Oh Orla, I love your work.

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Can I please have this bus?? Why don't we have them in the US? Oh London and Orla Kiely...how I love you...

Speaking of, her fall line of bags is spectacular! I have a few of them on my wish list for sure. Maybe I'll win the lottery...but that means I would have to start playing and I don't really know how to pick numbers on lottery tickets. So maybe they'll just stay on my wish list.

This would be my weekend bag.
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This would fit my laptop just perfectly.
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This could would be a great fall handbag.
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A girl can dream.

Goodnight.

Julia

Wottle Bottle

I think we all know that I LOVE Orla Kiely. I was checking out her site again this evening to come up with some birthday present suggestions for my friends and family. Apparently I'm a "hard person to shop for". Soooo, I'm drooling over some of her leather bags (holy, moly they are expensive!) and then I click over to the kitchen section. What do I find?

A Wottle Bottle!!

And it's only 8 pounds (UK dollars, not lbs.) I immediately add it to my cart and start checking out...but, then comes the shipping...
35 pounds!!!!!

What?? No way! There is NO WAY that it costs that much to send a lightweight plastic bottle from the UK to Georgia. Trust me, I know shipping rates. It's kind of what I do.

So, what did I do next?

What every good shopper/retail-aholic does. I "ebay-ed" it. Found "it" brand new for about $10. I'm a little curious to see if it's real...hoping it is, but won't be disappointed if it's not.

I'll let you know how my search for the Wottle Bottle comes out. Part of me wants it just because of the name. Wottle bottle. Hehe. :)

Have a lovely evening!
J Squirrel

Splurge

For about a year or so I have been drooling over Orla Kiely handbags. I went crazy for the line of home accessories she did for Target and was just waiting for moment when I could justify spending a large chunk of change on a handbag. Last week, that time came and after a LONG, HARD, and TIRING week of work at the January Gift Show, I thought I deserved a treat. :)

I absolutely love my new bag!! My boyfriend can attest to how excited I was to find the bag at Star Provisions after my last day of work at the mart. My feet were aching from wearing heels, I was tired and grumpy, but it all went away when I saw the whole wall full of Orla Kiely handbags and wallets. *sigh* It makes me happy to think about it again...

Orla Kiely is known for her graphic patterns and the thing I love most about this bag is that it's her signature stem print, but each leaf is "scribbled". It tones down the big stem print and softens the whole look of the bag.

Check back soon for another posts about handbags. J Fox and I are putting together a small handbag guide to aid a lovely reader. :)

Good Night,
J Squirrel