The Attic's 'Rafters Jewellery' Is Open For Business!

Hello all!

Terribly exciting news! Talulah's Attic is now opening Rafters Jewellery!

A modest collection of unique costume jewellery is available to you lovely people at bargain prices.

All pieces are brand new and very distinctive.

In this post I will show just a few items, to test the waters and see how much interest there is before posting the whole collection.

Tribal Spike Ring - £4

Cross Drop Earrings - £3

 

Bronze Crocodile Ring - £4

Skull, Crown & Rhinestone Necklace - £4 

(please note: centre stone available in Red/Blue)

White Crystal Studs - £2

If you would like to purchase any of the items above, please leave a comment below or email;

talulahsattic@gmail.com

Delivery costs £1.50 for one item, but only 50p per additional item.

It would mean the world to me if you would share the link to this post with your followers and try and help make the Rafters reach as far as possible!

Thank you my lovelies!

Take care, Taz x

What If The Hokey Cokey Really Is What It's All About?

Hello All!

I've decided to do a HAUL post on things I bought at the MetroCentre in Gateshead. 

I don't go there that often, not since I left Sunderland, but I went a few weeks ago with the girls and got some great stuff. 

So I decided to go again this week and, since one of my best friends lives about 15mins away, we drove over on Monday. 

I'd heard about this American Candy place opening up and the week of it opening there were apparently queues out the door, so I was excited the check it out.

Well, evidently the reason the queues were out the door were probably because its smaller than my bedroom! It's a tiny place, for anyone who knows the MetroCentre it's in that little village set-up between the green & blue malls, so only teeny.

They had a few nice things, but my friend went to America for a couple of years and would send loads of stuff back so there was nothing that really stood out to me. I did get a couple of cans of Mountain Dew though because I've never had the proper American stuff, just that energy one you can get over here.

I also got some, more, candles. If you follow my blog / twitter you'll probably know I have a bit of an addiction to candles, and a quite substantially larger addiction to Yankee Candles...

BUT, in my defence, the Nature's Paintbrush is one that I've been after for ages!

 

Also, the Christmas Tree tealights were super reduced from Christmas so that's okay, right?! 

The Pink Rose one just looked pretty, and smelled nice.

And was only £1.50 from Primark. Bargain.

I have to admit to totally going off Primark in the last few years, and if I'm being honest, I got a bit snooty about it, thinking it was just cheap tat. BUT, I think they've really raised their game recently and although you can't expect to compare the quality against the more expensive shops, they do have some nice stuff.

The only clothing I bought from there was this Roxy Music top. It's really short so probably good over denim or high-waisted shorts maybe? 

I also got some stuff from the Home department, I really like some of the things they have on offer...

I loved this cushion, I'm redecorating my room with a neutral walls and colourful accessories set up so for £7, I thought this would fit in really well.

I also got these pillowcases, because they're so pretty, but mainly because they were only £2 for a pack of 2!

I got a huge bag for half price at only £5 which has a bright orange lining, and I was after some quite plain summer flats so I went for these nude snakeskin pumps for £5.

From Topshop I just got a couple of bits of jewellery...

The cross rings were £8.50, but the other ring was in the half-price sale so was only £2!

We went into That's Entertainment on the way home and I got some DVDs and some posters...

I'm not even embarrassed about the Avengers poster! It's only a mini one but I still unashamedly LOVE it :)

The DVDs, if you can't see them, are Three Kings, Tropic Thunder, The Office Series 1 & 2, Dogma and Pearl Harbour.

I also got two other posters which I havent put up yet, but they're big ones in the style of the "Keep Calm And Carry On" signs, but one's movie quotes and one's song titles. (I'll take snaps of them when they're up!)

I got a vest top from New Look for £8.99. I love the design.

Finally, I got a wooden sign for my room...

I like inspirational stuff like that.

So that's what I bought! (& spent far too much money on!) 

If there's anything you like that I've forgotten to say where it was from or how much then feel free to ask :)

I'm gonna sign off with something that me & my friend both absolutely adored but at £14 couldn't justify buying...

It tickled us anyway!

Anyway take care, Lots of Love, Taz x

“Your Birthday Is A Special Time To Celebrate The Gift Of 'You' To The World.”

Hello all!

As some of you will know, it was my birthday a couple of weeks ago and I was absolutely spoilt rotten, so I wanted to show you a few of the lovely things I got. 

I woke up to breakfast in bed, which was gorgeous and so thoughtful... and then went downstairs to find an actual pyramid of presents! Along with a bottle bag for good measure (and anything in a bottle is certainly good measure!) 

 

 I had a chilled out day where we went for a picnic and saw friends. Then in the evening we went out for a slap-up (I do hate that phrase!) meal, again with my nearest and dearest. Two of my best friends got me a box full of gorgeous stuff (pics will be at the bottom) and my auntie and uncle got me some lovely jewellery.

 We had a great meal, I ended up taking half of it home with me... even though me and Sarah couldn't resist getting dessert, which was a snickerbockerglory. Kinda like a peanut butter sundae! Nommmm.

