chitchat *update*

Hey everyone,

Last week I spent a lot of time with my boyfriend and finnishing the new collection, wich I wanted to have online completely by now...

But I ran out of pearls and the store where I got them from didn't have any in stock themselves last week, but luckily they had everything back in stock yesterday.

I am finnishing everything by tonight and might upload too, depends on how much time I'll have and how fast the final pieces are done.

I haven't had any time to go on the internet last week, so I didn't have a chance to find lovely things for my lovely things monday. Speaking of which, I will change lovely things monday into lovely things wednesday starting from next week.

It seems that mondays are bussy days for me, I never really get a chance to blog on most mondays.

I had to cancel 2 photoshoots this week because of circumstances, but I still have a photoshoot next weekend. The theme will be fairytale, we are not going to shoot existing fairytales but just scary fairytale-ish images.

I'll be wearing a FanPlusFriend lolita dress and doll makeup.

This is the makeup we will use:

I will try it out tommorow and yes, I will upload the results!

I hope it won't turn out to be a disaster!

Contest info!

So, my new jewelery collection for the winter holidays is near finnished!

I thought I'd post one piece already, so people can see what I've been making lately, and why not give it away...

This is the first shown piece of the collection, it is worth 30€ and I am giving it away to the winner of my contest on facebook!

What you have to do:

I have provided a picture on my facebook page of the jewel on wich you have to tag yourself and atleast 2 friends.

Then you send your best winter/autumn picture of yourself to: emikodesign@hotmail.com

I will upload your picture to the contest folder where people can vote for your picture by "liking" it, the picture with the most likes is the winner!

You have to do this till 30 November, the winner will be anounced on the blog and facebook page on 1 December!

Facebook page link: http://www.facebook.com/EmikoDesigns

Contest folder: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.205508312860305.50150.136109603133510&type=1

Lovely things - Wednesday + Contest!

Since I forgot to do this on Monday, I will do it today!

I found some nice things on the internet this week I'd like to share with you guys!

Paris shabby glam desk

This is a desk I found on etsy while I was looking for furniture inspiration for my future apartement. I'd like to have this in it some day.

The colors are amazing, and I love how it really looks vintage!

Unforionately it is made and located in Florida, so getting it here would be horrible and expensive!

Etsy link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CharmedByVintage?ref=seller_info

"you have just been poisoned" drinking glass

I think this is a fun and clever item!

It has been made by Geekatrix on etsy, I really recomend looking at this shop! they don't have many items, but they do custom etched glass christmass ornaments with elements on them!

I love geekery!

Etsy link:http://www.etsy.com/shop/geekatrix?ref=seller_info

Lace jacket

This is a lovely jacket from the polish online alternative shop "restyle", they have amazing clothes for even more amazing prices! Though I've hear the prizes might go up soon.

I actually bought this jacket, and the quality looks better than it is, never the less it is still a great jacket. It was just a softer fabric than I expected.

Their service is good and delivery is quick, I totally recommend!

Website link:http://www.restyle.pl/

My song of the week:

Opeth - Ghost of perdition

This is a song I have always liked a lot, but this week I started to listening it abnormaly much! I fell inlove with it again I guess.

I think a lot of goth's and metalheads out there can appreciate this song.

The info on my contest follows in a next post!

Oh oh...

I seem to have forgotten "Lovely things"-Monday,

And I only have a bit of online timetoday!

I promise I'll make it a lovely things wednesday tommorow!

Must say, I have found some pretty cool things on the internet last week,

Gadgets, jewelery, clothing and some tunes I'd like to share.

I hope you'll all enjoy.

December-Newyear's collection sneakpeak!

I was just working on my new collection, got the items in today ^^

And then I thought I'd take a litlle teaser pic so you guys can start guessing what i'm doing!

here's the sneapeak:

There you go,

I hope you all like what you see so far!

"Lovely things"- Monday

This is going to be my first "lovely things"- Monday, meaning:

from now on, every monday I will post a few things I found on the internet during the week that really are worth having a look at.

Such as etsy shops, items, music,...

Today we have 3 lovely things and some music, Starting next week I will have more lovely things to show you. But I kind of decided to do this in an impulse today, so I didn't have time to look for more things.

There will be more next week, promise<3

Our lovely things of today:

This a victorian inspired necklace created by "Azure Treasures" on etsy.

I love all the items in her shop and wish to place an order there soon!

Everything is handmade, even pearls are handknot.

If I were to order something, I would most likely buy this necklace, the color of the glass jewel is so amazing, and I aboslutely love the connector that the designer used!

shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AzureTreasures

This is a ring by the designer Daniel Proulx, under the name "Cathrinette rings" on etsy.

