It's a white day today

^Luphia lace necklace and tunic.



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Sometimes,
you have to save the best for last.



(Lobster and Swan found via Decor 8)


Ps. A few new categories are going to appear regularly on Loveology, besides Art is LOVE and Little Lovelies.

- Shop Sweetheart (Surprising, lovely and original Etsy, Dawanda or other handmade shops will be featured in these posts.)

- Lovely Blog (In these posts I will be showing you one blog per post that caught my attention and I just have to share with you!)

- Interior Inspiration (Well, this one speaks for itselve. Interior is just my biggest LOVE...)

Also, I will be posting Fashion Finds, Wishlists and Personal Things like little things I wrote, bought and wore. However, these topics will not appear as regular on Loveology as the ones above.

For the Love of Tape

The colors.



The patterns.



All you can do with it.




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This Etsy shop has the most gorgeous tapes for sale!



Another great online shop to order your tape is Happytape!
Also on Etsy.



These are my two favorites from Happytape...



Also visit Happytape The Blog for lots of great ideas!


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Hmm...I'd love to buy this for my mom...



(If you live in The Netherlands, visit this site for cheap, original Japanese masking tape!)


I wish you all a lovely weekend,
full of LOVE.

Mila.

I fell in love today....

.....a couple of times.


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^ Irana Douer's work is amazing...



Above via the 'always-making-me-so-happy-bloesem'!
The design of the site is one of my absolute favorites!


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Ooooooh, I just found the loveliest little webshop!





I hope you fell in love today too.

ART is LOVE

All the beauty...



....by Kelly Rae Roberts...





Don't you just love her work?
I do! I've also really fallen for the design of her website...it fits her art so beautifully!

Another great artist, who truly inspires me is 'Lobster and Swan'.




I can't get enough of this beauty and lovely originality!
Visit her shop or Flickr for more...

Also, make sure to visit Indie Fixx,
where you can download amazing ART from various artists for FREE.



Be inspired
and feel loved.

My Dawanda shop

As I already told and showed you yesterday; I am busy creating little lovelies for my Dawanda shop!
I am getting more and more excited when I am making things....especially when my mother and I are sitting together around the table, surrounded by all kinds of fabrics, pieces of felt, beads in beautiful colors...

Today I finished the two felt 'clutches' I already showed in my post yesterday.
However, I want to show you again, because I have better pictures now and to be honest; I am proud I made those!



The quality of the felt is really beautiful and I am deeply in love with the color.



Both the pieces of lace are quite old, as are the buttons.
I still really love old things....as they give everything that special, delicate touch.





Both of the clutches are now for sale at my SHOP.

Also, I reduced all the prices of the other, older items!
And because I am back and HAPPY I offer some cute, little presents for free with every order!
(Remember; the paper birds with lace on their wings are still available, both per one item and more. Just message me your wishes!)

Bye, lovers!
<3

The New and the Lovelies

(Gorgeous art by Nevin Hirik)

Hello dear readers,

I am more than happy and excited to announce that I am officially back.
That means Loveology is back...

As I told you before, I will be making some improvements here, so a few things will change on Loveology. In a good way I hope, of course.

First of all, I want to introduce two subjects that will appear on the blog regularly.

1. Little Lovelies; this is all about the small things in life (both material and non-material) that make me happy. These things can be lovely handmade stuff I found on Etsy or Dawanda for example, to great books that I've read and want to tell you about.
Everything is possible!

2. ART is LOVE; the title speaks for itself, I guess. Art inspires me...and I guess it does the same to you! I find so many amazing artists on the Internet, that just have to be featured in a post on Loveology, so more people can enjoy the beauty of their artwork.

I just recently found the amazing artwork made by Nevin Hirik.
As you might understand....I fell completely in love with her work.
The mysterious softness of her work made me feel so comfortable and kept me looking for a while...







Loveology will not change completely, because I want it to be about all the lovely, beautiful, special and touching things in life.
That's why I started this blog and that's how I want it to continue.

However, I do want to make Loveology more professional, so I will be spending more time creating a blog which people love to visit to get inspired and to feel happy about all the beauty there (still) is in this world.
This also means I will be spending a lot more time creating things for my little shop.


(Via Little Lost Love)

The last couple of weeks I've also been busy redecorating my home.
I created a much better workspace, which made me very happy and it really feels as a new beginning!






Also, I've been busy creating 'Little Lovelies' for my Dawanda shop.
I am very curious what you think about what I've made....hope you like it!




This is my personal favorite!






These two below are not ready yet, but I am so excited about them (especially the first) that I just had to show you!
Both are made out of the most beautiful and thick quality felt in an amazing color and decorated with antique lace. I have to finish them and attach an antique button to close them...






Of course, I will show you when they are ready...
I will be making more of these 'wallets/clutches' (perfect for your make-up also!) in beautiful, different colors (mostly pastel) and decorate them with all kinds of vintage lace in lovely colors...



As always, I have SO much I want to show you, tell you...I just don't know where to start!
But let's consider that's a good thing, because it means Loveology is back in town with loooaaads of new stuff to post about!

Love you all,

Mila.

Frankie Goodness

As you might already know, the lovely and always inspiring Aussie Frankie Magazine, has launched their first book!
It´s called ´Photo Album´ and is full of gorgeous, surprising and touching photography from more than 100 professional and amateur photographers...in the style of the magazine of course. A style I personally can't get enough of...

