Bad Blogger x3

I have been such a sucky blogger on here lately the majority of the time I post mainly on Confessions Of A Nail Polish Addict which is very naughty of me as this blog was here first & I do actually have a lot of things i could post about such as my carmine box’s, shopping hauls, trips away, My ebay & Pinterest addiction (although I keep calling it pininterest) etc… etc…

But for now I’m going to show you my 2 of my absolute favourite purchases from this month.

First up is my favourite purchase of the 2. This is something you may remember from way back in my August In my monthly must haves post. This has also been in my wishlist for god knows how long & I never thought I’d manage to get it as they stopped selling them in october…Enter Ebay! I finally figured out Paypal (yea I’m pretty slow) & low & behold there was my coat…. an unwanted Christmas present brand new with tags. It shall be mine!!! I became a little obssevive checking my bids on my breaks staring at it through the screen as though I could will it into my possesion but in the end my stalking payed off and this little beauty is finally mine!

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I bought it for £46 the RRP is £90 from River island & I freaking love it! I’m off to Amsterdam at the end off the month & this will be great as its just sooo cosy

The 2nd are these

UGG boots! Yay I’m finally a legitimate member of the UGG tribe these were £200 (it scares me a little when I say it out loud) but they are sooo worth it they are the comfiest boots I have ever worn & again these will be perfect for walking around Amsterdam

& Heres me all snuggly in them …

Which Outfit? The Dilemma…

Ok I officially have issues…. Last week I couldn’t decide which dress to buy so I bought both this week its shoes again I was stuck between 2 gorgeous pairs so I did the only thing a self confessed shopping addict would do…….. I bought them both.

I showed you my new purchase’s in my last post now heres the outfits put together I’ll be wearing One of them tonight & will post pictures of me wearing it on my next post…

Peach Lace River Island Dress

or

Black & Gold Sequinned Topshop Dress

After the dress choice it’s which shoes? lol I love them both & they are sooo comfy

Which outfits do you like best?

My Very Own Handmade Decoden Phone Case!

Yes I’m aware that is a rather long title but holy crapoly it’s finally here! My Flatback pearls arrived yesterday so I settled down after I finished at the gym (I tried Zumba last night & I’m horridly aware I have no rythem & my legs flail around legs like a badly made puppet, really not a good look) & decorated my phone case. It didn’t actually take half as long as I expected it to & I am stupidly proud of it. So here are my before, during & after pictures…..

I started off by positioning the larger items & deciding a colour scheme…

I used white & pink pearls in sizes 3mm & 5mm & a selection of Swarovski crystals in 4 different colours, Pink, Peach, Crystal & AB crystal & added glitter into the gaps….

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This Is how it looked when I’d finished & it was drying….
Here is how it looked on my phone…

Back

front

Sorry about the picture quality these were taken on my camera which really isn’t great at upclose shots all the rest were taken on my Iphone.

Im really really pleased with how it turned out I bought all my supplies online using Etsy, Amazon & online Crystal suppliers. The key was a charm from an old broken neckalace but I really didn’t want to throw it away I plan to add a little charm onto the hook eventually & will post pictures when I do.

So what do you think? Have you done any Decodening or DIY lately? I’d love to see what you’ve created leave me your link in a comment below & I’ll visit your pages

Sequins?….

Are they a YES YES YES Or HELL NO?

As I personally am a lover of all things shiny, glittery, blingy or sparkly then sequins are most definatly a yes for me (I think).

I’m wondering this as I need (well want really but whos keeping score?) a new dress for my birthday as I’m having a girly weekend away with my besties in Geordie Land (aka Newcastle) next weekend. It’s actually my birthday on friday (23 oh the humanity!) but I’m busy all this weekend. so here are some of the pretty shiny sparkly sequinned dresses I’ve fallen in love with….

Topshop – Rare Sequinned Dress £58

Dorothy Perkins – Black Knitted Sequinned Dress £38

Dorothy Perkins – Gold Sequinned Dress £38

Dorothy Perkins – Pink Sequinned One Shoulder Dress £36

Dorothy Perkins – Grey Sequinned One Shoulder Dress £36

Dorothy Perkins – Gold & Black Sequinned One Shoulder Dress £38

Topshop – Rare Sequinned dress £55

I want them ALL!!

