Blushing Flamingos!

Hello lovelies,

Did you have a nice weekend?

Yesterday was Mother's Day here in the UK, so i had a lovely day off from normally daily chores, hubby became a little house hubby for the day and my darling step-daughter bought me a beautiful flamingo scarf. Apparently she saw it and new i'd love it straight away. Girls got taste! Pink flamingos? Yes please!

Scarf: Gift from Mia (from Next)

Shirt dress: Joy on sale

Jean: Old from Next

Shoes& bag: Matalan, both on sale (shoes were £7 and bag £3.50)

So this was my mother's day outfit :) pretty and casual for all that lazing about i did, and a quick pop to the shops.

The shirt dress is so comfy and this gorgeous coral/blush colour, and currently on sale for £15.

And my new Matalan Mary Jane shoes are super comfy, they are that ideal shade that goes with lots.

If you follow me on Twitter @RachelTheHat, you may have seen that last week i dabbled in a bit of crafting with my lovely sis.

She has set up a gorgeous fabric and habadash online store The Sewing Boutique and we decided to do some crafting out of some of her stock

And fabric backed Holly Hobbie Picture for my nook

Self made skirt

Hubby and Mia thought the skirt looked like a picnic blanket, but i love it anyway! Its the first time i've made anything, obviously with A LOT of help from my sis, but i am totally hooked. I've picked out 3 more materials from her shop that will be making my next few projects. I've got the crafting bug!

Will keep you posted....

Well Hope you all have a great week, i have lots of posts lined up for this week so will see you very soon!! :)

Ps: have you entered my THANK YOU GIVEAWAY. Go on, go on, go on!

Linking up with the lovely Monday Mingle ladies over at Bon Bon Rose Girls

Friday Five Fav's

HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE, I think i can say we officially made it to another weekend, fairly unscathed. 
I'm looking forward to a fabulous weekend. Tomorrow we are painting bags from a tutorial from this lovely blog. Seeing as the UK now has a 5p charge on every carrier bag(even when buying clothes or fast food! Craziness!) I thought now would be the perfect time to get organised, get my bags ready and obviously that involves making them puuurrddyy:)

With the absence of piccies for you today (hubby has pulled a muscle playing golf bless him) I thought I'd show you my Friday Five Fav's:
1.

New Look currently has a fantastic sale on. I got this dress in store for £9.00! I liked it when it was £29.99 but didn't buy it. I love it now it was only £9! Looking forward to showing it. I think it needs a nice belt. Suggestions on a postcard.

2.

I finally got round to having my peepers sorted on Monday. I am as blind as a bat and wear contact lenses constantly. When i had neo i don't think i took them about for about 7months! Horrendous!(i also did definitely not mention that to my Optition) Anyway, I've needed new glasses for a while as my currents are scratched to high heaven. I was so pleased with the new Gok Wan range at Specsavers! They have a little retro twist which i love and i also got a new Karen Millen pair also on BOGOF, YAY :)

3.

I have serious lust for these boots from Very. Practical, Smart and i really fancy pairing with a classic trench/mac or a tweed style jacket. They should also see me nicely through the winter... maybe payday.

4.

I have a bit of an addiction to scarves and this one would make me happy.. Vintage and price cut! Now also only £9
Devoted to Vintage have some wonderful items.

5. 

Last but by no means least, this vintage Fisher Price farm. What can i say, its a classic! It holds a special place in my heart as i remember playing with the exact same farm as a child. I think Neo may still be a tad young for it, but I'm contemplating it anyway (more for me really, i wanna see those cute little animals again)

I also have some amazing things on order from this lovely lady Really looking forward to showing those to you once they arrive.

Wishing you a fabulous weekend!

Rachel x o x