beautiful colour schemes and compositions.

I love her use of white and space within her work, and the adorable bear and fox creatures she draws. Marisa has work that would appeal to everyone, from natural feathers and branches drawn in her unique style, to cute bears and birds.

 

[Etsy] [Blog] [Facebook] [Twitter]

Firmoo Glasses Review

A couple of months ago, Firmoo wrote to me asking if I'd like to review their glasses. I jumped at the chance, Firmoo have such a fantastic selection of trendy glasses, so I couldn't wait to get mine!

I chose these wooden effect glasses because I loved the wood look, and I could see them being very versatile and going with lots of different outfits. When they arrived I was not disappointed, these glasses are sturdy and exactly as pictured. I've worn them a couple of times now and they don't get uncomfy, I actually forget I have glasses on half the time when I wear them.

They came in a protective box (this is a necessity when you're as clumsy as me!) with a little bag to keep them in and cute cute pink cloth for cleaning them.

Here's some other glasses that I love from Firmoo:

Firmoo has a great first pair free program at the moment! Take a look at this info from Firmoo and check out their website:

The old opinion that glasses are only necessities for people with vision problems has already gone. Glasses are increasingly becoming a fad and must-have accessories for celebs and fashionistas. We can spot lots of non prescription glasses wearers and we are constantly fascinated by many noted film stars’ signature non prescription glasses. They instantly upgrade your look of modern, sexy, vintage or geek by wearing different styles of frames.
Any hot glasses/sunglasses /goggles frames you want can be found on Firmoo, and all are available for both prescription lenses and non-prescription lenses. Are you desperate to have a new look? Now here is the chance, Firmoo has launched a First Pair Free Program to people worldwide. You will absolutely fall in love with the excellent quality, affordable prices, fashionable designs, fast delivery and the good service after trying them with paying shipping only! You even can get a refund/exchange if you are not satisfied with them. It's totally Risk free, so why not have a try?
Click here (http://www.firmoo.com/free-glasses.html) to get your free glasses now!

Fashion Favs Friday - 23/11/12

1. Zombot - Funky jewellery in a great range of designs and colours. I love the colour combinations she uses.

2. Space Jam - Soviet and European vintage. There are some great items here. They sell great homewares as well as clothes.

3. MADE by MADA - Bold earrings that are bound to get you noticed. I think their guitar earrings are so awesome.

4. Handmade by Ify - A good range of handmade clothes and accessories. I really like their upcycled tops.

5. Simple Vintage - A great selection of good quality vintage clothing. I especially love their vintage shoes.

Fashion Favs Friday - 02/11/12

1. bRainbowshop - This shop is full fun designs. They use lazer cut wood which creates some beautiful retro style jewelry that will match just about anything.

2. CAMP and QUARRY - Raw crystal and gemstone jewellery with a twist. Check out the adorable diorama necklaces! I almost died when I saw a little grizzly bear resting inside a raw gemstone.

3. Hooticorn Crafts - Perfect every day jewelry to make your outfit feel extra special. I love their dinosaur rings.

4. Natalie Hough - Jewelry inspired by nature. I love the intricate illustrations she uses on her jewelry.

5. Behida Dolic Millinery - Stylish vintage style hats that really make a statement. All of these hats are so elegant and eyecatching.

Young Explorer Stuff Giveaway!!!

Hey guys! I'm so excited to introduce you to the awesome new shop Young Explorer Stuff. I'm a big fan of their lovely crafts, their lovely nature inspired brooches remind me of Autumn. I'm very excited to introduce this Giveaway to you! The lucky winner will get to pick their favourite Large Brooch from the shop.

"Young Explorer is a collaboration between Elizabeth (me!) and Steve. We make zines, greetings cards, badges and brooches and have been selling stuff on Etsy for about three months now.

Despite the fact we live in the middle of Manchester, we're inspired by nature and the outdoors, especially woodland animals and mountains. Although our collection of animals is quite small at the moment, we're hoping to add some more to the shop soon!

I started making the brooches as presents for friends, originally, and when they liked them I thought I might have a go at making them to sell on our Etsy. They're very popular. I'm almost struggling to keep up with the orders!

We also have a blog that we update fairly regularly, where we go on a bit about the things we get up to in our spare time and the things we like."

[Etsy] [Blog] [Twitter]

 
This Giveaway ends 9/10/12 (10/09/12 in US dates I think?) and is open for everyone to enter :) You must be a follower of PonyChops the blog to enter!

Good luck!!

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Fashion Favs Friday 21/09/12

1. Woodii - Woodii mainly sells cute vintage clothing and Illustrations. But I am just so in love with their Terrarium necklaces. These little necklaces would make any outfit look more whimsical, natural and earthy.

2. Mimi Hammer - Possibly some of the nicest swimsuits I have ever seen. A great attention to detail and wonderful design features at awesome prices!

3. Glacier Milk - Harajuku inspired upcycled fashion - can it possibly get much better than that? This shop is a feast for the eyes with exciting and flamboyant outfits photographed to perfectly compliment the outfit.

4. Dewi Design - Beautiful hand carved fake gauge earrings. These earrings will certainly stand out from the crowd. There isn't one pair of earrings in this shop that I don't love.

5. Mary Wool - Felt & wool jewellery and accessories. I particularly love their scarves and their colour combinations. These items would make a great gift for almost anyone.

Foxy Brogues

I thought I'd post some pictures of the fox themed brogues I did a week or so ago, I'm just so slow at updating the blog at the moment, sorry!
These are all available in my etsy shop.

And I did some cute foxy heels for me:

I also did some foxy canvas hi tops but I'll post piccies of those with the rest of the hi tops I've been working on soon :)

Have fun with Faux Fur

Fur coats always look so warm and cosy, it's like hibernating whilst walking around. And although I'd prefer the hibernating in bed idea, it's not always an option.

I love the look and feel of real fur, but I can't help feel it probably looks and feels much nicer on the animal itself. So I'm all for a bit of faux fur.

Here are some lovely faux fur coats I've found for this Autumn/Winter:

Colour Blocking Coat: $66 PickledVintage 

Leopard Coat: $60 Batoko

White Faux Fur Coat: $450 KMKostumes   

Peach Faux Fur Coat: £60 BooHoo

Faux Fur Panel Coat: £110 Topshop