Merry KittyMas!

hello! how are you all doing? 

i hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year!?

i thought id show you guys some of the awesome Hello Kitty goodies i got for Christmas this year off my family and friends [well last year, technically, woah!] as ive properly turned into a bit of a collector over this past year. ive always LOVED hello kitty, but ive taken collecting a lot more seriously this past year, after being a bit inspired by a youtuber called Dollastic and her amazing toy collections!] 

im always looking for frames, figures, tins, money boxes etc to go on my 'hello kitty' shelves, and of course new plushies/beanies and anything else are always welcome too!

of course this isnt 'bragging', but i always like to see peoples presents and collections, so here goes...

LOOK AT ALL THE HELLO KITTY GOODIES, EEEE!

 my bestie made me a super sweet little hello kitty hamper, featuring this cute little Christmas beanie, among other things. here she is among all my other plushies and beanies!

 in the hamper there was also this mug, Pez dispenser and cute pencil, plus a few other bits! <3

 my brother and sister in law got me this 'make your own beanie' kit, which i might not actually use, but it does look great on my shelf! [the mini gumball machine i got off my 'rents]

 and would yah look at this cute pink hat, pleez? AWESOME.

 theres a story behind this 'party garland'. my mam went to get it for me in store as id seen it online randomly in Lakeland, but they didnt have any in stock online, so she went to have a look but they didnt have any, so she asked about it in the shop and the kind lady said that cos the shop wasnt local to us and we dont drive, that she would order one in and post it to us, which she did, and that was lovely! i havent put it up yet, i might hang it from my shelves though, ey?

see that little hello kitty face on top of the box there? its a mood light. OOH.

 id seen this sweet little 'rose gold' coloured pendant in the Avon book a few months ago, but my mam sneakily told her friend to order it for her so i didnt see it, sneaky sneaky!

 i also got myself [outa my Christmas money off mam and dad] this CUTE little money box/coin bank and look how good it looks on my shelf!?

 here is my shelf, well shelf and a half as my collection continues to grow. of course this doesnt include some of the other hello kitty things in my collection, like plushies/beanies, bags and cushions and a MASSIVE plush. 

what do u think!? i think you can only understand if youre a collector of something or have always wanted to be. im loving my collection so far and will continue to expand and buy more kitty goodies... 

MY TIP: start off with a few bits and buy things that catch your eye! also, sale items are always good!

"ich liebe hello kitty"

♥♥♥

♥New Release: the 'Harvest Moon' S/S Collection by Shop Dixi♥

ok, so if you havent heard of Shop Dixi, WHERE have you been!??

they do the most amazing, boho, hippie, festival, celestial, witchy, dreamy, shiny jewellery, with many pieces featuring gemstones made with sterling silver. and they are just lovely.

they sent out a tweet a few months ago asking if any bloggers would like to do a blog post about the new release, which is called 'Harvest Moon' and the Spring/Summer release. the date is THIS SUNDAY, the 7th June! 

here are some of the AMAZING promo shots they sent me to use, featuring some pieces from the new Harvest Moon collection!

here are some close up pics of some of the pieces from the collection along with their prices!

[this is the stunning 'Cryptic Skies Necklace' in African Turquoise Gold, and its £28, LOVELY]

[here is the 'Moon Goddess Labradorite Choker, priced at £42,just WOW]

[this is the very sweet 'Home Sweet Ocean' Necklace, which is £16, i just LOVE the font on this and the rose gold tone]

[here is the 'Hunter Moon Labradorite Necklace, which is £34, LOOK at that stone, them colours, OOH]

this is the very pretty 'Lotus Blue Topaz' ring, which is only £28, YEP]

♥ ♥ ♥dont you just LOVE the new collection!?? ♥ ♥ ♥

hop onto the Shop Dixi website on the 7th, thats THIS SUNDAY, to grab some goodies from the new collection, you wont want to miss out!

"ich liebe das Harvest Moon"

http://www.shopdixi.com/

https://www.facebook.com/shopdixidotcom

https://twitter.com/shopdixi

https://instagram.com/shopdixi

♥

oh, Cameo...

hello all, how are you?

i have lots of little 'collections' of things, and i thought id show you my collection of Cameo jewellery [and a few pretty framed pieces too]

here are the cameo pieces [along with some of my other more 'dainty' pendants] that are on my wall...

