Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that Lillian and her partner Claire recently opened a fabulous jewellery store featuring amazingly quirky acrylic pieces .From cute animals to Punch and Judy pieces, they've got some wicked stuff. I sat watching the clock until the store opened last Monday and snapped up my two favourite pieces.
Let's have a look...
Isn't the packaging lovely? It’s like old sweet shop bags! And I'm a sucker for stickers.
OK, the suspense is killing me now! *rips everything open*
....WHAT BABE?!
This beautiful creation is Labyrinth inspired. If I need to tell you more than that, then I'm not sure we can be friends any more. Sorry. My housemate at uni had an amazing Jareth necklace and I was so jealous of it. Now I have one of my own, hooray! More Labyrinth, please, Callooh and Callay!
And look what else I snapped up! Who doesn't need a narwhal with a beret on? (My fiance say it looks like a Cherry Bakewell but that's just as good in my opinion!) I've called him Neville, because alliteration is always acceptable. If you like cute, they have a beautiful ermine brooch and some lovely regal bunnies!
Lillian is a friend of mine, so it's very hard for me not to be biased when reviewing her crafts becasue I'm very proud of her venture and want to pimp Callooh and Callay out to everyone I know! However, I can honestly say these pieces are great quality and you can tell a lot of work has been put in to them. The branding is really strong - the packaging perfectly matches the website and the business cards and little stickers are well done and are lovely touches. I know Lillian and Claire have supported indie companies for a long time and you can tell they know that the little touches really count when you're buying something online. I can't wait to see what else the girls come up with in the future and I know I'll be buying bits and bobs from them again soon.
Alright, I say soon, but I've already got this witch coming my way! Who are your favourite indie accessory companies? Any to recommend me?
Awwwwww the narwhal with the beret is so cute :D
ReplyDeleteOh oh oh! A labyrinth necklace! For days when I'm not wearing my "dance magic dance" t-shirt, I can still show some labyrinth love! Need this. Need. Like food or oxygen or cadbury's. xx
ReplyDeleteI'm absolutely dying to get those two necklaces, but can't really afford it right now :(
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to get mine thanks to you -- the narwhal is SO CUTE.
ReplyDeleteWow indeed the package is beautiful! :D Lovely!
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That narwhal is about the cutest thing that I've seen in quite some time. I haven't checked the shop out...yet--but I think I might just head over there now :)
ReplyDeleteThat was the most dashing necklace I've ever seen! If I'd had it, I'd wear it all the time, i would even flag with it, stop people on the street and just being a total show off haha
ReplyDeleteWow, it looks like they really did everything right. Of course, Lillian is so creative and wonderful I wouldn't expect anything else.
ReplyDeleteNeville is absolutely to die for. I watched a documentary about narwhals in middle school and have loved them ever since.
I love Labyrinth! I need that necklace!!!xxx
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking of placing an order, but I've been waiting for some reviews of the service and actual stuff--I'm always a little extra hesitant with ordering from other countries. xP
ReplyDeleteI NEED the Jareth necklace. Oh gosh, it's so cute. Neville is adorable as well! I wish they came in plushie form as well because I would cuddle a Neville plushie forever.
ReplyDeleteYay! I haven't browsed Lillian's shop yet, but I've been meaning to! Of course I'll have to show some support and buy some stuff :) Can't wait to see what all they have!
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Argh I totally should've gotten the narwhal and the Labyrinth necklace too *shakes fist* I'm gonna post about mine tonight! ^__^
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your review Robin! So so glad you liked everything! Neville is such a great name for him, we might actually call him that from now on if that was ok with you :)
ReplyDeleteAny suggestions on ways we could improve?
We have some more Labyrinth (and other fantasy) ideas in the pipeline! x
I love the Jareth necklace, it's just too cute!
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