Easter Light

Happy Easter!  I hope your weekend was as relaxed as mine.  I love Easter, a sunnier Christmas without the same hassle of presents.  My mum likes to decorate the house, and at the minute it really feels like a holiday as our house still has lots of little cards and chocolate treats everywhere!  I bought my boyfriend this Rolo egg because I loved the kitsch vintage inspired graphics on it.  He got me this Jig-Sew (collaborating my love of jigsaws and newfound love of sewing), a reproduced vintage toy!  And lots of chocolatey goodness.

I really love this card as well entitled "The Quiet Ram", a sheep's take on the classic movie "The Quiet Man"!

My Mum also generously gifted my sister and I with these beautiful glass drawers - perfect for makeup storage on my dressing table - and little jewellery trays.  These chocolates may I add are absolutely delicious, though the daffidol one looks too pretty to eat!  She filled each drawer with little treats: mini eggs, hair clips and, best of all, a mojito mix!  Easter bunny for grown ups - amazing!

We spent the day with family and also went out for a stroll when I took the opportunity of the good weather to photography my Primark seaside dress.  I had been wearing little heels with it for the day but changed into these comfy, if a little battered, flats from good old Dunnes.  I was even able to throw my coat off for the photos so sunny has it been this weekend.   I love the feel of this dress, it feels like good quality and the length wasn't too short which I liked!  The print is really cute too, will have to try styling it a few different ways but think this will be a good sundress this Summer.



Some easter cards I made on Saturday :)

And a lamb photo from Donegal, just because it's so adorable and seasonal!

Happy Easter, Springtime to everyone!  I promise to get back to all your lovely comments on my last blog this week, my job had kept me busy...nevermind all the chocolate I will be busy eating for the next few days now, but I appreciate all your comments and kind words :)
xox



Paper Planes

I am sorry for the delay on my Donegal post.  It has just been one of those weeks!  Between starting a job (that I got about 24 hours notice for!) and a stomach virus, it's been a bit hectic but that makes these photos all the nicer to reflect on :)
 

A waterfall somewhere in the region of Gweedore!  Too pretty not to stop and take pictures so...

Thought I'd do an outfit picture to show my new Forever 21 purchase. I adore that F21 are now in Dublin, and I think this paper plane print is just so adorable. I feel a bit of a Gleek in it, but that can only be a good thing, right?!

I fly like paper, get high like planes...!

Guard goats!

 

And here is how I wrapped up for my trek up Slieve League, something like the 6th highest sea cliffs in Europe!  My mac, Primark scarf, Audrey Hepburn brooch and sunglasses...who says hiking clothes can't be pretty!

Last but not least, the sunset over Bloody Foreland to end our energetic day around Donegal...wishing the skies of Belfast looked like this tonight.  This photo just brings me such calm.  I hope you enjoyed these few holiday snaps :)

xoxo

Birthday Weekend

Thank you everyone for your comments on my last post, I know my Mummy appreciated them!  I meant to post before this and promise to get back to everyone in the next few days :) 
I went away to Donegal for a few days for my birthday (a surprise from my boyfriend)  It was great to get away and I took looaddss of pictures!

We were in Gweedore.  It is like storybook Ireland, just so beautiful and we drove all over the county for the days we were away.  I also made full use of the hotel's spa and my mum and sister provided me with things like Mojitos in a can and Pimms and lemonade in a can...great few days!

Our room with a view

Gigantic strawberries(!) and homemade pink cake I've been eating all weekend!

Gigantic strawberry and my new red lipgloss!

Birthday manicure with Leighton Denny's 'Sophisticated'.  Amazingly, I haven't chipped this yet..loving it!

Think I'm going to post about Donegal all week so I hope you won't be too bored :) 

Hope everyone is enjoying good weather this weekend

xoxo

Happy Mother's Day!

I know that Mother's Day is a bit later in America, but today (I think in all of Europe?!) it is Mothering Sunday so I thought I would do a bit of a tribute post to my Mummy with some wonderful vintage photographs...what better way!

Meet Mummy, aged about 3 and learning the art of hula hooping and stone throwing.  I love my great-aunt hula hooping in the background and how cold the beach looks...very typical Irish summer!

I love her 70-esque drindl dress in this photo taken while she lived in New York.

Kinsale, Co. Cork

Her self made wedding dress from a Vogue pattern and material bought in Hickeys in Dublin. We found this dress last year and it is my exact measurements!  She is my age here too :)

I thought this picture of her feeding my older sister was just so fitting for this Mother's Day post and here she is (in America again!) with a 3 month old me!

We celebrated with a brunch this morning with my sister (a new Mother) and her son/my godson/my mother's grandson...so a few generations of Mothers!  We had tea in china, pink cava and buns.  Sophie le Giraffe came too of course!

Thank you Mum for being the glue of our family, immediate and extended and for working hard for all of us!

xoxo