Secrets of a Butterfly

Instagram inspirations

Instagram love - Monbraee

Today's instagram love is all for Erica, known as @Monbraee, arent her pictures enchanting, i particularly like the butterflies on the lace skirt swaying in the breeze.

please find her as @monbraee on Instagram
she also has a flickr Monbra

sweet wishes,
kat xx

Instagram Love

pops of colour, and words of affirmation from instagram this week...

these are images that i find so uplifting!

from: candles by Decor8, and vintage embroidered dress by Smilerynker

affirmation card by Summerblossom_rochelle, colourful fabric ties Byfryd

and cameras by TeaandKate

please look up their instagram accounts, theyre amazing

love Kat x

Instagram love - naturals

 

 

 

some goodness thats been catching my eye and my heart at instagram lately..

from top left, a Ganni brochure by rikke_dengsoe
a new aw2012 ganni dress by annettringstad that print looks lovely!
living area by annettringstad

beautiful grasses by the always amazing nrichardsen

shabby chic chair by ruffledsnob
kitchen by ohsolovelystef
white cabinet and box by oldwhiteshop

please visit their instagrams!

love kat xxx

Instagram inspirations

i am popping these lovelies into a post to share under my Instagram Love category.
The credits are the names at the top of the image, you can look for them at instagram
Find and love their feeds there if you are on instagram.
I love the photos in the top image and how pretty they look set against that fabric, the colours of which are just like the ones below....

 

this wrapping style is so vintage and it inspires me to want to source similar papers and strings

Some flowers from spring, it seems a long time ago now, i love the pink and white together and the background paper too

Beautiful outfits that Linnunrata has. This pleat skirt and blouse - gorgeous together don't you think?

Love kat xxx

#9ofpride on Instagram, part 3

@shabon

The third and final post showcasing instagramers i love to follow, and their 9ofpride, a selection of their favourite photos to date, all together in a little grid. Gives such a neat overview of their style, and if you visit the tag #9ofpride on instagram, you can find SO many more!
special mention for my lovely friend Jules who's grid is below, and who has a passion for blue skies, trees and seagulls, oh and the odd beach or too as well! Jules originally comes from the area of north east england that i live in, and she is coming to visit me very soon. We shall have a cuppa and be taking plenty iphone photos i am sure (smiles)

also here's the links to parts 1 and part 2 incase you missed them

 

@thisisjules

@edengarden

@maemanee_ka

 

@lena_rin

@lisajanehumphries

 

And thats my conclusion to the sharing of instagram love, hope you have enjoyed the 3 posts and found lots of new people to follow, or been inspired by the quality of photos and edits that people create.

love and wishes, kat xxx

 

#9ofpride on Instagram, part 2

 

Following on from my previous post the other day, i wanted to share these instagramers and their #9ofpride selections. the first being by @kawaiigirl79

As you can see their are so many varied styles,colours and edits amongst those i have been sharing. Instagram is as varied and vibrant as life itself can be. There's much to be inspired by, to "sigh with cuteness" at and to chat about.

To visit their streams just take their name and type it in the search on Instagram. Today's are all about the littlies...a special mention to Ruby and Noah above,i especially love their dress ups and cute outifts, and their sibling love. And Milly below, love her colourful cuteness, along with her adventurous, creative spirit. (smiles)

 

@icklebabe

 

@sangthebird

 

@hesperdoodle

 

@confettis

 

@sundaypeach

 

@waldoloves

 

If you use instagram too, i hope you may enjoy discovering these new streams of photos to follow, and if you don't use the app, maybe these photos show you just what's possible and get you inspired to have a go yourself. Such a neat and simple way to capture the moments of everyday

love and wishes, kat xxxx

#9ofpride on Instagram, part 1

There's a tag going on Instagram which i thought would be nice to share with you here. It's called #9ofpride. the images above are my 9 favourites, you will recognise a few no doubt (smiles)

For the tag you pick your 9 favourite photos and place them in a frame. Visiting the tag has given me the opportunity to find new people to follow, as it's like a little showcase of their own unique style. It's also a lovely way to share with you some of my  long time favourite Instagramers, and i shall do that here as well as in some further posts, as there are too many for just one go!

Sourcing the photographer on Instagram....if you use instagram, you'll no doubt be familiar with how to find any of those featured. Its just a case of taking the name of the pics here and popping it in the search. Or you can google the name plus a @ sign in front of it, that would take non instagram users to the webstagram page online, where you can browse the photos as well. This is mine and at the top of this post are my own 9ofpride. My user name on instagram is the same as my blog.

@gingerlillytea

 

@cestmaria

 

@mint_candy_apple

 

@filmgarden

 

@cheyenneluvvs

 

@lh_aesoon

 

i think you will agree there are some wonderfully creative people on intagram, and it is inspiring to see just what they will share next. Each image is either a personal memory or a little story unfolding..

More beautiful instagramers coming soon, in part 2 and 3
If you have made a #9ofpride yourself, please let us know your account in the comments too

(smiles) kat xxxxx

 

 

 

Instagram inspirations - Eriy

A secret shared ....the wonderful floral photographs of @eriy on instagram

I am getting so much out of seeing and creating photos through instagram these days that i have started a new category of posts for them, called Instagram Inspirations. And don't worry if you havent got the instagram app, you can view the photos featured by following the highlighted link to statigram, which will give an overview of all the photographers photos, @eriy is today's

Everyday moments around my home

 

Today my post is full of my photos from Instagram, i have enjoyed taking these with my iphone and then putting various frames and filters on them, its amazing the different retro effects that can be achieved, its my newest hobby.

 

 

If you have an iphone/ipad/itouch, get the app Instagram and follow me @secretsofabutterfly, mention you read my blog and i'll follow you back.(smiles)

Its fun sharing everyday snapshots of life, and seeing others from around the world. These are a few of my photos from Sept/October. The last was a homemade birthday cake for my Mam, which dad made and i decorated with little flowers and hearts. Yum!
Favourite filter apps - Magic Hour, Lens light, Instaplus, Pictureshow, Lo-Mob

xxxxx