CLOSED // Win $200 store credit at Sarsparilly!

Happy February, guys! This has got to be one of the most exciting giveaways I've ever had on the Pineneedle Collective!! The wonderful Sarsparilly, whose brand new online site launched today, is generously giving away $200 store credit to one very lucky reader of my blog. And it's open internationally for the whole of February! So get entering. With dresses from Bernie Dexter, Hell Bunny, Lindybop, Lady V London and Sarsparilly's own handmade designs, stocking sizes (AU) 6-20, I can see Sarsparilly easily becoming one of my favourite online stores! You may enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. You can complete as many entries as you like, and you don't have to complete them all the be entered in the draw, but remember that each entry you correctly complete will give you extra chances of winning this amazing prize! a Rafflecopter giveaway Goooooooooood luck!  You can see me modelling a Sarsparilly dress here!  Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr

Mermaids & Paper Boats

Dress is c/o Sarsparilly | cherries c/o Sarsparilly | shoes are from Yeswalker | bolero is thrifted | necklace is super old | petticoat is from Ebay What was meant to be a quick trip to the lake between rainstorms escalated into an entire themed photoshoot, with me jumping into freezing lake water. I'm going to pretend that I jumped into the water because I really just got into the whole "theme" of boats and mermaids (because of the insanely cute print on this dress), but it's actually because I had to rescue the paper boat, which I very wisely only made one of, then promptly dropped upside-down into the water as soon as we began taking photos. Still, I actually really love how the photos of me in the water turned out - so good on you, clumsiness! A little bit about this dress - about a week ago I was contacted by the owner of Sarsparilly, Maria, who is just beginning to sell her own handmade designs! She gave me a few to choose from, but there was absolutely no way that I could go past the mermaid print on this dress, and the super-full skirt. Her other designs include a toffee-apple 50s dress and a gorgeous blue gingham dress! At the moment, you can buy the first of Maria's new handmade designs as well as some other gorgeous brands, including Bernie Dexter, from her facebook page photo albums, however the brand new website is going to be up-and-running within the next few days so I suggest you like the page and keep an eye out for it, especially if you love 50s and 60s-inspired dresses [Update: Sarsparilly's new online store is now open]! Also, I'm also going to be hosting a little (actually, a somewhat huge) giveaway to coincide with the opening of Sarsparilly.com in the next few days - make sure that you don't miss out on it ;) So I apologise if you've been a reader of this blog for a long time and have already seen this post - but I felt like it was a very appropriate time to bring it up again! Now, this is not exactly scientific per se, as mermaids (I am told) don't really exist. However, speculative biology is always fun! This page here features several awesome images that speculate about what the anatomy of a mermaid would look like. The picture below shows the (imaginary) skeletal anatomy of a mermaid: Also, did you know that in 2012 the US government had to make an official statement saying that "Mermaid's do not exist" following a mermaid mockumentary on Animal Planet? Way to be a killjoy, guys... I hope that you all had a beautiful weekend, rain or shine! Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr