DIY: Glue Gun and a Couple of Flowers

First DIY Post! 

You will need:
- a glue gun (I purchased mine from eBay for £5.99 .. free delivery!)
- pretty decorative scrap items in your room (e.g. an old piece of material, sequins, beads, flowers)
- an object to stick them to (e.g. frame, mirror)
(P.S. make sure you use something to put the glue gun on while it rests, a piece of cardboard otherwise you don't want it stick to any other materials in your room)

Okay, So I ordered this glue gun a couple of weeks ago and went absolutely crazy glueing everything in sight in my room..good idea and a bad idea (It gets all stringy and goes everywhere!)

Anyway, I had this beautiful gold frame which I bought from a carboot sale and I had always wanted to do something with it. I cut flowers off a headband that I purchased in a boutique in London and basically started glueing! adding artificial leaves aswell.

This is such a good idea for random pretty things you can find in your room and just stick them together to create lovely wall hangings and objects in your room.

Right.. the record (I picked this up in a nightclub called Cavern in Exeter on a night out.. I promise it was on the floor!)
Things I've added to it :
       - Broken old watch (Alice in Wonderlandesque)
       - Lace taken off an old dress I cut up
       - Flowers taken off another headband
       - A broken gold bracelet which I've put round the blue song label
And then finally, I created the musical note shape with the glue gun..waited for it to dry and then painted it over with Barry M Lilac Metallic Nail Polish.

TIP; keep a window open..you don't want to be getting high on glue fumes haha.

If you want an official tutorial on this or something similar..write a comment below!

Hope you like it xxx
 (Nail polish I'm wearing; Barry M, Peach)

Coming Back

Okay, 

I haven't been back in a LONG time, hard to believe that it's been over a year.
But I'm back wanting to blog a lot more about my life which has changed SO much! Fashion's changed, career is still building. I'm taking a gap year and although I'm working almost 7 days a week, I want to be blogging again.

A little older now, so my style has changed but I'm still loving the classical vintage looks I have in my wardrobe. Got a couple of tutorials I want to stick on here, a couple of songs I want to post and lots of looks to show you! I'm also travelling in February to South East Asia so it's a big chance for me to show you fashion and food from a different culture.

My new job unfortunately has a uniform so what better way to express my fashion LOVES on here!

Anyway, I'll be posting in the next couple of days so have a look :)

xxx

Few things about me..

Jessica Ellen Murray 

Well hey there! 

Just a small section of questions about me in case you were interested! 

Age

18 

Hometown 

Watford, Hertforshire

Family 

Mum, Dad, Twin Brother, Older Brother.. dog. 

Occupation 

Host at Warner Bros Studios 

Life Goal 

Working in Musical Theatre

Current Situation 

Gap year - working, travelling, blogging, singing. 

Skin, Eyes and Hair?

VERY pale skin, green eyes, dark brown hair with a random ginger streak?

xxx

It's September,

It's September, so the time has come to put on a thin jacket or coat.

I'm just going to put the pictures straight up :) 

Shoes. H&M. Coat. Charity Shop. Jeans. H&M. Gloves. H&M. Bag. Vintage

Tell me what you think!

Jessica, xx

Shop!

I'm selling some more things on eBay if any of you are interested!

Most of them are vintage or Topshop/ASOS..

So, I'll preview some of the items on here, and if you like what you see click on the link at the bottom to go to my eBay page!

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/jessicam7993-94/?_trksid=p4340.l2559

Jessica, xx

Autumn Wishlist

I'm probably the worst blogger in the world about updating but I'm trying to find time!

My list of things to get this Autumn is literally endless.. with parties and 18ths to go to I need to find the money to buy it all! but it doesn't mean I can't keep wishing for it. I've basically found everything I want but am waiting to get it when I've raised the money!

 Here we go; 

Black Block Heels 

Black Slipper Shoes

Chiffon Skirt 

Midi Skirt

Grace Kelly Bag 

60's Swing Coat

Polka Dot Silk Blouse

and...a 60's Shift Dress

Tell me what's on your wishlist :) 

(I may sound like Santa, but I'm interested!)

Jessica, xx

Back To Reality

Back from Reading festival peoples!

Well I came back on Monday morning, but have been getting over the Reading blues :( 

I've taken a couple of photos which should be getting developed tomorrow, I'll put some up as soon as possible :) 

When I returned, I noticed that I've got a few more followers! So thankyou!

Since I've been home from another amazing Reading weekend, I've started to get into 'Autumn Mode' which means putting on jumpers and jeans again.

I've been looking at a couple of my favourite items from one  fall collection in particular..

Louis Vuitton

Okay, what were seeing here is a boyish 1920's feel and also 40's glamour with some 60's shift swing coats! 

gorgeous..I literally cannot wait to start wearing coats again.

One more thing before I go, DOGTOOTH.. get your hands on the pattern and start wearing it!

Jessica, xx

50's Pinup!

Finally! I've found the perfect outfit to do for a 50's pinup inspired look. 

Due to a bad hair day, I added the hat haha, hopefully I've still managed to achieve the look!

I've always thought that the 50's was such a glamorous and beautiful era, and even though I've added some short shorts (which I bought today at a car boot sale) I still think it can look classic and vintage. I also added some red lipstick which is very 50's!

I hope you like it! 

50's Halter Neck Rockabilly Top; eBay

Black Suede Block Heels; ASOS

Shorts; Carboot sale

Straw Floppy Hat; Tescos's F&F

Tell me what you think :) 

Jessica, xx

Leopard Print and a Hat

It looks like I'm doing a Michael Jackson pose in some of these pictures.. but it's still showing the garments!

Okay, so leopard print is looking big again this Autumn! and so are block high heels (which finally arrived in the post today yay!) I paired the hat with it to bring a more glamorous look to it!

Leopard Print Shirt; Charity Shop

Black Suede Block Heels; ASOS

Floppy Hat; Primark 

Black Tights; Primark

Just to let you know, I'm selling the shoes on eBay (due to my wide feet there unfortunately not a perfect fit..even though it's upsetting for me, have a look if you like them!)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270803624461#ht_500wt_1156

Jessica, xx

Like I Said I Would

...I said I'd post a new look on lookbook yesterday with the primark poncho, so I have!

The jeans are from H&M and the clutch brown bag is from a charity shop which is a favorite of mine  because the leather is weaved together and looks wonderful!

But yes, hype? 

Thankyou for following on my by the way!, I think I've followed you back :) 

xx

Shopping!

It's been a while since I last went shopping, this may be a good thing for my bank account but not for my fashion needs! 

In Watford town, you can always depend on charity shops to give what you want and with my findings definitely proved this..

In Oxfam I managed to get a leopard print  shift dress/shirt for 2.99! 

Also, well you probably don't know that I'm a sucker for christmas/cheesy jumpers.. so I also found a black and white damask jumper with red and green roses at the bottom for only £2

Okay, so even though summer is nearly ending, I've been trying to find  dream catcher to put in my room at night and wear in the day and today is that day! Have a look Dorothy Perkins and they should have them there.

Right, my next find was not in a charity shop but in Primark..and they've definitely got a lot better since I last went in there, they have the most amazing festival clothes and chiffon dresses! 

I found this gorgeous poncho/jumper in there for £12 which I will be wearing tomorrow for my new look on lookbook! 

If any of you have looked on my eBay lately, you might be interested to know that I'm selling a pair of Topshop inspired heels which were used in my 60's Monochrome post! so have a watch if your interested.

Hope your having a good summer my lovely's xx

P.S.

If your wanting to know how to find some good vintage clothes in thrift shops then have a look at this post..