Fine Jewellery: Henryka

For as long as i can remember i have been a lover of amber jewellery. At one point i studied its healing properties and wore it everyday to help small ailments. Today i just love it for its pure beauty.
For my wedding day, by husband-to-be bought me the most beautiful amber heart necklace (photo above fro our special day, 4 years ago this month!). When i opened the present and saw a beautiful amber necklace, tears streamed down my face, it was beautiful and my husband to be obviously knew me very well.

Here's a few of my absolute favourite pieces that i would at some point love to add to my collection

 Henryka have the most wonderful collection and huge variety of beautiful pieces. What i love about amber and the likes of, no two pieces are ever the same. Each is as individual as the person wearing it, which to me, makes it even more special. It's been a dream of mine for years to own a statement amber ring, hopefully this year will be the year i add it to my collection!

Do you own any amber jewellery?

Patch Jeans & Cropped Fluffy Sweaters (&Passion4Fashion Linkup!)

 Latley i have been completely crushing on monochromatics, i just cant help it. Right now i literally only see things in black and white (and a dash of hot pink) if i only wear black and white outfits for the next month can we still be friends?
After i waxed lyrical over the wonderful fluffy cropped jumper the lovely people at F&F kindly sent me a voucher which enabled me to buy the exact same jumper again but in the black! I do love me a fluffy jumper. I'm also giving out big fluffy hugs if any one wants one. With my voucher i also got these totally awesome patch jeans that i had be crushing on forever (slight exaggeration, but you get my drift), but could not buy due to the #100dayshoppingban (40 days left to go today, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, Yipppeeee). When i received the two i knew exactly how i wanted to wear it, so i pulled out hubby's shirt and the trusty pink coat (mine not the hubbys that is) and i was good to go. I also started with leather gloves and the hat but i kind of felt a little to ganstar-wannabe so i lost the gloves. FYI i can not rock the macdaddy look.. it was ridiculous. haha.

 The patch jeans will look amazing with some pastels and i see them getting a lot of wear through Spring, swapping out the black shoes for some nude or wedges possibly. (also just beware, i wore these one day with flats and because of the patch panelling they can make your legs look shorter, which nobody wants, amiright? So happily heels all the way for me with these beauties.
I'm going to try and make the How we wore it F&F hall of fame with this outfit.

Patch Jeans:co F&F
Cropped sweater : co F&F
Shirt: co hubbys wardrobe
Shoes: Matalan
Coat: M&S
Hat&Bag: New Look

Now, i've shown you mine, you show me yours!

 Fashion is for everyone. 

Whether you're single in the city or a stay at home mum from the country...

we all have a passion for fashion!

Every Friday Lena & I will be co-hosting a fashion free-for-all linkup!

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Link up your outfit posts, a fashion recap, a fashion wishlist, get your kids or hubby in on the fun... if you've got a passion for fashion, this is the place to be!

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Paisley Smock Dress

 With the #100dayshoppingban still in full swing it has really made me turn to my wardrobe and wear what i already have. Take this Asos Paisley Dress. I've had this dress since last October and i know that thanks to the power of blogging (eh perk of diarising everything you buy/wear hey), you see i bought it with this dress i wore in that outfit post. I immediately loved the red one but was a little unsure of the paisley. Its very loud, and i think i was a bit self conscious of that (which is bizarre seeing as i used to dress like a rainbow had just spewed me up!) But in the wardrobe it hung and i did like it but never enough to put on. Fast forward to yesterday where we are having some first glimpses of Spring, the skies are blue and the weather is mild, and suddenly i just felt like wearing it.
And you know what , i freaking loved it!

The dress is made of that stretchy comfy fabric and is a swing dress so no clingy-ness which was perfect for all the pancakes i consumed (oh my god i can't stop, even today i have had 2 more!! someone please call a pancake intervention before i put 2 stone back on!).

Now i kind of want to wear it again and again, so thanks #100dayshoppingban for making me shop my own wardrobe. i own some nice stuff...who knew!! 

So, 'fess up, have you ever bought something and not worn it for a realllly long time?

And an even more important question, pancakes, favourite topping? 

I can't decide if im a nuttela girl or a lemon and sugar, so i've been eating multiples of both to try and decide. I'll let you know the outcome on that one...

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Win: Ladies Day at the Races Tickets!

Ladies Day at the Races by rachel-the-hat featuring a zipper dress

Growing up i saw a lot horse racing, you see, it's my dad's thing. He loves the horses. I never used to pay much attention to the actual horses and their jockeys, but one thing that did pique my attention was Ladies day at the events like at the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Seeing the colours, the ladies out in their finest threads and the hats! Oh my the hats.. I mean does it get any better, an event that encourages ladies wear fabulous hats?!!
I haven't been to the races for years, but i can remember the atmosphere like it was yesterday, the excitement trilling through the air was tangible. So much fun!  As a grown up (and i use that term very loosely when referring to myself) i think i would love it even more. Especially the dressing up part.. Can you imagine!!
Well imagine no more! The great people at Ladbrokes are giving Bloggers the chance to win a pair of tickets to Cheltenham Ladies Day.
You could be rubbing shoulders with the finest clad ladies, have a chance to enter the Fashion Zone (where there's a MASSIVE prize for best dressed!) and feel the excitement of being at race day!
If you are a UK blogger, all you have to do is put together your best Ladies Day outfit like i have here above and enter here!
Get your friends and family to vote for your look and tweet with the #cheltfashion and you could be going!
I've just entered mine, so if you care to vote please that would be lovely. Let me know if you enter too and i shall be sure to cast a vote your way!
Best Of Luck Ladies!!!