A very special purchase ...

It's been a long time since my last post (too long to remember actually), well, summer passed and the kids are back at school and finally I shall be able to catch up on some much needed blogging. In the coming days I also want to share with you more posts of special events from the summer, like: meeting the EST girls, our summer holiday through europe, my etsyversary and also my current packing up of the house and moving back to NZ (which btw is 5 weeks tomorrow .. and counting) ..

But first, a beautiful package arrived in the mail today. I first came across TanyaMac in the Europeanstreetteam on etsy around about a year ago. Recently I spied some gorgeous new listings in her shop that really made me JUMP! So, I convo'd her and asked her if she could do a little custom order for me .. and here's what she made. I shall be taking these treasures with me back to New Zealand to adorn our new home there. A set for 'autumn' and a set for 'summer' but I think they are so beautiful they'll be adorning my home throughout the entire year. What do you reckon?

'Autumn'

'Summer'

The Garden Shed / Wild Woman Jewelry

Through the wonderful treasury hunting world on Etsy, I met and became friends with Karon from Wild Woman Jewelry .. Karon has been such a supportive friend for me and it was with anticipated pleasure that I was awaiting for her to open her new shop thegardenshed . I follow (when time permits lol) Karon's blog and was always so impressed by her beautiful photography she has on her blog wildwomanjewelry.blogspot.com/ and was suitably happy when she announced that she would be opening a shop with photography in it! Karon has a keen eye for color, you'll see this in both of her shops.

Here are some selections of her work:

emergence

reach

innocence

If you have the time please visit both of Karon's shops, she has so many beautiful creations that are sure to be wonderful gifts for yourself, your family and your friends.

I am thrilled to have bought 2 of her prints .. they will be framed and hung on my walls proudly once I arrive back in NZ.

euphorianchicstudio

I came across Yoshika's art work once in someone's treasury .. ever since then I regularly check her shop's, euphorianchicstudio and euphorianchic to sit and drool over her latest creations.

Lavendar berries 3pc Set 3D Relief Wall Art Metallic Gold Finish .. completely beautiful art work with her unique 3D signature relief

Set of 3 Flower Room Illustration Prints (Branch Version) from Yoshika's euphorianchic etsy shop which is filled with prints of her original art work and gorgeous eco tote bags