I took my mum on a little shopping trip to Derby yesterday, I had no intention of buying anything.......but I came home with this!
I swear I just can't help myself when it comes to Primark, they have so many gorgeous things I could have bought so much more so this is me being restrained lol
The first thing I got was this lilac sheer blouse which I thought was the perfect colour for Spring/Summer and would go perfectly with my mint skinny jeans. This was £10.
Next I got this amazing sheer teal coloured top, I really liked this because of the Aztec print on the front pocket and the back of this top. I also like the high low hem line and for £6 I thought it was a bargain!
I absolutely love this sleeveless blouse and yes I have gone mad for sheer tops, it's a gorgeous blush pink colour and it also has the high low hem line. This was £8.
Then I saw this teal t-shirt which is kind of distressed and see through which I thought would look nice with a black vest top underneath, it's just something easy to wear with jeans when I'm messing about with my little boy and it was only £4.
I didn't really need another pair of sandals but I saw these and I had to have them. I love leopard print, it's my favourite print and for £6 I just could not say no.
I got a pair of these about two years ago and I wore them to death so I thought I'd get a new pair. I got these for the ridiculous price of £2.50, how crazy is that?!
After hitting Primark hard (we were in there over an hour) we went to New Look and as I was looking through the sale items I stumbled upon this little beauty.
As I said earlier I'm a sucker for leopard print and I really liked the style of this top, it's a sleeveless t-shirt with really long arm holes, the material has tiny holes in it so you would need to wear a vest underneath. Again I thought this would look great with jeans for a casual daytime look and it was reduced from £16 to £8 so I got it for half price!
I need to stay away from Primark for a while before I spend every penny I've got in there, let me know what you think about the things I bought, I love reading your comments!
Emma
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For those of you that have been following with my journey to lose the baby weight you know that I have recently taken up jogging. I am about half way through a couch to 5k program. This is my second go at it after a stress fracture that put me on crutches and the couch for a few weeks. This time around I thought I needed a little something extra on my jogs. Something sparkly, bright and perky. This is when the idea to turn my fanny pack from the 80's into a glammy pack for 2012 hit me. Sadly, I'm not so sure my makeover was a good one. Not every craft adventure can have a happy ending. My knee is starting to bother me again and my glammy pack came out a bit of a hot mess. Never fear, I have a few other sporty makeovers to share with you that will inspire you to ride, run and walk! 
First up let's talk about my fanny pack. It started life acid washed. I'm sure at the time I had picked that option and thought it was swell. 25 years-ish later I thought I could pep the look up with a few neon accents. If nothing else it would help make me more noticeable to cars. 
Using Tulip fabric spray paint in three neon shades I coated my Hippy. I should have stopped here but I had visions of neon racing stripes and glittery wording that said something witty like "Let's Get Physical". Instead using a very unsteady hand I tried to do some stenciling that ended up looking like blobs. Truly compared to what I jog in the glammy pack looks amazing. All your craft projects can't turn out perfect right? So if my glammy pack does not make you want to lace up and hit the trails, maybe these projects will. 
Recently one evening I rode my bike down to the local Red Box. As I peddled home the disk bobbed around in my basket almost falling out several times. I thought to myself: you need a basket liner. Blue Sky Confections you have the cutest one I have seen yet! You how I love a good pennant banner. 
I love Michele's Old Towel New Series. I profiled her clever washcloths on BlogHer. however, this sporty wristband also caught me eye. 
Blogilates has an adorable razor back tank top tutorial. 
I made this swim suit cover up for my daughter, but you could easily make an adult sized version. Even hardcore lap swimmers need something to wear to and from the pool. 
I get that bike riding safety is important, it is just unfortunate that helmets are typically so ugly. Jenn from Clever Girl revamped hers to make it look like R2D2. ***This is a sponsored post by I Love to Create - I was compensated & given free supplies. Mama has gotta pay the bills somehow and really who in their right mind would say no to free craft supplies*** Visit us on Facebook!
