EVA GONZALEZ LOPEZ

Drift away into a love hued daydream with Spanish photographer Eva González López... me encanta :)

ONE BIG SUMMER ADVENTURE

I have been away on a lot of work shopping trips lately, and while metropolitan breaks leave me feeling inspired and motivated, images like these leave me longing for a Summer holiday adventure. You know the type, mornings spent lounging on the beach in a coconut scented sunny haze of sea and sand, afternoons idly floating by as you track glimmering fish through secret caves. Fruity icicles cool you down as you wander aimlessly trough the siesta emptied town streets, brightly painted rainbow facades and colourful religious memorabilia adorning every window, reminding you just how far from home you really are. Time to start planning...

GUEST BLOGGERS WANTED!

I am leaving on a jet plane to New York City this weekend! A whole weeks worth of fun will be had there, afterwards I shall be in Dublin working on a few photoshoots. I've been working on a few blog posts to schedule during my leave of absence and then realised it might be a great opportunity to invite some fellow bloggers to guest blog. If anyone is interested please pop me a comment or drop me a line on my email, sorcha.gillett(at)gmail.com  :)

WANDERING WILDFLOWER

I found the field of my dreams last weekend! We were travelling north in search of a vintage market and we just happened to pass this amazing field full of swaying wildflowers! Luckily The Boyfriend not only knows how to take a mean photograph but he also has a lot of patience to go along with it! As I wiggled in and out of 1950s pin-up dresses and 1960's summer dresses he kindly pretended not to be bored out of his mind!  Here are a couple of the images below, all dresses and accessories are now available to buy in Dandelion Daydreamer Vintage :)

A big thank you to A Pinch of Lovely blog who featured my vintage shop on there today! Krystal is running a vintage week so there is lots of eye candy for you to mull over!

WEEKEND RETREAT TO A FAIRIE'S COTTAGE

Town is teeming with tourists and the we are all melting under the hot French soleil! I think this idyllic mini-home would be the prefect choice for a weekend of escapism. I'd pack some treasured books, pick wildflowers and paddle in the river, sketch in pretty notebooks and daydream in that amazing bed as Ella and Billie serenade me to sleep. I love that the only way to reach the little cottage is across the stepping stone path. Anyone else tempted by this sweet cottage?

Images via the gorgeous Shimmer Like Gold blog.

200 FOLLOWERS TODAY :)

What a lovely surprise to see that I've reached 200 followers today :) Thank you all for your loyalty and lovely comments, they really make my day! xox

Love painting available in my art shop.

A Converted Double Decker Bus Makes A Great French Eatery

I had the most inspiring lunch this week, I ate upstairs in a cozy corner of an retired English double decker bus, which has wittingly been converted into an ambient cafe! Wonderbus Cookin has been so meticulously made-over, that you could almost live on it! The interior colour scheme was kept fresh and simple with a punchy raspberry pink being the focal splash of colour here and there. The tasty menu comes as gleefully presented as the bus, soups and deserts are served in old fashioned glass jars (the kind your granny might have kept flour in). Cafe au laits come served on bronze gilded chunky mugs with a little strawberry bon bon perched on the saucer. The bus is available for private parties and catering events, you can see more details here. Do you have any unique eateries you would like to share with us? Speaking of food, it's lunch time! Bon apetit tout le monde!

 

  

 

Tuesday Giveaway and Artist Interview with A Box For My Treasure!

Dandelion Daydreamer brings you all that is pretty and shiny this week! A Box For My Treasure is a treasure trove jewellery shop full of creamy pearls, vintage style trinkets, dangling birdies, dainty tea-cup charms and fluttering dragonflies. I was lucky enough to catch up with the designer behind the label, Judith, and gather us an insight into her creative world. Judith has kindly offered a necklace to the winner of this weeks giveaway! It runs until next Tuesday and all you need to do is pop a comment down below and tell us what your favourite piece is. The winner will recieve the gorgeous birdie necklace featured in the last picture... good luck! x

 

Where do you work from? 
I work from home (from my kitchen table!), which is located right by the sea in Dublin. Me, my laptop, my kitchen table and lots of boxes of supplies = A Box For My Treasure.

Where do you take your inspiration from?
I take inspiration from fashion, nature and vintage styles. I try to make a new piece of jewellery every day and spend a fair bit of time looking for new supplies and following fashion blogs (I'm utterly addicted to several) for inspiration and ideas.

What are you wearing?
Jewellery or clothes?
Jewellery - I regularly wear a couple of my own items: skinny vintage mesh bracelet and a layered necklace and I also have two bangles from Mimco (an Australian accessories shop) that I've had for a couple of years that I rotate on an almost daily basis.
Clothes - I'm a skinny jeans devotee (I'm fairly petite and reckon they are the perfect jeans style for little midgets like me - here's hoping they stay in fashion for a while more...) and wear them with everything from super high heels to my well worn converse and usually with a t-shirt that I'll dress up with jewellery (of course!).

  Who are you other favourite designers? Jewellery designers?
I love Alexander Wang as a clothes and bag designer and aspire to one day have a wardrobe full of his lovely gear (a girl can dream). Marc Jacobs is divine too and I adore the aforementioned Mimco for jewellery.

What are your favourite etsy shops?
There are sooo many, but I've narrowed it down to these:
DearGoldenVintage - seriously amazing vintage gear, 
Post - for decorated tights that I am willing myself to be daring enough to wear,
lamixx - for great basic tees, WhiteFly - for the most amazing and original jewellery I have ever seen: 
TrackandFieldDesigns - for gorgeous laptop bags made with vintage material

What is your favourite thing about being a creative person? And the worst? if there is one!

I'm fairly new to the creative world and I remember someone telling me once that the more creative you are the more creative you become, which really is true - I love waking up with new ideas every day.

How do you spend your weekends?
I spend my weekends catching up with family and friends. Working from home is pretty unsocial, so I'm always dying to go out for bottle of wine (or three) come Friday night. I also work some weekends selling my jewellery at markets (Dublin Flea and the Crafty Market).

  Please describe your typical working day?
- I get up at about 8.30am (I try very hard to get up earlier, but it never happens) and am usually online checking emails and orders by 9.00am.
- Once I've responded to any emails, I pack up any orders I may have received online overnight.
- I'll then renew/relist an item on Etsy and post an update on Twitter (still figuring it out).
- I'll then have a look through my supplies and work on creating some new items. This will usually take me up to lunchtime and I'll then go to the post office to send off the orders.
- In the afternoon I'll take photos of any new items I've made (the natural light in the afternoon seems to work better than morning light). I'll then spend some time resizing and adjusting the images until they're just right and when they are I'll list a new item.
- At each stage of the day (morning, afternoon and evening) I'll post a Twitter update and renew an item on Etsy.
- It's important to be responsive and present when you run an online shop, therefore my work day doesn't really have a particular end time, because I'm always online so that I'm available to respond to customer queries and orders.

Which famous person would you love to see wearing one of your creations?

Drew Barrymore (she was so amazing in Grey Gardens).