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I've been after the bird print tea dress that came out in H&M a couple of years ago for absolutely ages now. At the time I believe it retailed for £29.99 which I'm too cheap to fork out for so decided to wait until it went into the sale or at least on eBay. Well that didn't happen because that person from Glee wore it and BOOM everyone wanted my dress :( I've been periodically stalking it on eBay but it's always gone for ridiculous prices or been in the wrong size. Well finally it's mine. Nabbed for £6 something including P&P and it's sooo pretty!

Not the most flattering of angles (thanks boyfriend) but it shows the dress in it's beautiful glory. Also do note the safety pin, despite the nice fit, it has button fastenings all the way down the front which means that there was a little gap. Not brilliant when with your boyfriend's family but I'd forgotten to bring a camisole top with me and so I had to basically make do and mend :p
It has the mostly lovely puffed sleeves and I like the shape of the hem, not that you can see it here, but it kind of dips and curls. I felt that as the dress is such a statement piece it didn't need to be outdone with any accessories, so I didn't. Though if I was going out on a night I'd probably wear a cute necklace too. It's also a lovely length to go without tights.
  Dress: H&M via eBay, Cardigan: Primark, Boots: Barratts, Tights: Primark, Bag: Nica

Vintage Style Me

Here are some bits I'm loving this week from Vintage Style Me. They sell a lot of Vintage goodies alongside a load of hand-made pieces which are the bits that have caught my eye the most.

The skirt on the left is currently only £15 in the sale section. The dress in the middle is divine floral print in a velveteen fabric. It's up for £37.49 which is a bit too expensive for my tight budget, but lovely nevertheless! The last skirt is one that has been on my radar for quite some time now. For anyone who knows me may be aware that I have a bit of an obsession with cats and pigeons, so a combination of the two is a hilarious collaboration <3 I have noticed that it is now £22 but only used to be £20 which peeves me slightly. But I will be forever wishful that it may find its way into my wardrobe one day :)

What do you think of Vintage Style Me? Which items do you like?

On The First Day Of Spring...

...I decided to do an outfit post! I needed to leave the house anyway to pick up a prescription so thought it would be the perfect opportunity to do one.


 
Dress: Boohoo.com, Cardigan: Primark, Tights: Primark Slippers: Asda
The first day of spring was also the day I decided to go out the house without a coat feeling mildly comfortable though since having drafted this post, the weather has obviously decided to turn yet again and the feelings of true spring won't be happening for ages yet! Boo!
But yesterday was a good day.... I made my first Etsy sale to a stranger :D absolutely over the moon! It's given me the kick up the arse that I needed to create some more goodies. So I've even completed the cover that I used as a DIY in my post from last week, which you can now see over in my Etsy shop.

I hope she likes it!

Happy days :)

In Love With Fashion

Here are some of my top picks that I am currently coveting from In Love With Fashion!






For some reason I was most drawn to the navy dresses 1 & 2, but blue brings out my eyes and suits my complexion no matter how my skin is behaving, and with their nipped in skater styles they were always gonna be on my radar weren't they? ;) I also love these skirts. The bow style one is supposed to be red but looks much more on the pink side to me, it's still gorgeous though! I love all sorts of delicate frills and fancies! The mint green lace skirt comes in various different colours but for some reason unknown to me I was most drawn to this one. I'm not usually one for pastelly colours but I can see it working well. I'm probably out of my usual depth, picking colours that I wouldn't usually wear but I do love them so I can forgive myself :D

The other items are by the lovely and whimsical Crown & Glory 1, 2, 3 who are featured as brands on the website, alongside Inkwear who create these very pretty fake tattoos 1 & 2. Brilliant for someone like me who has a condition that wouldn't allow for real ink.

There is currently a competition running over at E-Tail PR where you can win £200 to spend on In Love With Fashion. Perfect-o!

So what pieces have you got your eye on?

Primark & Dunelm Mill Haul

My camera wasn't working properly to take detailed pictures of yesterdays shopping haul and then my laptop refused to save any recorded videos so I had to do it directly on Youtube. This is only the second video I've ever made so please be kind :)





I got purchases from Primark including a lovely marl grey cardigan, a nice floral/birdy printed top reminiscent of  delftware pottery, a feather print top and the notorious super cosy tights. I also visited the new and improved Dunelm Mill shop here in Lincoln where I purchased some fabric paint and a fabric pen. The paint is the cheapest I've been able to find it anywhere. The only peeve I have with the new store is that their craft section seems to be much more condensed, much to my dismay, but still an improved store nonetheless!

So yeah, please give it a like if you would be so kind :D

If for some reason you can't see the embedded version you can view it here

xxx

Wish List : Want List

I should really treat myself today seeing as I only went and bagged myself a conditional offer for my MA at Durham University! :D so happy!! Looks like I'll be getting my uber northern accent back, much to the boyfriends dislike XD

1) Leggings are £12.99 from New Look, vair pretty!
2) Grey dress is another £12.99er from New Look. I need more basics and it's lovely.
3) Red dress is another one from New Look at £28.99 which is a bit steep for a cheapskate such as me, but it was too nice to not include.
4) Black dress with lace collar is an Asda special at only £16. Sadly they've run out of size 10s online but it has been given a solid 5 stars so it must be good!
5) This tapestry skirt is part of Primark's S/S13 stock. I believe it will be £12 :)


So, so happy that I'll be able to move my life forward :D

Monochromatic Stains

Here are a few of the things I'm loving right now. Sale items of course!

- The baroque print skirt on the left is Motel but sadly they've sold out of my size :( my own fault for being cheap!

- The black and white dress at the top is from the Asos Petite range but I love the woodland print on it.

- The bottom lace one is a stunner by A Wear. Really considering splashing the pennies on that.

- The boots are by Faith and are currently half price at Debenhams. I love them a lot but not sure I can swallow the price of £38.50 so easily... I really am cheap :p

- Lastly I've been after a skirt like that for ages, it ruins the monochromatic theme but the colour makes it a beauty. I may or may not have just bought it as it's just over £4 inc p&p from an Ebay seller in China. Bargain!