Friday Wishlist 8

1. This gingham skirt from Nishe reminds me of picnics and sunshine. Also, it's covered in embroidered fruit. HURRY UP SUMMER.

2. Speaking of Summer, I love the bright colours in the latest colour way of this Tatty Devine classic Bunting Necklace.

3. Joy have always got about a million dresses I want and this Louche Enya Bird Dress is no exception. I love a mid-calf dress so I can rock granny-chic at work.

4. I Am Acrylic have released this amazingly cute Volcano Necklace made of pretty pearlescent white acrylic and contrasting fluorescent orange lava! Watch out trees!! I love natural disaster based jewellery.

5. I kind of love this t-shirt from Stories. It is all kinds of weird. There are rainbows and black stripy bits and....horses. Obviously.

6. I can't wait for this Twig Necklace from Wolf and Moon to be back in stock. I want one in every colour so I can wear them all at once and look like a crazy tree lady.

7. Is this not the coolest bag you've ever seen? It's called Radio Samira by Kate Spade and if I had a spare $298 I would be all over it.

Crazy Dresses

There's always a couple of items of clothing in a shop that you wonder what the designer was thinking. I thought I'd put together a wee collection of a few of the very odd dresses I've found on my travels around the internet.

1. Forever Unique have developed this slightly unusual dress that looks a bit like sparkly blood dripping down a poorly fitting, see through dress for ladies who are very good at using only 1 arm on a night out. A bargain at only £135.

2. ASOS have done it again with this Lace Biker Dress. What? You want to make a lace dress that looks like a biker jacket? Even the model looks confused.

3. Urban Outfitters have this weird Cocoon Dress which I imagine is meant to be an excuse to leave the house in an expensive attempt at a onesie.

4. This Faux Leather Diamond Neckline Dress from Chicwish is EXACTLY the colour of dog poo. Also, I can't get the theme tune from The Flintstones out of my head now.

5. The aptly named Futuristic Terrain Dress from Modcloth does indeed look like it's from a 60's sci-fi film. But in a bad way.

Have you found any monstrosities recently? If so, show me!

Blog and Buy Sale Spring Wishlist

It's apparently Spring time, although looking out the window at all that snow I'm not sure I believe it. But it does mean that it's time for the Blog and Buy Sale Spring Wishlist and they've put together an amazing collection of pretty things!

Here are some of my favourites:

1. Geo Cat Brooch - Custom Made

 

2. Lucid Lagoon iPhone Case - Nikki Strange

3. Badger Earrings - A Girl Called Boz

4. Dyslexic Christians Card - Hole In My Pocket

5. Brisingamen Necklace - Triptych Designs

6. Cat Cushion in Burnt Orange - Robin and Mould

7. Captain Claude - Rogue Lobster

8. Boulder Display Units - CoucouManou

9. Stuff I'm Likely To Forget Notebook - Bread and Jam

10. I Like Crumbs Pigeon Brooch - Alice Shields

You can check out our necklaces on the Wishlist too. Firstly our Ferris Wheel Necklace.

.....and also our White Mix Tape Necklace. These come in 3 different colours!

It's great to be featured amongst such lovely things! You can view the whole wishlist here; what are your favourite products?

Sale Picks 2

It's almost Christmas but already LOADS of shops have got sales on! This is just a few things that I am trying desperately not to buy so that I have enough money left for all the Christmas presents I haven't actually bought yet. Last minute shopping anyone?

1. This Louche Raina Shirt Dress from Joy (they're having a secret sale!) is a retro dream come true - I could totally wear this to work, right? Now only £30 instead of £49.

2. Mmmm cake maths. I love this 360 Degrees of Cake Print which is now £15 at Beach - you can get it framed for an extra tenner! Win.

3. Nothing works better to cheer me up than buying unneccessary stationery. Especially tape. Green Checked Masking Tape from Papermash - was £13.50, now only £3.

4. Another dress (I see a recurring theme here...), this time from the super cute Nishe range at ASOS. This Heart Embroidered Tea Dress is the cutest, although I also love this one and this one. Only £27 down from £45!

5. Anthropologie, home of all things beautiful and extortionately expensive, have put this rather pretty Settled Confetti Glass in their sale; it's now a more affordable £3.95 (down from £8).

6. Online boutique Ginger Pickle are having a flash sale pre-Christmas - I want these Enamel Triangle Brooches! Was £6, now £3.75.

7. I love this Georgia Tan Satchel from Ollie and Nic, more so now that its £40 instead of £55.

 

Gift Wrapping

I LOVE wrapping presents. It's one of my favourite things about Christmas; it's an excuse to buy all sorts of shiny paper, ribbon, sequins, twine, stamps and whatever other stationery I can lay my hands on. Here are a few pretty wrapping things:

1. Gift Tags - Lovely Pigeon

2. Gift Tag Stamp Activity Kit - Yellow Owl Workshop

3. Winter Trees Wrapping Paper - Betty and Dupree

4. Red & White Baker's Twine - Papermash

5. Vintage Christmas Labels - Present & Correct

6. Red Heart Stickers - Knot & Bow

 7. Holiday Envelope Liners - Persian Laundry

8. Brussel Sprout Wrapping Paper - Nancy and Betty

9. Box Tape - Poketo

10. Bauble Wrapping Paper - Lollipop

WIN! Fish in a Bag Brooch

It's competition time! Enter now to be in with a chance of winning this super cute Fish in a Bag Brooch, just in time for Christmas!

To enter just leave a comment below and tell us about the strangest Christmas present you've ever given/received.

You can grab an extra entry by retweeting the competition tweet here: https://twitter.com/fairy_cakes/status/278476257417625600

Competition closes on December 14th!

EDIT: Congratulations Victoria! I've emailed you about claiming your prize! Thanks a lot to everyone that entered. :)

Christmas Decorations

Feeling pretty festive now and excited about getting a Christmas tree! We can all buy a box of plain red shiny baubles from Marks and Spencers, but there are so many super cool decorations out there! These are my favourite alternative Christmas deocrations.

1. ROARballs - Designosaur

2. Christmas Tree Decorations - Finest Imaginary

3. Paper Christmas Decoration - VB Pure Designs

4. Three Wise Men Russian Dolls - Hole in my Pocket

5. Willow Sculpted Stag Head - Twigtwisters

6. Comic Book Chistmas Decorations - Bookity

7. Azure Aqua Blown Glass Christmas Baubles - Skydancer Jewellery and Glass

8. Cute Christmas Pudding Ornament Cross Stitch Kit - Miso Funky and Asking For Trouble