tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12784040595426849292024-03-13T11:54:25.063-07:00Hapi-Nesshapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-90002292413662462492012-06-02T13:43:00.000-07:002012-06-02T13:43:24.193-07:00busy busy busy!<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/5ac1159dd25547b68cb931950df07a15.jpg">
Well it seems like forever since my last post! I have been a very busy bee :)
Last weekend it was my best friend Helen's hen party and we all went to london!
It was a brilliant weekend, we stayed in a beautiful 3 story house in ealing
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We all arrived on friday and had lunch in town and then headed back for drinks before bedtime.
On saturday we headed into london to have a morning glass moulding :) it was very warm and quite scary as everything was VERY hot!! But it was a really fun experience.
I made a glass heart to hang in my hallway :) we had to leave our makes behind to cool so I havent seen the end result yet and I can't wait to see how it turned out :D
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We all had a lovely glass of bucks fizz afterwards and headed to the park for a picnic :)
I made cupcakes (which i forgot to photograph!) but did get helen to go a bit katy perry :)
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After a lovely lunch it was back to the house where we all got dressed in secret!
The whole hen weekend was a total suprise for helen and her sister blindfolded her so she had no idea what she, or any of us were wearing!
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She was greeted with a lounge full of wenches :D we'd booked a medieval feast by the tower of london and it was AWSOME!
We had such a laugh and I can highly recommend it :) the feature by the "knights" was quite yummy too ;)
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Besides this I have also been planning for my own big day!
After paying the deposit on Kelham as our venue I decided I really should show Mr S around!
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This is the room where it all happens :) the ceremony in the afternoon and the meal later on, it is so so pretty :)there are french windows all the way down the left side which (weather permitting) we'll have open all day after the ceremony :)
Mr S approved and it is all starting to feel very real! Topped off with a fun day of trying wedding dresses on with my mum last tuesday :)
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Sadly we weren't allowed to take any pictures for some reason! But I did find one of the dresses which I fell in love with :)
It doesn't look anywhere near as pretty in the picture as it does in the flesh :) it's a real stunner but it has a hefty price tag of £1200!
However I did come away learning that I can actually pull off more fitted styles then I would have thought, so that was nice ;)
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(I decided to make a few decorations at work for the jubilee!)
This week I'm off to download festival and I can't wait! The only bummer is I have no time off before to pack so it's going to be a bit of a mad dash!
I hope all of you are having a wonderful june so far, and that the weather picks back up for all of us!
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Goodnight from me and my bitches :)
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-12500259662241294832012-05-18T13:13:00.000-07:002012-05-18T13:13:01.939-07:00exciting times<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/e82157c63713428786d1e5d56f8c95a1.jpg">
Well it's been a little while since my last post, i've been a very busy bee!
After looking a round a few venues I found the perfect place :) and am very VERY excited to announce that we have booked in and set a date :D
We'll be getting married on our 7th anniversary on the 27th of April :) and I'm so pleased it's on the same day!
Here's the beautiful place I chose :D
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Sadly I don't have any more pictures (yet!) but it is so beautiful inside and out :) The funtion room where the reception will be held is stunning, wooden floors and french doors all down the side wall so, weather permitting, we'll be able to open them up and have lots of lovely things outside for people to enjoy :D
And with the excitement of setting a date and the limited timescale that my parents are in the country has led me to start looking at dresses (11months in advance!)
My friend helen is getting married next month and purchased her dress online :) after showing me the website I spotted this beauty
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It is a stunner, nearly exactly what I pictured I wanted
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Sadly I'm not as skinny as the lovely model in the dress so until I've actually tried some different styles on I can only look at this and see what dress shopping turns up :)
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In the meantime I have to start thinking of some more ideas for evening entertainment and other things to make the day extra special :)
I've brought a bunch of glass bonbon jar's and bowls in prep for my own candy buffet :D something I am very decided on!
Does anybody have any suggestions or idea's? I'd love to hear them :)
Take care all
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-32223020718828257312012-05-05T12:06:00.000-07:002012-05-05T12:06:42.608-07:00A lovely weekend<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/c8a185d063604032bff6e12c2f56b1c1.jpg">
Well I am back from my little weekend away with Matt and I had a lovely time :) We came back on tuesday but i've been at work since so hadn't had much time to post!
