lucky penny is free as a bird now, and this bird you cannot change.

nearly five years ago at the london fashion week exhibition, she met local jewellery designer alex monroe, and immediately fell in love with his nature-inspired trinkets… like this birds and nest ring. the duo of swallows watch over their pearl egg in such delicate whimsy.

“meander through the british countryside to the sound of bird song. this lively collection brings together many of alex’s birdlife designs, featuring a flock of swallows, reed warblers, goldcrests, owls and more. the energy and spirit of our smallest native song birds are captured as the birds perch or fly among the branches and leaves of the summer meadows. keep an eye out for blue and pink topaz, sapphire and pearls in amongst the birdlife.”

how darling.

lucky penny is a hopeless romantic. she walks through life with a boom box hoisted above her head… blasting one ’80s power ballad after another, and “making love out of nothing at all“.

tucked away in her jewel box, she just found a lost treasure from years past… the reese ring by jeanine payer. hand-engraved onto mixed precious metals with poetry like “at one glance, i love you with a thousand hearts“. *swoon*

happy valentine’s day, lovers! xo

lucky penny is true north strong and free.

to commemorate the opening of their first canadian flagship, cb2 designed two *new* doodle dude appetizer porcelain plates.

whimsically illustrated oliver is dapper as a mountie, or playing hockey with wasabi peas. but why not crowd surfing at the big bop?

either way… he is cute as a button, and invited to her housewarming.

lucky penny can sometimes be such a nerd. *pushes eyeglasses up nose*

embracing her inner clark kent, our superhero outsmarted her alter ego and recently purchased a pair of super specs from madewell.

her *new* ciccio frames in optic white are “extra large, extra strong, extra thick. not for the faint of heart.”, retro-chic… and made in italy.

bachelor of science degree not included.

lucky penny saves every found coin, but… a tattered ziploc bag could hold them no longer.

meet her *new* adorable glass piggy bank by roost… with a cork stopper for a snout.

our busy blogger bee just bought a house, so she will be pinching precious pennies whenever possible.

an even better way to start off twenty twelve, this little piggy is not at the market… he is on sale. hurry!