Happy St Patricks Day!

MMMG Lucky Heart card from NoteMaker

Shamrock dress from Modcloth

Shamrock necklace from Shiho Yamashita on Etsy

(And I just had to include this lovely picture of a bunny eating clover from We Heart It)

A light bulb moment

Don't you think this is such a cute idea. I first spotted this cute little vase on Star Redesigns Etsy page but then I noticed that she takes you through the process of making one on her blog, which is very nice of her to do considering she is also selling them. If I had the time, patience and some tools to make this then I totally would, but at the bargain price of $10 I think it might just be easier for me to buy one.

The race that stops a nation...

...is unfortunately not stopping my day at work. But nevermind - there will be celebrations and plenty of good food and champagne downed by mid afternoon, I'm sure.

So although I am chained to my desk for the day, and not even in the same state as the Melbourne Cup for that matter, it doesn't stop me wanting to buy a whole heap of pretty fascinators, does it? Of course not. If I was headed to the racetrack today you can bet (ha.. get it!) I'd be wearing this pretty (giant) bow by Hopelessly Devoted on Etsy. Hopelessly adorable!

Nostalgia...

These very lovely little cardboard creations are made by Under The Stair Studio and can be bought on Etsy. They're quite Beatrix Potter-esque, don't you think? For me, they bring back memories of being a little girl reading pop-up books. Weren't they so fun?

Mellow yellow

If I had lovely, slim ankles and a spare $175USD lying around I could safely say I'd be buying these babies.

And although they may seem a bit exxy, it wouldn't be money misspent - these gorgeous foot-dresses (my new word for shoes) are custom and hand-made with leather in the colour of your choice (red, blue, green, gold, black, chocolate brown... and YELLOW!) and darling wooden buttons.

So, should you wish to make me greatly unhappy and buy the shoes I want - do so at Spiro Creations on Etsy! But let me try them on just once so I can live vicariously through you...

Life made simple, PDF style

I hope I'm not alone when I say I'm terribly disorganised. That means forgetting keys, running late and having a wardrobe of perpetually crushed clothing (irons and I never saw eye to eye).

This also means that it will be a friend's birthday and I'll have a beautiful wrapped present ready to go but no card. Short of scribbling my heart-felt message on a receipt or train ticket, what's a girl to do? Buy PDF stationery of course!

Check out this RIDICULOUSLY cute stationery set by Mel at Tinys.

It's really simple -
You buy the set, Mel sends the file to your email and then it is yours - forevermore!
Whenever you're in need of a gift tag, or some super kawaii notecards, you simply open the PDF and print it out as you need.

Now you never have to worry about being left card-less and you have some delicious looking stationery! Just be careful not to drool on the paper... those cupcakes look pretty tasty.

Tape it up

When I came back from Japan I had a suitcase full of sticky tape... I'm not even joking. Forget kimonos and fans - it's all about the stationery!

If you aren't finding yourself in the vacinity of Toyko anytime soon, Etsy can sooth those rabid stationery cravings.

Check out these cute finds from Etsy store My Happy Store