Pyjama Day

Pyjama Day by livmangle featuring a knit wool sweater

Winter Darlings

Winter Darlings by livmangle featuring embellished dresses

Shift dress, £30
Sleeved dress, $107
Embellished dress, £175
Coach sleeveless dress, $48
Vivienne Westwood Red Label wool jacket, £504
Yves Saint Laurent double breasted coat, $2,990
H M ribbed tight, £13
Falke hosiery, £33
J Crew slimming tight, $27
Barbour wellies boots, £70
Burberry flat shoes, $795
Cri de Coeur woods boots, £160
Zara flat ankle booties, $90
John Lewis blue glove, £20
Portolano napa glove, $87
Glove, £75

Feminine Edge

Feminine Edge by livmangle featuring high heel boots

Lace t shirt
$53 - warehouse.co.uk

Ann Demeulemeester knit shirt
€328 - shopmrsh.com

Alice In The Eve feather skirt
$70 - generalpants.com.au

Michael Antonio high heel boots
$75 - heels.com

Alexander McQueen leather clutch
$1,590 - couture.zappos.com

Amethyst jewelry
$4 - liquidationchannel.com

Bioderma Crealine H2O Review

As this is one of my favourite skin care products of all time (19 years or so…), I thought that it was about time I wrote a review for you guys :) 

After I heard A Model Recommends talking about Bioderma in one of her YouTube videos, I decided to see if Bioderma could be the product I had been looking for. When I say Bioderma I mean Bioderma Crealine H2O I encountered the same opinion all over the internet and found out it is especially big in the make-up artist industry, as it is great at removing all of your make-up (no panda eyes in the morning, whoop!). 

I also researched the ingredients that are used in Bioderma and discovered that it contains nothing that will irritate the skin. That was basically the decision made for me as not only was it a make-up remover but it was a cleanser that would not likely irritate my skin. 

That was about May of this year. A few months later and I’m now half way through my second bottle of Bioderma; I use it twice a day to cleanse and also to remove my make-up and oh my goodness does this stuff move make-up! All I do is put a little bit on a cotton pad and your done. I also love it because it doesn't leave my skin feeling dehydrated, as though it’s had the goodness sucked out of it. 

The only down side to speak of is that Bioderma isn't readily available in UK. You therefore have no choice but to purchase it over the internet at approximately £15, depending on which shop you buy it from. That said you do get a big 500ml bottle and a product you know is going to be kind to your skin! Here's a link to Guru Make Up Emporium where you buy this little gem of a product :) There are also various other bioderma products for different skin types from oily to mature, so why not check out the website Bioderma. 

I really think it is worth that few extra pounds. As skin products go, Bioderma is close to perfect and I would definitely suggest you give this product a try. Like many others I love, love, love this product!

Do you have any favourite skin care products you just love or maybe you have a different view on Bioderma? Please do let me know what you think :)

Cat Comforts?

So here are a just a few pictures of my beautiful cats that keep me company throughout my days...

He struggles with not being the best at blending :)

The birthday girl of today!

Waiting for a bit of a wash?

All three of these cats seem

to play a significant roll in mine and my families lives. I'm not sure whether it is just us that are accustomed to showing their feline friends a 

lot of love? Whether the

reasoning behind this is 

because I spend the majority of 

my time at home alone, and 

they become my only way to 

interact with anybody for 6-7 

hours. Or, because some 

people for what ever reason

are more open to letting 

animals soften a little part

of themselves?

Pot Painting & Decopatch

Here in Sheffield we have two, that I know of,  pottery painting shops Fired Arts and Planet Pot. If you love anything creative to do with paper, paints or pottery than this is most likely a shop for you! 

Fired Arts has seating on two floors the top floor being used mostly for children's parties. If you are wanting to go with a group of ten or more than you can hire out the whole place whether this is for a hen party, team building, a birthday or just an evening with friends and a bottle or two of wine. You can paint a huge variety of pots a simple cup and saucer, a milk jug or why not a pot cow butter dish?! 

This is what the full sheet of paper looked like on my cup

You can also create a funky design with something called decopatch. You chose one pot or cardboard item to decopatch, one full size piece of patterned paper, a glue paint brush, a tub of glue and finally you get a box with a range of the paper in smaller pieces. 

From then on it's simple as it resembles the paper mache process. You a tear a small piece of paper, spread glue where you want the paper to be, place the piece of paper when you have glued, glue over the piece of paper you have just put down making sure there are no air bubbles under neath.

Just to give you an idea what sort of affect a build up of different papers can give

 Finally if it is something that you will eat/drink off, or will need to be cleaned or get wet it will need to varnished by the professionals at the shop, you generally leave it for around 3-4 days before you can go pick it up from the shop. If it's just a decoration then you can take it away that day.

