Easter break, part two!

Hi all, SO glad it's the weekend again - wouldn't it be nice to have three day work weeks all the time?!

Here are the remainder of the pictures of  my weekend in Auckland. We also had a couple of days of sightseeing, drinking and shopping in Wellington but I don't want to overload you with photos so I'll keep it short ;)

We caught the ferry to Waiheke Island - and check out the cruise ship that was moored up in the harbour!

Waiheke is BEAUTIFUL!

We had lunch with my friend who was there over Easter too - this was our view!

I took one of my favourite new Shh pieces with me - coral and pink of course ;)

We dined at the Orbit revolving restaurant again. It was my third time there, and actually the service was the worst we'd encountered. Sad face. :(
This is the glass walkway at the top of the tower....scary!!

Views of the city

Rosy cheeked after dinner, wine and cocktails! Oh and high altitude! ;)

Let's hope this weekend is as fun - what do you have planned?

What I did with five days off work - part one

Hey all, glad to hear that you all had fab Easter weekends! The uni I work for shut for three days, so in total I had a five day weekend - noice!!! :D

My time off involved a little bit of this and that...

As mentioned, the bf and I flew to Auckland. We stayed there Friday - Monday.

And had Mexican and margaritas on Friday night! Ole!

We ALWAYS take a trip to the Sky Tower when we stay in Auckland. It's the rules.

We lunched at the harbour....

And I was reacquainted with an old friend....

This was us in 2011 :)

I received a $60 Easter egg - that was DARK CHOCOLATE. I don't eat dark chocolate!!! Naughty bf!!

We went out for cocktails and dinner and found some very cool bars...

I wore a super huge quiff....

And ended in the Sky City casino :)

Something that makes me smile :D

Happy Easter weekend everyone, I'm still in Auckland.

I wanted to share some photos of my jewellery that's being stocked in a few independent boutiques in Wellington. It's also being stocked in a fancy design shop, Vesta, in Queenstown - but as that's in the South Island I haven't managed to take pics yet ;)

In the last month two awesome boutiques have stocked my jewellery. The first is Rex Royale, a funky shop on Cuba Street. I was REALLY pleased to have them accept my items as it's one of those trendy, cool shops with a bit of edge to it.

As I mentioned last week, I spotted my pieces in the shop window on my way past one evening!

Some of my items in the shop counter :)

The second of the shops (also on Cuba Street) that stocks my jewellery is independent designer 'emma'. The Cuba Street store is a really interesting space with cutesy furniture and ornaments, as well as fabulous clothes.

I love the furnishings in emma, and they sell other fun handmade jewellery too.

My Nothing But Bones necklace also made it to the shop window! Whoop!

I wanted to show some photos of my pieces in these shops as it is soooper-dooper exciting for me. Considering I started making jewellery (self-taught!!) not even 12 months ago, on a complete whim, I'm amazed that it's now for sale in some of Wellington's coolest shops. Yay!

What makes you smile?

Off to Auckland! And a winner!

Howdy and happy Good Friday everyone. Here at work we get FIVE WHOLE DAYS OFF (yay!) so the bf and I are flying to Auckland tomorrow evening. I love Auckland and can't wait to go! It's the biggest city in New Zealand and I know a shop there that had some cool beads there last year, so I'll be making a bee-line for that!

The bf and I went to Auckland at Easter last year too - see here and here. :)

AND I have drawn the winner of the Shh By Sadie Nothing But Skulls necklace!

Thanks for all your entries - I actually picked TWO winners, one from all of the Facebook page entrants, and one from the blog entrants.....

Congratulations Shasie!!!! Please send me your address so that I can post it to you! 

And if you didn't win, and are still desperate to get your mitts on this necklace, they're available in my Etsy shop - use the code ShhShh for 30% off in the next seven days :D

What I Wore: In Auckland

Today I am very excited! My parcel from ASOS arrived!! I only ordered it a week ago, and with FREE WORLDWIDE POSTAGE, two Bank Holidays and a weekend, I am so impressed it is here already!

Here are my new babies items:

This is a new style for me. I needed shoes I can walk in for my trips to Sydney and Melbourne next month, so thought I would try these biker boots!

The weather is getting COLD here, so I look forward to wearing this faux fur soon!

And of course I had to treat myself to these babies!!!!!

Last night I tried another Katy Perry for OPI nail varnish - Teenage Dream. I bought it on my shopping spree in Auckland. Again, it's not my normal style (I think I got caught up in the shopping excitement!), but it's nice for a change and it's a pale, non-offensive colour!

OPI Teenage Dream (Katy Perry)

I have a few more pics of my weekend in Auckland. I will keep it short!

Here's what I wore to dinner on Sunday - we went to an awesome Mexican cafe. It'd been a LONG day trekking around Waiheke Island, so we were both tired and I wanted to wear something comfy.

Blazer, Primark; Dress, Primark; Boots, Bronx; Socks, H&M.

Ring, Topshop

Of course the new Tiffany was worn!

Boring hair!

For dinner on Monday I had one of those 'moments'. It was pouring with rain outside and I couldn't decide what to wear... (Do you ever have moments like this!?)

First the hair was down. But I didn't like it.

Then it was in a side ponytail. Didn't like it either.

You can't really see here, but it ended in a messy side bun.

I put on my outfit, was ready to go - till I decided I didn't like the cardigan!

Harem trousers, TK Maxx; Shoes, Number 1 Shoes; Vest, H&M; Cardigan, TK Maxx.

Now I'm pretty sure I made the wrong choice when I swapped for my grey jacket! But at the time I gave up and went for comfort over style!

 

Here are a few more Auckland pics!

 

 

 

 

 

Arriving at Waiheke Island on the ferry

Waiheke Island

Isn't this just beautiful?! Coromandel

Pretty as a picture - Coromandel

Pirate golf while waiting to fly home

I had TWO HOLES IN ONE!

ALSO: I am posting two craft swaps today - so keep your eyes peeled AJ and Jaclyn! :)