tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19157383396801667852024-03-14T10:03:44.104+00:00Sarah Jane Jackson The adventures of a photography loving, fashion and textiles mad Graphic Designer.Sarah Jane Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326601453633929282noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915738339680166785.post-79426333866082150462017-05-08T15:15:00.001+01:002017-05-08T21:26:41.999+01:00Sarah and Dan Grow Up - Lets Get House Hunting...<div style="text-align: justify;">
So as promised here is the second instalment to our house hunt... I left off last time with what we'd done with our mortgage and I had spoken about saving up for that all important deposit, so now we're on to my favourite bit, actually looking around people's houses - queue tireless hours spent crawling over Rightmove and Zoopla!</div>
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As I said before we're looking for a house that isn't in too great of a shape, a 'fixer-upper'. The market seems to have a few floating around, so we didn't think it'd be too hard to find what we're looking for. We're after a minimum of two beds, preferably three, and we need a large kitchen/dinner or a separate dinning room as we have the biggest table in the world, which is very pretty and we want to keep it. We're not too fussed whether it's a semi, end terraced or mid terraced. We'd also like an off-road parking spot and a nice garden but we're willing to compromise on these... and I feel compromising is something you need to be willing to do to find a good house. Realistically unless you're willing to spend a small fortune you're probably not going to get everything you want.</div>
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Our budget for the house started off at looking up to £110,000. I did say in the last post it was now higher but we'll get to that, although probably not in this post.</div>
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The house hunt kicked off when I found this incredibly cheap fixer upper in Hyde, as it was way under our budget we thought it looked a bit like a steal... So I rang straight up to book a viewing but the house had gone to what was going to be a cash buyer, obviously a builder. The estate agent said they'd still happily let us view it which I thought was a little odd and we told the estate agent we're not interested in treading on anyone's toes.</div>
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You're probably thinking we're idiots and being a bit naive but my gut was telling me something was just not right, and it turned out to be correct. After doing further research on the property and digging around on the Internet a lot, it turned out the house was actually on a bit of a rough estate that wasn't really actually Hyde. It was the estate agents that had listed it as Hyde, they'd also listed it as an "up and coming popular area"... Ha! Estate agents like to, how shall we put it... Expand the truth a little bit. So it might have been a popular area but it was a popular area for social housing, which in some cases is still okay, in this circumstance it wasn't. Oh, and the house is still on the market four months later.</div>
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Next up came a few houses around Ashton-Under-Lyne, we looked at an inherited two-bed semi with a good size drive and garden. Again this one was way under budget, it needed modernisation which is what we want and it ticked all the other boxes too, however when we got there those bright airy pictures that had been floated on Rightmove and Zoopla, turned out to be actually small and claustrophobic which was why the property was the price it was. To be fair we didn't feel too stupid because that's not something you can tell until you get there. The estate agent whom greeted us at the house told us that if we moved the bathroom upstairs (like we would have done to be fair) we could sell the house for £25,000 more than what it was up for now, again our guts were telling us something different and when we got home we did a little more research and let's just say we were correct not to trust those figures. The house has since reduced by £5,000 and an offer (not from us) has been accepted. </div>
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The next house came up in a similar area, and in all honesty we'd fell a little in love with this one but going in fully armed with research on the area and market prices, we knew it was up for too much for the condition it was in. It was a large inherited three bed end terraced in need of modernisation with a decent size driveway and garden, and a detached garage. It ticked everything! The only problem was is was up for £15,000 too much, maybe £10,000 too much at a push. We costed it up and took my brother and cousin to see it a few days after first viewing it as they are both in the building trade, they noticed that the gable end wall needed extensive re-pointing... However, when we price up the repairs to a house we do a worse case scenario price too and with the information from them it fit in with what we were thinking, so we put in an offer at £15,000 below the asking price, it was rejected straight away which is what we expected, we then upped it to £12,000 below the asking price, at this point another bidder had come into the picture and we was informed their bid was higher than ours, so we put our final offer in at £10,000 below stressing that we had our mortgage in principle, we're first time buyers and could move on it straight away...</div>
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We were then told the offer that was put in was for £5,000 below the asking price, and for what it needed was just too high for us to stretch to, so instead of going all googly eyed over the property we walked away. It is important to know when to walk away, yeah it might feel crap but if the price isn't right stretching yourself is silly, especially when you're viewing it as an investment! The house went to "Under Offer" online for a couple of months, however it has since been put back on the market. </div>
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We then looked around a number of other houses around all areas of Greater Manchester. People often don't want to face up to what they're house is actually worth and in some circumstances, as even the estate agents have stated, the current owner is being a little greedy. It's definitely worth checking the house SOLD prices on Zoopla and Rightmove to get a better idea of what the house you are looking at is actually worth in its current state. </div>
