Polyvore Addiction

I have a new addiction ... POLYVORE.... Do any of you use it??? If you love fashion you'll love it <3

My friend introduced me to this amazing site, and as soon as I saw it I signed up and and started creating my own little fashion sets. These are a few of the ones I created. Hope you like!!



I loved creating this set I used the filter for the most expensive things I could find... Dreams of being Rich :)




Love Rhianna :)) I'd love to Rock this outfit hehe !!



I then started creating some sets for my friend who has recently launched a new web site www.lostinsummer.com if you love Ibiza you really need to check it out. 

www.lostinsummer.com

When I get some free time and I'm in the mood I love to sit at my lap top and be creative, (such a change from working in finance, and creating spreadsheets all day) I find it relaxing, but addictive, and love that I can have so much fun helping a friend. Here are a few sets I've created, if you like, please follow on http://lostinsummer.polyvore.com/ 



I <3 Ibiza... I <3 Cream
http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/14_cream

 



Ibiza Rock
http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/5_ibiza-rocks




Black and gold
Gold Pacha Bag - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/bags/97-pacha-deluxe-gold-shoulder-bag.html




Cadenza Vagabundos -  http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/33_cadenza-vagabundos




I love Ibiza ... Do you!?
Red Pacha T-Shirt & Gold Pacha Bag - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/3_pacha-ibiza




Beach Party Under the Start
Dress and underwear - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/23_ushuaia




Be Bright This Winter
Pacha accessories - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/23_ushuaia




So Cute <3
Ibiza Rocks Baby range - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/7-kidswear




Love is the Music of the Soul
Pacha speakers - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/speakers/59-pacha-cherry-mini-speakers.html
Zoo You Top/Dress - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/womens-dresses-skirts/527-zoo-you-jungle-loose-fit-dress.html 




Mad about yellow
Love this brand - Universitat D'eivissa http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/28_universitat-d-eivissa



Love Lilac a lot <3
Pacha T-Shirt - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/womens-t-shirts/178-pacha-violet-cherry-tone-logo-t-shirt-1010010014378.html



Red Romance
Made in Ibiza T-shirt - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/24_made-in-ibiza




So Fabulous... So Quetzal
Bodycon Dress - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/womens-dresses-skirts/519-zoo-you-quetzal-bodycon-dress.html




You are my Sunshine
Pink Vest top - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/womens-tanks/510-cadenza-vagabundos-morissa-vest-3607811990298.html
Nunettes - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/29_nunettes




Wild at heart
Zoo You Dress - http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/womens-dresses-skirts/529-zoo-you-panda-loose-fit-dress.html




Stay til the sun sets
Pacha accessories
Belt http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/belts/65-pacha-brown-vintage-logo-leather-belt-5055203812085.html
Jewellery  http://www.lostinsummer.com/en/jewellery/174-pacha-silver-diamonte-cherries-necklace-and-earring-set.html



We have over 500 followers........... I wonder if we could get 2,000 ... hmm the challenge is on. I best stop blogging and get my creative fashion head on :)

Happy polyvoring everyone :))

"The best color in the world is the one that looks good, on you!" (Coco Chanel)

Life's too short to wear boring clothes

so get polyvoring and be inspired

Thank you, thank you, thank you <3 <3 <3

My First Jewellery making class :)

A lots happened since i wrote my last blog. If you haven't read it.... it's a lil dramatic, but totally expresses how i was feeling at the time. Anyway I've re-read it a lot trying to take in my own words of inspiration, and i think it maybe working......Finally I'm feeling happier and more focused :) I have decided that I really am going to put my all into learning how to make jewellery and hopefully it will pay off, and who knows I may even be able to make a career out of it in the future...

Yay!!! to feeling focused and motivated.

Focus on your long-term goal and good things will happen

A few weeks back all the emails and phone calls i made finally paid off and i received an email from Anastasia Beads in Barry, Cardiff who booked me on a beginners course, i was so happy i was finally going to experience my first class :)) 

My books arrived too!!! so I made my self busy ordering supplies and new tools.... and now they have have also arrived and I've taken over the dining table, and I'm using it as my work space.... i cant say my parents are too pleased but their supportive none the less. Luckily for me :) although peace and quiet isn't easy to get.

Jewellery making books - Beading, Wire, and Metal Clay. I'm currently looking into metal clay introductory classes, and have found an evening class in Cardiff, I hope I will be able to attend in the next few months.

New tools and supplies, ordering beads is not easy on line, for future project I will definitely be visiting a bead shop.

Taking over the dinning room ooppsy :-S

Saturday 2nd of March i had my first experience of a jewellery making class. 

I loved it. It was in a lovely bead shop in Barry, I was a lil nervous silly i know, but the owners were very welcoming and made me feel at ease. I loved seeing and being able to touch and choose the beads i wanted to use after being inspired by their designs that they sold in their shop. Mothers Day was coming up so i decided I wanted to make something for my Mum. I thoroughly enjoyed the short class and cant wait to go on my next one. 

Bracelet and earnings set for my Mum for Mothers Day. I was soo soo tempted to keep it for my self. I love the turquoise heart beads. http://anastasiabeads.co.uk/

My mum has freakishly small wrists, so as much as she loved it, i had to remove two of the beads and a few of the charms so that i could make it smaller, and if I'm honest i think it looks better :)) I'm so glad she liked it, a perfect mothers day present don't you think!?

