#SimplyBeReal Moments

Although I have a wicker chest full of different shoes, I always wear the same ones. My black biker boots. I'm on my second pair after spotting my most recent ones in Bank and falling in love. I wear them all the time with everything, they are my comfort shoes and I think they look great. Whenever I have jeans on, they are on my feet. Dresses I love to grunge up with my boots and I would wear them to work if I could but that's going a bit too far. The only problem with my new boots is the sound they make as I walk. You'd expect a shoe to jingle when it has little bits of metal on and accept that as a small price to pay. My boots have loads of little metal bits that all clang together as I walk making it sound like a have a pocket full of change. At first, I felt a bit self-conscious; my mum said I couldn't wear them with her around and my boyfriend asked if Santa had been (jingle jingle). However after a while, thinking and knowing my boots looked amazing (wink wink, nudge nudge) I got over it. The stares continue as people wonder where on earth the noise is coming from but I just strut on past. The image below, by the lovely Jo Cheung, illustrates the stares that I get when I'm out and about rocking my gorgeous biker boots. SimplyBe have started the hashtag #SimplyBeReal across social media (twitter/facebook/Instagram/Tumblr) asking people to share the real moments women experience in their everyday life and that fashion doesn't always go as planned. My story certainly shows that it can look good, but it is not always the most practical or the quietest! Get sharing your #SimplyBeReal moments on social media!

Plewsy Cards

Finding cute gift cards in supermarkets is really tough so I've been turning to Etsy to find something more personal and home made. Someone who has taken to creating these cards is Fiona Plews of Plewsy. Fiona gained a first in a degree in graphic design before undertaking 18 months of experience in the industry. Now she has decided to go it alone and start a new adventure, Plewsy.

At present she is creating cards and prints that are being sold on her Etsy shop, and she sent me a couple to review!

This cards are of the highest quality, printed onto recycled paper stock. The prints on each of these cards are absolutely adorable, my favourites are the colourful fairy lights and the sausage dog in his little jumper. Inside the cards is blank so you could use these however you wanted. Possibly using the socks to welcome someone into their new house, the fairy lights for Christmas, the dog with a party hat on to celebrate a birthday and the sausage dog to say thank you.

I'm really in love with the look and feel of these cards as they seem like they've just been drawn, extremely personal and so versatile.

Fiona's cards are avaliable to buy on her Etsy shop.

For those of you who live in the North East, Fiona is holding an official launch open day (Saturday 21st June) for Plewsy to celebrate the launch of her first collection of paper goods. The collection includes greeting cards, invitations, gift wrap, gift tags and prints, with some dedicated to wedding and Christmas markets. Pop along for some tea and cake as well as to meet the lovely lady herself. To find out more click here.