Accessorize yourself (Part 1)

Accessorize yourself (Part 1)

Solene Percher by Stephen Plumb, hair bow by  Diablo Jo's

"You can't put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories" - Melanie Clark

         What do you look for when choosing accessories? Is it value for money, brand appeal, quality, design or a mixture of all four? 

I personally like to try and achieve a good balance of value for money, quality and design . I also like to try and buy locally and/or hand crafted items.

When I find something new and exciting (even if it's only new to me) I love to share it, and this is exactly what I'm going to do now. 

Obviously, there are many good accessories websites out there and that's without mentioning the abundance of creative and talented artists on Etsy but I want to concentrate on an incredibly talented lady, and her shop Diablo Jo's. This site is beautifully designed, so easy to navigate and has lots of lovely goodies for your perusal and buying pleasure.

I can't resist but to tote some on here (especially as my geographical location at the moment prevents me on buying any!).

Hawaiian Barkcloth Bow

This Hawaiian bow is first on my want list. I think it's so cute and would work well with any hairstyle and colour, I can't wait to get my hands on it and for only £3.50 it's a bargain!

Red and Gold Hawaii Fascinator

My next pick is the beautiful Red and Gold Hawaii Fascinator. How stunning would this look on luscious ebony locks or shimmering crimson tresses? Us redheads sometimes find it hard to match accessories to our hair that don't dull our colour or make it too coppery so this beaut is a definite must. At only £20 it's a worthy addition to your collection.





As you can tell I love Hawaii prints and hibiscus flowers but I promise not all of my recommendations are not based around this theme...instead the lovely Diablo Jo's also provides accessories to cover all tastes and obsessions...even my other one - cherries!

This headscarf is such a simple classic design, and by no means do
I mean this in a derogatory way. This is a perfect design and a necessary part of everyone's collection, whether it has cherries on it or not is up to you. The benefits of having a classic design like this is flexibility  you can match it with most outfits and it will definitely go well with any hair colour...literally any! Another steal at just £4.00


I'm going to now wrap up this article with one more precious piece from Diablo Jo's as I fear otherwise I will just end up adding the whole site here!

'Lil' Cherry' Scroll clip pack

So my last selection is to fit with the above headscarf, this lady has come up with a brilliant design of securing the item - matching hair clips! She has these for most of her headscarf designs so you don't have to have any boring or unsightly bobby pins popping out and ruining the whole ensemble. Just £10 to have this peace of mind.







I suggest you get your little fingers over to her site so you don't turn blue holding your breath from excitement!

Enjoy shopping ladies ;)

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All things Etsy!

All things Etsy!

Lot vintage costume jewelry on Etsy

Esty, if you don't know it already, is an amazing place to find vintage and handmade doodahs. I sometimes spend hours looking on Etsy, I have that problem of thinking 'I'll just look for X Y Z and that's it, 10 minutes tops' and then before I know it it's been 3 hours and I've looked not only at X Y and Z but also A B C D E and F! Just like Ebay, Etsy will show you suggestions you might like, and if you sign up for an account not only can you create a sort of 'wishlist/watch list' but also you can favourite the whole shop so you'll get updates on new products. With this favouriting, I find it a lot easier than Ebay, which isn't necessarily a good thing as it means you see so much more in such a small amount of time - for someone like me, that's not a good thing!!!

You can find pretty much anything on this site, again just like Ebay but the twist is that most of it is handmade and if not, it's usually vintage. It's like a dream come true for those of us who are picky at what charity/thrift stores we will shop in - Ebay is your regular run of the mill store where anyone gives anything in (with the exception of not having the discerning shop assistants to chuck the tat before the customers see it), Etsy is your specialist store where you might find that odd handmade skirt that everyone will ask about, or those shoes that came from someones great aunt in the 40's. Needless to say, it's really a worthwile site to check out. 

Gorgeous pearl job lot

The above photo of a job lot of various pearl jewellery I personally think is gorgeous...can you imagine teaming this up with a long Hollywood 1930's dress for a night out? Perfect pairing!

I have to say, Etsy isn't just for jewellery, you can find some really interesting little trinkets and clothing on there too. I've posted a few examples of ones I think are so cute...

Antique classic Underwood N 5 art deco typewriter from the 1920s

Pinup Series hand made stone cocktail coasters

Holy Rockabilly Dress Batman

Ok, so the last one isn't all that vintage but don't you just love the 50's shaped dress with the Batman print to it? You can be a total chic geek in that! :D

So now I've given you the low down on Etsy and a TINY example of what you can find on there, go off and start shopping people!

Toodaloo!

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