Jewellery Storage Solutions

I like many other women (and men) have struggled to store my masses of fashion jewellery that I have accumulated along the years. I have a beautiful leather jewellery box for my fine jewellery, but my fashion jewellery tends to be all over the place!

Some in bags, some in drawers, some in trunks, desks, make up bags - everywhere!

And you know that it's always that one necklace that you always wear with that one dress that you will never find when you want it!

Well I have been scouring the Internet, stores, blogs for some solutions in the last few weeks and I have found some ingenuous ideas that have solved my problem!!

The Black Dress Double Sided Jewellery Storage Organiser Hanger. Long length.

This amazing item I found on eBay and was a snip at £5! It stores necklaces on the front and everything else on the back. Fits onto a hanger, and takes up no more space than a dress or shirt! What a brilliant idea! Just type the above name in bold into eBay and it will come up.

Here's a close up-

And the best bit is.....no more rooting around for hours! You can see what you have.

My next great find are these storage boxes from Ikea. Called SKUBB.

Available in all colours you can imagine and only £7 for 6.

I use these in my make up drawer but they are fabulous for jewellery too. Smaller sizes are great for rings and larger ones for necklaces!!

Another fabulous find are these hook hangers for belts and necklaces.

I hang my 'chunkier' necklaces on here as they take up more space and weigh more.

Fabulous for belts too. These are available everywhere but mine are from Primark. £2!!

As I said I keep all my fine jewellery in my leather jewellery box which takes pride on place on my dresser. It's very pretty and I love it even more now it is solely dedicated to my more special jewellery!

Hope this has helped! Let me know if you have any more storage issues that you would like looked into!

Love

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Royal Baby Cambridge.... my love of our monarchy

It was Friday 29th April 2011 that saw a new generation (me included) celebrate a joyous occasion that filled us all with the royal bug. It was the wedding of William and Kate. It was a magical day filled with excitement, love, parties, celebrating and cheers all around as they said there I do's (or I will as it actually is in the UK).

I held a party for some close friends and family, but enjoyed the wedding with my then fiance and shed more than a few happy tears and oohed at her dress as she stepped out the car. Even my now husband shed a tear (not that he would admit it), which proves everyone loves a good wedding.

It is now mid July 2013 and we are awaiting the arrival of a little baby Cambridge and I cannot wait! Royal mania seems to have set in again (at least for me it has) and I have purchased the usual plates, napkins, cups and banners with the British flag on them. I have my Victoria Sponge ingredients sat in the fridge waiting to be whipped up into a yummy creation and friends on speed dial.

But why do we get so excited? 

For me it is the excitement of being witness (not directly with the birth obviously) to a great moment in history. In 1982 and the 1984 the world witnessed two royals being born and everyone was in awe.

Our parents talk about the day the babies were shown to the world, and how they knew these young men were going to be a important figure in there lives.

Well that is how I feel about the upcoming birth of the Prince or Princess Cambridge. This child will one day be our King or Queen. They will most probably adorn stamps, coins and notes we will use everyday. They will be in our lives forever and adorned in history forever. And to me that is all very exciting!

It is also a showcase of the love between William and Kate. The old fashioned values that they have lived by so far. The beautiful wedding after dating for a long time. The time they spent together before having a baby. And now awaiting the arrival of the completion of there family.

So I say hang the buntings, pour the Pimms, cover your house in Union Jacks, whip up a Victoria Sponge and celebrate this soon to be very exciting day. Enjoy the times in life that you will one day look back on and think- oh that day.....yes I remember...our King/Queen was born.

Rule Brittania

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Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM - Baseshaper review

I recently brought a Louis Vuitton Neverfull handbag in the GM size (the big boy!)...
While I was researching the bag I kept coming across something called a base shaper for the bags. It basically sits at the bottom of the bag to stop 'it sagging'.

At the time of purchasing the bag I did not order one of these - they are not sold by Louis Vuitton but on eBay, amazon and various online places.

There are many different styles, Perspex, plastic, leather, suede effect, coloured.

Below is my experience with my Neverfull GM with and without the base shapers....

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This is the base shaper I brought, a suede type feeling and look. I am pleased with the suede choice. Around £17 with delivery. This shows it in the bag at the bottom.

Base shaper in...

Base shaper out. Not much difference in looks at all!

This is my Neverfull GM with a lightish load. Looks great. 

And this has a laptop in. So it does sag with a heavy load. Also if I loaded a really heavy book/ coin filled purse/ shopping load.

To show you the difference the below pictures are with the same laptop in, but with the base shaper in.

Much better shape! It also feels more sturdy to me.

Overview- Base shaper-

A good purchase if you will be carrying some heavier items in your bag.

-It makes it feel more sturdy.

-Protects the bottom of your bag.

-Creates an over all better shape when full.

Hope this helps! Any questions then just ask!

Love

N

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Back Blogging after PC/laptop issues!!

I have been absent from blogging for the last few weeks as I have had major PC/laptop issues!

I am back online now as have lots of lovely blogs to post in the next week or so....

Here's a taster of what you can expect to see....

Slimming World - My journey

Exercise tips from a lazy girl

5 Favourite summer reads

Must have sunglass styles for 2013!

And much MUCH more.....

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