Top Spring Fashion buys from Etsy

• Robin's egg dress by SarahSeven- Appropriately named for the Easter season; this dress is made from a really gorgeous shade of silk.

• Dahlia dress by MissBrache-Fantastic pink and black polka-dot 50s style number.The great thing about Etsy is that most pieces are made to order, so if you send your exact measurements, it'll fit like a glove.

• Icarus high-waisted trousers by Lydialark- my favourite trend of recent seasons, the high waist is going nowhere fast.These are super high and super sexy

• High Rise panties by Twinsyndrome: These are almost too cool to keep under wraps-if you've got the body where them out (maybe when it warms up a bit..)
• Dottie jumper from FablesbyBarrie- If I could get away with a playsuit, this would be it.IF.
• High waisted halter neck dress by Venni Caprice
• Tuxedo Bikini by Stepankalicious- again, made to order so none of the normal misfitting swimwear nightmares.

Nesting time

I don't know whether its the time of year, but I've recently succumbed to the nesting bug. I've just started working for the vintagesecret website, and the lady who runs it has the most amazing collection of vintage crockery and tea sets that I've been eyeing up very enviously.In my hurry to find something to serve cupcakes on,  I also dropped one of my favourite plates the other night and as a result of all these things, I have been dreaming of teapots, sugar bowls and milk jugs.

Here are my top choices:

Bailey doesn't bark :

 Ants on your teacups never looked so cute

Esther Coombs:Who can resist a plate permanently bearing bourbons and custard creams?

Trixiedelicious : reworked vintage china including sets of the seven heavenly virtues and the seven deadly sins. Almost cool enough to bring back hanging your plates on the wall.Almost.

My Spring jewellery wishlist

• Stephanie Simek's gold lined quail egg necklace: perfect for Easter time, and a lot less fattening than the chocolate kind. See other beautiful jewellery by Stephanie, including eyelash necklaces, on her website
  
• Mamaslittlebabies- one of my favourite Etsy finds, this seller's butterfly necklace is beautiful; check out the Etsy store for quirkier treats like tattooed men and women circus pendants.
  
• Bjorg jewellery- all Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton-esque stuff, see their gorgeous promotional mini-film at their site: www.bjorgjewellery.com
  
• OctopusMe- another Etsy gem, I LOVE these slightly creepy tentacular delights
  
• Erin Wasson's jewellery line Low Luv is unbelievably cool but also unbelievably expensive-rather than fork out over $1000 for one of her chain halter necklaces, bag one for a lot less at Blisslau.
  
• Buddug- gorgeous trinketty pieces made from tiny teacups, vintage photos, feathers and other lovely stuff.
  
• Comfort Station- loving the website
  

Cushions and blankets I LOVE ..

Love blanket: from www.RockettStGeorge.co.uk
Love Scrabble cushions: 'Pillowhappy' on www.etsy.com  just type ' LOVE cushion' into the Etsy search tool and you'll get a whole list of amazing handmade pillows- buy from sellers or get inspiration for your own projects