Ebay win / Sigerson Morrison shoes

I am so thrilled about these new shoes I got really cheap on ebay today that I wanted to share their loveliness. They are by Belle by Sigerson Morrison. I love patent leather flats to begin with, and I find that particular green in patent leather especially adorable. Plus, the cut-out details and the flap in the center of them are very cute, and it is a very nice fit on the feet, as all Sigerson Morrison shoes are from my experience. Plus, we have the woven jute details around the bottom, which I have previously professed to love.

It was a total steal. New in box, and I won it at $33, when it had a retail value of $230. I never pay retail for anything. I shop primarily online; mostly I visit discount sites like gilt, ruelala, ideeli, hautelook, etc etc, and sometimes I come across good deals on ebay as well. Or I use coupon codes on pretty much any site out there when the items I desire go on sale. I save tons of money in a year. And I strongly suggest anybody reading this to do the same. You just gotta be patient, and not impulsively buy anything at full retail value.

 I do the same with grocery shopping by using lots of coupons.  For example, recently I got John Frieda hair dyes for free at Target. They were on sale at $ 12 , and I had  two manufacturer's coupons for $ 5 each and two Target coupons for $ 5 each ( at Target you can use both a manufacturer's coupon AND a Target coupon for the same item), and Target also had an additional promotion of if you bought two, you would get a $5 gift card. So, I bought two and not only did I get the hair dyes for free, but I even ended up making $1. Why not save money when you possibly can? Because anything else is pretty much throwing away money. And everybody, except perhaps for the filthy rich, can use some saving.

Lovely shoes

I want to make a shoes post today. I have always loved wedges, and this summer there were so many to choose from. My favourite has always been the jute ones, because it is such a raw material  that it makes the sandal look so natural and organic.

I don't normally wear heels, but high wedges are no problem to walk in. Like this woven jute one by BCBGMaxAzria:

I also love these sandals by Jil Sander. They are a mix of a Birkenstock and color-block wedges. And I have always loved the gray/silver-yellow color combination:

And one of my favourite brands due to the high-quality leather and other materials they use, is Sigerson Morrison, especially their Belle collections. This one with these colorful, beautiful ribbon lace-ups are great flats. They come as wedges too, but I got the beige suede flat ones (it had lots of colors from the ribbons but also was very summery because of the beige suede),  as soon as they went on sale for half the retail price. Here is the red one, and below is a picture of the beige suede one on my foot.

Petunia Pickle Bottom bags

These bags by Petunia Pickle bottom are quite cute, and they reminded me of Orla Kiely bags a bit.

One Kings Lane/ Onekingslane.com purchase

I found good deals on Onekingslane today. I am sharing what I bought and similar items there so that in case you want to purchase them yourself, you won't miss the sale, as the sales last only a few days, like this particular sale (all items below are from the "Working Class" sale. Remember there are many other brands on sale, not just one) will end on Thursday 4/21, but of course the items may be sold out before then, so act quick. If you are interested in Onekingslane, please click here for my invite.

What I bought:

This set of three bags is $12:

Love this apron. And because I cook a lot, I was in need of a cute apron. It was $12.

I have so many pillows at home, it is ridiculous. I rotate them. And I just love the sunny colors on these pillows, so I had to get them, considering they were really inexpensive. Easy on the eyes and easy on the wallet.

And these are some more from that sale:

Coupon for Envirosax bags

I would like to share with you a 20% coupon code for brightandbold.com (the coupon unfortunately expires today - 4/17, so you only have today to use it. I hope you get to see this post on time), which applies to everything on the site, including the Envirosax bags which I love. The coupon code is JELLYBEAN. Plus, they have free shipping on every order. The Envirosax bags that they sell are not only great for grocery shopping but because they are so beautiful, you can use them for any day outing. There are many different designs to choose from, but I want to share with you the ones that I like and own. If you did not get to see this post on time and missed this coupon, then you can always get 10% coupon by subscribing to their newsletter on their site.

Orla Kiely goodness

Today I want to talk a little bit about about Irish designer Orla Kiely. Her retro patterns are so yummy to me that I could not resist having  pieces of it myself. In the past years I have bought Orla Kiely handbags, wallet, mugs, plates, rain boots, which are my favourite to this day. I can't say I like all her patterns, but the ones I like I really LOOOVE, like the stem ones that these jars and bags have.

