Random Etsy Cuteness

Just wanted to share some wednesday-cuties with you.

Take a look at the cutest Mary Janes ever at emandsprout on Etsy:

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I like the kitty cat ones, but the chihuahua ones are really really nice as well.

And now that we are in the animal kingdom of cuteness, let's take a look at this polar bear playsuit from imyourpresent (also on Etsy):

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These girls are really giving me a run for my money trying to figure out what will set me apart in the crafty world of Etsy once I get my shop up and running...

A cup of light please

While waiting for the holiday home to be mine (well ours... I know, I know) I've been looking for inspiration on various design and decor blogs. There are hits and misses, but one of my new faves is decor8 where beautiful pictures go hand in hand with tips for online shopping, mostly vintage oriented.

I really like it when you see something and think "I could make that myself and it would still look great" (knowing deep down that I would never really get around to make it myself). Well, while looking through the decor8 back catalogue, I stumbled upon these surprising and beautiful tea cup lamps from domestic construction and yes I would certaintly love a cuppa :-)

All pictures found here

Just imagine these above a table full of cupcakes and good friends...
Maybe you could even use an old tea or coffee pot and make one bigger lamp (?). I only wonder how to make holes in the buttom. The rest should be easy breezy.

Well... if I ever get around to make some, you will hear about it here :-)

BTW!!! We get the keys for the holiday house tomorrow morning! And the redecoration begins!!! I promise I will post some before and after pictures when I have something to show.

Luella che bella!!

I went over to Fifi Lapin's this morning to get the dose of bunny cuteness I missed out on while in Athens the last few days, and just WOW!
Apparently I missed out on the release of the pictures from Luella's S/S2010 collection as well (Okay, I got to see the Acropolis and various ruins and temples instead with my lovely boyfriend, but still...)

I've been in love with Luella for a long while now. I especially loved the Ghost World inspired Spring2008 collection, but the new stuff is darn cute as well!
I know, I'm won easily over by polka dots and bows, it's a weakness of mine. This collection, though, has both dots and bows paired with full skirts and heart shaped cut-outs. Not to mention the 60s silhouette and styling. Stop. Now. I'm overwhelmed!

See the whole collection and Luella's back catalogue at Style.com, where I snatched these pictures (Thank you style.com!).

Though this is a spring collection I hope I can transform the style to my fall wardrobe with some tights and cardigans. Maybe I'll make a copycat post on it some day...

I'm a sponge, a designsponge!

I've been crazy decorating our newly bought holiday home, well in my thoughts and my dreams that is, since we do not really own the house yet.

A constant source of inspiration and sleepless nights has been the blog Design*Sponge, where they have a unique sense of style, which goes well with my fondness of kitsch and flea markets. I especially like the sneak peeks into creative homes and the 'before and after' section.

Some time ago they made a post on Berkley Illustrations and their animal portraits (the link is for their etsy shop, and where I found the pictures below), and I'm a fan now! I actually tried to make a drawing of my cat in clothes a few weeks ago, but the Berkley people make me feel kinda inadequate:

Viva Vivetta!

I've been scouting the internet lately, procrastinating like a pro and feeding my curiosity and I would like to share some of my finds with you now.

Some time ago I caught a glimpse of this Italian brand called Vivetta and I'm smitten with the cartoonish style, which reminds me of the pantomime and cuddly Japanese toys.

How cute are the coat with the cat pockets (it has a tail as well!) and the kitty cat dress? You can buy some of the styles online at vivetta.it, but sadly it's way out of my price range, but hey you can still dream out loud.

I think I'm in love

Just stumbled upon the cutest blog ever! The author Fifi Lapin is a bunny with a passion for fashion and the most eviable wardrobe I have ever seen.

Like me she loves Marc by Marc Jacobs and Luella:

And playing dress-up:

Fifi je t'aime! Please come and live with me!

All pictures found at http://fifi-lapin.blogspot.com/ - take a look, it will brighten up your day and make you giggle :-)

Holiday Hausfrau ...sort of...

My boyfriend and I have just signed the deal on a holiday home, and I'm so looking foreward to putting my personal touch on it.

My dear boyfriend has given me the carte blanche to decorate it to my hearts desire (to a certain degree though) - he usually puts his foot down when I want to go (colour-/ fabric-/ nicknack-)crazy in our home, but the holiday home is my domain, my! mmmwwhhahaha!

