How much chocolate did you eat??

I have just had a very tough Zumba session to make up for all the naughty treats I had at the weekend! :) I am not really a chocolate kind of girl (yes we do exist!!!) but I made up for it with plenty of pringles, pub lunches, wine and G&T's! :)

I hope you all had a great weekend! :)

I spent a lot of the weekend in slob gear as we have been doing a lot in the garden in between rain showers... but that's for another blog post. On Sunday however we did go for lovely pub grub and then went out with friends in the evening. These shots are a slight improvement on my usual dodgy in the mirror shots. My fella has a new phone with a good camera on it so is now my official photographer... I am not sure how long it will last we do tend to argue about what makes a good shot!!

I promise I am a very happy cheerful lady despite my miserable face in these shots!

 Lunchtime Outfit;

Dress - Vintage from eBay
Cardigan - hmm can't remember ... a sale somewhere... maybe Next
Bag - Vintage from charity shop
Shoes - poetic license (£10 brand new from eBay - the ebay gods were smiling on me that day!!)
I also have my 'I love Gardening' dangle pin on
You can't see too clearly but I have vintage black and red chiffon scarves wound together and tied in my hair topped off with a cherry clip - all eBay!

Evening Outfit;

Dress - eBay shop but can't remember who
Shoes - a gift - they are from New look
Bag (this has a cute fish on the front - not such a good photographer is he?! :P ) - eBay
Hair is the same.

We also got a 'new' (for us - actually a freebie from friends) sofa! It's a bit too comfy, we should have got more done than we did but it is so snuggly and we fit on with all three dogs. The dogs are very pleased with it!

(See that hideous stack of plastic bags on the left; they aren't usually there but they contain loads of beautiful vintage crockery and glassware ready for my wedding day - eeep exciting!!)

Off to enjoy more time on said sofa!

xoxo

The Great Escape

The naughty chook chooks heading off for an adventure! :)

xoxo

Some poor photography and some posing....

I do apologise now for my poor photography but I want to try and share more of my wonderful clothes and accessories with you.

I love my collection; I wear vintage/vintage styles everyday and favour 40's - 60's, and am a real rockabilly at heart!

I have some fab items as I have been collecting for years now and I will try to show you more.

I wear a brooch every day apart from boring cleaning days when  am in my slob gear!! lol! :) I love red lippy which I am not wearing in some of these pics as I put it on before I walk out the door and I took pics in the bedroom!

I love bright colours, lots of flowers and I don't really do subtle!!

I work alongside another Jo and they differentiate between us by referring to me as Retro Jo! :D

So here's some stuff from the last week;

 Casual outfit to go and do errands in town. My pin curls are hiding under that headscarf!

Pedal Pushers - vintage from charity shop/thrifted
Vest - Primark
Shoes - Shoe zone
Leopard Print Headscarf - vintage from eBay
Assorted bangles - vintage from various charity shops/thrift stores

This is one of my favourite brooches, a diamante double bass. Unfortunately the bling does not photograph well! This was a total bargain - £2 from a little antique store in Chepstow, Wales.

 Sunglasses - online but can't remember where from!

This is what I wore last Saturday night for my friends birthday meal.

Dress - Collectif

Belt - Primark

Shoes - New Look. They are really high! And I do love high shoes!! :D

(Minus red lippy)
Fascinator - 50p Primark sale!

This was another work outfit;

Dress - vintage from eBay
Shoes - Primark
Cardigan - Primark
Brooch - Also £2 from antique store in Chepstow! Its some type of coated metal!

 (need lippy again!!)

Another work outfit...

Hairflowers - Primark
Butterfly - Gift
Brooch - eBay
Cardigan - Primark

 After seeing Charlotte's post on dangle pins over at Tuppence Ha'penny I have been looking non stop on eBay. This is a modern one but I had to have it, being a very keen gardener!

 Shoes - New Look

Dress - Vintage from charity shop/thrift store.

I am currently wearing a 60's casual dress, my slippers, and my hair kinda resembles a birds nest! Its been a busy week and I am enjoying a lazy day!

Have a great weekend lovelies!!

xoxo

Help - Hair SOS!!

I need hair advice!!!

I have grown my hair and it comes down to my chest, its one length but cut into a slight horse shoe shape at the bottom with Betty bangs. I love the length for doing fancy up do's but I am struggling with curling it now it is so much longer and heavier. I love really curly hair.
I am struggling to get any shape round the front, and having my fringe doesn't help. I don't want to cut it until after the wedding (I would consider layers but don't want to lose the length at min!)

I use all sorts of setting methods and have every curler under the sun; heated or plain rollers so can give any recommendations a go!

Do you think I need layers??

I would be very grateful if any of you lovely ladies can advise me on how to get my hair really curly with shape round the front!

I have looked at a lot of you tube vids but haven't found anything that has quite hit the spot.

This is basically what my hair is like....

 I get curl in the ends but its too flat on top....

I want more shape and wave round the front! And BIG curls like the last pic!!

All advice very gratefully received!!

ta muchly!

xoxo

Spring has Sprung

I am currently in the process of packing away my winter clothes... I love the change of season...opening up my lovingly packed vacuum bags of the new seasons clothes, it is like christmas.  Saying hello to old friends and discovering treasures you had forgotten...

I also love this time of year as I can get my gardening clothes out and get really stuck in on the allotment!

My first real spring like outfit;

xoxo

Tea for..... twelve... or so!!

I forgot I had these pictures....


In January I held a lovely tea party for my beautiful lady friends and some of their children... cheered up a dull month! :)

 

 

Beagle Boots and Ball launchers...

I had a very hectic weekend so it was very nice on Sunday afternoon to get a nice long dog walk... I didn't think I was going to get much chance as the morning was wet and then snowing!!, then back to wet... then finally some sunshine!

We had a good stroll and a throw of the ball!

 Effy

 Boots with Beagles on from Joules
40's style turn up jeans from a Vintage fair
Ball Launcher from Pets at home ! :)

 The Snow didn't come to much - thankfully!! I am ready for spring!

 Roddy

Hair flowers from eBay
Polka dot scarf given to me many moons ago by a relative

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!!

ttfn

xoxo