Lovely Parcels

This morning I got a lovely parcel full of all my Eyeko beauty products I ordered. Yay! So I bought the following.

The Pop Star and Super Star Eyes.

All 3 as they were on offer. And I got the glitter eyeliner as a free gift!

I also managed to pick up this cute nail colour at Superdrug last week for just £1, as my store is discontinuing the range.

So expect some reviews in the next few days ladies. I know I always say I'm not into make-up but I love the look of this brand on so many other bloggers so thought I would try it out.

Don't forget to enter this weeks giveaway here.

Daisymay X

Gossimar Wings Giveaway... And Red Ruby Rose Winner

Firstly I would like to say a massive congratulations to Laura of A Daisy Chain Dream as you are now the proud new owner of the Red Rose Ruby Clutch! Hope it brings you much happiness! If you email me your address I shall pass it on to Red Ruby Rose and she shall ship it out to you.

Now onto this weeks giveaway and it is something just as stunning as the last one. This time the winner will have the choice of any of the following items from Gossimar Wings Etsy Store. The designer will give one lucky winner the chance to own one of her amazing wooden butterfly necklaces. The choice is yours!

She has also kindly answer my mini interview questions so we can get a little insight into her life.

1. Whats your name and where do you come from?

My Name is Tara Collins and I come from East Kilbride in Scotland

2. How long have you been making your designs?

I have been making my designs since august when I decided to set up my etsy shop

3. Why did you name your shop It's 'gossimar wings''?

I have always been facinated with butterflies at a young age, their pretty colours and shapes, so I wanted to incorperate that into my shop name and gossimar I decided sounded very boho and whimsical, so I put the two together and came up with Gossimarwings

4. Whats your favourite materials to work with?

I trained using silver and I love all types of metal, but I also love non-precious materials such as wood, ribbon and sequins.

5. Of your items which is your favourite?

It has to be my wooden butterflies and my peacock silver pendant which I just sold

6. Where do you get your inspiration for your designs and also their names?

I use nature as my reference point,I am constantly drawing and taking photo's of anything that inspires me. I find the names of my creations usually come to me at the end of the design process, after spending so much time studying them the tend to stand out and I usually go with my gut instinct.

7. Do you have any formal training or did this start as a hobby?

Yeah I went to college and studied Jewellery Design.

8. Do you have any favourite etsy shops which you buy from?

I got a gorgeous bag from Saveourhome, which stock the most amazing handmade bags and clutches. I really should spend more time on etsy looking and discovering new and exciting stores.

9. Whats your dream for 2010?

To make Gossimarwings a success and to bring a little bit of happiness to all my customers.

10. Whats you favourite flower?

Ah can I have 2 ? My favourite flowers are orchids and thistles. I love the different colours and shapes of the orchids and thistles remind me of Scotland and I love my country.

Onto the giveaway bit!

The same rules apply as before.

• You must be a follower (please tell me how you are following so I can check)
• You must visit Gossimar Wings and comment on here as to what is your favourite item

Extra entries may be gained by

• Hearting your favourite item (1 entry)
• Adding Gossimar Wings to your favourite etsy sellers (1 entry)
• Blogging/Twittering/Facebooking this giveaway (1 entry each)
• Following Gossimar Wings on Twitter (1 entry)
• Become a follower of Gossimar Wings blog (2 entries)
• Buying something from Gossimar Wings (5 entries)

Please provide links to your blog/twitter/facebook. And supply your etsy username.

You must post a separate comment for each one you qualify for so I can assign numbers to each comment, or they will not be counted as separate entries.

This competition will end at midnight GBT on the 13th February!

Good luck

Daisymay X

My 100th post!

My gosh this is my 100th post, but I'm not doing a big one. It's late and I've had a really busy day and tomorrow is a match day so it will be totally manic in the pub. I shall post the winner of the Red Ruby Rose clutch tomorrow as it is going to take me a while to sort all the entries out and I shall be posting this weeks giveaway, which is a stunning wooden butterfly necklace.

