Secret Squirrel business # 1

 

...Now I'm not sure if you have noticed.. but.. I love squirrels. They are adorably cute, their little puffy tails make me smile and there's nothing sweeter than seeing a squirrel cram its little cheeks with acorns (I'm hoping someone will find my cheeks stuffed with cupcakes equally as cute..likely you think??)

My love for these little critters began almost 3 years ago when my soon-to-be boyfriend and I would send cute pictures of animals to each other (nawww!), it was photos like the above that started it all. Squirrels will always remind me of Mr M, and over the years I've received some lovely squirrel-related gifts from him (and soon after other friends and family caught onto my obsession with these little fellas).

Each fortnight I'm going to showcase some of my cute little squirrel collectables and other secret squirrel business (cute images I've found, youtube videos etc)

To get the ball rolling!...


My squirrel ornaments can be found on my bookshelves and bedside table. I love how different each of them are! The grey ceramic ornament was my first "woodland animal" purchase and I have since bought an owl and tiny deer from the Queen Victoria Market.

Going clock-wise from left
1. Plastic squirrel - Bought from a toy store, it's a lovely chestnut colour and has pretty little eyes.
2.  White & blue ceramic squirrel - This was a gift from my best friend, Sami for my 24th birthday. So gorgeous and dainty.
3. Wooden carved squirrel decoration - I bought this handmade gem from the Make It craft market in Fed Square right before Christmas 2011. It was so unique and so "me" I just had to buy it!
4. Hand-painted grey ceramic squirrel - Along with the little squirrel down the front, these where my first purchases from the Queen Vic market in Melbourne. He's very traditional looking and reminds me of story book squirrels.
5. Plastic schleich squirrel - Bought from a toy store. Would be gorgeous to use him as a cupcake topper for a woodland themed party.
6. Plastic squirrel - This was an unexpected gift from a friend, Bella who knew I loved squirrels, so nice of her!
7. Teeny tiny ceramic squirrel - I thought this was so cute I actually bought 2 of them haha! So small and precious.

You may be thinking "how much squirrely stuff can one girl have??" haha weeeelll let me tell youuu, I have quite a lot and am very looking forward to showing you!

I'm always on the look out for cute and quirky squirrel items so if you see anything that would take my fancy, drop me a line as I'd love to hear from you! project.bubbles@gmail.com

What do you collect?

Paul & Joe, the purrfect addition! Beauty

I'm so excited to show these babies to you!! Who would have thought cosmetics and CATS would join forces and make me a very happy lady. (Sorry for the dark photos! Hardly any natural light in Wintery Vic ::sad face::)

I must admit although I'm not a mega beauty queen I still manage to pick up pretty comestics here and there... My friend (and the fantastically stunning) Bianka Maree from Ahoy Deer recommended I check out the UK site beautybay.com

BeautyBay.com are an online retailer specialising in a large range of cosmetics (Urban Decay, bareMinerals, Too faced + more), frangrances, professional accesories and quality hair care products, but what really caught my eye was the GOREGOUS Paul & Joe cosmetics.

The limited edition, Spring 2012 Kitten collection is oh so purrfect! I had my eye on a few items since their release, but didn't really know where to start looking (see... total novice!) To my delight, I didn't have to go very far as Paul & Joe were one of the first brands advertised on my visit to BeautyBay (Click here to view their Paul & Joe range)

I purchased the blusher stick in "003 Catfight" and nail enamle in "027 Manekineko"

The attention to detail and gorgeous moulded blusher stick make this a "must have" even though I have no intention of using it.

Paul & Joe's enamle bottles are classically shaped and exude a certain flirtiness - they will definitely stand out of my nail polish stand. I love the outer packing and the hidden "miaow" on the inner lid is a nice little surprise (I appreciate little things like that!)

Have you purchased anything cute and quirky lately?