Jewelery bargains

I went for a mooch in Town yesterday and came back with these little bargains...

The gold River Island necklace wasn't in the sale, but at £7 I think its a price well paid as this will be a very versatile piece. I originally wanted it in silver but they had sold out :-(

I also noticed RI have a cheaper range of jewelry, at around £3 per item. They had cute little owl charm bracelets, mini cupcake earrings and dainty pendant necklaces, plus quite a bit more but I cant remember now. Should have taken a photo really!

My jewellery collection

A bit of a random post today but thought I'd show you all some of my jewellery :-)

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This is my side table where I keep my favourite perfumes (Vera Wang Princess, Valentino Rock and Rose, Disney Pixie Dust, Miss Dior Cherie, Marc Jacobs Daisy & Chloe) and my Jasper Conran jewellery box.

As you can see its not very organised, I need to set aside some time and go through it all!

There is a little story behind the Orange "friendship" bracelet on the right... When me and Mr.A were on our honeymoon in Ibiza, we came across the usual street buskers. We had always been careful not to catch their eye or allow them to start a conversation with us (you're probably aware what they are like!). Anyway... A group of Nigerian ladies walked infront of us and started telling me how beautiful I was and that she wished us a happy marriage etc.... Whilst she was waffling, herself and another lady were busy tying these bracelets onto us. I thought they were being really sweet so when they finished and said "These for you." I thought they were just being lovely (silly naiive Holli!). Then she did the good old rubbing of the fingers to indicate money. Before I knew it the ladies were walking off very fast waving, shouting thank you. I turned to husband and asked how much he had given them (thinking a couple of euros)..he'd only gone and given them a 20 Euro note thinking they'd give him CHANGE?!!? Stupid, stupid man! So we ended up paying 20 Euros for two cheap, tacky bracelets that fell apart when we got back to the hotel. Ha!

Earrings-

Left to right- Gold leaf earrings (can't remember where from!), Pale pink feather earrings (from Dorothy Perkins), Gold and pink chandelier earrings (Claire s Accessories I think), Imitation Juicy Couture earrings (Not sure where from as they were a present last year). Black and diamante wing earrings (Topshop), Silver and purple beaded dangly earrings (F&F at Tesco), Gold and pink earrings (Dorothy Perkins)

Left to right- Heart key and lockets (Claire s Accessories). Small crosses (Ebay). Large crosses (Forever 21). Silver chandelier earrings (New Look). Butterflies (New Look). Crosses (Ebay). Purple earrings (Ibiza). Sparkly red and silver ones (America). Silver dangly earrings (Peacocks).

The butterfly earrings  are really old and looking a bit worse for wear. I'm thinking of painting them over with a silver nail varnish to bring them back to life a bit!

Left to right- Black feather chain and beaded earrings (River Island). Peacock feathers (River Island). Turquoise feathers (Matalan)

All 3 pairs are HUGE. I love wearing them with simple dresses, statement earrings are the best! My favourite are the peacock feathers.

Necklaces-

Left to right- Cross (Burtons menswear). Scrabble necklace (Ebay). Heart locket (Me and Zena.com) .Britney dog tag (Circus tour last year). Diamanté cross (Burton menswear). Tiny cross on a very long chain (ASOS). Heart pendant (Not sure where its from, Mr.A bought it me in a set). Dpuble pink hearts (River Island). Vampire teeth (Claire s Accessories). Cute owl (Primark). Cake and fork (Claire s Accessories). Large feather pendant at the top (Topshop).

Gold spikey necklace (Miss Selfridge), Wooden beaded necklace (Primark)

The wooden beaded necklace looks fab with a maxi dress in the summer.

Rings-

Left to right- Plastic pink rose (New Look). Large cream stone (Primark). Pale green ring (Unknown, won in a give away). Pink diamanté flower (Debenhams). Orange/coral sparkly ring (Debenhams). Plastic heart (unknown). Silver ring (Spain).

I love the silver ring on the far right, I bought it from Spain a few years ago from a market. Its a little big so has to be worn on my thumb.

Top left clockwise- Plastic crystal bracelet (Unknown, gift). Precious stone bracelet (From a market years ago). Butterflies (New Look), Phantom of the Opera charm (London theatre). Purple beaded bracelet (New Look).

The precious stones bracelet means alot to me as my nan (who is no longer with us) bought me this when I was about 12 from a market we took her to.