I have lots and lots of pictures to share with you :) starting with this lovely picture of the front of our little cottage!
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And here's the view FROM the front of the cottage :) nice and peaceful!
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When we arrived there was a bottle of champagne and a basket of homemade fudge and lindt chocolate, which was AMAZING! Then an hour later we were greeted with a nommy cream tea in some really pretty china :) After polishing the majority of that off a lovely lady came round with her massage table to give us our back rubs which was a first for both of us!
After that we just chilled out for a while before having a reallllyyy scrummy 3 course meal, and rolled our way to bed! It was a great start ;)
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Here was our lovely comfy bed, before we rolled in of course!
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And here is the sitting area at the foot of the bed, with matt serving up our welcome goodies
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And here was our rather sweet little bathroom, it had a double ended bath and a gorgeous oak arched barn door :D
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The next morning we were greeted with beautiful sunshine (this is when I got the pictures of anything outdoors hehe!)and after the car getting pelted with rain the previous day and the engine not starting we decided to take a wonder around Felbrigg :)
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Here we are walking around the lake, there was a really lovely view of felbrigg hall from there but it was too far away for my camera!
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It was such a pretty walk, but it only took us half an hour, so we went back to the cottage and tried our luck with the car again. Fortunately it worked after leaving the bonnet open for a while and we took a little drive down to Cromer coast
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It was a very pebbly beach and it was a bit too cold to go for a paddle but I thought the rocks and seaweed was so lovely I had to take a snap!
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We had a walk along the pier...
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Watched some people trying to catch crabs (not in the rude way!!)
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Watched some surfers :)
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Had a bag of chips in one of the pier shelters, the other one had a guy drinking special brew in it :P
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We walked past the kiddy park and wished we weren't too big to go on!
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We had ice cream :)
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And saw an angry crab!
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And then took a walk through the beach side gardens before heading back to the cottage :)
After we got back we went for a dip in the outdoor hot tub and then had another amazing meal.
I think i've bored you with enough pictures now so I will leave it be, but I will say again that we had such an amazing time and I would recommend a stay at felbrigg to anyone! I hope you enjoyed reading all of this as much as I enjoyed rabbiting on about it :D
Muchos love to you all!
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-8267492398919620042012-04-28T13:40:00.000-07:002012-04-28T13:40:08.757-07:00Pretty sweet<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/d7ce78c70914490b885b6f909894784f.jpg">
Hello my lovelies
I hope you're all having a lovely week :) I know I am! just look at some of the yummies I've indulged in this week!
Not to mention a tiny bit of baking (which i've just finished!) to leave behind as a thank you to Mr S's brother who is house and dog sitting for us this weekend :)
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Ooooh i do love playing with the retro camera app on my phone!
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Yesterday was me and the Mr's 6th anniversary and as a treat I booked us a weekend away at the <a href="http://www.felbrigglodge.co.uk/">Felbrigg Lodge</a> courtesey of a voucher on livingsocial :) we get a 2 night stay with afternoon tea on arrival, a 4course meal each night, breakfast both days, a bottle of champagne and a chocolate hamper in the room, full use of hot tub and pool and a back neck and shoulder massage each :)
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(look at some of the lodges, they're gorgeous!)
I've been looking forward to it for months and after weeks and weeks of stress and not seeing each other much due to work it's a much needed break for us to be together and enjoy ourselves :)
Of course yesterday we had a good time as we just had a lazy day, feasting on takeaway and opening our prezzies :)
Mr S brought me a super cute panda keyring, a pyro panda t-shirt (which is hilarious) a mini pink bucket of sweets and some undies :P
I went for a bit of a theme for his presents as he has a bit of a thing about batman at the minute, so I brought him a batman t-shirt, a genuine adam west autographed picture of adam west's batman and had them delivered to him by bat dog :)
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Millie was hilarious in this costume, although we didn't keep it on her for long, mostly by her choice :P it was a total suprise for Mr S, especially as I left him in bed and had Millie dive on him as his wakeup call :)
I shall have to take some pics of our gifts to each other after we get back from felbrigg :)
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I just wanted to show you all the lovely wall I have been working on for the past few months, collecting pretty frames and such :) a couple still need filling, and one already contains Mr S's batman gift from me :D
Well that's about it from me for today :) I need to make sure we're all packed for tomorrow!
