COMPETITION: Win a necklace from Modern Vintage Style

We've collaborated with the wonderful Modern Vintage Style to bring you this fabulous competition. We are giving away a beautiful Purple Quartz Pendant Necklace to one lucky reader!

To enter simply use the Rafflecopter app and visit Modern Vintage Style's online shop and tell us which is your favourite item. Tell us your answer by commenting below. You can also earn extra entries, so there's a good chance of winning! 

Competition will be running from 13th Nov 2014 - Sunday 23rd Nov 2014. 

I will be announcing the winner shortly after the competition ends. 

Good luck!

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WHAT I WORE: Quartz Crystals & DIY Creations

WHAT I WORE:

DRESS > MADE BY MOI

NECKLACE > MODERN VINTAGE STYLE

ANKLE BOOTS > NEW LOOK

As regular readers will know, I just love to sew. Not long ago I found some great vintage patterns at a car-boot sale. It was the perfect excuse to use some vintage fabric I had squirreled away and just a day later I'd completed making this 1960s style dress! What do you think?

I, personally, love how it's turned out! It's proof that with the right pattern and fabric, you can recreate certain vintage fashion in no time at all, and it was much more thrifty than shopping on the high street. The only thing I would change is to make the sleeves more bell shaped, but apart from that, it's perfect and I feel very proud wearing it.

I kept my styling simple for this OOTD by pairing the dress with some thick black tights, lace-up ankle boots and a beautiful purple quartz pendant necklace from Modern Vintage Style. My hair was put up in a messy beehive, a huge change for me as I usually hide behind a hat or just leave it down.

If you don't know them, you should absolutely check out Modern Vintage Style. They have a beautiful collection of antique and handmade jewellery, perfect for any vintage/jewellery lover. And watch this space if that purple quartz necklace has caught your eye. We will be giving one lucky reader the chance to win it! More details on that will be coming very soon.

What have you been making lately?

Big love!

 




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Lost and forgotten ear piercings

When I was a teenager I went through a stage of getting everything pierced. I had my nose, tongue, nipple and several different areas of my ear pierced. Then I started to work as a trolley dolly for Excel Airlines. Due to uniform rules, I had to take most of my piercings out as they weren't allowed. This was about 10 years ago and I just purely forgot about them. 

I've been working for myself for about 4-5 years now and it's only now I've decided to check if my ear piercings have completely covered up.... and they haven't! Whoop whoop! Makes me feel like a teenager again ;)

I was in Primark this morning (yeah, I know :( but accessories are SO cheap) and noticed they had earring sets for £1.50. I decided to buy a packet to see if I wanted to start wearing jewellery in my lost and forgotten ear piercings. The price was ideal for doing a trial run. When I got home, I realised the studs were a bit too long for my penna piercing so had to adjust them with a pair of pliers. This was really quick and easy to do (see pics below). You can also use this same technique if you have your nose pierced.

Did you go through a piercing stage when you were younger? It's nice to know that my piercings are still there for when my rebel side wants to come out. I have to admit my love for piercings has now turned into a love affair with tattoos. I have 5 now and my newest creations on my feet are still in the process of healing.  Will provide photos as soon as they're ready :)

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Plastic Fantastic at Porta

Porta is a fabulous little shop that can be found in the North Laine's of Brighton. It's a cool little boutique selling quirky jewellery and handbags. I popped in there the other night to attend a blogger/press evening they had organised called 'Plastic Fantastic'. Plastic Fantastic introduced us to 4 fabulous Brighton based jewellery designers (Maggie Angus, designosaurYEAH, Sugar Jones and Katze Shop) who showcased their Spring / Summer collection. All available to buy at Porta.

All four designers were there to answer our many questions, which was really lovely as you got to see how passionate they all are about making jewellery. This is what I thought of their collections....

Maggie Angus

Maggie Angus was founded by the lovely Anna Evans in 2010. The name pays homage to her Scottish Grandmother who was an avid jewellery junky and fashion lover. 

The collection is fun with one half popping with colour and the other half embracing this season's trend of monochrome! It is nice to see that you can accessorise this trend with a ring or a necklace and not just with an item of clothing.

Sugar Jones

Founded in 2011, all of Sugar Jone's wonderful jewellery is put together in Carla's little studio in Brighton. Carla is very proud of being British and you can see this coming through in her new collection. The space hopper and the kite are very nostalgic. My fave would have to be the cat necklace though. Apparently when you wear it the little fish jiggles about making it look like the cat is actually playing with it. Adorable!

Carla also offers a bespoke service. If you would like something in a different colour or for example you would like the ant necklace to be turned into a belt, Carla will do it for you! Now that is service!

Katze Shop

This collection is quite wonderful and unusual from designer, Rosa Pietsch. Her designs are very distinctive and easily recognisable as being one of hers. You can tell Rosa is inspired by the art deco era especially with the bold black lines set in the cream background, with flecks of gold and silver leaf coming through.

I especially love the new addition of collar clips and I think I might have to go back and purchase the light-bulb designs. 

DesignosaurYEAH

DesignosaurYEAH's new collection is certainly cheerful and fantastic. Founded a year ago by Jacques Keogh and Karli Dendy. This wonderful duo work fabulously together producing a collection that is not too boyish or not too girly. New designs include colourful pop heart necklaces inspired by the artist Lichtenstein and there are even Royal Pavilion necklaces, perfect for any Brighton-ian! I am in love with the rings. They are fun and are made to be layered!

Everyone was very spoilt at this special event and we all walked away with goody bags, each containing a little something from each designer. This is what I got in mine...

So, if you like what you see go and check out these wonderful designers and this amazing little shop. They have so much talent to give and I can't wait to see what is in-store for the future!

Big love!

AKA Hooting Miss Owl

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