Swedish "Please Be Mine" Hasbeens

Wow.  What a week!  I've had a week of challenges, small victories and everything in between.  But it's been super good.  I think I'm getting a taste for being challenged and pushed...it's a good thing!  This coming week is going to be similar, and with even more busyness thrown in (somehow!)  Now, before I get to sleepy...here's what I've been ogling today (whilst avoiding packing...!)

...I am in love (yes, love) with so many of Swedish Hasbeens latest styles.  This year's Spring Collection is so dreamy, and has my favourite colours.  Lots of mint and soft pink!  

Take a peek below at my absolute favourites!

Swedish Hasbeens Spring Collection

which is your favourite?  I've been lusting over the cream Mimmi (slingback with bow) for months and months now, and seeing it in the pink makes me want it more!  In all colours!  

Love and xoxoxos, gwynypie 

Neglect

My oh my.  This past week and a half I started my new job, and it's kept me so crazy busy I can't believe it.  I've literally been at work, then home purely to crash!  Craziness!  So yes, sorry for the neglect.  I'm rubbish.

Anyway, to relax, I've been looking around the internet for a little inspiration for when I have some real me time to create away...!

Love my friend Heledd's amazing upcycled product, and these cwtchins(!) are so lovely!  Her self-made businesses really inspire me to explore being creative and just going for it!

cwtchins

Ok, so this amazing chocolate amaretto crepe cake is actually all my sugar dreams in one beautifully fattening dessert.  I'm still processing how incredible it actually is, and will HAVE to attempt making it.  Just love love love it!

chocolate-amaretto-crepe-cake

I really want to start using lots and lots of washi tape, and this selection is insaaaaane.  Now, how to pick....thinking of projects already!  Scrapbooking, decorating, just for fun, putting tape on everything in sight!

Washi Tape

Now I just need some of that me time...

love, gwynypie xoxo

Inspiration

A little Dusty Springfield for big hair and sixties glamour inspiration.  I have a sudden urge to purchase some mega sized hot rollers...!

xoxo

gwynypie

Trying to take it all in...

When planning yesterday's mini adventure to the (amazing) beach/woods (what a combo!) I of course took notice of the weather and wore whatever the hell I fancied, which yes, I later regretted.  Big time!  But ah well.  It was such an extremely windy day that I had to layer up on ALL the random accessories I have lying around my car (ok, maybe not all, as that would be 3 hats, 1 flowery poncho, slingback clogs, cowboy boots, a candy stripe patterned umbrella and 2 scarves).  As we climbed the dunes to the beach, you could hear the roar of the wind, and on the beach itself it looked like sheets of sand flying.  I tried to capture that in the photos, but I don't think you can really see how spectacular this was!

I look like the shape of a Christmas tree in this shadow shot.  Too many accessories maybe?!

We couldn't believe this piece of driftwood was able to withstand the wind.

Flying sand.  Basically, all the lighter, more yellowy coloured bits are flying sand!

More flying sand.

Our footprints.

Time for the woods! This is my favourite area of the whole park (which is massive).  Being there takes me right back to childhood, and running around playing games and feeling totally freeee (i.e. without responsibility!)  It was so nice to just wander and snap photos, taking it all in!  I actually got reeeeally annoyed when we bumped into other people, as though they were stepping on my own personal land.  Ah well.

It took a solid team effort to free my scarf from this nettle.  I wasn't sure if we'd all get out alive to be honest!  Tee hee!!

I love the orange colour of these buds.  (or are they berries?!)  It looked so pretty next to all the brown leaves and bare branches.

If only I could climb!

Sorry for such a photo heavy post (and that's the edited version!)

bye for now, gwynypie xo

A quick thought

Hope your week is full of wonder and all you want!

I have a pretty big week ahead of me and am trying to deal with nerves and worry, but am also trying to embrace change and challenges!  Whew!

loves, gwynypie xoxo

Today's Lesson Is...

... how ridiculously easy it is to make your own butter, as demonstrated at the amazing Dinner With Julie.  I'll definitely be trying this myself, and already see my future full of garlic butter, rosemary butter and all sorts of other butter!  I can feel my arteries clogging as I type!

Check out Julie's blog for instructions and great step by step picture instructions!

finished homemade butter!

happy butter making!

Another really swell food find is this spectacular cherry-vanilla cake at Sprinkle Bakes.  This cake is divine to look at, and includes two of my favourite colours, and it's food!  Yay!

Please see said pretty cake:

I reeeeally want to make this cake soon.  It may be the perfect cake for an upcoming house move celebration?!  

have fun making sweet treats and buttery goodness!

Try and...

going to try and think like this every day!

xoxo

gwynypie

Museum Musings (photo heavy)

This past Friday, my bestie and I planned a seaside day, but were greeted by annoying and constant drizzle.  In my opinion, the worst sort of rain.  So after cutting our planned walk much shorter we had our unseasonal ice cream sundaes (both of us had the marshmallow sundae, so delish!) we changed route and went to the new(ish) museum.  As it was later in the afternoon it was pretty quiet, and I therefore didn't feel too awkward wapping out my camera for some overtly geeky photo-taking!

I love a good reflection shot!

Pretty tins (apart from the John Smiths.  That's more uggers)

Gold!!

Bricks.  Yes, I said it.  Bricks.  But I really liked this bit!  Particularly as 'Penwyllt' literally translates to 'Wildhead.'  Tee hee.

The prettiest slate I ever did see.  This could make me into a fossil geek I'm sure.

Making electricity with wind!

Photos from one of my local tin plate works 1957.   

How amazing is this as a mode of transport?!

Toot toot!

Learning about transport links.

I love cogs.  I know that sounds weird, but there's something really cool about cogs!  So there!

Obligatory dress/shoe shot.

I've just inherited a vintage family sewing machine, and this one is just as purdy.

I'd love to give these patterns a go!

My home village has a famous choir.  Both my dad and uncle are in that photo!  There's also footage of the choir performing in another part of the museum.  

One of my faves.  Ever.

The sky looks so pretty.

excuse the photo heavy post!

loves, gwynypie 

xoxo