Bits 'n' Bobs...

So yesterday I went into my home town centre to pick up a few things - I had a lovely mooch around the shops too and bought a few things.

I bought a neutral/taupe faux leather bag for work from H&M along with, a pair of beaded turquoise earrings, small black sequined cosmetic bag and a a black diamante cuff.

I also picked up a gorgeous stripey pom pom hat for my 1yr cousin with matching gloves and a scarf.

I wanted to have a look in Claire's as sometimes they do some really nice ethnicy earrings for cheap. I ended up buying a gorgeous pair of teal and gold threaded teardrop earrings along with a black diamante ring and a three sets of hoops for days when I want to be a 'Plain Jane'.

I popped into Superdrug as I had been wanting to purchase the Sunset palette but could not find it anywhere in London. I took advantage of the 3 for 2 offer on all makeup products and bought the Sleek Sunset Palette, Barry M Lip Paint in 152 (a lovely pinkish berry colour) Me Me Me Nail Polish in Ambitious. I also picked up 3 Accessorize nail polishes - navy ink, purple, and mermaid green they all are of a metallic finish. They look so pretty but will be doing a review shortly to find out how good the colour payoff is!

Oh yeah I dug up some HobbyCraft Vouchers earlier in the month which my mum gave to me a year ago :S OMG...It's amazing. I could have spent all evening in there but it was cold and I wasn't feeling too well and wanted to get home! I bought lots of materials and embellishments for my handmade cards. I can't wait to get back into making them again :)

Just to let you know I have added to this post as I went sales shopping a few days after and picked up a few items. From Zara I picked up a lovely pair of black ballet pumps and a cream cardigan. I bought a wooden print block and beautiful silver and turquoise marbled necklace from East.

I am pleased with the purchases I now own but think I need to cut back on the spending!

Did any of you pick up any goodies from the sales?

Peace and Love,

Jewellery and Accessories Storage.

Hey so I thought I would post a blog related to my love of jewellery today.

I was cleaning my room last night which was very therapeautic for once...and decided that it would be cool to show how I store my jewellery. I have changed how I store my jewellery so many times but I have kept it more or less like this for the past year with slight changes.

First off, I bought two corkboards from Ryman's and a few boxes of clear pins from Muji. I designated one board for my earrings and the second board for my necklaces.



I also have two really pretty and intricately hand made boxes. I absolutely love handmade, intricate and ethnic things. My friend bought me this (below left) on her travels to India. I love how beautiful the wooden carvings are, and I use it to store my rings.



The second box is really pretty too I love the hand painted pattern. My dad bought me this when he went to Pakistan a few years ago. I used to store my earrings in here when the collection wasn't so big but now I store stones, beads and jewellery that I may repair or create new pieces of jewellery from.



In my drawer, which I really need to re-organise, I bought 2 kraft boxes from Paperchase to store my bangles and hair accessories. To present my bangles, I bought thick Kraft paper that I cut into strips and rolled it up so it formed a tube, then I slid my bangles onto it. The second box is a mess. I really need to sort it out. It has an brightly coloured plant pot-come-hair-accessories pot which I bought from Ikea. It contains all my hair accessories (clips, pins, flowers, hair bands) and to the side I store all my alice bands. The 'mess' is made up of bracelets and bangles that I couldn't fit in the previous box.



I really do prefer this way of storing my jewellery and accessories as I can see them easily and pick out what I want to wear each day.

I hope you enjoy :)