(You can find this gorgeous photo "Ring Ring" by Diana of citylight here!)
Well, I don't know about you, but I think the Christmas season is in full swing! I have already started my Christmas shopping. I bought some exceptionally fine prints and cards from Diana of citylight. Did you know Diana was having a sale at the moment? It's the perfect opportunity to pop over to her shop and pick up something wonderful for your wall!
Also on the weekend, I went to The Museum of Sydney to check out the Martin Sharp retrospective exhibition. Sharp is a famous Sydney pop artist but more on him later - he deserves an entire post to himself - I'm thinking later in the week with any chance! However, I went to the shop at the museum and found some choice Sydney Harbour Bridge painting and lithograph postcards! Yippee because I collect postcards and images from the '30s of the bridge! Here above Sydney Bridge Celebrations 1932 by Adrian Feint, a front cover illustration of The Sydney Mail 1930 by 'F.W' and Building the Bridge by Ralph Emmerson Curtis 1933.
...and I've been thoroughly enjoying wearing the two delightfully pretty rings by Christina of Etsy shop Down and Out Chic (this is her gorgeous blog) seen here above on the right being modelled by Clyde that naughty rabbit. On the left Clyde is modelling a sweet pair of earrings handmade by Gabbi of beautiful blog Felinofelice! I feel very lucky indeed to have these in my earring collection - thank you so much Gabbi!
Hope everyone is having a lovely week!
Natalia is an extremely talented full time jeweller who I had the good fortune to meet earlier in the year on Etsy.
Natalia lives in Adelaide, Australia and owns the most amazing shop - Realisation Creations. It's like Aladdin's cave! This divine piece to the left is called "Eventide" and consists of vintage opalised glass, a cubic zirconia and a sterling silver chain. Her pieces are timeless and pretty but they also have that extra something special that make them stand out from the crowd.
Anyway, lucky me as I actually won a gift voucher from her shop!! I really couldn't believe my luck! Here is my rabbit Clyde modelling the two pieces I picked out for myself. Thank you so much again Natalia!
The earrings on the left are called Punctuation and are in vintage pink glass and sterling silver. The earrings on the right are called Take a bow and are gleaming purple amethyst.
The best bit though is that you too could have the opportunity to win a gift voucher from Natalia's shop by visiting her beautiful blog and entering the giveaway she has there!
...and earlier in the year I won a cape-let pattern PDF from Chrisy (thank you so much Chrisy!) whose shop Artdecadence is a unique mix of her own objects d'art! She also has a charming blog that engages the mind, the heart and the soul. Her blog is called Sophismpress. Both are very much something to explore. This piece on the left is called Anatomical print with thread. It's on vintage paper and is embellished with black thread. Perhaps it's the perfect Halloween present?
...and another hump day draws to a close. It was as hot as anything today in Sydney but now there is a gale howling outside my window and it has chilled down considerably.
Thank you also to everyone for all the Bianca love - especially to the lovely Gabbi who has Bianca as one of her LOVES this week. Thank you so much sweetie!! XX
From top: A Girl's Night Out (Down and Out Chic), Red Man Greeting Card (Benconservato), Pretty Plumeria (Hey Harriet), Set of Four Valentine Polaroids (Sugar Spot), Fable (City Light), Blue Wrens Patchwork pouch (Pocket Carnival), Orbit Earrings (Epheriell Designs), Vera Heat Pad (Emma Lamb), Monochrome Pagoda Earrings (Realisation Creations), Budgie Screenprint (Alyoisiusspyker), String of Violets (Felino Felice).
