Thursday, 8 May 2014

Radley Dog and Spot Medium Coral Purse

After my using my Cath Kidston purse for over a year now, I decide I wanted something a little bit lighter and slimmer so when I use my smaller handbags my purse will no longer take up so much room in my bags. So I ended up getting a purse by Radley, for me Radley a bit hit and miss for me. I know it's not to everyone taster however there was something very fun and unique about the design of this purse that drew me into getting it. The purse is named the dog and spot purse in size medium in the colour coral. When I first ordered it online I was in two minds whether or not I should send it back and get another brand of purse because I didn't think it was me. However as soon as I opened the packet I just it I fell in love with it, I just love the print on the purse which makes it is so different from any other purses that I have seen at the moment.

Front
Back
The purse itself is really slim line even when it's full of cards and it even has its own coin department at the back of the purse to store loose change. I also love the secret slot it has in-between the coin zip and flap where the cards department is. I really do love this purse and it is very well made out of really nice soft leather; it also came with its very own dust bag! I think that this purse is perfect summer and adds colour inside your handbag.
Coin Department
Side View
Middle / Card Slots 
Other features of the Radley Dog and spot medium coral zip around purse:

·         Medium
·         Suitable for coins
·         Suitable to hold cards
·         Suitable to hold notes

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Rosie's Cat Toy Haul

Every month I find myself buying Rosie more and more toys to play with and this month was no different! So instead of doing your normal haul post, I decided it would be a nice thing to show you what I brought for Rosie and let her show you what she thought of the toys(through photos). I end up buying her Ancol Acticat Plastic Playground, AncolFluffy Dangler Wand and Yeowww Banana.
The reason I went for the Ancol Acticat Plastic Playground for her was because she has a thing about balls that make a sound when they move and she plays football with them around the room so I thought this would be perfect for her. When I first looked into this product I think it was mostly aimed at kittens but for the price I decided to give it a try. The toy has two balls, one on top fastened to a spring and one that rolls around on the bottom when the cat touches it. This toy is perfect for cats to play with on their own especially if you have to leave them for a bit. To be honest Rosie didn't really think much of this toy and I had to tempt her to play with it however she did get the hang of rolling the ball around on the base on her own.
The second toy I got for her was Ancol Fluffy Dangler Wand mainly to stop my fingers getting hurt all the time when she wants to play and this toy is perfect for the job. Rosie love catching the long fluffy feather on the end and rolling around with it on the floor, I think this toy was a hit.
The third toy that I brought her was Yeowww Banana, when we first got her I brought her the Yeowww Fish and she absolutely loved it however since time has passed I think the smell has worn of it so doesn't tend to play with it that much anymore. Because both toys are full of catnip she loves then to pieces, so soon as I got the Banana out of the bag she was rolling around on the floor playing with it. If anyone was thinking about getting something for their cat to play with I would have to say try something from the brand Yeowww because Rosie seems to love their toys. Out of the three toys this is the one she loves the most and has spent the most time playing with.


xxx

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Recipe: Homemade Bacon, Tomato and Cheese Quiche

Since I didn't have much time this week for lunch I decided to have ago at making a quiche, which turned out perfect for lunch because you can make it the day before and keep it in the fridge to eat for lunch the next day or the day after.
How to make the Pastry 
To save time on this step you can always cheat by buying ready to roll pasty in the shops but since I had all the ingredients in I thought I would give it ago making it from scratch, this is how I did it: you will need 150g of plain flour, 75g of margarine, 1-2 table spoons of water and a flan tin.
1. Set over 200°C/ Gas Mark 6
2. Put flour and margarine into a bowl and rub the flour into the margarine until it looks like bread crumbs
3. Add water and mix to a stiff dough, add more water if needed
4. Turn pastry onto floured able, knead lightly until smooth and then roll pastry to line flan dish
5. I then baked the pastry cake blind for 10-15 minuets

Filling Your Quiche
For the filling it is completely up to you on what you decide to put in it, I used: half of onion, 100g of sliced bacon, cheese and a bundle of cherry tomatoes. You will also need 2 eggs and 150ml of milk to pour over the filling.
1. Chop all the ingredients up and place the onion, bacon and cherry tomatoes over the pastry then cover with cheese
2. Beat eggs and milk together then pour over filling
Beaten eggs with milk
3. Bake for 20 minutes until set
Unbaked 
Baked

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Mini Baking/ Bakeware Haul

I paced a little order on Amazon last week for some new baking tools and a new cooking book and I thought I would share it with you all and this is what I brought:
1. Joseph Joseph Nest Cupsin Multi-Colour - I mainly brought these so it would make it easier for me to make the recipes from my new cooking book. I love the bright colours they come in and how each one is labelled with the measurement on. I also thing these will come in very handy instead of using measuring scales all the time; I can just use these cups instead.