I can´t wait to order my copy and enjoy the book with a nice hot cup of green tea (it´s already getting quite cold here in The Netherlands!)



Here is a little preview of photographs you can find in the book!
Ooh, dream of all dreams...


(Photographed by Katherine Squier from Austin, Texas)


(Photographed by Susannah Conway from Bath, UK)


(Photographed by Laina Briedis from NY)

You can order the book here and if you´d like to receive the Frankie newsletter (which is always surprisingly GREAT!) click here.



The Photo Album is not the only launch of Frankie books!
The mag also just released the sweet and lovely book ´Afternoon Tea´.
This book is full of nice recipes and the most amazing photography which will definitely make you want to start baking and spend some great time in your kitchen!


(Source: GREAT blog!!!)

ps. Don´t forget about the gorgeous FREE wallpapers you can download at Frankie's!



This is it for today, LOVERS!



Ps1 Thanks a million, dear Leila from Frankie Magazine!

Ps2 As you've noticed, I can't resist posting on Loveology and I am a little bit 'back', although I am still not completely sure whether I am back 'for good' now or not. I think I am, but it also depends on some things outside myself, so I am sorry it's all so vague.
When I know things for sure, you are the first to know!

For now, enjoy Frankie, the books and Frankie's website!

LOVELOVELOVEE

I've already posted once about Jane Schouten (from All The Luck In The World), who makes the most amazing, dreamy things...
These just have to make you happy!



She's just unbelievebly talented!



Jane has a shop in The Netherlands, which I still haven't visited (SHAME!)
She opened the shop together with her sister Julie and they sell both vintage and handmade items.
Her webshop is also definitely worth a visit...



You can see so clearly with how much LOVE these pieces of art are made...



More LOVE...

I just recently found this cute, little Etsy shop.
It is owned by The Cupcake Girls, who make very cute things which are great for gifts (to anyone sweet or to yourself...)




This lovely pincushion includes the flowerpins!





MARAMIKI (LOVE that name!)
A very special Etsy shop, with lots of handprinted fabrics and other cuteness...



Beautiful handprinted pillow...



Oh, let's not forget about this most lovely stash!



This gorgeous bag below is from Etsy seller Meplusmolly.
I fell in LOVE with it deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeply.



These are gorgeous too...




If you're a BIG vintageLOVER (like me...oh yes!)be sure to visit this amazing Etsy shop.
It's called EmmaDear and truly has the most beautiful nostalgic items...







I have loads of new ideas for the blog!
I am so excited I can hardly wait....but I have to for a little longer.
It's incredible what the amazing guestbloggers do and I have to say once again how very grateful I am for them keeping Loveology alive.
Toni and Sara, you are the sweetest and you inspire me very much!

Also, I have transformated my place completely and I have to say I am so happy with it. I've moved all the furniture around and decorated the place in a different way. How lovely it is to change your home/room! It's the best fresh start there is!
Unfortunately I can't upload pictures of my 'new' home on this moment, but soon I will and I am already looking forward to your opinions about it!

Lots and lots of LOVE to you all,

Mila.

underwater

Please forgive me for posting this on my blog earlier today, but the photos are so beautiful that I wanted to share them with a much, (much!) larger audience.

My favourite underwater photographs are of Drew Barrymore for Elle Magazine......


and this gorgeous photo of Kate Winslet taken by Annie Leibovitz.

I love underwater photography. It is dreamy and quiet and still.

The clothes billow out and you can see different shades in one block colour and fine detail of a beautiful dress.

I did a search for photographers that specialise in fashion photography underwater and it lead me to this amazing lady - Zena Holloway.

Her photos are magical and romantic and so special. All the images to follow are all Zena Holloway photographs.

They are all quite wonderful.

x
Toni from little suitcase

All those things in life....

......which cannot find their right places........



But I can now say I am starting to find mine!

Hello sweet, dear, honest and inspiring readers!

It's Mila again......it's been a while and I missed you all and the blog dearly.

Unfortunately I am not really 'back' yet, but I couldn't resist this little post to let you all know I am doing better every day (including the ups and downs, of course).



Sweet sweet guestbloggers Sara and Toni: you are both doing such an amazing job!

I feel so proud when I see your beautiful posts on Loveology.....I will be forever grateful!

Some beauty...


(From here and here)

So sweet....from Myetsyshop



I am still very much in love with beautiful crocheted lace...



Ooooooh!

Visit Pikaland! It is so inspiring...

GRR.
This damn thing I am typing this on is not making me happy at all!
My computer broke down and can't be fixed (I've been told) so that's quite horrible.
I am now making this post on my very old laptop with Windows 98 (!!!!).
So unfortunately I am not able right now to create the nice post I wanted to create.

HOWEVER.... Lots and lots of ideas and new stuff will be added to both the blog and my little shop on Dawanda in the very near future.
I am VERY excited about all that and especially about the cute cute birdie hangings/mobiles made out of felt and decorated with all kind of nice thingies...
I'll try and make some pictures this week.

Before this whole thing crashes, I have to stop now and just post the thing.

MISS YOU ALL!!!

But will be back soon.
Stay tuned, LOVERS!