- Hayley Angell -
  • SPEAKING
  • INSTA
  • LFFF
  • PODCAST
  • Contact

Hello, Possums!

Grappling with Charm Uniqueness Nerve and Talent

27/3/2016

1 Comment

 
Picture
WARNING: This post may (does) contain shameless RuPaul's Drag Race references.
Figuring out what you want to be when you grow up is hard. Like childbirth hard.  At age 5 you can answer the question effortlessly (a cleaner (true story)), at age 10 you’ve matured in your tastes (Screen Goddess), by 16 you’re confident (after all, you picked your university degree... Business Woman Extraordinaire), at 19 you’re questioning your degree entirely and by 21 you just want to get the bloody thing finished - zero shits given to the topic. By 25 you’re genuinely shocked you’re not yet CEO of a global conglomerate and at 27 you’re aware of being groomed for the hazy, soulless abyss of meaningless middle management. At 29 you realise everyone around you hates their job as much as you do  and at 31 you’re so disenfranchised you quit the whole bloody mess to start an Etsy shop hand sewing wedding ring pillows.

Read More
1 Comment

Along Came Hettie : 7 truths about dog raising

15/3/2016

1 Comment

 
Picture
People who write blogs seem to be in the lofty position of giving advice: "9 tips for..." "7 ways to..." "28.63 things you must..." When it comes to dog rearing, my position is the antithesis of 'lofty'. I'm not even on ground level. 'Mordor' feels like a conservative estimation. It goes without saying - I bloody love my dog. I actually can't (and don't want to) imagine my life without her. But sitting here, drinking the world's largest vat of tea - purely for medicinal reasons - after being unable to remove Hettie from the plastic Tesco ham container she proceeded to lick clean before tearing into tiny strips, ingesting each and every one (did I mention that I was calling her name, offering her treats and pathetically attempting to catch her in full view of all Kelvingrove Park patrons while she destructed the container over a 15 minute period?), I thought I would take a moment to share - not tips - but truths of dog parenting as I know them.

Read More
1 Comment

Vintage Style Challenge #2: Nottingham, a mean-spirited sherif and a very vintage day out

9/3/2016

2 Comments

 
Picture
The jury's in, you crazy kids LOVE a Vintage Style Challenge as much as I do. This isn't just another one of those run-of-the-mill 'match made in heaven' scenarios. Nuh-ah. This is the kind of match that's been dipped in awesome, covered in chocolate buttons and vomited on by unicorns wearing replicas of Audrey Hepburn's 1954 Oscars gown. While I hadn't expected to take on another style challenge so soon, when my plan for a ladies morning tea at my all time favourite vintage store (located a mere 300 miles from home) in Nottingham exploded with the news of a Judy's Vintage Fair (nay, that's Judy's AFFORDABLE Vintage Fair, to be precise) on the very same day... it would have been rude not to take up Challenge #2. Team, you know the rules: 3 hours. £30. Wildly unnecessary pauses for carb-loaded snacks. Gratuitous photographs of my watch. GO!

Read More
2 Comments

Chalk it up as a damn fine blackboard tutorial (that'll only cost a quid)

3/3/2016

2 Comments

 
Picture

Skill level: Beginner
Time: 
​15 minutes

Chalkboards are pretty bloody handy - especially when you're people-herding at a wedding or special event. Whether it's directions to the loos, a nifty editable table-plan, the place for a mildly irritating inspirational love quote or a reminder that - yes - it is indeed a free bar (okay, that one probably doesn't require any form of signage... bushfires have taken longer to spread)  - you can almost never have too many of the things on hand. A chalkboard that's free standing?! Even better.
Yes, yes - I know, your budget is so out of control the 12,467% interest on that pay-day-advance loan is starting to sound like a really good deal... relax, I've got your back. Read on my lovely, £1/$2(ish) blackboard frames await...

Read More
2 Comments

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    Follow
    Picture

    ​The detail...

    A big dollop of love from my finger tips to your screen (I promise that's not as creepy as it sounds).  xx

    ​Categories

    All
    Big Girls Guide
    Glorious Food
    Handmade Love
    Life (and Stuff)
    Munchings & Musings
    Tutorials
    Vintage Style
    Weddings

    Archives

    April 2018
    November 2017
    July 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014

    RSS Feed

Connect with me:     

  • SPEAKING
  • INSTA
  • LFFF
  • PODCAST
  • Contact