happy little things #7

hello!

does anyone else have a hard time entering giveaway's? i love too but then in the back of my mind i always think, i'm not gonna win and then don't enter. well many months ago, amy from a is for ampersand, was hosting a giveaway for the cutest little locket and i was set on winning it.

sadly for me i was not the winner of this cute little locket so i made it my mission to find one. i discovered a new bead shop in sf that is absolutely fantastic, i could be there for hours and only just scratch the surface of the amazing treasures they have there.

while browsing a while ago i happened to cross this ornately designed oval locket and just fell in love with it. i loved how large it was and the crazy little fellow that works there, who will literally talk your ear off told me it was from a old jewelry factory in italy. he went on and on about it but my eyes started to glaze over and my brain began to wonder but i gladly paid for it and went on my merry little way.

i love lockets. they have a wonderful sense of nostalgia and are so charming and hold a little secret inside. for mine i wanted to add a picture of me and tom so i printed out black & white pictures of two i fancied, cut our heads out and just slide them right in! now tom will literally be with me where ever i go.

xo,
cb

all that glitters

<<<---------happy 2012!!-------->>>

i hope everyone had an excellent time ringing in the new year. nye was a blast, we danced, drank champagne and ate yummy finger food. today was a rough day at work but i pulled through. due to popular demand here are a couple of pictures of my dress that i wore on nye. 

tom and i like to call this dress my magican's assistant's dress. it is such a super rad dress. this is the 2nd time i have worn it. i wore it for my bachelorette party two years ago. i wish i had more excuses to wear it. it was the perfect dress to wear on nye. i am finishing up my list/goals for the new year and i am really excited about it. one of them is that tom and i are finally going to start surfing again!!!!!!!!! tom bought the board and this weekend he bought a wetsuit and went surfing on saturday while i was at work. i am really really really really really can not wait! soon i will be getting a wet suit and board, just like old times! hooray!!! 2012 is already looking amazing!

oh and to start the year off right i am offering 20% off in the ol' shop...just use coupon code, ROCK2012.

xo,
cb

happy little things #2

 oh man i had a hard time sleeping last night because today is my TATTOO appointment, yay!! today at 3pm pacific standard time i will be getting inked and i couldn't be more happy.

well what could also make my heart swell is tom and his amazing thoughtfulness. for our 10 year anniversary he got me a ring i had been lusting over for sooooo long.  he got it from here, colby june, a wonderful little etsy shop and her jewelry is AMAZING! when we were getting married i was looking for something different and wasn't sure what i wanted, until i found this 1940's aquamarine ring from a vintage stall at the vintage expo, i died when i tried it and i think my new little addition works really really well with it.

he has my hand and my heart.

enjoy your weekend everyone! can't wait to share my newest addition!
xo,
cb