Festive Present Wrapping on a Budget!

 

Red, green & white craft twine- The Works





20 Gift Tags- Poundland





Wrapping paper- Poundland





Merry Christmas 3D sticker- The Works





Red decoration- Poundland
Red ribbon- Tesco





Reindeer name wrapping paper- Tesco





Glittery red gift tag- Tesco





20 Gift Tags- Poundland





Set of ribbons & sticky decorations- Poundland



Pre Strung Luggage Tags- WHSmith



Set of ribbons- Poundland



 

So today it is exactly 8 weeks until Christmas!  WAHOOOO!  And I am very proud to say I have purchased and wrapped nearly half of my presents!  I know Christmas is a time for giving and receiving but for me its all about the giving.  I get such satisfaction from choosing each persons presents and then carefully wrapping them in festive coloured ribbon. 

 

Being a student, as per, I am doing everything on a budget, from the gift tags to the ribbon, my plan was to save as much money as possible so I had more to spend on peoples presents.  I found Poundland did a lovely range of matching gift wrap which I was over the moon with as, of course, each item only cost £1!  I have found the products good high quality with a sufficient length of ribbon on the reel of cardboard, so none of this running out of ribbon half way through wrapping up malarkey!

 

Links to the places I shopped: 

Poundland: www.poundland.co.uk

The Works: www.theworks.co.uk

Tesco: www.tesco.com

WHSmith: www.whsmith.co.uk

 

 

Which type of person are you, the leaving it until the 24th December to buy presents type or the super organised "forget Halloween, Christmas is coming!" person?  Let me know in the comments below and keep your eyes peeled for more festive posts!

Instagram Diary #2

♥ Shabby chic book keepsake box ♥ Plush bed time quote ♥ Love  and rose petal cushions ♥ Pearls and roses ♥ The morning of the wedding ♥ Bridal suite ♥ Browsing an interior design magazine ♥ Pre wedding manicure ♥ Pre wedding pedicure ♥ Trying the new coca cola life ♥  Bubbley bottle ♥ Backstabbers quote ♥

 ♥ Mint and pink ♥ Date night ♥ Re kindling my love for drawing ♥ Deer circus drawing ♥ Nachos at Sgt Peppers ♥ Welcome home card I purchased for my house mate ♥ Naughty treats ♥ Knits and nails ♥ My face q ♥ Trout pout ♥ Mansion in the woods ♥ I'm a sucker for cadburys chocolate ♥

Just to make this instagram diary slightly more interesting I have selected a few of my favourite accounts that I follow & thought I would share them with you. 

@ichaity 

@fehlstmir 

@allthehorsesandme

@leslieanddoug

If you want a follow on Instagram follow me (@kierstenduke) and then comment your Instagram name in the comments below this post :-)  

Looking forward to discovering some new accounts, it's always good to freshen up that news feed! 

Mr and Mrs Nog ♥ 20/09/14

On the 20th September 2014 my beautiful cousin Vikki married her boyfriend of 9 1/2 years Nog (Antony).

It was at Crabbs Barn in Essex and it was one of the most stunning weddings I've ever seen.  One of the things that impressed me the most on the day was actually the bridal suite, something I wasn't expecting! It was so pretty I turned round to my boyfriend and said "please let our future bedroom look like this?!" Surprisingly he actually agreed it was really sweet, so without out rambling on too much about it I shall let you guys see for yourselves this gorgeous room.

 

So what do you beauties think? Let me know in the comments if you would like to see how I'd design this type of room if I was moving into my own house and how you can achieve this look too :-)

Have a little 'me' time!

Every so often I think it's really important to just put a day aside and take time out of your busy schedule to just spend a day being selfish!  Switch your phone off and let the day just revolve around you, treat yourself to some pampering and take a day off that diet you read about in the paper!

Here are a few things I like to do while having me time :-)

Catching up with my friends over a *insert your fav coffee shop here*

Treating myself and my boyfriend to a well earned meal out!

Adding a drawing or two to my sketch book (not a born artist I know but hey, if you enjoy it who cares!)

What do you, yes you my lovely readers like to do when you get some spare time on your hands? 

FOTD: Face of the Day

Eyebrows: MUA Eyebrow Pencil Blonde

Eyeshadow: MUA Heaven & Earth Palett

Mascara: Maybelline One by One 

Eyeliner: Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner

Foundation: Rimmel Wake Me Up 103 True Ivory

Concealer: Rimmel Wake Me Up 010 Ivory

Contour: MUA Shade 3

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent

Highlighter: MUA Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter

Blush: Sleek Rose Gold

Lips: Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick Shade 1 Seduction

Guess who's back?!

I'm back and super happy to be back in the blogging community!  I had to stop blogging for a while due to work commitments but (I'd like to think) I'm better than ever and ready to dive head first back into the community!

I have big ideas for my future posts so stay updated but for now I shall just share with you my Instagram diary to give you all a sneak peak into what I've been up to.

Follow me on Instagram @kierstenduke



♥ National dog day ♥ Grey bunny jumper ♥  Pug slippers ♥ Friendship quote ♥ My attempt to re-create Pixiwoos Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley make up tutorial ♥ Real techniques brushes ♥ A shameless selfie ♥  Nail polish  ♥  Pouring rain ♥ Looking out my bedroom window ♥ Gladioli in the garden  ♥