Show me your shoes - Johanna

Todays shoes are from the ever so vintage young lady Johanna. She has a fabulous wardrobe and here are her shoes.

She says:

These shoes used to belong to my aunt and I think they were bought in the 70s. They're the perfect pair of espadrilles to me, I've never seen a better looking pair. They're actually a tiny bit too big for me, but I can wear them anyway because of the straps. I've been wearing them since I was twelve or something.

I think the age just shows how charming and wearable vintage items are!

Todays shoes are from the ever so vintage young lady Johanna. She has a fabulous wardrobe and here are her shoes.

Folksy Finds

I love Folksy, but you know i've never blogged about it? Well there is lots of talent on there and these are some of my favs!

From left to right: NelliD - Key to my heart, Midsummer stitches - Scented strawberries, Feltworks - mini black cat, Jude Allman - Raku button.

Giveaway from me!

I've been sorting lots of things out and so I thought I would do a nice giveaway with some of the stuff to all my old and new followers and to celebrate Glue and glitter joining Twitter .

So up for grabs is an

• A4 canary print - this was a tester print for my tote bags!
• Pack of 4 tree buttons
• 10 illustrated cabs - Can be used as pendants or for scrapbooking/card making.
• 2 sets of vintage buttons studs and a recycled vintage brooch.
• Finally A4 fabric sample of strawberries- could be used to make a small purse or fabric buttons.

All you need to do is leave a comment below with a valid email address and you have until Thursday 2nd July to enter.

Have a happy Monday!

Blog awards.

Only a few days ago, after never receiving a blog award before I got 3 at the same time! I received one from Oddsox, Beanie hats and finally Innocence jewellery so I must say a very big thank you to you all for your kind words!

Maybe one day I'll get around to handing out some nice awards too!

Shoes Sale!

I have tooo many shoes so I am offering these pairs for sale at just £5 each! They have only been worn once, the buff ones only out in my garden. They are both by Love Label and are a size 6. The top ones are a buff grey and are made with good quality synthetic leather. The cross over at the front are really good for supporting the foot and they have a strong, 1" thick elastic strap to support the back. Great for day and night.

This pair are a light baby pink in a super super soft synthetic leather. They are right on trend with their sweet ruffles and despite their 3" heel they have a 1.5cm platform for easier walking (or dancing). Fab for a night out even to just throw on with some jeans.

Just message me if you would like any of these shoes, or offers for both are welcome.

Chinese anyone?

Today I found these great little one piece chopsticks in a new kitchen shop I found. I love kitchen gadgets especially Alessi ones, and although these aren't the same brand I couldn't resist, even despite being able to use "real" chopsticks.

I also think they might be for children? But who cares when you can eat your noodles in the company of a little sheep, or monkey?

I bought the little white sheep, I thought it was the cutest, but as well as farm animals, you can also get them topped with fish, dinosaurs and zoo animals. You can buy them here in USD but i'm not sure where you can get them from in the UK.

The brand hogwildtoys.com or ideakitchen.com also have really cool stuff like swan shapes 3D ice moulds!

Being a Brit.

I bought this vintage hanky at my local antiques shop. It's such a great little shop with lots and lots of unusual things and all for great value considering their antiques. I never usually have the money (or space) for the things I really want from there, (like this huge, tall 1960's lime green glass vase for just £5) but this is what I bought with just £3.

I really like British things, but I do wish there were more reasons to be a proud Briton. This piece of fabric has 4 messages on each part of the red, Faithful to the Flag, Defense not Defiance, Our King & Country and Be Prepared. They just show how patriotic we used to be and I wish I could have been part of it.

I feel that Britain is rather a confused individual, always trying to be someone else, a different country. We are too concerned about taking on other people's cultures that we have destoyed our own, just leaving binge drinking as our national sport. I would like to exclude Scotland from this, because they seem very patriotic and would rather die by the sword than let go of what being Scottish means.

I do think our country is having an identity crisis and it has such little faith in us Britons. I don't think this sets a good example to our young people. How can you be proud of yourself when the society you live in is continuously thriving to be someone else, something better and something different for the sake of being different?

Well I don't want to be different, I am British and I want to be British. I will be interested in my neighbours and I will visit them and lend them sugar, but at the end of the day I just want to be me, the British person I am.