Witty Chocolate Pun

Chocolate. Every woman’s weakness. Well, maybe not every woman’s, but certainly mine. (Adam came home today with a box of dark chocolate almond bark from a gentleman at church. Yum!) Some people can eat all they want guilt free. I am not one of those people. It doesn’t go to my butt or my thighs, my hips, or even my arms. Nope, it goes straight to my pores. That’s right. I am forever doomed to poor complexion due to my obsession with the cocoa. Darn.

Regardless of how cruel it is to me, my relationship with it is as strong as ever, so today I bring you three deliciously enticing chocolate themed items for your enjoyment.

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I Love Chocolate Sweet Tooth Kawaii Decoden Deco Case for Nintendo 3DS by luciferious

I’ll be honest. The Decoden style hasn’t really grown on me yet. There have been a couple of items that have made me go :O, but for the most part, it isn’t for me.

Except this.

It’s so chocolatey and cute that I find it hard to resist. This cute little case by luciferious is perfect for all those girls like me who will sit there in full makeup slamming furiously on those buttons during a boss battle in FFIII and cursing under her breath because she used all her phoenix downs. Yes, I am a girly girl. Yes, I like video games. No, this is not Nintendogs.

Check out my chocolate case!

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Eat Me Original Oil Painting by FreckledPancakes

I’ve said it many times before. I work in the third dimension so I greatly envy those with skill for drawing, and painting in particularly. Oil painting really floors me, especially realism. Most realism that I’ve seen isn’t so real. Sure it looks like it could be a photograph, but upon closer inspection, I find that the subject matter itself is perfect and to me, that’s not all that real.

That isn’t the case here. FreckledPancakes pays such attention to life’s details such as the air pockets in the frosting around the base of the cake. Can’t you just hear the little ‘pfft pfft’ of the pasty bag as the air bubbles made their way through?

Man what I wouldn’t give to have this in my kitchen.

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Campfire Wedding Favors by dasweetzpot

This is possibly my favourite of all the chocolatey goodness of today. As a bride, I am constantly scouring the internet (because bridal mags are filled with the expensive) for ideas, inspiration, and goodies to incorporate into my summer wedding. As s’mores as the one thing I look forward to the most in the summertime, I can’t imagine a more fitting favor for my wedding.

The best part about these little jars of s’mores on the go is that dasweetzpot offers full customization options as far as labels, topppers, ribbons, ties, even the ingredients!

That’s all for today!

VW Rocks.

Today was a busy day for me. I had my engagement shoot (!!) so I spent a great deal of time yesterday preparing for it. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I may not get a post out every day, and I apologize in advance for that. I will do my best.

That said, ONWARD!

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We’ve already established how much I love Rhode Island, Leather, Fur, and all things romantic. Let me introduce you to another love of mine.

My Car.

I’m currently driving an MK-4 (2001) Volkswagen Jetta VR6 (manual transmission, naturally) and boy am I pretentious about it. I can’t even hide the fact that I think Volkswagens are the best cars. I won’t sugar coat it, and I won’t deny that I may be wrong, but man. I just love them.

Don’t get me wrong, my knees go weak for Nissan and Infiniti too (and have you SEEN the new Elantra and Sonata? Good job Hyundai!) but still, My VW trumps them all and once I’m finished customizing it, you’ll be droppin’ trou for it too.

So naturally, I need this:

70's80's Vintage Volkswagen belt - unisex- vegan by Couchguitarstraps

A belt. Made from vintage Volkswagen seats. Not only is it upcycling something that would probably otherwise go to waste, it is done so with killer style. Couchguitarstraps also offers guitar straps (duh) and I’m pretty certain I’ll be shoving one of those Adam’s way at one point or another.

Point is: you love VW. You know it. Buy this belt. (Don’t worry; if you have love for Mercedes or Cadillac, he’s got you covered too.)

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Next is something that took me happily by surprise.

Purple Berry Bowl Colander by MurrysPottery

I have to say that I wasn’t expecting to come across MurrysPottery and I was even more surprised when I fell in love with just about everything in the shop.

Normally I don’t care much for pottery because I had a rather poor experience with my ceramics class in college (again, a talent I don’t have, even though I really wanted to) and also because most of the pottery I come across is all the same types of colours and most likely to go along with a country themed home and if there’s something you need to know about my tastes in decor, they are in no way country.

So when I was browsing through the ceramics section on Etsy and I came across this striking piece, I knew I had to feature it. Firstly, and most obviously, for the colour. Very rarely do I ever see a hand made peice of pottery with such a vibrant colour (I’m sorry, but I’m bored to tears of that teal.).

Secondly, when I look at it, I see that it isn’t actually that bright and vibrant on its own, which is marvelous. If you look at all the lines that the glaze makes, none of them are actually bright purple, rather they are various lavenders, lilacs, and blues, but at first glance all the eye sees is a brilliant shade of purple!

Thirdly, it is a berry bowl, and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who sees how appropriate this is. Don’t those swirls of lavenders, lilacs, and blues remind you of something? A can maybe, of super tiny, yet still super sweet, almost artificial blueberries. Ever pour that can into some cake-like batter? Swirl it around and delight in the beautiful array of blues, lilacs, and lavenders that it produced?

All, of course before it went into the oven to turn into a delicious Saturday morning treat.

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Lastly, another ETK member! Prepare to get hungry.

Beeswax Lip Balm Chocolate Macadamia Nut in Oval Tube by BuzzPlanet

When BuzzPlanet proposed the idea of making lip balm, all of us at ETK jumped up and said YES! YES! YES! And because I am a sucker for chocolate and cosmetics, I immediately purchased a tube. Unfortunately for me, I ordered it two days before I went on vacation so when it arrived at my house, I had to wait about a week to actually have it.

It was worth the wait.

Oh Lordy if this isn’t the smoothest, scentyist, most moisturizing-without-feeling-greasy lip balm I’ve ever owned! I can’t sing BuzzPlanet’s praises enough. I will be stuffing some stockings this Christmas. Yes I will.