It’s been a few weeks since I posted anything. I haven’t
been overly busy but I have a few things to update on.
I will start off with design based updates. Finally I have
pulled my finger out my bottom and I have started to get some bits done and I
will start with the Paperchase competition.
Now I know Christmas (much to my dismay) is long gone, but this was a
competition to design a Christmas Card for 2014!
‘The Paperchase Christmas Card Competition
Designed & Chosen by You
This year we are asking you to remember the best bits of
your festivities and take part in our Christmas Design Competition. For Christmas 2014 we would love a card
designed and chosen by you!
Do What?
Design a new charity Christmas card, your design can be
funny, emotional, patterned or plain. Just make it festive.
The winning design will be printed and sold in Paperchase
stores across the land for Christmas 2014.
Why?
If the joy of taking part isn’t enough...
The winner will receive £200 and a Paperchase goody bag
The winning design will be a used as part of our Charity
Christmas Cards range
Imagine the glory of handing out your own professionally
produced cards!’
So that is what is was all about. I saw this back at the
beginning on January. In true Toria style I of course didn’t get round to
starting this until the day before it was due in February. Luckily I had a
design from December I was ACHING to put together but never got round to it so
I went from there. I ended up being really pleased with the result and although
it was the day before I was pleased to submit what I had designed. The final
entries were meant to be going up on the 12th Feb and then the
winner announced on the 20th. As you can guess that has come and
gone and no word from Paperchase so that’s kind of annoying. They said they had
more entries than planned but still they are taking a rather long time with no
update.
So I am keeping my eyes peeled for an update.!
Moving on I was rather productive Monday evening. I have
been saying I want to have my own little shop and sell necklaces and my designs
and such…. I decided to do this is MAY! MAY 2013! I realised that was almost a
year ago and I thought SOD IT!
I’m going to do it. So I went home and I ordered my first
batch of acrylic charms. I then set up a little shop and I then bought e-mail
hosting, ordered business cards and did everything I have been putting off for
a year! Now I cannot WAIT for them to come! I’m going to hobby craft this
evening to get some equipment for putting them together when they come!
I’m ever so excited. I know it’s a tiny start but at least I
have started it now and hopefully I can grow it from here! I plan on getting 2
more designs made if these turn out well maybe at the end of the month!
So that’s that with design. I hope within the next week to 2
weeks I can post up some photos of the charms as necklaces. I really hope they
come out nicely!
Moving on to dress related things. So basically I am dress
obsessed. I’ve decided a new me this year and new start. New job weight lost!
(almost back to the weight I was before Christmas) so I’m going to go with a
style I’ve always wanted to indulge in but felt too big and clumsy to wear
before. I REALLY believe in loving yourself whatever your size. I follow lots
of plus sized blogs and these girls all look fabulous. It’s obviously looking
good come through confidence NOT your dress size. What is sad though is I
cannot apply this to myself. I still see flaws and I still see so much room for
improvement and I WONT look good until the weight is lost. This makes me sad
and disappointed in myself.
Anyway moving on.
I will start with my Owl Dress.
I saw this on thecluelessgirl blog. I thought it looked lovely
on her! I looked it up on yours clothing and it was £12 in the sale. I was a
little unsure on sizing as I’m a 12-14 in dresses and being a plus size store I
worried the 14 may of come up a little larger. But I didn’t need to fear it
fitted amazing!
The next dress I was strolling through town at lunch time.
There was a little dress shop next to Debenhams and I poked my head in. I saw a
little pink number with pandas all over it! I squealed a little, worried that
it wouldn’t fit as these little shops tend to run up very small, but it fitted
well and I was exceptionally pleased. Then I was informed it was only £10 so I ran
to a cash machine and snatched it up straight away without hesitation.
My last 2 that I am excited about come from Soho’s and they
are Hell Bunny dresses. The first one was the last in stock and in my size and
they put it up for £5!! A FIVER I guess to clear old stock. I ummmed about it
and then pictured wearing it to the beach on a really hot day and I was SOLD!
I’m quite pleased with it and I worried it would be a little
short but I think it’s a nice length actually!
The last one is a replacement for the one that didn’t fit.
Soho’s did 50% off of sale items and it cost about £17! The one I ordered didn’t
fit at all so I changed the style and I am really pleased with this one! It’s a
real beaut!
Of course I am pinning after things and currently on my wish
list are cropped cardigans which I hope they bring out soon I guess it’s still
a little cold for them and these two dresses. In actual fact its possible that the
first one MAY come home with me tonight mwuaha
Got some plans this weekend. Had a lovely weekend just gone
went to a party and saw friends I hadn’t seen in YEARS AND YEARS! Did lots of
dancing and had party food. Of course as always went too quickly.
Now I am dead excited about all my charms and business cards
to arrive so I can get them up on my shop asap!
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