Friday, January 27, 2012

Gifts



okay so it's another scattered post from me. most of these things aren't even gifts but i'm not very good with post titles and a lot of my posts lately have just been a collection of photos without any real theme, but i can't call them all the same thing, can i? these sparkly little bad boys set me back $6, and unsurprisingly the quality is to match. although they're super comfortable one of the bows fell off on their second time out, but they're so cute i reattached it so hopefully it'll last longer this time!

my parents came back from japan (thanks for the invite guys...) last friday and brought a few little things home for me - lots of chocolate (chocolate salted popcorn, ohhhh) and lollies, beauty products, tights, a hedgehog tablecloth(!!!), and what we think is a bookmark of the most beautifully sad girl, which i suppose must have reminded my mum of me.







speaking of japan, i have recently discovered the wonderland that is daiso as there's one right near my work. it's a magical little shop where everything is $2.80 (such a sensible price point, right?) and they don't even scan your purchases at the check out, they just count them to get the total! they have just about everything there, including macaron candles and packs of 350 cherry blossom scented incense sticks for $2.80! although i'm under the imperssion that it's actually a dollar store in america which is ridiculous given that the exchange rate is pretty much even between the two. try and figure that one out.






gifts to myself include ridiculous milkshake socks i will probably never be able to co-ordinate with anything, the unbelievably delicious smelling breakfast scrub from soap & glory, a kerouac luggage tag because i'm eternally in love with him, a pretty rose headband (and a MILLION other things not pictured) from asos, a kitty daisy & lewis tote bag and vinyl from their show that i went to on tuesday night (loveeee), and a holga book!











i also went to the harry potter exhibition at the powerhouse museum! we weren't allowed to take photos so of course i don't have any good ones to share (though i may have taken a multitude with my phone). we also weren't allowed to touch anything but i made sure to touch harry's robes! and even though everything way crazy overpriced, i bought myself a bookmark anyway to commemorate the occasion. and finally, the mor marshmallow box was actually a gift as well, from way back at christmas. their packaging is so beautiful!







17 comments:

  1. "the breakfast scrub" hahaha
    great compilation of photos!

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  2. Oh my gosh, so many goodies I wish I owned!

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  3. the royce popcorn looks so good :) I'd like to try it to next time :)
    btw your blog is full of beautiful photos!!! so inspiring

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  4. OOOOOh i wish i could had all these bits and bobs! gorgeous

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  5. Ahh! Such lovely gifts (:
    I am in love with those milkshake socks...

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  6. your lucky thing! Those shoes are gorgeous! x

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  7. Harry Potter <3<3<3<3<3<<3<3<3<3<3 Nice picutres!

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  8. Oh, those shoes are gorgeous! So sparkly. I am instantly attracted to anything sparkly! Haha. Aren't MOR products just gorgeous? I've bought a few simply for the beautiful packaging. I also love Soap & Glory's packaging, but their actual products are equally as great. I'm eager to buy the Righteous Butter and another one of their scrubs, but I've promised myself I won't buy new products until my current ones run out! Your Japan stuff is awesome too. I'm going in April and I can't wait to see what cute, weird and quirky stuff I bring back home!

    Beautiful post, as always. I don't think anyone minds that your posts are a random mish mash of photos because they're just so lovely! I could stare at your photos all day!

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  9. Wow, those shoes are sooo pretty! You may not have been invited to Japan, but your parents sure got you the loveliest gifts to make up for it! - lucky girly! :) xxx

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  10. Your things are so pretty! Heheh Daiso is amazing - it's so much better than the dollar stores in America. I have the same holga book - I've been dying to try some of the techniques in that book, which means I really should go buy some film hehehe.

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  11. You have such pretty things! I'd love to have such great things too! I love the Harry Potter Exibition, the perfumes and your socks..well, I love everything! :)

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  12. Soooooooo many pretty things! Bummer about the bow falling off! Hopefully it stays on this time. :)

    I love things from different countries! That's what I really love about blogigng, I get a chance to see all of these things that I never would have got a chance to see otherwise! I'd love to do some sort of exchange every few months or so with some of my blog friends in different countries. Send each other items that we can only find in our country! :) It would be so fun!

    And gah, the exchange rate between Canada & the States drives me insane... books are always at least 3$ more in Canada (on the back it has the Canadian and American price printed) yet our exchange rate is almost always EVEN! Sometimes our dollar is even worth more! Yet books are still a few dollars more! Haha. Drives me crazy.

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  13. those macaron candles look so real, I bet a lot of people are fooled ;)

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  14. These are great glitter flats. Love them. All the pictures are so cute.

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  15. Hi Henry, just wanted to say you are truly an artist! These are all very transcending! Just love your blog... xxx

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  16. Glitter! Everything is so good when doused in glitter !
    Beautiful images, as always.

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