any recs for online haberdasharay ?
Im on the lookout for a good site that does dress patterns haberdashary bits n bobs, any recs please ? ive done a google but theres so many! thanks in advance x
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I've used
in the past and found them both to be good.
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5688022) I've used
in the past and found them both to be good.
thanks twinkle, i forgot about rouleaux ive not tried ribbonmoon, thanks
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Very good.
Pinafore dress
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Pinafore dress
Has anybody seen these in any stores? I really wish I had bought one in Winter but didn't :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Silly me!!
Thanks!
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I just spotted this on the Miss S site before i read your post,
As well as this one on warehouse:
xXx
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That Warehouse one is gorge AngelXx :)
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isnt it fab! :faint: Im considering buying it for when me and the better half go to paris in september! also need something "elegant" to go to the moulin rouge to see a show!!:cmdunno:
xXx
These Warehouse shorts
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These Warehouse shorts
Can't believe my luck when I stumbled across them the other day, they are exactly the colour, material and fit I was after - the braces are detachable by the way, I don't see me wearing them...!
OK, I see them as pretty versatile - in the summer, for a casual outfit worn with gold flat sandals and a vest top; for a more dressy outfit, a cream silk cami, long gold chain and my lush Pedro Garcia ankle tie heels - can't WAIT to wear these, bought them last year, haven't worn them yet!! Sorry, I digress... do you think I could wear these shorts perhaps in autumn/winter with tights and boots? If so, what colour tights, what type of boots? Be warned, I don't do many colours so am thinking pretty neutral!! Also, what sort of top?
Thanks as ever! :wave:
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I wear short shorts more in a/w than I do in the summer - crap weather for one, issues with my legs for another! I think there are a couple of pics on my stylediary somewhere.
I wear slouchy ankle boots or knee high boots with mine, or sometimes MAry Janes/ballet flats. I'll wear stackheeled boots but not stilettoes and I much prefer round-toes. Other than that, I'll wear pretty much any colours!
With those shorts, I'd try charcoal grey, olive, dark brown, even black (with the right accessories), and possibly navy blue and burgundy. Metallic boots would look fab.
Tops - well, anything goes really - poloneck jumpers to layered vests. I love short shorts with waistcoats, tees and a bomber jacket (almost one of my defining looks really).
g_k
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Cool, great ideas there geek, thanks a lot! Particularly like the sound of olive...
ETA: Meant to say in my original post that also I want something that isn't too 'trendy' - need to feel pretty classic and safe in what I'm wearing otherwise I won't feel comfortable - don't think I have the confidence to pull it off to be honest.
So angry and i could do with some advice
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So angry and i could do with some advice
Hi all
This is totally non fashion related but i could really do with some advice and i suppose a chance to rant!
Im mates with a guy that i work beside.We are so similar natured in terms of sense of humour etc.We have been friends for nearly a year now.I liked him as a friend because he wasnt a typical non emtional guy,he spoke to me when i had problems and vice versa.
One night there was a group of my friends that ive met through work including this guy,we were having a drink and a laugh.I got a phone call from my sister saying that my mum had taken an overdose(she was okay) i was very upset and for some reason sat at the front door and was crying,he came over and sat and gave me a hug and sat and spoke to me,there was other folk about so it wasnt behind closed doors.Then after a while i calmed down and went to my bed.
Now this friend had been cheating on his pregnant girlfriend(which i did not aggree with and he knew that) with another friend of mine.They hadnt slept togeather(not that im saying that makes it okay)but had just kissed etc.That night 2 of my friends slept in the living room and i fell asleep at the front door and my friend slept in my bedroom with the girl he was mucking about with.
No more was said of it,he comforted me and that was that.
Months later i was on a works night out and my friend "k" brought his girlfriend,i knew she wasnt keen on me because a few months previously "k" had came home with scratches on his back from this girl he was seeing on the side.He had gotten them because we had all been out again,i went home with the guy i was seeing and the rest of the group of friends were at the bus stop waiting for night bus and "k" and the girl he was seeing were tickleing each other and he got over excited and scratched his back(as you do..!)
"k" girlfriend obviously seen them and wanted to know who had done that,he said it was me in a strop with him and i had lashed out.I was so angry because shes obviously gonna hate me if she thinks ive done that,and i dont mind admitting to something i have done but not if im innocent!
