Vintage Shopping

I briefly popped into my favourite vintage shop on Saturday but had the hubby in tow and so barely got to look at anything. A few little lovelies caught my eye and as it had been sooooo long since I looked at anything other than baby things I was keen to have a proper look. I know I am meant to be resting so parked near and took it easy and I've sat down for the rest of the day (Mum if you're reading!!) 


On Saturday I did manage to pick up this lovely pearl necklace for the bargain price of 95p! It is so simple and pretty and has a cute clasp to do it up, I could not believe the price. Today I found this leather clutch, it looks a different colour on the photo, it is more a tan colour and has a suede trim, also a bargain at £2.95. From the lining inside, bold stripes, I would guess that it is 1980's.

I loved how some of the items they had in today had little labels telling the buyer about then, for example there were some cute black shoes saying that the owner had worn them to Buckingham Palace when her Father got an award. Another saying it was from John Lewis is the 1960's and was the height of maternity fashion when she bought it. If only I had seen it a few months ago! I think it's nice to find out about the history of the clothes. 


To be honest, there wasn't a great deal that I actually wanted to buy today and I even over heard the shop manager complaining she didn't have much 'good' stock, there was plenty to look at though and they had done the displays nicely. I wanted some vintage buttons but didn't see any that really interested me.


I did find the cutest little dress for baby girl twin, it said it was from the 1980's and looks just like what my Mum would have dressed my sister and I in. At £2.95 it was another bargain and in perfectly beautiful condition. I found the book as well for my hubs to add to his growing 'library' for the twins. It is a 1970 edition 'What Daddies Do' and explains where all the Daddies go to work everyday, including his job. The paper cover is a little ripped but inside is in great condition and the pictures are lovely.

Finally I got 3 items of clothing, it is quite hard to choose things when you have a massive tummy and cannot try anything on but I 'guesstimated' that these skirts will be ok and figure, worst case, I can use them for the fabric. I have washed them to put away for the summer when I am not stuck rotating my limited maternity collection! All 3 things were £4.95, 2 are 'designer' finds and the red/green flowery one is from St Michael (M&S). At the time I thought I would change the buttons on the shirt but now I am not so sure? I'll have to see when I try it properly. 

All in all not bad for an hour out the house. Luckily it is local and so I will be able to pop in once the twins are here, hopefully they can fit a double pushchair!

Introducing the nursery...

I am really glad that we managed to sort the nursery out towards the start of the year, I am so tired and can't do anything remotely physical, including shopping (boo) that at least I don't have to worry about being ready for the grand arrival. Their official due date is 6th June but we anticipate them coming sometime in May and are as ready as we'll ever be...


We were initially going to decorate in a Paddington Bear theme as I had seen some wallpaper and fabric and thought that the walls would be a palish blue, however, when we were in John Lewis one day after Christmas buying loads of their things and ordering the cots we saw this AMAZING paper by Harlequin and immediately went to the fabric and paper department to look at it. We knew instantly that we wanted it and came home to measure up.


My Auntie had said that she would help me make the curtains and my Dad and the hubs papered the chimney breast. We tested about a million different greens before settling on the first one we found in the B&Q Colours range, I forget the name now. It all came together pretty easily. We chose a pink blackout blind from Dunelm and some white children's furniture from Ikea. Our friends and their little baby girl came over for the day and whilst the boys built everything us girls ate cake and talked about babies, perfect!

The beautiful curtains that I had a little (ok, a lot) of help in making. 

The lovely wallpaper and matching fabric for the curtains and cushion. 

Baby Shower Day!

Yesterday was my baby shower, organised amazingly by my fabulous sister and Mum. It was a lovely afternoon and myself, hubby and the twinnies were very much spoilt. In fact, they are the luckiest pair of babies in the world and they've not even made an appearance yet. I really did not expect everyone to buy them (and us) so many lovely gifts and we have been unpacking them all morning, I think we will now need a bigger nursery! Thank you so much to everyone who came, ate lots of cake and mostly thank you for all the beautiful gifts.

 Here is my baby shower outfit, I got the dress from Mamas and Papas a few weeks ago and might as well get some wear out of it! I have teamed it with a yellow brooch which I can't remember where I got, I've had it so long and a yellow cardigan from the Boden sale.

The shower had an owl theme, I love owls and my sister found the lovely decorations on Ebay. We even had party bags and party games which my Mum managed to win 2 of, huum a fix I say! 

  

New shoes

Ok, so I can't walk around the shops anymore, I don't want to spend on clothes (for me anyway!) as we are saving for the big arrival(s) and hey, nothing fits me but this doesn't stop me dreaming of days gone by and when normality (ha, ha) will return again...


In answer to all these problems I have these beautiful new sandals, £3 from Primark, I didn't even get them, my lovely cousin did (huum, I do owe her £3 now I come to think of it!), they fit me and of course they look lush.


There is just one problem...


I can't reach down to do them up!! 

Back - apparently by popular demand!

Well, where do I begin? I guess from around last October when I stopped writing this blog. As most of you will know it was around this time that hubs and I found out we were expecting a baby, very exciting news indeed! I felt awful to say the least, none of my clothes seemed to instantly fit and I certainly didn't feel like writing a blog of any kind never mind centred around clothes. So, it kinda trailed off...


Then we went for our 12 week scan and found that everything was fine, twice as fine in fact as there were twins in there! We could not believe it, still can't I don't think! 


And here we are 31 weeks later...

This is a few weeks ago now, I must take a more up to date one. To get you quickly up to date, we have a boy and a girl in there, very lucky indeed. A few weeks ago I was advised by our consultant to rest and help them to grow a bit more so I am signed off work and generally have my feet up. Yes, it is the life! Well apart from the constant aching but I don't have long to go now. 


It has allowed me the time to do much more of the crafts that I enjoy, I have had Violet the sewing machine out, dug out my jewellery making bits and bobs and have been being generally creative.

Here are some of the bits I've been doing, an eye mask as a bit of fun for hubs, he will need this for some much needed daytime sleeping all too soon! A little bird to hand in my wardrobe and most excitingly, some curtains for the shed. We have the best looking shed around I'm sure ;-)


I hope you enjoy the new and slightly updated blog, don't expect too many clothes on here, I don't fit into any and don't buy any now either, I'd much rather buy baby outfits. I have many more ideas for posts and will get them up when I can, sure to follow is the nursery and more crafting as well as some fashion in there somewhere!


Special thanks to those who inspired me to start the blog again, there have been a few of you and two ladies especially, you know who you are xxx