not much.

Because 'not much' is going on, let me tell you a bit about this new magazine i think I'm going to start investing in...

Oh Comely

After having gone through a magazine crisis of not knowing which one to buy, I found this delightful magazine when it was briefly mentioned in Fifi Lapin's book 'What shall I wear today'. It is very different from all the rest, and sounds right up my alley. I realised I wasn't interested in your typical fashion/ celeb gossip magazine and I have decided to branch out! 

In there own words (they have a fabulous blog too), this is how they describe their magazine...

"oh comely is a magazine about people and their quirks and their creativity, rather than money and what it can buy.
It's a magazine that inspires people to be creative, talk to their neighbours and explore new things, rather than buy stuff or lose weight. Imagine sitting down with a cup of tea and a creative friend to hear all the strange things she says, all the curious stuff she does, and about the things she loves.
oh comely is printed six times a year, available in over 1,000 outlets in the UK as well as internationally. "

It is a new magazine with their seventh issue out (or maybe about to come out) this month. To give you an idea on the sort of content, one of the main articles in last month's magazine was how to make your own shoes! I know, pretty darn cool if you ask me.
I hope you are as interested in this magazine as I am, or maybe I'm just late on the band wagon and you are already reading it!


Either way, have a nice rest of week (I'm sure enjoying not having school!)
Love Rosie xx

i'm back!!!

It seems like ages since i last blogged and my mind is full of stories to tell i don't know where to start!!  

First of all, I had an amazing time in Wales, the views of the mountains and countryside were spectacular and I made so many new friends!!  It was well worth going, but it's well worth coming home too...

The t-shirt wasn't my personal choice

Whilst I was there, I stopped in the local village and couldn't help but go for a proper welsh afternoon tea.  And so i went to this delightful cottage tea room and had welsh cakes and tea.  

And to treat myself, I also did a little shopping at gatwick too!!  

Aviator sunglasses from Next

And I couldn't help but have a free makeover by Lancome to make me look gorgeous when i stepped off the plane.  

I would tell you what I got for Izzy and Rosie but I won't spoil the surprise for them JUST yet...

Hannah xxx

Pride.

She did it. She actaully made something. The girl that is as good in textiles as a plank of wood actually made something. Yes, today i finished my textiles project a moment of huge pride for me, so much pride in fact i thought i'd share it with everyone else who's not the greatest on the sewing machine (we can't all be Hannah's you know!)



So determined to wear it , might just suprise everyone...

Couldn't of done it without the Hannah and her cute Granny who were my walking talking set of instructions, who knows now i may just dig out our own family sewing machine and give some sewing a go. Stranger things have happened.

Its amazing how not doing a lot can take up so much of your time. For the first time in my life im not busy, a rather nice change i think. Though recently i've really surpassed myself and become a little bit of an internet geek. Yesterday i sent away for my first ever 'Graze' Box, some of you might of heard of them they've been in quite a lot of magazines. Basically its a box filled with cute little healthy snack packs, being a little bit of a healthy food geek myself i'm quite excited.

Has anyone ever had one before -are they nice?



It arrives on Friday!

Only one more week left, and the summer job search continues as does the search for the perfect pair of Summer sandals, although i think i've come close with a pair from office.
Anyone got any good shoes websites -i think i've just about searched them all!

I've really got into lookbook at the moment, the outfit inspiration is never ending, i've only just started looking at it when i have the time- does anyone have a good one i should check out?

Happy Wednesday

Izzy X



Vintage love affair

Hello readers!

I can barely BELIEVE how happy I am at the moment! There seems to be nothing coming up (soon-ish) to stress about, and it feels oh so good.

• The weather! It has been so warm recently, and it's such a mood lifter. I think I've been making the most of it too, I've been for several swims (some beyond 11pm!) and my neighbour is even teaching me to sail! For this, I've promised her I'll teach her how to hurdle!

• 1 WEEK LEFT OF SCHOOL! This is of course what is probably making me happy the most...I mean 6 weeks of no school? What's not to love?!

• Because we aren't at school next week, even the cunning minds of teachers are struggling to find ways to sneak in some homework. Just brilliant!

• No more trips! Although normally it's great to get off the rock as much as possible, a break is very much needed. All three of us have been on many sport trips this year (and Hannah is going away for a week tomorrow to sing in Wales with her choir!), I'm looking forward to not having anything planned.

• I've really enjoyed watching Wimbledon over the past couple of weeks. It is so quintessentially British! Laugh all you like, but I can barely wait to whip out the dusty tennis racket from the garage and give the game a go myself!

• Last of all, Izzy and I (Hannah went earlier because she had singing in the afternoon) popped down to this month's vintage fair at St. Aubins. For me it has got loads better recently, and here is what I bought:

I love this necklace, I have seen this sort of design quite a few times,
but the outside detail and the price gave it the edge over other
ones I have seen before! It was originally £8 but I bargained it down to £6.30.

I wasn't really going to the vintage fair looking for some new draws, but I couldn't resist when I saw them! It is now the proud storer of my jewellery. It was £5.

I know, pretty random! I saw this book and kinda thought, "How amazing
 would it be to have such a lovely book like this and pass it down through
the generations of my family?"...I know, I got a little ahead of myself. In the end
I bought it just because I don't own an old book, and 1929 is impressive! I like to
wonder who the first owner might have been, and I'm going to start reading it
as soon as I remember to!

Anyway, hope you readers had as good a weekend as I did! 

Love Rosie xxx

Busy...

I've hardly had time to rest these few days and things have been a little bit hectic (But so is life).  The last 'thing to do' on my list is sit down and have a well earned rest!!  Although I've finished school and exams are nowhere to be found, I seem to be busier than ever...

Although there's always a quick time to stop and browse around the vintage fair.  And yes...you guessed it....I went and bought more things to add to my room.  It's a gorgeous straw picnic basket (quite large!!) and it sits perfectly under my desk...

£8 vintage fair, bargain?

I really want it to look similar to other wicker baskets and I love these F & M baskets.  In the summer i'm hoping to get some paint and paint on the front H & B (my initials)...look kind of sweet???

I couldn't be happier with my buy, a shame I had to rush off before meeting up with Rosie and Izzy, but we all have plenty of free days to come and the bike ride WILL GO AHEAD!!!  

Hannah xxx