Etsy!

You may have seen the Etsy tab in the top left corner of my blog, well it is finally going to be put to use...SOON! I am just testing the water as I had an idea that I have been testing for a while and I wanted to see what people thought about it.

So, onto what I have been busy making... Its plant hangers! 
I am obsessed with little (and big, I don't discriminate) plants and cacti but I was running out of room to put them. I searched the internet and found some macramé hangers but they where like £18! I decided that it was waaaay to much for some knotted string (although still beautiful!) and I wanted something more simplistic anyway. So this is what I came up with!

Make sure you check out my Hexagon Shelves post here.

I based the colour scheme on peony season. I just created a little mood board, bought the supplies I needed and hey presto! Overall, I am super happy with them. I didn't want to make the hangers all look the same so every hanger has a different marbled effect, thickness and texture which makes them super unique! 

I have only made a few so far, like I said, I just want to see what people think about them. I'll write another post when I put them up on my Etsy page, but for now let me know what you think!

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2 Uses For Old Magazines.

I have so many old Elle and Vogue magazines hanging around my room but I just cant seem to throw them away. Its like I have some sort of attachment to them. So I use them for other things instead mwhaha (I am basically just a hoarder really). Here's what I use 'em for.

Stack stack stack em!

Stacking magazines and using them as a mini table is the easiest way to keep them! I currently have 2 stacks in my room, one in which I use as a bedside table and the other holds a few planty bits. I also used to keep my record player on a pile of them but that was getting a bit risky.

Pin them up!

I am going back to the days when peoples bedrooms used to be filled with Top Of The Pops (and Tracey Beaker in my case haha) magazine rip outs. Nowadays people are doing the 'magazine pages on the wall' thing a lot nicer... with a bit of washi tape here and there and some little trinkets to hang with them, like old train tickets or post cards. I've even seen someone make a boarder around their bedroom wall with magazine pages, it actually looked pretty good!

To be honest, I think I like to keep my old mags to look back at. I am obsessed with old & new fashion trends at the mo. I just like to flick through and see what was on trend compared to now.

Do you hoard your old mags? 

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3...Songs.

Sorry about the lack of posts recently :( I went to my mums last week, had to work over the weekend then on Monday I fell ill and didn't have the energy to do anything. But I am feeling better today so I wanted to get back into the swing of things with a music kinda post. I am not the biggest music nerd but I do love to listen to the radio, old vinyl's and hunt for new music.  

The 1975 - The Sound

I've loved The 1975 for a good few years now. All of their songs, old and new, massively remind me of college days! I don't think I've ever disliked any of their music, its just easy to listen to when I want to crack on with some jobs and have a sing along.

Terror Jr - 3 Strikes

I hate to admit this but I first heard this song on Kylie Jenner's glosses video... since then I have had it on repeat. You know when you hear a song and it just reminds you of summer, well this is that kind of song. Trust me, when you live with the British weather you need a little summer sound pick me up (although the weather hasn't been too bad recently!).

Delilah - Shades Of Grey (SpectraSoul Remix)

This is an oldddd song now but I still love it. Again, it reminds me of when I was at college. I am into the whole nostalgic things at the moment I think aha. This and any of The xx songs remind me of sitting in my old art class room most likely making a mess haha.

Do any songs bring back old memories to you?

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A Trip To St.Albans.

A month or so ago we spent the afternoon in sunny, but extremely cold, St Albans. I have been before but this time we went to the cathedral. It was so lovely and peaceful around there that I wanted to share it... So enjoy!

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Quick Everyday Make-up (Updated).

My Make Up Routine post from like a year ago (!!) has been one of my most popular posts yet, so I thought it was about time I did a little updated version. Some of the things are the same but a few bits have changed as I have slightly (very slightly) gotten better at make up.

I have been testing out the Nivea Post Shave Balm lately. Loadssss of people have been going on about how good it is to keep make up put. To be honest I haven't seen much of a difference... apart from the fact that I smell like a man by the time I have finished my make up haha.

I then do my usual base, Revlon Colour Stay Foundation & Collection Concealer. I have been using the MUA Concealer (only £1.50!) as a brightening product under my eyes, down my nose and on my chin. Its amazing but the consistency of it is slightly watery which isn't great for coverage.

I move on to contouring and highlighting with my Smash Box Shape Matters palette, which isn't pictured because it actually looks disgusting now! RIP Smash Box palette prettiness. Then that is the base done.

Onto eyes & brows. I add a swipe of the W7 brown shadow to my crease and the white to my brow bone. I am in love with this little bargain! It was only like £1.75!

My brows are pretty much the same - Benefit Browzing and my Real Techniques Brow brush. In fact the L'oreal eyeliner and mascara is more or less the same too!

As you can see, when I find a routine I like I tend to stick with it until I pick up the confidence to try something new.

Do you like to switch it up or keep the same make up routine?

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