looking glass so shiny and new.

I am, like everyone else it seems, apologising for the lack of posts - I've been rather busy with school trips, baking cakes, walking with the boy who I will soon be missing very much & adorable winter picnics.
The school trips were such amazing fun, the first being a trip to the science museum - which actually means a lush day out with my friends and the aforementioned boy full of long laughs & lovely moments.
This is what I wore;

with these;


Cardigan - Primark (mens for extra cosiness)
Dress (worn as top) - New Look
Skirt - American Apparel
Headband - H&M
Shoes - Doc Martens

The next trip was the absolutely wonderful Clothes Show Live which completely redeems my school for everything, completely fabulous day of shopping in unique little boutique-y stalls (avoiding the Topshop knockoffs), I found some amazing pieces - most of which are now tucked under my christmas tree.
The show itself didn't show the most wonderful or original clothes but it was quite spectacular to watch.



No outfit from this trip, too rushed in the morning and too sleepy in the evening but I can show you a rather cute picture of me and my friends meeting the host, George Lamb! :)


And in a final note (I'll need another post for the picnic), here is a very beautiful headband bought for me by my lovely grandparents - I absolutely adore it after wanting one for such a long time and it seems Phoebe, the silly cat sniffing it, likes it quite a lot too.


always with love,
Lily
xxxxx

cuddles with flowers.

Hello lovelies, I am quite aware that I haven't been posting as much as I would like - I'm not feeling too inspired at the moment - so this is a little outfit for today, look at my room and here's what I made post.
So today after school I went to Starbucks and searched for TeenVogue with my Holly, not too cold today but cold enough to need a nice warm scarf!


Dress; Topshop
Cardigan; H&M
Scarf; H&M (mens!)
Beret; Market in France


Shoes (can't seem to fit them in any pictures); Doc Martens


A month or two ago, I became very very bored with plain white walls and began ripping up every magazine I could lay my hands on and splatting some paint about it became this(with new additions all the time)-



I find it very helpful for inspiring outfits when I'm feeling dull & boring.

Now, I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but on my trip to London I purchased some lovely fabric from a lovely Cath Kidston shop & yesterday I got round to making myself a lovely cushion. My sewing skills aren't much, but I was quite proud of it myself.


Comments are always welcome & appreciated!
Love From
Lily
xxxxx

wouldn't you rather live your life.

This weekend has been truly wonderful, spending time with my mother & laughing with old friends - what could be better?

Yesterday, my mother and I took the train up to London and I spent the day wondering up and down Portobello road, admiring quaint little tea sets and gorgeous vintage bags while imagining just how amazing it would be to live in the capital, right in the heart of everything.
I can't wait until I'm old enough move into a tiny one room flat on a busy road with a man who plays the trumpet at all hours living next door - this is the glamorous life I dream of. I want to live where everything happens, and anything can happen. London seems so full of possibilities and opportunities, so much variety and identity.

But back in the present, Portobello market is absolutely magical - I love little antique shops so all the stalls with old china and silverware and the most beautiful vintage jewellery were heaven for me! My mum bought a lovely chunky ring set with big green gemstones, which I may just have to borrow from time to time.
I purchase some lovely fabric for cushion making from the Cath Kidston shop, and far too many other pretty things.
I loved all the little charm-necklace stalls, but at £8 each on my tiny budget it has inspired me to try making my own rather than spend all my money on a tiny tea pot on a chain.
After a hard day's browsing, we had some yummy gingerbread lattes and a quick look (which turned into a very long look) in Liberty which has to be my favourite shop in the world ever, even if all I can afford is body lotion, it's just so fun to look - especially with all the stunning Christmas windows displays.


Today, Alice, Natalie, Holly and I went to see possibly the best film I've seen a long time - "An Education". It tells the story of a school girl being pressured by her parents to get into Oxford being enticed by a world of glamour and seduced by a man who isn't who he says he is, based on a true story - a very truthful portrayal of how you believe you know everything when you are young & foolish.
It's amazing the changes this girl goes through, as she begin to trust him completely and then throws her future away because of a few months of a fabulous life - and how she reacts when it's all swept from underneath her.
We all loved it, and I'm sure anyone of you would too so I strongly advise you watch it if you can!




I hope everyone's Winter (or Summer)has begun as magically as mine.
As always, thank you for reading my blog!
Love From
Lily
x

the beauty of imagination

Last weekend for my lovely Emily's birthday, we all paid a visit to the cinema to see "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus". I didn't really know what to expect, I hadn't heard much about it - but I was absolutely blown away.
It's an enchanting story about the complexities of your imagination, dealings with the devil and the horrible consequences of one small bet. Even if the story is sometimes a little hard for the likes of me to comprehend - the costumes, props & the like are always fabulously stunning. Lily Cole especially wears the most beautiful assortment dresses, masks & wigs I have ever seen. They're just so intricate!
I loved the contrast between the wonderful world of imagination and the harsh reality of modern life - a lovely lovely film.

lots of love from
LILY!

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts!

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something, please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.

I'm having a very vivid "Oh How I Wish I Could Go To Hogwarts" phase at the moment, which, while being very lovely, often leads me to do things such memorize the school song or the poem engraved at the entrance of Gringotts, then abandon all the books I'm reading to start The Philosopher's Stone for the 100th time and maybe squeeze in a film or two. I have to go to extreme lengths to stop myself finding another "wand" out of my garden and, yes it's hard to believe after reading this, I am all grown up and fourteen!

love from Lily!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If you go down to the woods today...

