this neck of the woods

Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

Oh Happy Day!

This weekend gone (after much deliberation, cost comparing, and review reading – of course) we walked into our local camera shop, handed over a wad of cash, and in turn got to go home with the beautiful new Canon EOS 550d. It really is lovely. I’ve been using the 350d for just over 4 years now, and absolutely love it to bits – so I can’t wait to see how the 550d goes in comparison (the gigantic screen has already made the money worthwhile for me!).

Its first official outing was into the forest just down the road.. we had fun, but it was so cold that the outing didn’t last too long!

DaveMe

Fancy That – sunshine

These last two days have been a real downer. It’s raining, cold and dark – really not cool mother nature! It’s on days like these that I find myself searching for anything remotely cheery to lift my spirits and remind me that the rain won’t last forever!

Picsunshine(Top photo by Edyta on flickr or deviantArt)

(Clockwise from top left: Rosebud pin corsage, Ivory velvet clutch, Embroidered necklace, Mister Bear print, fabrics, Bird vase, Yellow Harris Bag, Lacy bird bowl duo.

I want you…

i.love.pencils. Not just any pencils.. coloured ones. You know, those ones in the shop that are perfectly displayed in giant fold-out wooden boxes? That’s inevitably where I always end up, running my fingers over the rows and re-sorting the colours. Yes, it’s an addiction I should address considering I don’t draw, but it’s been with me since I can remember.

Needless to say, I got pretty excited when I saw these images from Social Designer.. look at all those colours! Actually.. there’s 500 to be exact, and they can be yours if you purchase one of their pencil subscriptions – 25 different coloured pencils every month for 20 months (making 500 total!). Awesome huh? They also offer clear, wall-mountable cases to store your collected pencils in.. which, by the end, looks like a magnificent artwork… i’m in love!

aurora_4orchestra_5aurora_2

Found via Jolie Jolie who found it via 2Modern

In the post

ballet blue

I ordered these shoes from Buffalo (an online shoe store in Germany) earlier this week, and yesterday they arrived! mmm I love blue.

Autumn Fever

For all of us here in the Northern hemisphere, Autumn has well and truly arrived – the heaters are on, jackets are out and soup is back on the menu. The beginning of the colder seasons has got me thinking about how I can cosy-up our apartment and my wardrobe in preparation for winter. So I did some searching at my favourite online stores, and have compiled two, colour-grouped collections of items that I’d love in my apartment that make me feel all warm and Autumn-y. Enjoy!

Autumn Fever 1

Row 1: Jorun Rug, Hanging Lamp, Bamboo Lanterns. Row 2: Silk ikat skirt, Cashmere Squiggle Scarf, Smokey plaid cashmere throw. Row 3: Glass vases, Weathered curlicue mirror, Bend-and-bow handbag

Autumn Fever 2

Row 1: Autumn check dress, Storm lantern, Eleanor stripe blanket. Row 2: Tree vase, Check cashmere scarf, Hanging Lamp, Glass candle holder. Row 3: Hocker side table, Suede boots, Blankets

Anthropologie

Anthropologie Faves

Anthropologie is one of my all time favourite stores. Of course, I’ve only seen what’s online because their walk-in stores are all in America.. and that’s so far away! Somehow, I’ve always managed to resist the urge to purchase anything/everything, mainly because the cost of the item (not cheap) plus the postage/tax (really not cheap) have put it way out of my reach.

But never fear! This friday, Anthropologie is opening their first store in London! I’m already mentally allocating hours to be spent there while we’re in London at the end of the year. I’m also hoping it will mean lower postage fees.. hooray! Sorry to those living in Australia.. unfortunately the postie doesn’t travel that far :(

Now to start saving…

la case de cousin paul

boutique

While we were in wandering around Sacre Coeur in Paris, we found this beautiful store selling all different coloured ‘ball’ fairy lights. It’s called ‘la case de cousin paul‘. While they do sell ready-made sets in certain colours, you can also browse the store with a basket in hand, and pick out the colours you would like to have on your string of fairy lights! All the different colours make for such eye-candy.. I literally had to be dragged out of the store. Luckily for those of us that don’t actually live in France, they have a website in which you can drag and drop your favourite colours onto a string of lights, and they’ll ship it to you. Brilliant!