Wish List Wednesday – Family of Flasks Brooch by Ersterwilder

For this month’s wish list I have hearts in my eyes for the Ersterwilder ‘Family of Flasks Brooch’. Ersterwilder are an independent jewellery label based in Melbourne, Australia. They make limited edition layered resin jewellery with different themes and beautiful colours. Their influences include animals, vintage, retro and pinup styles, and art deco design – they also did a dinosaur collection recently! All of the characters they create for their designed come with a story and narrative. Their ranges include necklaces, earrings, collar clips and brooches. 

They launched the Pinup Picnic line in mid-February (summer over in Australia) and it included pieces that look like, water melon slices, ladybirds, a duck pond, a cherry pie, daisy’s and a honey pot but I totally fell for the Family of Flasks Brooch. It’s a group of 3 flasks, a wee red and white gingham flask and two with retro patterns at the back, I think it’s totally adorable. 

I really like Ersterwilder as a company because they really seem to value their customers and their opinions. They ask for help to name new characters and there is a page on their website where you can submit your design ideas to them. They have a great sense of humour and on the 1st of April announced they were going to launch ‘Ersterwilder Edibles’, a range of their most popular brooch styles re-created in edible form. They love sharing their customer’s pictures of their new jewellery on Instagram and Facebook so check them out! 

Wish List Wednesday - Lucky Dip Club

Luck Dip Club takes you right back to the lucky dip bags that you would get at school fetes or the corner shop combined with the amazing feeling when you receive snail mail that isn't a bill or from Farmfoods and that is why it is this weeks Wish List Wednesday!

Once a month a new themed Lucky Dip box is launched. Themes have varied from Valley of the Unicorns to Magic Forrest and this months Sleep Over box. Each box is crammed with goodies like pretty handmade jewellery, kitch stationery, lovely homewares, paper goods and wee DIY craft kits. Each and every box comes with a personalised item and all the products are unique for the Lucky Dip Club boxes dream up by Leona, the bright spark behind it all, apart from one piece in each box where she invites creative makers, designers and illustrators to add excusive new designs for the boxes. The upcoming October box collaborator is Nikki McWilliams whose Tunnocks Tea Cake cushion I featured in Wish List Wednesday a few weeks back.

It all start in May 2014 with 100 boxes that sold out in a day, now over a year later she is making 1400 boxes a month (with a little help) that sell out in hours! There are two ways of of nabbing one of these beauties, you can buy a one off box or you can subscribe to a monthly box for slightly less and you can unsubscribe when every you want but you need to get in there quick. With so much packing to do hold Leona holds monthly Packing Parties with donuts & cocktails to pack the boxes in the Lucky Dip Clubhouse. You should really check out this ladies Instagram - she knows her donuts and cakes and marshmallows... Leona describes the Lucky Dip Club as 'A super fun confetti cannon of original surprises to inspire, encourage & celebrate your unicorn life!' Set your alarms for 7am on the 1st of October folks if you want to get your paws on the next box.