new york giveaway

 

Sorry about the lighting on the pictures, i took them in work which is the only place i seem to be nowadays. This is my New York giveaway. I've been collecting things since the first week i arrived in the big apple and this is the end collection. I know it's  not major, just a few little pretty things, but they're all NY sourced and original (i think, i got them from little market stalls and independent boutiques). You know the drill, i'm just gonna use the standard giveaway rules, plus one or two added.

GIVEAWAY INCLUDES

* Iconic I heart NY tee in your size

** Two rings, bought from a market stall and an independent new york boutique.

*** Owl necklace and plate necklace, both bought from an independent new york boutique.

**** Bumpy cuff thing. 

***** And a few new york themed suprises.

HOW TO ENTER

* You must be a follower of my blog or/and my twitter.

** Leave a comment including "enter me".

...AND IF YOU'RE BORED...

*** Tweet something or put something on your blog about my giveaway and leave a link to the tweet/post for an extra entry.

**** Tell me something you like about my blog for an extra entry.

***** State a moment we've shared on twitter or bloggy-blog for an extra entry.

****** BE SURE TO LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU (E-MAIL, PHONE, TWITTER).

YEAH BITCHES.

GIVEAWAY IS OPEN TO THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

CLOSING DATE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 6TH AT 11:59PM, UK TIME.

i hate being so formal, you sods.
luff you all

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nifty

I know what you're thinking, "sweet moses she took her sweet arse time posting this" and you'd be right, i have taken far too much time out of the blogging world. I haven't become bored of blogging or anything, like many bloggers at the moment, i've been mounting my uni work and revision like a dog's first meeting with a giant cuddly toy only without the erotic undertones. So the shirts featured above are the latest additions to the thrifted section of my wardrobe, i can't remember which charity shop they were from, but it was in wrexham. I'm not supposed to be spending money because i'm going away for the summer and i have a stupidly small amount of money saved, but i couldn't resist the 'saved by the bell'-esque-ness and they were obviously a steal. I loves them.

NEW YOOOOOOORRK. Yes, my flights are booked for the 14th of june and i'm coming back on the 9th of september, which means that it's 34 days until i climb into a tin can and am catapulted across the atlantic. I have NO apartment or job, although i have applied for 78 apartments today and bunch of boutique jobs, but i'm so excited it's untrue. I just wanna get there and live the new yorker life.

Hope you're all dandy, what was up with the blogger downtime, huh? Weird. I have a few blogposts lined up for this week, one about my new raybans, and a few outfit posts. HURRAH.

Love and jazz

you can't drink sausages

Hello my dears.

I hope your lovely faces had a swell christmas and new year, i know i did, i feel like i've eaten a child. Anyway, since i live away from merseyside when i'm at uni and i only got to go to back on boxing day, i was chocca-block trying to see everyone and seriously slacked on this here blog-amundo. For this i apologise.

Anyway, this will be my last apologetic post because from now on uni and blog are my priorities, i will only be going out out once a week and shalln't be troddling off to london anymore. Plus, new camera, new post genre; OUTFIT POSTS! Here are some photos i took over christmas with said 'new camera' YESSHH.

My first picture taken, it's a heart :D
 My golden lab, Mable; Christmas decky, messing about with the effects.
View from my window; Bowl of orange peel, messing with the effects again!
Models own christmas present :)
Mable again; Malteeeaaaasers
Soap & Glory pressie; Present from Jack
Starbucks related chrismabob present off of Jack

Although 2010 was a pretty sucky year, for obvious reasons, i do have the following things to thank it for;

Realising just how important life is, not to take it or people in it for granted and accepting the fact that sometimes good things have to fall apart, for better things to fall into place.

Voodle. It started off as a place to vent my greif and opinions, and is now one of the best things i've ever done, introducing me to some awesome people like Sarah, Gem, Dottie and Purdey.

Changing a friendship of ten years into something more. Jack is now my boyfriend.