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To do this; on Zoopla when it first loads just click on the house prices and values tab and then you can enter your street/road name. </div>
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After this we then found a house in Stalybridge, in what was a really nice area of here too. It again was way under budget, it was a good sized two bedroom end terraced, with a large kitchen/dinner, a cellar and not a bad sized back yard, although it was still a yard. No parking space but we did say we'd compromise on that! I'd looked at it a week earlier online and after the first look, sacked it off as being up for too much for what work needed doing even though it was still under budget to start off with.</div>
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After a week it had been dropped £10,000 then I became interested and showed it to Dan and we decided to get a viewing booked straight away. It some became obvious we weren't the only ones interested and builders/investors were quickly booking viewings too. We got a good feeling about it and property on the street was done up was selling for £55,000 over the current asking price. It did need a fair amount of work but you could have still lived in it while you sorted it, so again we knew it was a steal and quickly jumped in with an offer stupidly £5,000 below asking price.</div>
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Now we did this because we've been told a lot to always go in under what you want to pay, in most circumstances that is a good idea but in this one it just wasn't. We were told investors were looking at the property over the next few days and the vendor was not willing to accept an offer now. We quickly realised our mistake and offered the asking price... two days later our offer was rejected as a builder had gone in and offered the same as us except it was in cash and he agreed to not have a survey. You just can't beat a builder. </div>
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I do wonder if we'd have gone in straight away at the asking price if they would have agreed to remove it off the market and we'd be sat in it now. But you can't and shouldn't think like that! However, the house was put back on the market about a week ago for £55,000 over the initial price, promising to be completely done up to the new buyers taste, I'm not going to lie I was a bit annoyed and bitter, I actually growled at my iPad screen, a little too loud.</div>
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<li> Don't trust those glossy images estate agents post online (you'll hear more on this later)</li>
<li> Just because you think or know the house isn't worth that much doesn't mean the vendor agrees.</li>
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<li>Trust your gut, it'll generally lead you down the right path.</li>
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<li>Research, research and research! (my university tutors would be proud, they lived by that saying)</li>
<li>Never completely trust an estate agent. At the end of the day they are looking out for the best interests of the seller not the buyer, oh and they're wanting a bigger commission! (again you'll hear more on this later)</li>
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I think that is enough for one day, check back soon to read the next instalment and what is getting me really grumpy!</div>
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Hey everyone, it's been a while! Thought it was about time I got back into the blogging and with something new to blog about too I definitely had to do it!</div>
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Me and my better half (ha! 😘) are about to take our first steps onto the property ladder, or at least we're trying to- there seem to be hundreds of sites out there to tell you how they think you should do it and lots of what people are calling 'handy tips' and 'hints', and there are even guides on how to do property developing... and well I'm sure a fair bit is useful, I'm also sure a fair bit is utter crap too, because if it was that easy wouldn't everyone be doing it? </div>
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So I figured why don't I write a blog of our experiences from start to finish and actually be honest about things we might be doing or have done wrong and hopefully right too, and you can all laugh at me as I inevitably take a sledgehammer to a load-bearing wall or when we price something up unrealistically to the point where something we think should cost £200 actually costs £2,000... or we buy an absolute money pit... hopefully that won't happen, and hopefully we won't bite off more than we can chew and well I kind of also hope I'm not going to be stupid enough to make a house collapse on me, but who knows. We're only at the beginning of the adventure, anything could happen, which isn't that part of the fun? (Okay, so I said I'd be honest... I'm crapping myself a little bit...okay... a lot, but I'm excited too!) </div>
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So the first hurdle we've overcome is saving up a deposit and whilst I'm not going to tell you how much is saved up in our bank accounts, we're looking at houses of up to £150,000 or at a push £165,000 but really we want to get a house for under £130,000 as we don't want to stretch to our limits.</div>
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As I'm sure most have you have found out, or are finding out, saving up for a deposit isn't easy and we've had our fair share of bumps along the way. The first probably was me quitting my job due to it not being a healthy environment, actually the first mistake was probably moving out of my parents and into RENTED accommodation. Although we were paying rent to my parents it obviously wasn't anywhere near what we're paying now and it didn't include bills, all money that could have gone in the savings. Admittedly we moved out of my parents because I landed my job in fashion up here in Manchester, and in a way that's made our first steps onto the property ladder easier as it's much easier to save up for a deposit on a house in Manchester then what it is in Essex, where houses are double the price so we'd probably still be saving up.</div>
