palm trees

I'm still here in Haapsalu but in while I've found one beautiful light blue door which is perfect as a backdrop for photos. So here are some outfit photos from last week.

Wearing a black shorts, which I receieved from Asian online shop Sophistix.com, thrifted tanktop and AA bicycling shorts.

If you already didn't know then New York Design Shop has a CREATE COUTURE: The DIY Blogger Challenge. Oooh perfect! 10 talented are creating DIY projects with tutorials. You can check all of them - here. Ashton (Glam Glam Hitchhiker) created a cool studded headband and t-shirt for the challenge. Here you can vote for her !

orangejuice

Just a quick update to say I'm still alive and having fantastic summer time. Thrift stores here in Haapsalu are fantastic and sea is 5 minutes away.. so I go swimming every day or even 5 times a day. We have taken so many photos but I can't show you them before I get home. Though I have no idea when that happens.. probably after trip to Copenhagen.

But I managed to get on computer and show you some photos, though quite random ones...

decided that I should wear more bright coloured clothes.

wearing a military vest from Sophistix.net. More about the items I received from Sophistix later.

behind the scenes

 

I wanted to tell you little more about a shoot I had while ago, you have seen its preview - here. Actually the shoot was just practising how to photograph a model for bunch of photographers living in Tartu. For most of them photographing is just their hobby. So the shoot wasn't very proffessional, model Maria had no previous experience and I and Liisa aren't real stylist either.
But that's how you get experienced.
I don't have photos to show you yet but I do have a behind a scenes video which Henno made.
(I'm the one in black, eating icecream and walking around awkwardly)

Tartu shoot from Henno Luts on Vimeo.

(ps! the pink poncho wasn't part of our styling, it's was just to prevent model catching a cold:d)

anyway, I wanted to let you know that tomorrow I'm off to my summer cottage, which is in a little town by sea. And I will stay there for couple of weeks. No computer, no internet (expect for 30 minutes a day in a library computer:D) - don't expect any new posts. But after I'm back I'm hopefully full on inspiration and motivation and you'll see lot of new photos.

polkadots+orange

beach time

One announcement first, I listed up some new feather ear wraps (with rooster hackle). I'm trying to move my shop away from etsy.. so new things are now available here - www.annij.bigcartel.com. I know that I even don't have a name for my new store and its appearance is quite lame but I'm working on it. I still have some stuff on my etsy shop but in future all new jewelry goes to my new store.

I wanted to share you my three newest vintage finds. For first this wonderful romper from a vintage store called Calico. Check out their online shop - http://www.shopcalico.com. They have some pretty awesome stuff there! After two long weeks waiting I finally received it today! It's perfect for hot summer days like this one.
I paired it with huge sunglasses from the 70's, which my grandma gave me yesterday.
And finally the shoes with massive chunky wooden heels.

/I'm wearing: khaki romper - vintage /Calico (http://www.shopcalico.com), random scarf and earrings, sunglases and shoes - vintage/

feather ear wrap

Wow, the first ear wraps were sold out very fast and that encouraged me to make a new one with different feathers (guinea, pheasant, rooster hackles). As always I used my little sister as the model and here are some photos.
Feather ear wrap is available (+ more photos) - here. EDIT: sold, if someone else is still interested, let me know. Maybe I can make more. 






/details: green shirt - thrift store, zipper headband - made by me, feather ear wrap - made by me, available here, model - Tuuli, photos - me/

These two simple ones are also available - here.

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*I want to thank everybody for taking part of CSN giveaway. For this time the winner of 40$ CSN store gift certificate is Angela Joy , congrats!!

*Talking about giveaways.. There's a giveway where you can win digiprint of a illustration by Estonian illustrator Kätlin Kaljuvee on her blog. There's two illustrations to choose - Bluebubble or Blackswan. Go here to choose your favourite and have chance to win it.


I'm having a weird obsession again - animal skulls and antlers. Though mostly jewelry inspired by them. I bet you all know jewelry designer Pamela Love (or if not click here) and her jewelry with bird skulls, claws, talons and so on. Her jewelry has always been top of my wishlist and now I'm truly amazed when I found many jewelry designers on Etsy who do very similar jewelry.. maybe even cooler ones.
And then I'm really into skulls in interior, like in the photos below. And animal skulls with antlers.. they give me creeps.. but I love them at the same time. I saw some at a anique store in my town... considering getting one.
Anyway here comes a bunch of photos.
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fashionology blog
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Monkivintage deer skull and antlers
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Pamela Love's inspiration board and her talon cuffs and bird skull necklaces



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BillyBlue22 bird skull necklaces
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BloodMilk two finger owl skull ring
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BillyBlue22 bird skull necklace

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And my favourite one, mrd4 solid bronze human skull pony tail holder