An Easter made of WIN!!!!

Now normally I'm the kind of person who doesn't win anything but over Easter my luck seemed to change......

First I won the Boobookitty Couture blog giveaway......some super cute sweater chains from Vintage Envy  ......check out their etsy shop for some AMAZING pieces of vintage jewellery.

Then I won some yummy Besame vintage make-up in the form of a sweetheart lip balm in cherry from Deadly is the Female for coming joint 4th in a recent competition they held for customers to post pics of themselves in clothing they had bought from the website (lots of fab vintage style clothing, check them out)

(here's the pic I entered in the competition which was taken at Stapleford Park Country House near Melton Mowbray where I went for a FABULOUS afternoon tea last September wearing my favourite polkadot Stop Staring dress)

And finally.....................well, they say things happen in threes, my daughter Stella won an Easter colouring competition at our favourite teashop Marmalade and Tea in Borrowash, Derbyshire and won a massive choccy egg, which she has very kindly shared with us all om nom nom. 

I highly recommend Marmalade and Tea if ever you're in the area, lovely tea, scrummy tarts (the lemon tart today was AMAZING!!!), gorgeous cupcakes and the kids love the milkshakes. I took my mum there for a birthday treat and we had the afternoon tea which was delicious and the ladies that run it are so nice.

Well.......still haven't won the lottery but an Easter of WIN made a rather pleasant change

Sweater Chains from Vintage Envy

Creating vintage style isn't just about the outfits, it's about the smaller details too..................

For a while now I have been after vintage sweater chains as I love wearing cute little cardis but get frustrated when they fall off my shoulders. My lovely friend boobookitty couture (check out her awesome blog too) recommended I tried a seller on etsy. As an etsy 'virgin' I was a bit nervous but there were so many pretty things in the Vintage Envy etsy shop that I was spoilt for choice - great prices too. I snapped up the cutest sweater chains ever and, less than a week later, they have arrived from America.

As you can see it was packaged beautifully and it felt like my birthday had come early.

Look how awesomely cute the sweater chain is......I think they are seagulls but not entirely sure.

Quick final snap after work to show you how it looks on - I love it!!!! My first etsy purchase certainly won't be my last and if you check out the Vintage Envy etsy shop you'll see that she is currently offering a 10% springtime discount - now I just need the funds for my next purchase!!! Also Boobookitty Couture is doing a giveaway for Vintage Envy on her blog too at the moment so you may be lucky and win a prize.

Remember folks............the devil's in the details, cute accessories can 'make' an outfit!!!