Princess Decoupage Shoes

Hi guys, remember me?

Well after a long (and much needed, rather demanded) break from blogging, I am officially back in business.
If you read my last post you will know that my break was due to being bogged down with my final year of university. With so many assignments, when it came to taking a break at the end of the day all I wanted to do was curl up in bed watching a box set.
Well, after handing in my dissertation and spending the past 6 weeks revising I have finally finished all my university exams and assignments and I am now awaiting my results so fingers crossed!

Anyway, whilst revising for my exams I ordered all the bits and pieces to make the following pair of shoes, as a little something to look forward to after my exams. Then come Monday, my first weekday free from revision for the first time in 6 weeks I made these little beauties...
They're not fully waterproof as I haven't sprayed them with a sealant. I do have some but a part of me is scared that I will ruin them so I think I'll be saving these for one of those rare non-rainy days aka those few days of summer we get. I'm picturing them with a little denim summer dress or a pretty pink floral dress.

They're not perfect but it's the first decoupage project I've attempted.

So what do you think of my DIY shoes?

An explanation

Hey guys,
Yes I am infact still alive despite the fact I seem to have completely disappeared from the blogosphere. As many of you may know I am currently in my final year at university. The workload has been taking its toll, meaning I have had to take a side step from blogging.
I don't plan on giving up blogging completely and hope to resume blogging more frequently within the next few months.
I would like to thank all my followers for sticking with me and for taking interest in my little corner of the internet. I have however heard through the grapevine that GFC may be making a disappearance so if any of you are wanting to carry on following my blog once blogging resumes please do follow me on bloglovin. You can find a widget linking you to my bloglovin over on the right :)
Please do leave me a link to your bloglovin so I can carry on following all my favourite blogs!
Thankyou!
Charlotte
Xx

A Joyous Melt

Hello!

Long time no blog!!! The past month has been a busy one uni-wise, filled with revision and exams. 

I have quite a few blog posts lined up, the first being to tell you about a candle I was sent to review from the lovely people over at Melt Candles.

Before being contacted, I had to admit that I hadn't heard of Melt, but after a browse of their website , and browsing their collection of hand-poured candles, I was sold! 

Not only is there a vast range of fragrances available, but also a vast range of candle types; meaning you can choose your candle by burning time, and also accomodate your price range. 

I was sent the Luxury Glass Jar candle, in the fragrance "Joy", which retails at £21.

Joy, is a citrus/floral based fragrance, which gives a light non-over powering scent to the room, providing a lovely atmosphere.

The candle come in a lovely cardboard container, detailing the candles fragrance, and the burn time of the candle. 

The particular candle I recieved is contained within a glass jar, with the melt logo to one side, and a beautiful ornate design, similar to that found on the packaging, on the alternative side. 

Meaning that when not in use, the candle provides a lovely decoration, or you can of course, once cooled, use the packaging to store the candle.

As with all candles, the wick requires trimming to around 5mm before lighting. I found the candle to provide a lovely glow and delicate fragrance to the room. 

One thing I would definitely recommend this candle for is that, when extinguishing the flame, there is no nasty burning smell, that you can often find with cheaper alternatives.

This particular candle is said to burn for 70+ hours, meaning you get a lot of burning time for your £21.

I believe this statement to be a very reasonable estimate as after 1 hour burning, there was barely a dent in my candle.

Melt candles are perfect for Valentines day, whether it be a gift for the special someone in your life, or to fill a room with fragrance, providing the perfect ambience for a special night in.

Have you heard of, or tried Melt candles? Are you a fan of candles?

Charlotte

xx

NYE outfit

This is my outfit from New Year's Eve.

I didn't go out but we did have a little gathering at home so I thought I would dress for the occasion.

I do love this dress, I wore it a few months back for my birthday and it truely is a beautiful colour. It was also the perfect dress to go with my amazing new Iron Fist shoes which Martin bought me for Christmas!!

Dress - Little Mistress

Sweets For My Sweet - Iron Fist

I also used my Babyliss Conical Wand to curl my hair, it really is the best thing to use if you have long hair!

Hope you all had a fabulous NYE?

We spent the night serenading each other on Karaoke and had such fun!

Please do link me to your posts if you have featured your NYE outfit!! 

Charlotte

xx

Velvet and Lace

Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a fabulous time over the festive season. 

This dress is from the day before New Years Eve, my Mum had the family round for dinner as my Grandma was over to stay so I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to whip out the new dress and shoes I treated myself to.

The pictures were taken by my 10 yr old neice which is why the angle may seem a little funny. Also the flash is making the shoes look a lot more purple than they were, I assure you they did match better than they appear to on these pictures!

Dress - Hearts & Bows
Shoes - Ruby Shoo

I was over the moon when I spied this dress in Ark as all Christmas I have been hunting for a wine coloured dress in velvet or lace, and this ticked both boxes!

It has a lovely deep V back (I forgot to take pics), with a gold exposed zip. I popped the belt on myself to cinch it in at the waist as I feel it's less flattering, and a little shapeless without it, none the less I do love it!

Well I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Charlotte

xx

How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?

Hello lovelies, 

hope you all had a fabulous Christmas!

Mine was great and I received some lovely gifts and enjoyed giving my family theirs. It was also lovely to have the opportunity (and excuse) to take a few days break from revising.

Anyway, it's been a while since I've posted an outfit post so I decided to pap a pic of today's outfit. 

In hindsight, this wasn't the best idea at 10 o'clock when I'm tired from a day of revision (also not helped by the fact I'm wearing no make-up/not bothered with my hair).

The dress was a fantastic sale bargain from Uttam London at Dorothy Perkins. I think it was around £9 with student discount. The shoes are also an eBay bargain bought for £10 + £3.50 p&p (They're £30+ on Missguided/BooHoo etc.)

I tried taking a pictures of the print up-close and the cute frill detail to the shoulders...it proved rather difficult...

Well, I hope you all have a fabulous new year! 

Eat, drink and be merry! 

Charlotte

xx

Christmas Nails

Hey guys,
Just a quick post as I wanted to show you the Christmas themed nails I created for my niece when she came to stay this weekend.
These are a few snaps I took on my phone pre-clean up. I planned on taking some on my camera but silly me forgot before taking my niece home.

Hope you all like them! I really must invest in some dotting tools to make designs like these easier!