Ok, what girl doesn't LOVE to shop? I know, right?! Silly question!
Thought I would share with you some of my favorite places to buy, brag about some of the things I already own, and highlight few items I might be wishing for (ahem, hint hint hubby, the birthday is coming up soon and handmade takes a little longer than just going to the store to pick something up, just sayin')!
Polka Dot Bungalow
I happen to own both of those beauties above and I love them! They fit my Nikon cameras perfectly!
In honor of her grand re-opening (after taking off a few months to spend some qt with family), Stephanie is giving away one of her camera strap covers, but you have to enter now! It ends today (7/15)! Click here!
Allora Handmade
I personally don't have the pleasure of owning any of of these beauties, but my wish list is llllllloooooooooooonnnnngggg! I need each and every rosette statement necklace please, the three shown above are just the tip of the ice berg!
Allora is celebrating two years of being in business and owner Jess has been reflecting on what it takes to make it in the handmade world! She is also hosting three different giveaways, so head on over to her blog and not only try to win, but spend some time reading some inspiring words!
Crystal B
Not only do I love Crystal's jewels, I adore her! She has become one of the sweetest bloggy friends and I can't believe I haven't really blogged about all of the jewelry that I own of hers! I happened to find her through a giveaway, and from there, it was love! I have ordered several pieces off of her site, but my favorites have been the custom pieces she has put together for me and for my mother-in-law! Wish I could photograph jewelry better, because the custom pieces are amazing! But after several attempts, no dice! Crystal is so easy to work with and has fabulous customer service! She is currently on vacation, but will be back in business when she gets back (with new items in the shop too)! Make sure you check her out if vintage jewels are your thing! Crystal and I hopefully will get a chance to meet sometime this fall, if not then, I am going to try and swing her R&R weekend in San Diego in February!
The Vintage Pearl
Love everything from TVP and proud to be an owner of quite of few of pieces! In fact, I was purchasing from TVP way back when their mama birds were in color! Two key staples in my wardrobe would have to be my vintage silver charms necklace (K for Kyan and an L for Lola) and my chunky message ring from the kiddos for mother's day this year with their names engraved on the outside with four dots in between (representing our family of four)! I love TVP so much, I had to get my husband in on the action, and bought him a cuff for father's day? His birthday? I honestly can't remember, but he wears the wide leather cuff in dark brown with both Kyan and Lola's names on it! While I love everything that I own, I wear them the most out of all of my handmade jewelry, I just spied the vintage rectangle initials and have begun drooling over them! I would love to have them with the kids initials!
Lisa Leonard Designs
Not only does Lisa make great jewelry, but her home decor is incredible! I have so many things on my want list from her shop, including both the love pennant banner and the heartstrings wall hanging! I have always loved the heartstrings necklace (which I still don't have, but would love to own) and when I saw that Lisa Leonard came out with something similar for the wall I almost fell over! She does have another necklace I am swooning over, but I couldn't figure out how to capture the picture of it, it is called, Key to My Heart, I would love it with the key sporting the hubs name and the two tags with the kiddos names on it! There are a million pieces over there that any girl would be lucky to own!
Recently Lola won the pewter wand from her shop and she still loves it, but only gets to play with it for a few minutes at a time, because it is so delicate and bends when it gets to warm! Here she is opening it up! Lisa was sweet enough to share the video on her blog too!
Sosobella Designs
Love this sweet little shop and how meaningful each and every necklace seems to be! I own one of her little necklaces and I love it, perfect for when I want to mix a little silver and gold, but the two above are definitely on my wish list! And if you are a fan of Havaianas, she dolls them up just perfectly! The blog is one of my favorite reads, Kristy's girls are beyond cute (and should seriously both be models) and she is always doing such cool crafty things with them. What I wouldn't give to be ten years old, just so I could attend her Camp Cre8!