I was feeling very excited and inspired after taking the class and turned to the books I had bought to start practising the step by step instructions from the 'Wire Jewelry Masterclass' book by Abby Hook. I'm really enjoying it and having fun, I just wish I had more time to practise and learn, and more money for classes/courses, which id love to take all over the world :)........ So far this is what Ive done.

Last weekend I went out with friends for lunch and a few drinks so I treated my self to the most amazing playsuit from Top Shop, i fell in love with it, but resisted buying it at first. But I couldn't stop thinking about it and a week later just had to rush out after work to buy it, it was calling me.... hehe!! I also wanted new jewellery to go with my new purchase so decided if i had time I would make my own. and that's what I did and it turned out well....

The playsuit :) Gorgeous right!? Couldn't find a pic but the one i bought was all black

I loved the feeling of wearing something i had made!!

Mothering Sunday I visited a Vintage Fair in Cardiff, I really didn't know what to expect as I hadn't been to one before, but I have to say I loved it an am planning on visiting the next one. Seeing so many people selling their Jewellery made me want to do it more!! I love vintage inspired jewellery, it was really hard to resist buying, but I have to remember i have 5weeks in America to save for.... not long now 136 Sleeps :-D




The next one is on Sun 21st Apr '2013 - Cardiff City Hall www.TheVintageFair.com



My new motto is......

Hehe... awesome right?

Hope you all have a fantastic week, and weekend..... and please remember to live simply, dream big, be grateful, give love, and laugh lots!

Thank you, thank you, thank you <3

A lil belated I know.. BUT.... I's 2013 already!!!

After a wonderful year of having fun, and travelling, I don't want it to stop. But my bank balance is screaming at me, I'm 28, and still living at home. I want 2013 to be even more amazing, but how, when, what!!! My brain is on thinking overload and I'm finding it hard to concentrate on anything. I'm all emotional, trying to figure out what I want this year to bring, and how to make it happen, I'm finding it hard to focus on anything.

How true is this!!

 

January was coming to an end and my fabulous friend Amy and I booked a weekend in London with the aim of getting a job at Camp America.... things didn't go to plan and after queueing for 2 hours in the freezing cold we ended up in STA Travel Agents at Kingston Station where we booked a 5week tour of America....... AMAZING!!!!!!! There is my holidaying for 2013 sorted, we are sooo excited and are on count down... 143 sleeps wooop!!! How I will pay for it who knows but were going :))

A lil taster of places we will be visiting around Western America

A lil taster of the places we will be vising along the East Coast of America

February arrived and I got my results for my financial management exam and it’s a very poor fail, I put so much time and effort in, I started to question "is this really the career for me, can I see myself as a Charted Accountant?"...... The answer is NO!! No I can't.


6 years of studying and I'm still no where near qualified. I love the bookkeeping side of accounting and would like to carry on with this, but the love and want for this career has disappeared and I'm ready to try something new.
I am so grateful for all the skills and knowledge I've learnt studying and working, and take great comfort in knowing I will always have this to fall back on no matter what. 



Mid February I leave work with a headache I've had for the whole of 2013, but this one is pounding and light and noises are unbearable. I go home to sleep, wake up and talk to a friend who made me realise this isn't just a headache; it’s my body telling me I'm not happy. I've been putting so much pressure on myself to make 2013 better, my body is crying out for me to stop stressing and be patient. I realise I need to believe that it will be a good year, with amazing opportunities, and that I need to chill and try and figure out what it is I really want.

I feel totally ready..... I think..... ummmm maybe this could be true



So what is it I want...... hmmm, I always find this a tough question to ask myself.

I gave it a lot of thought and I mean a lot, and this is what I came up with My Dreams and wants :) Yes I finally got around to finishing my Vision Board... It only took a year... oooppss!! 

New job, travel, fun, courage, own business, success, money, courage, confidence, love, happiness, laughter, relationship, romance, marriage, to speak fluent Spanish, apartment overlooking the sea, apple mac book, iPhone 5, toned legs, Audi TT, (and a few others material things I haven't put on yet like Christian Louboutin Shoes hehe) 

At the end of 2012 I started making some handmade Jewellery; I found it relaxing and enjoyable.... I always try to remember words a great friend tells me when I'm an emotional mess (which i have to admit has been happening a lot lately)... You need to 'DO WHAT YOU LOVE'. Maybe this could be it!?!?!? Nothing ells is jumping out at me, it has to be worth a try!?!?

I raided my unworn jewellery, and ordered some supplies and this is what I came up with. Not a bad attempt for my first efforts with limiting supplies.... Hope you agree :))

I began to look for nearby weekend or evening jewellery classes I could start attending (surprisingly not an easy task for someone who lives in Swansea, Wales). But while I'm researching I order some jewellery making books and I'm feeling happier and more focused, and I am excited to get Learning and practicing!!! I'm determined to learn and enjoy. Who knows what opportunities it could open up for me.....

The day dreamer in me in coming out in full force this year.. Look out Me hehe!! My Mum will no doubt be having words with me to try and bring me back down to reality, but I'm not going to let her, I'm in need of some excitement!!

I’ve come to realise that 2013 is going to be a great year!! And I believe it will be for all of you too. You’ve just got to believe it!!!!

Do any of you have stories of how you realised your dreams or new careers? I would love to hear them. Or does anybody have any tips or suggestions on ensuring I get mine I would be very grateful.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you <3