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Nananananananana batbye!!
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-45479190082905510532012-04-23T12:42:00.001-07:002012-04-23T12:45:45.221-07:00still pretty grey<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/33dbb5da77254903859344c0f14fdecc.jpg">
Well the weather hasn't improved in the last few days at all. Every time I've walked Millie after work it's ended up raining within 20 minutes, not that she seemed to make!
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After seeing <a href="http://rubyred-design.blogspot.co.uk/">Ruby Red</a>'s delicious peanut butter pretzel bites I decided to make my own!
Sadly me, Mr S and my friends scoffed them all before I thought to take any pictures! So the image above is courtesey of <a href="http://twotinykitchens.com/2011/02/23/peanut-butter-pretzel-bites/#comment-3166">Two Tiny Kitchens</a>, where you can also find the recipe :)
To be honest I was pretty lazy with the recipe, I just wanted to make these as quickly as possible so I just made a note of what the ingreddients were and made up the quantities as I went until the mix seemed right, and they are so easy that it all went very well :)
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I also made these little pink oreo bites :) they were a piece of cake to make!
I simply bashed up a packet of oreo's until they were fine crumbs and mixed in a few tablespoons of cream cheese frosting until I was able to pick up some of the mixture and roll it into a ball, not too sticky and not too crumbly!
Sadly I can't be exact with measurements as I made these to use up the remaining frosting from my guiness cake :)
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After I'd rolled up all of the mixture into little balls I popped them in the fridge for half an hour.
After they were a little firmer I melted some candy melt and popped one oreo ball in at a time and covered before removing and placing on a baking sheet.
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After I'd covered 4 I'd add the sprinkles before they set too much and then carried on going until I'd covered all of them :)
Finally I set the bites back in the fridge to set before munching down, YUM! :)
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I brought some super awsome nail transfers from B&M the other day and was incredibly pleased with the result :)
I'm bloody AWFUL at nail varnish...makeup....hair....everything I should know really :P so the fact that these can cover your entire nail within a few seconds and are easy to apply I became an instant convert.
I can't stop looking at how cool they look and at £1.99 for 40 transfers, enough to do all of your nails twice (or your fingers and toes!) they are a real bargain!
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I picked up some pretty flowers at Tesco to bring the smell of spring indoors and to help distract from the miserable weather, I absolutely adore the smell of hyacinths!
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I also found some lovely table inspiration for the wedding at a local wedding fayre :) I love the littlebucket centrepiece and the beautiful fabrics!
Sadly this was about all I got to see as I am working 9 days in a row at the moment and was only allowed half an hour to visit the fayre, the fact it was a 10 minute drive away didn't leave me with much browsing time!
I hope you're all having a fabulous week :)
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Goodnight from Millie and Me!
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-34382962690068105992012-04-18T13:23:00.000-07:002012-04-18T13:23:57.126-07:00shitty weather<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/4f65b3ff236542fb84b98dc4a9cafe94.jpg"><br />
Well the weather outside is.....frightful! But this chap is so delightful ;)<br />
(image courtesey of weheartit, sadly none of the content belongs to me!!!:P)<br />
Oh dear oh dear my little chickens! It has been a none stop rain-a-thon up here.<br />
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I had a really fabulous day on monday hunting around charity shops and made quite a few lovely finds. The plan was to lay everything out on tuesday and get some pictures but it has been like night time most of the day since then with such horrible blackclouds that I haven't been able to get any pics!<br />
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So instead I am going to show you some things I am majorly glomping over online :P starting with these oh so GORGEOUS diana mini cameras.<br />
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how awsome is that leopard print???<br />
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This super cute fox cushion <br />
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And these sweet little egg cups are all from <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/page/home/">Urban Outfitters</a><br />
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And these beautiful bowls are from <a href="http://www.thewhitecompany.com/">The White Company</a>.<br />
I wish I had some more pennies for these goodies but I am on a mission to stick with buying things from charity shops so that I can still enjoy shopping on a budget :D <br />
Hopefully I will be able to get enough light to photograph my goodies soon, watch this space!<br />