Anyway i got chatting to "k" girlfriend and because we had a drink in us we ended up having one of those heart to hearts that you have. She admitted that she didnt like me and that she was suspicious that i might fancy "k". I assured her that it wasnt the case it was just that we got on so well and he had helped me through some hard times.I mentioned the incident i spoke about at the start of my post,i let her know there was other people there etc.She said she realized that i wasnt a threat and that i was good for him.She also explained that she was heavily pregnant and they were having problems so that why she would obviously be stressed and jumping to conclusions and i can totally understand that.
The night finished and we spoke on Bebo a few times,how are you,good to meet you type things.
Since "k" and his girlfriend have had their baby,"k" ability to come out and socilaise is obviously limited.A few times hes invited other friends over to watch a film etc but i have never been asked.He live like 10 minutes walk from me.The other day we had been talking about wrestleing and i was saying that i was a geek and that i loved it.On Thursday i found out he had invited people round but not asked me,when i normally would have been asked(i know that you do different things with different people so its not me being huffy!)I asked him why i hadnt been asked in a jokey manner and he made some shite up about it only being for men.
Yesterday when i got into work there was a big email from him saying that he and his girlfriend had been arguing and that he was gonna let me off with it but he has to tell me.His girlfriend claimed that i said "he held me all night long" in regards to that night i was upset.i never said that and i told him that,swearing on my dads life.He said i was ruining his relationship and that i was calling his girlfriend a liar.I told him that i never said she had lied but more that she was rather drunk and that she had maybe got the wrong end of the stick.I explained that there was people there and he hasnt even been alone with me in my flat so theres not way it could have happend or remotely happen.
I was so shocked the email was full of hate,he also had a pop at me for not coming out a lot on nights out when i had explained i was saving,and he also had a go at me for having tattoos.
I basically decided to cut my losses and i emailed him saying that i wasnt telling porkies and that if he thinks so little of me then there is not point in continuing this friendship and that i didnt want to talk to him again.
Im so ****ing angry!,I hate falling out with people esp with those im close to.Before if we have had a argument ive been upset but this time im just angry,i did not deserve to be treated like that.My female friend reckons that his girlfriend obviously knows somethings up and because he cant admit he cheated on her(the thing with the other girl drifted away) im the easy target,blame me because all he loses is a friend rather than a girlfriend,baby and reputation.I would never in spite tell her but im just so angry that ive always been there for him, i have never behaved untowards him or her and i feel i have been made a scapegoat.
Sorry this is rant but its on my mind!,I was supposed to out tonight with all my friends but i just dont want to be around him,he disgusts me that much.I know he wont badmouth me and i know because if i found out he did then if people knew what he had done to make his girlfriend suspicious it would make his life more diffulcult.
I guess what i wanted to know was,how do you cope with losing a good friend?,I have to stay strong and not try and make up with him.I know that sounds mad to some of you but as i said i will do anything to avoid falling outs even if im in the right and have to grovel.I dont want to do that because im trying to keep some dignity!
Many Thanks
fefe
Oh and i appologise for the bad spelling,lack spacing and a post that looks like it has been written by a 15 year old,all this she said,he said!
Il blame it on the rage!
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Hi fefe,
I couldn't read and not post. Two things struck me in what you wrote about your friend.
Firstly, that he would cheat on his girlfriend and try to excuse his behaviour by involving you (scratches on his back). Not the behaviour of a good friend, really?
Secondly, that he was horrible about your tattoos. I remember you posting about how much you love your tattoos. Questioning something that you hold dear is again not the behaviour of a good friend.
I understand that he's helped you through a tough time, but from your post he comes across as spineless and untrustworthy - certainly not worth your friendship. I'm sorry if that sounds harsh.
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Oh I would so delete all his numbers and hers if you have it. If he is happy to lie to his girlfriend I am sure he is happy to lie to his friends! I would say as long as the friends you want to keep know your side of things and won't be swayed you will be fine.:D I lost my best friend a year ago when she got engaged. (Because of course once you have your man why would you need friends?:rolleyes: ) I deleted her number and did my best to turn my mind to other things when I thought "oh so and so would love that" I haven't yet bumped into her but I have seen her parents in town and stuff and I have made a point of being polite to them and saying hello before they could, so that she could never say I was to blame in any way.
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5365732) i will do anything to avoid falling outs even if im in the right and have to grovel.I dont want to do that because im trying to keep some dignity!
First of all, I completely sympathise with this as I am the same!
