Merchants of Ennis

Got out of the house today to go to the shops in Ennis-didn't have a lot of money to buy anything in particular but window shopping was just as fun. :)



"Essentials"-A beautiful shop with beautiful things. Couldn't resist taking photos when I saw all the pretty mirrors! Also visited an antique shop that I have never even notice before! I have lived here for 19yrs and I never knew it was there! My sister (www.likeafineskylark.blogspot.com) brought me to see it today and I swear it was as if by some Harry Potter magic it just appeared on the street! What a wonderful jungle! The photos are fuzzy as I took them quickly, without a flash (didn't know if I was actually allowed) but I think you get a sense of the wonderland I found myself!

Dress-Found in an old bag of clothes, never worn
Mac-€23 Penneys
Leggings-€ 4 Penneys
Shoes- €17 Urban Outfitteres
Earrings- €14, Accessorize
Scarf- €5, Heatons
Bag-My mam's

Make and Do

Didn't you just love it when you were younger when you used to do arts and crafts? Coloured paper, glitter, glue, buttons, beads, ribbons? I remember having a set of Childcraft encyclopedias with instructions and colourful photographs of wonderful handmade things. Most didn't even serve a purpose but I knew that I wanted to know how to make them anyway... Well here are my recent attempts of make and do. It was most enjoyable and deeply satisfying to end up with something pretty that I will actually use and that no one else will have. :)

I made these earrings using thick cardboard, masking tape, paste and newspaper, decopage paper, old earring parts, satin and thread
Ok, these are not the best earrings in the world but I think that it's not a bad start at all! The next pair will be better. I do, however, love my sunglasses! These are just a pair of ordinary sunglasses that I bought for 10cent and jazzed up with decopage paper!!

What I Wore Today

Really have nothing to show for my day today except for blowdrying my hair and getting dressed! Wrote a letter to the lovely Maitiú and then drove to work in sheets of rain. Oh summer where have you gone.....
Tshirt-€7, Veromoda
Belt-€2, Penneys
Jeans-€13, Penneys
Socks-Maitiú's
Shoes-€4, Penneys
Flowers-H&M
Earrings-H&M
Cardigan-€22.50, Urban Outfitters

Here Comes the Rain Again...

Ugh! What awful weather we're having-it feels like winter is upon us!!I even have my wooly cardigans on and my winter boots out! Oh well, another photo op I guess! :)

Went to work like htis today. I'm sick of wearing drab clothes just because it's work, so today I decided I wanted to feel pretty-and what better way to feel pretty than to wear a dress. :)

Dress-€5, NoName
Tights-€1.50, Penneys
Earrings-H&M
Cardigan-€22.50, Urban Outfitters
Socks-€2, Penneys
Boots-£70, Topshop



Painting my mother's nails for her holidays in the sun didn't make the awful rain go away but they are very pretty-that made it feel a little less gloomy I think :)

Day Out/Night Out

Made a much neede trip into town yesterday. Not a very successful day-I wasn't wooed by what the shops had to offer. However I did get some lovely (and very cheap) fabric and a simple pattern for my latest endeavour-learning to sew.



A trip to town would never be complete without an earring purchase! ;)

Here's what I wore out last night. I must say these shorts are fast becoming my favourite item of clothing right now!





My snack-after-a-night-out food-Tea and tiger bread.


Check fabric-€3 per m
Orange tie-die fabric-€4 per m
Earrings-Awear-€3

Outfit:
Flowers; H&M
Top; New Look (present)
Shorts; Penneys €11
Shoes; Urban Outfitters €17 (Sale + student discount!)
Lime green nail varnish.