My 2012

Dear 2012,

 

This is the last day of 2012, therefore I thought I'd reflect over the past year... and what a year its been!! Busy!! I've packed so much in to one year...
Started off in January with a Holiday to Egypt, followed by my first ever radio appearance where I won a trip to the Brit Awards, I had an unforgettable night! Had to come back down to reality after that.

I've been to the theatre many times this year, to see plays, musicals, and Ballet performances, including: Beauty and the beast, Legally Blonde the Musical, and Chicago. In January I also started Ballet lessons which I'm still doing and love.

Also been to a few gigs this year, You me at six and The killers, but in August went to Reading Festival!! My first time, got to see many bands that I love, like Paramore and The Foo Fighter. Not forgetting in that same month, nearer the beginning, we had the Olympics in London!! Wow what an event that was, I was lucky enough to go with friends and family to the event of a life time. Watched some of the athletics, be there when history was made.

Moving on in the year, October I got to make the flowers for a friends wedding, but also be there on her big day to help celebrate with her!! Even the sun made an appearance in this wet year. In November my favourite saga of books came to an end with the last film being released, Twilight saga: Breaking dawn part two. I had to go to the midnight showing, and a few times after, to see the story come to an end. Fun night and a great film... Still waiting for the DVD to be released. I've enjoyed many films and TV shows over the past year, but also sad that one of my favourites, Gossip Girl came to an end.

But best of all... I had a great year with my friends and family, who spent their time with me, enjoying this year, all the highs and lows it gave us. I made some knew friends and remembered the ones we lost. Without them in my life, my year won't of been as fun, because no matter what you do spent time with the people you wanna be with, make the most of the time you have. Trust me this year has gone quick!! So thank you to them all... You know who you are, Mwah.

 

Lastly, I got to have a dream come true this year...

 

I was able to visit the city I've always dreamed about seeing, New York City. Thank you to my Brother who put up with me, making him find places from films and TV shows, go to the top of towers, walk bridges also sit on steps (The met steps, just like in Gossip Girl). Made some new friends also on my visit. Its a city that I can't wait to go back and visit now I've been once.

Thank you 2012 for beginning a fun year, so many memories made that they will last a life time.

Love Lolly
xoxo

PS: Also this year I started my Blog that you are reading. I've enjoyed writing about many different things. This post is also my 100th!! Enjoy, speak to you in 2013.

Christmas Table Centre

Hello everyone,

My last post was about Christmas, but I didn't include what I made to decorate our table. I'm a trained florist, so there could only be one thing to decorate our table...Yes Flowers. Have flowers on the table, just add that bit extra. Also I enjoy making arrangements, they make great presents for friends and family, so I made two more!!

This is a long and low design, as our table is quiet big on Christmas day. I like a candle in the middle of my table centre, I've included ball balls and cinnamon.

My family's Table.

 

 The next two designs are all round arrangement, more a posy style. I knew they wouldn't have much room on their tables so had to make a smaller design than mine.

A smaller arrangement I made for my neighbour.

An arrangement I made for my Nan.

I hope I've given you an idea for your table next year. Or even if you are having a party.

Love Lolly
xoxo

My christmas

Morning everyone,

It's been a few days now since Christmas, the day we all take days and even months getting ready for!! I had a lovely day with my family, also a perfect Turkey dinner... Without the Brussels.
I was very spoilt by friends and family, with many great gift. Yes, i had a box full of present!!

I didn't get to open them till the afternoon on Christmas day!

I don't know how I waited so long!!

 

I got many gifts, including: DVD's, bath smellies, Chocolate, handbags, Magazine subscription, Jewellery, books and much more. I hope all my friends and family like the presents I gave them.

 

I also got a present two days after Christmas sent by post from across the pond... USA. I had to show you it as it relates to previous posts...Twilight related post.

A hand made Ball ball, which inside has

many quotes from the twilight books!!

Just so me!

 

Christmas is now all over for another year, many people are out hitting the sales find items to buy for next year!!

 

 

Love Lolly

xoxo





London trip - Ballet the Nutcracker

Hello everyone,

This week has been a busy one! Yeah, I know we are on our way to Christmas now, and I've been busy working, but also delivery presents to my friends.
On my day off this week, my mum and I decided we want to get in the Christmas spirit so we headed to London for all the festive fun. The English National Ballet are performing at the London Coliseum their production of The Nutcracker.

 

This is a beautiful production, and perfect for Christmas for all the family to enjoy. The performance is spilt into 2 Acts.
Act 1:
Clara's Bedroom
The Party
The battle
The Land of Snow

Act 2:
The Puppet Theatre

The story starts on Christmas Eve: Clara's family are having a party with many friends invited including Dr Drosselmeyre and his nephew. Dr Drosselmeyre presents Clara with her gift, A Nutcracker Doll. Clara is pleased with her present, however that night she has a nightmare in which her Nutcracker Doll is attacked by the evil mouse King.   - This is just a quick run down of the story, however the program has a beautiful explanation of the ballet.
The dancers are amazing, moving in ways you can only dream, portraying the story of the nutcracker. With many turns, balances, skill and point work, shown by the dancers... Only the females with the point work. The costumes are beautiful, you can tell plenty of hard work and hours of time went in to making them, helping to add to the overall effect of the performance.

