End of the holidays...

Back in the UK. 9 days until lil 'un goes back to school.  That was a lovely holiday though, should keep us going for a bit here..... Now for the pictures.... A fuckton of them.....

 Beautiful sunset from the airplane. Flying over Copenhagen, we saw midsummer solstice bonfires everywhere, talk about stunning views.....

 If you look carefully, you can see an elephant in a tutu buying berries....

 Another view on River Aura

 Piispanristi pond

Beware the falling snow.

 It was hot. Even the cats were melting

 Ispoinen beach

 Some coffee and sunshine

Refreshing drink at my aunts house. Bliss

 My friends house and the poolside fun

 The best thrifty find ever, Marimekko bag, 2 euros!!!!!! SO chuffed!

 The little path to my mums local shop

 Turku Cathedral

 Ekvalla beach

 Nice finishing touch to a beach day

That was a quick thunder...

More pics to come....

Still here...

Still on my holibobs, really enjoying ourselves. I got poorly when we were supposed to do last minute shopping and get ready, urgh. So half of the stuff I planned to take with us, is still in ABZ.
First week was a bit cooler with the temperatures, but now for the last week we have been getting 20 and above, so it is now proper summer....
Had my check up, things are ok, and it was a great stress relief too.
The flights were both pleasant, and the views were stunning! As we approached Copenhagen, we saw lots of little bonfires scattered about, as the night we travelled is also the night when Sweden and Denmark celebrate the midsummer solstice with bonfires. Finland does the same a few days earlier. 

 City lights and sunset....

 Advertising for framing services....

 The river Aura

 Turku Medieval Market. Lots to see and I wish I had lots of money to buy all the cool things we saw

Turku Cathedral

 St.Michaels church

 River Aura closer to the harbour

 Some city cycling near my mums...

 My great bicycle. Bought cheap, yet a good bike...

A massive hare having a nap in the yard...

Passion for rags....

Right, this still isn't a fashion blog. I'm not into fashion, nor do I follow it. I buy shit that I like the look of, if I can afford it. You won't catch me paying 200 quid for a fucking t-shirt though....
My passion is clothes. They are a form of self expression, and using colours and patterns to reflect and lift my mood. I love the slightly camp and the tacky, hawaiian and tropical prints are always go, leopard never fades either!
I trawl through second hand markets, charity shops and boot sales and buy pretty things. Optimally my home would have lots of storage space, and a room for crafts. At the moment it has neither of them, so it looks horrendous.
This time, I have a pile of pics of bargain finds, and also my sewing frenzy I had last week....
Here we go....

Some skirts a whipped up for le child from scraps.

Two of the same skirt, the other one got a new home in another girls wardrobe.

 My fashionable assistant

 I bought some tropical fabric and made it into a dress for warm weather..

 This was originally a full dress, and fucking tiny, so I bought it (2€), cut it up ....

 and added a stretchy panel to accommodate my ass.

 Primark find, rarely I pay full price, but this just couldn't be passed....

 My anti-depressant bag... Charity find £3

 Pretty summer frock with embroidery and sequins £1..

Lovely duvet cover, I think it would make a nice skirt or trousers if I don't use it as bedding....

 Got a pencil skirt, was too tight for my buttocks, so made little sidepanels from another skirt...

 T-shirt that was small enough to fit my kid, butchered and added another tee to bring length...

 Same with this one, pink fabric was bought years ago, never got around making it into anything...

Cute details... :)

That's it for now. More to come soon...