I always find this time a little strange. After weeks of planning, the day arrives and suddenly it's all over, done, finished. Today OH and I had the day to ourselves, so what did we decide to do? We dug over three vegetable beds - festive huh? The first gift I opened on Christmas morning as a packet of parsnip seeds... call me...

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Just a quick post to wish you all a very merry Christmas and joyous 2012. I'll be back in the new year with a new wardrobe challenge, my 104 follower giveaway and my Christmas A-Z scavenger hunt pics (maybe I'll submit them on time, just this once) and lots of posts that I have had in 'draft' for an age. Seriously, where does...

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So, here I was about to write of my joy at reaching the 100 follower milestone when I noticed I'd taken a small step backwards - 99 followers. Oh. A small mention of this in a post and five lovely, shiny new followers appeared. HUGE love to Sophie for her tweet *mwah*. And hello to new followers d_flexe, Shayla, Beth, Kezzie and Fernytha...

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I love daytime sequins but I haven't indulged in sequins since the summer months. I really wanted to make a collar and smother it in sequins to wear with my current wardrobe crush - a plain black fitted jumper from H&M - but time conspired against me and the day arrived before I had a chance to find my sewing box! Luckily, my...

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I can't say I've heard of Levin Rambin but that doesn't stop me joining in with the Two Birds for Inspiration Monday. Fearing the raging winds howling outside my window I decided to take this inside. I prefer outside outfit pics but I hate being buffered by the wind even more, so you'll have to make do with my door-less wardrobe instead. I'm...

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Lauren has introduced me to a few different beauty items* over the past few months but the best one has to be to e.l.f's eyelid primer... and, subsequently, the entire e.l.f range. I wanted to try an eyelid primer as I had practically given up on eyeshadow altogether, so when I read about e.l.f's eyelid primer I was keen to try it. I...

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Another windy day, another windswept outfit pic. I have to admit that I would have loved to mimic her daughter's outfit! How cute is that?!  Jesscia Alba image via here Join in over at Two Birds Boutique Love ...

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Here is my, rather windswept, entry into the Style Eyes Ethical Fashion Blog Outfit Competition. The prizes are awesome! The rules are simple…  'All you have to do is create an outfit which contains at least ethical piece, that could be something from your favourite ethical fashion brand, vintage or charity shop. It could also be something that you have upcycled yourself… Before...

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After shopping comes the fun part (not that shopping isn't fun), what happens next, for me, is to get my new purchases on my body as soon as I walk through my door, then I wear them for a while… seriously. I've always done it - no idea why. But this isn't the REALLY fun part. No, the REALLY fun part is discovering...

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I know that it isn't even December yet but I'm feeling festive already! This will be the first Christmas in our new home. OH loves the festive season, so-much-so that after just two Christmases together he has managed to break my Bah! Humbug! opinion of the festivities. He has suggested that we entertain at home on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The...

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I requested a free sample of Garnier's Miracle Skin Perfector, Daily All-In-One B.B Cream after seeing it advertised and used it for a few weeks. It promised to unify, illuminate, hydrate and help protect skin with SPF15. So, I decided to forgo my trusty moisturiser and put my faith in these claims (although I wasn't 100% sure if this was meant to be...

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It will come as no surprise to any of you when I say I have a thing for jewellery. My arm parties are becoming an almost daily occurrence, my necklace collection is beyond control and even though I only ever wear one ring at a time, when I do, it's big. But it wasn't until I received an email from Harriet about an...

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I've been shopping and when I was done, I shopped a little more. So, as a mini challenge I'm going to see if I can shop my wardrobe for the next few months and allow my bank balance to recover in time for the festive season. Here's my splurge... H&M - black jumper, grey dress, cream zip t-shirt, grey cable tights Stylist Pick...

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SJP and I, we're like two peas in a pod... (she says living in a world entirely of her own - the world of joy you could say?) This outfit was perfect for the lazy day I had on Monday and if it's good enough for SJP, it's good enough for me. Join in over at  Two Birds Love  ...

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Counting down… 3 By adding a simple black sweater over this green dress I was able to wear it for work and tip a nod to the midi trend at the same time. It's probably not an outfit I'd wear again as this dress is made for the evening - it deserves fab shoes and delicate, timeless jewellery. 2 As with every other...

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I had a jolly good moan. I did, don't you remember? More than once. Well, in the interests of fairness I thought that I should share with you what happened when I ordered from the H&M website for the second time. I placed my order on a Monday and it arrived the following Saturday. No fuss, no bother. A huge improvement and hopefully...

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I can't believe I've been blogging for a year now, at the beginning I thought it would be something that I'd tire of and forget about. But I love it and am more passionate about it than ever. Looking back over my posts has been fun, so I thought I'd share my (random) observations about year one... This nail varnish needs to be...

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I had 21 comments but I had to discount two as one was outside of the UK and the other was me. The Winner of my Blog Birthday Give away is.... Lauren. Now, Lauren introduced me to the VO5 Miracle Concentrate and Collection 2000 Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Balm so she has kindly suggested that I pick a second winner for those items....

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No. 45 My final piece of knitwear for the WIA challenge. This one was made with my own fair hands. I was fooled by the misty morning and spent the whole day uncomfortably hot! The bag is new from Zara and the boots, also seen here, are from Very. They go together beautifully, which was completely intentional (lie!). No. 46 The first of...

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