dreadlocks

Everyone has their opinion on them, and honestly, most people I know hate them, but me... i love them! Of course, I am talking about dreadlocks.

I have wanted dreadlocks for about five years now, pretty much since I realised what they were, but I have never really thought about actually doing it... and the other day I was thinking about it again... and I mean actually thinking... and I came to one question: Why not actually do it?!

So I am.

As soon as the holidays come, I will soon be the proud owner of some dreads! Like I said before, a lot of people hate them, but I think some people look genuinely amazing with them. (I am not too sure if all these pictures are with real dreads, but they all look awesome anyway!!)

p.s. I do not own or hold responsibility for any of these photos!

first day of summer

Aahh, summer evenings are lovely when it's actually sunny... these are some photos of the wonderfulness to celebrate the start of summer, my grandmas birthday and the last of my exams! (until next school year...)

wishlist♥ (book special)

wreck this journal, 'style me vintage' (vintage hair), urawaza (do everything better), all my friends are dead, style diaries, the indie rock coloring book, facehunter

playlist of the week:

Patch William - Skinny white boy

Kaiser Chiefs - Every day I love you less and less

Vampire Weekend - Cousins

dresses, for the summer

My yellow h&m dress came in the post the other day (finally, it took 2 weeks!), and in the spirit of the spontaneous sunny weather, I went out to Yak and bought another dress... it was probably the least thought about, stressed over, contemplated, planned buy I have ever made! But I am glad, i need something to wear to Southwell Folk Festival next weekend. (Southwell is a festival that me and Amy go to every year, even though we have only just got into the music, if you were wondering...)

p.s sorry for the bad light in the photos :)

wishlist♥

wreck this journal, shoes, bracelet, roller skates, 'facehunter' book (and blog!), ring, top

playlist of the week:

MGMT - Time to Pretend

Wolf gang - Lions in cages

Pegasus Bridge - Skinny

Happy belated birthday

I was just looking back to my first blog post, and realised that I have missed it's birthday! Turns out it has been 1 year and almost 2 months since I started.

Looking back at my old posts is a bit like looking at your old profile pictures on Facebook... They are excruciatingly embarrassing but hold too many memories for you to delete them.

So anyway, happy birthday Cool Cookie, and to celebrate here are some nice 'before and after' pictures of my newly done garden.

before- a chaotic, uneven mess

after- another soul-less, stereotypical piece of patio

Hair

"Oh dear, have you made a mistake?"

These are the oh-so-wrong words, spoken from my Granny. In fact, contrary to the afore mentioned hairdresser trip, this time my (poor, damaged) hair has been dyed almost correctly! And by my mother! Who had never even backcombed before!

Sure, it is sort of ginger, and bound to snap off any day now. And the back looks different to the front. And the blonde the hairdressers wrongly put in my fringe is a completely different shade. But who am I to complain? (Remind me never to pay more than £10 for any hair treatment by the way. Ever.)

(In case you were wondering, I used L'oréal Paris Perfect Blonde (ha) Creme Maximum Bleaching Kit, costing around £6 from Boots, and i did it by backcombing my whole head in sections- so I looked like a starfish- and then dying the ends.)

Midnight Creations

It was raining last night. And all day yesterday. And the night before.

But I like the sound of rain, it inspires me... and if you mix that with the bad mood I was in- because of an unmentionably bad trip to the hairdressers- which makes me more creative, you get me sat in my room, rain applauding at my windows, the whole house asleep, tying knots in string and unbending paperclips. And this is what I made.

It's a wardrobe for bracelets!

And to showcase these gorgeous vintage necklaces I picked up (2 for a tenner!) in Brick Lane's Vintage market, and because I was too tired to sleep, I made one for necklaces as well. But there are only three on there and it looks a bit sad, so no photos yet.

Also, around spitalfields, there is this awesome little ukulele shop called Duke of Uke, where I bought this bag. Unfortunately, they might have to shut down soon, so if you are in the area, please pop in and pay them a visit.

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