A week at the seaside.

I'm doing a bit of house sitting in Worthing this week, and the weather this weekend was perfect for a beach visit. It's a pebbly beach and is much quieter that Brighton along the coast but just as lovely.

The Pier is a lovely Art Deco building in the Streamline Modern style. I wanted to put on a 30's frock and pretend I was in Poirot!

 

After a long walk along the beach I treated myself to a cream tea at the Dome Cafe.

Remember I'm moving this blog soon so come see mt at B's Blog. 

Lots of news!

So, it's been a while!

 I've been attempting to sort out some things one of them being a move of house and city. 

I'm exited for a change but nervous too.

I felt it was time for me to get out of London and when an old friend called and said she was moving to Brighton and did I want to come I jumped at the chance!

So we set about sorting the move, we found an amazing house or more like it found us!

The couple that live there are lovely and both having re-married the are wanted to sell his house, rent hers and getting a new place to start there life together, unfortunately this has meant that we have been stuck in their chain!

Our move in date was almost a month ago now and I'm living on my friends sofa, though we have a definite move in date now and I have some house sitting to do, so it has been frustrating but I'm hoping it will be worth it. 

So here are some photos I've taken whilst waisting time! 

First I visited a friend at the quirky book shop she works in.

Then we went for a walk along the canal at Camden, I can't beleve I've never done that before it's lovely 

 

Next I'll be in Worthing for a bit so I'll update some photos from there soon, then off to Norwitch for a bit then in to the new house! 

Also as well as moving house I'm moving the blog, and I'll attempt to post more often. I'll be over at bmillinery from now on so pop over and see me and let me know what you think.

Top Hat Tuesday

I've been eyeing up this little vintage hat for a while now, I have nothing it would go with but isn't it lovely!

Clicking the pic should take you to the listing or pop on over to Nevermore Vintage for more amazing finds, not just hats but jewellery and home wears too.

Top Hat Tuesday

This weeks top hat is by a milliner friend of mine Lady Go Red, her use of feathers and patience with them amazes me! This is one of my favourite of her hats. Do pop over to the Lady Go Red website and have a look at more of her work.

Top Hat Tuesday

I thought I'd start a new series of posts showing you some of the hats that inspire me, some will be new some vintage, where possible I'll link to where you can buy them. 

This first headpiece has been in my etsy favourites for a while I think it is simply amazing. 

It is made by Arturo Rios, you can see the Couture Bow Headpiece and more in her etsy shop

Greenwich and a Poodle

My Mum was down for a quick visit this weekend and today we popped to Greenwich for breakfast and a wonder. There is a of work going on around the waterfront at the moment to smartening it up and get it all ready for the Olympics but it was such a lovely sunny day we didn't mind and the maritime buildings themselves are untouched, it's just getting to them that is the problem!

Most of the work is going on around the Curry Sark though I think they will be finished soon and I think it's going to be well worth a visit once it's done. 

 We took a walk back through the Clocktower market which has stalls selling antiques and jewellery and all sorts of goodies. My mum bought a lovely silver tea set that looks like an old bee hive and I got me a water jug in the shape of a poodle! 

I know many would call him hideous but I love him, the water comes out his mouth when you pour!

I just have to think of a name for him now!

A Book Launch and a Hat.

I was honoured to be invited to the Style Me Vintage Book Launch on Saturday evening and what an evening it was! There were so many faces from the blogging world there it was lovely to finally meet them in person. I got to see others that I have met briefly before as well as meeting lots of lovely new people.

 

I mainly managed to take photos of the lovely food! 

There were amazing Pork pie cupcakes and of course actual cupcakes. I have to say they were the best cupcakes I have had in a long time. The Pork Pie cakes were made by Wild Thexton and the Cakes by Restoration Cake.

I went to the event straight from my day job and thought I was organised, I had my curlers in all day and my dress in my bag. When I took the curlers out I realised I had forgotten my brush and lippy! 

Luckily for me Kelly of Hayday Honey was at the launch to save me! 

Here she is doing Glamourologist's hair. 

 

I took some pics of mine once I got home, you can also see the hat I wore in these too. 

I am trying to make me a hat a month this year so I have some to wear out myself.  This is my January hat. 

It was my first go at hand blocking where you only use that block as a base and play with the felt to get shape. 

It was a very glamorous event and there were some amazing outfits going on. There was a photo booth set up by Hanson Leatherby and I can't wait to see the results. 

I have to say a huge Thank you to Vintage secret and The Vintage Mafia for putting on such a lovely night and making me feel so welcome.