Spring/Summer Weddings Wishlist

I am going to a Spring wedding in America this month so I have been having a look for outfits to wear to the rehearsal dinner and the wedding day.  As I am sure you all know I am a sucker for floral prints but I have also picked out some plain dresses which I am going to accessorise with some bright jewellery and accessories.  

Laura xxx

Sutton Vintage and Arts Fair Summer Special

Wow what a busy weekend! Yesterday I traded at the fantastic Sutton Vintage and Arts Summer Special.  It was a brilliant day, I had the chance to meet lots of new customers and some of my Facebook followers and it was also a great chance for me to showcase some of my new stock.  I also managed to sneak away from my stall to check out some of the other traders and I will be blogging about them later on in the week.  I have added some picture of my stall.  

Lots and lots of new badges

Tonnes of new vintage stock, updates on ASOS soon

Arm Candy

Flower Headbands and Brooches

One of my bestsellers this weekend were my new customised t-shirts.  They were very popular and I will be making lots more this week and I will hopefully have them on my ASOS Marketplace in the next week or two.  In the meantime you can contact me through Facebook if you would like to order.   So far I have worked on three designs; hearts, bows and a peace sign.  

Heart Design T-Shirt

My brand new t-shirts xx

What do you think of them? I am hoping to produce more styles for Summer.  What type of applique design would you like to see? 

Laura xx

ASOS Marketplace Sale

To make way for some new vintage stock I have decided to discount some of my items that are listed on my ASOS Marketplace.  If you like vintage clothing or you are looking for some new jewellery i have some items reduce by 25% and 50%.  I would really appreciate it if you could spread the word to anyone else you know who may be interested, here are some of my top picks,

Laura 

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Black skirt with Waist Detail £18 now £13.50

LOVE Necklace £10 now £7.50

Blue Dress £28 now £14

Floral Ribbon Bracelet £8 now £4

500 Followers on Twitter!

To celebrate reaching 500 followers earlier than hoped on Twitter I have decided to run an exclusive discount code for my followers on my ASOS Marketplace.  For 15% off until Friday follow me on Twitter and you will find the discount code.  

My twitter name is lauraloves1 -  Leave me a comment with your username and I will follow you too, I love reading tweets x

Laura Loves ... Miss Selfridge Summer Picks

"Sun is shining, weather is sweet, make you wanna move your dancing feet." Bob Marley 

Even though the weather has been awful over the last few days and like Winter I have started to get ready for my Summer holidays.  I have recently been looking online and I have been really impressed with the Miss Selfridge summer range.  Here are a few of my favourite picks.  

Bikinis

Stripe 50's Style Bikini £26

Black Floral Bikini £26

I really love the style of these bikini's, I really like the retro shape and I think it would flatter almost all body shapes.  At £26 I think they are pretty reasonable.   

Sunglasses

Printed Sunglasses £10

Rimless Aviators £12

I love floral prints so when I saw the first pair of sunglasses I fell in love, they are gorgeous and have been added to my wishlist.  I also like the rimless aviators which are a constant feature in my summer wardrobe.  

Dresses

Paisley Maxi £42

Peach Ruffle Sun Dress £32

I love the pattern of the maxi dress and maxi dresses are often a staple feature of my summer holiday wardrobe as they can be dressed up or down.  I chose the ruffle sun dress as again I think this is a versatile dress that can be worn day or night and as it is simple in design I will dress it up in lots of bright jewellery.    

Jewellery

Laura Loves Ribbon Bracelet £5

Aztec Ribbon Bracelet £6

I will of course be accessorising throughout the trip with some of my own jewellery.  I love stacking up bracelets on holiday especially brightly coloured pieces as I think they help to highlight tanned skin.  Over the next few weeks I will be uploading lots of arm candy on Facebook and ASOS Marketplace so keep your eyes peeled for updates. 

What do you think of my picks? Are you going away this Summer? Have you picked up any Summer essentials?

Laura xxx

Laura Loves Weddings

Last week I attended a family wedding in Ireland.  I had a fantastic time and for me it was the first wedding of the summer season, luckily the sun was shining and we had a fantastic day.  

Over the last few days I have been looking online for some wedding perfect outfits and stumbled across the latest Warehouse collections.  Here are some of my favourites as you will notice I love floral prints and I often use flowers and floral prints in my designs.  

Orchid Print Dress £75

Multi Ditsy Dress £65

Boutique Floral Dress £42.00

What do you think of my choices? Have you bought anything new recently?

Laura xx

Jubilee Celebrations

I have had a fantastic time celebrating the double Bank Holiday.  Yesterday I attended a Jubilee party in a local pub, everyone had a great time and really enjoyed the evening.  The Jubilee celebrations have been a real success over the weekend and it has been good to see the country united in high spirits. 

I thought the outfits worn by the younger generation of the Royal Family were really well thought out and they looked fabulous. 

I particularly loved Kate Middleton's Alexander McQueen red dress worn on the first day of the celebrations.  I have a similar style dress on my ASOS marketplace in a bright blue.

