OOTD | Nautical

Blazer - H&M (old) Breton striped top - H&M Skirt - Abercrombie Necklace - Miss Selfridge Tights - Primark Boots* - Banks

As you can tell from the back drop of my pictures i am finally back home for Christmas!! There really is no better feeeling than coming home as although i love university and the independence i really miss the home comforts and how clean and quiet it is here as well as getting to see my family! Most of the stress is out of the way now so expect lots of outfit posts these next three weeks!I also did a spot of shopping today and got some gorgeous new pieces so i cant wait to wear them all!
I've gone for a nautical look today, i am a big fan of the colour blue and i love the different textures and patterns together. Its all going on with the velvet skirt,pin striped blazer and striped top and i think it works quite well! The blazer is actually like 2 years old, its crazy what i find in my wardrobe when i come back home haha! The nautical theme is also set to be a big trend this summer so i'm super excited  for more blue and stripes!
What do you think of this outfit? Do you like the nautical trend? 

BHS Christmas Gift Guide under £10

1.Mikey Monkey knitted hottie - £6

2.XL Love heart money box and sweets - £8.50

3.Retro Radio biscuit tin - £10

4.Mr Men boxed mug Mr Grumpy - £8

5.Red owl mantle piece decoration - £8

With almost 2 weeks to go until the big day now I've compiled some of my favourite gifts for under £10 which have all been featured in the BHS Christmas advert which you can watch below. Its definitely one of my favourite Christmas adverts this year and i think its so cute,it definitely appeals to all age ranges. Wouldn't we all love it if our presents came to life, it definitely reminds me of Toy story!

BHS really do have some great gift ideas this year which can fit into anyone's price range this Christmas. I picked out a few of my favourite gifts which are all really reasonably priced at £10 and under and this is just a tiny selection from what is on offer from their website.

1. First up is the one of the main stars of the advert which is the monkey hottie which i think is one of the cutest looking hotties i have seen and i would love this as a present this Christmas! There are also other alternatives to the monkey hottie that you can choose from, this would be a perfect present for most age ranges as who doesn't like snuggling up and keeping warm in the winter?!

2. Love heart sweets have always been something i associate with my childhood years and this would be ideal for children and teenagers as an extra stocking filler with the added bonus of a money box to keep after the sweets have all been eaten!

3. I've never seen such a snazzy looking biscuit tin, it also comes with a selection of biscuits inside and the leftover box is a nice memento to store something in afterwards.

4. Mr Men will never go out of fashion and i think this would be an ideal present for a man, i'm thinking especially my dad in particular haha. They also have this mug in Little Miss Sunshine and Little Miss Chatterbox which is a fantastic alternative for presents for girls.

5. Lastly is the cutest owl mantle piece decoration, the colours make it look festive but it could be used all year round. Owl decorations have become really popular this year and i have seen them in various different shops but for £8 you cant go wrong!

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Thank you for reading! What do you think of these gifts? What do you think of BHS chirtsmas advert? What are your favourite christmas adverts this year?

Christmas wrapping DIY

Penguin wrapping paper - Paperchase Brown paper - Poundland Heart ribbon - HobbyCraft Candy coloured string - Ebay
There is nothing i love more about Christmas than wrapping presents! It definitely helps to add your own little personal touch and you can be as creative as you want to be regardless to how well you can wrap presents! Here are some of my ideas for wrapping presents:
Brown paper is definitely one of my staples for Christmas wrapping this year! I picked up a massive roll for a pound in you guessed it poundland haha and you may think brown is boring is boring but you can jazz it up any way you like! I've added different Christmas ribbons to mine that i have picked up from various places, the candy striped string was from ebay and i think it looks great! Other ideas are stamping your own designs onto the paper with ink or paint,adding stickers and by attaching little gifts to the string such as a candy cane or a tree chocolate, other ideas i have seen on pinterest that i love are sprigs of holly, sadly i don't know of any holly tree at university but my mum knitted the holly and berrys for me which you can see on the picture above, how amazing is that?!
Gift tags - I have never seen the point in buying gift tags when you can make them yourself with relatively no cost involved! I usually cut up last years Christmas cards or the card from Christmas crackers and recycle it as gift tags, they all end up looking different and better than anything you can buy!
Another little thing i love adding to presents is Christmas sequins! I put in some Christmas sequins to their cards and inside presents so they get a little extra surprise when they open their presents!
Some of my favourite places to buy wrapping paper and the little extras from are; Paper chase,eBay, pound land,Ikea,the works and hobby craft!
Here are some of my favourite wrapping inspiration ideas from Pinterest,enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed reading about my Christmas wrapping ideas! Do you like wrapping presents? What do you think of my ideas? What are your tips for adding a special touch to your wrapping?

OOTD | Faux fur coat

Fur coat - Vintage fair Top - All Saints (old) Leggings - Topshop (old) Socks - Topshop Boots* - Bank Necklace - Ebay Bag - Ted Baker
Sorry about the lack of posting at the moment, i'm almost into the last week of uni now before breaking up for the Christmas holidays yippee! Unfortunately every single deadline,exam and presentation is in the last week so my time is being devoted to that at the moment! But i am so excited to devote a lot more time to my blog over the Christmas period and i have lots of exciting posts planned for you, so thanks for sticking around!
Okay, so i promise this is the last in the series of 'faux fur' outfits now haha i also need to stop buying anymore items to do with fur. If you read my post on the vintage fair i went to about a month ago you will have known that i picked up this gorgeous coat for only £35 which is fab for a faux fur coat as they are usually priced around £80. Today was the first day i wore it as i feel i need the extra warmth from it now, i did get a few odd stares though so hopefully they were admiring it or either disgusted to think that i was wearing real fur as the fur on this coat does look really authentic, oh well let them stare haha!
I still love my crushed velvet leggings that i bought a while back and i teamed them with these cute frilly socks which i was obsessed with in the summer and bought far too many pairs!! I think it adds a cute extra bit of detail to this look but the fur coat does really do all the talking in this outfit!
What do you think of this outfit? Do you like fur coats?