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Wednesday, December 12

Box of crayons...

That time of the week again....
(oh and not to freak you out but it's only 13 sleeps until Christmas!)
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better!" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Hump Day :)

PS: How cool is this crayon art work? I really want to make this myself! It was trending on Pinterest a little while ago and I pinned it straight away to my crafty ideas/DIY board for a future DIY art project. The lovely Milly from Pearls and Poodles actually tried her hand at crayon art recently and blogged about her step-by-step tutorial here (link). Looks cool don't you think? 

Monday, December 10

Mint winters day OOTD & new cross bracelet

For those of you who follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you would have already seen my picture post of two bargains I picked up in the H&M sale last week. I was quickly popping into my local store buy some socks (of all necessities) and got distracted by the sales racks where I found this lovely cropped mint knitted jumper for only £15! Even though it's now winter and you might see mint as more of a spring colour I see no reason why to shy away from brightening my winter days with colourful outfits. This is me in my new jumper on Sunday, where I combined the mint jumper with my favourite bright pink winter wooly snood scarf.
Do you like this colourful look for winter?
To keep warm I paired it with my super snug tan UGG boots!
I have also been meaning to show you this new fine side cross bracelet that I got from ASOS a few weeks back. It is from their ASOS collection and you can get it in silver, gold and rose gold. It looks more gold in this photo but mine is the rose gold one.
Get it here for only £6 (link)

I was back home (yet again!) this weekend to celebrate St Nicolas with my family. It is my favourite Dutch tradition because it is an evening full of laughs, presents and the most yummy St Nicolas treats!
I definitely indulged in a fair amount of Speculaas this weekend....
Dutch Speculaas Chunks - you can find my recipe here (link). The gym is definitely calling my name this week after my indulgent but fun family weekend but hell it was worth it ;)

Saturday, December 8

Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2012

Its no secret that I love Victoria Secret and every year I cant wait to see their annual amazing fashion shows (see photos of previous years here and here). This years extravaganza went down in NYC on November 8 and it aired this week on CBS in America.

During the show the famous Angels strutt their hot stuff on the catwalk in the most glamous and fun outfits showcasing some of the upcoming pieces from the lingerie retailer. The show this year consisted of six separate themed segments being; Circus, Dangerous Liaisons, Calendar Girls, Pink Is Us, Silver Screen Angels and Angels in Bloom.

There were a handful of memorable ensembles — Alessandra modeled the 2012 Fantasy Bra, covered in $2.5 million worth of gems, while Miranda donned a Swarovski-embellished corset. Doutzen Kroes looked incredible in a pink pom-pom ensemble, and Lily Aldridge, whose Kings of Leon rocker husband, Caleb Followill, was in the front row, took a turn down the runway in a patriotic flag skirt.




In addition to the Angels, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and Bruno Mars also took the stage with some great musical performances. Rihanna definitely stole the show, she looked beautiful and simply smokin' hot! She could easily be one of the next angels! ;)
 

My current favourite Victoria Secret Angels would have to be Doutzen Kroes, Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepoel and Erin Heatherton.
I think Doutzen (a fellow Dutchy) has the perfect body; I mean just look at her..WOW!

Who are your favourite VS Angels and did you watch the show this week?