Affordable Fashion Finds at Rosegal.com

I always tell myself that fashion does not have to be lucrative to be stylish and a fashion trend-setter. There is one fashion shop online that offers great value for your money whilst you make yourself look fabulous without burning a hole in your pocket and that is Rosegal.com.

Rosegal.com is a fashion online shop that caters to women of every size. It has a wide variety of clothes and accessories to choose from aside from the many promotions they offer regularly. Not only that, the prizes are fabulously affordable, ranging from $0.70 and onwards! Where can you find a nice accessory earring with small rhinestones and olivet like this one for only $0.70?

Korean Fashion Style Exquisite Butterfly Olivet Earrings

For the trendy folks who have always wanted to look their very best but too scared to splurge, look no further! You can copy any of these young star's fashion sense and you can be certain that there will be a great deal of savings just by going through Rosegal.com's many selections. I created these 2 collages to give you a bird's eye view of how much savings you can get and the many fashionable statements you can create from Rosegal.com.

Taylor Swift look - Get the look for less than $90! 

Try out this Mila Kunis Glam look for less than $105!

(All photos from rosegal.com except Taylor Swifts and Mila Kunis)

Now that you know how affordable the fashion finds are in Rosegal.com, let me tell you more about the myriads of choices you have in their online shopping site. The site boasts of numerous categories like:

• Vintage clothing
• Blouses / Tops
• Dresses (prom, casual, bodycon, bandage, summer, maxi, chiffon, lace, and many more!)
• Sweater and Cardigans
• Jackets
• Coats / Blazers
• Sweatshirts and Hoodies
• Skirts
• Leggings
• Jumpsuits
• Lingerie
• Shorts

And let's not forget the accessories too!

• Bags
• Necklaces
• Bracelets
• Rings
• Earrings
• Watches
• Temporary Tattoos
• Belts
• Hair Accessories
• Scarves
• Hats

Are you getting very thrilled with the many styles and options you have when you visit Rosegal.com? I know I am and wait, there's more!

Rosegal.com offers free shipping worldwide, covering North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and more. Their shipment is being coursed thru reputable shipping companies so you can be assured that your purchased goods will be delivered safely and securely.

What's shopping without any promotions? Well, fret not! Rosegal.com also offers deals like coupons worth $50 when you sign up and join their fashionable community or check on the sale tab to get more value out of your money spent and they also have a special launch sale of 50% on their new arrivals! And aren't you just lucky or what? Just by reading this post, you can get an 8% off on your orders when you use this code: joeyCgil 

So there, now you know that being fashionable does not have to hurt your savings account. You just have to wisely choose the clothing you have to buy which you can mix and match and accessorize to obtain the look and feel that you want to achieve. And with Rosegal.com's many choices, trendy styles and thrifty finds, you can never go wrong.

Review - Gold Thread Embroidery Lace Dress from Sammydress

I am very thankful that Sammydress sent me this lovely dress to try and review. I have initially ordered it for myself but realized that my daughter would be the best model for it since she will be graduating soon. The dress will be the perfect graduation party dress she can wear afterwards.

I chose the Gold Thread Embroidery Lace Dress for Women with belt from the myriad of dresses and other fashionable items in their collection. It caught my attention right away as I love vintage colors, patterns, cuts and styles.

Here is the product info about the dress:

Style: Cute 

Material: Lace 

Silhouette : A-Line 

Dresses Length: Mini 

Neckline: Round Collar 

Sleeve Length: Half Sleeves 

Embellishment: Embroidery 

Pattern Type: Floral 

Season: Fall, Spring 

Weight: 0.6KG 

Package Contents: 1 x Dress

Price: $23.68 

Below are the intricate details of the embroidery.

My daughter, modelling the dress from Sammydress.

Sizing is as follows:

I like the dress a lot because of its classy style and embroidery. I love the fact that it's lightweight and you can actually wear it during summer.

The fancy details of the embroidery makes it sophisticated and yet, you can wear it too for parties both day and night. It's good to wear with tights for cooler weather and a long coat for that more business like image.

I do recommend this dress and I highly recommend Sammydress.com for your online shopping needs when it comes to fashionable clothings and accessories. Their price is right and they offer shipping worldwide.


Disclaimer:
I received the dress for free for evaluation purposes. The opinions I have expressed in this post are 100% mine. I only review products/services that I like and will use and feel that my readers will benefit from the info. My opinions and findings may vary from yours.

Etsy Shop - VectoriaDesigns

I love shopping at Etsy! I like to support micro-businesses and ones run by SAHMs because when I buy stuff from them, I feel I help in a way in adding something in their coffer.

I like the stuff you can find in Etsy. There are digital stuff you can download and there are tangible goods you can buy. Whatever they are, there is so much creativity flowing around Etsy's community. And to start my series of Etsy finds and shop profile posts, here is one of the pretty downloadable clipart designs I found there.  The shop is called VectoriaDesigns.

VectoriaDesigns is run by Tinne from Belgium. She opened her Etsy shop in 2011 and her main products are digital stuff you can download and print.

I love her designs a lot. I like the vintage, steampunk, grunge and gothic designs and those rich old paper look because I love incorporating them in my handmade cards.

Her shop sells invitations, envelopes, tags, paper packs, collage sheets, party packs and even wedding invitations. Right now,  she is offering Christmas printables so if you want something unique or want to put vintage-looking tags on your precious gifts and projects, do visit her Etsy shop to check more of her products.

