Twinkle toes!

I have to share with you one of the greatest purchases of the year....

My beautiful glittery Ted Baker bow pumps!
I've had my eye on the Ted Baker bow footwear for a while, I liked the bright sandals a lot, so when I spotted these sweet delights in TK Maxx for half the retail price I couldn't resist!

Look at the cute box they came in, it's design is like a sweet shop or something!

I've worn them already even though my feet froze (it's snowing here) but it was worth it, and they are a rubbery material so they do not feel like they need to be worn in like other shoes.
Hooray for spotting a bargain!

Bow-Tiful!

Making a bow dress is the easiest craft project imaginable!

 

 

This is how it goes down:

Take a plain dress (this works with vest tops, jumpers and tshirts too) in a pretty colour

And an assortment of bows, I have seven in lots of nice colours- I love pastel colours, you can make them yourself with leftover ribbon or buy them from ebay or craft shops

Lay the bows out on the dress and put them where you think works, make sure you don’t have two colours together that are too ‘samey’

You can pin the bows down where you like them, or just go straight into sewing them on

Take a length of white thread about 15-20cm and knot one end, then thread the other end through the eye of a sewing needle

Each bow takes out 4 simple hand stitches to secure them, then knot them at the back, and go onto the next bow

Then there you have it, a simple bow dress that takes all of twenty minutes but makes you look as pretty as a wrapped birthday present!

Bow-tiful! Outfit of the day!

Here's a little look at what I wore today!

For Makeup:
Moisturiser on the cheeks
Primer on the T zone (it gets the most oily!)
Concealer under my eyes and under my nose
Quick dusting of all over face powder
Pastel pink blusher on the cheeks
Black eyeliner on the water line
Swipe of black mascara
Vaseline on the lips

For hair:
5 minute straightening on the ends

For clothing:
White vest top with black lace bow and a giant gem in the middle! (I love this) It's from a stall at Portobello market in London.
Black knitted cardigan from Next
Slim fit smart black trousers (which I know you can't see- but just so you get a feel of the look as a whole!)