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How to dress more creatively (part 4) Styling winter white

January 28, 2020

I wasn’t sure whether to put this outfit into my ‘How to dress more creatively’ series, because even I wouldn’t recommend bare thighs in the minus temperatures! However apparently there’s a saying in America that you shouldn’t wear white after Labor Day (early September) and I want to dispel this myth! We had fun with the photos and I wanted to show you the gorgeous dress – the outfit could always work indoors!…

Photo of Wistman's Wood

The stories of last week’s Instagram photos

January 27, 2020

Come and find out the little behind-the-scenes stories of my photography on Instagram last week…

January planning

Finding January overwhelming and how to get through it

January 23, 2020

I usually love January with all its newness; the blank page waiting to be filled in. I love all the planning and having fun thinking about all the exciting things I’m going to do in the year ahead. However, this year’s January is feeling rather different…

word of the year

Word of the year 2020

January 21, 2020

It’s a little late in the day, but I’m afraid everything is running a little late due to packing and taking ourselves off to America for a few weeks! (There are still Christmas decorations to take down when we get back!) However, better late than never, so here’s my blog post about choosing my word of the year, and how to pick yours…

how to dress more creatively

How to dress more creatively (part 3) Button down the back

January 17, 2020

If you’re looking to add a bit more creativity to your wardrobe, when you’re clothes shopping, keep a look out for fastenings in unusual places…

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New Year, New Instagram!

January 15, 2020

As part of my goal to change things up a bit in 2020, one of the things I looked at was my Instagram accounts…

Hashtag Authentic by Sara Tasker book review

If you have any interest in photography or Instagram, then this review of Sara Tasker's book, Hashtag Authentic will probably be useful! Please click SHOW MORE for the links and info... (Affiliate) Link to buy the book: https://amzn.to/2VZLw6s Sara Tasker's website to join her mailing list and find out more about the #15minutemagic course and the #stayhome photography prompts: https://meandorla.co.uk/ Sara's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/ See how my Instagram has improved this last year: https://www.instagram.com/helenhobden/ I've stopped posting the style-type photos and they now go here: https://www.instagram.com/photosofafairytale/ And I've even started trying the 15 minute magic prompts in my business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale/ Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11

Sharing my writing

A little story about sharing my writing with you. I'm nervous about this! This is the (affiliate) link to the beautiful notebook I'm writing in: https://amzn.to/3bvuofb Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11

Whimsical Girls Art Journal by Jane Davenport - book review & flick through. Adult colouring book

I've recently discovered Jane Davenport, a wonderful colourful artist, and I wanted to tell you about her and her Art Journal book, Whimsical Girls. Please click SHOW MORE for her links... Jane's website: https://janedavenport.com/ (Affiliate) link to Whimsical Girls: https://amzn.to/2RKhKkM Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11

Bullet journalling for blogging

My first year of bullet journalling – what I’ve learned so far!

January 3, 2020

First of all, a very happy new year to you all – I appreciate you so much. Writing to no-one isn’t much fun, so it is lovely when I see how many of you come along to my blog for a little look around. Thank you! I hope you have an amazing 2020! …

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A story about visiting East Rock Park, New Haven, CT; + a new year’s eve party dress

December 27, 2019

It was Saturday afternoon in October and the weather had turned unexpectedly warm. Local families had decided to make the most of it, the car-parking areas at East Rock Park were crowded. The little picnic area below the look-out point had people playing frisbee and surprisingly, British football. Couples and groups took in turns to take their photos by the wall where the landscape fell sharply down to a wide vista of New Haven….

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Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings!

December 26, 2019

Despite my best intentions, and despite having a quiet Christmas day with just Chris and the girls this year, I still didn’t manage to come here and wish you a Merry Christmas; so here it is a day late!…

a warm Christmas outfit

A smart, but warm Christmas outfit

December 10, 2019

It is a lovely lie to tell ourselves when we’re shopping, that other people will remember what we wore last Christmas. However, unless it was a luminous lime green catsuit, to be honest, it’s pretty unlikely that they actually will. So this holiday season (as they say across the pond) I will be rolling out the same outfit I wore last year for some events because a) It’s smart. And b) It’s relatively warm….

Exploring Venice

Getting lost in Venice

December 6, 2019

If you’ve already read my guide to visiting St Mark’s Square, you’ll know why it’s a good idea to leave the tourist trap and go a wandering further around Venice…

autumn boho style

How to dress more creatively (part 2) Autumn – winter boho style

December 3, 2019

We tend to think of bohemian fashion as something for summer – all billowing white floaty dresses on the beach, or crochet vest tops and denim shorts at a music festival. However, I found a way to take the bohemian look into autumn…

Massive jewellery sort-out & organising. Dressing room / closet declutter part 5.

This is part 5 of my massive clear-out, sort-out, tidying up and decluttering of my dressing room. This time it's all the jewellery I've ever owned! (Click SHOW MORE for more info) Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11

Making a boho fairy dress; a lilac fairytale ball gown or bohemian wedding dress

A sewing video showing how I made a bohemian fairy dress. Here it is: https://etsy.me/2UD3Xy4 Sign up to my newsletter to hear about my sewing courses: https://bit.ly/2OaIh8T Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11

Glastonbury Fairy Fayre & Loki's last day

It's a bit of a mix, this vlog. I chat about what's it's like to be home after six weeks in America; then it's my preparations and having a clothing stall at the Glastonbury Fairy Fayre. A couple of days after that we took Loki to the vet and we realised it was time for our beloved Neapolitan mastiff, Loki, to be put to sleep, so I recorded little clips of our final day with him. Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11