Self Made Letter Sets

It's literally inpossible to find pretty letter papers from Finland anymore. However, there are some very cute, pastel and pearl colored envelopes available. To me it remains a mystery why would anyone want to send a pretty envelope filled with boring white letter sheets, but that's not the point of this post.

The point is, since the pretty letter sheets have suffered an extinction, I decided to make my own. I bought a set of stamps featuring cute birds and old fashioned bird cages, and while my stamping tehcnique needs some working on, I'm pretty happy with these first sets I made. 

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That's all for now, just wanted to share this little crafts project of mine with you. :D

Pearls and Diamonds

Sanni invited me and Mimi to her birthday teaparty today. Her new appartment is small but darn it is also too cute! I simply love her decor. *-* I was a little bit flattered to find my own pictures framed on Sanni's wall, but of course they are taken by Sanni, and are very good shots indeed - she is so talented, it never stops amazing me.

By the way I slept really badly last night (meaning I hardly slept at all) and you can see that from my derpy face. Let us ignore it. :D

Sanni decided that this time our theme would be "pearls and bling bling", so naturally I wore my 'new' pearl necklace with fake diamonds on it ('new', as in 'I found it from the second hand market'). It's really nice to come up with different themes for our outfits; it gives me inspiration and ideas what to wear.

Here's the group shot! "Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil." Even the bunny pillow is silenced by Sanni's elbow.

And lastly, some food pictures. Sanni does not only make food that tastes delicious, she also makes food that looks beautiful. I am jealous. The only thing I can make in the kitchen is a mess.

My outfit:

Dress, headbow - Innocent World

Blouse - Paola Suhonen by Seppälä

Necklace - a second hand find

Shoes - Wonders

Minty Birthday For Me

Today is my birthday! To celebrate that, I decided to dress up and wear something Rococo inspired.

Here's a second picture that my boyfriend took after deciding that "Maybe it's better if I kneel down". And yes, now my legs don't look ridiculoysly short anymore! :D

 

A closeup of makeup, hairdo and choker. I have a littlebit of pink, glittering eyeshadow and lots of blush on my cheeks, but it doesn't show that well because we had to use flash. It's so dark. 

And a closeup of my shoes. 

And some food! My closest friends are coming here tonight for a little teaparty. ♥

OP: Angelic Pretty (it's made of velvet!)

Headbow: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright

Choker: Self made

Shoes: Self customized

Evening with the Fossils

I went to the Museum of Natural History today with my friend Mirva. There was a exhibition about bats, it was really sympathic. We also wondered trought some other exhibitions there, and found this fellow. I really liked the pastel colored light in that show room.

Here's my outfit. I'm really trying to get more active about posting my daily wear also, but it's a difficult task indeed. First of all I feel a bit silly asking my friends or boyfriend to take pictures of me looking just regular (meaning no loli), and secondly it's (almost) always dark here and the pictures don't look too good. But here it is anyway.

I've been wearing this particular dress a lot lately. I really love it. There's something about white lace dresses. I've been looking for The Perfect White Lace dress for years, and bought 5 different dresses in my search for The One. This dress here is pretty close to being just right. Maybe the sixth will be it...?

Also, those dark brown ankle boots are new, I wore them the first time today. They are already really comfy, and I believe they will be even more comfortable when the leather softens a little bit in the use.

A closeup of the pearl collar.

Dress and collar: H&M

Boots: Wonders

Bag: Accessorize

Cardigan: second hand

Lace Flowers

I just got this dress, it's from Angelic Pretty. It's a shame it's pink (I have too much pink in my wardrobe as it is), but I couldn't resist buying it!

All the lace is mint green, it was a nice surprise. I thought the laces would be white, but it's way better that they aren't. Because of mint colored lace this dress is really fresh, like an ice cream on a Summer day (and a Summer dress it actually is). Also the hem is very full and quite long for AP.

The best part in this dress are the flowers on the bodice. They even have pearls on them. These flowers were the reason I had to purchase this dress, the idea is so lovely and unique.

In the Summer I'm going to wear this dress with lots of rose corsages on my hair. See, the Autumn is over, so naturally I start to dream of Spring and Summer. Too bad there's a long, dark, wet, cold, windy Finnish winter in between me and those bright Summer days.

Comfy Outfit for Another Rainy Day

Yes, today it was once again raining cats, dogs and old ladies. The weather was awful. So for shopping & later tea at our place, with Mimi and Kata, I wanted something simple and comfortable. So lace cape time it was!

Dress is from Innocent World, everything else is offbrand.

I really adore this lace cape. Here's a closeup of it! It's actually really soft tulle embroidered with flower pattern, no plastic lace at all. It's so comfortable and even warm when worn over a long sleeved blouse. I may only hope that during summer it will be cool. It is made of cotton so my hopes are not completely vain.

It's a real shame we didn't have anyone to take our group photo, because we all happened to be wearing red today! We matched accidentally, but quite nicely. x)

P.S. When I'm, let's say, 70 years old, I will still be wearing this lace cape over a pink dress, and by then I'll change this blog's name to "New Vogue Grannys". Stay with me until then, my lovely readers! ;D

Pink and White

Just a quick outfit snap from today. This outfit is rather boring, now that I think of it, and I even had a bad hairday. Oh well. :P

Dress and purse: Angelic Pretty
Headbow: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Blouse: Dear Celine
Shoes: Minna Parikka

P.S. Now it's official.  I seriously need to get a new camera, because this old one sucks. >:(