September 22, 2014

Over the years I've been trying to alter my shopping habits so that I buy more from companies whose ethics and practices I believe in. I heard somewhere that you should think of every pound you spend as a vote. When you buy things, you are using your money to vote for the state of affairs that that company contributes towards with the way they conduct their business. Flimsymoon is a new independent
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged crowdfunding, flimsymoon, kickstarter, lingerie, luxury lingerie |
September 21, 2014

I never thought I'd take blog photos in front of a wall of graffiti, but here I am. Although my style isn't really edgy enough for graffiti backdrops, it certainly is colourful enough to match this multi-coloured wall! I know that you've seen this red skirt a lot in this little corner of the internet, but that's because I wear it a lot. It seems to go with everything in my wardrobe even though it's
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged outfit of the day, rainbow, sassy world, what i wore |
September 19, 2014

Honestly, writing this Blogger Favourites series is one of my favourite blogging activities. I know the posts can be very wordy, but I love having this reason to have an online conversation with women I admire. I think this sort of interaction between bloggers really contributes to this online community that I love so much, and I hope that you enjoy reading these posts half as much as I enjoy writing
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Posted in Blogger Favourites | Tagged blog love, blogger favourites, i fly a starship, interview, isabel hendrix |
September 17, 2014

When Speedy Stamps offered to send me a custom stamp to try out, I was so excited! I've been working on making my Shop Jessthetics packaging more fun and personal. I love it when I buy things from online shops and a lot of love has gone into the packaging, so that's what I'm trying to emulate. I'm so grateful for my customers and I want them to know that without using too many freebies or excessive
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Posted in DIY, Experimenting | Tagged craft, craft stamp, packaging, shop jessthetics, speedy stamps |
September 15, 2014

Here it is! The long awaited Shop Jessthetics Lookbook. What do you think? It's the first lookbook I've ever done so although not everything has turned out as I planned, I'm pretty proud of it. My sewing machine broke and is being a pain to fix, so I photographed less handmade items then I would have liked, but at least I finished the crochet granny square jacket! James very kindly took these photos
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Posted in Sewing, What I wore | Tagged autumn winter 2014, lookbook, shop jessthetics, the pentland hills |