Today was so busy because I had a meeting with the chair cover people for the wedding, AND I had another dress fitting. It was amazing all the pieces are kinda finished they all just need attaching to each other. The bridesmaids dresses are nearly finished too so it was a great day!

Here is my outfit for the morning. I decided to wear the Converse dress I got in the swap with Patty Ann of AlphaBetaChic. Check out my new gloves too. My mum bought them for me today!

Dress: Converse (via Patty Ann)

Shirt: NewLook

Tights: Random

Necklace: Meridian Studio (customer order for my graduation off my parents)

Shoes: George at ASDA

Bracelet: Wallis

Jacket: TKMaxx

Gloves: Steil-eto (Pontarddulias)

Scarf: Primark

Brooches: vintage/handmade

Much rather outdoorsy pics but I don't have the time or weather to take them half the time. My sis took these ones for me though.

You may have noticed I am now accepting sponsorship via Project Wonderful too. So if you are interested in sponsoring my blog just click the link up the top.

Night Daisymay XOXO

Rammestein! Rock On!

Sorry I have been away a few days again but the night before last was the legendary Rammestein concert, which was amazing!! So I decided not to rock it up too with my outfit as I have very little in my wardrobe that would have done 'Rock' justice. I ended up buying the houndstooth skirt and wearing it as a top (only £2) with my highwaist black trousers and my pointy stiletto red boots. I wanted to wear my black leather jacket but had left it at my parents house on a previous visit. So had to settle for my grey tweed jacket.

Now the slight panic over my outfit not being 'rock' enough was due to the fact that my friend Jess (who we went with) is a total Vamp, and really goes all out. As you can see below! Lol! But I was happy with my outfit as I didn't freeze, even though it was really cold out! Plus I could never carry off an outfit like that!

They decided I was the sexy secretary with the 'look over the glasses'

The whole gang (James, Jess, Me and Jon)

As you can see the show was full of special effects and mad outfits.

Its a weird thing that so many british people love Rammestein even though they mainly sing in German. It was immense listening to everyone sing along and fill the gaps of the lyrics (when the singer encouraged the audience to join in) in German, including my other half! (I'm not so good at the lyrics, I just like the music!)

Now the sign below has nothing to do with the show it was just on the motorway on our way back to hotel and it made us all laugh. So jon tried to get a quick photo (sorry its so blurry!) but you can still see what it says. It totally explains the british motorway maintenance teams and our constant traffic/road closure issues!

Here is a quick vid (not great sorry) but it shows how awesome the pyrotechnics were.

That was 'Du Hast' incase anyone wants to know.

Ok thats all about the gig. Don't forget to enter my giveaway, here. It seems to have been majorly popular! It finishes tonight guys!

I have also realised that my next post will be my 100th! Wow. I'm chuffed I have made it this far and want to thank you all for sticking with me, and say hi to all the new people who have started following this week. So if there are any questions you want to ask me, go for it, and I shall aim to answer them tomorrow night, or at least sometime this week. Plus there will be another giveaway once this one ends so keep checking back.

Sorry for such a long post! Night

Daisymay XOXO

Sneaky Peek

No outfit post even though I said I would do one, I'm very sorry. But I have got some pics of my amazing clothes parcel off Patty Ann. We did a swap a few weeks ago and my parcel arrived this morning. I as so so please with everything she sent me. So I would like to say a big big THANK YOU to Patty Ann.

Missimo Supply Co stripped dress

Converse denim look dress

Rodart for Target T-shirt (amazingly the only piece from the collection that I would have bought myself, I love the lace pattern!)

Angel Wing Ring

Pearl Flower Ring

Cameo Earrings

I really adore the Angel Wing Ring and have been wearing it all day. It's kinda funny coz I have been looking for one all week after seeing one on another blog, but just haven't found one I liked and could afford, so was so pleased when I saw one nestled inside my parcel. And I got lots of comments on it in work tonight.

Expect to see these items cropping up in my outfits over the next few weeks.

I have just finished a swap with Valencia Lia too so am looking forward to my second parcel arriving. If anyone else fancies some kinda swap, just drop me a line because I have had so much fun doing these two.

