My must-have fall things

Scarves. When it gets chilly, I can't live without scarves. I have many, but I'm constantly looking for new ones. 

Jazz. There's nothing better than Renee Olstead's smooth voice when it's getting cold outside and the leaves are changing color. 

Candles. No explanations needed.

Hot Chocolate. American bloggers (yes I generalise) need pumpkin lattes. I don't. Fist of all, I hate coffee. Secondly pumpkin is not "a big deal" here in Finland. What I need, instead, is hot chocolate. With whipped cream. From a pretty mug.

Rubber boots. I love Hai rubber boots. They are perfect when you have to walk across puddles. I think I need the pretty mint green ones!

What about you? DO you have any must-have fall things?

3 teacher outfits

I'm not only preparing myself for the new job spiritually and mentally. I'm also updating my wardrobe. Here are 3 outfits I'd love to have! 

1. Everything from Zalando

2. Everything from Zalando

3. Everything from H&M

Another Shop - Just My Style

In my last post I shared some pics from The Craziest Shop Ever. On our Turku trip we visited another great decor shop and a cafe, called Avelia. It's in an old shipyard building.  

Sooooo pretty!

The Craziest Shop Ever

Last week we visited my brother-in-law and his family in Turku. On our way there, we stopped at a really strange shop. It's called Kasvihuoneilmiö (translation: Greenhouse effect). 

Kasvihuoneilmiö is an "Alice in the Wonderland" experience! The shop is in an old greenhouse and they sell literally everything from army stuff to cool old furniture. 

Want to have something pretty?

I just wanted to let you know that I'm having a sale on my online jewellery shop! Necklaces, earrings and bracelets are super cheap! 

-50%

Discount code: SALE50 valid until Feb 19.

So, come take a look, HERE!

Fabulous Tictail Stores

1. Mia Blanche Keramik

Extremely pretty handmade ceramic from Sweden. Pretty colors and designs. The milk jug is my favorite. 

2. Mia Valgren Illustration

Mia Valgren's prints are beautiful and full of stories.

3. Audrey Jeanne

This lovely French Tictail store gives me great vibes. I'm not a cat person, but I love those cat notebooks.

4. Havie

Two brothers from Tel Aviv design cool handmade products. I think their wallets are cool.

5. Ihana Shop

I'd love you to check out my own Tictail store, too. I sell handmade jewellery.

My Survival Kits - Part 1

I was asked by Man Crates to create my own survival kit with 4-5 items that I consider my do or die essentials.

I decided to create a scenario: I am "stranded" on a deserted island. Here's:

CC BY 4.0 H Dragon

Marimekko towel HERE, Novels & camera HERE, Bikinis HERE

If you were stranded on a deserted island, what would be your do or "die" essentials? 

Pink dress - Yellow dress - Billabong tank top - Shorts - Yellow sandals - Sneakers

An InLinkz Link-up

5 Summer Dresses

What rhymes with May? Yay! I'm a summer person. I love warmth and sunny weather. I also loooove summer dresses. Here are 5 I'd really want this summer. And because it's May, I may star summer dress dreaming. (Read about DRESS DREAMING)

Find the dresses:
Beach
Boat, Garden party, Market shopping & evening walks

Look Pretty, But Don't Spend More Than 50$

This post was inspired by the fact that I'll be attending my husband's cousin's wedding in February. Party looks can be expensive. OR not!

Pretty Coral

Dress

Heels

Bag

Earrings

Classy Floral

Dress

Heels

Bag

Earrings

Ring

Green with Envy

Dress

Bag

Sandals

Necklace

4 Favorites: January

Försöka candles from Ikea

HERE.

Whispers of Hope by Beth Moore

HERE.

The Aalto vase by Alvar Aalto from Iittala

HERE.

Songs From The Heart by Celtic Women

HERE.

Gift Ideas

Boots - Binoculars - Shirt

Gift ideas

The book - the throw blanket - tea

For extra book gift ideas check out:

20 Books to read

Not sure what to read next?

Thanksgiving Sale!

Spend 10 EUR (about 13 US dollars) at Bling A Ring and get 45% off on entire store when using code :

Use before 29th of November. 

Random Favorites

I've been sick this whole week, but I love 4 favorites link up so much that I just had to make this post. Theme was 4 Random Favorites. Don't forget to join my Blog Challenge HERE! 

Earrings - Bag - City Guide - Scarf

Use the code during November 2013.

http://blingaring.tictail.com

Black out

This post is a Four Favorites link up. The theme is Black out. Black makes me think about lawyers, bankers, businesswomen/men etc. To me wearing black is a statement: "Take me seriously." 

CLOCK - EARRINGS - BAG - SHIRT

Check out my last weeks link up HERE. And don't forget my GIVEAWAY!!!

A Girl Can Dream (UPDATED 10/23/13)

It's not Christmas yet, but it's not too early to let Santa now what I want!

This post is part of : FAVORITE THINGS LINKY PARTY!

The mug is from HERE. 
Everything else from Amazon.com

My first Zumba experience

Yesterday I was in a Zumba class, for the first time. I was really excited, because I've wanted to try it for couple years now.

Here's what I  naively expected...

...Rhythm, fun, laughing and a great exercise.

I only got a great exercise. I was sweating like a small pig. 

For a beginner like myself (and also the other ladies in the class), Zumba steps were really hard at first. Especially if you have trouble seeing the teacher. I felt that the teacher didn't spend enough time showing us the basics and explaining how a certain move is done. She showed it couple times and then moved on. 

It was quite frustrating, because I could see I was not doing the steps (etc.) right, but before I could learn them we were already doing another new move. 

I am pretty musical, but it was extremely hard to stay on tempo when you could only concentrate on your moves. 

What I loved about the class was how the time flew. This is great for everyone who doesn't like exercising (like me). I also got to wear my new bright yellow workout top. Yay!

Amazon

I hope that after couple classes, I'll get a chance to enjoy the rhythm and have fun! 

Have you tried Zumba? What was your first experience like? 

P.S You can find the tops HERE.

Incas, Aztecs and Mayas

I am probably the last person to give any fashion advice.  Nevertheless...

I like surf brands like Roxy, Billabong and Rip Curl. These bags below are all Roxy bags. When I saw them, I just wanted to buy a ticket to South America to see Indians.

All bags are from Zalando

I was so inspired by these bags, that I thought it would be awesome to "pimp white sneakers" with similar patterns. What do you think? Would that be a good idea?