Sweeties.

This is a little illustration I finished a couple of days ago, inspired by candy and sugary sweet innocence. I really enjoyed working on this piece, it includes most of the things I like, sweets, lace, and pink hair! I've been reading The Liveship Trader's trilogy lately, and for some reason this girl reminds me of a hipster version of Malta Vestrit! If you haven't read those books, then I would thoroughly recommend them. 

Here is the second instalment of 'Inspired by' - hope you guys like it! 

1 & 2. Kola Kubes and Chocolate Limes, Aquarterof, roughly £2.47 for 250g. I used to love getting a bag of Kola Kubes and I haven't had any in ages! So yummy though, I love the chewy centre. Chocolate Limes seem more widely available, and again they are incredibly addictive, a bag doesn't last too long with me. If, like me, you love old fashioned sweets then check out 'A quarter of' for all your sugary needs! Alternatively if you have a market in your town, you could always pop in to see if they have a sweet stall, all the prices are usually ridiculously cheap. 

3. Tea Rose Headband, Crown and Glory, £15. Last time I featured a straw hat, so this time I thought I would choose a floral crown for some variety. Of course when I think of floral crowns the first shop to come to mind is Crown and Glory. There are so many to choose from, but I think this dainty band is my favourite. I love the pastel colours of the roses. 

4. Whole Lotta Rosie headband, Crown and Glory, £20. I also spotted this lovely band on the Crown and Glory site and immediately knew I had to feature it! The rich colour of the roses is perfect for summer or winter, and I think it is just a lovely statement piece. 

5. Cameo Rose cream lace dress, New Look, £14.99. I love this type of dress, but sadly cream is a no no for me as I know I would ruin it in the wash! However, I think it would be a cute Summer dress paired with little ankle socks, and £15 is very reasonable too. 

Don't forget to enter my giveaway here! 

C xxx

LOL Bubble Tea on Valentine's.

I have wanted to try bubble tea for AGES but couldn't find anywhere local that sold it, until now that is! I read about LOL Bubble Tea a little while ago, and my boyfriend and I decided that it would be nice to pop up today for a Valentine's treat.

They had lots of flavours on offer ranging from milk teas to smoothies, each drink is £3.50 for a big cup and one topping. We opted for a banana milk tea with strawberry bubbles and a coconut milk tea with the traditional tapioca bubbles. The lady who served us was really sweet and lovely and talked us through all the options. You can even get all the drinks with reduced sugar if you would like!

Looks how cute the straws are too! I loved the little strawberry bubbles, they pop in your mouth and the flavour is super tasty. The tapioca bubbles were chewy and delicious. 

I really enjoyed the relaxed and peaceful atmosphere of the tea shop, and would definitely go back in the future! If you are ever in Sheffield and fancy giving bubble tea a go, then you can pop into LOL which is situated in the West One Plaza which is just a few minutes walk from the city centre. I hope you are all having a lovely day!

C xxx

My favourite Winter & Summer shoes.

I have been thinking of doing a post like this for a little while, it's totally different to what I normally post, but I just wanted to give it a try. I added some small woodland creatures to these photo's too - no particular reason for that!

Favourite Winter shoes.

I actually got these boots quite recently due to the fact that my other nice boots sprung a leak! Not exactly ideal for trudging around in all the snow we've been having. I spied these Doc style shoes in Primark for £18 which I think is very reasonable for a sturdy pair of boots with good grip. I love the Doc Marten style, but I actually find real Doc's to be very uncomfortable, and they always seem to rub my heels. I've been wearing these pretty much every day since I got them and I love them - patent goodness! I think I will probably get some extra laces for these, I fancy some nice pastel pink ones. Primark quality seems to be getting better all the time, and I really rate their products nowadays. 

Favourite Summer shoes.

