Love

"I was in Love once. I think Love is a little piece of Heaven. When I was in Love, I thought about that girl so much I felt like I was going to die and it was beautiful, and she loved me too, or at least I thought she did, and we were not about ourselves, we were about each other, and that is what I mean when I say being in Love a bit of Heaven. When I was in Love I hardly thought of myself; I thought of her and how beautiful she looked and whether or not she was cold and how I could make her laugh. It was wonderful because I forgot my problems. I owned her problems instead, and her problems seemed romantic and beautiful. When I was in Love there was somebody in this world who was more important then me, and that, given all that happened at the fall of man, is a miracle, like something God forgot to curse."

Donald Miller

Sex for Your Ears #1

Unicorns, Tsunamis and 3rd Chances

Tsunamis, they're not so famous in Japan.  Does anyone else think Mother Nature is giving us all the finger???

5 years, 2 miss oppurtunities, 1 more chance to turn it into something wonderful.  It's special and scary and everything I want but never knew I cared for.  Wish me Luck

Christchurch

My Thoughts and Prayers go out to people of Christchurch tonight, I hope you are all safe and well.

India and Gracie I'm thinking of you and missing you both very much. 

Please please keep safe

xoxo

Grandma's Are Just Antique Little Girls

Going to be spending one amazing weekend with my beautiful Grandma.

Why is it that Dauhgters clash so hugely with their Mommas, but adore their Grandmothers to no end??

A lovely day at the beach followed by a lazy Sunday organising her sewing room...bliss :)

Inspiration Motivation and Antici.......pation

Saint Valentine

Piglet: "How do you spell Love?"

Winnie:  "It's not something you spell...it's something you feel."

I miss you more everyday, but I know if you wanted it as much as I did we wouldn't be so far apart.

Put down your golden revolver and come away with me in the night xoxo

I Heart Ceramic Fawns

Kitchsy Vintage homewares are my new favourite things to lok for when Op Shopping.

I found these cuties in a Salvation Army Store in Taupio and have kept moving them all over the house just so that i can oggle them from where ever i'm sitting!

Want a pair of your own?  I Found these on etsy :)

via RichardandRuthie

via sweetpeastreatsshop

via yellowjacketvintage

via TheQuirkyOwl

Lady Gaga

She's known for rocking a body suit, wearing weird collars and having outrageous hair-do's and make-up...but I think this outfit takes the cake!

Ironically she wore this to the ACE Award ceremony in NYC where she was presented an award for her contribution to fashion!

I must say though, I do love those Heels!
This quote from Bricks and Stones made me laugh!
"Lady GaGa continues to contribute to the world of fashion in an interesting outfit showing off her unique style as usual, but was this one over the top? GaGa’s arrival made a photographer at the event pass out while standing on a ladder causing him to fall to his death! This was an accident but still a shock to the world of the photographers."

Haha who was it that said Fashion Kills?

Designers for Chain Stores

I am absolutely LOVING Kate Moss's range for UK Chain Store "Top Shop"!

I am definitely a fan of Designers for Chain Stores, we were lucky to have Stella McCartney for Target a while back.

But my ABSOLUTE favourite would have to be the designer range's for Sportsgirl, they always (!) have a continues flow of different designers with very different lines available.
They have some delicious pieces in stock at the moment from the Rachael Gilbert for Sportsgirl(link) range and while its quite pricey, these little gems are defs worth it!

My all time favourite Sportsgirl purchase was this purple Minty Meets Munt dress I bought for the races :)

Kelsey Genna Giveaway!

Oooohhhh so excited!  Kelsey Genna, a fashion student from New Zealand makes the cutest little dresses and Highwaisted shorts!   She's giving this "Prom Dress" away to one lucky lady -

Heres the link if you want to enter :)

http://kelseygenna.blogspot.com/2009/11/monday-2-november-2009.html

My 21st!

I came across this as I was stalking my way through Gala Darling's iCing archives, and decide that although this challenge was made for February I will give it a go this November! It is exactly what I need to kick start the festive season and prepare myself for my big move overseas.
My iCing Transformation Challenges are as following:
-Lose 3 Kilos

-Complete my style Journal

-Post at least 4 times a week on Girl With a Pink Balloon

-Sew/Create more beautiful things

-Ooze Positivity and Banish Negativity

There we go. Those are this months goals! I'll be starting it on the 1st of November and working through until the 28th...If it goes well I may even use it as a way to set and meet my goals every month!

Since this is my first time doing the iCing Transformation Challenge I'm going to keep a diary of how I go day to day (which will also hopefully help me check off item number 3 on my goal list!), and in those postings will include links to her daily inspirations.

