Student House...

         Here are some photos of our student house in Epsom... Not that it is at all like a student house! It has 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, massive lounge, kitchen/dining as well as a basement with a utility room, study, second lounge and sauna! Don't think we could've found a better house for the next 3 years. These are some of my favourite features...

We bought these fake peonies yesterday and I love them! They were only £2 each from Pondem Mill. I have been admiring them in the shop window for weeks and then finally went in and got them. They now sit on our beautiful carved fireplace.

Our gorgeous radiator case which we decorated with cute gold fairy lights. LOVE sign from Pondem Mill, wood hearts from TK Maxx, frames from Homebase and Sainsburys.

Candles in vintage teacups from a gift shop in Rye, bought on a visit with my boyfriend. I am obsessed with these! They smell divine, one is vanilla and the other is rose scented. But the best thing is that when the candle has burnt away you can use them as actual teacups!

These are 2 of 6 hearts that we have hanging around our lounge. We pick them up from different places we visit.

Our lush free standing bath! SO RELAXING!!

Our Cath Kidston tea towels! Middle 3 from Sainsburys.

A lot of the cushions that we have on our sofa we have made ourselves using old curtains and snippets of fabric from our work room. The rest we bought from Homebase.

Yes... we have put up a pole in the middle of our lounge. In fact it is right in front of our TV! We use this for pole fitness and parties. We have already taught ourselves the fireman spin and extended fireman, which I'm proud of seeing as I have never lifted myself on a pole before!

This is an example of the stunning period victorian features in our house. I love a house with character so for me it is ideal! Other examples are cute picture rails, high ceilings, carved archways and bay windows.

In this picture you can see the bunting that we have made for my housemates birthday! We strung paper doilies together and then cut the letters out of fabric to stick on. You can also see our kitchen/dining/conservatory.

Hope you like our house!

Annabel Xx

Freshers at Epsom...

          Here are a few pictures of my housemates and I at some of our freshers events at UCA Epsom....

Above photo: Dress from Republic, spike and plate belt from ASOS, chunky heels from Topshop, nude clutch from ALDO.

Annabel Xx

Mon Boudior...

          I thought I would share with you all some pictures from my student house bedroom in Epsom. I've been here for almost 2 months now so it's about time I showed you! I love this room and my house. I think I prefer my room here to back at home!...

These are the petals of a bouquet of roses from my boyfriend. I thought I would preserve them in Kilner jars that I picked up in Wilkinsons.

I adore this box! My boyfriend bought it for me after whilst we were staying in Hastings. It was from a cute little vintage shop and I had been admiring it in the window. It reminds me of my Singer sewing machine back at home.

This is my Cath Kidston pin board that I've filled with memories over the past 4/5 years. Plane tickets, wristbands, messages, photos, leaflets, gig tickets, hotel cards, souvenirs and a lot more. I love looking over it all every so often.

I brought my mannequin with me from home to help with my fashion course but I just love it as an ornament! I'd rather have it up in my bedroom than in my workroom! Surprisingly its quite comforting to see in the night... most people would be terrified to see a dark figure in the corner of your bedroom. Then the vintage rocking chair was bought for me by my mum as a moving in gift. 

I currently have my duvet set from home on my bed which is by Dorma. However I also swap it with a John Lewis cover set which is cream with big red flowers. My cushions are from a mixture of Dunelm Mill and Next.

As you can probably tell, I love photos! They tell my life story and I have to be surrounded by them in order for me to feel at home. All my photo frames are from Dunelm Mill.

Birdcage is from Wilkinsons.

Small heart plates are by East of India.

Annabel Xx

New Ideas...

           Fear not friends and followers, I will be posting again on this blog. I know it has been a while but I have been so very busy this Summer and ill for a bit too :(... I  move to Epsom tomorrow and from there I have plenty of new ideas and features for the blog! I will also show you samples of my work from my course at UCA Epsom and anything I do outside as well. 

           I thought I would leave you with these gorgeous images of Lana Del Rey as Vogue Australia's cover girl! AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING!! I feel inspiration for an illustration!

Lots of love as always,

Annabel

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ISWAI Entry...

These are some designs that I entered into ISWAI's recent brief. It is a competition run by Caggie Dunlop that offers aspiring designers the chance to design and sell a T-shirt fitting Caggie's brief. The brief that I have entered for is about things you wish you had said at the time.

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What I Wore - Christening

I was the photographer at my friend's beautiful baby daughter's Christening yesterday and thought I would let you know what I wore. When I got the invite I had absolutely no idea what you're supposed to wear for a Christening having not attended one but my own when I was 5 and I was certain the fashions had changed since then! I tried on everything in my wardrobe and everything in the shops until I found the most perfect dress, my size on Topshop's 'Last Chance to Buy' rail... it was fate! It's a plain chiffon skater dress with a floral lace back, which I wore with a black studded blazer, Topshop nude wedges and a vintage snake belt which used to belong to my Aunt. Make up I kept simple with a coral lip, brown shadow and natural looking fake lashes.

It was such a lovely day and the photos I took are so adorable! Everyone complimented my outfit choice so I think I wore the right thing! Hope you enjoy these pictures...

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Charity Shop Luck...

I'm often in and out of Charity Shops due to my sister selling vintage clothing and will always have a quick look for myself to see if there are any cheap but gorgeous finds. About a month ago I was in my local Charity Shop and came across a beautiful Red, Cream and Blue scarf. I bought it for £2.99 only to come home and find out it's Hermes!

Thought I would show you some pictures of how I wear the scarf...

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