Now it's all over and 2011 has begun, there's only one thing i can do, look forward to the great events that this year will bring.

New York for the summer followed by Route 66 with Zoe.

Finishing my first year of forensic science and CSI and starting my second.

Plenty more good times with Jack.

Well this is my first scheduled post so hopefully it will post at around three pm tomorrow (today), before i'm back from a huge whopping job hunt! Tomorrows post will be of how i spent New Year in London with Jack, and all the goodies i bagged in the sales.

Also, i noticed i got a few new readers over the festive period, so:

Welcome to Voodle, good to have you here, have a biscuit.

P & L

i heart leather

The original draft for this blog entry was written before i got the fantastic, yet purse crushing news, about the finalisation of my tenancy agreement over in the city that doesn't sleep. i've been traipsing around chester today, receiving cruel taunts from shops i'd usually run towards, because instead 512 smackers of my fabric funds (ahem, i mean "student loan") are going towards my deposit at the end of october. this has seriously compromised my shoreditch plans, my typical 'drunk by 12pm' student attitude and restricted the amount of times i can go troddling off to London. however, when i'm living the dream in the big apple, all the sacrifices i'll soon have to make will be worth it right? still, can't hurt to look, so here's the blog, with a few adjustments...

I'm busting out my leather jacket, scoping for a leather skirt and donning a leather LBD this friday. i'm thinking leather is going to be the look for winter, and since the majority of attendees at NYFW were draped in black, i'm guessing this season, black is the new black. here are a few things i have got my eye on/drooled over:-

love. love. love these leather black minis, i may be able to afford one of these thigh grazing bad boys once i have money. cannot afford.

My heart actually skips a beat when i see these gorgeous leather pin covers, it's just a matter of time until maybe they can cover mine - glory but they are unaffordable right now, as i have other financial priorities. *sobs*

Now here's one of my favourite fashionistas, Alexa Chung, looking super stunning in a three quarter length leather jacket. now i already have a leather jacket (who hasn't?), but one more can't hurt right? My current one isn't as 'vintage' looking as I'd like either and that one will suffice for now, no need for leather greed.

Although the eyelashes on this photo, freak the shit out of me, j 'adore the elbow length leather gloves. although there is always love, for the leather glove, there always seems to be a different style of leather glove around every winter. i bought a pair last year, yet they they met their maker this summer, when i gave most of my winter garms to red cross (blatant bragging). this winter, if i find the right pair of elbow length leathers, i'm diving in, fingers first i'm going to have to fight temptation and put the saved pennies in my NY fund.

Once again, and i'll keep saying it, hurry up student loan day!
Must...     be...      strong.


Currently loving:
Jamaican Panda (Ceephax Remix) by May Ling

P & L

the city so nice, they named it twice

It's exciting times in Emma's life, i think it's been the most exciting day for a good week and a half, i randomly decided to mosey on down to London to visit my male-amigo; but most exciting of all, after a month of e-mailing a landlord in NY, i finalised negotiations on a tenancy agreement for an apartment in manhattan. i can literally smell the shops.

Situated at 311 west broadway, SoHo is a neighbourhood known for it's art, and over time, has also become a famous destination for shopping. i'm literally almost peeing with excitement, even though i've known i'm going to New York for a while, the thought that a tenancy agreement in a lovely little envelope will be making it's way across the atlantic to little old me in the near future, somewhat makes it seem real.

The apartment is $800 a month...

... with a huge bedroom...

... private bathroom...

... decent living room...

... and a nice modern kitchen.

I have to pay one months deposit via an agency (safety first), and $600 security deposit on arrival, which i'll get back when i leave. i am definitely going to become a bargainista during this student year, i may have to cut down on some fashion purchases, but it'll all be worth it when i can spend my hard earned pennies in the big apple instead.

Now all i need is to find my forensic science internship and i'm all set. eeeep.

P & L