Here are a few pictures of the cup and saucer I decopatched on Tuesday, just to give you an idea of the sort of affect that it gives. I personally love how it looks and that is completely unique, no-one else will have this cup and saucer which kind of makes me feel special . . . 

This is my finished cup!

And here is the matching saucer! 

I enjoy my trips to Fired Arts so much when I leave the shop I'm thinking of what I could make an excuse to go back and make next time! I would highly suggest it if you need somewhere to just go think of nothing or try something different with a friend while eating a slice of cake and drinking tea.

Try see if you can root out a shop like this in your city?

A Trip to the Zoo

So here are few snaps of my time at the zoo! The animals are so very beautiful that I wish I was so lucky  to them everyday! 

Baby elephants are the first animals we encountered at the zoo and one had recently given birth to two babies!

It was adorable to see the mum being so protective over her two young babies!

Tiger number two! It may not be the best of photos but this tiger is so beautiful I had to put this picture up! Definitely one of my favourite animals that I saw.

A Meerkat look for the little baby who ran away with his food! Another favourite of mine for sure, just wish I could see the one I had adopted!

I had the best day watching the animals, eating lunch and having the best ice cream I've ever had - which is something as I usually don't like ice cream at all! I would definitely recommend to everybody a trip to zoo especially if you need to be cheered up.

Until next time :)

So Sweet Sixteen

My sister Genevieve turned 16 last Sunday and we had a few fun times that I thought I would share with you.

Emily and mum in the boot seats of the car on the way to Buxton.

Joseph messing around with my camera...

Me and Joseph being harassed by my little sister Emily, this was the best photo out of the lot!!

Was it a sweet sixteen?

Summer Sunshine

As the sunshine graced Sheffield with a grand appearance this week, I decided I would lie on the front garden with a book. This was completely scraped before I had read page of my book. As you can see my cat Sammy decided to make an appearance also, demanding my attention.

I hope you are all enjoying the summer sunshine here in UK, or where ever you are.

Hope you're all well.

Loves, x

Just No Luck!

Over the last week or so I've been trying to find out if it's possible to get sellers insurance for either one fair or even just month. However, I don't seem to be able to find any information any where! But I wont stop looking! 


Anyway, this is my latest design.

Stars in the Sky

These are a pair of earrings that I've recently crafted as I love the shape of them.I may do various colours in this style, and maybe a larger shape star.

York Rock 'n' Gem Show!

This weekend I have spent my time in the beautiful city of York! You wonder why I'm telling you this? Well as the title suggests I attended a bead fair in hope of finding some lovely, tempting stalls! After an hour of of scouring the stalls with my boyfriend, I finally made a decision to buy tools and equipment to design and craft rings! So please do watch this space, I will let you know when something comes of this!

MISI

Jade Green Bracelet

So the linked title just above is to a bracelet I've listed on MISI. MISI is filled with so much great stuff so please do check out my bracelet, and why not have a look around while you're there?

YouTube channel!

Hey guys! I've been busy recently researching fairs in the local area, jewellery for friends birthdays, along with creating a youtube account!


On the channel I'll be reviewing products, make-up and hair tutorials, jewellery tip, colouring and styling advise, and book and film reviews. 


So PLEASE subscribe to my channel and keep an eye for new videos!


Summer Jewel- YouTube Channel

Man of The Match

Today I went out for lunch with Joe, which at the moment causes somewhat of a predicament as I'm on a gluten free diet- in hope that will relieve a lot of my tiredness, however there are a lot of places that do  not accommodate for people with special dietary requirements. I ended up having scrambled eggs with salmon, without the toast.

But after I made a card for a friends dad who particularly likes football, Sheffield Wednesday to be precise. So I had some fun making a simple, no fuss card today. Here's the card. . .

My Last Weeks Projects

Long, large beaded necklace, with pink rose on a background of sky blue. 

Also an orange and blue weaved, small beaded bracelet.

Winter Jewel

My 2nd item listed on UK selling sight Folksy! 

Winter Jewel- Folksy

Please check out!

Deep Blue Showcase!

Showcase-  My jewellery set is being shown in the showcase today! So take a look! Send the link to your friends!

Have a little look!!

Deep Blue Beauty Set - Check out the necklace, bracelet and earring set pictured below, now on my Etsy shop! Let me know what you think!!

New improved pictures of the necklace just for you!

Deep Blue Beauties

Over the last few days I have devoted my time to making a pendent, bracelet and earrings set.  Here are a few snaps of the pieces themselves.

Welcome to 2011!

So I'm back after a break over Christmas and New Year. I hope you enjoyed the festive period as much as I did. 


So I hope you're ready to see some new things coming your way from me :)