Magpie

Some especially pretty little bits and bobs that I've picked up recently...

I found these slides at a vintage fair in town for just 50p!

The most perfect charm bracelet! it's got a little fish, a bunch of bananas, a wolf, a pineapple, a horse shoe, an elephant, a saxaphone, and a crown, quite a strange mixture of charms, but I love it all the same.

I havn't had much luck in the charity shops lately, but the other week I found this strange little doll on a shelf amongst a few stuffed animals. I love her tiered skirt and the bits of lace around her cuffs, after a quick scrub and a bit of liquid eyeliner to recreate that famous monobrow, she looks just like a minature Frida Kahlo, don't you think...? :)

I'll try a couple of outfit posts over Easter when I've got little sister to assist me, as I got two lovely dresses from Etsy last week and havn't had much chance to wear them yet.

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It's faux, darling

Nature Calls

I finally gave in to my urges and went for a mosey round the shops one lunch time, only to come across this adorable little pendant, What luck!

The little stag has been carefully carved out of a piece of antler, the detail is just beautiful, I can't wait to wear it!

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Nudes & Neutrals

I'm feeling so fed up with winter, even though the thermometer is stuck stubbornly around 5'C, i can't wait to break into my spring wardrobe and start pairing dresses with knee socks and pumps instead of boots and thick, wolly tights!
These girls in their lovely creamy whites and peaches are making me long for warmer climes when i can start wearing lighter colours, they always look nicer against a blue sky...
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Andrew's World

I was familiar with a couple of Andrew Wyeth's works, but it wasn't until after I had read about his death the other week, that I realised how much I loved his paintings.
The tones and the light bind together perfectly, and there is a sense of honesty and melancholy which makes his paintings so enthralling.
It must be an amazing thing to able to create something so beautiful that it is cherished and appreciated by generations after your death.
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The Beginning

It must be said, I am not the most driven or motivated of students and because of this, I have a tendancy to leave my university work until the very last minute which means I often feel terribly bogged down, with mountains and mountains of the stuff to do. No end in sight.

I suppose this blog is intended to be a little escape from that side of life, something that I can enjoy and not have to worry about. That said, I've never been particulaly good at sticking things like this out, so I'll just have to cross my fingers and see how long it lasts...I'll try not to witter on too much, but I can't promise anything!

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