November 28, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Advent Giveaway

DAY TWELVE: £75 to spend at Playful Promises

Behind door twelve is a lovely prize to help you start the New Year in style! Playful Promises have been a long term sponsor of mine and I love their quirky and vintage inspired lingerie. Todays prize is £75 to spend on whatever you want from the site. So whether your tastes run more to

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Dear Diary

Things I Tried in November

I’ve always been one of those people who likes to try the latest thing and one of things I love about blogging is that people send you samples of things to try. I’ve been astonishingly bad in the past at “reviewing” these things. I’m quite a wordy writer, so sometimes it’s a little hard to

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Advent Giveaway

DAY ELEVEN: Cambridge Darling Bag from Hey Sailor

Well hello there! Welcome to Day 11! If you’re anything like me then you probably have a handbag full of old receipts, broken lipsticks and bottle tops (or maybe that last one is just me),  Hey Sailor, purveyors of fun and quirky jewellery and accessories, are offering you the chance to start the year with

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

The 5 Guilts of Christmas

I really love Christmas. I don’t care about presents (though they’re nice, obviously!) and I don’t spend Christmas Day with family these days, in fact I’m not even sure it’s Christmas day I love. I love December. I love the twinkly lights on crisp cold dark evenings, I love that everything is “spiced” I love

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Advent Giveaway

DAY TEN: A Pin Up Top from Oblong Box Shop

Door 10, and only 2 weeks left till Christmas! Todays prize comes courtesy of fabulous store The Oblong Box Shop, who sell a great range of pin up and repro clothing, and ship worldwide! I’m a particular fan of their skirt selection and it’s an excellent choice for plus size ladies as she has a

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Advent Giveaway

DAY NINE: An Antique Rose Silver Charm Necklace from Melinda Mulcahy

Behind door 9 we have a treat for your jewellery box from Melinda Mulcahy. Melinda Mulcahy is a jewellery designer, orginally from Australia and now living in South Wales. She hand makes every piece herself in her studio. Today you can win one of her Antique Rose Silver Charm necklaces. You have 3 chances to

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Dear Diary

Making My Own Custom Christmas Cards

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! The festive feeling is definitely kicking in a bit, it’s cold, it’s December, I’m worrying about what presents to get people, my Mum sent me an advent calendar and last night I ate my first mince pie of the year. If you’ve opened today’s advent calendar door then you’ll know

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Advent Giveaway

DAY EIGHT: 20 Free Cards from Postsnap

If you’ve seen todays post, you’ll see me creating my own Christmas Cards with Postsnap, which was great fun! So now I have the chance for you to create your own cards with Postsnap, with credit to create 20 free cards to send to friends and family next year. Postsnap conveniently has a little reminder

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Advent Giveaway

DAY SEVEN: £50 to Spend at Plum & Pigeon

Day 7 of the advent calendar is an introduction to a rather lovely handmade vintage reproduction brand called Plum & Pigeon and £50 to spend on some beautiful goodies from the store Rose makes all the items herself in her Manchester workshop and sells her collection of 50s inspired items through her Folksy shop. There

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