Lisa Mitchell Gig

Last night I went to see Lisa Mitchell at The Corner in Richmond. She was pretty amazing!





She sang most of the songs off her album Wonder.


The stage was designed to look like a forest, and it was really sweet... there was even a pretend fire going!

PS: The girl on the far right was really cute. She had a BIG flower in her hair, it was so pretty!

Shake it like a Polaroid Picture!

, originally uploaded by sorrydad.

Tomorrow is my birthday. I'm turning 23. Not very exciting. I feel like I'm getting really old!

So, I thought I'd buy myself a birthday present... so I decided on a whim to buy a Polaroid Camera from ebay. Yes, yes, I know the film is being discontinued... but there is still SOME left... enough to have a little bit of fun with.

So, when I get it in the mail (all the way from the UK) I will start taking pretty Polaroids and sticking them up around my room to remind myself of the small, wonderful, everyday occurrences of my life...

I surely will need some inspiration to motivate me through my final semester of my Psych degree!

Also, I got some pretty pink sequins today... can't wait to have a play with them and use them to make a pretty adornment of some sort.

xoxox

Clouds

I am currently supposed to be writing an essay for one of my winter term subjects... but instead I am drooling over the new range of Luft Kikki. K stationery....

Isn't it divine? I have the pencil tin, notebook and pen. It makes "studying" a little bit more fun.

Meanwhile, I must apologise for my lack of bloggage. Unfortunately, work and uni have taken over my life lately. However, I am currently working on my new range of accessories... which I'm hoping to launch in the next few months (but don't hold your breath!)

My new range has been inspired by Betsey Johnson, Tarina Tarantino and Gala Darling. Lots of whimsy, glitter and sparkles! Yay!

Sneak preview to come soon!

Guess who's back?

Have you missed me?

Okay, so I've kind of been neglecting my blog and online shops for several months. For no particular reason, I just haven't had much creative motivation lately. I haven't been very busy, just working and enjoying what is left of my summer holidays.

I decided to break my creative drought today though. I made a few things to donate to the Oz Bushfire Appeal shop on etsy. I made two bracelets and two pairs of earrings. If you haven't heard about this shop yet, basically, it's been set up to raise money to support those who have been affected by the recent bushfires around Victoria. If you buy something, all proceeds go to directly to the Australian Red Cross, so please check it out and support a worthy cause!

Here are some pictures of the jewellery I've donated, it should be up for sale in the shop fairly soon.






After I made those, I was still in a creative mood, so I decided to make myself some jewellery as well...

I really love turquoise lately, it reminds me of the ocean... so I decided to make some jewellery with some of the beads I had hiding in a shoe box. Here is the result...






Love and Cupcakes x

Lip Mag Newsletter Interview

Another quick blog post to let you all know I was recently interviewed for Lip Mag's Newsletter, which was pretty cool. You can read the interview by subscribing to the newsletter on the Lip website. Lip Mag is "for girls who think, feel, create, speak out and live". It's quite good! :)

xx

Catch Up!

Yes, yes, I know it's been a while... I got caught up in uni madness, and didn't really have time to update this thing.

But, I am delighted to say that uni is over for the year (YES!) so I will probably be updating a lot more frequently now... that is, if I don't work too much!

First thing on the agenda, if you live in Sydney, you MUST, MUST go to The Finders Keepers Market! The market will be held on the 5th and 6th of December at Carriageworks. Check out the website for more details.

I'm incredibly jealous that I can't go (cos I live in Melbourne), but I will sort of be there vicariously through Leeloo who will have a stall there, so that's exciting! I've just sent a bunch of my button bracelets to Angela, so look out for them at the market!

Spring!

I'm so excited about the weather warming up. It's so nice being able to sit in the backyard in the sunshine and do my homework rather than be cooped up indoors. It makes even the most boring task (statistics! blergh!) seem bearable!

I've been trying to get as much sunshine as possible lately because I recently found out I have extremely low levels of vitamin D. I've been taking a supplement, but what better way to increase my levels than the natural way of sitting out in the sun?

