hello sweets & welcome to vivatramp's fourth installment of 'friday favourites'. this feature showcases 5 things that have amused me/entertained me/inspired me throughout the week! this week has been quite nice. i've spent it being a domesticated goddess & i've also spent a lot of time with my beau. i can't believe he's off to university next week :/ i'm quite nervous about it all 'cause obviously distance in a relationship isn't really a desired element but we are determined to make it work. have you guys got any tips for keeping the light in a distant relationship alive? if so, please comment - it'd be much appreciated. i hope you've all had a good week! oh & a big thanks to rachele over at 'the near sighted owl' for awarding me my first ever blog award. 'vivatramp' is going from strength to strength & i'm so proud of it. keep a lookout for new features next week when i've got a lot more time on my hands. & i won cute stew's camera giveaway! arghrrr! so excited. i hope you like this weeks favourites - leave a comment & have your say ;)

001; this charming girl jewellery

i hadn't actually heard of 'this charming girl' until they recently started following me on twitter but i'm so glad they did & that i checked them out because they have the quirkiest little pendants on offer. i'm a sucker for a cute pendant & these certainly made me smile. they'd funk up any plain old breton top / jeans combination & the price tags are very friendly too! i'm also loving their sewing machine pendant *especially at only a fiver!* & their chic binoculars necklace. go check them out! & let me know what you think.

002; she & him - 'ridin' in my car'

okay, so i'm currently a little obsessed with she & him at the moment. they're on repeat all the time & it's at that stage where i'm performing their songs to a crowd of cutlery, pots & pans when i do the washing up every day. i found it really difficult to just pick one particular song for this friday favourites feature but i decided to go for 'ridin in my car' because it's got that smokey retro feel to it that i find quite difficult to resist. i'm feeling a she & him 'listen & love' post coming on perhaps?! but yeah, give this song a listen & i defy you to not do a little head sway to it!

003; love & a sandwich plushies

i fell in love with these little critters when the lovely melly at cute stew blogged about them the other day. they're just the cutest looking things i've ever seen! these little guys are just so so quirky & imaginitive! go check out 'love & a sandwich' over on etsy & at their blog. they also do amazing custom orders in order to accomodate to your personal preference on fur colour, expression & eyes etc that you want your little monster to have. ugh, it all makes me so jealous! i want a whole load of them to guard my bed!! i'll definitely be adding them to my wishlist.

004; thxthxthx blog

so i've followed the lovely leah for a while now & every time she posts one of her little thank you notes i fall more in love with her *in a completely platonic fashion. 'thxthxthx' showcases thank you notes & good old fashioned gratitude to everything from mirrors to paula abdul. conceptually, i think it's something we all aspire to & something we all relate to. so, when combined with leah's wit, that flows through each & every single note, it's a match made in heaven. go check out 'thxthxthx'. i've been wanting to do a feature similar myself over here at 'vivatramp'. i should really get my ass in gear.

005; wildfox tees

it's no secret that their tees are absolutely gorgey & just too cute to be true - just ask celebs such as cheryl cole, beyoncé & whitney port *to name but a few. these beauties stand on the right side of statement tee & just look so god damn comfy. okay, so the prices are a teeny weeny bit steep but imagine the smiles you'd get from wearing some of these designs. i'm rather wanting this soft serve jumper & this v neck gem. go check them out at wildfox couture.

*so there goes, this weeks friday favourites! let me know what you think of them - i read every single one of your comments & they're much appreciated. by the way, please feel free to send some questions my way at my formspring - i'm finding my days are quite empty atm what with not being able to work so it'd be nice to have something to do!! thanks sweets, i should post later this week but i'm not sure cause it's mine & the beau's anniversary. if not, have a nice week & see you monday for 'h is for happy'.