Evy's Tree
Amy is the hoodie queen! It has been so fun watching Amy and Evy's Tree grow from the beginning! To think that our friendship all started with a comment she left me on my blog about how she thought my daughter's hoodie (of all things) was cute! Well, it was borderline too small, so I said I would send it to her, the rest is history! She sent Lola and I some of her very first hoodies! Since then, they have gotten even sweeter and I am in love with all of her Simple hoodies, especially in black, red, and navy blue! Can't wait to meet Amy one day in real life, maybe the next time we make the trip to Out of Africa?!
Dear Lillie
Yes, that is Lola you see sporting a Dear Lillie tutu! In fact, the tutu was named after her when I sent Jenni (we spell our name the same way, crazy huh?!) pictures of Lola wearing a tutu that we had just recently won! The dress next to her, my favorite dress ever made by her! Guess what?! I own it, along with one of her screen printed t-shirts (they are so soft) with one of my favorite quotes of all time on it and a little red crocheted hat for Lola! Although Dear Lillie is currently closed, the blog is full of tutorials and a giveaways to hold me over until it reopens in September! Jenni has impeccable style and does almost everything herself (or with the help of her family) and her family is beautiful! She just recently added her own little Lola to the mix! I think we were destined to be friends!
Joyfolie
Joyfolie was my first etsy purchase! I had the privilege of being able to purchase several pairs for Lola before you had to fight the online world for a pair of these beauties (they sell out now in a matter of seconds and I am proud to say that I was able to snag a few pairs in battle too)! Jessica is amazing and her business is another one that has been incredible to watch grow! Had it not been for her blog, I don't think I would have met a few of the wonderful women and blog friends that I now have! I am so excited for her women's line that she just announced would be coming out during the fall/holiday season! For so long I drooled over Lola's shoes, now I just may get a pair of my own!
The Pleated Poppy
I was in need of a case for my ipad, the big bulky leather one that I purchased at Best Buy just wasn't cutting it, sooooo not cute enough! Enter Pleated Poppy! Lindsey makes the cutest ipad cases ever (that big grey polka dotted thing in the back is my ipad case, the inside is lined in that pretty punch fabric)! When I saw it I was sold and couldn't click the button fast enough! With it I purchased the tiny pouch to hold my Rosie J. Photography Business cards. But the cuteness doesn't end there, I still need the sunnies case, the checkbook cover, and those petal pushers (coral, heather gray & the black one too {not pictured})! What I especially love about her shop, everything is ready to ship, so you don't have to wait too long to get it (although I would wait for anything handmade, so much better)!
Happy shopping and fill me in if I missed your favorite shop or if you have a handmade shop of your own that I need to check out!
ps - I wasn't asked to blog about these shops, nor was I given any product, just wanted to share with you places that I love to shop and wish for things online!
7 comments:
I have to say, you've got some GOOD taste Sista! And, you got me hooked on many of those...think the ONLY one I may have intro'd you to was TVP!? Sarah got me hooked on that one, and a LONG lasting relationship it will be! haa
I LOVE those rosette necklaces so much! Especially with a simple tank top- I MUST own one of those.
Hope you have a good weekend (yes, we're home early- you'll have to read my blog...)
Hi Mrs. Roseland!
Abbi continues to be inspired by you in many ways--she made a "crafty frame" tonight and said she knows you'd love it!
Take care!
Jackie Lee
PS- I LOVE the cuff bracelet on TVP
Philippians 4:13
Just checked out the Vintage Pearl and under their unique section there is an autism necklace. It is so cool. Too bad I can't wear jewelry. That would make a cool keychain too! Maybe one day! :)
I am so behind on blog reading. Thanks for mentioning us. And yes we were destined to be friends. Especially seeing how I copied your lovely Lola's name for my new little munchkin!
ahhh friend. I am honored. So so much. Thank you!!! I really feel super blessed to know you. And now I know what your fave hoodie is....ha! :) You are sweet. Big hugs to you, I just adore you and your little family. :) xoxo
YAY, Evy's Tree! My fave!!
How crazy! I love all these shops and I am pretty sure I saw Miss Lola on Lisa's blog - small world! I also own 3 Evy's Tree hoodies and love them - Black simple is my fave:)
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