I got these lilac creepers ages ago now from Ebay (can't remember the seller though!) they were probably only around the £15 mark which I think is very reasonable. Creepers seem to be everywhere these days but I rarely see the pastel white-soled versions so that's why I like these. They are really cute paired with Summer outfits, I like to wear mine with my dungarees. I have to admit that creepers are a little strange to walk in when you first wear them, it just feels very weird! Other than that they are actually very comfortable and feel hard-wearing which is always a plus. If you did fancy giving creepers ago, they are available here for £16.99 and there are tons of other colours available! I love the pink and blue ones - so cute. The only other Summer shoes I really love are my jelly shoes, however they tend to make my feet very sore! 

What are your favourite Winter and Summer shoes? xxx

Glitter Detector!

If you have followed my blog for awhile you may know that Marta who runs Glitter Detector is my good blog pal, so I decided to draw this portrait as a present for her! I really love Marta's blog - such a nice mixture of lifestyle, beauty and lots of other fun things! In addition to running a lovely blog, Marta is a super sweet girl so please check her blog out. I also added her adorable cat Lily into the illustration (Lily is a little poorly lately so I hope she gets better soon). 

Marta also does lots of lovely tutorials, this is her very latest one which is a Selena Gomez 'pink' inspired look. You can watch all of her other videos here!

I hope you like this Marta! 

C xxx

Win a necklace!

I thought it would be nice to do a little giveaway to say thank you to all of my followers! I really appreciate every single one of you, and your comments really do inspire me. I hope you will continue to read and enjoy my blog! You can follow me on Twitter right here!
Good luck to all of you who decide to enter!

C xxx

Lashes of London Competition!

I'm sure you may have seen other posts about this very awesome competition, but I thought I would give it a go too! E-tail has team up with Lashes of London in giving away a very generous £200 to spend on the brand. All you have to do is compile a collage of your favourite pieces from Lashes of London and then write a blog post all about it. If you want to enter too then just click here! 
The pieces I have chosen are slightly eclectic and clashing, but I kinda like it! I especially love the jacket which is actually in the sale now - bargain. I can also imagine the lilac skirt being adorable when the weather heats up, which will hopefully be soon! 

xxx

Little Summer Owl

I don't know about you, but I'm thoroughly sick of the cold weather and random bursts of snow now - please hurry up Spring! I decided to draw this as a remedy for the wintry weather we've been having. It reminds me of Summer days. I decided to give the owl a little heart shaped face with a flower crown to match the girls hat. I really love owls - I wish I could have this one as a pet! I did once get to stroke a baby barn owl, and it was possibly the softest thing ever! So cute. Anyway, I'm planning on curling up with my hot water bottle again tonight - so glad I decided to purchase one! I hope you all like this illustration.

I also decided (this morning) that I would try adding a new feature called 'Inspired by' where I select a couple of items that relate to my illustration in some way! I probably won't end up doing it for every illustration, but I'll see how it goes. 

1. Orange Stripe Sun Hat, River Island, £15.00. Seeing as the girl in the illustration has an awesome sun hat on, I decided to include this! The only thing that is missing is a ribbon and some flowers, but if you were really crafty I'm sure these things could be added quite easily. 

2. Three Owls on a Branch cushion, Cherry Rainbow, £18.00. How about an adorable owl cushion from Cherry Rainbow. I really love the colours and vintage look to this and would definitely be proud to have it on my sofa! 

3. Pink Fox Bag, Cherry Rainbow, £14.00. This is another piece from Cherry Rainbow, and I think it's so pretty. I could imagine the girl in the illustration carrying this around, and it's definitely my favourite of the 'fox' bags I've seen lately. 

4. Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain in Cherish, Boots, £7.99.  Although these are priced at £7.99, they are usually on offer at Boots or Superdrug! I picked up the colour Cherish, and it's gorgeous. A really pretty pastel pink shade, and perfect for Spring/Summer. I love these because they are long-wearing and I hate re-applying lip colour (pet peeve). 

5. Hawaiian Tropic Protective Sun Lotion SPF 30 200 ml, Boots, £12.59. You may think I have lost my mind at this point, seeing as the weather is freaking freezing, but this illustration reminds me of Summer, and that's why I'm including it! I really like this brand, the cream smells yummy, and the SPF is high enough for my insanely pale skin.    

Anyway, that's all for now - hope you liked this new idea! 

xxx