Treasure shopping in Lima

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The word is getting out ! Peru is a wonderful place for shopping. I travel there as often as possible and once I return home I love going through my finds. Whether I bought it in the capital, high up in the Andes or from an artisan along the beach they are all like exciting memories of a treasure hunt.

One Kings Lane did a great post called Insiders guide to Peru as part of their far-flung shopping escapade series where decorator Nate Berkus jets to Peru to scour the city streets and mountain top villages for handmade treasures. Above are a few of his finds in the capital, Lima Peru. Click on the Insider guide to see a few of his suggestions of shops, places to eat and sleep in the City of Kings. Watch Nate's travelogue below for your passport to Peru.

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Vintage Chenille from Australia

Have you ever heard of Koorlong Australia ? You may not have since it's a small town but this is where Vintage Chenille is from. These creations are adorable ! Leah takes vintage chenille blankets and makes whimsical things like Scottie dogs, ice cream cones, elephants and rabbits. One of the things I love about vintage is taking something that was once beautiful but now forgotten and neglected and giving it new live.

 You will find Vintage Chenille on Etsy, stop by Leah's shop and take a look at some of the other wonderful items. There is also a blog you can visit called Handmade Bits and Pieces, just click on any of the pictures above or on the colored links to visit.

 

Cooper Organic Hoops

  In February I was in New York visiting my sister and she mentioned she'd love to have a pair of big copper hoops in a rustic design. As soon as I got back I started working on them and fell in love with the warm glowing color of copper. Hand forging them gave them an organic rustic look. I immediately felt that Turquoise would be the perfect complement for copper. Inspired by the colors I added several rows of dangling blue and green Turquoise pebbles to the design.

   

Wasn't sure if my sister was going to like the little embellishments, but she loved them! This earring design is now available to purchase in my online shop and I named them after my sister, Aimee ♥   

Aimee Organic Copper Hoops

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