In some lights.

Fringe alert! I finally got it cut and I wish I had done it years ago. Except now my sister and I look like twins as her hair is exactly the same as mine.
I was meant to take these photos when the light was better but I've been applying for jobs all day (again) and by the time I felt enough cover letter writing was enough, it had got annoyingly dark. Hence the graininess.
This dress was such a bargain in the Topshop sale last year and as usually happens with us, my sister also bought it. We do this all the time. Neither of us knows the other one has the item of clothing until we both turn up to somewhere wearing it. Faux pas on a major scale.
I'm really into floaty things right now. I think its a large- scale rebellion to the tight skirts I constantly found myself in last year. My other half didn't hold anything back when he told me they didn't suit me and he was completely correct. Don't tell him that. I had to leave a reasonable gap between him telling me and the transition to floatiness so he didn't think I was doing it because of his wise words.
I must admit I've been in a bit of a slump lately as the jobhunt is proving very hard- going and I'm seriously bored at home, but I got given a new bed yesterday which is bigger than my old one and it really cheered me up. I had to rearrange my room to fit it in which 1) gave me a good workout as pushing huge solid wood furniture around a room by myself does take some energy and 2) made my room look twice the size which I love. I can't believe something as simple as changing my room around made my mood pick up so much.
I bought a new lamp too. A nice bright pink one for £2.99. Can't go too crazy on an unemployed graduate budget now can we.

MargieHeartsVintage

Its open at last. Do me a favour and take a look:) The link is in the massive badge that you couldn't miss in the sidebar. Let me know what you think.

Won't let you talk me down.

I love these fields. Well I used to. They used to be covered in long grass and butterflies and bees and rabbits used to be there and it was the most beautiful place to be on a sunny day. Then someone went over every single one of them and cut all the grass and then the water companies came in and dug huge trenches all over them so now they are just plain boggy fields. Still a good place for walking my dog but not nearly as happiness inducing. They do give some sense of freedom though as they are so vast and elevated, so if I'm feeling a little blue I go up there and remind myself that it's not all bad.
This is the other slouchy cardi I said I would post ages ago but never got round to it. I like it very much and this cardi and the massive rust coloured one I own are basically my only warm enough knitwear so they get worn to death. I broke the lacey bit on the back whilst I was in Turkey but my other half's mum is a genius with a needle and she fixed it for me so well I can't even see where it was broken.
The headpiece and the hand chain are two more items that will be going in my shop. I really like the headpiece I am wearing in the photos, I think this is my favourite out of the ones I've made and I hope it goes to someone who loves it as much as I do.
Also, I read that Chloe Sevigny is 36. I literally had no idea she was that age.

Tantilizing notion.

One of my favourite pieces I've reworked for my nearly ready to get up and running Etsy shop. I've been really busy making all of the pieces out of vintage and antique bits and bobs I've found and reworking them into headpieces, hand chains and necklaces. I will be so sorry to see this one go.

Serious stuff.

First outside photos for aaages. Might be the only ones for a while as it was bloody freezing. I'm not sure that my fingers still haven't thawed. Some dog walkers were very interested in what I was doing. Nosey.
This long jacket thing was my Mums' which she wore to a wedding. Morose isn't it wearing black to a wedding. But I kind of like it very much and I felt positively witch- like walking around the forest with the wind blowing it everywhere.
Whats this? I come home from Istanbul with more rings? Yeah that sounds about right. The rough cut amethyst and the pointy silver one are my two latest additions. Each loved as much as the million other rings I've brought back from there. I've come to realise I've got the beginnings of a serious ring addiction and its not helped by the fact that I can find amazing rings all over Istanbul for seriously reasonable prices. These two were from the Grand Bazaar and Eminonu.
I reckon I'm nearly ready to open my Etsy shop. I've been sourcing stuff to make my jewellery all over the place and I think it's all looking pretty good. We will see how that goes.

Blank us/ Confront us.

I told you I wouldn't have time to post last week. I had a great week so please excuse me.
I love silk dresses, silk shirts, silk trousers...anything silk. So this dress is perfect- simple and silk. It's a really flattering cut too so I don't have to worry about any lumpy bits.
I was really inspired this time in Istanbul and I got an urge to make some things. Things means jewellery really. I used to make a lot of my own jewellery and hair accessories and whatever but then I kind of fell out of the habit. This trip really got me back into it and with all the amazing bits and bobs craft- wise I can find in various parts of Istanbul I thought I might try and make and sell some of my efforts. The second of which is this headpiece I'm wearing in these photos. I made another design using silver bits which I'm loving too and I'll post it soon. When I make enough I'm thinking of opening my own Etsy shop but we will see. Good idea or non?

Time to negotiate.

I finally got myself a tripod. I know, you would think after this long blogging I would have invested by now. No. It opens up a world of location possibilities and when it stops raining I shall explore some of those. It hasn't stopped raining all day.
These are my new trousers which I got-but-shouldn't have-got when I went to pick up my tripod. I have such a trouble finding trousers that fit and don't annoy me with tight bits here and loose bits there but these are casual and loose and lovely. I wore them to town today and they are just perfect. Usually with trousers I end up pulling them up or down or they twist one way or gather in the most unflattering places but no my dear readers, not these. That gives me one pair of jeans and one pair of trousers in my wardrobe and a view to get more. I wish these came in a maroon or something as well.
I'm off to Istanbul again tomorrow so I will try and update whilst I'm there but time seems to run away with itself and I end up not having time. Usually because I'm eating. Eating plays a massive part in Turkish life. Bring it on.

My hands are so useless.

So I guess no one has escaped the leopard print nails that are all over the blogsphere so, being inspired by those bloggers such as Gemfatale and their leopard nails, I thought I'd see if I could do it on my eyelids. This is the result. It was so easy to do seriously anyone could do it.
*Edit- I used two gold shadows, a brown to do the spots and black eyeliner to go round the brown. I think youtube might have some tutorials if anyone wants some guidance