MARCH IN PICTURES

It's been such a busy month and it's gone by so quickly, where has all the time gone!?

Well this month saw me turn another year older, older but not much wiser! I had a great birthday, one of my old school friends came up to Cardiff and everyone came out for one of the best nights out I've ever had.. and certainly one of the best birthdays I've ever had.

Of course my outfit was my main priority, I searched high and low for the perfect piece. I finally found it on ASOS.. this gorgeous sheer black shirt with cut-out shoulders, a harness on the back and a super low hemline. Everybody loved it, I loved it and I felt great that night. I wore it with Criminal Damage black skinnies and my double stacked Creepers, I needed the extra height.. all the girls were in heels!

I've also been working non-stop this month, I'm about halfway through my project and it's going really well so far. I have my final design, I've been busy drafting the patterns and making the toiles. Just today I made the final toile for my headpiece/head covering, I love it.. it's a but creepy but once it's covered in chiffon ruffles it will be beautiful. Oh yeah, I'm working with chiffon again.. bring on more days constantly melting the edges with a candle, fun times!

To finish off the month Cardiff and most of the UK basked in an unexpected but much appreciated heat wave, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees here it was definitely vest and sunglasses weather. Everyday it was sunny I was outside, I didn't want to waste a single minute of it because I know we won't get weather like it for a while! So I went shopping, I went to the park and went to the pub and drank outside which was amazing considering it's March. It was a taste of summer!

It's been a good month, busy but good.. I'll try to blog more next month!

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THE BRISTOL ADVENTURE

Today I went on a little adventure, today I visited Bristol for the first time.

I decided to go to Bristol for research for my new project which I will be blogging about this week, as a starting point for my research I went to Bristol Aquarium. Ive never been to an aqaurium before and I'm so happy I have now, it was utterly inspiring and visually stunning. 

I got up close to all different species of fish, underwater creatures and plant life such as coral and seaweed (doesn't sound that interesting, but trust me it was). I was stunned at the beauty of the jellyfish on display, I could see every little detail, the way they moved through the water was enchanting. I saw small sharks, countless varieties of fish and a huge octopus! That was slightly scary, even though inches of reinforced glass stood between us.

I think it's pretty!

After my research I went exploring, got completely lost and I loved it. When youre lost, you dont know what you will find or who. I found some great shops, especially some vintage shops where I bought myself a  (very) early birthday present.

A gold necklace, which looks like a snake wrapping itself around your neck, I absolutely love it!

I found the Cabot Circus shopping mall that I had read about, it was huge, more impressive than St Davids in Cardiff, because it had a huge domed glass roof and it had a Harvey Nichols (so much I wanted, so little I could actually afford).

It was a great day, my feet are absolutely killing me now though, it was struggle walking back to the train station! This little adventure was great, i really should go out and explore other cities i havent been to yet. Trips to unknown places are always so inspiring and I cant wait for the next one.. I'm thinking maybe Birmingham? 

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CLUTCH ME

So I have been invited to a friends 18th birthday party next week, I'm actually quite exited because it is the first night out 'partying' I've had in well over a year but also because one of my best friends is going who I don't get too see much anymore thanks to my impossible college timetable.

Anyway, its at a little snooker club in Swansea.. nice and informal, perfect for a relaxed birthday party. I have no idea what to wear, I was thinking smart/casual with a killer stand-out piece. I bought this amazing clutch in the River Island sale, is it suitable for such an informal event? I would wear it with a simple outfit and let the bag speak for itself.

Or I could not use a bag and just buy a gorgeous new top, hmm.. decisions decisions. What do you guys think? Comment below or shoot me a tweet on Twitter.

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