When I got home, a cute giant cupcake was waiting for me off my mum and dad, and a mysterious envelope which, when I opened it, was a voucher for a weekend away in a Manor House including Spa, Facial and Massage! It was so sweet of them, especially after how much I'd already got!

The Jacquard throw is what I bought with some of my birthday money because I love being cosy and snuggly - it's absolutely huge!

I also do a lot of writing so the Paperchase notebook was perfect, it's much bigger than most other I have. 

The photo in the middle of the three is what my absolutely beautiful girls from uni got me. We went out for a meal just after my birthday and they surprised me with a huge bag of stuff! There's a Floozie make up bag set, a scented candle, some lip glosses, a spa set and some earrings from Topshop that I'd been gazing longingly at for weeks. It was so thoughtful of them and I nearly cried into my TGI Fridays!

 

 I am a self-proclaimed geek and I do love things to do with the Universe. It's going to sound SO sad but I just love looking at the pictures of how big the galaxy is, it sometimes really puts things in perspective knowing there's so much more out there than my problems!

 This is our hotel we stayed in...

 

 Apparently, King Henry VIII used to stay there! So I was hoping for some creepy, haunting activity... but unfortunately I was left disappointed! Although there was this big old chest that, when we opened it, had a picture of a demon in... So chances are, we've unleashed some curse on the place for the next visitors!

 

Finally, these are the presents from my besties! There were some gorgeous Teal earrings (my favourite colour), a lovely scarf, other jewellery including some adorable teapot earrings, a cupcake keyring and a teacup with a Soy candle in it!

It's like all the things I love in one box!

 

So there's my birthday in a post! I hope I haven't bored you!

Thanks so much to everyone who sent birthday messages, and also thanks and big love to everyone who's gifts have appeared in this post! 

Will post about my Vintage Venture soon!

Lots of Love, Taz x

Fresh, Fun, Cutting Edge Designs That Can't Be Found On The High Street

Hi guys.

I can't say how sorry I am that I haven't posted in so long! I'm the worst blogger in the world! But I will try to make it up to you from now on.

A while back I bought a few items from Punky Pins. They're an online company who do all kinds of wonderful stuff specialising in kitsch, handmade and personalised jewellery.

Anyone who watched The Voice a couple of weeks back, Ruth Brown was adorned in their amazing creations.

I buy from them regularly and am always impressed with their quality and just LOVE the items they offer. 

Here's what I got this time round...

I love this Sugar Skull Ring, it's adjustable so one size fits all! The colours really are as striking as they look in the photo and it goes with just about everything.

The Sausage Dog 2 Finger Ring. How can anyone not love this?! It's so cute and also comes in Maroon or Brown as well as this Black.

Love & Hate Hearts Brooches.

Mini Mix Tape Necklace. Again, this is available in a whole range of colours.

Pop Art Banana Earrings. Available in 7 different colours.

Always Tattoo Necklace. This is my favourite item. I love all the tattoo design stuff, but the colours and details in this one are so nice! Anyone who knows me knows I am completely obsessed with Ed Hardy stuff, so this is really my kinda thing.

And finally, my personalised necklace. I adore this! They have so many different styles to choose from and they'll put any name on there for you. Ideal as a piece of statement jewellery, or get a friend's name put on there as a gift? 

You can even get Twitter ones with your @ name on there, so when that cute boy is checking you out but you're both too shy to make the first move, he'll have all the appropriate details to chat you up online later!

So that's what I got and I already have my eye on something else. Sadly, I can't justify another necklace at the moment, especially after buying this lot! But I'll show you it off the website...

Isn't it THE BEST?! 

Even better, the little stars in there move around... 

My biggest worry is that it will sell out.

HELP ME GUYS! 

Should I just buy it to avoid disappointment? Or be really good and save my money?!

 Anyway, wanted to share this beautiful stuff with you, and hopefully encourage you to go check it out yourself (but if you all go on and sell out my snowglobe necklace, there will be hell on! Haha!)

Lots of Love, Taz x

There Is No Trouble So Great Or Grave That Cannot Be Much Diminished By A Nice Cup Of Tea. - Bernard-Paul Heroux

So this is my new favourite place in the world to go! 

It's called The Olde Young Tea House and it's just so cute! It's set up almost like an old sweet shop with jars of flavoured tea on the shelves, you go up, have a sniff of them, and take the one you fancy up to the counter.

The whole place is decorated with vintage things and everything is mismatched! 

They have all kinds of flavours, there's fruity ones like mango and strawberry... and spicy ones like oriental spice... nutty ones like sweet almond... mystical ones like sleeping beauty... and these amazing flower ones that come in a clear teapot, they start off as a bulb and you pop them in the water, then after a couple of minutes they grow in the tea and spread out showing all their petals! We were amazed!

I took so many photos, I'm terrible for it! 

Me and a couple of my friends went on Monday, and we couldn't help going again today! We've been talking about it all week. I think we've agreed it's going to become our second home for between and after lectures!

They also sell some gorgeous stuff, including little bags of the teas you like, and some beautiful jewellery like little teapot earrings. Adorable!

Anyway, here we are at the weekend again, thank goodness.

I hope you all have a wonderful time and I'll post again very soon.

Lots of Love, Taz x