2. Kitchen CraftColourworks Measuring Spoon Set of 5 - I didn't really need these but my old ones really did need replacing. I love how these match the measuring cups and will come in really handy. 

3. PrestigeCook Spatula Set - I love silicone spatulas, I think they are better than wooden spoons. Since I only own one of these, I thought I would order some more so when baking a number of different things; I don't have to keep washing them up.

4. Cookie: 100 Essential Recipes by Jo Wilso - this book is fairly new out in the UK however the only downside to it is, that the book is American so all the measurement are American so hence why I needed to buy some measuring cups to weigh the ingredients out. However there are so many recipes I want to try out from the book so keep your eyes on my up and coming posts to see them (you can also follow me on bloglovin).

xxx

 



Monday, 28 April 2014

Torvill & Deans Dancing on Ice Tour 2014

Last night (Sunday) me, my mum, my sister and sister's boyfriend got invited to attend Torvill & Deans Dancing on Ice show in Leeds due to my Mums sister having some spare tickets. I have to say it wouldn't have been something that I would of gone to but since the tickets were free it was hard to say no and the best bit the ticket were VIP tickets. So we shared a box right above the main audience with 16 other close family friends and had our own personal staff member to look after us. I can't believe the service you get having a VIP suite out of the way of everyone else and a VIP entrance and personal lift. It was kind of an eye opener to me because never in a million years I could afford to buy a VIP ticket.
Torvill and Dean with the judging panel
The first part of the show was just like the TV programme Dancing on Ice, where the famous contests such as Suzanne Shaw, Beth Tweddle, Gareth Gates, Ray Quinn, Hayley Tamaddon and Joe Pasquale competed against each other with their expert skater partners. Once they had performed their routines, the judges would then give their scores and opinions. After everyone had performed you had to text the name of the celebrity you wanted to win in the break and all the money from the texts went to charity.

I have to say the second half of the show was my favourite, it started off with the winner being announced from all the votes in the break and after that it was full of skating where the expert skaters did their stuff. I have to say I loved the modern type of music they skated to such as Fall Out Boy and Evanescence. The overall star of the show for me had to go to Joe Pasquale, he was so funny and the making of the show for me. Overall I am very glad I went and if they did another show I would definitely go again. Due to being so high up, it was hard to take a lot of photos so I will insert the best ones that I have taken.
All the celebrities with their partners 
The vote results

xxx

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Handbag Inspiration

Handbag Inspiration




Here are some of the handbags on my mind at the moment, I have to say that my favourite has to be the jet set rabbit pouch from Marc Jacobs it is so cute with the red limning inside. For handbags at the moment I love cross body style bags and the range of bright colours they come in.

Thursday, 24 April 2014

April Favourites

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Here are some of the things that I have been loving in the month of April, the first one on the top of my list is the Disney film Frozen, I been waiting for months for this to be released on DVD because I never got chance to see in the cinema. Now after watching twice in a week I have to say it was decently worth the wait. I won't spoil the film for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but the graphics and music of the film are amazing. I also love the unexpected twist at the end what I didn't even see coming. I have to say my favourite song of the film has to be "Let it go" sung by Idina Menzel and for me this film is up there with my favourites such as Beauty and the Beast and the Tangled.

For music this month, I have been loving the new album from Glee star Lea Michele and her debut album Louder. Being a lover of Glee I find myself downloading all her tracks she has ever done on Glee so I knew her album was a must buy for me. I just how her voice sounds and the emotional side it has to it. My favourite tracks from her album have to be Cannonball, Burn with you, Louder and On my way.

For my favourite fashion piece of the month has to be my good old navy converse, I love throwing on these shoes and they just go with everything that I wear and are very comfortable to drive in.

One of my favourite piece of bakeware this month has to be the Wilton 1M icing nozzle, I been really getting into decorating my cupcakes this month and this has done the job perfectly. I love the way that it can turn your simple cupcakes into professionally looking cupcake you see on baking book covers. This nozzle is widely used to create a rose swirl on your cupcakes, however I used it to create a swirl then placing mini eggs in the middle to create a nest effect (see my Easter eggcupcakes).

The last favourite on my list is a perfume from Cacharel called Amor Amor, I love the scent of this perfume at the moment it has a very unique rose smell to it with like a fruity citrus edge to it.  


xxx