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-90813744057180806602012-04-11T14:48:00.001-07:002012-04-11T14:49:25.065-07:00happy belated easter :)hello all! It's been a while since I last posted as I've had a wee bit of a rough patch but am working on turning that around :)<br />
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I started off by setting some time aside to do a touch of baking and made this yummy guiness cake.<br />
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It really is one of the yummiest cakes I've ever made and after a visit from the (future) brother in law and a mutual friend popped round it didn't take long to dissapear!<br />
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Here's a clearer view of my new cake plate courtesey of ebay :) I think it's beautiful!<br />
I also brought another beauty which was sent over from spain<br />
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It's such a pretty little plate, and after being inspired by a picture on pinterest (my latest addiction) I brought a pink candlestick and attached this to the bottom of the plate to make a cake stand :)<br />
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Tadaa!<br />
We also went out for lunch the other day at a pub restraunt which was runner up for best pub food in the uk in 2010. <br />
I had the days special which was lincolnshire sausages with cheesy polenta and buttery kale and Mr S had a homemade burger with homemade bread and chips in dripping.<br />
Needless to say we'd polished off the lot before I even thought to take a picture!<br />
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It was very yummy indeed and we definately want to go try some of their other specials soon :)<br />
I hope everybody had a brilliant easter :D<br />
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-48786737540173886152012-04-03T15:47:00.002-07:002012-04-03T15:50:23.212-07:00baby bunny giveaway!<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/9cf4db9a7ea1412589290998c52bfc3b.jpg"><br />
The wonderful <a href="http://miaoucrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/baby-sock-rabbit-tutorial-and-giveaway.html">Miaou</a> has created the cutest little tutorial to make this little guy :)<br />
Not only that but the lovely lady is also giving away this exact little bunny too :) <br />
It's such a clever idea with a pair of socks which I'd never even thought about! lovely lovely :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-24569323688037192582012-04-02T11:41:00.000-07:002012-04-02T11:41:04.747-07:00a funny old week<img src="http://pppre.s3.amazonaws.com/2259146fef1370e2/4bd07b83d658434da93b9f1606736929.jpg"><br />
Well it's been a funny old week this week. I've been making such a huge improvement in my mood over the past few months and this week I seem to have had my first real mood dips since november.<br />
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I keep getting frustrated with myself for not making a real start on my path to owning my own business.<br />
I wanted to set up shop with my friend but as time has gone by it has proven very difficult to find time together and I don't believe she is as commited to the idea as I am.<br />
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I have done so much research into setting up a business and would love to own my own cafe/bakery someday.<br />
I want to make a start making cakes to sell at cake fairs but due to my lovely doggy and kitty being moulty little buggars and the fact my kitchen is very very tired I'd never be able to get H&S certificates.<br />
And I have no access to another kitchen so I'm not entirely sure how to go about making a start in getting pennies together and seeing if my baking is up to par!<br />
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This in turn has made me start getting down on our financial situation again. With a wedding to save up for and a lack of funds my dream seems to be moving further and further away.<br />
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I know that it all seems a little silly and who knows, maybe some of the obstacles in my way aren't real obstacles at all, but for now they are certainly hurdles which I can't see over.<br />
I wonder if any of you have any ideas or suggestions in possibilities I can try to help me edge closer to my dream :)<br />
xxx Ness xxx<br />
(images courtesey of weheartit.com)<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-79365822934150295522012-03-23T11:59:00.002-07:002012-03-23T14:33:24.939-07:00my first granny squares and a special delivery<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/4d2265e60aa840778a44f2dbe2b5e9a9.jpg"><br />
Well a couple of months ago I felt so inspired by some of the wonderful crochet items I'd seen on many of you lovely ladies blogs, and the beautiful crochet blanket I have that was given to my parents as their wedding present, that I decided I would finally learn to make granny squares and make a blanket :)<br />
I sat myself infront of a few youtube videos and brought some chunky wool to make my attempts quickly (because I'm lazy!) and after leaving it for a while I decided to finish off the last of the wool and joined everything together to make this.<br />
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I took the picture with my phone which doesn't really do the colours justice.<br />
I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out so far, none of the squares are perfect and some of them are a little oddly shaped and sized but I quite like it. <br />