This is stunning performance of a well known story, one that you can enjoy again and again.

Merry Christmas,
Love Lolly
xoxo

Pez sweets!

Hello All,

I post recently about my trip to New York and how I went to the home of the sweets PEZ in Connecticut. I visited their factory, also their shop where I brought a few of their sweets and dispensers, including Ariel for me, Bambi for my mum, my brother even got one for himself.
Well last week while shopping in my local town I found these sweets and their dispensers in Primark and Pound land!! I hadn't seen them in the UK for a while, so was pleasantly surprised!! I'm glad these little sweets are making a come back!

The sweets in Primark.

 

Also in Pound land.

 

Looks like I've found my supply of sweets locally with out paying out for another flight to get some more!! Haha.

 

Love Lolly

xoxo





Getting ready for Christmas

Good Afternoon,

We are well into December now, which means I need make sure I've got everything ready for Christmas. This includes getting the decorations up! Now I think the decorations always start at the front door, that why I love making a door decoration.
I decided this year to have a traditional door garland. However I didn't just make one for my own front door, but for my Nan's, Neighbour and Brothers Work.

A nice Large Gold bow, with added ivy,

ball balls, cones and added snow.

 

Silver ribbon round the design, with a large bow

at the bottom. Ball Balls and Holly added to create

extra detail.

 

Large gold bow, with grouped ball balls, ivy and

cones with added snow.

 

With my three door wreaths made, I'd run out of ready made rings (I didn't have time to make the whole thing, however I do know how to make it) I had to make something a bit different.

 

This design is created by taking three similar size brunches

of pine, tie them together at the top. Place a bow over the tying point.

Attach ivy and ball balls with added snow to create more

of a christmasy design.  



 

 

These make great christmas presents for my family and friends, to help them get Christmas started.

 

Love Lolly

xoxo

Trip to London - "Winter Wonderland"

Evening Everyone,

I've had a lovely day out today with two of my close friends. With Christmas getting nearer, my friends and I wanted a Christmasy day out, so where better to go than London's Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland!!!

The entrance.

 

Claire, Moi in the middle, and Chrissie.

 

There were plenty of stalls, with different foods and drinks to

choose from. But also many stalls with plenty of

gift items.

 

We had great fun, looking around, trying a bacon sausage (German), the girls had mulled cider. I had a hunt through the gift stalls find many hand made items, from Russian Dolls, Jewellery, Christmas ornaments, clothes and much more. I found myself two small items.



A cute little heart charm that I'm going to add to my Christmas Tree.

A beautiful vintage style, necklace watch Pendant.

 

It a lovely day out for all the family to enjoy, plenty to entertain the kids with rides at the funfair.

 

Overall a fun day with my friends, that's got me into the Christmas mood!

 

Love Lolly

xoxo

 

 

My "Jack Wills" goody bag gifts

Hello,

While I was away on holiday, my friends went to a Jack Wills Christmas open evening. I had also purchased a ticket, which they took along with them and the money for the jumper they knew I wanted. I went to the event last year at St Albans, I got a goody bag with some great gifts and a new jumper (Which I still love).
To go to the event you need to prebook, and it cost £20. You do get £20 off the item you perchance if you spend over £50.
There's what I got in my goody bag:

Head phones, Winter Woolly hat and Rail card holder.

 

Its all like a little Christmas present to myself!! The hat isn't a colour I would normally pick, but with the cold weather outside, its keeping my head warm. Also I love the head phones, perfect for train journeys.

Just got to wait till Christmas to see if I can get money so I can go and buy something else from Jack Wills.

 

Love Lolly

xoxo

My New York Purchases

Hi everyone,

While I was in New York, I did visit a 5th Avenue the home to shopping in the city. However, if I did buy all the items I wanted that I saw, I would of needed a massive Loan, which I wasn't willing to have. But I did buy a few items while I was in the City.

Cute Keyrings.

Yes, I found Bloomingdales just off 5th Avenue,

 and I had to get the famous bag. Took me a while

to find it in the shop!! (I've already got a meduim brown bag

which someone once brought me).

 

I did visit a local Mall close to where I was staying, I got a few bits from there too!

T-shirt from Abercrombie & Fitch

Love the picture on here.

Another Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt.

I couldn't just get one t-shirt.

 

Shirt from Hollister.

 

 



Black and purple Converse.

 

I also brought myself a new hoody from my trip to New Haven, the home of Yale University.

It is so soft and cozy.

 

I could of brought loads more, but run out of time as well as money to buy everything i liked. I need to win the lottery to have everything I want!!

I'm hopeing to visit the city again soon, so I best get saving.

 

Love Lolly

xoxo

 

Christmas is on its way!!!