We get the keys mid-october, so I have plenty of time for researching and planning :-) The current owner will leave most furniture, and with a lick of paint they will be updated and preeeetty cool if you ask my imagination.

I've visited some blogs and sites dedicated to the subject of decor and interior and I have a pretty good idea of what to do with the place already.

I would be more than pleased if the result was something a long the lines of these two homes:

found here

found here

Or maybe we should drop the house and get a caravan instead - the pictures from Swedish decormaison below are sooo darling and make me wanna travel the countryside in style:

More to be found here

I'm baa-aack

Back from a week of sun and fun in Turkey with my boyfriend and the in-laws, that is.
After 40 degrees, loads of ice cream and a red back, Denmark seems cold, wet and autumny - and I couldn't be more excited!

Finally I'll be able to wear layers, tights and my beloved cardigans! I just hope the result will be something like Tulle's fall catalogue (take a look at the link - my computer skills let me down this time). I stumbled across the brand while pseudo-shopping on Modcloth (just looking and dreaming - not buying, promise), and I fell hard for the girl-meets-secretary-meets-geek look.

Oooooh I like

Not to complain about the Danish summer weather, it's lovely and sunny right now, but I'm still looking foreward to autumn and colders days.

Not so much because of the temperature, but just because I want to be able to wear tights and cardigans again. Especially after I saw the new collection from Kate Spade:

Pictures were found here

I love way they combine colours and patterns and I cannot wait to try the look out for my self :-)

A-line Crisis

I know I haven't been the best blogger lately. Guess it's due to a minor wardrobe meltdown I've experienced. Although 30% of my closet consist of skirts (the other 70% are dresses and cardigans...) and I usually swear to wearing skirts and not pants, I've not felt inspired in the last few weeks. Most of my skirts are a-line, but I've been leaning towards the pencil skirts instead, and thus the options have been limited (and I would like to show some variation here).

Well... I went through my collection of skirts yesterday and I tried some a-liners on to see if the inspiration would miraculously pop up - and behold! It did!

Shirt: trifted, charity shop

Skirt: trifted, charity shop

Cardigan: trifted, flea market

Shoes: second hand, commision shop

Belt: thrifted, charity shop

Brooch: Accessorize

Blouse: Monsoon (OLD!)

Skirt: Day

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

Bag: Vintage Enid Collins, flea market

Blouse and skirt: Monsson

Belt: Asos.com

Shoes: ?

Blouse: Asos.com - Check out the cute flamingo print :-)

Skirt: Day

Shoes: ? (Bought in Macy's NY)

Copying Chuckies

I've had some time on my hands lately, and thus this copycat post on Chuck from Pushing Daisies is already done.

I love the brightcoloured universe in the series and Chuck's wardrobe stands out in my opinion. Her style is very vintage inspired and many decades are covered during the first and second season going from the 40s to the 70s. I particularly like the full skirts and cardigans in her 50s outfits and I've tried to match them below (Took pictures of my tv, as I could not find good pictures of the dresses online).

First is a red and white dress from the very first episode:

I've had this dress for years and years. It was a bestseller when I worked in the Monsoon shop and at first I missed out on it, but luckily a lady returned one in my size:-) I've had it on on every holiday.

The second Chuck outfit is one of my most favorite ones (I'm a sucker for cardigans and the pink colour palette):

I just had to make two copy outfits for this one.

The lightpink one is a dress I bought in Shanghai on sale in a department store (cheap), the shoes are from a fleamarket I went to last weekend.

The hot pink outfit is a very old silk dress bought in HM 12 years ago I guess and an embellished cardigan from Day (one of my favorite Danish brands) bought in a commision shop some years ago. The belt is thrifted and the shoes are a souvenir from the Seychelles (or as I call it: Paradise on Earth).

Third and last in this round:

I love the green dress Chuck has on here, and though my copycat dress is not in the same style, the idea of the bottle green colour and the full skirt is somewhat the same. This is another Monsoon dress from my happy days in the shop, the belt is thrifted and the gold shoes are from a commision shop.

It has been fun trying to match Chucks outfits, and I now have a newfound fondness of my colourful wardrobe. If you come by my blog and want to comment on my attempt, feel free to do so...