My Beautiful New Dresser

I bought this gorgeous dresser in Hastings Old Town junk yard as a way of displaying the pretty teacups, teapots, milk jugs and sugar bowls I have been collecting. Every time I walk past it I can't help but gaze at it... there is almost so much prettiness in one space that it hurts my eyes!

Flights of Fancy! New Cath Kidston Print... British Bird!

How very exciting! Cath Kidston have created a gorgeous new print, entitled, "British Bird". Here's what the lovely folk over at Cath Kidston have to say about the newbie in their collection of beautiful prints... "Bird prints make their fashion debut this season with a stunning new print from Cath Kidston featuring a "British Bird" on a selection of must have accessories. Available in a contemporary charcoal colour palette and adopting a vintage wallpaper style, these are the perfect accompaniment to any outfit".

The Beautiful British Birds messenger bag - £40.
This is my favourite in the new collection!

British Birds Holdall - £85

Bird Stone Clasp Purse - £12

British Birds Walking Umbrella - £30

British Birds Printed Shawl - £48

Bird Needlepoint Frame Bag - £65

Which is your favourite?

Feature Wallpaper... Polka Dots, Birds and Flowers!

I'm getting a little bit excited about moving soon. I'm going to have a space that I can, for the first time, decorate however I like! I've been thinking about giving the rooms a little bit of personality after only ever being able to decorate in "neutral" colours... i.e. magnolia, cream, beige etc etc... so I want to inject a little bit of colour and life onto the walls. But at the same time, I don't want to overpower the space, so I've been looking into some lovely feature wallpaper.

Belle-Rose Polka Dot range
Naturally as a polka dot obsessive, I've been looking into getting some polka dotty feature wallpaper, I love the red one, but I also like the slightly less space-dominating grey polka dots too.

Bookshelf Wallpaper
I adore this bookshelf wallpaper. I would love to have this on one wall in my study/mini-library. It'd only be a small amount as it is quite a dark colour, not to mention it's £70 a roll!

Isabelle Wallpaper - Graham and Brown
I love this wallpaper and it's not too pricey either at £30 a roll.

Cath Kidston Antique Rose Wallpaper
Of course I had a little look the trusty Cath Kidston website to see what wallpaper was on offer there, and I found this gorgeous print.

Louise Body Wallpapers
I adore Louise Body's wallpaper designs. In particular these bird-themed wallpapers.

Willow Tree Wallpaper - House To Home
I really like this willow tree design. It wouldn't match any of my colour schemes at the moment and would be much better in a warmer colour.

Modcloth - Gorgeous Dresses Galore!

Guess what I'm supposed to be doing... yep, a whole heap of revision! Guess what I'm actually doing... oh yes, blogging! After trawling the internet for pretty things to ogle I came across Modcloth and found so many gorgeous dresses I could barely fit them all into this post! I love the cute names that each dress has. Which is your favourite?

Secluded Garden Dress

Morning Glory Coffeehouse Dress

Hepcat Dress in Lemon Cream

Bouquet Today Dress

Blossoms and Buttercream Dress

Flowers of Romance Dress

Gallop with Glamour Dress

My Favourite Spot Dress

Galleon About Town Dress

Serenely Subtle Dress

Gated Gardens Dress

Florals Set My Heart A-Flutter!

I love a bit of floral almost as much as I love polka dots. Today I was a big colourful, floral and polka dot explosion - I always am when I go on train journeys - with my red polka dot case, blue floral laptop bag, blue polka dot Cath Kidston bag, green cardigan and red dress! I do like a splash of colour, it makes me smile. Whenever I get the train at morning or evening rushhour it always strikes me how many people commuting to their city jobs wear nothing but black and grey... just because you've got a high-flying job doesn't mean you have to deny your wardrobe of colour! So I feel like I almost make up for it with my colourful outfits! Here are some floral and colourful Polyvore sets for you to feast your eyes on...

Pretty Primrose by abbiehayden featuring ballet shoes

Blue Belle by abbiehayden featuring floral prom dresses

English Rose by abbiehayden featuring red tops

Yellow Daffodil by abbiehayden featuring lucite jewelry

Graduation Ball Gown! Vivien of Holloway Dresses

It only just hit me today just how close my Graduation Ball is... and I suddenly thought, (and Danny will probably definitely disagree with this whole-heartedly) buuuuut... "I've got nothing to wear!"

I've just recieved my final (ever!) student loan instalment and after four long years of hard work I think I deserve to treat myself to something pretty and polka dotty. I've been lusting after a beautiful Vivien of Holloway dress since... oh... the beginning of time! So what better way to treat myself! I think the gorgeous red and white polka dot 50's halterneck dress above is my current favourite. Which one do you like best?

Black and White 50's Halterneck Dress

Floral 50's Halterneck Dress

Floral 50's Halterneck Dress

Black and White 50's Halterneck Dress

Red and White Heart Print 50's Halterneck Dress

Red and White 50's Halterneck Dress

Pirate Print 50's Halterneck Dress