Thursday, December 11, 2014

Bow and Crossbones under the Christmas tree

I'm pretty sure that by now, most of my readers must know about UK-based company Bow and Crossbones. The lovely Cam - Miss Bow and Crossbones herself - has definitely popped up in some photos on my blog over the years.

Cam and I at the Rockabilly Rave this past summer, where there was a Bow and Crossbones stall.

As well as selling clothing, home wares and accessories, Bow and Crossbones has a huge selection of jewellery, including  bamboo bangles and tiki earrings, kitsch brooches and a selection of gorgeous reproduction confetti lucite jewellery.

Going by my Instagram feed, and all my Hawaiian-dress-wearing friends, it's clear that the selection of bamboo jewellery is a favourite...and of course I have some B&C bamboo pieces myself!


I picked up some bamboo hoop earrings and bracelets (both the plain and double-twisted kind) at the Mid Century Market this summer, and have worn them so much. They go perfectly with summery outfits and are super lightweight, so very comfortable to wear.


Bow and Crossbones also sell chiffon scarves - such as the teal one that I am wearing in these photos. They are nice and sturdy, although the one I got is a little smaller than some of my other scarves, so I can't tie it into a full bow - this doesn't really bother me, although it would perhaps be better used as a neck scarf instead.


I also got these fabulous two tone tear drop earrings, which can be worn two ways....  

Two-in-one earrings - flip them around and voilĂ !

You can simply turn the pieces around so that they hang either as a tear drop...or an upside down tear drop shape!

It's also worth noting that you can also custom order jewellery from Bow and Crossbones.  I had these huge green confetti hoops (which you can just about see, twinkling away in the photo!) made for me earlier in the year, and I love them.


If you haven't got any Bow and Crossbones jewellery yet, then you can have a peruse online, or you can check them out in person at the Mid Century Market in Camden this coming Sunday (14th December 2014), where there will be a whole stall full of goodies....perfect for Christmas pressies or to treat yourself!

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Riot to the Rhythm...

This year's Rhythm Riot was a blast! Of course it's always fun - how could it not be, with music, dancing, friends, parties and vintage galore?

Highlights for me this year included The Del Rio Ramblers in the Queen Vic on Saturday afternoon - they sounded amazing, but I couldn't get close enough to watch them, so danced instead... 

A lovely couple snapped these photos of us, and very kindly sent them to me when we got back!

Lil Mo and The Dynaflos, who are one of the best doo-wop bands on the scene...I did get close enough to watch them, but it seems I spent a lot of time gazing into the eyes of my sweetheart...

Photo by Lydia Penke

Josh 'Hi-Fi' Sorheim, who I was close enough to watch, and I even managed to snap a couple of photos of him...this guy can really get the party started!


The Devil's Cut Combo, who played a blinder of a set on Sunday afternoon as the cars were cruising out...

A little al fresco live music on a Sunday afternoon to blow the cobwebs away!

As always, the chalet parties are pretty much the best thing about having to live in chalets for a weekend...

 The best chalet mates you could ask for!

The opportunity to get dolled up and spend time with friends is priceless...


Then there's the DANCING!!!!!!!

Photo by Tony Bruce

Photo by Claire-Michelle Goble 

Photo by Gary Jones

Looking forward to doing it all over again next year!

Friday, November 7, 2014

Spooktacular shenanigans!

Ooooooohhhheeeeeee, it's been a long old time since my last post! What better time to get back on the blogging saddle, than post-Halloween?

Summer went by in a whirlwind, and we are now thoroughly in the midst of Autumn, however, the warm climes returned for a day, and rather spookily, we had a unseasonably warm Halloween this year, which was good news for all those trick or treaters.

I didn't do anything special on Halloween this year, although I thoroughly enjoyed watching loverboy answer the door and scare the living daylights out of the trick or treaters...


We went out dancing at Rock n Roll Old School the following night, and enjoyed a night filled with good music, lots of sweeties, and Hollywood icons, such as Marilyn Monroe...


I went as a circus show girl, this year, and I was escorted by Mexican wrestler extraordinaire, Lucho Lunchbox...


I'm not going to lie, ever since this party, I have been daydreaming about becoming a showgirl and running away to join the circus...


We were in good company that night, with a host of Victorian ghosts and monsters, dodgy surgeons, zombie Barbara Cartland, Max from Where the Wild Things Are, Catwoman, and Morticia and Wednesday Addams all in attendance...


We also had friends visiting from overseas, Elisa (aka Like a Tree in the Desert) and her husband Ben came along to raise a toast to All Hallows' Eve...


Another brilliant RnR Old School - thank you to Jim (DJ Big Kahuna) for putting on a frightfully fun night, and to DJ Dandy, DJ Moose and DJ Ceri Poppins for keeping us on the dance floor!