The Laser is Mightier Than the Sword: Di Dēpux Review [ 07-19-2012 ]

Hello! Hope everyone is doing well! Sorry for not posting yesterday - had some things that needed taking care of so I ran out of time after work. But because I like to keep up with my blog as much as possible, I bring you What's in the Box Wednesday....on a Thursday! Ha ha....

Anyhoo, today I am reviewing my purchase from the lovely Despina, owner of ♥ Di Dēpux ♥. This is definitely a woman that knows design and personalization. Her work is so intricate and spans over many different forms - from necklaces to bracelets to even cute brooches. Acrylic and mirror are her canvas and laser cutting is her weapon of choice. What she makes is so pristine and clean, no wonder so many people love her shop so much!

I decided it was time to get one of my own. She's great with communication and will make sure she gets down every detail before she starts to work. I told her what I wanted and she got everything down exactly as how I wanted. I really wanted a word necklace with a symbol. She directed me to exactly which one I needed.

If you look in the photo, you can see it says "Bunny Love" with a heart in the middle! It's in a sweet pink lettering with a white background and a gray mirror heart. The chain is silver and has her notorious tag on it so you never forget where you got this awesome necklace! I am very happy with my order and I even got a free gift!

It's a really pretty black 'B' brooch with little gems embedded in it and a star cut out. I believe it's laser cut acrylic (gotta' love that stuff!). I wonder exactly how people work with acrylic. Despina does such a great job with it!

Here are a couple of bonus model shots with my new necklace (and my bunny doodleband from Paper Cute - watch out for a review in the future on that too ;) )

  

 

Overall, my shopping experience was wonderful and harmless. She took me through every step of the way and was very patient. There are so many options, it really is hard to choose exactly what you want. Thank you so much, Despina! I love my necklace and brooch! I will definitely buy again in the future and recommend you to others!

Did you guys also know you could buy some of her stuff through ♥ sassyNpunk Boutique ♥? Definitely check out that shop too for more awesome goodies!

Until next time~

Cuddles & Kisses,

~ Kieli ~

Where Spunky is the New Cute: A sassyNpunk Review { 06-17-2012 }

Happy Sunday! And might I add that today is a special Sunday at that? Happy Father's Day to all the Papas and Papas-to-be out there! Hope you and your family are enjoying yourselves.

Today I bring you another review - this time from the very hip but cute shop called ♥ sassyNpunk ♥. If you love cute, anime and trends from the interwebs, this shop is for you.It's run by the very spunky and adorable Leyla and they have things from Sailor Moon merch to very sweet-looking jewelry.

 I have always wanted more accessories for a sweet theme because well....I love sweets! Luckily sassyNpunk had just what I was looking for. I bought their very edible-looking Fairy Kei Lollipop Jewelry Set and a Cupcake Stack Ring. (You guys have no idea how hard it is for me to not want to eat this stuff!)

I must admit - I was having a really tough time trying to decide what I wanted to get. I know I definitely wanted to get jewelry but there is a lot of cute stuff in there so I had to choose wisely! But a great thing for me that the Lollipop set exists. In the set you get a pair of earrings and a necklace, both in the Fairy Kei style and in the shapes of lollipops!

The earrings are pretty swirl lollipops like what you used to get as a kid in the candy shop and appear to be made from a very bright pastel colored clay.The swirls are a nice combination of purple, yellows, blues, and pinks and a few others and are blended quite nicely together. The pops themselves are actually set as real lollipops with sticks which are then decorated with little pink bows and little beads. These are for pierced ears as they have lobster clasps with a cute little pastel purple star bead in between.

I never wore lobster clasp earrings before so I was a little intimidated at first but I got used to that pretty quickly. Especially since I love them so much! I am always tempted to eat them, haha!

The necklace is made in the same style only it's about an inch bigger! And this time, the lollipop has two bows - front and back of the stick in pink and blue.The swirls are a combo of pink, blue, purple and white (and looks like it could be grape-flavored!).

Decorating the lollipop is a small dollop of blue "cream" with a slice of lime and a tiny little apple. To continue the Fairy Kei look, it's hung from a pink plastic chain and closes with a sturdy lobster clasp. And because this is bigger than the earrings, I really do catch myself trying to eat it!

 The second item I bought was their really awesome Cupcake Stack Ring...and when they say a stack of cupcakes - they really mean a stack! I mean, this is a cupcake lover's dream! It has four cupcakes with all different colored icing stacked on a plate that rests on a pink adjustable ring.

The silver plate is practically filled to the brim with the four lovely molded cupcakes on it. There is a pink cupcake, a yellow cupcake, a purple-swirled cupcake and a blue cupcake in the bunch. Resting in between is a bunch of cute flower bead and even a pink macaron! As you can see and would guess, it's a tall ring. But a tall ring of dessert heaven. (And what's super cool about all three pieces is that there is a glaze that even makes them look like real desserts!)

The shop is filled with very cute stuff of all styles. It even has makeup for those of us that love strong and vibrant colors with brands like Lime Crime and Sweetpea & Fay. Customer help is always quick and informative and you can always expect great things! Definitely a shop worth looking into!

Thank you so much, Leyla and sassyNpunk! I love my stuff and will be shopping again in the future!

Until next time~

Cuddles & Kisses,

~ Kieli ~