As I was browsing for talented artists on facebook, I discovered the gorgeously girly art of Jacinta Oxford who meticulously creates pretty love-filled heart art collage compositions with fine papers and fabrics.

Jacinta has kindly allowed me to post some of her beautiful creations here so that I can share them with you! Here are some of my favorites from her array of artful pieces:

I recently read that according to studies in 1998 and 2006 by Alan Hirsch from The Smell & Taste Treatment Research Foundation, some of the perfumes that a large proportion of men found particularly attractive on women were…. wait for it! the smell of pumpkin pie and donuts!

With that in mind, I was curious to see if the body aroma market had tapped into this biological tendency and I discovered that it has indeed! And there are loads of delicious smelling perfumes, body sprays and other bodycare products out there, almost good enough to eat.

Pumpkin Pie Perfumes

I couldn’t find any products that smelled like donuts, but believe it or not, I actually found a few bodycare products and perfumes specifically made to smell like pumpkin pie!

Other Dessert Pie Perfumes! (more…)

I love it when practical, functional things are made with a touch of girly cuteness, and this is exactly the case for these cute nail files which come in an array of girly patterns. Check these out!

Glitter & Sparkles Nail files

I was super excited to see you can get sparkly nail files! Very cute!

From Amazon.com:

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I sometimes find myself in the dilemma of not wanting to put my rings away in drawers and jewelry boxes because I know I’ll wear them in the coming days, yet when I leave them out on my vanity desk, it looks kinda messy! The solution? Ring holders!

Here are some cute, creatively designed and unique ring holders available on Amazon. (more…)

When June rolls round you know it’s Father’s Day soon, and this year it falls today on June 17th!

To celebrate, I thought I’d write a post featuring some cute Father’s day gifts “from baby”!

Papa Bear & Baby Bear T-shirt set

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I’m quite excited about a new design I’ve made today! I was experimenting with floral designs inspired by vintage art and after playing around with some rose patterns I ended up making these flowery rose plates:

Just wanted to share with you because I was so happy with how they came out! :) I can totally imagine these floral plates being used at a dinner party or a summery garden party!

You can see the whole selection of flowery plates I created here: Rose plates.

Today I discovered the photographer Deborah Schenck who creates artistic compositions of sun-streamed scenes with vintage letters, stamps and flowers. I think it is the way the sunlight dances through these images together with the soft feminine colors and balanced compositions which I like so much about these images.

Here are some of my favorites:

Vintage Letter and Apple Blossoms Buy From Art.com

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Julia and I are both members of the awesome print-on-demand website, Zazzle, where designers gather to share and sell their arty creations. Sometimes I like to browse through the site as a source of inspiration to see what other wonderful things other creatives are making. Quite early on in my time on Zazzle, I came across Meg Stewart’s photography work. Meg has a lot of beautiful photos but my favorites are her awesomely cute and cuddly chipmunk photography pieces. Or as she might call them, the photos of her “Furballs of Happiness”! :D

Here are some of my absolute favorite chipmunk photography images by Meg. They are all available on a wide array of products for all your chipmunk gifts needs. Click on the pictures to see what kind of products these photos can be found on. (more…)

I love learning things about stuff we see everyday but know little about. As I work as a graphic designer, I sometimes delve into the stories behind famous patterns and the ubiquitous paisley pattern is one of those which I recently learned about. Did you know that the paisley design originated in India and Iran? I always thought it resembled a teardrop shape but according to Wikipedia, in India they associate it with a mango shape believe it or not! hehe

I wanted to share with you some pretty paisley iphone cases that I recently discovered on Zazzle. (more…)