Moved.

You summon the rain and it falls from the heavens, You call on the wind and it rushes down over me, You allow the sun to burn and it radiates light. You awaken the day and you bring the night. You speak my name you desire my heart.
how can I not be moved?

xoxo

She hopes she dreams...

For a life overpowered with His love...
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” -Pslam 19:14

You have stolen my heart....

OK!! BIG NEWS!!! one step further in my life of fashion! Which if you have not picked up on it already.... I really have no idea what I'm doing! but that's half the fun of it right! Who needs to take the steering wheel, when Gods an excellent driver? He knows the best destination for me so I'm willing to enjoy the ride!
So lets re-cap....
Scored job in retail: David Jones... check!
Scored a job in retail related to fashion and styling: Sportsgirl!... check!
AND NOW! .......
Scored myself a trainee ship with Clarissa Grace Bridal. I get to sew!!!!
If you haven't checked out their stuff you must!
I shall be learning how to craft beautiful, delicate, dresses and get to play with satins, silks and laces all day!!! Dream come true!
I have had the pleasure of trying on one of these beautiful beings! That's right! these are not regular dresses they are alive and thriving with beauty and grace!
If a mere work experience girl can turn up to Clarissa Grace half asleep, with obviously no skill in the quick 5 minute dash of getting out of bed (to the unreliability of her alarm) to heading out the door without anyone the wiser of the mornings effort....to standing in a silk, satin dress with hand crafted /beaded flowers and feathers and feel like the beautifulest girl on the planet. I have to believe that these dresses are out of this world.
So yes I must confess I have spent most part of this day dancing round the house!
Dreams coming true one step at a time!!!

Wear my heart on my...

So I had a good 5 hrs today to think about this blog, it was the slowest day at work, at my new job at sportsgirl! yep thats right if You have not heard! I hit up the big time graduating from David Jones hosiery to more resposinsiblities with in the fashion/retail sector and although I really love and always will love Sportsgirl, todays shift was the longest 5 hrs of my life!
Luckily I did not have to occupy myself with repacking hosiery (so long my delicately opaque friends), rather I was permitted to play with accessories: bangles bracelets, rings and earings!

There are some key pieces in sportsgirl this very moment if you dont mind me giving them a plug! Sportsgirl is bomhemian sheike, with a range of colourful leather strapping, plated chains, coins and symbolic pendants which look gorgous with the new maxis we have instore!
Not your cup of tea?
We also have (of course my favourite) Romantic vintage pieces heart pendants, pearls, lockets and vintage keys to go with floral dresses and crochet vest and lace tops love love love!!!

Anyways this accessories ecstasy that i was experiencing and yes im finally getting to the point is that i love bangles! Yep!Yep!Yep!

This new discovery has made me realise that i have negelected these precious pieces for many many years. The last time I ever got this excited about bangles was when I was 6 years old travelling up the coast on our annual holiday I fell asleep in the car and when I woke up I had a range of those indian inspired thin colourful bangles around my arm!My parents doing? I think not! It was Magic! Many years later their value has dwindled. They are one of the the first pieces I have chosen to dismiss in my outfits as an attempt to keep my outfit costs low!

But I have come to realise that these pieces are crucial to complimenting any outfit ! There is so much you can do with bangles and bracelets and im going to tell you the secret hidden with in these ordamental pieces!

The statement bangle/ bangles:
The amount of bangles that are acceptable to wear seems outrageous to me. It all seems to be about the clash and the more we can carry on our skinny wrists the better! The more colour pattern and textures the better! Such a statement can reveal ones creative, fun and flirty side.

The overstated bangle:

The size of some bandles today they seem to take up the entire arm. these beauties can dress up a plain one colour outfit and could be a key piece in directing ones eyes to the matchig pair of gorgeous statement shoes!
The minimal Bangle:

Maybe it s a pieces of leather strapping with a symbolic charm that takes your fancy and is symbolic to the memory/ special event shared between your closers friends? Maybe its a simple silver bangle given to you for your 21st or from your boy to remind you are loved!

The charm bracelet:

Of course we all love trinkets and keepsakes which remind you of the important people/times in you life why not wear them on your wrist!

Whatever takes your fancy, I encourage you to love these little darlings, take a new approach to your wardrobe mix it up and start with the accessories firsts have fun with them!

xoxo

Emaly loves, Oc Design

Emaly Love Watermarks

Emaly Love business cards and packaging!

Again my heart finds joy in celebrating another creative talent! This may be the first, but it will not be the last you have heard of OC designs! The mastermind behind the next Emaly Love packaging is, Owen Cutbush,he is the guy who knows his stuff when its comes to graphics, imagery and computers! Graphic artist and proclaimed photographer Owen is building a name for himself already! When we first met, I was just a girl obsessed in pretty dresses and he, a young boy dreaming of being a mechanic, he went on to pursue mechanics until he decided on a career change to graphics at the beginning of 2009 which he claims is the " best thing he has ever done" and obviously we cant agree more!

Studying graphic design at St George TAFE he has already achieved so much within the two years he has studied. He has been working on numerous projects and freelance work which have lead to achievements such as....
1st place in competition to design Central and Regional Student Excellence Awards 2010 program, invite and signage design.1st place in competition to design four window display adverts for the Ultimo Science Festival.
Commendation for packaging design in the Southern Cross Packaging Design Awards Australia
He has also been selected to be on the student council for St George TAFE and the AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association) and much much more!

The thing that excites me is his joy, passion and motivation for what characterizes his talent, an attribute i envy and wish I had myself! On completing his studies he wishes to hopefully find a job in a graphic design firm in the city and continue doing freelance work every now and then. In the end his real desires as stated by Owen himself is:
"Ill go where ever God leads Me" :-)

Here is a few of my favourite shots by Oc design.





This blog entry is a dedication and big Thank-you to his amazing efforts to take time out of his own busy schedule to help out my little label!
Be sure to check out his website for more amazing work!
www.owencutbushdesign.com
xoxo

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