Sunday 30 November 2014


Hello!

As some of you may know, at the beginning of this week Zoe Sugg, more commonly known as Zoella on the interwebs, hit the shelves of shops such as Waterstones and WHSmith's with her new fiction book; Girl Online.

This was the first book Zoe had ever published and Penguin books made this happen for her. She has told many a story about her writing her own little stories when she was younger and once typing and printing out a huge story! But unfortunately, she cannot find it anywhere!




I received her book on the release day as a surprise gift from my mum, yay!
I started reading it the same day and it had me hooked, it touched on so many issues that have effected me and a lot of others, you can really see her personality shining through in this too.

Some of the issues touched on in this book are: anxiety and panic attacks, peer pressure and bullying, drifting away from best friends, parents trying to accept a homosexual child, teenage love and also online abuse. This makes it sound like quite a deep book, and in some ways yes it is, but she has written it in a way that makes it such a light and enjoyable story, but definitely has a deeper meaning if you look more into it.

She has an audience where the majority are probably under the age of 18, maybe even 16. She has a real platform to be able to put all of these issues out and into the world to allow young people to understand these issues in such a way that would not be 'boring' for the average teen, she has really done this successfully and in an understanding way.

Overall this book is probably one of my top three books, the other two being The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns by John Green!

I really suggest that you go and give this a read!

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If you have read it, what did you like about it?

Did i mention all of the issues that she touches on?

Get Zoe's book 'here'

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I hope you enjoyed this post! 

Have a great week

Cheerio!

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

<3

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Monday 24 November 2014


Hello!

If you're a YouTube beauty guru watcher like me, then you'll probably have seen this tag floating round the site. The tag was made by two lovely ladies called Estee and Amelia from the channels EssieButton and AmeliaLiana.

Ill link their video at the end of the post :-)

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1. What do you watch or read during Me Time?

I don't really watch too much television but when i do, i will always go back to the same channel! E4 has all of my favourite shows; The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother (now ended :( ), Frasier etc!


At the moment i am reading 'An Abundance of Katherines' by John Green, who is one of my favourite authors if you hadn't already guessed.

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2. What do you usually wear during me-time?

As Estee and Amelia rightly said, #nobra comes into play on this question, i can't understand people who don't? Ultimate comfort.


Other than that here are my comfy, casual clothes!

 I chose my Simon's Cat t-shirt, my 'Love to Lounge' joggers and my fluffy socks (which kinda go with my top, accidental match up oh yeah)

I throw all of these on as soon as a come home from anywhere and don't have to go out again, who has time for normal clothes anyway?

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3. What are your Me Time beauty products?


The first thing i will do is remove all of my makeup, for this i will use the Garnier Micellar water with a cotton pad to wipe off all of my face makeup and then follow up with my Simple Eye Makeup remover with a cotton pad to dissolve all of that eye makeup!

I will then like to cleanse my face to make sure that it is super clean and smooth! For this i use either the Ultimelt from Soap and Glory or the Hot Cloth Cleanser from Ren. These are both great cleansers and feel amazing when being wiped off with a hot cloth, i could stand there for hours.. literally

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4. Current Favourite Nail Polish?


At the moment i am really loving this combination on my nails, it is super autumnal and also really festive at the same time.

Here are the products used - 



Nails Inc. - Redcliffe Road (couldn't find the nail polish:( sorry)

  
Here a close up of the colours :)

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5. What do you eat/drink during Me Time?


I usually drink a nice cup of tea but recently i have been getting into different flavours of tea, and i have to totally blame this one on Estee because she really loves her Chai so i thought i would try this one and i really like it!

If i eat anything during me time, i will probably go for something to do with garlic or pickled onion because my taste buds don't usually go down the sweet alley, I'm usually more of a savoury kind of girl!

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6. What is your current favourite candle?

My current favourite candle is from the Glade christmas addition and it is the Apple and Cinnamon one! I don't actually have a picture of it because i burnt it down so fast that i haven't had time to buy a new one yet! (slight addiction)

Other than that one i really love the Jo Malone scent; Wood Sage and Sea Salt.. (I'm yet to own a candle though... maybe one day.. lower your prices Jo Malone gosh)

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7. Do you ever have outdoor me-time?

Not really, I'm not that much of an out-door goer, by myself anyway (anxiety sucks). I much prefer snuggling up on my bed or sofa with a warm drink and some snacks, especially at this time of year!

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8. Would you ever go and see a movie alone?

I definitely wouldn't rule it out as an option! Especially if the film has been out for quite a while as the cinema wouldn't be that full! However i still would need to get over my fear of doing things out of my town alone (yet again.. anxiety sucks!).

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9. Favourite online shop?

My top three favourite online shops that i am ALWAYS checking are - 




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10. Anything to add? What do you like doing during me time?


I love to scroll through my twitter feed, write some blog ideas down, watch some youtube from my subscriptions and cuddle with my dog ben!

