Ladybirds (Everywhere!) / A Call for Guest Bloggers / The Scientific Power of Thought

As I was racking my brains as to what to wear to Sydney rental inspections last week (notoriously one of the most difficult rental markets in the world), this awesome care-package from US Trendy with a Miss Patina dress inside arrived in the mail, along with these fantastic cat collar clips from Lady Bird Likes. (Funnily enough, the dress also had a lady bird print on it, which was a weird co-incidence as the collar clips are from an etsy shop with lady bird in their name!) And I have some really exciting news! The outfit must have worked a treat, because we were accepted for a really really (I mean, for the standards of a first-time-renting student) lovely property! So, for the next week or so, I'm going to be moving house! But I'm also going to university at the same time, and in between packing, it means I'm not actually going to have time to blog. I was wondering, if there were any super lovely bloggers out there who wanted to write guest posts for me, to be put up over the next week or two? I'm particularly looking for DIY, crafts, vintage style or science-themed posts (but am open to any other idea as well)! Shoot me an email at annikavictoria@gmail.com with your ideas first, if there's anyone out there who feels like helping me out! :] Also, if you can see them, please excuse my dodgy nail colour polish - I had my nails painted by a 6-year-old the other day and she was really proud of it (she actually did a pretty good job for a 6-year-old I think). dress - c/o Us Trendy clips - c/o Ladybird Likes socks - Tutuanna (Japan) shoes - c/o YesWalker It's no secret to anyone who's been reading my blog for a while that I'm really into brains. Well this video from ASAP science is an awesome exploration into the ways that just thinking can physically change your brain. Let me know your thoughts on it! Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr

Winner of the US Trendy $100 Giftcard Giveaway!

It's time for me to choose a winner for the US Trendy giveaway, and I've got to say that you guys sure didn't make it easy for me! Honourable mentions go to Amy, Kelsey, Marissa, Sydney and Jade for putting together some really pretty/themed outfits and making it really hard to choose a winner! However, after a looooong decision, I'm awarding first place to Becky Bedbug's board - not only is every item on there something I would die to own, the entire board is both colour and style coordinated - in a rainbow hue as you go down the page! It's like I've stumbled across the most wonderful, colourful, fantastical wardrobe in existence. For that, and the amazing amount of effort clearly put into it, I had to choose Becky as winner. I hope you really enjoy your prize lovely lady, and that it can go towards buying some of the amazing stuff on your Pinterest board! If you didn't win, please don't be too disappointed - all your entries were really amazing (seriously though guys quit being so creative - you all made it so hard to pick a winner) and I enjoyed going through them all. I wish I could give you all some sort of prize for entering!! Love love love,

$100 giftcard giveaway from US Trendy! // CLOSED

Hello and happy December, beautiful blog readers! Today on my blog US Trendy is giving away a $100 giftcard for their site. As Christmas is coming up, this would be a pretty awesome Christmas present for yourself, or for someone you know. A little bit about US Trendy first. US Trendy is an Indie Fashion Marketplace, featuring 14000 designers from over 100 countries around the world. They stock bang-on-trend but unique, indie pieces and designs, so you can be sure if you're shopping here that you're not just going to just look like everyone else. Some awesome brands that they stock you might know (and possibly my favourites too, haha): AX Paris, Miss Patina, Chicwish, Kiki's Boutique, Kindred Sole & Messes of Dresses. There are 4 steps you need to take in order to enter, and you won't be able to win unless you complete all 4 steps. You will need a Pinterest account to enter! 1. Follow US Trendy on Pinterest (pinterest.com/ustrendy/) 2. Go to ustrendy.com and find your favourite items 3. Create a Pinterest board called "My US Trendy Wishlist" and add your favourite US trendy items here! Tag each one #ustrendypineneedle so that I can track your entries. Check out my board here to see how it works! 4. Lastly, post a link to your board, plus some way for me to contact you, on the comments below this post. I'll be judging the boards on the basis of their creativity and choosing a winner, so take your time :) * for example, a good idea might be to put together one totally awesome outfit on the board ;) * Competition is open internationally and ends on the 15th of December, so you have just over 2 weeks to enter. Also it'd be nice if you were following my blog in some way - be it GFC, Bloglovin', facebook, twitter etc - any of them are fine ;) Good luck!