Katie Walker Designs

 Today I'm featuring a special girl, Katie from Katie Walker Designs (on Etsy).  I've been a longtime reader of katie's blog (Katie-did) and have always been impressed by her talent and knowledge about textiles. She hand prints the coolest scarves (and we all know how I feel about those). Also, I don't know if you say 'hand print' but you know what I mean. You can go back to this post to see it in the works or just check out her blog where she keeps us up to date on her creations!

Anyway, Katie you rock!

Visit Katie in these places:  Twitter, Etsy, Blog, Website

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Fournier.
Socially Conscious

Katie Walker Designs
Talent.

Upper Metal Class
Incredible.
(click for her new website!)

EL Vintage

Style for life.

My Best Friend Jules

Professional Blog Design

Branda

Knitting amazing things.

Thank you a ton to my November Sponsors for making Village their homes.

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The September Crowd

I 100% adore all of these people. Click their button to the right (in the sponsor column) to find out more.

Pop Pop Portraits
Branda
Under a New Light
Hello Ambition Vintage
Upper Metal Class
EL Vintage
Bride blu
A Little Dot
My Best Friend Jules: blog design
Fournier
Previously Owned

Happy One Year Anniversary to...

Upper Metal Class!!

Oh and good news...Go HERE to the Upper Metal Class FB page and leave a comment for a chance to win the Sticks and Stones Necklace - go! do it! but let me win!

{See a previous post featuring UMC
here}

Reminds one of a tropical vacation...

I am feeling the turquoise...holding on to summer over here...and you have beautiful jewelry Miss Superat..

Minna & bluehorn
via a little dot

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Previously Owned Web Design

Thank you Fi!!!

Visit her website at Previously-owned.com and also her blog makeover section for more info!




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Getting to Know: Hello Ambition Vintage

 

If you want to find out more about Caroline and her amazing vintage shop you can check out her equally as lovely blog {Hello Ambition} or follow her through her Facebook page!

P.S. I'm swimming in Paris and Venice pics, hope to share them soon!!

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June Window Shopping

I get seriously excited to have these window shopping sessions but then I seriously have to hide my wallet and un-memorize my paypal info stat.
Thank you to my sponsors - you are all amazing to work with and to have at Village, each and everyone one of you fit in seamlessly here in this space and you are endlessly inspiring!

Links: 
a little dot
noble town vintage
under a new light
upper class metal
brideblu
fournier
EL vintage
branda
pop pop portraits
design by wushka
a lovely, little shop

Ciaffi

It was so fun to learn more about these two ladies and their store Ciaffi - they have been a long time sponsor here and a joy to work with! I have these notebooks and carry them with me 24/7 - they are the seriously perfect size for a purse.

If you want more you can follow their blog, twitter or like them on FB!

Fournier {for women and children}

That..is a cute dress for the kiddos. I don't have them but I assume that I will some day? 

So when I do actually have the kids, I think Fournier is going to be my first stop for shopping for them. Many of you might be familiar with Anabel and her blog, And so I Whisper - and have stayed udpated as she has launched this shop - it has been fun to watch!  I love the hats and scarves and bloomers - but even more so, I love why it was created - I love Anabel's mission. Anabel founded Fournier in 2004 while on a trip to Bolivia - since then she has been working directly with artisans in a partnership that works towards alleviating poverty and creating beautiful (eco friendly!) things from a region renowned for its craftmanship.  

So anyway, until I have those kids, I can stalk Fournier's le-lovely accessories for women!

Find Fournier

                       Facebook         Twitter           Blog

Juliane Necklace

P.S. Does anyone else have an overactive imagination that convinces you that you are you know, with child, and then you have to find out - and then you realize you're not but even worse, you realize you should cut down on that yummy swiss bier or you're going to at least look like you are? yeah me either.




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my lovely, little bracelet =)

I  recently ordered this bracelet from Chelsea at a lovely, little shop - and can I say that everything about receiving this package made me happy? I have a huge appreciation for pretty packaging and she has the coolest things going on here from the cardboard box (that i'll never throw away) to her cool business card to the sparkly stickers...geeez girl knows how to im-press! I also got these but I tore them out of their thing and put them on right away so they missed out on the photoshoot :)

And yes, that is moi, sipping on prosecco, admiring my new bracelet oh-so casually you'd think it was staged or something. Too bad that car in the background ruined the moment. And also the riot police showing up. And also the fact that I just realized I don't like my sunglasses anymore.

Design by Wushka

A few weeks ago I was making the rounds, you know, visiting all my fave homies when I clicked on Cat's blog, Brideblu - and then it opened - and then I was all, "this is not Cat's blog" and then I read the title and was all, "this IS cat's blog" and after a swift deduction (as swift people like me do) was made, I realized she had a total beautiful, perfect-for-her blog makeover! And then I had to explore to find who the mastermind behind this magic was and that's when I found Mervi from Design by Wushka! And I liked her names! And her designs! And her! And exclamation marks!

And what I'm saying is...if you want that spring blog makeover, maybe she's your girl?

Either way, enjoy getting to know her and the secret ingredients for a night at the desk of a charming blog designer:

"Wuskha" is super fun to say, is there are a story behind it? 

Hih! Isn't it! As teenagers you come up with all sorts of silly things... Well, me and my friend loved mimicking different languages and Russian was one of our favorites. It was just so fun to pronounce and it has cool vibe to it. So we  decided to come up with "Russian" nicknames for ourselves - mine was Merwushka. And later it was abbreviated to Wushka. Some of my friends still call me by that name. Hence Wushka :)

Is web design your full time job? If not, what is your day gig and how did you get in to design?  

No, I actually have an international business degree and I work as a project manager in a Helsinki based ad agency. But I've always been into design and all things visual, for that matter. So on my free time, I've taken a couple of night courses to study the basics. But I've learned a lot just by doing and trying out things, and it's slowly picked up from there.

(Brideblu makeover)

Do you have favorite music to listen to, drinks to drink or any other rituals as you work on blog designs? 

Yes! I have my personal butler (aka my boyfriend) who always brings me tea and biscuits when I'm working. My favorite tea at the moment is called "Rainy days joy", a black tea infused with fruit and berries. I also like listening to Regina Spektor. She's such a stunning artist and there's something about her songs that put me in that happy place. That's the recipe for a night at my drawing board.

What are 5 things that make you really happy?  

1. Sunshine! It was a long COLD winter here in Finland, so the light and warmth feels like the most perfect treat. 

2. Our home. We bought our own apartment last summer and it makes me so happy that we have our very own nest. 

3. I get to do something creative every day. (psst, I've just finished a new blog design for Bohemian Backbone

4. The support and encouragement I've received from numerous people, in and outside the blogging community, to keep doing what I'm doing.
5. our little pup Salli makes me smile every day. She's such a sweetheart - always

Thanks Mervi!!

And if you'd like, you can


You can find her on Twitter and Pinterest too =)
(she's also one of the two ladies behind My Best Friend Jules)

Update!! To celebrate the opening of design by wushka, @wushka is giving away a free blog template! click here to enter http://bit.ly/lkfTjT

UMC

I think my heart delights in every single piece of jewelry found in the etsy store, Upper Metal Class.

As well as in it's clever name.

As well as that it has gold and silver options.

As well as that it's based in Portland and even though I've never been there I want to live there.

And especially all of the geometric goodness (may or may not be a variety of a certain really fun shape that i like)

Find Upper Metal Class:

*Etsy

*Facebook

*Twitter

I hope you guys have a great day!! It's rainy and grey here, which I love =)

window shopping =)

 some of my recent favorites from my terrific sponsors..

Noble Town Vintage Turquoise & Copper Fringe Necklace
Ciaffi Pixelated Earth Tones Notebook
Efreeme.com TORNnotions handmade apron
A Lovely, Little Shop rainbow peacock ore necklace
Under a New Light Recuerdos Bracelet
Brideblu Phoebe Bow Necklace
EL Vintage new handmade bracelet set 
Sunday Photo photo (my store, had to even it out!) 
Pop Pop Portraits Nerdy Nymphet

 

Recycled Leather Vintage Earrings

Just when I was getting comfortable with my self-proclaimed preference for cute studs (the earring kind), Guisela comes along and creates these! 

(clearly I'm in an earring phase)

{Via her Etsy Shop, Under a New Light}

2x2. red things..

