Lovely Desserts For A Lovely Mother

I've already bought my darling mother a mother's day gift, since I dislike putting stuff like that off till the last minuet, but I came across these deliciously charming desserts on  Marion's Vintage Bakery. My mom does not have a sweet tooth, but I doubt she could resist appreciating how pretty these Mother's Day Petite fours are.
I wish I could make treats like this, but I have a frightful habit of setting my mom's kitchen on fire everytime I'm in it. I think with desserts as lovely as these, my mother would overlook her smoking kitchen

Thanks for stopping by,
Ta for now lovelies

Greatness of God

 

“If you don’t see the greatness of God then all the things that money can buy become very exciting. If you can’t see the sun you will be impressed with a street light. If you’ve never felt thunder and lightning you’ll be impressed with fireworks. And if you turn your back on the greatness and majesty of God you’ll fall in love with a world of shadows and short-lived pleasures.”

—	John Piper

I spy some retro beauties from spy love buy

Lace Up Wooden Block Heel Concealed Platform Ankle Boots

Last year puffin shoes became a huge trend with different colors and patterns being offered by a variety of designers. I have on my list a pair of black ones. But while browsing throw my amazon shop, I saw these playful beauties! I love the retro pattern and all the different splashes of color. They are made from a suede leather material and feature a 4.5 inch heel and 2.5 concealed platform heel. You'll be sure to get noticed in these heels!

Super Kawaii Haul! These items are too cute to handle

I love kawaii cute items, so I was so excited when my bestie got me all this cute stuff while on vacation! Thank You!!! In this kawaii haul are candies, stationary, bath stuff and beauty items. I won't show everything, but I will show a few of my favorite items that put an instant smile on my face ^.^




This is perhaps my favorite item (though I love them all). It's a notebook, but it is so cute and so me. The girls are adorable and I love how it's called "Happy Girl" It even has this super cute fashion game inside where you can dress up each girl character in different outfits. It's so perfectly cute, I can't handle it and something I would have picked for myself!



These candies were so good! They are hard candies that taste like pop. They even fizz in your mouth! I love the packaging. The big bold colorful letters definitely get my attention and goes with the whole "happiness" theme.



I have not used this product yet, but it is a bathbomb with a secret inside! I cannot wait to try it out and see what's inside and what it smells like. But the packaging alone makes me so happy. I mean it's called happy dolphin. How can you not smile!

This was such a wonderful surprise and you are a sweetheart for getting me all these lovely kawaii cute items!

Interview with esty shop liloshop

Back in spring I featured a sweet looking charm bracelet from liloshop. Recently, I had the great opportunity to interview the owner of the shop Anna, and got a chance to learn what else this lovely lady does and what her plans with liloshop are.

Tell me a bit about yourself:
My name is Anna and I live, study and work in Vienna, Austria.

Apart from creating what else do you do?
I´m studying theatre, film & media sciences and I'm writing these days my master thesis about fashion videos “the shift from still to moving image. I’m also part of the organizing team of the Vienna fashioncamp (fashioncampvienna.blogspot.com/) which will take place on the 10th of September and is a one-day conference about the future of fashion, the change of communication, market and trend spreading.

What are your most cherished handmade items?
That´s a tough question! self-made or shopped? There are so many, but i think my vamoose sailor knot bracelett (hpunktanna.com/2010/05/26/sailor-knot/) and my grey knitted hat (hpunktanna.com/2009/10/14/shop-update/).

Where do you get your inspirations?
I love film noir movies and vintage photographies, through blogging i met so many talented people, they are also very inspiring to me!

What is your favorite summer look?
There is no special summer look I prefer, I love stripes, but not only in the summertime, but actually I got really addicted to the colour mint. Since the last 4-5 years mint is my must-have. I am also posting a mint thing of the day (hpunktanna.com/tag/mint-thing-of-the-day/) feature since June.

Where are your 3 of your favorite places to shop?
etsy, Austrian pop up stores and flea markets, I don´t like these big online shops.


What can you be found doing on a Saturday afternoon?
Thrifting or blogging ;)


How did you find out about etsy and what made you decide selling there?
The first time I heard about etsy, was probably on one of the diy blogs I read two years ago (saidos da concha saidosdaconcha.blogspot.com/). etsy is very user friendly and I really like the design of the surface and the network behind the shop.


How have your products changed since you started creating?
At the beginning I sold only handmade products, but in the last months I also started selling vintage clothes. I love thrift stores!


What are your future plans with liloshop?
I think I will concentrate on accessoires and I hope I will have more time for my handmade projects.

French Flower Bouquet Postcard Collage Glass Pendant Necklace

This french flower bouquet postcard collage glass pendant from dahliagardener is all loveliness. It would make such a lovely accessory to add to a pretty white lace summer dress. dahliagardener has many of these cute pendants but I have to say this one is my favorite, there's something timely about it. Just looking at it makes me want to lay in a field of wild flowers and dream.

Satine

 

One of my all time favorite accessories are hats. They can pull together a look or completely change it. I suppose one could call me a hat collector and I would love to add this mini top hat/fascinator to my collection. The print is bold but classic with a brocade theme. And I adore the added touch of the feather. This particular hat comes from Little Penny Lane, an etsy shop that offers sweet playful beauties such as this piece.

letter A charm bracelet

I have a strange form of narcissism; I love my name. I love it to such an embarrassing point that even see the first letter of my name gets me giddy. So to no surprise of mine, when I saw this charm bracelet I felt a need to posses it. I haven't bought it, but there is that kick in me to do so each time I see it. The charm bracelet comes from liloshop It is an online shop hosted by etsy that sells very lovely items like the charm bracelet. The bracelet is very affordable so I think I may have to feed my ego and buy it.