Birkies, Bags and Bows.

I'm not quite ready for photos of me to be splashed all over this blog just yet so in the meantime, here's a little post about a few of my Favourite Things (yes, said in style of Julie Andrews - cue "who?" from anyone under 30 <weep>).

The only shoes I really love, I mean really REALLY love and can wear from day 1 with none of that stupid "breaking in" shit of other shoes are Birkenstocks. Yes, I know. You either love them or you hate them. My daughter thinks they're "the ugliest thing ever invented". To me they're like walking on clouds. I wear them as much as humanly possible. First sign of spring in the air, daffodils just popping their little yellow heads up? I fling all boots and wellies to one side with delight and out come the Birkies. When the rest of the world are in their winter warmers from September I'm clinging desperately to my Birkies with grim determination. These are my current favourites, I had them for my birthday in July from my lovely husband and they've barely been off my feet since:

(Toe nails in Rimmel London Cocktail Colour "Baby Bellini" - I love this polish, it goes on so well, dries quickly and at £3.99 each it's not going to break the bank)

As mentioned t'other day (I'm not Northern but I do like to break into a bit of a Northern twang on occasion) I'm a bit of a handbag fan. These are my 4 current favourites:

Cath Kidston:

Ted Baker:

Julian McDonald:

Dalmatian bag from Bobbin' Along. As well as my magpie like love of anything glittery or sparkly I also have a obsession with anything Dalmatian or spotty related! This bag was a birthday present:

http://www.bobbinalong.co.uk/

I don't really "do" small bags. Even my evening clutch bags are the size of an A4 folder, minimum. I see women with these teeny, tiny bags, no bigger than my hand and I am agog. How do they do it? My purse is bigger than some evening bags I've seen out. I don't carry loads of an evening I swear... money (removed from said huge purse), phone, keys, lipstick, brush (small one, promise) and cigarettes. That's it. I reckon those small bags have some sort of magic Tardis quality. There's no other explanation.

Finally... Bows. I do so love a lovely bow. I've just ordered this little beauty and not to put too fine a point on it, I am quite beside myself with excitement:

(I've ordered it in silver glitter with clear mirror <happy sigh>)

It's from here: Custom Bow Necklace

xxx