As you have probably gathered by now, I LOVE Twitter. Not only have I kept in touch with and made some fabulous friends, I have also been introduced to brands I would never otherwise have heard of.

My latest discovery is Komodo

“Joe Komodo was an 80’s teenage backpacker who returned to London more lost than found. Joe began his business in Camden Market selling souvenirs of his Asian travels and in 1988 moved into producing his own fashion line, Komodo. The Komodo label soon evolved into an international fashion brand pioneering the development of ecologically produced and fairly traded clothing in a mainstream fashion market.

Komodo has been working with the very same family run factories in Nepal India, and Bali, which he stumbled upon during his teenage travels in the early 1980’s. Working closely with the factories, Komodo has been a key influence in the SA8000 certification of the factory that they produce in, in Kathmandu, the only factory in Nepal with the European industry certification…”

Some of my favourite pieces from the A/W10 collection are

(ray shirt and otis shorts)
(ming dress)(bamboo coat)

Stunning right? And not like anything I’ve seen on the highstreet! I would happily wear it all, especially the coat!

Komodo have offered readers of adaisychaindream a fantastic 20% off the AW10 collection when you enter the code FBD-20
This is on top of the current reduction of 30%!

Simply visit the website
and enter the code at the checkout!

Let me know what you buy and what you think! Also, stay tuned for the SS11 collection, I’ve seen a sneak peek and it’s AMAZING.

xxx

So, I think we established in my last post about them that I love Burts Bees! My lips have never been in better condition, which is quite something given the variety of products I have tried.

I also gathered from that post that a lot of YOU are fans too, which is why I’m sharing this with you.

Burt’s Bees and Alex Monroe have collaborated to raise funds for the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) and produced this gorgeous Honey Bee Necklace. The necklace will be available online at alexmonroe.com from 1st March and is priced at £165, £30 of which will be donated from each sale to the BBKA.

I think Bees are fascinating little creatures and this is a very worthy cause supporting Bee Keepers in the ever more complicated industry.
Bees are a vital part of our food chain (a third of our food wouldn’t be available without them!) and lets not forget honey…and Burts Bees!

What do you think?

Will you be showing your support with this gorgeous necklace? It’s headed straight on to my wish list.

xxx

(photo from weheartit)

So, times are still tough and Post-Christmas a lot of us are looking for ways to free up some extra funds.
There are the traditional routes such as ebay, and come Spring there will be car boot sales a-plenty…but who has explored other options such as selling gold?

It’s not something I’ve done personally, and actually I have no gold to sell, but it does seem like quite a good way of raising some extra funds if you have un-worn or un-loved jewellery laying around.

I’ve seen a lot in the news in recent months about gold selling, both good and bad as well as a surge of shops now offering cash for gold which has got me interested in the experiences of people I can relate to…

SO,
Have you sold your gold through a jewellers, or through websites designed for the purpose?

If you have, how did you get on? What was your experience like, good or bad?

If not, would you consider it?

Just thought I’d put a “thinking” post out there. I’m trying to explore new options for the blog with some fairly regular features, so I’d love your input!

xxx