December 29, 2013

Things have been a little quiet on Jessthetics recently. I've been working full-time as a Christmas temp, trying to finish off homemade presents and getting ready to move back to York in January - I forgot how much hassle it is to find somewhere to live! I've not had much time to sit down with my computer and blog. My Christmas day was lovely and relaxed - exactly what I needed (especially since
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Posted in Christmas | Tagged bella the dog, blackadder, candles, christmas, christmas day, christmas dinner, cosy, dog, family, films, fire, photography, walk |
December 21, 2013

I know disco pants are a little dated, but I love mine so I'm going to wear them anyway. These trousers were my go-to trousers to wear to Willow (a grimy, cheesy club in York) but since I rarely go out now, I've incorporated them into my day-time wardrobe! This is what I wore Christmas shopping with James last week. I ended up only buying beer and a jumper for myself, whoops.
Whenever James comes
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged americal apparel, angel, christmas, clothes, disco pants, fashion, layering, lush, outfit of the day, personal style, style, vintage style, what i wore |
December 19, 2013

You guys, I love themed clothes. I have so many glittery dresses and sequined trousers that I bring out at christmas time, but I realised the other day that I don't own any christmas jumpers. From Saturday I'm expected to go to work in fancy dress (yay!) so I thought I'd whip up a snowman jumper. Initially I planned to embroider the whole jumper with wool but when I realised how long that would take
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Posted in DIY | Tagged christmas, christmas jumper, craft, DIY, handmade, homemade, pom pom, sewing, snowman, snowman jumper, stitching, wool embroidery |
December 15, 2013

I know a lot of people like to have their christmas shopping done by now, but if like me you're less organised than that, here are some homemade christmas gift ideas from my archives. Handmade presents are often cheaper, you don't have to wait for weeks for them to be posted to you, and it's so special to gift something that you've spent time making! Plus, homemade presents are usually better quality
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Posted in DIY | Tagged christmas, christmas presents, craft, DIY, gift, gift ideas, handmade, homemade, present, present ideas |
December 13, 2013

The Nutcracker has a special place in my heart. Before I moved to York, my mum and I went to see it every year before christmas. The music is lovely, and the dancing is incredible, but my favourite part of the ballet has always been the costumes and the scenery. The moment when the toys from under the christmas tree come to life and the tree grows is my favourite thing I've seen in a theatre ever.
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged ballet, birmingham hippodrome, blue lipstick, camel coat, clothes, fashion, fur coat, fur collar, goth, lbd, outfit of the day, outfit of the night, personal style, priestleys, style, the nutcracker, vintage style, what i wore |