Stella and Dot Jewellery

First of all. Even the name of this brand is cute: Stella & Dot. Second. Their Jewellery is seriously stunning. I want the whole shop. No joke. Third. Their packaging is awesome.

I first came across Stella & Dot at a market in Kingston Upon Thames. There was me, trying to be good and not spend any money (oh look, I forgot to put more in-between 'any' and 'money' *blush* silly me) when I noticed a pair of earrings glistening in the sunlight (yes, I will be making this as dramatic as possible). I'm pretty sure they were yelling 'try me, try me' and I couldn't exactly refuse could I? 'Trying', later became 'Buying' and just before I could get away from the blinding sparkles of the stool, a ring caught my eye and, well, I bought that too... it was going for a lower price okay, I just had to say yes. (Seychelles in Blue or Pink)

A year later and at the Country Living Fair I recognised the Stella & Dot stool, ran over, and ummm... may have bought another pair of earrings, had them delivered to me in yet more pretty packaging and they lived happily ever after. On me. (Capri in Coral or Turquoise)

Fun, quirky designs and bright pops of colours make these jewellery peices essential. I love the earrings, and I now want, no, need a necklace.You know when you find that one brand that sells everything you could ever hope for in a piece of jewellery, that brand that turns any outfit into a *insert your name here* outfit, and people associate your style with that brand? Yeah, thats what Stella & Dot are to me. Their sales are amazing, the service too. Every time I go on the website I get immediately jealous and start coveting everything. Doesn't help that every time I go to the website I'm hopelessly skint either, but I do have £20 credit to use up on my account, so I better get purchasing.

 (Postcards from the V&A)

Those I have my eye on, and those I could only dream of having:
Coral Cay Earrings
Mallorca Chandeliers
Neeya Drop Earrings
Reverie Chandeliers
Coral Cay Necklace
Sardinia Pendant
Limited Edition Frou Frou Necklace
Tempest Necklace

Images from Stella & Dot Website

... and here's a few random snaps of my favourite flowers, hydrangeas, because... well... it's summer:

xxx Lucy xxx

Pandora Bracelet

Sooooo. Payday came, and, went...quite quickly. BUT, I mean, I got a Pandora bracelet out of it (this is me justifyng my actions - roll with it... second thoughts, I don't need to justify this purchase - it's far too pretty for that.

For years I've been on the edge of deciding whether to get one. When I looked on the website, I fell in love with the Purple Woven Leather Bracelet for the colour, the detail and for me, this was more my style - I'm always drawn to this deep Aubergine purple - in stones, decor and clothes, and I wasn't disappointed by the quality or colour when I saw it in the shop. I don't have much gold, but I do wear a few gold bracelets all the time (inherited from GeeGee my great gran) so although I'm wearing my charms on the other wrist I didn't want the silver to clash. Instead of sacrificing some, I'd rather find a way to wear it all together. And, being the genius I am, I have ;).

My lovely friend Tara bought me my first ever Pandora Charm (The French Lilly). I walked into Pandora, my mission to only buy the bracelet! 'Lucy, only buy the bracelet, only buy the bracelet!' but walking into a treasure trove such as this, with all the charms glistening in the light and screaming 'buy me, buy me', and being such a pushover when it comes to pretty things (my bank statement spells out YOLO), of course I was going to spot the sale section and add an extra charm to my delicately wrapped Pandora Bracelet. So now I have two little charms, the French Lilly and the Russian Doll. Bonjour and Privyet my little stunners...

I'm going to the South of France this year in September, so I shall get something to remind me of that when I come back... maybe something beachy themed like the shell or starfish or mermaid? To be honest, I could use that excuse for any day to day activity 'I'm going to Sainsbury's, so it's imperative I get a shopping bag charm'. Again, I just ask you to roll with it. I am very very excited about holiday this year - this will be my first time in the South of France, and it looks beautiful!

 

Some of my favourite charms on the Pandora site:

Snowflake Clip

Starfish Clip

Mermaid Charm

Teapot Charm

Tea Cup Charm

Tropical Seahorse Pendant Charm

Lantern Pendant Charm

Gondola Pendant Charm

Wise Owl Charm

Angel Fish Charm

Sea Shell Charm

On another note, July is here! Can't believe we're 7 months into the year already?! A few of my favourite flowers are out this month, so I snapped a few pics of some beautiful Hydrangeas, because look how pretty they are!

   

xxx Lucy xxx