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MessyCarla: A Fashion Blog In A Size 16...
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Fashion blog celebrating women of all shapes and sizes, and proving that fashion can be accessible to everyone!
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Flowers and a Bee(hive).

Hey everyone,Apologies I have been away for a week - its been a surprisingly busy one, which is always good!I wore this outfit today to hang out with my friend Jessica who was in Newcastle for her di...

5 days ago

Lets Go Rockabilly!

Hey everyone,Once again I come bearing a rockabilly influenced outfit.I think its strange how ones personal style chops and changes, which is the beauty of fashion for me, really.When I first started...

10 feb 12

Plus London 2 - Outfit and Pictures!

Hey everyone!As you may know, this weekend was the Plus London 2 event and despite the snow (or more likely Londons inability to handle it!) it was absolutely marvellous seeing everyone!This is going...

07 feb 12

Early Valentines Wishlist

Hey everyone,Apologies for the mini hiatus - but Im back!Its coming up to the most depressing day of the year. Valentines Day. Yeuch.You may tell from this introduction that I am single for the secon...

03 feb 12

Circle Lenses: The Fumblings of an Amateur

 Hey everyone,You may remember that one of my resolutions for this year was to try circle lenses.Since Ive finally had success with applying false eyelashes - I thought Id try and continue with ...

19 jan 12

One Yellow Button

Hey everyone,Hoorah, it has been mostly lovely and sunny this week. Still freezing cold of course, but at least there is sun.Where Im from though in my small Northern town on the banks of the River T...

13 jan 12

(Belated) Christmas Haul

Hey everyone,Apologies this is rather belated, but I thought Id share what I got for Christmas this year since I didnt get around to sharing.I know these types of post arent to everybodys taste and t...

05 jan 12 1 person likes this

Hola, 2012!

Hey everyone,Something a bit different than my usual posts, but first of all Happy New Year!(Credit unknown - please holler if this is yours!)I hope you all had a great time whether you spent it danc...

01 jan 12

Camp As Christmas.

Hey everyone,I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrated!Ours was lovely and low key - we opened presents, had a big lunch and spent most of the day watching my Toy Story trilogy box s...

26 dec 11 1 person likes this

Signing off for the holidays!

Hey everyone,Just a quick "hello and goodbye" from me as Im signing off for the holidays.Holly trees at The Noland Trail, Newport News, VA.Dont worry though Ill be back soon with lots of pict...

24 dec 11

Guest Post: DIY Tree Bunting

Hi everyone,One of the things I love doing in the holidays is being making things - whether its baking cookies and cupcakes, decorating gingerbread houses or making cards (usually with offensive litt...

20 dec 11

Guest Post: What Olivia Did

Hi everyone,Next up from the wonderful guest bloggers is the gorgeous Olivia from What Olivia Did.The blogosphere is a funny old place, as Ive adored Olivias blog for ages now (and is one of my favou...

18 dec 11

Guest Post: Frugal in Fukuoka

Hi everyone,Ive always been fascinated with Japan and if someone offered me anywhere in the world to visit free of charge, I would definitely go there!So when my darling friend Grahame won a scholars...

15 dec 11

Guest Post: Burlesque

Hey everyone,Carrying on from Jesss fabulous theatrical makeup post, were not straying too far into the wonderful world of burlesque!I know the most popular burlesque artists such as Diva Von Teese a...

13 dec 11

Guest Post: Ice Queen

Hey everyone,As Ive mentioned a few times in my blog I love makeup, I simply dont feature it enough here. Mostly because there are amazing professional artists on teh interwebz as opposed to a fangir...

10 dec 11 1 person likes this

A.W.O.L

Hey everyone,Just a reminder that Im going to be away for most of this month as Im headed back to Virginia to visit my friend Jessica - so I am leaving you in the very capable hands of some wonderful...

08 dec 11

Etsy Treats 003

Hey everyone,This is my final Etsy Treats post for the time being - I hope youve all started getting bits and peices together. But theres always SOMEONE who is a bit ridiculously hard to buy for...On...

03 dec 11

Pink Leopard

Hey everyone,Another quickie today (ooh-err) as its Italian Catholic Mothers birthday today and were off out for lunch and drinks!Of course one of has to be on I.C.M WATCH at all times - as she still...

29 nov 11

Etsy Treats 002

Hey everyone,Ready for round 2 of Etsy Treats? I thought so.Im loving...Gold glitter headband: £13.66Virginia necklace: £11.71(All the other states are available too!)Julian Casablancas t-shirt: £12....

22 nov 11

Florals and Pentacles

Hey everyone,Usually with outfit posts, I try not to re-use items over and over again unless there are long hiatuses inbetween.That, and I have too many dresses anyway.However, once in a while there ...

19 nov 11

Etsy Treats 001

Hey everyone,As its coming up to the season-of-giving, Ive found myself looking through Etsy for some beautiful, unique peices that would be perfect for gifts.So I thought it would be a good idea to ...

14 nov 11

Grey, Green and Hazelnuts.

Hey everyone,Just a quickie post today - I wore this whilst out Christmas shopping!I bought the t-shirt and necklace from Forever 21 when I was in London last month, but hadnt worn the top yet, and t...

10 nov 11

Guest Bloggers Wanted!

Hey everyone,As Ive mentioned a few times Im going on holiday for most of December so am looking for lovely content to put here while Im away.If you think a peice would look good on this blog, just e...

08 nov 11 1 person likes this

Dear Santa...love MessyCarla! (2011)

Hey everyone,Now its November, I think its perfectly alright to compile a Christmas list, yes?Especially as Im going to be away from 9th-20th December, I need to get my letter to the big dude in the ...

03 nov 11 1 person likes this

Happy Halloween

Hey everyoneOn a whim I decided to dress up in case we had any trick-or-treaters.Alas we did not, so I figured Ill share with you guys!One of my favourite lipsticks:Demure by Obsessive Compulsive Cos...

01 nov 11

Not Quite Morticia

Hey everyone,Even though Halloween is one of my favourite times of year, for the second year running I havent got any real plans.Except for a big bowl of popcorn and a mini marathon of old B-movies.H...

30 oct 11

Local Events

Hey everyone,As promised, heres a rundown of some awesome sounding local events happening in the run up to the festive period.Christmas fairs and markets are a great opportunity to find unique gifts ...

27 oct 11

Treasure Hunting

Hey everyone,This Sunday I ventured with Italian Catholic Mother to Tynemouth Market to hunt for treasure.Ive never been back to Tynemouth since I was a teenager, when me and my friend Amber would sp...

24 oct 11

Spots and Stripes.

Hey everyone,A few days ago I met up with my darling friends Natalie, Georgina and Lorna for some pints.We met in Year 7 at school, so weve known each other for well over ten years now which is a bit...

21 oct 11

Indie Spotlight: Callooh and Callay

Hey everyone,You may have noticed on this blog that I am a bit of a fangirl for acrylic jewellery. I constantly find myself favouriting acrylic peices on Etsy, and last year I did a big feature on my...

18 oct 11

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