Kate looking beautiful in Alexander McQueen

Annie looking beautiful in LauraLoves 

The Jubilee and upcoming events such as the Olympics have inspired me to make a range of stamp jewellery featuring vintage english stamps.  These have been selling really well at the fairs I have been involved in over the last few weeks but I have just uploaded a range to my ASOS Marketplace.

Queen Necklace

First Class Stamp Necklace 

Second Class Stamp Necklace

ER Necklace

Laughing Policeman Necklace

How did you spend the weekend?  Did you attend any celebrations? I would love to hear what you got up to or your thoughts on my new range.

Laura xxx

Laura Loves Reworked Vintage

I love working creatively and love turning items of clothing into different items.  Over the last few weeks I have been working on new ranges perfect for the Summer.  I have been customising and shortening vintage dresses, working on a new range of t-shirts and vests and most recently I have been customising vintage shirts which I have just added to my ASOS Marketplace.  

Laura 

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Laura Loves ASOS Marketplace

Over the last few weeks I have been working on organising my vintage stock and getting an ASOS Marketplace up and running and have spent most of the weekend in the sunshine taking pictures and getting them online. 

Tartan Skirt 

Love the blue colour and print on this skirt.

This skirt reminds me of Marilyn Monroe

Floral print - one of my favourites

Think Pink!

This maxi reminds me of Florence and the Machine 

At the moment I am running a like and share competition on Facebook.  I am giving away one of my aztec bracelets and some of my favourite nail varnish colours from ELF. If you are on Facebook and fancy entering click the link above.  

Laura xxx

Laura Loves the Sunshine

Hi everyone hope you are all having a lovely time in the sunshine.  I have spent the last few days making new jewellery and taking photographs for my ASOS Marketplace.  I also managed to squeeze in a flying visit to Jersey.  I loved it there, I spent the day pottering around the shops and I picked up some fantastic vintage ribbon that I am going to use to make some limited edition bracelets.  Here are some pics from Jersey.  

Bunting

Vintage Ribbon - Bracelets Soon

Ice Cream in the sunshine

Jersey Market

Laura Loves .... Stamps

Over the last few weeks I have been lucky enough to find a number of fantastic sets of stamps and lately I have been busy building a brand new collection of jewellery.  

I love making stamp jewellery and I especially love it when I come across a collection of postcards or vintage letters.  I love reading the stories of people's trips and messages to their loved ones.  Although I enjoy using technology I still make an effort to send mail such as handwritten letters and postcards.  

I have uploaded a few picture of some of my new collections.  The first two are American stamps, I have been on the look out for stamps from America since my trip to New York.  The final one is the beginning of a new collection to celebrate all things British.  I am designing a whole new range of items to celebrate the Jubilee and The Olympics.  

One of my favourite stamp necklaces - I love the bright and vibrant colours of the American flag on this one.

America Air Mail Stamp Necklace.

London Bus Stamp Necklace - I love this stamp, this one is a one off piece.  

All of my new ranges can be viewed on my Facebook page and I am slowly uploading them to my website.

Laura xxx

Laura Loves .... Jewellery

Although I design and make my own pieces of jewellery I am forever purchasing jewellery.  My friends often call me a magpie as I am addicted to anything shiny! I mostly buy costume jewellery pieces and my favourite High Street pieces as usually found in H&M, Freedom @ Topshop and on Asos.  

Over the last few years I have found that I have been buying some more expensive pieces whilst on my travels.  I have also found some unique and handmade pieces from some of the vintage fairs and markets I have attended and from online jewellery sellers.  Here are some of the pieces I have bought over the last few weeks.  

Carol Lee $65

First is the Sweet Stone Bracelet by American designer Carolee.  I picked this up in Bloomingdales whilst in New York.  I fell in love as soon as I saw it, it definitely ignited my inner magpie! The bracelet is a stunning collection of semi precious stones and it has hardly left my wrist since I bought it.  When I purchased the company was also running a promotion where $5 from each sale was donated to Breast Cancer charities.  Since getting home I have looked on the company website and I have added a New York City charm bracelet to my latest wish list.

  

Whilst in NYC i also went to a few markets.  Whilst there I picked up two rings which I chose because I loved the unique designs.  I have had a number of people asking me about them every time I wear them.  

I picked up both of these rings for $25 from a stall in the Hells Kitchen Market.  Unfortunately the seller did not have a website so I cannot post a link to her creations.  I did pass on my email address and she assured me she will pass on the details of her site when it is up and running. 

Tallulah Rose

I have also been wearing a piece by Tallulah Rose  which was given to me at the last event we traded at together.  The necklace is one of my favourites as it reminds me of my trip and it also features my favourite colour pink!

This weekend I was lucky enough to stumble upon a huge find of some gorgeous stamps, fabric and vintage sheets of music so I will be working hard over the next few weeks to make some new and unique pieces of jewellery.  I have managed to source a number of US stamps so I am hoping to create a range inspired by my recent travels.  I am also going to create a range to celebrate Great Britain to commemorate both the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012. 

Vintage Sheet Music Necklace £12

Floral Fabric Necklace £12

What purchases have you made over the last few weeks?  Laura xxx