To find out more about Gala's iCing Transformation Challenge go here http://galadarling.com/article/icing-transformation-challenge-preparation

Get a cute iCing Transformation Badge like mine Here http://galadarling.com/article/icing-transformation-challenge-badges



Hope everyone is having a glorious day

Hugs and Hickies

Eli

This man has actually changed my life!

If your in need of a good giggle...and when I say good giggle I mean laughing until pee comes out...then check this website out:

http://www.27bslash6.com/

Never in my life have "giggled" (refer to above) so hard in my entire life!

Decorating my wardrobe...

Allanah Hill has got t be my all time favourite designer...her pieces are like dress ups for adults! I absolutly love her range, whenever i look at it a think of cotton candy, eskimo kisses, heart shaped perfume bottles and tinsel!

I think what ilove most is that she doesn't fit the cookie cutter fashion designer mould, look at her! Shes the closest thing to looking like a delicious piece of cake since kirsten dunst in Marie Anttionette! And her clothes... TO CUTE FOR WORDS!

I bought my first pair of Allanah Hill Stockings this week, and they are to die for!!  Flesh coloured with tiny multi coloured specks embroided onto them, it looks like i have stuck skttles oll over my legs...I'll post a picture when i wear them.  I'm going to match them with a Minty Meets Munt dress next week at the races :)

The week that was...PINK?

Some Pretty AWESOME things that have crossed my path this week....

Absolutly LOVE the asymetrical bob!! I am getting my hair extensions removed saturday and am thinking of going from one exteeme (waist length black hair witha huge purple chunk) to another.  Not sure if i'm ready to be a blonde though...hmmmm food for thought!

Daaayyyuumm

I know there are people out there who think Posh Beckham is to skinny for her own good, but ten $$$ says the only people saying that  are those who are just jealous coz they don't look these good in leather pants!!!

http://www.fashionising.com

Look how cute the studs around the ankles are!!! DROOL!!!!

Goals for Sober October

Can you tell I like making lists yet???  For the next Month these are my goals :)
Lets hope i stick to them better then I stuck to my New Years Resolution (Save $10k, have ended up $8k in debt!!!)

- Only Drink One Weekend this month (Holly's 21st & Cup day on same weekend)

- Pay off Myer card and Cancel

- Cut Bread and Diary Products out of my diet completely.  Replace all Diary products with Soy.

- Read "Gorgeously Green"

- Walk more then 20,000 steps everyday!! (good god my legs will be sore!)

-Complete "Part I" of Writing Academic English, trying to school my self with old Uni books before going back next year.


So there they are, wish me luck :)

SATC OMG TIA!!!!

Let me take a moment to breath...*In*....*Out*

Ok. I'm Good.

In case you were wondering, all those random Letters are "Sex And The City Oh My God This Is Amazing".
Now if you are one of those girls with SATC OCD like myself, who went to the nearest op shop after the first glimpse of Carries Furry Winter Coat and bought the closest thing to it you could find even though it stank of moth balls (insert another deep breath here)... then the link I'm about to post is FOR YOU!

Admittedly i can't take credit for finding it, in fact while oozing over another of my obsessions archives(http://www.galadarling.com/) I came across it. 

http://www.hbo.com/city/interiors/carrie.shtml


That link is Internet gold my fashionable friend! HBO take you through guided tours of ALL of the Fabulous Fours apartments, explaining how each apartment was built from scratch on set, and went through a massive design process that made sure each home portrayed the girls visually.

I'm absolutly stoked that after watching the entire Series 7 times over (i'm inspired to watch it a 8th now!), seeing the movie 4 times in cinema (with each of my different social circles) not to mention buying the film and watching it on rainy sundays and stalking http://www.perezhilton.com/, Famous! Magazine and even Google for any leaks/sneak peaks/goss on the sequel I have finally found something else to drool over and keep my SATC Obssession fueled until the new movie starts screening.  I even spent an entire day on the reading all about Patricia Field, but why O why didn't i think of the HBO site first????

Highlights of the Week To Come

Walking to Work Everyday

World Vegetarian Day

Reviewing and Stalking Modlife

Going to See "Where the Wild Things Are"

Starting to devide my belongings into "Things to take to NZ" and "Things to Sell"

Flaunting Embelished Necklines

How Could You Not...!

Want hair like La Roux!!!!

I saw her live on Sunday

OH MY GOD

was the most amazing set of the whole day!!!

Having said that, there is nothing more amazing then starting  your day witha live set from Art VS Science and ending it electric sounds of Empire of the Sun

What a day! Complete with Feathered headpieces and Heart Shaped Sunglasses!