On New Years Day

So as I may have mentioned in earlier posts me and The Hub are Carers which means we work holidays and the like this year I worked Christmas and Boxing Day and The Hub worked New Years Eve and New Years Day, so New year was a bit of a wash out and as the bells chimed and the fireworks went off, freaking the dog out we were tucked up in bed.  So we decided when he finished on New Year's Day at 9 we would have a New Years Eve/Day Party for two and watch the Hootenanny and have some drinks.

So I set up the bar for his return and ordered in a Chinese and soon I was sipping out of my new Sailor Jerry Glass, a final treat for me in the sale.  Isn't it pretty I love old school tattoos so this glass is very me.

Now what did I wear for this evening - It had to be probably my favourite ever dress, this was the dress I lusted after for a year and scoured E bay for one in my size, until the Hub who I must say is less careful with money than me, sick of me pouring over the Get Cutie webpage said: "Just buy it!"

This started my love affair with print dresses but I think this one is still my favourite, so I am not going to apologise if you have seen this dress before.

 I love the little cap sleeved and the way they bounce and the forgiving Empire line cut even if it is a little more booby than I usually go.  Unfortunately Get Cutie don't do the Cap sleeve in short any more but if you are after an investment (cos they ain't cheap) print dress I highly recommend

See what I mean about the boobs

. Keeping with the Woodland Gnome theme I teamed it with my Hairy Growler Hedgehog necklace and my Mario style Mushroom earrings from the Chinatown Market.  I think you can just see them, I did take a close up but it just looks weird, so this is the best I can do.

 I kept the face simple with black liner and MUA Lip velvet in Criminal which I am loving although a nice red might have looked better in honesty.

For the shoes I just wore my trusty Black patent schoolgirl style flats from Topshop.

We ate, drank, chatted and generally had an ace time and I felt like a champ so slipped into my new PJ's which I got for Christmas but had saved for the New Year, as honestly I spend half my life in PJ's.

I'm not sure all those hipsters from the mid 90's will be thrilled that you can get Paul Frank in Primarkbut I am!  I am also proud of these photos as usually anything with that much of VBO like that would not make the cut but I think I am getting better at embracing my body.

Any way It was a bloomin lush night as I don't get loads with The Hub where it is just us and what ever you did I hope it was splendid.

OOTD - A Vegas outfit

I am just back from Vegas, not very stylish at the moment in my Dangermouse sweatshirt and jeans that are a bit tighter than when I left.
One good thing about being on holiday is I can indulge my love of dresses as working with kids I don't get to wear my pretty print dresses as much as I would like.
I haven't got a full length picture but this is of me in my favourite Limb dress

I gave teamed it with a H by Henry Holland Denim Jacket (although it was generally roasting there were a couple of colder days) and a pair of black patent ballet flats from Next which you can't see.
My jewelry is a necklace from the Hairy Growler an amazing jeweler who makes jewelry out of old coins and a pair of earrings bought for a quid in the Dotty P sale.
I will post some more info and pics on my Vegas trip soon.

Fishing Girls Dress - Vanity Project by Limb

Denim Jacket - H by Henry Holland at Debenhams

Ballet Flats - Next

Sunglasses - A stall in Vegas

Earrings - Dotty P

Necklace - The Hairy Growler