The only issue I have is that using chunky wool has left me short of making anything big enough to be a blanket. <br />
The other kick was that the shop I brought my wool from had stopped selling my colours, argh!!<br />
I've managed to find a website which sells the same wool brand but I rather stupidly threw away all of the labels so I have no idea if the colours I've ordered are the same as what I've used, but we shall wait and see :)<br />
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I also recieved me GORGEOUS hello kitty jacket this morning :D I love it so much I just can't stop looking at it! <br />
Mr postman came along at 7.30am and I had to put it straight on (hence the tired, makeup free mush!) <br />
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I feel like a little kid with a new pair of shoes :D I just want to wear this everywhere!<br />
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xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-69410347979982029412012-03-19T13:28:00.001-07:002012-03-19T13:28:22.120-07:00my guilty secret<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/e6bdcf4d730c44d8a307ecdd51aa16f0.jpg"><br />
Today has been one of those days where I just feel a bit blue for no particular reason, so I have treated myself to a small bowl of my guilty pleasure...<br />
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chocolate fudge frosting :) it's sooo easy to make and SOOOOO yummy! I believe i've been really good by not making any cakes to eat with this ;)<br />
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I love everything about it, and the fact it's freshly made means it's still warm :D nom nom!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-37966838061943399622012-03-18T13:40:00.000-07:002012-03-18T13:40:33.582-07:00a sad goodbye<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/892eeb64002a4fdf95f49d62aa7ee9fe.jpg"><br />
Well after just one year of ownership from brand new I am having to sell my beautiful scooter :(<br />
My parents brought me this beautiful machine after my vespa was stolen, and after customising it with the stars it became the "jazzle machine" and I became "lady jazzles" courtesey of my friend helen :P<br />
I've had some great rides on this scooter but sadly I no longer work near a secure car park so I can't take it to work, and now we have Millie I must walk or drive in the sunshine with her ratherthan ride out on my own!<br />
I will certainly miss the freedom of having a scooter but I know that when money is a little better I will be able to take it up again :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-16619072024862862972012-03-17T13:18:00.003-07:002012-03-17T13:26:23.422-07:00wedding bells<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/8d350326b8384302bd277026dc835816.jpg"><br />
Well a major bit of news that completely slipped my mind was that I'm engaged! I've actually been engaged since october but thanks to my illness I never got round to posting anything about it at the time :)<br />
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I don't have a picture of the ring (yet.. my phone is still missing!) but this one was taken just after Mr S proposed :) We were on holiday in Rhodes and were pretty drunk by this point!<br />
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It's all terribly sweet but being the determined lady I am I did pick the ring and a deadline ;) The thing is the main part of being engaged I wanted to enjoy is just that, being engaged! Iwas never one of those girls who dreamed about her wedding when she grew up, infact I've never given it any thought at all! (I just wanted us to call eachother fiance :D )<br />
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As the past few months have gone by I still haven't been able to get my head into it, I just feel like we're still both 16 and not grownup enough to get married! But I'm starting to wake up and smell the coffee and decided I'd indulge in my first spot of finding wedding inspiration, so I thought I'd share my findings with you ladies :)<br />
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The first thing I was sure of was that I wanted the colours to be my favourite colours, pink and blue :) I thought this picture was so pretty , and I loved the top left table decorations :)<br />
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I think the colours look lovely together :D<br />
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And I would be able to use my favourite flowers, peonies, hydrangeas, roses and possibly even hyacinths :) <br />
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So far this is about as far as I've gotten! <br />
I'd love to hear all about your ideal wedding plans :) I could certainly do with some inspiration!<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-45711449364182633582012-03-16T17:18:00.000-07:002012-03-16T17:18:32.675-07:00look how cute!<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/3470b89724c0423a8d6610d6935b76b8.jpg"><br />
I just spotted these on <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alice-Wonderland-Floral-Mini-Cup-Cake-Stand-x-6-Vintage-Afternoon-Tea-Party-/170776110695?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_Occasions_ET&hash=item27c30ca667">ebay</a> and fell in love with them :D so much I had to post them on here straight away, they've given me a great idea on how to make some myself :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-79774879537950239802012-03-16T10:17:00.002-07:002012-03-16T12:13:44.244-07:00an awsome giveaway!<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/38d7b3a15fd24516b1c434addea410a0.jpg"><br />
