Wet spring florals

 

 

cameo pendant - gift from Jay

everything else - retail

 

These little purple flowers are growing wild around a rose tree in my new courtyard. 

Everything outside looked so lush after a day of spring rain I just had to take some photos.

 

I've left a purple stripe in my hair and it's slowly fading to lavender. It sort of shows here. I quite like it and I think I'm going to dye my short side purple to match. 

Frustrating as it was to maintain, I do miss the colour.

The Sewing Machine dress

I've managed to fit some sewing into my all-too-brief holiday this week (going home tomorrow, boo hoo!)

Pattern: Vogue 8727

View E (the blue version in the design images)

This is the same pattern as the Green Marilyn Dress

(This is Mac. He always likes to get in on the action and see what everyone's doing. He'll be featured, along with the other animals who live here, in a couple of posts coming up.)

Oh, hello! There you are!

I love the print of  this fabric. I bought it not knowing what I wanted to make with it, so I bought lots and consequently have a lot left over. I think I'm going to make a bag to go with the dress

The dress is a little bit too long, and a little bit roomy around the waist. I've left it like this deliberately because I forgot to pre-shrink the fabric before I sewed the dress. I'll wash the dress before I see whether any alterations are necessary.

The next couple of posts will probably be filler posts... I actually have to move house AGAIN 

(and if you're thinking I moved house not so long ago, you're right... my house is being sold AGAIN, damn renting) so I will be off the radar for a while. 

The good news is I have many animal photos to post in the meantime.

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Purple hair

I'm temporarily working part time, which means I have Fridays off work. I treat them as a free day. A day to relax and absolutely nothing useful or productive.

This morning I dyed my hair purple.

I don't know why I initially chose pink when I underwent my transformation, other than it's an obvious choice for an unnatural hair colour. But purple is my favourite colour, and I wanted purple hair. 

So now I have it.

I used a a Fudge colour called Raspberry Beret. It's rather red, but I that's preferable to a blue-purple. A blue-purple may not stand out enough for my liking.

The lighter streaks were a total fluke.

Difficult to take photos in direct sunlight without my face half covered in shadows.

I also want to show off the dress I'm wearing today. On Fridays I wear clothing I haven't worn yet / for a while / am not sure whether to keep. I have never worn this dress after owning it for about 2 years, and it's so pretty it's a shame to keep it buried in my wardrobe.

Happy Fabulous Friday to all.

xx

Op Shop Tops | Tuesday Twins

How cute is this sad little poppet with her miniature self?

Not as cute as me. Obviously.

Teacups & Tulle # 85634

 I just wanted to play too

 

 

 

 

Previous installments can be seen here, here, here, here.. and who knows where else by now...

Cool boots eh? New.

Also... thank you for all the lovely welcome back comments on the last post... I was very touched to know that I'd been missed!

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I am a moth

 

 At least that's how I feel today. Colourful in a drab kind of way.

 

 

  

I refuse to have the left side of my face photographed until the large stress-induced blemish which has taken root there decides to f*ck off.

Dress - Markets

Cameo - gifted from my beloved

Everything else - retail

  

  

And check out this tasty morsel...

  

That is just one of the many delicious cupcakes which came with my mind-blowingly tasty birthday cake on the weekend. I will finally have birthday party pics to post in the next couple of days.

Red velvet cake... YUM!