Ways to Store Jewellery

I've had these two giant teacup planters for quite a while now and I thought it was about time I showed them off! I found them in a local garden centre for around £5 each and although they are made to hold small plants (hole in the bottom) I thought they would look lovely on my dressing table with jewellery inside. You can find similar ones here, here and here. The saucers are actually stuck to the bottom so you can store rings and watches all around the edge. It makes it easy to grab your go-to jewellery in the morning without having to rummage through boxes.

This is just a small selection of my jewellery and one day I'm going to show you how I like to store everything. There are much bigger pieces such as statement necklaces that I keep in a box and long necklaces that I loop over a tailors dummy. How do you like to store your jewellery? Have you found any unique items that are perfect just like these teacup planters?

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What I Ate Today 13/06/13

I was inspired my Gemsmaquillage's food diary posts to take a snapshot of everything I've eaten in one day. Although I wouldn't say I eat particularly healthy or come up with any interesting recipes it was still interesting to see my food and drink intake laid out in this way.
This style of post might be something I keep up regularly so you guys can spy on me and get an idea of the rubbish I often eat during one day - chocolate and biscuits make a regular appearance. It must be said I am on no kind of diet, I am not aiming to loose any weight or eat any differently. I do like to take healthy options when I can and of course wish I try to eat 'better' or 'cleaner' foods but these diaries will be a true reflection on my average days. I hope you enjoy!

10am - I had a lie in this morning as Thursday's are one of my days off. Got up around 10 and had porridge with honey, a cup of tea and the last of the smoothie I made yesterday. I blended 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 kiwi, 4 slices of mango and added a bit of milk to make this thick creamy smoothie which is full of good stuff!

1.45pm - Lunch was a ham and cheese toastie (using a toaster bag which is such a cool invention, you pop a fresh sandwich into the bag, then the whole thing into the toaster - simple.) Also a glass of water and a handful of grapes.

2.15pm - Still a bit hungry from lunch I made another cup of tea and had two chocolate digestives (my favourites) while I watched Friends on our new Sky HD box.

6.10pm - I made a tea for the family tonight, oven baked potatoes, chicken and vegtable pie and sweetcorn on the side. My lunch took me through until this 6 but I was definitely hungry for this!

6.50pm - Activia yoghurt in Raspberry. I prefer the vanilla bean ones but this is all we had in the fridge. I will probably snack on a bit of chocolate before bed too and I can't go to sleep without a cup of tea!


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McQueen Summer Brights Lust List

Alexander McQueen is not a designer typically associated with bright fun colours, so I was really surprised when I stumbled across the S/S collection when I was online window-shopping one day. This is much more of a lust list blog post as there is no way I can afford the designer price tag but how amazing would these pieces be for the Summer. The iconic skull scarf has been re-invented and comes in a wide range of bold colours - my favourites being the orange/red and nude with neon yellow skulls.
I'm also loving this leather wrap bracelet - traditionally worn in black or navy but this lilac version is so much cooler for a sunny day. I can keep dreaming!

I found all these items on the Harrod's website so you can shop Alexander McQueen to your hearts content, or maybe just pin all the products to your wish list board! What do you think to this twist on a classic design? Which designer pieces are you covetting the most at the moment?

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*this was a sponsored post. 

White Summer Dress

New buys - white dress c/o Get the Label, aviator sunglasses from H&M and vanilla bean candle by Glade.
How can we pass through Summer without a floaty white dress? I'm hoping to have an occasion to wear this soon and it will be lovely to photograph for an outfit post when I get around to it. My holiday this summer is Glastonbury so I may have to bring it along to wear with wellies!

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