Framing my Polaroids

 Looking forward to 2015 also means looking back on 2014 and some of my favourite memories. Lugging my Polaroid around has become a habit of mine, I love the "in the moment" mood it gives to a photo, that unedited look that beats digital images hands down. A question does pop into my mind however... where to put them all?! I thought perhaps collecting them in frames would be a fab way to put them up. 

 To start with I bought a simple black frame and stuck brown paper to the back board. I then arranged the Polaroids in a grid shape roughly measuring the distances between each one and then sticking them down with blue tack.

 I love the way it looks and think its a super easy way to display your photos to the world (or whoever enters your house)! 

Cheap And To-Die-For Candle Discovery

 When it gets dark and cold in the evenings, there's nothing I love doing more than staying in and lighting up my room with a ton of festive smelling candles. I love the way they look in clumps and lined up on my shelves, they seem to add that extra cozyness to any room.

 Now I'm normally a total Yankee Candle lover, and believe me I've been through a few over the years. But recently I've been searching for some cheaper candles that still smell just as good, considering my rather empty purse (I blame Topshop). 

I stumbled across these candles in Wilko whilst perusing the aisles for any bargains. On first glance I liked the packaging, a glass candle holder always comes in handy for those spare makeup brushes. When I went up close and did my usual sniff I was so surprised at how strong and gorgeous the smells were! Considering the price I had to snatch up a few, restricting myself to three; Vanilla Pod, Apple Orchard and Midnight Iris - which is my favourite, a kind of musky, fruity smell (excuse my attempt at describing it!).  They give off such a lovely scent to the room and they've got loads of scents to choose from, I know I'll definitely be back for more!

My December Reads

 Around this time of year especially, when it's cold and wet outside, I love to cozy up and read a good book, mug of green tea in hand. I thought I'd try my best to share some of the page turners I've been reading this month and why I loved them so much. 

Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle 
This is a perfect read for this time of year. The story begins by focusing on one girl who finds herself stuck on a train due to this wintry blizzard. What's so clever is the book has been chopped into three sections each written by a different author, looking at different characters affected by the blizzard. So the actions that this one girl takes, end up setting off a chain of events that affect a bunch of characters throughout the book. I must give warning though, this book has smidge of romance and cuteness so anyone looking for a more down to earth, serious book; this might not be the one for you! 

We Were Liars By E. Lockhart 
A friend recommended this book to me and I have to say it's probably on my favourite books ever list. It's so beautifully written with a haunting and jaw dropping twist at the end. The book revolves around this (without giving too much away) 'perfect' family who appear to be very privileged. It focuses on one girl in this family and how she has been affected by her relationships between the people around her.  It has a dusting of romance, a shed-load of tragedy and an air of mystery that had me on Goodreads trying to figure the ending out! 

Because She Loves Me by Mark Edwards 
This is another gripping read that I can't seem to put down, I'm only 68% through the book (excuse my Kindle language) but I'm already hooked. It is written from this man, Andrew's, point of view and follows his life as he falls in love with this women. As you get further and further into the book you see Andrew's bad luck grow, causing the reader and Andrew to question his relationship with this woman. This book is definitely full of mystery, perhaps not the cheeriest of Christmas reads, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves a well written and mysterious page turner! 

---Georgina---

Love For My Record Player

  I got this cute record player for my birthday about 6 months ago (hint hint for any of those last minute Christmas pressies!) along with a bunch of Elvis records (yes, I adore Elvis). It now sits pride of place on my chest of draws, where I use it occasionally when I'm feeling a tad oldieworldy. 

 I love that crackly sound it gives off but one thing I do need more of is the actual records haha. The dream is to have stacks and stacks of them. Trouble is finding any record shops that sell them. I'm tempted by the shiny new ones they sell in HMV but a part of me loves those smaller shops with piles of the second hand ones *sighs*. 

 Anyway, the dream lives on and for the meantime I can make do with my 60s classics! 

   --Georgina--

The First Post *Gulps*

Here it is... the dreaded first blog post!
 I wasn't sure what to say so I thought I'd do a  'Hello. Here I am'  kinda thing...
 I'm 16 and live in the UK, I love late nights and not so early mornings, red lipstick and book shops. Not forgetting a love of Polaroid cameras and food.
 I thought I'd start off this small blog to share my thoughts with who ever has the time to read them!

    ---Georgina---