{i LOVE...}

{stationery}

{coloured pencils}   {flower carved pencil}   {coloured tacks}   {paint roller sticky notes}

{pink cord}   {deer wax stamp seal}   {365 notebook}

hello lovely friendlikins!

how are you this fine + dandy day? hope your'e well + staying cool in the sunshiney skies! do you like a gander in kikki.k. and feel like your'e actually a kid again in the lolly aisle? does stationery make you excited about getting organised? wow, me too, we must be twins! fancy that : P i must confide that stationery has tickled my fancy for quite some time now - since primary school, possibly earlier that! did you used to collect those tiny little shaped erasers? the ones you would get from the little korean + japanese stores! you know the ones, yeah? oh stationery... fun for all ages! i think my LOVE for stationery is born of my LOVE for colours + LOVE for making lists.

how pretty are the objects of lovely stationery goodness above?! these have been catching my eye for some time now, and i thought i would share them with my other lovelies - YOU! : )

1. {coloured pencils} - these pretties have fun summer time adventures written on them, like road trips + drive-in movies!

2. {flower carved pencil} - someone really clever made this floral beauty. can't you just imagine seeing that lovely rose in your pencil holder?

3. {coloured tacks} - the cuties are a diy - crafternoon anyone?!

4. {paint roller sticky notes} - how AWESOME is this?!? i like it very much. yes i do! how about you?

5. {pink cord} - no more yucky grey cords taking over your life. with this bad boy, you want it running all over the floor! no need for wireless when you have this pretty!

6. {deer wax stamp seal} - WOW... i think if everyone had one of these, email would be a thing of the past! i would be writing letters all over the shop!

7. {365 notebook} - the infamous kikki k. notebook - an oldy but a goody! so many options! have you worked on a 365 project? do share, that would be dandy : )

i hope your'e feeling inspired to do some CHRISTmas shopping, to get excited about making someone's day with these pretties! or maybe your'e keen beans to get organised for the end of year crazies or be SUPER prepared for the new year?!

when was the last time you wrote a letter? i think i'll go write one now : )

love love
 {lizzie}
  xoxo

{instagram photo a day}

{september edition}

hello lovely friendlikins!

how are you this hot + toasty day? hope your'e staying cool by the pool or nomming on icypoles! since we're nearly halfway through october already {eek - where has the year gone!},  i thought it would be a good time to share how i went with the september photo a day challenge:

1. {together}

kitties in drum - check out my video on instagram

6. {getting ready}

bright red mani + black maxi dress 

10. {sweet}

jojo taking a selfie!

11. {what you did today}

puppies - check out my video on instagram

17. {in front of me}

the vibrant bottle brush are out to play!

18. {vintage}

check out these two pretties!

20. {in the morning}

a lovely morning spent organising with my pretty kikki k planner + diy pink mani w/gold glitter!

21. {rule of thirds}

moose is either cranky, crazy or cuddly!

22. {made me smile}

pre-ikea, oliver brown date with my beautiful hubby!

30. {found}

tommy + i fell in love with this lovely teal bike - tommy even left a love note for the owner!

i generally don't complete the whole challenge, as i like to take photos of things that i actually like, and if it happens to fit in with the challenge then i hashtag it appropriately. it doesn't bother me that i don't finish it. the reason why i started doing the photo a day challenge was to get me snapping! and i think that has been a success : ). 

have you been snapping up glimpses of your life + the lovely things around you too? do you have an instagram? or do you prefer to use facebook or flickr? feel free to leave a link in the comments below, i would love to get a glimpse into your life too : )

maybe you'd like to join in with the october photo a day challenge - check out the deets here!

HAPPY SNAPPING!

love love

{lizzie}

  xoxo

{52 things before 25}

{letter writing}

{confetti}   {vintage mag envelope}   {envelope artistry}   {pretty envelopes}

{a nice surprise}   {type a letter}   {stationery}

{table of inspiration}   {mod paper dolls}   {washi tape}   {knitting stamps}

hello lovely friendlikins!

how are you this rainy chilly day? at least it is here in sydney australia. how's the weather where you are? it's autumn here, is it spring there? i thought i would share with you another of my {52 things before 25} projects/goals!

for those who need the low down - i'm trying to achieve 52 things this year before i turn the big 25 in december! eek! i'm getting old... it's hard to remember how old you really are when your'e friends are mostly younger than you, and when most people think you're 18 yrs old + your husband is 25. how wrong they are! anyways,  for many years - approx. 10 years, i've struggled with sickness. it's quite a long time + it has held me back in ALL the ways. but this year i'm making it an epic year of doing the things i've wanted to do + actually enjoying life + making the most of it!

without my faith in my AWESOME God i wouldn't have been able to get through it but feel so blessed for all that He taught me through it. like patience + trusting fully in Him + knowing His AMAZING character + promises are what brought me through. i really believe that He is preparing me for something great, something that will bring Him glory!

i want to make the most of the time that i have here on earth + i want to love those around me as much as i can! one way i'm going to do this is by sending lovely letters full of awesome goodies to some lovely lady friends : ) maybe you could join me in writing letters, old school style to a friendlikin too?!

thank you God for stationery!
{so much papery goodness...}

love love
{lizzie}
 xoxo

p.s. if anyone knows where the awesome pic of the stationery is from - do let me know, i want to give them due credit! thanks friendlikins : )