He designs all kings of steampunk jewelery and mini sculptures, I am a big fan of what he is doing, all his stuff looks amazing.

The ring is made out of a stretchy material so it will fit any fingers, wich is great for me since I have chubby fingers, hah!

shop:http://www.etsy.com/shop/catherinetterings

This is a victorian jacket I found a while back on etsy, it is made by a dutch designer called Marjolein Turin who has her own brand "Somnia Romantica".

All her clothes seem very well made, and I really want to order from her some time.

She makes every item to your measurements and to your likings where ever she can.

Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SomniaRomantica

Last but not least, Enslaved's song "the watcher" has been haunting me for days.

It is one of the most beautifull black metal songs that has ever been made if you ask me.

So I think it deserves a listen from you as well ^^

Independence

Lately I have been feeling a strong urge for independence... again.

I don't hate living with my parents, I like them, they do good things for me and everything,

but sometimes I feel like I have to get out and go live on my own.

I imagine about a small appartement in Ghent.

I would decorate it in a victorian or arabian style, victorian is prefered though!

To be honest, I already have some stuff for my future home, like an antique mirror, victorian-ish jewelery boxes, a set of forks, spoons and knives,...

I am a huge fan of both exotic and victorian interior, so the only thing I hope is that I don't try to mix the styles and then totally screw it up. I want my place to look nice!

Just look at those beautifull rich and warm colours!

And those arches are just gorgeous, I love detailed cuttings like those.

Another thing I reall love about this style, is the lamps. I wanted to buy a lamp in this style in Istanbull, but they were -unfortionately- all overpriced!

But then again victorian interiors are very beautifull as well,

they are super cosy and elegant, though exotic interiors are also very ellegant in their own way.

I like the curtains used in victorian interior, same for the sofa's.

Mirrors are one of my favourite objects, and I absolutely adore victorian mirrors!

The chandeliers are nice too, and I like lots of sparkly stuff, so... =3

I just wish I could already have a nice appartement for me and my boyfriend, living togheter seems like a whole lot of fun to me...

As long as I get to choose the interior ofcrouse =')

Cities are prefered, I like being in cities because everything is in one place.

You only have to take a tram or buss to go shopping, no need for driving around and looking for parking all day long.

Ghent would be my first choice because most of my friends live there, I know the entire town, it is a beautifull and it has some pretty cool shops.

I would also consider Antwerp or Brussels, They are nice cities too and I also know all the shops I have to know around there.

For now I'll just have to keep dreaming,

go to sleep in my bed,

at my parents house.

I hope I'll be sleeping in my own appartement soon. <3

Nice week , car accident + jewelery update

Last week was a pretty good week, but with a downside.
I've spent my last week without a job being lazy, doing whatever I want and a visit to Efteling.

For the 1st of november my boyfriend and I went to his family where we had to watch dia's for hours, and I can tell you this: looking at your own vacation pictures is fun, but looking at otherpeople's vacation pictures just sucks...
Apart from watching vacation dia's we also watched dia's from my bf's parents their chilhood.
What I've learned from this:
My boyfriends's dad lookd like my boyfriend with a weird "beatlles" wig.


At Efteling we had a great time, we haven't qued a single line the entire day!
There were basicaly no visitors in the park, the weather was good, all the new rides were absolutely amazing and we had lots of fun!
Now I feel like going again already enxt month, hah!
But I'll have to wait till next year...
Unfortionately my favourite rollercoaster wasn't open that day.
The fairytale and laaf village were as enchanting as tey used to be, I thought they would be less cool because I'm older now, but they were still as magical ^^
We got stuck for 15 minutes in "Vliegende hollander" because of technical problems, I get this all te time. Every time I visit a thema park, something gets stuck.
Oh and I wore my newest lolita skirt, wich I adore <3



After we left the park (not even 3 kilometers) there was a car standing still on the road, we hit the brakes about just in time, but the car behind us was to late, tried to drive around us but hit one of back tires... yay!
I really was in shock at first, luckily th people who drove into us were really nice and did all the paper work properly, the person causing the accident who was standing still on the road drove off when he/she saw us getting hit.
We couldn't drive back home and to wait for somone to pick us up for two hours in a mc donalds, I ate soo much that night..


I have finally placed a supply order with a wholesaler for my new jewelery collection, everything is going to be victorian inspired. I am working with silver and glass jewels for the collection so the price is going to be a litlle more expensive than the usual things that I sell.
I asked people on vampirefreaks and facebook what colors I should use, so I took someof the most popular colors and some of the less popular colors to create a color scheme with varities.
here's the outcome:


These are all the colors i'll be using for the biggest pieces of the collection.
I hope that I'll recieve my supplies soon, so I can start making my new jewelery!


Emiko