Zebrawood & Champagne

Hello all,
Hope you are having a nice day!

I wore this outfit during my week+ in London, which I will blog about very soon. You might remember the pinafore and blouse, as I've worn them together before, but that time it was cold. I was in Sweden and winter was coming on fast, so I photographed the outfit indoors.

This time around, it is my favourite time of the year - Autumn. And since I was in London, which is way further south than where I live in Sweden, it was surprisingly warm. So I switched things up by wearing this outfit without tights and with open(-ish) shoes! I also added a unique wooden watch from Jord, that was sent to me. If you like the look of the watch, continue reading -- because I have an exciting giveaway in collaboration with Jord!

I used to love wearing watches when I was a child. It made me feel like an adult, like I was more important if having to check up on the time. I basically continued wearing wrist watches all the way until uni. In university I had a lot of lab work, and I wouldn't wear my watch because I was afraid I might ruin it during the lab, get it dirty or contaminated. So I stopped wearing watches, and since I still work in a lab setting, I never really picked it up again. That was until this was sent my way.

I had previously seen Jord's wood watches after I read a blog post by Emma of Emma's Looking Glass (here), and I remember thinking it was really neat that they make their watches from wood. So when Jord contacted me for a collaboration, I knew instantly which watch I wanted, since I had already considered buying it for myself. Jord very graciously sent me the watch I wanted, which is a watch in their Frankie series. The wood it is made of is Zebrawood which is native of West Africa, and has a very unique appearance with its contrasting dark and light grains. The face is a Champagne colour, which makes the watch minimalistic but very striking in all its natural glory. I think this is the perfect Jord watch. "Jord" means "Earth" in Swedish, and this lovely watch has an earthy feeling to it.

Blouse: Miss Patina (old)

Pinafore: Miss Patina (here)

Watch: c/o Jord (here)

Shoes: Asos (old)

While I was sent this watch, I will of course be completely honest in how I feel about it.
Wearing it is easy, and while I feel like it's the perfect watch for this season, I don't think I'll have any trouble styling it for any season as it is so neutral. It's comfortable on the wrist and sits well, but it is larger than any watch I've ever had, so it does take a bit getting used to it's size. If you wear big watches a lot I don't think you'll even consider its size because it's not exactly big, it's just bigger than my old watches. Personally I love it. I think it's very unique and sharp. I just love that it elevates an outfit. I've never had a watch that adds to the outfit, they've all been pretty non-descriptive so far, but this one from Jord is far from!

If you want to look more at the watch I have click here.
And if you want to look at all of their women's watches click here.

If you want a Luxury Wood Watch from Jord, then here is your chance!
Jord has very kindly offered to host a giveaway with me, where you can win a $75 e-voucher!

To enter click HERE

The competition will end on the 25th of September of this year.
And anyone who enters will also get a $20 e-gift card!

This is your chance to get your very own wood watch, so make haste, don't waste it!

I will be back with more of my London adventures on the blog soon!

I hope you have a very nice day!
Much love,

1 year Blogiversary - Giveaway: Win your favourite Book of Deer dress

Hello all you lovely people!
As you may or may not know Curls & Cakes first blogiversary is coming up (on Tuesday the 3rd of May to be exact). I cannot believe that it has been a year. I've had so much fun, I've "met" a lot of beautiful and intelligent people, have had the best conversations, both about serious topics and about everyday things and have enjoyed every minute of it.

This community that has formed around Curls & Cakes makes me delighted. I have found like-minded people that I care about a great deal, true friends that I cherish. This blog might not be the biggest and best, but what we have is beautiful, and every day I am grateful for it.

I want to express my gratitude towards you, and I thought the chance to win a dress from my favourite brand would hopefully show you how much I care about you all.

Those who have followed the blog for a while will know that my favourite brand is the wonderfully dreamy brand, Book of Deer, of the super talented and all-round beautiful person Eilidh Ho. Eilidh and I got together to bring you this wonderful giveaway, where you'll have the chance to win any dress from the Book of Deer shop. It will be the winner's choice.

The reason why Book of Deer is my favourite brand is because it is one of a kind. Eilidh designs the pieces herself and hand draws the prints - making them so unique and special. There's a lot of hard work and dedication going into the collections and it really shows in the final pieces. They are always perfect and dainty to the minuscule details.

I adore every piece I have from Book of Deer, and find myself wearing them over and over. I almost feel like the pieces are like collectibles. They are definitely the quality of collectibles, but they are also very precious. I have personally managed to collect pieces from every collection except for SS13 (Eilidh, we need to fix that! Next sample sale, please save a SS13 piece for me if you have any left!) as I didn't know about Book of Deer back then.

The SS16 collection is all about luck! From lucky charms like shamrocks, horseshoes and black cats to lucky charms the cereal. Feeling lucky? Why not enter below, the winner will be chosen at random in one months time.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You'll have the chance to win the Marshmallow dress that I'm wearing in these celebratory photos. Or any other dress that strikes your fancy.

I quickly wore the Marshmallow dress outdoors as soon as it was warm enough to go barelegged, which was only this weekend. We've had fantastic weather these past couple of days, and it finally feels like spring is here! So personally I felt very lucky strolling around in my Marshmallow dress, thinking about how this blog is turning 1 year!

Dress: Book of Deer (here)

Cardigan: ModCloth (old)

Earrings: The Peas Pod (sold out)

Shoes: BAIT Footwear (here)

I wish you all good luck in the giveaway!
Have a fantastic rest of the day.
Much love,

Macarons & Instagram Giveaway

I cannot believe it myself, but a total of 1000 people are following me on Instagram (@curlsncakes). That's a lot of people. So many, that I would be highly uncomfortable if I was actually around 1000 people, but the distance that the internet provides makes me feel safe. Through Instagram I've met many special people. I've met people I can call my friends and I value the relationships I've made through social media very much.

In order to celebrate 1000 people (still can't process it) following me, I am hosting a Giveaway on Instagram. I will be giving a handmade (by myself) macaron necklace to one lucky winner. It will look like the pink one I'm wearing in these pictures but the winner will be able to choose the colour of her/his preference.

So if you want a sweet little macaron necklace, find the original post on my Instagram and follow the instructions.

I love macarons. They are the perfect little pieces of sweetness. I also love making macarons, even though it can be tricky. Macarons are volatile but that's part of their charm. Because they are so unpredictable, I respect macarons greatly. A good macaron is a piece of craftsmanship at it's best.

My beautiful bow headband is from Beau xoxo, which is one of my favourite etsy shops and because the theme of today is macarons, the print is of course of colourful and cute little macarons. I adore this headband!

Dress: ModCloth (here)

Headband: Beau xoxo (here)

Necklace: Handmade by myself, but you can win one on my IG

But back to the necklace. It will be in the colour of the winner's choice and completely handmade by me, so don't forget to check out the Giveaway on my instagram!

Much love!