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The next hurdle we faced was me having a go at setting up my own business, which meant not only have I been out of work for a while but we threw some money at that too, admittedly it really wasn't that much but it was all money that could have gone in the savings, however I can't really say that was a regret because if it had have worked, we'd have been laughing. My partner has two businesses that are both doing amazing, so it worked for him, he got it right, so in some cases if you're brave enough it's worth taking the risk. </div>
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And then there was the cat... luckily enough we've not had to pay anything, but if circumstances had gone the other way we'd have lost close to £1,000 out of the savings because he had to have a major operation. Now, lucky or unlucky for us the vets documented it all wrong and the insurance wouldn't pay out, however we took the vets to court and we won due to the stack of evidence I had built up. Now I'm not saying if you want a mortgage don't have pets, I couldn't live without my fur babies (yes I'm one of those people), I guess I'm saying you can save up and save up and shit can still happen, we got lucky on that occasion but it could have seriously set us back. In a way it did set us back because we kept that money separate, untouched in case we did have to pay otherwise it would have meant getting CCJ's and as I'm sure you know CCJ's and mortgages don't mix too well. </div>
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I'm not going to go into all of it, as we'll be here until next Christmas, but I guess what I'm trying to say is be sensible (i.e you might think you need a new sofa but as long as you haven't fallen through it do you really need a new sofa? I have to be honest, we did almost cave on that one but as of yet we haven't), and as much as you can be prepared, life still happens, don't beat yourself up just carry on you'll get there! Eventually...</div>
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One of the most sensible things we have done to help our savings is by using Help-To-Buy Cash ISA's. We have one each, the interest is paid tax-free, you can open the account with £1 to £1000. You can top them up by £200 a month and once you've bought your house with the money from them you'll get 25% back from the Government, up to £3,000... now in our case we're looking at fixer-uppers so that money should could back to us at a great time and be really handy to put towards the initial repairs.</div>
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You might not be a nutter who wants to buy a house that has a certain toilet odour, a hole in the ceiling with an unsupported chimney breast, rotten windows, a pretty much non-existent roof and has wiring worst than what I ever made in a school science class but I'm sure that money from the Government would be handy for you too. It could go towards paying off the relative you've asked to help you out with the deposit in the first place or it could go to furnishing your new house or even a night out, and from what I've been told you never know a houses true problems until you live in it and lets face it, if it turns out a bit crap you'll probably need it. At the end of the day it might seem like a lot of effort to mess around opening bank accounts, working out what the right one for you is (although I hear they're all pretty similar) and moving money around, but it's literally free money so you'd be a fool not to take it, surely?</div>
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Another thing we've done to help us with our little fixer-upper once we have it, is to go for a mortgage which gives us £1,000 cashback upon completion, this works out the best deal for us because we want a fixed rate for two years. We've chosen two years as we're hoping we'll be done and on to the next property by then. We're not sure if the first house we do will be sold or rented yet - we'll cross that bridge when we come to it - as it all the depends on the house and what the market does with the dreaded BREXIT. If it goes completely tits up we'll probably be living in it longer, which is why one of the items on our house checklist is that the house needs to be somewhere we could happily live for longer if the worse should happen, we're probably being a bit too cautious but as they say, its better to be safe than sorry!</div>
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I think that's enough for one day, stay tuned because we've already started looking round houses and have been for the last few months, and we've even put offers in on houses so check back in few days to see how that's been going, what went wrong and what drives us nuts about estate agents...</div>
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P.S As that was all a bit heavy to lighten the mood here's a picture of the cat that almost cost us a small fortune being a bit derpy...</div>
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This week I've received some very lovely items, totally different to what I sell, I want to make sure there is no conflict of interest with anything! </div>
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Here is my first... And in all honesty I think it's quite possibly my favourite thing I have ever received, in fact I don't think it is... I know it is! </div>
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It's a gorgeous bracelet I designed myself and had custom made on the <a href="http://minkandstone.com/">Mink & Stone</a> website... and its just stunning. The quality is amazing and I love the detail on the beads.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">As always, this is just a little preview, I'll pop it into an outfit post as soon as my photographer is free. So for now that's all I'll write as I don't want to repeat myself on the full outfit post.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">But in the meantime why not pop over to the Mink & Stone website <a href="http://minkandstone.com/">here</a> and have fun designing your own I'm sure you'll get just as addicted as I was, and the prices are really reasonable. :)</span></div>
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x</blockquote></blockquote></div>Sarah Jane Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326601453633929282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915738339680166785.post-61191547543680850632015-06-08T16:28:00.000+01:002017-05-08T15:28:12.463+01:00Fresh Start<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ve decided its time for a new challenge…
and just to make things a little bit harder I thought why not try two at once,
something I’m sure I’ll regret later, however one is pretty small really.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first one is to create a new business!
