• Fashion & Accessories,  Independent Fashion

    Vogue vintage cover printables giveaway with LaOohLaLa Boutique indie Etsy shop, October 17th “Wear Something Gaudy Day”!

    I’ve announced it time ago, “we’re” ready for a giveaway and this time is going to be very special one: a Vogue giveaway created by LaOohLaLa Boutique, a family-based Etsy shop selling pin up and retro fashion accessories, home decors and these amazing Vogue cover printables. I used “we” because it’s a contest for all LaOohLaLa Boutique newsletter subscribers I’m hosting with joy (you know how much I love indie shops and creative people, right?) I let Jessica from LaOohLaLa Boutiques explain the rules and the prizes, one has been chosen by me! How fun! “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel When it comes…

  • Fashion & Accessories

    A custom-made brooch by Martina, Kamido Miss Molly. Saffo has become a One Of A Kind handmade accessory!

    A day gets better and better when you get what you hoped for. Un petit cadeau by a friend who presents you “a new friend”. Thanks to Martina, known online as “Kamido (Miss Molly)”, today I’m finally in great company with “Sappho”, now “our Sappho”! The blog girl/icon has been turned into a unique brooch, a One Of A Kind jewel since Martina isn’t just a brilliant “paper crafter”, but she’s also a very creative accessory and jewel designer. When I saw on her Facebook page the transformation of brand logos into casual pieces of jewellery, I fantasized right away: I wanted to see Sappho, “pseudo-Sappho”,  come to life almost like…

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    Pumpkin Tattoos for Halloween and Beyond

    It’s October, the orange (as well as pink) month, it’s a month for all things rustic, sweet or scary, in one word: pumpkins. If you’re in the right mood for autumn and Halloween, and if you’re crazy enough, you could show your “deep” love for this season with a pumpkin tattoo!   I’ve dreamed about getting my body tattooed for a long time now. Indeed, I originally wanted a Maat spreading her wings behind my neck, but after my bad colouring experience, I gave up.  I do want something, something small and ironic, a pumpkin? Pumpkins can be fun or scary, a perfect theme for a sketch, for sure, and…

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