This is me today. After work, and going apple picking. And having dinner at mums and dropping of a few parcels at the petrol station. So my hair’s a bit flat and my eyes look a bit tired but overall I look pretty happy and I feel great in this dress.

I really like my legs. From my thick thighs to my chubby knees to my muscular calves and slender ankles. They’re short and kind of stubby, but they’re strong and will take me anywhere I want to go. When I was younger and played hockey (not on ice) my calves almost had a square shape because they were just muscle. People have never complimented my legs, but they’re pretty great!

• Dress – George by ASDA, via Ebay, size 22 UK
• Cardigan – George by ASDA, size 20 UK
• Shoes – Skopunkten, from a few years ago

Part of the reason I want to learn how to sew is that I’m hoping I will save some money in the process. Constantly spending money on cute hair pins, brooches and earrings seems wasteful and I want to be as environmentally friendly as I can. But also, I want to have accessories that are somewhat unique and that I can feel proud wearing.

Looking around for tutorials on how to make your own accessories I found a nifty little guide on how to make your own fabric flower headband or brooch. It took me half an hour and a little scrap of fabric and then my flower was done.

My next flower brooch is going to be hot pink and have a white pearl centre. I’m also hoping to make one or two for my little sister as a gift before she moves north.

In a couple of years we’re probably moving to England. I’ve been wanting to for a while but we can’t yet. I want to work some more and maybe study. Alex wants to learn Swedish. So we don’t know when we’ll move. When we do move, however, I’ve decided I want to plant a fig tree in the garden. Fig trees are gorgeous and figs are one of the yummiest fruits.

I took this picture in Bradford-on-Avon. A quaint little town in Wiltshire with the river Avon running through it. We walked there along the Kennet and Avon canal and had a wonderful, sunny day.

One of the things we collect are money boxes. These are two of my favourites.

These money boxes are small replicas of what the Danish and Swedish postboxes once looked like. I don’t have the keys so there’s not actually any money in them.

The red one is Danish and says “Herein you may not place false money, empty as you please’ and the yellow one is Swedish and says  ‘He who saves is not without” (or literally: he who saves, has).

I decided that I wanted to learn how to sew. Sure, we got taught the basics in school, but I have basically forgotten everything I was once taught so now I’m working hard to re-teach myself, starting with easy little crafts that involve sewing, both by hand and using a machine.

I made  a make up brush carrier using a tutorial from here, but changing it around a bit because my brushes are not at very long. I also made a small pocket tissue holder that matches.

It turned out wonderful, and apparently I still remember how to do straight lines. If/when it gets dirty from getting makeup smudged all over I’ll just quickly hand wash and it should be back to looking good.

Any good advice for tutorials with easy to make projects?

Alex and I are off to London in just two days and I’m hoping to get some serious shopping on. We’ve mapped out the MUST GO TO stores, checked what stuff we need to get, read all the guides, packed our things and are ready to go.

Lately I’ve been so uninspired with my wardrobe. I’ve worn it all before, in all the different ways you can (probably wrong but that’s how it feels) and have no new and fun accessories to play it up with. My shoes are all boring (despite owning 30-ish pairs…ouch), my bags are all wrong… I’m just uninspired by it all. I need to renew my wardrobe, bring in some fun things that I can play with.

Here’s what yours truly wore to a birthday party about a week and a half ago. I wore some really pretty heels, but then we went outside to the garden and I ended up in a pair of coral crocs, very stylish.

• Dress – New Look Inspire, size 22 UK
• Shrug – Tesco, size 22 UK
• Crocs – ???? What was I thinking?
• Pose – all mine!