A List of Lovely Things
I wanted to share a few lovely things I’ve come across lately . . . perhaps something to look through on the weekend :-)
:: Smitten with Renata Liwska’s blog – Pandas and Such:
:: Jenny Hart shares a step-by-step tutorial on floss blending via Chronicle Books blog:
:: Also enjoyed this post by Chronicle Books about the Summer National Senior Games in the USA:
:: Living vicariously through Delicious Coma on her ice-cream scooter crawl (YUMMMO!):
:: Colourful (and funny!) little bookplates, free for you to download by Happy Doodle Land:
:: Fiona has released the pattern for her beautiful Poppy Doll!
:: I would really, really, really, REALLY, love to make dresses like these for my girls for Summer. I love the palette of colours Larissa has chosen!
AND some online shops to help you make your wallet a little lighter :-)
:: Love the rings with vintage findings and yo-yo necklaces by Cookoorikoo:
:: And more sweet jewellry with a certain elegant and understated old-world charm by Two Cheeky Monkeys:
:: Gorgeous, textured flower brooches by Curlypops:
:: Super cute thrifted, vintage finds by Ismoyo:
:: An online store of Japanese goodies (with really good prices too!) called Uguisu Shoten (found via Dawn, whose illustrations and gorgeous photography will brighten any day):
:: And Claire has just released a batch of handpainted Kokeshi dolls (eeek!) and Marshmallow Bunnies (double eeeek!):
*All photos above are the property of the people/blogs to which they are attributed.
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August 21st, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Oh my, I was scrolling down looking at all the pretty photos…. and saw my brooch! Thankyou Johanna.
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August 21st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Jho, you are too sweet! Really appreciate you including my necklace. You’ve inspired me to try and make the girls some summer dresses (I’ve been promising for a while) with that pic of Larissa’s.
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August 21st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Lovely finds. Those dresses are very cute!
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August 21st, 2009 at 8:44 pm
some nice things but i would have to work an extra week to afford some of them!! i will have to be happy with just drooling :)
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August 22nd, 2009 at 6:31 am
Jhoanna, what a sweet compliment for my girls dresses to be included in such a cool collection of things! thank you! have a super day.
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August 24th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
What lovely things! And how lovely of you to point them out. Your blog is lovely by the way, I must follow it!
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August 25th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Oh, what a nice surprise! Thankyou for the mention Jhoanna!
I love those dresses, too, such great colours. :)
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