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Thursday, 31 January 2013

Vintage Series #6

Hello Gorgeous readers!!
 
Here is the sixth edition to my vintage series. Today we are talking vintage books! I have never thought anything when it comes to vintage books that are tattered! But my mama as always came up with an amazing idea! Gather your vintage books or hunt for them in a charity shop or car boot sell for under £5. You really can get some stunning vintage books that have amazing covers or beautiful writing.

Tie your books together with some lace, add a stunning crown or some vintage keys, or how about a teacup and saucer or you could place the tied up books within a glass cake stand or place them on a corner of a coffee table. They look gorgeous and add vintage glamour to any room.

Here are some images to inspire, the first two are what my mama had created for the coffee table.




 
 
 
Apart from the first two other images are from weheartit.com
 
What do you think? Inspired?
 
A xx
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Saturday, 26 January 2013

Vintage Series #5

Here is a post where I have found some inspirational photos that inspire me with all things vintage! Hope you enjoy!

BRING IN SOME COLOR I have started an obsession on all things Deer/Fawn like!! I love them and think they are super cute especially ones that are vintage! I love this picture!!!

Vogueeee I love the mixture of modern and vintage with the stunning tray where they have placed a keyboard! Mixed with a bright pink flower and a vogue book is all a girl needs!


C'est la vie Vintage music paper is something I have loads of!! I use them to cover all sorts of things, like the inside of a wardrobe or a notebook or within a vintage frame!

 Miniature Heirloom Roses Dishes Kit by true2scale on EtsyVintage China!! LOVE LOVE LOVE is all I got to say, also tea seems to taste better!

pretty things Search on Indulgy.combeauty

Vintage inspired weddings just blow  me away! I am so excited to be able to plan mine, vintage is the key.....! I will do some posts on it if you are interested.

 Look at this gorgeous vintage dressing table!!! I absolutely love this! I love vintage boxes, and trays, adorned with jewellery and cosmetics is a match made in heaven.

 A gorgeous vintage wooden display box painted and filled with vintage finds looks so pretty, add some flowers and lace doilys and you are good to go!

Hope you all liked the inspirations I have found.

A xx

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Saturday, 29 December 2012

Vintage Series #4!

Hello Lovelies! Hope are all feeling happy and are well! Here's the fourth post in my vintage series! Today's post is a challenge I set myself at a vintage fair. I went to a Christmas vintage fair just before Christmas and allowed myself to have a budget of £20, considering I can easily spend way more I was hoping I could resist temptation! I find that with vintage I can't say no if I like something because I will never find another item the same, so I just HAVE to buy it, much to my man's frustration!

So here's what I got for £20.



A beautiful floral picture £6!!!

A set of three bambi! I am collecting bambi at the moment! £12.

Cutlery £1!

Glass blue vase £1!

Bargains right? What has been your best buy?

A xx







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Sunday, 9 December 2012

Vintage Series #3!

Hello Lovelies!  This post is going to be a little bit of vintage inspiration to warm the cockles and get you feeling ready for christmas! The glamour and sparkle of years before. I love the paintings of families singing, glamorous dresses, big beautiful trees and shiny baubles to tickle the eye with colour.


 I love vintage/retro christmas cards! Cant beat the colours and design, they are warm and unique! I love the bambi card! I would love it framed!


 Retro chrstmas decorations! I cant wait to get my hands on some, they are crafted beautifully. Each on looking different the one before. Look how creative you can be! Make a wreath! Get a flower arranging green and glue the baubles on! Cheap and cheerful. Collect some from charity shops and vintage fairs!




 I am really into displays of vintage trinkets, chocolate boxes and lace! As you can see in previous posts of my displays at home. I absolutely love the picture on the left with the boxes stacked filled with retro decorations. A simple deer surrounded by retro pink pearls and a small collection of baubles. Simple yet striking! Then on the right, a clear vase filled with eye catching baubles surrounded by a pretty bambi and baubles!

Look at this dress! Why dont we get to wear dresses like this anymore! Imagine the feeling when wearing this, of beauty and glamour. The men dressed smart, I mean who can beat a man in a suit?! Elegant makeup with perfected hair, ah how beautiful!
Hope you have loved this pictures as much as I have!

A xx
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Monday, 3 December 2012

Vintage Series #2!

Hello Beautiful Readers! Heres the second installment! A vintage pin up makeup look!

Products used:

Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation
MAC Select Cover Up
Maybelline Gel liner
VIVO Unprotected Palette
Benefit Browzings
Maxfactor Kohl Pencil
Benefit They're Real Mascara
MAC Belightful Pressed Powder
No7 Candy blush
Rimmel 072 Lipstick

Firstly I applied my foundation, select cover up on blemishes and under theye . I used my VIVO palette shades Escape for the base and Wrap for the crease. Flick of gel liner and lashings of mascara. I used my MAC powder to highlight my brow bone and cheekbones. Finally I filled in my brows, sweeps of blusher, a dot of the kohl pencil on my cheek bone and a layer of red lippy to complete this vintage look!

What do you think?

A xx



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Thursday, 29 November 2012

Vintage Series #1

Hello Lovelies!

Hope you are all well! Here is the first post in my new Vintage Series! This post is on how to transform a dreary sofa-vintage style! See before and after pictures!
I purchased two floral pictures from ebay! I love retro floral pictures, they transform any wall. Each picture was under £15 inc postage. Next I had a white throw from my parents house, so it was free! I placed that on the back of the sofa to add another dimension. I had two grey cushions that I purchased from Ikea which were £6.99 each inc the insert, a polkadot pink cushion from ikea that was £4.99 and a cushion made out of some left over cath kidston fabric. Finally my gorgeous vintage cushions! The light fabric from a vintage fair £3 with floral pink flowers was made into a cushion. The quilted floral pink toned cushion was bought from a vintage shop £12, the fabric is from an old dressing gown! Lastly a small delightful cushion made from french linen, a small square of vintage fabric 0.50p! applied to the centre of the cushion and finished off with vintage lace trim from a vintage fair!

Its so simple to transform an area of your room, mixing old and new. Think outside the box and explore vintage fairs as they are cheaper then charity shops!

What do you think?

A xx






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Thursday, 22 November 2012

Vintage Series An Introduction...

Evening gorgeous readers!! Its been an awful day, the weather is quite frankly disgusting! Stormy, chilly, windy beyond belief and raining! Bad combo for us beauty and fashionistas! I have been thinking of what series to do next as my 50 Shades has finished! As some of you may know I love love love all things vintage! I had a chat with a fellow blogger Aqeela about what one to do and she said how about vintage as its one of your loves! I was like urmrmmm YES!!!!!!!!!

So this series will be 10 different posts on vintage, from vintage tips ideas and buys to interior! Hope you all enjoy this series and let me know if there is anything you would like to know. I am not doing these posts daily, they will be weekly.

Hope you are all well!



A xx
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