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All About Abbie...
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I love to blog about polka dots, dresses, buttons, bows, old books, antiques, vintage and all the weird and wonderful things that catch my eye.
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Love Cafe - St Leonards

On a recent jaunt into St Leonards we stumbled upon a lovely little cafe.. The Love Cafe. We popped in for a late breakfast and it was thoroughly delightful! I totally loved the decor, every table wa...

20 may 12

Vintage Car and Bus Rally - Hastings

Im really not much of a "car person", but I must say, I do appreciate these lovelies! Older, vintage cars just seem to have so much more character and I love the shapes and colours. I cant sa...

20 may 12

My Beautiful New Dresser

I bought this gorgeous dresser in Hastings Old Town junk yard as a way of displaying the pretty teacups, teapots, milk jugs and sugar bowls I have been collecting. Every time I walk past it I cant he...

20 may 12

Beautiful Books!

 Cut Book Illustrations by Tomas Allen I love a good book, especially a beautiful one. Here are some Tumblr inspired finds that all celebrate beautiful books! I  want  need one of the ...

29 apr 12

Mad Men - Im Mad About Their Style!

I know I am completely behind the times, but Ive just caught up with the amazing series, Mad Men. I recently bought the series 1-4 boxset and have proceded to devour every episode. I love the style o...

29 apr 12

Coca Cola Ads From The 50s and 60s

Ive been watching a lot of Mad Men... can you tell!? I have been kicking myself for not watching the series when it was on TV, so I bought the boxset series 1-4 and have spent the past few weeks catc...

29 apr 12

Rainbows

 Rainbow Cake! Rainbows make me smile. I just cant help it, colour always seems to brighten my mood. For me, one of the best sources of colourful inspiration is Tumblr. In fact, I follow quite a...

24 apr 12

Old Town Inspiration - Vintage Treats!

  I ventured into Hastings Old Town today with Danny and my older sister, The Style PA, to peruse Hastings Old Town for vintage inspiration. We also went to view a potential wedding venue (but t...

21 apr 12

Wedding Ideas: Scrabble or Lego?

  I am a massive fan of Scrabble! My favourite necklace is a scrabble "geek" necklace, and I would love to bring a little bit of Scrabble into the wedding celebrations somehow. I really ...

08 apr 12

Wedding Ideas: Polka Dots, Teacups and Jam Jars...

We havent set a date yet, but that just give me more time to dream about the possibilities for our wedding... and find ways of achieving them on a budget! So far Im really liking the idea of lots of ...

08 apr 12

A Dotty Wish List...

Polka Dot ConversePushka Polka Dot Cutlery SetPolka Dot BicycleSpotted Strap WatchBrighton Belle Polka Dot Dress

24 mar 12

Hands Up if Youre Enjoying The Sunshine!?

Hands up if youre enjoying the sunshine!? We certainly were today. We dipped our toes in the ridiculously cold sea (it looked to inviting!) we ate Italian ice cream, lounged on the West hill and had ...

24 mar 12

Engagement... and Other Exciting Stuff!

Well exciting news! As of valentines Day I am officially engaged! The other half proposed whilst on holiday in Athens on V-day... how romantic! So there are lots of exciting things to look forward to...

18 feb 12

Athens - Riots and Graffiti - The Darker Side of the City

During our stay in Athens, there were scheduled protests against the proposed cuts in Greece. We were having our traditional Greek taverna meal to the background noise of petrol bombs being thrown at...

17 feb 12

Athens - Rain, Ruins, Romance and... A Ring!

I have just returned from a city break in Athens. It was a wonderful mini break after a long and tiring half term at school... Above is a snap of me on a rocky hill just outside of the Acropolis. The...

17 feb 12

My Home - Before and After... The Big Transformation!

There is nothing quite as exciting as moving house and making the new place your very own. In September we moved into a new place and, while it was very exciting, it needed an immense amount of hard ...

29 jan 12

Tatty Devine - Geek Chic Jewellery

Envelope necklace - £24After my recent visit to my opticians, and upon discovering that my prescription, and eyesight, has gotten worse... again! I decided to fully embrace my geekiness (which is usu...

09 jan 12

Happy New Year!

Outer Space Kids Satchel - £30 - Cath KidstonWell folks! Long time no blog! How are you all? I trust you all enjoyed the Christmas and New Year festivities as much as I did? I recieved many a wonderf...

08 jan 12

Polka Dot Dresses For The Party Season!

Vero Moda Polka Dot Empire Dress ASOS - £28Christmas is only round the corner, so its time to get some brand new polka dots! Although, if Im honest, I dont need an excuse to increase my polka dottage...

19 nov 11

A Break in the Blogging Silence - Polka Dot Dresses!

Some of you may have noticed a distinct lack of posts from my blog of late... Ive started my NQT year, weve had a visitation from Ofsted, Ive moved house and renovated and decorated it, so it has bee...

13 nov 11

New Home - Red Polka Dots!

Vintage Rose Kingsize Duvet Cover Set - £24.99Apologies for the distinct lack of blogging of late... Ive just started my teaching post and Im loving it, but it does leave me with less time for bloggi...

18 sep 11

Cupcake Ferris Wheel!

How much do I want a cupcake ferris wheel??... the answer is... a lot! Im not sure how many times my cupcake ferris wheel would actually make it out of the cupboard, but that is entirely besides the ...

28 aug 11

Strawberry Fool - Homeware and Lovliness!

Im beginning to get a little bit excited about moving house, mainly because the place, is a MAJOR project... the place had been neglected for a decade and has been empty for over a year. So Ive spent...

27 aug 11

*Were Going To The Zoo, Zoo, Zoo, How About You, You, You*

Yesterday I took a little trip to Port Lympne Zoo with some lovely people.. the weather was shockingly bad, mostly torrential rain (gotta love British unexpected downpours), but desipte the adverse w...

27 aug 11

The Tower of London and a Day as a London Tourist!

Yesterday I embarked on a little journey to London to visit my lovely sister along with the parentals. Our first point of call was the Tower of London. Id never actually been there before in all my L...

21 aug 11

Dear photograph...

I stumbled across this amazing website, Dear Photograph, whilst reading a fellow bloggers lovely blog and I instantly fell in love with the concept and poured over the hundreds of photos. The blog ho...

19 aug 11

Style Icon - Romola Garai - Queen of The Period Drama

I, like many others, have been avidly watching The Hour on BBC2 over the past few weeks. Its fantastic! Set in the mid-50s with the Suez War backdrop, the programme centers around two journalists and...

19 aug 11

10 Things That Make Me Smile :)

1. Old Books I love old books. The feel of the thumbed pages, the illustrations, the crumbling covers and the way they look all lined up on a shelf. I have quite a few childrens books ranging from th...

19 aug 11

Delectable Jewellery! Teacups, Biscuits, Typewriters and Bunting!

Ive just spent the past hour enjoying the new series of The Great British Bake Off - possibly the best thing on TV! and lusting after some beautiful jewellery over at Hannah Zakari... Its a dangerous...

16 aug 11

Epic Adventures Through The Country Park!

Despite the weatherman predicting rain at midday (completely unfounded, the weather was gorgeous!) me, my sister and Rufus - my parents black labrador - embarked on a little adventure in the beautifu...

16 aug 11

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