Happy Things

:: a nice cup of tea & my angel ring ::

:: Rainbow Loom craze has hit my children as well ::

:: Circus ::

Blossoms ...

... for my ears!

From etsy ...

Week Of Inspirations - Day Two

These are lovely, aren't they? Even if I say so myself ... And I made them! I got the ideas from two lovely, shiny magazines:  

 

Mollie Makes (issue thirty) and

Country Living (October issue).

They came out rather well, didn't they?

Colour In My Life

Some pretty colourful things I got on my quick trip to the capital last week:

- two packs 

of lovely 

Easter napkins

- yummy 

chocolate eggs 

for my littles

- a beautiful box 

of tissues

- two gorgeous 

tins of 

all-purpose balms 

(made in the uk!)

- the other side 

of my beautiful 

box of tissues

- a sweet 

beaded bracelet

- a set of 

pastel 

skinny belts 

from H&M 

 Spring, are you anywhere near?

Japanese Flowers & Granny Squares

I still have some early summer crafting to show you. Months ago (seems like ages and ages ago...) I made these pretty Japanese flowers from my beloved Liberty fabric scraps.

They're really tiny and delicate. For quite a while, I wasn't quite sure what to use them for. In the end, I decided to make a necklace.

It looks very pretty around the neck. The flowers resemble tiny little buttons. My necklace has already received a number of compliments!

My other summer project was this Granny Square belt. I wore it several times but I always managed to leave my camera at home at the time so no photos I'm afraid. Until next summer...

It was really easy to make. I crocheted twelve squares but it turned out eleven were more than enough to fit my waist (the belt is very stretchy, actually). I added some pearly buttons, and voila! The pattern of the squares provides the button holes so there's no extra work!

The colours are my usual yarn colours, nothing new in that department, but I totally love them. The belt was mostly worn with my blue dress. Like it?

Oh, Alex!

The August issue of the Country Living magazine revealed the most beautiful secret - somewhere between the pages I had found a website address I decided to check - and oh my, I was in for one of the most beautiful surprises! In terms of accessories, of course, nothing more earth-shaking...

I can easily say that Alex Monroe has just become my all-time favourite jewellery designer. I have always loved jewellery depicting real-life flora and in my opinion Alex does that in the most enchanting way.

I have only chosen some rings for today's post. Had I picked everything I really liked the post would have been far too long. Apart from rings, there are absolutely gorgeous necklaces and bracelets and earrings to be had... jewellery heaven!

As I'm celebrating my 40th birthday next January I guess my wishlist will be full of flowers... in gold and silver!

My absolutely favourite is the Daisy Wreath Ring at the top of this post. Ring perfection, I would say.

Let me assure you at this point that this is by no means a sponsored post. I have just really totally fallen in love with this jewellery. I wouldn't mind some sponsorship, actually... in the form of a very pretty daisy ring!