My Diana Mini.

My camera collection is growing and growing and my new edition is a Diana Mini. I love film cameras as my digital files end up clogging up my computer and never getting looked at, whereas actually going to get film developed ensures that I have hard copies of my photos. The Diana's shooting style is one of my favourites as it has either a half frame option or a square frame option. This basically means that on the half frame shooting mode you get 72 shots on one 35mm film instead of the standard 36. The square mode gives you 36 frames and produces a single shot in one frame. I took my Diana on its first outing this weekend to Knowsley Safari park and after one film breaking, I finally got back into the hang of loading film and managed to use a whole film of half shots so who knows what my pictures will look like! I plan on getting them developed some time today so I'm sure I'll be showing off my first batch of Diana Mini's later on!

Dressing up whilst packing.

So I'm off to Benicassim festuval in Spain next week and I have been trying to figure out what to take. It is SO hard! We will be camping so I don't want a load of stuff to be carrying around with me but limiting what I take is extremely challenging! I just can't wait until September when I go on a nice holiday with a pool. Here is one of my outfits which I am planning on taking (I think). The lace crop was originally a dress which came from ebay and was wayyy too big for me. The denim shorts were bought in my first week on my placement at Afflecks Palace and they are my first pair of comfy Levi vintage high waisters - usually I feel like an elephant as the waist sizes are so tiny! Here is a look book post of my outfit...

Oh my.

On my way back from York last weekend, we stopped at a farming shop for some barbicue treats and it had a little antique shop attached to it. Most of the items were jewellery and ornaments but hidden away underneath a table I found this beautiful bag. I have been ebaying for one like it for months and have always been outbid. Anyway I didnt buy it when I saw it, however was thinking about it allllllll weekend so I went to get it on the Tuesday and it was still there - definitely fate! It was £22 which is a VERY fair price as it is in perfect condition and real leather with so many different compartments and a detachable strap. It's just lovely and perfect! Here is a more close up picture than my look book post...

First look book post in a little while!

This is my latest look book post. I went through an addicted stage with look book and it is probably going to start again! I wore this outfit today and its a spotty tee from h&m and a stripey maxi skirt from the Topshop sale. I'm about to write a post about the bag as I feel it deserves its own writing space!

Shoe lust.

Okay so I've never been a massive shoe lover and have never really spent a lot on shoes - apart from over Winter when I was on a huge quest to find THE perfect brown boots which resulted in spending a LOT of money on different types of boots! So when I was 'trying' not to look in Topshop in York over the weekend as I have no money, I spotted these amazing Topshop Premium shoes which I have been dreaming about ever since. They're £130 and it's actually killing me that my bank balance won't allow it. They would be perfect for Summer with a maxi or a floaty smock. Fingers crossed they will go in the sale pretty soon!

York = Trying to take pretty pictures whilst wishing I hadn't drunk an entire bottle of vodka the night before.

This weekend I went to York for my Cousin's hen doo and it was furrnn. I had great intentions of getting up and seeing the sights of York by day and drinking (sensibly) by night. That didn't happen. I managed to stagger out of the hotel room for breakfast and drag some clothes on at around half 10 and then half heartedly wandered around York with my Nikon not really taking any worthy pictures! The second day - once again still drunk - I decided to just take my iphone to put the photography apps to good use.

York is beautiful and I do intend to go when I'm not carrying a blow up man called Roger More around with me! Anyway here are some lomo style photos and hipstamatic photos which I managed to snap of the Shambles in York Centre.











I also got a quick what I was wearing picture. Maxi's are an absolute dream when hungover and wanting something to throw on!



The run dmc top is a Tee and Cake design at Topshop and cost £22, the tye-dye jersey maxi is New Look and cost £25 and my jacket is a reeeally olf Topshop Moto one which I dug out for a revival.

Apologies.

I have now returned to my rubbish blogging stage. I am very ashamed of it but working full time and keeping a blog is wayyy too hard! I WILL be back in the next week (or so) with updates on all ive been buying, doing and listening too. I'm going to a festival in Manchester this weekend so will feature a what I've been wearing post and then the weekend after I'm off to York for my cousin's hen doo so many a lovely picture will be taken in York to show you all - and not of us blind drunk but of the shops and buildings...if I make it out of the hotel bar that is.

Some exciting news though, the lovely Claire at Sitting Pretty has featured me in her first 'Blogger Spotlight' feature! It's just a few questions and vain look book images but have a look - Claire is a way better blogger than me so have a mooch around her blog as it's lavely!!