WILW 12.18.13 Christmas Wishlist Edition

It was nearly impossible to compile a Christmas wishlist because (aside from a huge pile of money and a car) I have everything I could possibly want. Here's a few things I've been swooning over lately, however.

1. Nacy Blue lacey ballet flats from Mod Cloth. I have some sort of obsession with the color blue lately. I don't know what it is. I think it stemmed from really being into sapphires (my birth stone). These shoes are so perfect.

2. I want a chained set of hairclips. End of story. I've been doing much more with my hair since I cut my bangs. I'm just trying to have more fun with it.

3. I keep trying to bid on this eyeball bracelet on Ebay but keep being outbid. I won the ring about a week ago and would love to win the necklace as well. Kind of an oddball piece. Like I need another one of those.

4. This beautiful black fitted dress from Mod Cloth. How pretty is this? And paired with a colored cardigan and some matching shoes? Blah. I love this dress.

5. This set of celestial tea set photographs. I would hate to change the colors in my kitchen (black, white and red) but I may make an exception for these!

So to appologise for my lack of posting, how about a playlist?

1. Terraplane Sun - Get Me Golden
2. Strange Talk - Climbing Walls
3. Stroke 9 - Little Black Backpack
4. Capital Cities - Kangaroo Court
5. Jake Bugg - Lightning Bolt

What I Love Wednesday 9.25.13

Sorry I'm so late here! Today was one of my very best friend's birthday's and I nearly never get to see him anymore so we met up for pizza and ice cream. And that's not a very good excuse seeing as today was my first actual vacation day off of work and I just spent the whole day cleaning. Enough boring chatter- here are the favorites along with a bonus jonas playlist at the end.

Ouija Board Jewelry Box

I saw this beautiful box on Etsy and I am in love. I'm just not $300 in love. This is beautiful though and I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for a similar box/tray that maybe I can transform myself because I would love to own a piece like this.

Paper Magazine

I'm willing to go out on a ledge here and say that I like Paper Magazine far much more than I like Nylon. It might be because it's still kind of undergound. But the fashion is totally me and the articles are interesting and well written. The left cover with Ciara is the current issue and the one of the right is MIA who I adore. This is also an awesome interactive magazine if you have a tablet. Just throwing that out there.

Cactus and Succulents

As a kid living in the country I remember HATING cactus because of the damage they could do to a bike tire and a small body, but now I am loving the look and atmosphere that these things give off. I may try to acquire some soon even if they are fake and make some kind of fabulous 'arrangement' with them.

Taylor Swift

I have absolutely NO idea where this new found love for Taylor Swift came from. One day I was browsing YouTube and I randomly come to her page and wonder 'I wonder how many of her songs I actually have heard'. Turns out I knew more than I had anticipated and before I knew it they were stuck in my head on the daily and I was humming them at work. I blame media brainwashing for my being a 'Swiftie' now.

Strappy Hour Flat (pewter) from ModCloth

This is only my second posting for a WILW on a ModCloth item, but my restraint is strong if you have ever seen my wish list or favorites. I love the look of this flat. They scream modern Steampunk to me and I know I would use them as part of a cosplay costume if I had them. Scratch that. I would wear these all the damn time.

Like I said, bonus jonas playlist. I don't know how often I will be doing a playlist for you all considering that when I like a song I will just listen to it on repeat forever, but here are a few of the songs (that are NOT Taylor Swift, I promise) that I have been loving lately.

PLAYLIST:

1. Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool

2. Lorde - Tennis Court
3. Smallpools - Dreaming
4. Grouplove - Ways to Go
5. New Politics - Yeah Yeah Yeah
6. Bastille - Pompeii

What I Love Wednesday

First of all, I know what you're thinking, 'It's Thursday, It's Thursday,' I know, but this has been a draft since yesterday if that counts. I want to post weekly and this will be good filler for when I can't make a crafting post. I am determined to make this  a weekly Wednesday thing. So here are my top 5 loved things from this week.

FUNKO POP VINYL FIGURINES

Alright, so if you have known me a while, you know that I am actively collecting these and I have 10 on my shelf as of last night when I added Superman and Captain Jack Sparrow. The two above are the next two I'm looking to add along with oh, all of them. I just love these. They are all so cute and make any character come to life in a fun cartoon fashion.

FUNTASMA SHOES AND PUMPS

These shoes are all so gorgeous! I found them while searching for shoes for my Halloween costume (I'm going to be Bride of Frankenstein). They have so many makes and designs which range from blood splatters to Lolita-like platforms. I believe they're all costume shoes, but I would wear these every day if I never had to worry about what to wear to work. I want them all.

LEGGINGS & TIGHTS

Fall is nearly upon us and leggings are my favorite thing to wear in the fall. I say 'boo hoo' to those people who say not to wear leggings as pants because obviously they have only seen people wearing them with a shirt that's not long enough rather than a tunic or a dress. I found the pair above on Etsy and I am in love with the pattern and the colors. If you're one of these people wearing leggings/ tights wrong, correct it and try again and shame on us for making us all look bad!

SPIKY MUGS

I found these mugs on Etsy as well. I have an odd obsession with mugs, which is weird as I rarely drink coffee. However, I do enjoy a nice cup of tea and a hot chocolate once in a while. These mugs are fun and quirky and accurately expresses how I feel most mornings.

THE ROAD (movie)

My boyfriend and I purchased this film while in Colorado Springs a few weeks ago in Entertainmart. I wasn't sure what to expect as I had never seen it before, but expected great things as Viggo Mortensen is in it as the main characters and it was made from a book. This is a post-apocalyptic eye-opener and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It really is a sad movie though, so don't watch it without a box of tissues with you!

I hope you enjoyed this little collection of my favorite things of the week and I like I said, I want it to be a weekly thing. See you next time!