 

I own this bag below, which I got at an ideeli sale, and it cost me less than $50, which was a good deal, considering its regular price.

I also have these rainboots, which are my favourite rain boots of all time, because they are thick enough that when I wear them in knee-high snow, it keeps my feet warm and dry, unlike thin, flimsy rainboots out there. And the green tone is not loud, but is cozy and cute. I got them two years ago at a super sale on bluefly ; there was sale on already reduced items.

This is a picture of my coat rack from my entryway, (picture quality is not good, because I had really low lighting and not the best camera) where you can spot one of my Orla Kiely bags, which I got on ebay 3 years ago and have used a lot since then.  Her handbags are also very durable, and will look as cute in ten years as they do now.

OK, this is the fourth time that I am posting a radio here (as I said before, it is a curious thing because I don't really listen to radio, but can not stop myself from admiring some of the lovable designs out there).

I also would love to buy Orla kiely wallpaper in this pattern below. Right now I don't have any immediate need for wallpaper, but if I move and have the need for a wallpaper, this will be it, which is why I am on the lookout for it to go on sale, because as soon as I find it at a reduced price, I will stock it for that rainy, wallpaper day.

Speaking of wallpapers, I like the picture below of a staircase that is covered with Orla Kiely wallpapers. I don't know who this picture belongs to, so I can not give full credit, but kudos to whoever did this. A nice way to use wallpapers.

And of course Orla Kiely also produces her patterns in fabric, which means absolutely cute chairs like this which you want to hug. PS: I know I said "cute" a lot in this post, but if "cute" perfectly describes these items, why bother with another word.

By the way, I am editing this post with good news.

I recently launched my online home decor store, ENVILU, where you can find unique, interesting European and American brands. We sell not only home decor items, but also jewelry and pet products. So please check it out, and enjoy 20% off on your first order with coupon code EN1ST.

Also, don't forget that we offer free shipping on orders over $100. If you have any questions, you can either post here or contact us at info@envilu.com. Thanks!

Gilt, ideeli, hautelook, Onekingslane, Ruelala

I may have mentioned before that I am a huge bargain hunter.  And it always gives me delight to share bargain finds with others. For years now I have been a member of many discount sites such as Gilt, ideeli, Ruelala, Hautelook, Onekingslane. Maybe most of you already have heard of them. I bought so many things from those sites over the years, from shoes to home decor items to kitchen tools  at %70-%90 discounts.

Each site has daily sales dedicated to all kinds of designers, from unknown, small-scale designers who may not even have a shop in your town to high-end ones that you normally can not afford. And whatever your taste or style is, it is practically guaranteed that if you check these sites every single day, you will eventually come across things that you like and they will certainly be cheaper than what you can find elsewhere.  I mean  paying $25 for an item that retails at $350 is just thrilling. For example, today on ideeli's red sale (which gives even more discounts on already discounted items) there were coats at $15 which retailed for $260.

I know I may sound like an advertisement, but, truly, I am just only happy to be sharing any money saving way I know of  with people.

Most of these sites need invites to join, so the links I will give you below will provide those invites. All you need to do is sign up for free.

ideeli invite
ruelala invite
gilt invite
hautelook invite
OneKingsLane invite


 Some of the things I have bought from those sites in the past 2 months are:

Irregular Choice shoes and Etsy jewelry

I like this steampunk ring and necklace on etsy.com.

 

I love Irregular Choice (they also have a more subdued sister company called Poetic Licence); their creativity rocks. Some of my favourite shoes are from them, but I don't love everything they do; in fact there are quite a number of shoes from them that I do not like and would not wear, and by that I mean "over my dead body" kind of would-not-wear,  but even those that I do not like, I tip my hat to because every single pair of shoes from this brand , even those that are not to my liking, are undoubtedly creative and nothing like you see from any other shoe brand out there, which is why I salute this British brand for being outside of the box. The exception is their men's shoes, which are lacking in creativity compared to some of their women's styles.

Anyway, I have been wearing stuff from Irregular Choice for many many years. My latest buy was these boots last year. I am a sucker for black/white or black/red polka dots AND those cute heels and the quilting-type stitching details and everything else are terribly adorable, but wearable at the same time.

And below I am also posting some of my favourites from their new designs.