Help!

I havent blogged properly in ages I think Ive forgotten how!!


Also swapping from pc to mac has me a bit lost as well, I can't seem to get the hang of the tiny differences :/

Mostly I have been working but here are highlights of the last few weeks:

My friend Vinnie's Alice in wonderland birthday teaparty
Visiting the Cotswolds

My newest beauty purchases (Benefit blusher Hervana smells delicious!!)


I will do a slightly more detailed post about the Wonderland party as I made my costume using my sewing machine and there are some pretty photos.

Any post ideas you want to see from me?


Emily x

23rd Birthday Bonanaza

Hey so here is the post from my birthday weekend. To celebrate my friends, Ben and I went to Birmingham for 2 days of shopping, eating and drinking.

Nandos:


Hotel drinking:


More Drinking:

Urban Pie:

A bit worse for wear here but pie mash and mushy peas helped a lot! mmmmm.

You may have noticed I bought myself the Motel leopard shirt as well, it looks great! I added the bow brooch but it looks lovely without as well.


Hope you all had lovely weekends, its snowing here but not settling :( so I think we are in for a week of cold wet and miserable weather booo!

Emily x

Not so much a Birthday post as I have yet to properly celebrate (im waiting until the weekend)

but I turned 23 yesterday :) me and Ben went to Jamies Italian for dinner, I had the rice balls which were lovely and then the Ossobucco Milanese for main which I wasn't keen on really. Ben had the squid rings (I love saying that I don't know why) and Angus steak with posh chips. I tried some, the steak was cooked to perfection!

I am a lucky girl! these were my presents:

Angry Birds pig I LOVE THIS GUY!


Bambi dvd

Swarovski stacker rings (so spoilt by my friends at work!) Not the best picture my digital camera doesnt seem to be focusing recently


a pink sparkly Chamilia bead for my bracelet as well :]


and money towards a watch which is partly from christmas money and birthday money from my parents and then the rest paid for by me.
I'm buying it tomorrow all going well so I will post a picture soon.

Emily x

Birthday Present

I got a Chamilia bracelet for my birthday and 2 charms to start it off.

You can design your own online at

http://www.chamilia.com/uk/en/design-your-own/

They are beautiful and lots of fun to collect, here are some of the designs Ive made online.


these are the 2 beads I got for my bracelet


and this is the next one on my list of must haves!

Flapper Photography

Digital photography of a bygone era,

Me with my disney cake




chunk eaten out the cake already! My mum made me a cake like this for my brithday years ago, I will have to find a photo and scan it, had a doll in the top and milky button skirt :)


I was impressed with the effort my friends went to with costumes, they all looked fabulous!

1920s birthday!

Had my birthday night out last night, the 1920s theme was a hit!

I havent been through all the photos yet but this is a picture of my hair from the back.


pincurl style, took me ages to get all my hair up, its very long at the moment!

i have a better picture of my disney princess cake for my next post as well.

22nd Birthday

Its my birthday on the 24th of this month and if youve read my blog for a while you might know I always have a themed party.

Well tis year due to the size of my flat we will be forced to go out dancing and drinking rather than have a party at home. There will be a theme though and its my favourite one yet!

Roaring Twenties!

Due to lack of money until after the date, Im wearing a flapper dress I already own, however I have been browsing the web for inspiration still.
Here are some of my favourite picture finds:

My 21st Birthday

It was my 21st birthday on the 24th of January, and I had a wonderful time!

all friday I baked and prepared food and the decorations for my Mexican themed party.
matching birthday cake and fairy cakes.


me and my best friend vicky, she came all the way from coventry to wales with some of my other friends to see me, which was lovely! I loved her pinata skirt, (a tutu with crepe paper sewed onto the layers) awesome!
There were lots of great costumes, plenty of moustaches and sombreros.



Food wise I made cheesy nachos with jalapenos, I heated wraps and pitta breads to go with the chilli my boyfriend made. Then I just cut lots of raw cucumber and carrot for the tonne of salsa and other dips I bought. A mexican feast!

I also made a Tequilla Sunrise to go in my cocktail fountain. And of course a pinata filled with sweeties.


anyway, glad I finally posted this because its very delayed!

January Plans

Its my Birthday on the 24th of this month! I will be 21 which is probably the last of the decent birthdays :/

Anyway I plan to have a mexican themed party!

I got a lot of ideas from Gringo's Guide to a vintage fiesta!



Here is my costume so far:

I adjusted the skirt from an old queen of hearts costume I had made and sewed on the ribbon. Ive not done this very neatly because my sewing machine packed in, so I had to hand stitch it, I'm not very neat anyway but I'm terribly impatient as well.
I got this wonderful gypsy top off ebay for like £4, just right for my outfit.

All i need now is a big red flower for my hair :D
As for decor I have bought a mexican flag and i have just started making colourful paper chains.



I have yet to get a pinata, I might make one, I'm just a little short of time and I have a busy week ahead with uni assessments etc. We will see!

Here I am trying on my boyfriend's costume, I bought him that sombrero back from Spain in August.

I think the party will be a huge sucess, last year's Wizard of Oz theme was great! Theres nothing like Mexican food and music to warm you up in this cold weather!