Red is in the house! today. I like red, yes I do, when I can be bothered to reach for something else than my standard neutral colors. Neutral like switzerland, but the swiss color is red - Maybe I'm it's human counterpart? Except that people here wear completely red shoes all the time which is weird...I'm not making sense anymore must. lay. off. the. coffee.

/Under a New Light red feather earrings
/Pretty shoes
/Clare Vivier clutch
/UO tank


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Sunday Market

Shall we do some window shopping? Get it? Like...windows on the computer..ha! are you laughing? wait, don't answer that...

Exodus // Pyramid of the Sun    Blog: a lovely, little shop

Mini Notecards with Envelopes // Corrugated Notebook  Blog: The 4 In One

Tassled Enzo Loafers // Clearance Evening Purse    Blog: EL Vintage

Veiled Pearl Drop bracelet // Stevie Vintage Linked Charm Bracelet   Blog: Brideblu

Cup and Bowl Snack Set // Time piece necklace    Marketplace: Efreeme.com

Embrujo Earrings (For Japan Relief) // Superposition Pendant   Blog: Love Creative Hands

Gray Agate with Mixed Vintage Chains // Long Chain Earrings with Amazonite Beads   Tumblr: Noble Town Vintage

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Under a New Light

 Don't forget to "laugh a lot. Celebrate every gorgeous moment. Open up. Dive in. Be Free."                   

Those were the words that welcomed me to Guisela's profile page at her Etsy shop, Under a New Light.  I really couldn't imagine better words to describe the kind of person that she seems to be or the care-free playful jewelry in her shop! Her jewelry makes me daydream about pretty Bohemian dresses or white flowing shirts and jean shorts sitting around campfires and walking along beaches. Don't get me wrong, I would wear those amazing Turquoise Indian Arrow earrings any day of the week - and then every time I caught a glimpse of them I'd smile to myself about my little daydream =)

Flying Feather Earrings // Eclipse Upcycled Leather Zipper Pouch

Enjoy this feel-good interview with Guisela...

1.  Your shop, Under a New Light, has such a beautiful ambiance - where does your inspiration come from?

I really love photography. I'm not a photographer, but I get lots of inspiration from the color combination, the landscapes, the objects, the spaces. Sometimes, it's a photo with a Native American touch that helps me develop a new design.  Sometimes, it's geometry. I think that it's the influence of my science background :D

2. Is there a story behind the name of your store?

It's a bit of the story of my life. I'm always seeking new experiences and trying to constantly look at life from different perspectives.  And this is what I want to accomplish with my designs: Inspire people to see life under a new light.

 

3. What are 5 things that make you really happy?

-a great smile for my baby-girl

-a big hug

-a person who expresses his/her feelings

-a big bowl of ice cream

-a song that makes me dance

4.  Do you have a favorite item in your shop?
Currently I'm in love with my Flying Feathers Earrings (pictured above). (me too, lady, me too!) 

Find and fall in love with Guisela/Under a New Light: 

Blog

Etsy

Twitter

Facebook  

Thank you for the interview, Guisela!

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New in at Noble Town Vintage

necklace a // necklace b // necklace c // necklace d

There are some greeeeat new pieces in at Noble Town Vintage - I love love love the vibe here - care-free summer fun. I've decided that my summer uniform is going to be grey and white v-necks, red pants, tanks and fun necklaces like these!

AND she is having a sale on the necklaces below - get them while they last! 

necklace a // necklace b // necklace c // necklace d

Noble Town Vintage from the archives:

Interview with Sarah
A Better Deal: Totokaelo vs. NTV
Intro

Noble Town on Facebook // Etsy

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Silver Jewelry

Last week, Reni asked about options for silver jewelry.  Although I'm definitely a gold person lately (obviously, right?), silver jewelry is still just as classic and maybe easier to wear especially against some skin tones. Here are some silver jewelry options that I would have no troubles owning =)

1. Upper Metal Class ($34) 2. Upper Metal Class ($40)  3. Spotted Moth ($9.99)  4. Brooklyn Thread ($28) 5. Need Supply ($18)

 1. Edor ($24) 2. Need Supply ($18)  3. Freshy Fig ($32)  4. Edor ($24) 5. BrideBlu ($21)  6. 2times2 ($7) 7. Upper Metal Class ($42) 

 1. Boutiques ($75) 2. Asos ($6) 3. Bandada ($132) 4. TopShop (8.50)

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