 

this one is one of my faves, its from Accessorize, and i love it...

i got this cameo necklace from ebay, and this pretty brooch is from a car boot sale...

i cant remember where this necklace is from, but i do love this one too!

here is a selection of some of my cameo rings, ive got two 'traditional' cameo silhouettes, one skull and crossbones and a pretty flower ring. pretty.

and some earrings... one pair is vintage and one isnt. can you guess which is which!? LOL.

cameoooooooooo...

i dont know if these old-looking frames are classed as 'cameos', but i think they kind of are, so... 

i hope you like my little collection of Cameos. do you like Cameo jewellery/homewares/frames!? do you have any!?

"ich liebe das Cameo"

xxx

"Avon Calling"

hello all.

heres a blog post about my 'haul' from Avon. my mam is an Avon Lady [representative, lol] so we get special offers/discounts etc and, well, its always good to get a bargain, right?

heres what i got:

a CUUUTE hello kitty 'pisces' pendant, some sweet little anchor nail decals [which im probably gona mostly use with my resin, ooh] a lipstick and a perfume purse spray. 

 here are the awesome little nail stickers, theyre gona look SO GOOD as a background on a resin piece with a big anchor in it, OOOH, i cant wait to use them!

 the lipstick is part of Avons 'Colour Trend' range and ive got a few different colours from the range already. this colour is called 'bubblegum pout' and its such a lovely pink, practically the same as my own lips, but a bit darker. it smells like vanilla, which is so much nicer than the usual waxy lipstick smell! and the 'Secret Fantasy Kiss' purse spray smells so nice and will be great to keep in my bag for a freshen up!

the hello kitty pendant comes in a black Avon cardboard box with a branded hello kitty box sleeve, like this:

the pendant will be a great addition to my hello kitty collection and im gona wear it tomorrow, YEY.

do you have any Avon goodies?

ich liebe das Avon.

♥

rings and things from Love Hearts and Crosses...

hola! heres a follow up blog post featuring the jewellery i bought from Love Hearts and Crosses (LHC) using the very generous 25% off discount code i was sent by the lovely Conny!

i saw these 2 rings online and HAD TO GET THEM, as i have a wee collection of chunky stone rings already and wanted to add to it! the black ring is £2 in the SALE and you can buy it here: http://www.loveheartsandcrosses.co.uk/sale/flash-sale-rings/semi-precious-stone-ring-oval.html and the turquoise ring was £3 and is no longer available [and of course i had a discount code to use too!]

i also got this awesome gold 'crescent' necklace for around £5 in the SALE [i think its sold out now] and i cant wait to wear it!

here are the LHC rings with most of my other 'chunky stone' rings [sorry for the slightly blurry photo]

do get yourself onto the Love Hearts and Crosses website, as the SALE is still on, and its packed with goodies, PLUS, you can get an awesome 20% off your order using the code CLAREBEAR til 9/12/13! GO GO: http://www.loveheartsandcrosses.co.uk/ 

go on, treat yourself, or get in some christmas gifts!

you can also follow LHC Jewellery on twitter, here: https://twitter.com/LHC_Jewellery

and on facebook, here: https://www.facebook.com/LoveHeartsandCrosses 

happy shopping!

"ich liebe das love hearts"

♥

little trinkets.

hello.

 

i was gona do a blog post AGES ago about my wee collection of little trinket/pill boxes, but didnt. then i mentioned it to Anna [via twitter] and she said she would like to see my collection so far. so here it is:

 

 

i got most of these from car boot sales/antiques fairs for like 50p-£2 each!

 

 

the two below are my favourites, the little dinky one in particular i just LOVE!

 

 

 

the 2 below are a bit different from the rest of the collection, as theyre ceramic/porcelain. i got them at different boot sales/antiques fairs at totally different times, which is WEIRD! i just think theyre really cute [i love polka dots]

 

 

i also have this metal box, which is pretty big in comparison to the others in the 'collection and is more like a mini jewellery box, rather than a trinket box, but its with all my other boxes on my bookcase, so here it is:

 

 

i just love the detail in the middle, and the swirls!

 

hope you like my little collection of trinket/pill boxes.

 

whats your collection!?

 

"liebe das collection"

♥