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I hope you enjoyed this tag! I really enjoyed making it and i hope to do a few more of these in the future if you want them!

Lots of love

Bye!

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

 <3
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Sunday 16 November 2014


Hello!

So as it is getting closer and closer to christmas (i know i said the 'C' word) i thought that i would do some little DIY christmas tree decorations!

I should hopefully doing a couple more of these before Christmas is over so i would really welcome your suggestions!!

This particular DIY is super easy and you don't need many things to make it!


Here is most of what you'll need. You'll obviously need scissors and a needle of your choose aswell! However i did forget to mention some fabric glue (optional).


To start off you will need to put your templates onto the desired fabric and cut around them to make the shapes. To ensure that the templates do not move around you will need to pin them to the fabric below, (see picture above at the top)

When you have finished cutting all of the different parts out, they should look something like this (see picture above at the bottom)


When you have finished this you are going to want to sew around the outside of your main body shape (see picture above at the top) of the hat with a Chain Stitch , but not all of the way round!

 Leave the bottom open so that you can pop all of the cotton wool inside it to give it a bit more bulk and definition (see picture above at the bottom). After it has been completely stuffed you should begin to sew up the bottom of the hat with the same technique of stitching.


Your hat should look something like this!


Now, you can either stitch on the furry material which we make using the template earlier OR if you prefer you can glue on some of the cotton wool to the bottom and the top of the hat to create a different kind of look!

As you can see i went for the cotton wool option but both look really nice!


I then decided to stitch a small amount of ribbon to the top of the hat so that it will hang nicely off the christmas tree when i am ready!

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I hope you liked this little DIY post! I am sure to be doing more of these in the further if you'd like me to!

Please leave any recommendations or themes of felt decorations you'd like to see on my blog, in the comments section, and i will definitely try and make a 'How To' for you!

Thanks for reading!

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

<3
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Sunday 9 November 2014


Hello!

As some of you may know, i am an all over anything that seems to be quirky or different in some kind of way. So when i came across Lynsey Luu (pictured below)... I was hooked!

Lynsey painting some of her custom-made cat necklaces


So i thought that i would bring her creative mind to you guys in the form of an exclusive interview Oooo fancy ay! Whether you have heard of Lynsey or not, I'm sure you will love this post.. now lets get started.

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Some of my items from Lynsey

Me - "Could you explain what your business is about to people who may not have heard of you before?"

Lynsey - "Heya, my name is Lynsey - I'm a creative, coffee fueled geek & I design every piece for Lynsey Luu. My products range from quirky jewellery to awesome illustrations and unisex clothing to kitsch accessories. I have also expanded into greetings cards this month so keep checking as I love expanding my designing capability."


Me - "How old were you when you started? How did you get into creative and jewellery making and what/who were your inspirations?"

Lynsey - "I started Lynsey Luu in my final year of university so I had just turned 22. While studying textiles I did loads of market research and came across awesome brands like Me & Zena, Lazy Oaf & Tatty Devine, I fell in love immediately! I wanted to be like those guys so I took the leap and started designing :)"


One of the greetings cards talked about above
Me - "What do you think makes you different from other creative businesses out there?"

Lynsey - "Using things I like or find funny as inspiration brings my creative mind to your doorstep. Such things include Monty Python sketches, Terry Pratchett books, video games, zombies, fanzines and pretty much anything weird and wonderful! I love adding unusual elements to my pieces as well as comedy too!"


Me - "When did your online shop start to really take off?"

Lynsey - " I have The Midnight Beast to thank for that! Stefan Abingdon wore my small dance mat necklace and shared a picture then a snowball effect happened. I can't thank him enough! I absolutely love TMB and to see one of my fav stars wear my product was amazing. Their fans have become mine and I couldn't wish for better customers."

Some of the products on Lynsey Luu

Me - "When, would you say, is your busiest time of the year?"

Lynsey - "Christmas has definitely been my most busiest over the years so I'm looking forward to this year. I have a few events lined up including Comic Con in Birmingham which I'm so excited about, I honestly can't wait! I love doing market stalls and events as I get to meet my lovely customers - old and new."


Me - "As a fan of yours myself, do you get a lot of regular customers?"

Lynsey - "Yes and it's great as I get to know each one of them, I know what styles they like and which colours they prefer. They help me with designing future pieces plus it's great to see that other people get my way of thinking and like it! Haha"

Winter Warmers! (personal favourite)
Me - "Finally, do you have any sneak hints as to any new items that we could see soon?"

Lynsey - "Well I've just made some speech bubble earrings which can be personalised by the customer with what ever text or quote they like! Those have only just been popped online today plus I plan to launch custom cat brooches and extra large custom cat necklaces as the original cats have gone so well, so keep a look out for those! :D"

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I hope you enjoyed reading this post as much as i enjoyed writing it!

I really hope this made you go check out Lynsey!
Here are all of her links:


Go send her some love!!

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Bye!

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

 <3



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