It’s that time of the year! We have been Facebook official for 365
days (aka in a relationship).
Due to this, like other holidays such as Valentine’s Day,
Christmas and birthdays; we set ourselves a limit, and then go ape shit
online/in stores/ in markets trying to shop for them and ending up making more
purchases for you.
So far I have managed to be fairly good in terms of personal
self-restraint, although I did have to buy myself this BEAUTIFUL pillow case
Homely touches aside, I ventured back on to the World Wide Web in
search of an awesome present for my beloved.
So where do you go to buy special, memorable, one-off pieces? Why www.etsy.com of course!
My old flatmate has a shop on their website selling tie-dye
t-shirts, bedding and just about anything else which made of 100% cotton! So
while taking photographs of her latest work, she introduced me to the site.
It has changed my life, if you have not visited it yet, please do
so immediately. It is fabulous.
As per usual in the time it took for me to click on the homepage I
was back to shopping for myself, I decided that I need some pictures for my
depressingly bare walls (see below)
Despite this I got myself back on track, realised that should I
have enough funds in my account to purchase extensive pieces of artwork with
even more expensive shipping costs; then I can afford to buy my boyfriend a
sodding present. Back on track I go.
While still venturing through the Art section on Etsy.com, I came
across the sweetest little picture I had ever had the pleasure to see:
From here I melted a little inside and decided that I must
purchase something from this lady with immediate effect.
Unfortunately, this
little guy did not scream ‘anniversary’ to me, therefore the hunt was now on to
find an alternative… it did not take long.
(As you can see I bought this last month, but
I didn't want to post this before he got his presents because he
hates surprises; and I love annoying him.)
Once I had made this purchase I decided that this would suffice in
the art department. When we visited London the only places that he would refuse
to visit were the Tate art gallery, The National Portrait Gallery, and
essentially anything with the word ‘Gallery’ in the title or with any premise
of ‘culture’ at all.
So even with these little guys I was definitely blowing things out
of the water.
Onward and upward I decided to search the Men’s section of
the site. Baring in mind that a t-shirt would be the last thing he would want
to receive, especially a second-hand horror from the 80’s smelling of mothballs
and selling as ‘vintage’.
I must admit that my expectations weren't high, until I
noticed the ‘Gadget Cases & Covers’ section.
He owns a Nexus 7 which he supposedly purchased to help with
university although he spends more time on it watching Game of Thrones and
Gangster movies which I am sure must have been downloaded legally.
Regardless of his purposes for the tablet, he cannot live without
it and it will be in his backpack regardless of whether he going to uni, on
holiday or if he will stay indoors, it will be constantly attached to his hand
like it is magnetic or something.
So I decided to search ‘Nexus 7’ in the search bar to see what came
up. What I found was awesome.
Please see the images below for the most awesome gadget case ever
created.
The description given by the seller is as follows:
“Simplicity at its finest
This classic style case combines craftsmanship
with fine materials to bring you a one-of-a-kind case for your Nexus 7™. These
handmade cases include our smooth natural Maple frame along with our own
Grip-Right securing system. The IntelliStand option lets your case look, feel,
and function like a standard notebook case and transform into the perfect stand
for working or watching. The IntelliStand utilizes super strong rare earth
magnets to snap the case perfectly into position and snap it right back when you
want a standard case. Who says you can't have it all?
Portenzo BookCase for the Google Nexus 7™
Hand-sanded American Maple frames with smooth
radius corners for a truly unique look.
Double-glued elastic band won't ever come
undone.
IntelliStand adds the versatility of more
viewing angles to your case.
Automatic sleep/wake feature included by default
(no charge), no matter what options you choose.”
There were so many different choices to go for;
however after long deliberation with a friend of mine who I had in fact met
through my boyfriend we had decided that this was the best choice for us.
Unfortunately as these are one-off pieces I
cannot include a link for this particular case; however they have many similar
and very different options with different price ranges and varying
functionality.
Next I bought... Clothes!
As it's our anniversary, I wanted to buy him a nice new outfit
because, with most scruffy 20-odd year old students, his current wardrobe
leaves a lot to be desired.
So therefore I hit the Arndale in Manchester and ventured into a
shop called PULP. It is really cool, full of really funny t-shirts and,
in-store, most of their stock is on some sort of promotion.
Therefore I decided that I wanted to buy him a shirt, but as
they had 2 for 1 on their flannel shirts and hoodies, I thought I may as well
get one of each.
Their online store does free UK delivery on orders over £50,
which is just about standard these days, but I'm not complaining!
The only downside is unfortunately these pieces are £29.99 each,
and the 2 for 1 offer seems to only be available in-store.
So if you ever find yourself in Manchester then it's definitely
worth checking out, otherwise you can feel free to browse their website
at: http://www.thisispulp.co.uk/.
I finally went and bought some jeans from Topman and some other
odds and ends that are really just specific to my boyfriend and which I
wouldn't really recommend for the general male populous.
Anyway I hope maybe some of you found this interesting or
informative.
If not then I can only presume that you are procrastinating and
therefore I shall bid you adieu!
Tra! xx