Don't forget my giveaway girls, link in side bar at the top. This seems to be your favourite giveaway yet as there are loads of entries!

Good Night!

Daisymay XOXO

p.s. Having total clothing crisis over what to wear to see Rammestein on Wednesday! I have nothing Rock-worthy! Help!

All you need is love!

As Valentines Day is coming I though I would share some photos from Tumblr that are all about love! This is the first time I have used Tumblr and I don't quite get it yet! But ah well... look at the pretty pictures! lol! We don't tend to celebrate Valentines Day because we got together on the 15th so celebrating both seems a little silly. But this year we have been together 5 years so kinda a big celebration.

Thats all for tonight! Don't forget this weeks amazing giveaway!! The link is up there in the side bar, you don't wanna miss this one ladies, the prize is stunning!

Hopefully an outfit post tomorrow as I am off in the day time!

Daisymay XOXO

Red Ruby Rose Giveaway!

Ok so the very lucky winner of the Niblejacks felt flower brooch is Miss Judy Bloom. Congrats hun, I have emailed you, so if you can send me your address I will get the item sent asap.

Onto this weeks giveaway and this is possibly the best I have had so far ladies so listen up. This weeks prize comes from Red Ruby Rose Etsy Store. The amazing woman behind this makes the most beautiful little purses and clutch bags. And she has kindly offered this stunner!

Isn't it beautiful! I seriously wish this little clutch was all mine, but sadly and happily it will be one of yours very soon. Worth $105 or £65. All her items are amazing so have a good nose at the store ladies. Maybe a good valentines present hint to you men!!

What's Your name and where do you come from?

Hi, I'm Rowena and I live in Bristol, England.

How long have you been making your designs?

I started Red Ruby Rose in January 2008 - as a direct result of discovering Etsy.

Why did you name your shop 'Red Ruby Rose'?

No grand plan here, I needed a user name for Etsy and wanted 'Ruby Rose' but it was taken so I popped the 'Red' in front. Spur of the moment!

What's your favourite materials to work with?

I love embroidered silks and always like using my own prints too. Currently I'm enjoying working with leathers too.

Of your items which is your favourite?

It changes from day to day but I'm currently really fond of this one:

Where so you get your inspiration for your designs?

My own fabric prints are inspired by collages I've made and photographs I've taken. I love rich colours and textures and natural forms like seedheads and plant silhouettes.

Do you have any formal training or did this start as a hobby?

I studied textile design at school and have always worked for myself as a self-employed artist/designer.

Do you have any favourite Etsy shops which you buy from?

Lots of favourites, some of which I've bought from, some of which I'm still coveting, including:
Lillyella, Earthworks Journals, Julie and Co, Oktak, Tinctory, Minicyn, Tortilla Girl and I really want to buy from Lemmikkipapina. Take a look at her amazing sold items!

What;s your dream for 2010? To happily continue Red Ruby Rose and strike the tricky balance between work and rest :)

What's your favourite flower?

This is a hard question to answer as I adore flowers. Probably a peony or an old fashioned highly-scented rose.

Onto the giveaway bit!

The same rules apply as before.

• You must be a follower (please tell me how you are following so I can check)
• You must visit Red Ruby Rose and comment on here as to what is your favourite item

Extra entries may be gained by

• Hearting your favourite item (1 entry)
• Adding Red Ruby Rose to your favourite etsy sellers (1 entry)
• Blogging/Twittering/Facebooking this giveaway (1 entry each)
• Become a follower of Red Ruby Rose blog (2 entries)
• Buying something from Nimblejacks (5 entries)

Please provide links to your blog/twitter/facebook. And supply your etsy username.

You must post a separate comment for each one you qualify for so I can assign numbers to each comment, or they will not be counted as separate entries.

This competition will end at midnight GBT on the 6th February!

Good luck

I have at least another 4 giveaways lined up for this month ladies so stay tuned!

Daisymay XOXO

p.s. blogging may be a bit sporadic again this week as I have lots of work shifts and am away Wednesday night seeing Rammestein (yes I know I do not look like someone who would listen to them, but I do... that seems to surprise everyone!)