Which should I choose? Which do you prefer? Do you not like any of them? Have you seen nicer ones? etc….

Help!

My 1st DIY Phone case

Just a quick post to show you my DIY phone case….

Before

After

It was really easy & cheap to do I played around with the positioning of the crystals for awhile then glued them down.

I used

Swarovski crystals 2mm in Jet, AB & Crystal each came in a pack of 100 for £1.99 & Super glue came in a pack of 5 for 99p

& a clear back case for the Iphone 4s £1.99

allI the above were bought from Amazon

I used a damp cotton swab to pick up the crystals & an old paintbrush to dab on the glue

all together this cost me about £10 and around 30/40 mins to make

I’ve ordered more crystals & accesories in different colours & I’ve also ordered the Gem-tac glue I will show you more when they arrive. If your planning your own DIY project I would reccomend using larger crystals as 2mm are actually very tiny but good for filling gaps for my next project I will be using 3mm & 3.2mm crystals & 3mm pearls

TTFN till next time

 

Decoden my new obsession….

I have a new love & I’ve got it bad and its name is Decoden! Up until a couple of weeks ago i’d never even heard of it Im sure some of you have and some of you haven’t so heres the low down on Decodenning in my point of veiw.

What is Decoden?

It’s basically when you take something dull and uninteresting such as this….

and turn it into something like this….

Decoden is a term origanated in Japan ‘deco’ meaning to decorate and den from the japanese word denwa meaning phone but decoden doesn’t just has to stop at phones cases the possibilities for decoration are endless as if you look on etsy you will find out. You can decorate phones cases, ipod cases, jewellery boxes, mirrors, clothes, vases, you name it you can decorate it.

How can I get into it?

Here in the UK there are very VERY few craft stores that sell anything remotely like the decoden peices you see here,

but Ebay & Etsy have loats of sellers that sell great decoration peices for a great price. Also if you google it there are many more stores that sell deco peices.

Where should I start?

As Im also a newcomer to this crazy but completely awesome deco world I’d say a cheapish phone case would be your best bet. I ordered the one above for my Iphone 4s from Amazon for the bargain price of £2 with free delivery. Amazon are great for cheap phone case they do a case for almost any phone but if they don’t sell your phone case then a small pocket mirrer such as this…

This makes a great base for design and they are relativly cheap to buy but just let your imagination run wild.

What do I need?

You can use basically any craft glue but the best glues for decoden are E600 glue & Gemtac glue

You can find both on Amazon or at most craft/DIY stores.

I have bought Swarovski crystals for my case but you can use almost anything to decorate your items thats the beauty of decoden. For supplies e.g. bows, flowers etc… i’d recommend buying from etsy as they have a huge range of items and sellers. but there are also sellers on ebay and online shops you can buy from.

Where’s your phone case then?

Well thats the part that sucks :(, I’ve received everything but the crystals (I’ve ordered swarovski crytals also bought on amazon) so im stuck waiting around but hopefully they should be here next week once I’ve done i’ll post a picture for you all to see hopefully it’ll turn out well

Anyway if you have any questions feel free to ask & I’ll try my best to help

Bad Blogger is back….

Hey hey well i’m back I suck at blogging I apologise to anyone that cares Sorry! xxxx I kept meaning to write and then I just couldn’t be bothered (im lazy its a sickness) but now I’m ready to try again.

Righto not much has changed but 1st things first (like they’d ever be anywhere else?) I will introduce you all to my new best friend my Iphone 4s or my Ibaby as I prefer to call it.

Now don’t worry I’m not a crazy Apple geek this actually only my 2nd apple purchase the first being my Ipod nano way way back in college (around 3years ago im sooooo old :’(). I was never a fan of the Iphone 3 it was ugly, I liked the shape of the Iphone 4 but had just got a balckberry which I loved, so for 18months I’ve been a blackberry girl but it was time for an upgrade this month & I was rather bored of the BB as the camera is shocking & so is the screen resolution & it was old and slow, plus my bf had just upgraded to the Iphone 4 & I obvioulsy had to one up him & the Iphone 4s was the obvious choice (thats love right there). Nehoo enough phone babble I love it & that is the end of that & because I love it I want to spoil it and know the perfect way. A brand new phone case….

