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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