Name Shame: Leifsdottir.

Major name shame with this one. When I was in Turkey I got an email from Leifsdottir saying that I had won the StyleBubble/ Leifsdottir competition for these items:

I was really pleased as this was the only competition I have ever entered but alas this was seriously misplaced happiness. I got a bill the other day for the customs duty on these items for £40 which I obviously had to pay to receive my package which I wasn't too happy about as these were supposed to be items that I had won. I paid anyway as I thought it would be worth it for a jacket, trousers and shoes that were fairly expensive but when I opened the package today, I saw that I hadn't been sent the shoes, and the jacket had been sent to me in a size smaller than I asked for so it doesn't fit. So in the end, I paid £40 for a pair of trousers that were meant to be free and actually aren't that nice. Rather pissed.

I didn't get any email from Leifsdottir to tell me they weren't sending me the shoes or that they were sending a jacket that was smaller than I asked for which they really should have as I would not have paid the customs on them. Maybe I just have high standards but I thought this was pretty cheeky of them.

So not bothering with giveaways again.

Been rolling

I started my new job last Monday and it is knaaackering. I'm not sure how much blogging I can do nowadays as I get up very early and don't get home until fairly late but I will try my best! I love how I don't need to do almost any clothes washing now as I wear a minimal amount of clothes combinations in the week. Every cloud and all that. I wear really simple outfits to work but make them interesting with my accessories and I was wearing a statement necklace with my black shift yesterday when a rather camp man shouted at me 'Daaarling I love your necklace, you brighten up the place!'  You have to say that in a camp posh English voice and then you've got the idea. Cue blushing as a load of City professionals turned to see who he was yelling at.
This playsuit is one of my best buys ever. It took me so long to find a playsuit that was long enough not to give me a cameltoe and didn't have shorts so short they could have been knickers. It was a long and irritating journey. Never mind, I have this one now and it came from Primark of all places. I found my perfect fit in the shop that is the epitome of ill- fitting clothes. I love how much longer these heels make my legs look in it too. Flats give me munchkin legs.

Inside of your hand

As I sit here basking in the late afternoon Turkish sun I find it hard to feel remorse at my truly shocking blogger attendance. I do a little though. Life has been so busy the past few weeks so excuse me for my being AWOL. My sister was home from uni, as were my friends, so my weeks of miserable, job- hunting solitude were brought to a welcome end and blogging was kind of put to the back of my mind. Can I blame the royal wedding too? Why not. Anyway as you might have guessed from the opening sentence, I am in Turkey again ( I might as well move here) and have only just acquired an internet connection. I could have gone to the local internet cafe but all the screens are on the widescreen setting and I just can't bring myself to publish a picture of myself looking like the side of a house. That and the eternal staring I get from men in there like they can't believe a woman knows how to operate a computer.
This dress has been one of the best buys of my Summer so far. So easy to wear and the the fabric has just the right weight to make it swing nicely when i walk. It was a bit more than I would normally pay for a dress this simple but I like the little leather studded details on the straps and the fit was really nice.
These rings were a purchase from two days ago at a market near here. I think I can now fully admit to having a ring addiction. I can't stop myself from buying rings and considering they are so cheap here I really can't say no. I saw a picture of karl Lagerfeld's dressing table once and he had trays and trays of rings along it. I aspire to that. Although I'm not sure my humble market purchases stand up to any of his rings.

Hey buddy.

I went to a llama park today. Yeah. A llama park. Anyone got any llama questions I'm your girl. It was actually quite nice walking around in the lovely sunshine looking at cute furry things. There was a reindeer that was born yesterday.
This dress was only a fiver and it's actually proven to be a pretty good buy. As I'm 5"9 I find it so hard to find Summer dresses that are long enough to wear without tights or leggings and even though it doesn't quite look like it in the photos, this dress is just long enough. This problem seems to be getting worse every year and I really don't know why. I never thought of 5"9 as being ridiculously tall but it seems that if I want to find a Summer dress that covers my backside then I have to look in the tall ranges in shops which carry none of the key pieces and tend to look pretty frumpy.
Another moan I feel like getting off my chest is the total lack of good quality workwear on the high street (yeah I finally got a job that I have to wear posh clothes for). I've searched high and low and all I've found is a couple of dresses in H&M and one perfect jacket from Topshop that took me five purchases and returns to find. All the usual places such as Next (for workwear, I don't go in there otherwise) have nothing but cheap- looking shift dresses with nasty grey tartan patterns on them which I can't bear. I know this makes me sound like a huge snob but I just want to see some good quality, well- cut workwear which I don't think is too much to ask for.
Anyway back to some more positive things, I love my new sandals. I like the price even better.

Why didn't you join her.

Well hasn't Spring sprung my dears. I found another naturey area to take photos. Only two dog walkers at this particular location which isn't too bad. Again it was the ol' take pictures of flowers cover- up.
I found a really good little vintage shop in my town last week and despite taking a good long time nosing through the gorgeous pieces they have in there I could only take home one thing and I chose this black lace cardi/ jacket thing. Its from the 80's so the shoulders are a bit structured which doesn't help my already man- like frame but I came to the conclusion that it was too pretty to pass by and I can cover any boulder- shoulders with my hair. I will come up with any justification when there is an item of clothing I want involved.
I found another day jacket in a charity shop this week which is absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately my sister wanted it as well and we ended up having a proper row in the middle of said charity shop to the horror of the old biddies working there. We decided to share it. Except her idea of sharing is hiding it in her room and feigning ignorance when I ask her where it is.
These two rings are from Primark and H&M. See the theme. I like to wear them together and give myself zoo fingers.

Isn't it ironic that he liked you and...

These are a few items that I have in my Etsy shop right now. There is loads more but you will have to go take a look to find out what! Thanks to my sister for freezing her arse off in a field for these photos.

MargieHeartsVintage...

I mentioned before that I was kind of expanding my Etsy shop to include clothes as well as jewellery and these pictures are a bit of a clue as to the first pieces that are going in there for you lovely people to spend your hard- earned pennies on. I've had quite a good time finding all of these pieces and I really love each one. Unfortunately I can't fit into a lot of the items I found which is crappy as I love the Armani jacket and the quality of it is unbelievable. It might be a good thing though otherwise more of the clothes will end up on me rather then on you.
I have been in London this week a couple of times for job- hunting- related things and I thought I'd pop into Primark to see what's about. They have some pretty nice things but the best part of my mosey round was seeing a harrassed lady dragging two daughters in with her whilst one of them had her nose wrinkled in disgust moaning that Primark, "Even smells cheap". Quite hilarious coming from what must have been a 10 year old in ripped jeans and a shiney pink puffa jacket.
I bought some pastel purple nail varnish which looks really cute on. What I didn't realise is that it's glow in the dark. I'm not sure I have any need for glow in the dark varnish.