charity shops.

i heart...


charity shops.

but this wasn't always the case, no siree. my childhood fashion consisted almost entirely of charity shop clothing, not from choice but from necessity. so as you can imagine i was made fun of, bullied and certainly was not one of the 'cool' kids growing up. so it had always been drummed into my head that charity shops were horrible places & i HATED them. then, i turned 17 & up-sticks down to glasgow & couldn't believe my eyes & ears. charity shop shopping was fashionable?! it took me a while to get my head round this, a couple of years, a move from the southside to the west end & the introduction to my bestie Sheri aka Betty Swollocks who, amongst a lot of other things, educated me in the ways of charity shopping & i've never looked back.

today, i visted the aviemore charity shop, the one i loathed so much when i was younger & found these wee gems for a grand total of just £7...

so now instead of begging my mum not to go into the charity shop when i was with her incase anyone saw me, i hold my head up high & enter with eager eyes.

xox.

the butterflies & the bees.

i heart...


favourite friday.

this week at work consisted of making egg box caterpillars, paper mache ladybirds, pipe cleaner spiders, finger paint worms and symmetrical painted butterflies.

i love my job.

so much so it doesn't even feel like a job. nothing better than getting paid to be a big kid. maybe apart from the changing of smelly nappies & the trying to stop kids from eating their own bogers part.

anywho, keeping in with the creepy crawly theme this week i heart... 

this not so creepy or crawly butterfly brooch from The Night Owl.

this saturday they will be selling their beautiful products along with 40 other lovely crafters, designers & artists at the Made In The Shade Summertime Hop.

i am proper gutted that i'm not able to make this, but you should be sure to have a swatch at all they have planned at their summery extravaganza.

and as if that wasn't enough crafty-ness for one weekend, this sunday Granny Would Be Proud have an event organised as well, where my favourite wifey Betty Swollocks will have a stall, among many others.

i am very excited, but very worried about the non-existent bank balance i will undoubtedly have by the end of it all.

xox.