Head on over to the wonderful <a href="http://www.athriftymrs.com/2012/03/lomography-diana-f-giveaway.html">Miss Thrifty</a>'s blog for a chance to win a GORGEOUS Diana camera :D the colours are to die for and I am keeping everything crossed that I could win something so lovely!<br />
The blog its self is wonderful too :) lots of brilliant ideas and the lovely lady behind it all has such a witty sense of humour I know you ladies will love it :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-35787499453129831972012-03-13T15:57:00.000-07:002012-03-13T15:57:21.803-07:00Pretty ways to spend my pennies!Hey ladies :) I've been meaning to post about some of the goodies I've found on here for about a week now but sadly I have misplaced my phone somewhere in my house so I can't pull the extra pictures off! So I'm just going to have to do without them for now :)<br />
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I found this the other day as I was walking around BHS and fell in love!! I've just had a look on the BHS website and I can't find this beauty on there! Which means I might just have to run out tomorrow and see if there's still some left ;)<br />
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This very very pretty mixing bowl by mason cash was an absolute bargain in boyes! I brought it for £9.99 which I think is a steal :D the colour is sooo pretty and I'd have no difficulty in mixing up the biggest amount of batter in here!<br />
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I also found some super super cute hello kitty mugs in poundland :D there were 4 different designs so naturally I brought one of each ;)<br />
Sadly this is where I am missing my phone as I can't show you the designs! But I will be sure to once it turns up!<br />
On the hello kitty theme I also have to show you something awsome....<br />
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I have been druling over this jacket on ebay for weeks now and after quite a few private messages between me and the seller I managed to get them to reduce the price enough for me to buy :D At the minute it is still across the pond in the USA but as soon as it gets here I will be showing it off everywhere I can :D<br />
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There are a couple of gorgeous bargain finds I've discovered in the past week but these will have to wait until I find my phone again!<br />
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xxxNessxxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-69814282009613315092012-03-12T16:42:00.001-07:002012-03-12T16:59:23.653-07:00pandamonium<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/89c5ce310d61494ca1ee75fe844896aa.jpg"><br />
Well a couple of years ago I used to have great fun flicking through etsy and sharing my finds with you lovely ladies :) and in a night of bordom I have decided to make another compilation of some wonderful goodies.<br />
The theme if you hadn't guessed is PANDAS! <br />
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The first is by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69398302/hand-drawn-panda-plate-eats-cake-and">jimbobart</a> and is just the most adorable plate in the world, As soon as next payday comes around this will be mine :D This guy is super talented and I highly recommend looking through his other ceramics!<br />
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Secondly is a pair of oh-so-cute retro panda's. I've actually just purchased these from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79392065/a-pair-of-pandas-in-love">trudy10</a> as I have been eyeing these up for months! :D there's lots of other beautiful items in trudy's shop and is definately worth a look :)<br />
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Third is the sweetest mini bear ever :) made by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90670654/panda-bear-plushie-made-to-order">knittingdreams</a>. There are so many different mini bears in her shop and I just wish I had them all!<br />
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Finally there is an absolutely AWSOME panda geek scarf made by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88370634/nerdy-panda-scarf-limited-edition-of-10">panduhmonium</a>. This is my kind of shop as EVERYTHING is panda themed :D I just love the glasses on this scarf!<br />
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I hope you all liked my panda-picks :) <br />
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xxxNessxxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-59512818338845583122012-03-12T09:00:00.000-07:002012-03-12T09:00:35.856-07:00pretty please with a cherry on top!<img src="http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/49104/2402287020100955193S500x500Q85.jpg"><br />
Hello lovely ladies! I have a favour to ask of you all :)<br />
I have entered a really simple little competition to win a selection of prizes, all I need to do is to introduce other people to this <a href="http://on.fb.me/yqrpXp">lovely website.</a><br />
Some of you may have heard of the <a href="http://on.fb.me/yqrpXp">Magic Freebie's site</a>. Personally I'm addicted! They upload links to sites that are giving away goodies for free every day!<br />
All I need you wonderful ladies to do is to <a href="http://on.fb.me/yqrpXp">click here</a> and then click get started.<br />
