lana del rey...

found this song oddly enough on made in chelsea and thought it was just beautiful, it's called video games and can be found  here going to give the rest of her stuff a listen! love love new music!! 

Samantha xx

handmade velvet bow tie...

i recently made some velvet bow ties which i am hoping to sell.. this one was made very simply and i sewed on a crystal chain that i had picked up from one place or another but i made some others too, a black one with some multi-coloured gems,i am hoping to put some pictures up of them in the next few days! 

it was so simple and easy to make and the colours are perfect for the season! 

leopard print shirt is from a vintage fair, and the rings are from a selection at h&m

Samantha xx

topman trend: northern lights...

this is an illustration that i've been thinking about doing the past few days to keep myself creative, add to my portfolio and to show off some of my styling that i've done since i've been working at the company! it was all done pretty quickly but i'm happy with the results and wow it felt so good to be doing something like this again-its been about four months since i've finished university!

i'm thinking about designing a new collection purely for myself and i don't think i'll make any of it but hoping to come up with something new and fresh!!

any constructive criticism is welcomed!

Samantha xx

bon iver..

possibly my favourite ever band and i only just realised this! if i could marry this man i would just so he could sing to me!

Samantha xx

missing london...

i came across this image which i took in brick lane area 4 years ago when i first started university and exploring london! wow it has really made me miss the whole experience and all the friends i made! life goes on though and really love my job! hoping to visit london again this weekend and feel like being a tourist again! i'll post the pictures next week some time! being lazy with blogging but so much has been going on behind closed doors, things are calming down now luckily! phew! 

hope you've all been enjoying the lovely sunshine :)

Samantha xx

how to: vamp up an old jewellery box...

so as you can see i have an old jewellery box that i recently dug up in the shed, i used to love using it when i was younger but think i traded it in when i got a newer model! thinking it looked a little tired i decided to give it a make-over and below are the results. luckily for me, all the compartments came out easily and were simply made of cardboard so i stripped off the grey fabric and using some glue and some free wall paper sample i transformed it into something a lot prettier to look at and display my jewellery. hope you enjoy it!

i didn't take any photographs as i was doing it but am planning to come up with some more how to's like nail painting and accessory making so stay tuned!

Samantha xx

topshop unique ss12

 

yep so i'm pretty much in love with everything from the topshop unique ss12 collection! the inspiration came from the head of design, karen bonser watching the iconic elizabeth taylor film cleopatra and began to explore what a modern eqyptian woman would wear in urban london.

i'm obviously a big fan of topshop but always love how innovative the unique collections can really be! what i love about this collection is the mix of black and gold, mixing sheer and denim fabric and the beautiful scarab detailing on the body in the last image! want and need that in my life!

now all i need is some gold leaf for my hair and i'll be well away! 

Samantha xx

images and information about the collection can be found here