Gathered Skirt with pockets and belt loops

Happy 2015 everyone!
2014... hmmm well it didn't really happen as far as the blog is concerned! As much as I loved parading my favourite clothes our trademark bad weather meant I lived in jeans and jumpers which pretty much took all the fun out of it (boo!), pair that with a serious lack of shopping funds last year and the result is... an empty blog! Anyway, anyone who knows me knows I LOVE sewing, but they'll also know I am massively lazy when it comes to actually doing it! If I made New Years resolutions mine would definitely be to sew more. I generally don't make them cause I can not keep them, but this year that's all going to change... thanks to the fab new sewing machine Santa left under my Christmas tree!!!

Sew&Tell...

Floral print Pencil Skirt: By Me, Top: Mango (old), Boots: Hush Puppies

 So what have I been up to since my last post?...umm...holidaying in Seville, enrolling in diving classes, oh yeah and making this beautiful pencil skirt...! It's been a year since I took my pattern cutting class and the other day I realised that I still hadn't made anything...so I dusted off my sewing machine, rethreaded my serger and made this little beauty! (Please excuse the creases, they come with the day job!). Those of you still rubbing your eyes in disbelief that I even know how to use a needle and thread, here are the photos of the work in progress... xx

floral notes

 

Skirt: Zara (old), Top: Primark (old), Bracelet: Les Nereides, Earrings: Les Nereides,
Sunglasses: Mango (old), Hair: Ombre Virgin Brazillian Wavy
 

I have this really bad habit I can't shake, it's called optimism. Whether there are rain clouds in the sky or a howling wind bending the trees double, when I look out the window first thing, I'm always hopeful of some sunshine and dress accordingly. Which is why I'm so massively underdressed today. Just cause there was no sun in the sky this morning didn't mean it couldn't brighten up later, so on went my favourite floral print mini skirt from Zara, and just because it matched, this ultra thin yellow vest top.... The temperature is 22 degrees today... and optimism does not keep you warm...! You may call this foolishness but I like to think of it as an unshaking faith in the British Summertime xx