I go on this website every day and so far have enjoyed free samples of tea bags, makeup and all manner of other goodies!<br />
Each person I refer gives me 1 entry to the prize draw so the more of you that follow my link and get started the better :D<br />
Thanks ladies and don't forget, <a href="http://on.fb.me/yqrpXp"> The best things in life are free</a>!!<br />
xxxxNessxxxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-90394049181107515192012-03-10T17:04:00.000-08:002012-03-10T17:04:54.045-08:00cupcake cakepop day!Hello all! Today I went on a rather jolly course courtesey of groupon where I got to learn some good tips and techniques on how to decorate cupcakes and make cake pops :)<br />
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Last year as an idea to give me and my friend helen hope through depression, I decided we should open a cake business together as we both love baking and playing around with icing hehe!<br />
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Helens cakes are always so yummy and I think of myself as a very capable baker :) my only issue has been learning how to decorate my goodies after I've cooked them!<br />
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These were my attempts and to be fair the buttercream ones looked lovely at first, but sadly the room was very warm and there was no fridge space so by the time I thought to take a picture the peaks had collapsed!<br />
Also The fondant iced cakes could have done with some more consideration but to be honest I just wanted to have a go on all of the different moulds and cutters! :p<br />
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Next I got to make cake pops :) although as it was only a short 2 hour class we actually made biscuit pops!<br />
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These were essentually exactly the same as cake pops only instead of using sponge cake crumbs with buttercream for the ball you use biscuits mixed with buttercream. We used custard creams and they were delicious!<br />
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I had alot of fun making cake pop versions of me and matt! And I can't wait to whip up another batch to decorate!<br />
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After my very failed attempt at making cake pops last year I feel like I have learned some brilliant tips and am now very excited to make them again, maybe I'll make some using oreos! Nomnomnom =^.^=<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-23870094998795638822012-03-09T16:05:00.002-08:002012-03-10T02:56:20.542-08:00if the shoe fits....buy a pair in every colour! Well the same certainly goes for dresses too :D <br />
I popped into <a href="www.matalan.co.uk">Matalan</a> the other day to pick up some jogging bottoms (it's some effort towards dieting right?) and I happened to spot a really beautiful dress.<br />
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It drew me towards it like I was under a spell, everything about it was beautiful, the fabric, the cut, the lining, the inbuilt underskirt and the price! I picked it up and folded it over my arm and turned around when I saw another stunning dress, once again great lining, great cut and beautiful fabric.<br />
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It turned out to be the same dress in another material and at £25 each I really couldn't say no!!<br />
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I did venture to Matalan last week aswell where I purchased a pair of lovely light blue skinny jeans. This was a great suprise to me as I have been blessed with two of the largest thighs EVER and skinny jeans are always a no-go-zone but these ones actually look rather lovely :).<br />
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I also spotted lots of gorgeous shoes, mostly the same style but with different colour variations :) I've shown my favourite ones but sadly none of these came home with me as I was trying to be good!<br />
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I will try and get some pics of me actually in these so you can see the cut of the dress a little better :) <br />
Hope you all love them as much as I do :D<br />
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xxx Ness xxx<br />
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P.S I also thought I'd share a rather beautiful song on the lovely mumford and sons album Mr S brought for me for christmas. If you haven't heard any of mumford and sons work then you are certainly missing out :) This one is my favourite!<br />
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I have to ask if anybody knows if there's any way I can copy image url's from pictures online anymore? <br />
I've been unable to copy image urls directly from an image (right clicking) since updating my laptop and have had no luck on the work PC at all!<br />
This is most pants as I now have internet access at work and would love to spend my time blogging but without pretty pictures it just seems so plain!<br />
Oh I also have a big update once I take photo's of some beautiful things I have aquired over the past few months :)<br />
Nessie-noodle! xx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-58255803063658193122012-03-06T12:24:00.000-08:002012-03-06T12:24:06.380-08:00the cutest critters ever<a href"http://thefeltfairyuk.blogspot.com/2012/03/fabulous-giveaway.html"><img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/6c865f0fc4504b699de4b03f70b32c5c.jpg"></a><br />