Dear friends,

December seems to have sneaked up on me. Maybe has something to do with the fact that I've been away, but before I knew it I've been handed Christmas cards. Therefore this weekend I've spent most of Sunday quickly writing cards and wrapping presents. I am a little bit prepared for Christmas, as I have done most of my Christmas shopping, there are only one or two more I need to get. So I can breath easy on that part, however I had planned to make Christmas cards for my friends and family, but time isn't on my side. Therefore I've got some beautiful cards from Paperchase.

I thought these were really cute. 

 

I just need to get them all written and presents sent in the post or hand delivered to their new owners before Christmas.

 

Hope you all are getting ready for Christmas too!

 

Love Lolly

xoxo

My Trip Aboard - New York City

Hey everyone,

Sorry I've been a bit quite this last week, however I haven't been around to give you posts to read.
I've been very lucky to travel aboard to a city I've always wanted to visit. Now I'm not shy to big cities, I've already travelled London (My local city), Paris, Berlin and Chicago in the USA. This time I got to head back to the USA to visit the famous city of NEW YORK!!
I've always wanted to visit this city, I've seen it in many of my favourite TV shows and films. Its been a dream to visit New York city, something I've been trying to do since i turned 18, however life just sometimes gets in the way. Back at the beginning of October I book the Trip! There was no return (Not that i was going to change my mind) I was off to New York for the end of November. You might be thinking, why? Well, my older brother had been living just outside of New York city for the last few months and welcomed me to stay. I just couldn't say NO. Therefore when the 23rd November finally arrived, I knew I was getting on a plane and heading across the ocean.


Day 1

• Travelled across the Ocean
• Got a train from Grand Central Station
• Viewed the house I was staying in for the week
• Evening Entrainment

My first Yellow Taxi

Times Square

The empire state Building from a distance

A steming drain! Yeah, to some people

it might not be much but seen loads in

films!

Grand Central Station. (From the inside)

It a beautiful building.

A Yellow fire Hydrant

Ice Hockey - A vicious sport.

In front of the Ice.

 

So had a busy first day! Exciting times!

 

Day 2

• The beach
• New Haven
• The Pez factory

My view in the morning from my bedroom

window.

Yes, thats the beach from my window.

 

A beautiful day for walking along the beach

The house I was staying in.

My name in the sand.

 

Moi... In the sun shine.

USA 2012... yes the year!

New Haven... The home to Yale College.

The Ivy league College.

The pretty Churches

 

The Pez Factory.....

Yes the home of them little sweets you had when you were younger.

There was even a Lucky charm one!

Small christmas tree decorated in Pez sweets.

Kristin and I chose Ariel!

My Brother, Me, Kristin and Nate outside

the factory!! With our shopping bags.

 

Day 3

• The Empire state Building.
• Madison Square Garden
• Times Sqaure
• Central Park
• 5th Avenue
 





 On my Third day in the USA my Brother and I headed into the city.

Grand Central Station.

 

The New York Library.

 

The Loby of The Empire State Building.

The view south.

The view towards Central Park.

Madison Sqaure Garden, Home of the....Knicks!!

Got to watch the Knicks play, The New York Basketball Team.

Moi

Moi just a bit excited to be in Times Square.

The Empire Hotel - This Hotel features in the TV show

Gossip Girl as the hotel Chuck Bass owns.

The castle in central Park

The boat house in Central Park.

5th Avenue.

Tiffany's!! However I didn't have breakfast here.

Ice skating at the Rockefeller Centre. We didn't skate,

but I'll be back to give it ago.

 

 

Day 4

• Local Mall

Eating Frozen Yogurt

What we would call football boots. Just not used

to the name. Found it interesting.

A little Dog for sale in the pet shop!

How cute, but I wasn't allowed to bring him

home.

Had dinner in a Wendy's.

 

Day 5

• Boat Ride
• Wall Street
• Natural History Museum.

The Statue of Liberty

Moi on the boat with the Statue of Liberty and

Ellis Island in the back ground.

The New York stock exchange.

The Natural History Musuem.

The Easter Island Head.

"You Dum dum gimme gum gum."

Quote from night at the museum.

The front of Grand Central Station.

 



Day 6

• Ground Zone
• The Brooklyn Bridge.
• Brooklyn

Ground Zone. A beautiful tribute to all those people

who lost their lives on 9/11

Brooklyn Bridge.

The stunning view from the bridge.

Day 7

The Rockefeller Centre

Central Park

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bloomingdales

The view from the top of the Rockefeller Centre

towards Central Park.

The Squirrels in Central Park

Central Park Zoo.

The Alice in Wonderland Statue in

Central Park.

The Metropolitan Museum.

Moi sitting on The Met steps... Just like in Gossip Girl.

Bloomingdales

The Christmas Tree under the Rockefelle Building.

Last picture of Grand Central Station.

 

Day 8

I flew home on day 8. With a 7 hour flight home, I did get to watch two more films.

 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing all my pictures from my trip to New York City. It's alway been a dream of mine to visit the city, I'm still in love with this city and after visiting has made me wanna go back!! Maybe when its a little warmer... April, May next time??

 

 

Love Lolly

xoxo