Peridot & Alterations

I love green and when I spotted this dress in a charity shop last year, I just had to have it. It has a pretty pattern on it and is a lovely floaty fabric. Unfortunately, it then went into my alterations pile - I wanted to take the length up and get rid of the flouncy sleeve bits... 

As you can see, I ended up doing neither. I came across it in my alterations pile and decided to try it on to remind myself of what needed to be done. It is one of the few dresses that fits my upper body perfectly and I feel just lovely in it.  I still feel that it is a little too long (it does look better with heels however), but was assured by two others that it is the right length.
So I thought I'd ask here - Should I take it up a little? And what are your thoughts on those little sleeves??

On a side note, I got to wear my beautiful peridot necklace with it - it is one that my mother bought for me some time ago, that I keep forgetting about, so I was more than thrilled to get to display it. It is quite a hefty size, but still manages to look delicate and incredibly feminine. I hope to remember about it more and wear it often. :)

Not the clearest pic of the peridot, I will endeavour to take a closer one soon :)

I am still finding the outfit shots a little strange to do, but think I am getting better at posing. I am really enjoying it though and it is making me look at myself with a more open mind.  It is also helping me to see what really suits my shape. Mirrors can be deceiving devices sometimes! :)

A couple of dresses that I have been wearing...

Today will be light on the chatter, I have been wearing some very pretty dresses and wanted to share...

The first was a borrowed one - I teamed it with a teal cardi and my most loved shoes!

I also wore similar coloured earrings that I picked up in the Accessorize sale after Christmas. My hair has been getting quite long too, so I managed to tie it up into pig-tails. I felt very cute all day! :)

The second was a birthday gift from the lovely Roisin & Nic. I forget the name of this dress - I mostly forget the names of dresses, but one day I'll know them all. 
They chose really well, and I just love the way that this dress makes me feel. I wore it out to a pub quiz last night and felt so glamorous.  (We came 3rd by the way, so not bad at all!)
So that's enough talking, here it is:

I wore it with a slightly transparent aubergine coloured cardi,my rose belt and my trusty black heels

I think this dress would benefit from some sexy black stilettos though, the shoes I was wearing really dressed it down - shoe shopping is on the cards :)

M was giving me direction, this was my favourite pic - Jazz hands!

Come Out to Play

Prof. Plum, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, Prof. Plum

So the party has come and gone and was brilliant. I had an excellent time and it really was the best birthday! :)  Everyone put so much work into their costumes, I was so touched by all of the effort made.  There were Cluedo characters, dominos, hungry hungry hippos, a jigsaw, an egg timer, Mouse Trap (one person as the mouse the other as the trap!!), a pixl, Mr. Monopolys, Operation, House of cards, Queen of Hearts, 9 of Clubs, Solitaire, Pop up Pirates, Candyland, Wally (Where's Wally) ...

There are loads of photos and I couldn't choose which ones to put on here, so here is a link to the full album. Enjoy! 

The boots that will never be mine

So the boots arrived and are as I feared too small. :(  Even the foot bit, which should have been a good size 5, is quite tight. There is also no way that those puppies were going to zip up. 
I'm quite sad as they are lovely and were a bargain too, only£26.95 including postage. So I guess I'll start the return process, unless anyone would like to buy them from me for what I paid for them. 
They are a dark blue in colour, almost a navy blue and a small size 5. If anyone local would like to try them, just let me know. :) 

Here are some pics (pics that I was hoping to be wearing them in)

Do let me know if you know anyone that is interested in buying these beautiful boots, otherwise I will send them back as returns. 

Sculpted

I've been playing around with hairstyles to go with the Miss Scarlett outfit at the weekend. 

Here's what I'm most happy with so far:

I'm not sure if sculpted curls are the way to go or not, but I think my hair is too long and wild to just leave it like it is normally. I would like the emphasis to be on the fascinator anyway, I think. 

I'll need to figure out what to do with the bit I've tied up - at the moment it's just in a clip at the back, but if I'm going to do that on Saturday, I may need to find a black clip.  

I may change my mind completely between now and Saturday though...

BOOTS!

I'm all excited, I just received an email from Brandalley saying that they have shipped my new boots! Eep! 
I really want to show you what they look like but can't find a good picture. 
They are knee high and blue! and they are just gorgeous! My only concern is that they won't fit my dancer's calves... I may cry if that happens, but keep your fingers crossed that they will fit. 

I may even be lucky enough to get them before my birthday, which would be excellent, and even more so if they fit. 

I'm soo excited! :)

(Yup, all of that excitement is about some boots!)