Hey everyone! Those who haven't already, head on over to the lovely <a href="http://thefeltfairyuk.blogspot.com/2012/03/fabulous-giveaway.html">annie's</a> blog for a chance to win a pattern to make the CUTEST little mice ever!<br />
I hope you all lose so I win though!:P hehehehe xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-67130059217692140952012-03-02T18:25:00.000-08:002012-03-02T18:25:32.959-08:00a good cause<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/1ba4478017df4a9ba8aa2d9e5790c3c9.jpg"><br />
This is just a quick little post until I get around to doing something a little more in depth :)<br />
I have been watching an episode of Russel Howard's Good News and found a clip about a rather wonderful organisation called <a href="http://www.postpals.co.uk/">postpals</a>.<br />
This is a wonderful idea set up by a really special young lady named Vikki, a sufferer of M.E who decided to come up with a website where people could send letters and gifts to ill children to help brighten their days :)<br />
It's been a while since I've made anything crafty but I feel impelled to make a little friend for one of these brave little children.<br />
I've gone through the website and I have to admit I would love to make a little something for all of the children :) and I think it would be so lovely if any of you wonderful crafty ladies would like to take part and send a little bit of happiness and good wishes to such brave little soldiers.<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-83499275674275868962012-02-20T09:50:00.000-08:002012-02-20T09:50:20.021-08:00A slow and steady return<img src="http://pp2.s3.amazonaws.com/d5a85e6f228349fb/fe93c050dce7459ebf966ff06c1ad4c8.jpg"><br />
Hello to all of you lovely lovely people.<br />
It's been a long time since I've posted on here, or indeed done anything particularly social.<br />
As you'll all know I had a pretty rough 2011 and had a fair few breakdowns, the last one being after losing my little guy jinxy.<br />
I wanted to say a huge thank you to all of the wonderful ladies who have given me such lovely comments and support, and a massive apology to all of the ladies who sent me gifts for last years birthday swaps which I didn't send back to!<br />
I've saved all the addresses of who I missed out and recieved from and will be sending a special little something out to you all :)<br />
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The last few months have been absolute hell for me, we've had mounting financial issues, terrible stress at work and subsequently serious strains on mine and Mr S's relationship.<br />
Fortunately in December I recieved some fantastic news which has been the ultimate turning point for my depression, and that was that I had a new job!<br />
I handed my notice in and recieved confirmation from my manager that I would be able to leave after 3 weeks notice, allowing me to go to the staff christmas party and say goodbye to everybody :)<br />
Sadly my manager lied to me and during my final week at dwell I was informed I no longer had permission to leave a week early and was also uninvited to the christmas party. <br />
After a year and a half of hard work, stress, and helping colleagues I thought to be friends I left without so much as a card and was brought down into a very low state.<br />
Fortunately my new job at Bathstore is fantastic, everybody I work with and after going on a 1 week training course I found that everyone is absolutely fantastic :D<br />
My new role is so stress free and allows me to use CAD software, so I'm encouraged to be creative every day :) to the point where after nearly 2 years of not drawing anything I'm finally starting to doodle again.<br />
But that's not all!<br />
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Say hello to the latest addition to our family :) the lovely Milly.<br />
I rehomed her in october after feeling particularly lonely without jinx around. Naturally after three tragedies with our cats I was put off the idea of having another, so I found Milly :)<br />
She's 9 months old now and we're her 3rd home, but definately her last! She's such a bundle of energy and has made sure I get up and go out for a walk rather than sitting around and sulking :) which has definately been a huge help!<br />
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That and who could feel sad looking at that face :P<br />
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I am going to start making a steady return back in to blogging in between work and walks! I look forward to catching up with all of you again :) <br />
xxx Ness xxx<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278404059542684929.post-1912633985446255362011-09-05T10:35:00.000-07:002011-09-05T10:35:45.181-07:00back to square one<center><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/16552_351813605789_774910789_10152592_2594567_n.jpg"></center><br />
On Saturday morning on my way to work I recieved a phone call that my little jinxy had been found dead in a neighbours garden. This is now the third cat we have lost in 3 years and appears to be another case of poisening.<br />
Unfortunately this has been a major set back in my recovery from depression and I feel just as bad as I did several months ago.<br />
Rest in peace my little angel<div class="blogger-post-footer">xxx Ness xxx</div>hapi-nesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221259062471997648noreply@blogger.com4