The Phantom of the Opera charm bracelet isn't worn but I really love it. It's one of my favourite films (the version with Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum in) and I was so excited to go see this in the theatre in London with my mum.

Alot of my jewellery is pretty old, I'm more of a make up and heels hoarder!

Fairy cakes, Birthday gifts & Christmas presents

I haven't blogged as much as I usually do, we've been at my mums over Christmas and its been rather busy. We are home now, the Christmas decorations have been taken down and put away, kids bedrooms sorted out to make way for all their new toys and Mr.A's back at work :-(

I've just managed to sit down to write this post, its my birthday today (I'm 24!) and have had a bit of a rubbish day to be honest. Ozzy is poorly and won't let me put him down, he has a viral infection and conjunctivitis, all he keeps doing is whinging and crying.  I also had an appointment about the lump in my neck, antibiotics haven't helped so its going to be removed (I'm going to have more scars on my neck than a bloomin' vampire victim!) 

Me and the girls made some fairy cakes today, Lily decided to lick them, nibble a little bit, put it back then start on another. Willow got stressed as her icing set before her decorations went on so they wouldn't stick...oh the joys of having a fussy child! They tasted yummy though, for once I DIDN'T burn them!

Lovingly decorated by the kiddies

My lovely best friend bought me some Minnie Mouse pyjamas from the Disney Store for my birthday. I can't wait to wear them tonight :-)

I've had some Models Own makeup brushes, some new trousers for the gym and some Tinkerbell Pixie Dust perfume (smells AMAZING!) from Mr.A.

The tips are meant to be orange but I took the photo after I'd used them so they are discoloured

I smelt this in the Disney Store before Christmas and fell in love with it. It is sweet but really fresh, only problem is it doesn't last very long. 

My dad gave me money for my Birthday which I spent on a coat from H&M, it was in the sale for £17, bargain! 

My mum has ordered me some boots from Missguided.co.uk, I will post about them when they arrive :-)

I'm a little late with the Christmas gifts post but here are a few of the things I received...

A lovely scented candle from my mum (she had paid for my Britney Spears ticket as my main birthday present)

My sister bought me these from Forever 21

From my best friend (The Little Mermaid is my favourite film EVER)

Mr.A bought me some Reebok Easytone trainers for the gym. I had these just before Christmas though :-)

My sister bought me this knuckle duster clutch bag, I friggin LOVE it!!!

Skulls <3

I had a few other bits and bobs including some pink Skull Candy headphones and another Alexander McQueen skull scarf (in black and red this time).

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and New Year, I'm a little sad its all over but am looking forward to next Christmas already! :-D

My £1.56 earrings

I love a good bargain me, so when i came across these on Ebay i bought them straight away. They cost me £1.56 and are from Hong Kong. It took about two weeks to arrive but postage was free! I don't know how these sellers can make any money selling things for this cheap and not charging for postage. Im not complaining though, suits me just fine :-)

Available from this Ebay seller.

Topshop Love

Im going into Newcastle tonight for my friends birthday. This will be the first time Ive been out since my hen-do which was 14 months ago! Im so excited, but a little nervous too. None of us have been to Newcastle for a night out before so have no idea wheres good to go... watch us end up in some working mens club for over 50's watching an Abba tribute. Haha! Would certainly be memorable. I will try and post an Outfit Of The Night before we leave but if not, it shall be up tomorrow. Im taking my camera with me so shall be posting lots of very drunk photos too :-)

Ive added more to my Christmas list, I hope Santa thinks Ive been good enough this year ;-)

I've been shopping!

Had a bit of a spendng spree today, got the husband lots of clothes, along with some lovely pink military boots from Next for Lily. Heres what i bought for myself-

Black bow clutch, £8 from Peacocks.

Super glue and Swarovski crystals from Hobbycraft. (im going to add these to the middle of the bow on the clutch bag)

Packets of crystals £3.79 each.

Super glue Ultra pen £3.29.

Earrings £5 from Peacocks. (these are so sparkly!)

Earrings £4 from Peacocks (the stones in these are rainbow like the Swarovski AB crystals)

Metallic jumper, £15 from Primark.

Metallic top, £16.99 from Quiz.

So there are my purchases from today :-)

What have you been upto?

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River Island Love

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River Island love

There are so many things i want from River Island, i need to win the lottery! Here are my favouites...

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