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"

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its my 30th Birthday and i'll blog if i want to...

hello, its been aaages since i blogged. soz.

so, i was sort of dreading turning 30, which i did on saturday. its a 'big' age and it makes you reflect on the things you have and havent done and where youre at in your life compared to other people and blah blah. i knew i wanted to make my 30th birthday a great one, and not think too much about those things, so i set about planning a trip to Edinburgh, cos i LOVE Scotland, and i had been to Edinburgh a good few times before, so i knew there were lots of shops to look at and places to see etc [you can see my photos from the zoo in another post]

i got some gifts from friends a few days before my birthday, as they knew id be away so wanted to give me gifts earlier.

i got some pretty flowers delivered, from my beautiful bestie. we are also going for a quirky 'mad hatters' afternoon tea on saturday, which i CANNOT WAIT FOR <3

another friend of mine got me some wine, now, im not a big drinker, but its nice to have a bottle on hand incase i fancy some wine with a meal. ... and, as you can see from the photo, she also got me a CUTE hello kitty beanie plush, with a little skull on it, how lovely! it goes with my collection in 'KittyKorner' in my room, as shown in a later photo!

i went out for a meal with my friends on the friday night before i went to Edinburgh, we were supposed to go out for drinks too, but we didnt end up going for various reasons, which was disappointing, but hey ho!

my lovely friend Vic gave me some gifts when we were out, one of which i ate before i could take a pic, but it was a very sweet tin of Lindt chocolates, YUM. and she gave me this Daisy perfume gift set, which is refillable, YEY:

i also got some hello kitty goodies from my parents, a sweet little strawberry scented jewellery box and a strawberry scented money box, which i had spotted in the Argos sale and told my mam to get for me, lol! <3

im grateful for all the cards, gifts and money i got and im gona save most of the money for my next tattoo, my first one in colour, a pretty pink rose, i cant wait! but ill have to, as i need to save a LOT more money, DAMMIT!

"ich liebe das geburtstag"

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"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.

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"Got any Resin?"

thats a quote from 'Waterworld' there, its an epic film.

anyway, heres a post about some of the bits ive made so far with mah resin, i had wanted some for ages, so i finally got some for christmas, and couldnt wait to use it! oh yes!

here are the first EVER bits i made, in their moulds/CASES

 and here are the pieces, out of their moulds/cases, along with a piece i just 'glazed/domed' the top of [hello kitty!]

it did take a few 'gos' at the resin to get used to using it and how long to leave each layer etc, but i think i did ok with the third 'batch' of stuff i made, which included this pretty 'WholeNewWorld' princess Jasmine piece:

 i also made this pretty pink 'SkullCandy' piece:

 here are the 'UndertheSea" and "YoureaStar" pieces, showing the first layers in their cases:

and here is the finished "UnderTheSea" piece, with added wooden beads as pebbles/sand and blue glitter! and it might just be my fave Disney piece so far...

 i also LOVE the red glitter and letter beads in this star piece:

heres a quirky ring i made using teeny little stars, encased within a big star, with some glitter too of course!

 this is one of the latest skull pieces ive made, called "BlueMonday". ive added some blue 'gems' to the front of it and i really like it:

you can buy most of these resin pretties in my SHOPS [links below] so go and have a peek, yeah!?

ill keep you updated on more of my resin pieces as i make them, and i hope you liked this post!

also, check out my twitter https://twitter.com/cLare_beaR_ and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/butterflypiex for more updates and stuff!

"ich liebe das Resin"

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www.etsy.com/shop/butterfLypiex

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BeautyMiniatures&Samples...

i love them, dont you. . .

i seem to have been "collecting" miniatures/trial/gift sized toiletries and beauty things for ages, cos i have quite a few of them. some of them have been gifts, some ive bought myself and some i have acquired. here are some them:

a hello kitty 'Liberty' set my mam got me from the Boots SALE after christmas in a LOVELY box:

a Soap and Glory set from a few christmases ago:

this Ed Hardy 'Purse Spray' from a lovely box set my mate got me for christmas:

some cute little minis from the Britannia hotel me and my mam stayed at in Didsbury:

a selection of free samples and AVON samples:

 

some free toothpaste samples. handy:

if i could afford it, and they werent so hit and miss, id probs get one of those monthly 'box' things like Glossybox etc. although i have enough stuff to make my own box/es, LOL.

do u like samples and miniatures too!? is it just me?

liebe das samples.

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ChristmasTime...

"mistletoe and wine..."

 

hello. heres a late-ish post featuring some of the Christmas gifts i got this year.

 

i had a pretty special christmas this year, as for the first time EVER, me and my parents went somewhere on Christmas Day, to my brothers at about 11am! before that we opened our presents from each other at home and i opened the ones from my mates! then we got to my brothers house and had dinner etc and we opened all our presents from my brother and he opened his off us etc. it was a lovely day!

 

here are some of my fave gifts i got this year:

 

 

i actually bought this sweet cupcake trinket box/pot for myself [with my christmas money] for only £2 in wilkinsons. EPIC.

 

 

i also ordered this sweet hello kitty frame from littlewoods and i think it was about £4. i got many hello kitty things this year! YES.

 

 

i got this tiny little 'friends' cushion off my bestie, and i love it! its so sweet.

 

 

here is the lovely jewellery i got this year off my parents, of course i picked it all out myself, its all amazing, of course!

 

 

i got this cute skulls vest top off my brother and katie [his wife-to-be] and they know i love anything with skulls on, so its PERFECT :)

 

 

i got the perfume from Avon off my parents, the wonderfully smelling hello kitty 'body spritz' from my mate Vic, and the mini bottle of Rose off my bestie. good times.

 

 

i got this amazing mustard coloured 'leather' mini satchel off my brother and katie. and i love it!

 

so there, thats some of my fave gifts from Christmas2012.

 

i hope you all had a lovely Christmas and got some lovely gifts!

 

"liebe"

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