Why I love Shopping From Etsy

Do you buy your arts and craft stuff online or you drive to the nearest Michael's Art or other craft supplies? Well, I do most of my craft buying online because Dubai has limited craft suppliers. There are quite a handful here but they're expensive and almost double the price of the ones I buy in the US.

I got hooked ever since I bought my first arts and craft supplies from a seller on Etsy. There are plenty of reasons why I love buying at Etsy. Here are some reasons why:

• I like the fact that I can message the seller directly through their shop in Etsy and the response time is rather quick. I contacted another craft supplier's website but it took more than 2 days before I got a response. In Etsy, I think the sellers are almost (always) online which is good.

• I made some comparison and most of the sellers' prices are similar to the ones I have seen in the website but the shipping costs of most Etsy sellers are very competitive; oftentimes, much lower than the websites I have visited.

• I have encountered several Etsy sellers and they are very accommodating and nice. They are willing to give a customized quote for all your purchases so you don't have to pay additional shipping for each item and get clubbed together resulting to a higher shipping rate.

• They offer fabulous discounts and coupon codes for repeat customers. 

• Some of the sellers even have "bloggers" incentives and they will give you several items for free in exchange of a review. Isn't that nice? I managed to get $30 worth of free flat back gems and pearls because of this. 

• Most of the items sold in Etsy (not just the arts and crafts category) are HANDMADE! I am a staunch supporter of "buying handmade" stuff because I am a handmade card maker. I know the love and passion that goes in every stuff they make and the time they spent to create it.

• Most Etsy sellers are micro-businesses which I love to support because some of them are stay-at-home-moms who try to sell their creations and supplies to augment their household income. If I have my way, I will also sell my handmade cards via Etsy but not just now.

Etsy is a community of 15 million sellers and business coming together to provide distinct items to sell and showcase to the world. I love Etsy and I encourage you to support handmade, thriving small/micro business and budding artists.

More Handmade Cards Created

Update (25Jul2014) - I no longer make handmade cards. Thank you to all those who believed in my ability to create beautiful and special cards.

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I voiced my passion to create a mini-biz selling my handmade cards, tags and plushies before. And I have actually put the plan in motion. I have been making my projects every weekend. I built a decent stock to feature in my Facebook fan page so everyone can take a look, admire and even purchase. Of course, the purchase part will be my favorite because engaging in handmade card making is a very expensive hobby. I want to be able to at least enjoy the fruits of my labor of love.

I would like to invite everyone to check out my handmade cards in my Handmade with Love Facebook page and I hope that someone out there will be my lucky first buyer who will open the doors for more repeat and new business. Contact details are in the FB page, same as the shipping costs and prices.

And here are some of my cards for sale. 

I hope you'll consider purchasing some of my work. They are all Handmade with love.

Vintage Tag Slider

I have been very busy lately on building my stock for the handmade cards, tags and what-have-yous I can sell to everyone. The stock is building up not as quickly as I want it because I am still missing some bits and pieces of embellishments that will complete the whole project. However, I am still working on meeting my goal of making maximum of 2-3 cards per week and some tags if I have the time and materials.

So, let me give you a peek of what I have done today so you know what to expect when I start peddling my handmade with love cards.

I printed some vintage images from the public domain, used Bo Bunny patterned paper, added crackle paint on the flowers, birds and the sentiment to add that aged and shabby look, also used embossing technique on the front tag, use Graphic 45 patterned paper for the pull out, some tulle for the ribbon, affixed a cabochon rose in peach color and lastly, hang 2 cute metal charms (key and made with love).

I'm really getting the hang of making vintage and shabby looking cards and tags. I am leaning towards plenty of rich texture and dimension, use of paper flowers, plenty of laces and ribbons and pearls. That's why I still have few more arts supplies to receive in the coming days to complete the stash. My last purchases will be more of inks, distress stains from Tim Holtz, rubber and cling ons, patterned paper and mulberry flowers. Then I can go full swing on creating lovely cards and tags for your special someone.

The House by the Sea

I have great fascination on anything vintage and that homey country or cottage look on furniture and fixtures. I remember my summers spent in my grandma's beach house when I was young. I used to admire her cream curio stand, the beautiful vanity table in her bedroom, the dainty bed and its thick mattress, the rich linens all in light hues and so much more. The accents of the furniture were truly enchanting. There were adornments of foliage, angels holding votive candles placed on the side table, white frames around the big mirror on the hallway, curtains cascading from the window valance with rich lace and wonderful floral prints. Even her beach shabby chic furniture were off-white and looked regal. I felt I was I big doll living in a big, country charm doll house. It was really a charming house by the sea.

I would spend endless hours checking out her stuff and always told her that one day, my house would be filled with shabby chic furniture appliques. I loved the way she would tell me how those dreams would take me to places and that one day I would definitely have those I dreamed of.

So, it came as no surprise when I had my first home at 26. I recalled how my grandma's summer beach house looked like and I wanted the same furniture and fixtures in my home too. If not the same, at least something similar I could afford then. I bought white vintage-looking furniture for my small living area. I had a spare room which I was not sure what to do until I found out I was pregnant. It was at that precise moment that I knew and decided it would become the nursery filled with shabby chic baby furniture. It was just like how I envisioned it when I was young. I used to daydream about how my future house would be like my grandma's - cozy, warm, accommodating, regal, charming and full of love.

Many years passed and she is long gone but the memory of my happy summers in her beautiful house near the beach is still fresh in my mind.