February 27, 2016
This is one of those outfits that I put together around my lipstick, because I knew I wanted to go for it with the blue-on-blue. I'm not brilliant at photographing make-up - there's something about being too close to my face that I think makes it look weird - but it's the most gorgeous metallic midnight shade and matches my skirt almost perfectly. I picked up the skirt at a clothes swap event and it's
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged charity shop, Edinburgh, outfit of the day, vintage, what i wore |
February 24, 2016
A couple of weeks ago I got a courgette in my weekly veg box. I hate courgette. Brainstorming ways I could eat the courgette, you know, without actually having to eat the courgette, I remembered that courgette cake exists. I turned to my trusty friend google, found this beautiful recipe, tweaked it a little and ended up with the beautiful dessert you see here. This is everything you ever thought
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Posted in Food, Vegan | Tagged cake, chocolate cake, courgette cake, dessert, pudding, vegan baking |
February 21, 2016
Most of you would probably agree that we should support small, independent businesses owned by women, so it's worth considering why. As an Etsy seller myself, it's important for me to support other artists and traders on Etsy. It's easy to feel like we're in competition, but really we all want the same thing - for more people to buy handmade and vintage goods on Etsy rather than the mass produced
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Posted in Wishlist | Tagged ethical consumerism, ethical fashion, etsy, etsy seller, favourite shops, small businesses |
February 11, 2016
Did anyone catch the #lbloggers chat on Twitter a couple of weeks ago? I didn't have time to join in, but it seemed to be about honesty online - discussing people who portray their lives as "perfect" on Instagram and those who write dishonest product reviews for sponsorship. It got me thinking about authenticity in blogging. I understand why aspirational accounts that feature mostly green smoothies,
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged current mood, dollskill, outfit of the day, velvet cave, what i wore |
February 10, 2016
Blue Monday might be well and truly in the past but it's a long journey from February until the spring sunshine arrives. For me at least, this is the most depressing time of year. It's dark and dreary and cold and there are no fun holidays like Christmas or Halloween to look forward to. The dark days really make a difference to my levels of energy and motivation. If this is something that affects you
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Posted in Life | Tagged advice, winter blues |