Cold days when the sun is shining, absolutely wonderful!

At the moment I feel I must make the most I can out of all the free time I have before it all gets washed away in the rain, so a few lovely girls and I headed to the closest thing we have to the wild countryside - a little country park full of pretty trees and meadows.

Armed with a yummy picnic complete with lemon fairycakes and a bigbag of toffee to tide us over we set off on our adventure.

Laden down with our treats, we set off enthusiastically. Notice the abundance of berets? A very cute surprise when Alice and I arrived with our matching headgear - mine was found in a charity shop for £1 when I was on the hunt for my WW2 evacuee school trip costume in year 6!

We all got a little snap happy with the amazing scenery.

It was so lovely and peaceful just to walk along the forest paths beneath the leafy trees, I hope this has encouraged a few of you to get out into the great outdoors!

As always,

love from

Lily

xxxxx

the first of the autumn rain.

Chilly winds and rain, what wonderfully British weather. It's so lovely that my morning routine now includes a woolly hat, gloves and a long cosy scarf to wind around my neck and digging out my wonderfully pink and frilly umbrella. Now it's truly the weather for tea, cakes and a lovely black and white film - what rainy days were made for!

I leave you with a picture of my perfect winter boots, a lovely birthday present from my parents ( the top ones are mine, the other's my friend millie's - we match! )

lots of love from

Lily

xxxxxx

sending you sunshine with love and kisses.

hello to the few loved ones and little sweethearts who take the time to read my blog.

it has been a terribly long time since i last blogge

d, but i have been having a splendidly summer time doing charming summery things with my pals & chums.

such as baking yummy cakes with loveley natalie, which were so pretty and delicious, with multicolured insides and icing and sprinkles.

and then i had a super wonderful time seeing harry potter with some of my bestest pals. we really wanted to get into the spirit of things so we decided t

o have lots of fun dressing up; i was harry (wearing my brothers big woolly jumper with a pair of sharpie-d on glasses and a scar on my face, natalie was luna ( i made the cork necklace! ) and holly was hermione as she has some of the biggest hair i've ever seen.

darling bill didn't dress up, but we gave him a toad and called him neville so he wouldn't be left out.

we prepared for the big event by having a harry potter marathon and

watching all five films in one night, which we managed with no sleep at all and was an ace night.

and then, my favourite part of every year...

LATITUDE!!!!!!!!!!!

the most fun you can have in a weekend, i promise you!

the highlight of my weekend was the one and only patrick wolf, probably the most talented musician you can find at the moment, his music is so beautiful so everyone listen to him now!!! :)

(i was right at the front, but i was having too much fun too take pictures so this one is natalie's)

everything about latiutude is so amazing and beautiful, the loveliest musical festival ever.

and i've been enjoying the rest of my summer in cold, wet & windy shetland. lucky me! :)

lots of love from

lily

xxxxx

picnics.rivers.swimming.

i think we can officially say, summer is here! 

i've been having absolutely loooooooooovely weather here & lovely days to match. it's amazing how much more fun you can have when the sun is shining in cambridge, so my chums & i took advantage of this by heading to jesus green for a picnic.

food was eaten.

frisbee was played

piggybacks were given

and generally fun was had.

we spent hours just lying in the sunshine, accompanied by a tub of ice cream or handful of crisps or playing rounders with fairly improvised rules, and it was lovely.

so then after a hot day spent lounging around on the grass and eating cookies, we decided the time was right to head to the river bank nearby to dip our toes in the water and cool off

but then, after being sensible for about five minutes, this happened

such amazing fun,as long as you avoid any passing punts/canoes/swans whilst you swim & especially if you jump! wonderfully refreshing and guranteed to be more fun that spending a day in stuffy shops or watching tv, this is how summer should be!

i strongly advise all of you to find a river to swim in, because it would be hard to find a better day than this

lots and lots and lots of love from

LILY XXX

sunshine.ducks.ice tea.

today was absolutely lovely, it was gorgeous weather so me & millie decided to make the most of it by roaming through the streets of Cambridge in the sunshine. i had a rummage in some antique shops & the new vintage section in ark but no luck today. i'm hoping to find a new tea set to give me an excuse for a tea party soon!

showing just how mature i am by chasing some ducks on jesus green, it's a shame they don't really value my company.

we headed to a cafe for a spot of lunch; yummy mozzerella, sun dried tomato & pesto paninis -which were even better than they sound- and strawberry and chocolate ice cream. ice cream has to be the best thing about summer.

and then back to mine for mango and passion fruit ice tea from whittards. we drank about twenty cups each, it was so delicious and i just adore these cups - from the market in town a few months ago.
lovely day, but horrible school tomorrow :(
i hope you all had gorgeous springy days as well!

xxxxxxxxxxxx

floral.denim.bright.

ooh, a day of nothing much but dressing up and dancing around the garden.
the dress is from topshop, the denim shirt is was my mum's a loooong time ago from monsoon & the big chunky necklace is from topshop as well.
the tights are, rather embaressingly, from primark, they do have good tights.
shoes are Dr. Martens, lovely and shiny and sparkles and glitter! :D
since this is my first ever ever ever post i wanted a lovely lovely lovely picture. i ended up with a lot of me falling off benches with petals in my hair until i found the self timer button and took this one. i like how the garden looks so bright and green everywhere even though i have a silly smile on my face and i only have one eye to speak of.
what jolly good fun.