The sun makes me happy...

Here's a few pictures from my recent adventures out in the sun...







How have you been spending these warm spring days?

A Day In St Kilda...

Twas a lovely sunshiny day today... so my boyfriend and I decided to catch the tram into St Kilda.

We went to the esplanade market, and I bought a gorgeous heart pendant from Klei - I'd been admiring them for quite some time... so I'm quite happy to finally have one :)

After that, I had my very first lentil burger ever at Lentil As Anything. It's a lovely little restaurant, it's "a unique not for profit community organisation", and they "operate as a restaurant, where customers give what they feel the food is worth". And let me tell you, their food is FANTASTIC! Best burger I've eaten in a long time! And lentils are good for you! Yay!

After we ate lunch we wandered around a bit... we came across this funny street sign on Acland St, which I thought was quite bizarre...



Found some lovely street art in an alley off Acland St...



Went to Luna Park...



Bought a pretty heart-shaped lollipop...



Walked along the beach...



Blowed dandelions...



and shared lollipops...



It really was a fun day :D

Daily Outfit #3

Yesterday, my lovely boyfriend and I spent the day together in the city. We ate french crepes, walked around, and took pictures in the park...

Yay!

More pics over at my new flickr PRO account!


Outfit details:

-White cami from Jigsaw
-Pale turquoise cardi from Sportscraft
-Black Harem/Hammer/Genie (whatever you prefer to call them) Pants from Obus
-Batik Printed summer scarf from Pilgrim
-Felt Flower Brooch from Violonjello
-Button Bracelet by me! I have more available over here and here
-Silver Ballet Flats from Tony Bianco

Leeloo excitement and other news...

Hello petals, 

HUGE apologies for the lack of activity on the Box of Glory blog of late. I've had a lot of stuff to deal with recently (from being ill with acute tonsillitis, to assignments at uni, to relationship troubles, etc), but this week I have no classes at uni, so I'm hoping to catch up with as much as I can! That includes many visits to the post office, plenty of crafting, and hopefully some blogging too!

The most exciting news I have to report is that I recently sent off some more lovely hairpieces to Leeloo (just in time for the spring racing carnival)! I made these ones during my semester break, and they'd been waiting patiently in my room, on display on my stand... so I kind of grew attached to them, seeing them there every day looking pretty. I feel like I've given away my babies now, haha!

But, in all seriousness, I am VERY proud of how these turned out. My technique is improving a lot each and every time I design/make new pieces. I've also changed the ribbon I use at the back of the combs, and I now use much stronger glue to attach embellishments. 

So, without further ado, here they are...

1. Purple Sparkle, 2. Snow White, 3. Purple Spotty, 4. Pale Pink Dream, 5. Cinderella Pink, 6. Blue Featherette, 7. Pink Heart, 8. Creamy Purple

Be sure to check them out on Leeloo and let me know what you think! 

It has become very clear to me that I'm not very good at managing my time! I see all of you amazingly dedicated bloggers, who seem to be able to make frequent posts in your blogs, maintain all of your online shops, possibly also juggle families and children, jobs or study... and still manage to have fantastic social lives too! I seem to be one of those people who never has enough time in the day to fit everything in. It doesn't help that I'm also a chronic procrastinator and end up spending hours reading other people's blogs, or hanging out at sites like the Frankie Magazine forum... My goal for the next week is to try and do as MUCH as possible in as little time as possible! Wish me luck!

I also have to say a big THANK YOU to Hollie from Hokey! She sent me a lovely resin owl brooch and swallow necklace after I was runner-up in her blog giveaway competition. I keep getting compliments on them whenever I wear them (she has some available on her madeit shop if you're keen)!

While I'm still in thanking mode... I have to say another big THANK YOU to Hayley from heidiandseek. She's sending me one of her lovely new Tangerine brooches after I won yet another blog competition! It must be my lucky month!

I think that's enough for today... I don't want to give you an information overload!

But, I'll be back again this week... yay!

Love and Cupcakes xx