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Saturday 22 February 2014

Machine Head Metal... with Pins

Two posts in 24 hours...what's going on ?

I'm back briefly with a card for this week's LIM challenge which is Metal Hmmm... not a subject I relish but I had a think whilst I was pounding the treadmill at the gym this morning and this is what I produced.



I used: Design paper by Kirsty Wiseman - Colour Burst of Fanciful Things CDRom
Embossing folder by Cuttlebug
Sentiment by Stampin Up
Embellishments and linen cardstock came from my stash

I'm also linking to Creative Inspirations where their challenge is Buttons and Make It Monday where Anything Goes


Here's some old metal, please indulge me, I wore this record out as a teenager. I'm off now for some head banging.  Ta ra.


Friday 21 February 2014

The Pill and Bad Company

It's been a while... that thing called life has been getting in the way of blogging recently so apologies if I've missed your posts and I will endevour to catch up with you soon.
 I've been having a tidy-up and a sort-out lately and came across this publication in mum's knitting basket.  Wanna look?


The views about the pill were most revealing 



and now seem so outdated  thank goodnessEven though this was 1974 I was still surprised to read that Marion thought that sterilisation was "the only answer"  No doubt sending her old man for the snip wasn't considered an option. I wonder what happened?

After the family planning advice came the interiors pages... 
 bedrooms like this featured in many a seventies sitcom.


Seems like blues was the news that year and Habitat was the place to shop.


I don't think many UK homes had central heating in 1974, (ours certainly didn't, it was bastard freezing. I remember waking to find the net curtains frozen against the inside of the window!) so one may have needed to knit these to stay warm inside, as well as out!


I was twelve when this was published and back then I used to secretly listen to Radio Luxembourg in bed under the blanket with the aid of my trannie earpiece. Oh yes, I was quite the rebel!




Have a great weekend all.

 

Tuesday 11 February 2014

Hey Good Lookin'

In my last post I made a tongue in cheek remark about giving myself a facelift with Picmonkey,  even if I could afford plastic surgery I deffo would not go down that route, no siree. I have seen enough dodgy looking middle-aged faces coming through Gatwick to know that I'd rather look old, than strange. 

 
source

We've all seen those ageing celebs with stretched faces and wrinkly hands and necks... of course each to their own and all that but I do wonder who they think they are fooling? 



Anyways this got me thinking about how we attempt to hold back the years in less invasive ways... ie the beauty regime.
Not sure I have a regime as such,  I'm quite low maintenance when it comes to beauty products, but here are a few that I swear by at the moment.

 

My fine thin hair has been highlighted for at least ten years and this together with heat damage made it feel quite straw-like at the ends before I discovered these Argan Oil products.  The hair mask leaves it feeling soft and silky and if I don't have time for the mask, the leave-in oil treatment does the same job.  I always stock up on Avon products when they are on offer, (which is fairly often) as I've been using this brand for donkeys years and never been disappointed with the quality.



Next up is another Avon product, recently discovered - Avon Magix, a face primer.  I'd never used one of these before, it's a bit like Polyfiller - fills in all the cracks before you apply your foundation. I've found by using this, foundation doesn't sit in and emphasize my lines so much. Also a bonus was the price, about £6, a few quid cheaper than others I've seen in the shops. 
 


It has crossed my mind once or twice that I might be considered 'too old' for false eyelashes, but what the heck, if they're good enough for Mary Berry they're good enough for me! For special occasions I'll buy a pair of natural looking lashes(not those hairy spider ones)for around a fiver. They are tricky little buggers to apply but I found this helpful tutorial and with practise it does get easier.


Over the years I've removed my make up with all sorts. As a teenager I started off with Anne French cleansing milk (remember that?) and continued with various, always inexpensive, lotions and potions.  Now my skin is drier it can take something richer and I have found this Boots cold cream to be an excellent cleanser. If I've had a skinful and I can't be arsed to do this, I use a wash off cleanser instead.  Eye make-up is always removed with baby oil, been using it for decades and never found anything to touch it.



I'd heard about this next product for years but never tried it as it's a bit on the pricey side. However last year at xmas my company gave us all a £25 voucher to spend in Duty Free so I treated myself. I love the ever so slightly medicated fragrance and it's a great moisturiser for hands, I also use it as a lip balm.  The only drawback is it's quite sticky so don't apply it  just before dressing or going out.  Will definitely be buying this one again though. 




Lastly another moisturiser. I've recently been using Olive Oil and have to give the credit for this to Janet who mentioned it in her blog post here. For several reasons I really like this, it's very cost effective, it moisturises my face really well and I can use it on my body too, it absorbs quite quickly and unless you use a palm full doesn't leave you with a shiny mush.  The odour is only noticeable for a couple of minutes and for me this isn't an issue.  I challenge you to try it, my oil of choice is Lidl's finest and at £1.99 for half a litre it's a no brainer. 

So, these are my current beauty staples, I'd love to hear about yours.


Wednesday 5 February 2014

Scavenger Hunt - January


I'm linking up late again for Scavenger Hunt so without further ado here are January's offerings. Thanks as always to Suzie for hosting.


J is for


1pm

at St Swithuns East Grinstead


Measurement

weighing oats for flapjacks

Colour

 a shop window in Brighton


A corner

Prudy's favourite space - the understairs cupboard in the corner of the sitting room


Hats

Had fun with this one in Picmonkey but couldn't find the 'facelift' editing tool.


Stamp



Looking Down

A lane in East Grinstead

Crowd

Brighton railway station


Natural

Ivy... complete with earwig


Fruit

I like the moody shadows in this one

Roof







If you've made it this far, thanks for looking and do take a look at the fab link ups over at Greenthumbs blog here, where you'll find the list for February.


xxx