affordable vintage from covert candy

11th November 2009

Hello everyone, welcome to the middle of the week! I hope its been a good one so far? It’s still bloody cold here, but I’m adapting 😉
Finally got in to town Christmas shopping today. Please don’t hate me, but I only have three more presents left to buy
(and no money left!)

I know a lot of us are vintage fans, and I also know it can get very expensive, so I wanted to bring www.covertcandy.co.uk and their vintage shop to your attention as a one stop place for swapping the clothes you don’t wear for credits to buy ones you will, and their seperate online shop for cheap vintage clothes

I’ve been a member of covert candy for some time now and really love the site. I’ve had some great items from there, and have felt better about culling my unworn clothes, knowing they’ve gone to a good home.
The vintage shop is great, with loads of variety for really, really reasonable prices. Where I live, the only vintage shop is a teeny tiny one of the highstreet and it jacks prices up so much, that I often go in there feeling I’ve walked in to Selfridges or something (not that we have such shops in my sleepy little village!)

All the vintage items on covert candy are hand selected from vintage wholesalers in Paris, and they have fresh batches arrive approximatley every month. You can sign up for e-mail alerts of new arrivals as soon as they arrive.

So
go check it out, and sign up for the clothes swap too. We might end up with each other’s clothes 😉

Outfit wise, I’ve done something I swore I never would and bought a pair of “jeggings” although the ones I got, from New Look are the thickness and quality of a pair of skinny jeans, in my opinion, just with an elasticated waist.

Not bad for £15!

xxx

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Icicles

09th November 2009

Oh man,
it is COLD today. I really resented having to leave my toasty warm house where only a dress is required, to venture out and about bundled up in cardis, coat, gloves and scarf.

How’s your Monday going? Do you live somewhere warm? (if you do, please kidnap me, thanks)

What are your plans for this week? I don’t think I have any? Weather permitting, hopefully I’ll make it in to Bristol for some Christmas shopping, but otherwise, not a lot. I must get my ass in gear and enrol on the media law course I want/need to do.

Anyone bought anything from the Giles Deacon for New Look range yet? I’m tempted by a couple of things, but want to check them out in store first.

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playing tag

08th November 2009

Happy Sunday one and all, it’s a miserable rainy day here, and my day off was spent feeling ill and sorry for myself…I have higher hopes for next week being better!
I’ve been tagged a few times lately, so I’m taking this chance to catch up!

First up:

The rules:
These are the rules:
1. Thank the person who nominated me for this award.
2. Copy the award & place it on my blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated me for this award.
4. Tell us 7 interesting things about yourself.
5. Nominate 7 bloggers.
6. Post links to the 7 blogs I nominate.

So, thank you to fayee and kiki who passed this along to me!

Now, seven things about me that are vaguely interesting? Tough one!

1. I was a member of Brownies until I finally got booted out around the age of 12. I then joined Explorer scouts when I was 16/17 and had the time of my life on a mass camping trip to Austria.

2. My first proper pet was a Gerbil named Biff.

3. I love the run up to Christmas, but always find the day itself a bit of a let down.

4. Up until a couple of years ago my typical daily wear was jeans and a t-shirt; with a hoodie when it got cold. I gradually started buying dresses and now, well, I’m pretty much a real girly girl.

5. My favourite Disney film is Beauty and the Beast.

6. I don’t drink alcohol (anymore).

7. I’m obsessed with oreos and mourn the fact we only get normal, chocolate cream and more recently white chocolate covered ones over here. One of my most memorable gifts from a friend was a box of about 12 different varities shipped over from the USA!

So there we go,
enlightened?
I didn’t think so 😉

For this, I am tagging EVERYONE because, well, I am.

Here’s what I’m wearing today (old photo though) to break this post up.

Next up:
The lovely Zmaga chose me to do Cassie’s Therapy tag made by Erimentha.

The task: fill in 12 likes, 1 love and 8 hates like Cassie in her therapy video (except the link to the video wont work for me). Below, the bolded things are what you MUST include. Also, please link it back to Erimentha, and link it onto 3 other blogs you admire!

I’m tagging blogs: all of you (because I’m both nosy and lazy). Enjoy!

Abracadabra, Wow!
I like boys with a cheeky smile and girls with a charming personality.
I like the first cup of coffee of the day.
I like waking up before anyone else and enjoying peace and quiet.
I like walks on cold days, bundled up against the elements.
I like getting lost in a good book.
I like kitty kisses.
I love being snuggled up in bed with a cup of tea and magazine listening to the wind and rain batter the window.
Today is still un-planned.
In some ways, I love everything.
It’s less, it’s less of a thing to like, it’s less distinct, it’s less particular
I like things that I like but I love everything
There’s more choice in like
Cos even the worst things have things you love in them
I don’t know what you mean about things I hate…
I hate being late.
I hate feeling vulnerable.
I hate not being able to view myself in the same way others do.
I hate that I’ve lost my motivation.
I hate liars.
I hate not knowing but in a way the suspense is exciting.
I hate accidentally standing on bugs.
I hate that I’m incapable of looking polished
I hate this, wow. . .

Sorry.

Have fun
xoxox

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06.11

06th November 2009

Who else is looking forward to the weekend? I have tomorrow off work, an although I have no plans, I’m still excited as it means not getting up at 6am!

Outfits for yesterday and today:

[this is for the anonymous who “missed” my tights…and for the one who asked if I wear them out of the house, YES, yes I do]

sometimes little comments like that really made me giggle to myself for no reason.

Did anyone go to any fireworks displays?
I’m not a fan of them myself, watching from my bedroom window is as close as I want to get. Thankfully, now Flash is old, he is also quite deaf, and wasn’t nearly as scared as previous years.

Have a great weekend all!