‘A phone case?’ I hear you ask? (cos I have super duper hearing abilities)

‘Yes’ I reply (cos obviously you have super duper hearing aswell)

I know what your thinking (cos I’m a mind reader with super hearing)

I think not! Now I’m sure some of you will have heard of them but for thse of you who haven’t I’m talking about a Lux Addiction phone case because man I love the bling & sparkles! I been watching reveiws on youtube like a mad stalker crazy person & I’m utterly convinced that I MUST have one NOW! But as the usually retail at $79.95/£50.62 I am far too poor to buy one Waaahhhh :’( but light oh holy light it’s my birthday in less than month (18th November for all you who want to send gifts ) my mother dearest says she’ll buy me one. Wooo worry over you may think, well think again they have 137 awesome styles to choose from & I am at a loss as which to purchase just to prove how difficult choosing is here are some of my favourites…..

Style 404

Style 011

Style 394

Style 362

The pictures are much clearer on the website but they are all handmade using swarovski crystals, they also do custom orders which is great. So does anyone own or has owned one of the cases let me know what you think as I LOVE them be back soon hopefully with some DIY bits and bobs

Kurt Geiger Leopard Heels= HOT

I’m not exactly a big fashion label/designer lover but I wonder if my bank balance would blame me for blowing £150 on these bad boys!

I ADORE these!

What do you think?

Monthly Must Haves – August

My must haves for this month

The Bag

Pauls Boutique, Maisy Bag, Topshop £61

The Coat

Faux Fur Leopard Print Coat, River island £90 <3 <3 <3 this

The Shoes

Swagger Zebra Print Shoes, Topshop £62

 The Item

Shorts, H&M, £14.99

 The Accesories

Keep The Faith Charm Neckalace, Topshop, £10.00

 The Extras

Rimmel I<3Lasting Finish Nail Varnish, Hot & Spicy, Superdrug, £2.99

Just bought this nail varnish it’s a gorgeous colour can’t wait to try it out.

(There is no link to this item as it is not featured on the website but to find other Rimmel colours try Superdrug)

These are my faveorite items & most wanted for this month let me know what you think

My Little Goodies

Well I was going to publish this tommorow but I just couldn’t resist showing off my lovely little goodies I’ve bought.

Uttam London Navy/Cream Ruffle Dress £25.99

(although for some reason mine has no ruffles :/)

& ever the bargain hunter Black/cream Raffia Tote Bag £35.99 £20.00

Glamourous Sheer Sleeveless Shirt another sale item £22 £15

(Bought from Dorothy Perkins but as they no longer have the item on their website the picture link is to ArkClothing where it is £14. You can also buy in different colours from House of Fraser at £25 on the link below)

HOUSE OF FRASER

All The Above were purchased from Dorothy Perkins ^

All The Below were purchased from New Look v

Basic Shoestring vest was a bargain at £2.49

Animal Feather Earrings £4.99

Leopard print Headband £3.99 or buy 1 get 1 free
Mine Leopard Bulldog clip £1.99 or buy 1 get 1 free
Snake Ribbon Bangle Set £6.99

and last but by no means least my most espensive but definatly worth it purchase

MY BRAND SPANKING NEW LAPTOP

£459.97

Quad-core AMD Phenom™ II X4 P960 processor

• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Memory: 4GB
• Hard drive: 500GB

Don’t let me fool you I don’t really know what any of that stuff means I just bought it because its very pretty

I LLOOVEE IT!

I was sad to see my old one go though. It’s been my 2nd pride & joy (the 1st being my mini) over these past 4 years but it was definatly time to upgrade & this one is so pretty compared to my big old black one. Although I had done a spot of decorating by covering it in loads of sparkly stickers lol.

Anyway thats was my shopping spree for this month anyway which in total came to….

£539.43

Don’t worry I don’t normally buy laptops every month lol