Sunshine & Leather - an outfit post

I don't have much to say today.  It's just been work around here.  Im super excited to have some great new sponsors up on the blog!  Including my best friends shop, its such an honor to have her on here.  So, yesterday we had some errand running to do and this is what I wore...

yellow dress (had it forever), vest, belt & sandals (forever 21), earrings (rootsandfeathers)

Oh, and I listed two new feather bottle necklaces in my Roots and Feathers shop today.  These ones have my own little birdies feathers in them.  Soooo precious! 
See my last post for an awesome giveaway!

PEACE,
Laura

My lovely June Sponsors...


It is time to show some love to this month's sponsors.  Its a super group of girls with a big love for crafting.  Take some time to visit each of their shops and blogs.  A group giveaway will be coming up from these lovelies as well, so be on the lookout!



"Hello! I'm Tia and I am the creator of A cup of T.  I've loved to create and craft since I was little and now I can share it with you!  I've got all types of handmade goodies in my shop! From headbands to wall art."
etsy shop - facebook - blog


"Hi lovelies! I'm the owner/designer behind Sookie Says handmade clothing- a collection of decorated clothing along with handstitched goodies. I also recently decided to open a vintage shop "Suds in the Bucket", vintage and repurposed vintage from the South, which will be launching in a few weeks! I love♥ thrifting, photoshoots, blogging, and all things vintage!! xoxo, Leah"



"Hey, Violet Bella readers! My name is Liz and I write and create for Donna's Decembers. Crochet has always been an appealing art to me as it can be transformed into many shapes and textures. When I'm not actually stitching or working as a full-time high school English teacher, I'm usually researching old crochet methods, stitches, and patterns and trying to update them with a modern twist! You can find all the stories, research, and inspiration on my blog!"




"Hi all! My name is Giulia and I am Italian but I live in London! I have started blogging a few  months ago and I am now totally in love with it! I blog about everything that gives me big emotions from my everyday little adventures to my passions: music, art and cooking!"
etsy shop - blog


"h0neyburn's Cottage in the Woods loves making reusable instead of disposable and up-cycling instead of tossing. It's about modest femininity, with a bohemian prairie girl flair. It's also cute to boot for the little women-in-training!"

Show them some love and let them know you found them through Violet Bella.

PEACE,
Laura

My birthday celebration...

Yesterday we celebrated my birthday with some of our closest friends.  As I mentioned before we wanted to keep it small for Violet, and it was just perfect.  There were so many highlights to my day its hard to remember them all.  Let me just make a list here:

* i was surprised with this amazing cheesecake.  my friend jen made it from scratch, every single part.  this baby was not just cheesecake, but it was layered with nutella and had homeade chocolate sauce and hazelnut cream whip.  she managed to put every one of my favorite things into this cake.  simply. amazing.

* i got to see my bestie after her being gone on vaca for two weeks.  it was so nice to see her for a bit.
* my dad came over for dinner, it always makes me happy to be around him.  he was super cute chatting with my friends.  i love him.

* a good friend stopped by and we chatted for a while and she gave me the sweetest most thoughtful gifts ever, including a vintage owl cookie jar from the 60's!

* jonny got me a Bayside vinyl which i thought was so sweet and thoughtful of him.

* james and jonny played guitar and we all sang songs together.  always a good time.  the only people i feel comfortable singing around too.  love it.  and james got goofy like he always does, hopped up on espresso, and sang a dirty love song to jonny, quite the highlight of the night.

* i got my own huge red stripe.  i bought it just for my birthday.

* violet did really well and was able to hang out with us.  she knew everyone that came so she stayed really calm.  made me so happy.

* i got to make my birthday dinner with jen, which was a super experience.  i loved cooking with her.  i learned some new things, and it was just cool having company in the kitchen.  the food was amazing.  we made homeade garlic pasta, grilled veggies, homeade rolls and a roasted corn, red bell pepper and avocado dip.  it was even better today.
It was just a really good day.  And completely made up for the day we had on my actual birthday :)  Now I have a huge cheesecake to eat!  Wanna come help me eat it???

Today is definitely monday.  Spent all day so far packaging up orders and getting ready for the po.  I also added a few new items in my Roots and Feathers shop.  I have some new ones photographed for Violet Bella, hopefully Ill be able to post them soon. 

PEACE,
Laura