Review: MaryLou

Last week I got a little something from the Benelux facebook-shop MaryLou in the mail. It contained a lovely vintage business card and, of course, a little package.

In it was a lovely vintage inspired owl necklace. What I love about it, apart from the obvious fact that it's really cute, is that she thought of some neat little tricks.
As it's long enough to pull over your head anyway, it doesn't have a clasp on it or anything. Those can itch sometimes, so I was quite pleased it was all chain in the back.

The other thing I really liked is that the owl has room to move, but the little flower is fastened to the chain. That way, when the necklace slides around your neck, the owl will always hang in the center. Also, the loops around the pearls are very neat and secure!

Below you'll see a selection of other items MaryLou has to offer. The jewelry is nice and affordable and always has a vintage feel to it. The facebook-shop only ships to Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands, but a real webshop might open up in the future.

If you want to stay up to date I suggest you like the facebook page. And if you are from the Benelux and see something nice just email Marcelien -you'll find the address in her shop- to place your order. And for all you Dutch speaking girls there is a blog as well.

P.S. MaryLou sent me the necklace, but I wasn't paid any money to do this review. These are all my honest opinions.

Wishlist

I think these backpacks from piperscrossing are really cool! They have a bit of a medieval/fairy-like feel to them. I was drawn to them from the second I saw them.

It's the same concept as your regular drawstring backback, but with a few upgrades. First of all it's a lot sturdier and prettier. And then there's the front pocket! It makes it look so much more elegant and it's very practical as well.

You can find lots of other colors and some other bags on Etsy.

A little Christmas gift to all of you...

I hope everyone will have an amazing Christmas! Whether it's with a big family dinner or just curled up with your cat. Last year I made this wreath for an amazing friend. Because I didn't want to spoil the surprise then I had to wait all year to show you guys!

Now onto my surprise for you...

As a little Christmas gift and a nice start of the new year, I'm giving away all Januari ad spaces for free! (At least all I have room for.) I'll give them on a first come first serve basis. Email Me if you're interested and I'll email you back to let you know what size banner I'll need from you.

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So what are your plans for today?

I exchanged a few of the gifts during coffee and now I don't really know what to do... Christmas makes more sense in the evening I guess. So I'm just looking forward to that. Then I can just watch a movie, unwrap the rest of the presents and have a nice Christmas dinner. I'll be back with an update of course.

Merry Christmas!

Much Love Project

Anna from Much Love has started this really cool project; you have to take a picture of something with a heart or heartshape and she will collect all the pictures on her blog.

I immediately thought of a pair of gloves I made, since it has a heart, and crocheting is one of the things I love to the best, it seemed perfect.

I love to crochet, to knit, to make anything really and I love everything that inspires me to do so.