Posted by ClaireBumblingAlong on Thursday, 1 December 2011. Filed under: , ,
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Nail Of Today

Hello fellow bumblers :)

This is my very first N.O.T. I say nail of today and not the week as in my job I’m lucky if my nails last 2 days without looking manky!








 I’ve used Nails Inc Basil Street as my main colour and Barry M Lilac Foil for the accent colour.
  
Please excuse the poor application, I am not a nail tech but I love to paint my nails.

Take care
Claire xxx

My sneaky little haul from RedRocks and H&H

Posted by ClaireBumblingAlong on Wednesday, 23 November 2011. Filed under:
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A little while ago, I discovered a beautiful site that hand makes sterling silver and Swarovski jewellery.
I'm pretty sure that the pictures will speak for them selves, so I'll just get on and show you them.


I'm really sorry about the pic quality. There is nowhere in my house that is any good for taking pics at night and I'm rarely home before dark.
The little star fish earrings at the top are really different as they change colour from clear to gold in the light.
Also at the top is a star hair grip. This was a set of 2 but I have a sneaky feeling my 17 year old daughter has made off with it.
The beautiful matching star earrings are so stunning and would glam up even the simplest of outfits.


The clear heart shaped swarovski necklace is on a 16" chain but you can get this in various different sizes. I just prefer a shorter one.
The matching earrings are still on the card as I've not had chance to wear them yet.
I'm not sure if the camera has picked up the lovely pink colour of the bottom heart earrings. It's such a stunning pink, but not over the top.
All these lovely gems can be found here and are priced around the £16 price range, apart from the hair grips they were around £6 for 2.
These are things I've bought over a period of time, so I'm not boasting or anything. I just wanted to share these with you.


Below are a couple of handmade items that are so different to anything I've ever owned before!


On the right is an upcycled bangle which Amiee from Handmade and Heritage made for me.
It's wrapped around with decorative paper and then varnished and I think it's so cute and girly. 
She has this available in different patterns which are made to order.
Next to it is something that I'd never heard of before and that's Steam Punk.
I still have no idea what it is, but when i saw this pendant I just really wanted to be part of whatever it was.
The ribbon is a rich, deep purple which just happens to be my favourite colour, although Amiee didn't know that!
The actual pendant is the remains of a fob watch and Amiee has redesigned the inside, which you will see better in the pic below. 



I just couldn't help falling in love with this quirky unique piece, and at only £15-£16 I was really pleased with it.
If anyone is interested in any of Amiee's items you can find them here. There's some fantastic ideas for gifts on there. 

I've just tried to show a more detailed look at the design on the bangle.

I really do recommend both of these sites for something a little bit different, that no one else is wearing

Bitten off more than I can chew?

Posted by ClaireBumblingAlong on Friday, 18 November 2011.
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Ok, I'll begin this post by saying YES I did when I thought blogging would come easy!

So why is that for me?  Well, I'll start by saying I featured products in my first blog that had been done to the death on either YouTube or on blogs. Therefore I didn't have anything to say that hadn't already been said.

So unless anyone specifically requests a review on any of the products featured then I'm going to start afresh and not try to follow other bloggers but write about things that I like that are different to what everyone else is writing about.

I've picked up some fab jewellery pieces recently, so my next post is going to be on those.
I have discovered the steam punk trend and picked up a great item at a great price!

I really hope that you'll all forgive me for not following up on my last blog post and let me start basically from scratch :)

I promise that there will be a new post tomorrow.

Take care
Claire xxx