Mini Me.

Mini me…

I currently have an obsession with all things mini… (Actually I lie…. This is a long time obsession). When I was a child I used to write tiny mini notes to the tooth fairy and was entranced by an aunts mini pencil earrings that really wrote!

Just as the Japanese are ever shrinking technology, everyday items when shrunk are suddenly so desirable!

I don’t know if this is the childlike dollhouse attraction or a late blooming obsession with the borrowers but I suddenly want to hang knives and forks round my neck!!!

My favourites are…

helplessromantic, who make Small things cut out of Perspex (tatty devine style)

The French factory.. Absolutely irresistible mini bits (I want it all)

Etsy.com – soop – I love the layering effect that you can achieve with these rings…

Tilly bloom – beautiful illustrations made into broaches and necklaces, in a decoupage style.

J Davis studio also on etsy – beautiful mini silver monopoly houses and streets.

And of course.. mini mania… lovely. xx

2 new mags!!!

New magazines!!!

as if there weren't enough!! (actually there are never enough!)

Online magazine Ponystep goes live today....

Created by Richard Mortimer, the founder of club night BoomBox, this magazine should prove interesting ...

http://www.ponystep.com/

Also the BBC launches online ethical fashion magazine Thread

apparently this one is aimed at 'fashion conscious individuals who care about where their clothes come from'. hmm jumping on the eco bandwagon does spring to mind.... The magazine covers a range of issues from the environmental footprint of clothing manufacture to the impact of the fashion industry on human and animal rights. Thread was launched on April 22 in conjunction with Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts, a four-part BBC series which documents six young fashion lovers who head to India to experience making clothes for the British High Street.... carbon footprint anyone!!!???
www.bbc.co.uk/thread

pulling faces

I love old london architecture and am never much of a fan of all the new 'landmark towers' that keep popping up.... so I am always pleased when the look of old london is kept, even in part.

I have noticed a lot of londons buildings now consisting of the shell of an old one with modern interiors and saw this one on the way home on sun....

i love how the windows are all now redundant, unable to look out of them either way, yet still lovely. While its a pity that the whole building isnt been kep at least it wont be another all glass and metal eyesore to look at!

summer time

etsy

I could blog about etsy all day every day as its sellers are just so wonderful and inspiring - i could literally buy something from all of them.... but in my heartbroken state the gorgeous romanticism of these necklaces from ragtrader are top of my wish list.

Cheap thrills

i love this dress..... but it feels so wrong.... Its from Littlewoods!!!!

Pajama Party

Pajama Party.

This post is a little delayed, and out of date by now but I wanted to post it anyway. X

Personally I love the idea of wearing my pajama’s all day. No worries about what to wear, I could just roll out of bed and to work…. If it wasn’t for the weird looks…. Unfortunately I don’t think I could get over the terrible paprazzi ‘why are you shopping in your pj’s’ image.

Well Pajama influences have been on the catwalk for a while now, with blue stripes, baggy trousers and oversized shirts but this season they are a bit more in abundance.. and in men’s fashion too!

Now this is one mens fashion I don’t see taking off… men can dress so casually and easily already, why reduce this down to night wear! However… after a washing machine disaster last week, resulting in no dry trousers my (ex) boy was forced to try the look out as he gallantly strolled out to work wearing my PJ bottoms!!

How brave! I would never leave the house in them myself! He didn’t even seem to mind that much (apart from a few weird looks) Maybe the trend will take off after all!