Secondly, big hugs to you :higgies: What a horrible situation to be in! It sounds like your friend and his girlfriend have their own problems, and he is angry about that and putting the blame onto everyone else - you just happened to have got in the way of his firing line :rolleyes:
I really don't think he sounds like a very good friend from everything he has said to you to be honest, so you're not losing anything - if he was worth you being friends with, he wouldn't have treated you like that. I know that doesn't make it any easier, but don't think to yourself 'I'm losing a good friend', instead you should think 'He's a prick and I'm better off without him'.
And go on the night out! Why should you miss out because of someone else's problem? You have done NOTHING wrong so you should hold your head high and have a good time :D
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Hi
I couldn't read and not post either though normally I don't post here :o
I'm so sorry you've been treated like this by someone you thought was a good friend. Well he's shown his true colours now and you're well rid of him. Just cut your losses as you say and keep your own self respect. Move on and put it down to experience. It's really tough - been there myself but there's really no alternative. He isn't worth it.
All the very best.
What to pack for ten days in Mexico??
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What to pack for ten days in Mexico??
Hiya,
I'm meeting my friend out in Mexico for 10 days in a couple of weeks, I'm so excited, I've not been on holiday in years! We're spending a couple of days in Monterray where she's on placement and then flying to Cancun. Apparently it's about 40 degrees there at the moment (and I thought Sunday was too hot! :cmeek: )
What on earth do I take with me? I have a really bad habit of taking far too much, I need three bags to come to my mum's for the weekend... Thinking that won't be possible in Mexico! We'll be spending most of the day walking about, looking at old things or sitting on the beach, then food and a few drinks in the evening I imagine.
So far, I'm thinking:
- 2 pairs of denim shorts - one surfy, one slightly less surfy, both knee length as the world does not need to see my thighs..
- 1 pair brown linen trousers - can't decide if they'll be useless or not, maybe cropped would be more versatile?
- 1 pair of jeans - I'll be wearing these on the flight
- 5 t shirts/smocks - all pretty casual and mainly from Primark so I don't mind them being wrecked, but one slightly dressier if we go out
- 1 wrap dress - in case we go out for dinner somewhere
- 2 vests
- 1 thin knit cardigan/sweater
- 1 tankini thing - I've yet to purchase that...
- 1 pair of ballet flats, 1 pair of havs and 1 pair of trainers (wearing on the plain)
Can't think if that's too much or too little or not enough of the right stuff? Should I take a skirt? Shorts are probably better for walking about in.. Would I need something for the beach like linen shorts?? Crikey I've no idea... :cmdunno:
Any suggestions would be really helpful!
Thanks muchly xxx
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Hiii.. Sorry I probably won't be of much help, because I too pack WAAAYYY to much for holidays :rolleyes: :cool:
Although, I would deffinatley pack more clothes.. Go to primark, get some a couple of cheap pairs of shorts and vests/t-shirts. There are some lovely linen trousers in river island at the moment, I bought some white, full length ones, and some brown short ones. Both of them items, I would wear day and night, it depends what you wear it with. (Shoes Accesorize!)
Make sure to pack your sunnies suncream, you'll deffinatley need them!
Let me know how your holiday goes, I'm going to the Maldives in 2 weeks! :cool: :lol: Need to start sorting out clothes :rolleyes: which reminds me.. I hate packing! :(
xxx
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Couple of hats - either sun hats, baseball cap or whatever your pref is.
Would stick to loads of smaller items, like cotton shorts, vets tops, sleeveless shirts etc, in light colours. Denim is prob going to be hot!
Also socks for walking boots / trainers. Flip flops.
Couple of pairs of basic cotton cut-offs.
A decent ruck-sack to carry it all around in!
Dont forget that if you roll stuff rather than fold you will get more in and it will be less creased.
and ...... Have fun!!
oh and a bum bag for your valuables!
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I agree go Primark and pick up some more vest and shorts. Having been Mexico myself i would defo pack atleast 8 vests. I think you need more swimwear if you plan to spend time at the beach.
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Hi, Having been to Cancun 4 times I wouldn't worry too much about dressy stuff.
The nightlife there is fantastic but no one really dresses up for it. Shorts, vest tops and flip flops are all you need. The only time you'd need to dress up would be if you wanted to go to a fancy restaurant where sometimes the dress code can be a bit more strict. But if you;re just there to chill casual stuff would do you no problem.
PS - any room in your suitcase :D