And the second… well that’s not so exciting, I’m going to participate in the
100 Happy Days Challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ve decided my life isn't heading in the
right direction and its time to sort it out. I’m fed up of restrictions, fed up
of having to answer to other people, and being dictated to or put down. It’s
time to stand on my own two feet and get back on track with what I spent
£24,000 on getting a bachelors degree for! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My boyfriend of 8 years left university a
year after me and is currently running two thriving businesses and I’m stuck on
not much more than minimum wage not being able to fully be myself and explore
my creativity in the way I want to and it’s time that changes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ve struggled with depression and an
anxiety disorder for the best part of 10 years for reasons I’m not going to go
into, to be honest with you my life feels like it is constantly on a
downward spiral but I’ve recently realised that’s not going to change unless I
take charge of my life, now I know that setting up my own business is going to
be difficult, and I will definitely struggle staying motivated, and I’m bound
to get myself in a panic more often then not but that’s where 100 Happy Days comes in… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now this may sound stupid, but I was hoping
that by finding something that makes me smile each day, might help keep my
spirits up and maybe even teach me a few things about myself. You’re probably
now thinking if you have depression you can’t be happy for a 100 days… well
you’d be right… however I’m not looking at it that way, if I look at it that
way, then it becomes impossible, so I’m looking at it from the view that if I
can just find one thing to smile about each day it will hopefully give me
something to focus on. But I’ll guess we’ll see wont we…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh yeah… I haven’t even told you my
business idea yet… well I working with the amazing Prince’s Trust to set up my
own online clothing company, its going to be along the same lines as Boohoo,
Missguided, Pretty Little Thing etc, just smaller… A LOT smaller haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ll be launching it as I do the 100 Happy
Days project as I’m hoping one might help spur the other on in someway… it’s
stupid I know but I can hope can’t I?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So yeah I’ve quit my job at the old place,
had some much needed time out and got my head together and now… well now it’s
time to start the new adventure, chances are I’m going to fall flat on my face
but hey I guess sometimes we have to do things that scare us a bit to get to
where we want to be, you don’t get anywhere in life from playing it safe, and
if I do manage to make a go of it with all my issues then it means any of you
guys can :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The top is very well made and a good price at £24! It is something you could dress up or down so is definitely something worth investing in. </div>
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Top: <a href="http://www.closetclothing.co.uk/clothing/closet-quilted-contrast-top.html">Closet Clothing</a>/Brand Nation</div>
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Shoes: New Look</div>
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Bag: Carlo Pazolini</div>
Watch: DKNY<br />
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So my beautiful top arrived from <a href="http://www.closetclothing.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAkdajBRCJ_7_j6sCck7wBEiQAppb2i4Htw4Vr3I-20zyYX2zerdAzhoSFYEIzoSiYKKTKxBIaAo3U8P8HAQ"><b>Closet Clothing</b></a>/Brand Nation this week and I love it! I'll be working it into an outfit later on in the week but here is a little preview at what it looks like...</div>
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The top itself is made really nicely, it's well stitched and I'm loving the contrast of fabrics. It is currently on sale for £24 <a href="http://www.closetclothing.co.uk/clothing/closet-quilted-contrast-top.html" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a>, which is a bargain when look at how nicely it's made! I'm not going to say too much now as, as I've already said I'll be doing a full outfit post later on but make sure you check out their website as there is some amazing pieces on there! <a href="http://closetclothing.co.uk/">CLICK HERE</a>.</div>
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Now it's time for my second outfit from <a href="http://skullaccessories.co.uk/">Skull Accessories</a> and the <a href="http://beautifulbraceletshop.co.uk/">Beautiful Bracelet Shop</a>... let me know what you think of this one!</div>
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I'm loving all the things I was sent for this, but this time my favourite has to be the scarf, I'm just in love with it. I've worked it into every outfit since and I think it'll definitely be living in it for weeks to come. It feels so soft and silky and I adore the colours! I've had so many comments on it from friends and random people, it's definitely worth buying.</div>
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Coat: F&F (<a href="http://www.sheinside.com/Black-Military-Double-Skirt-Hem-Woolen-Coat-p-97252-cat-1735.html?url_from=ukplaouterwear1283123&gclid=CjwKEAiAnLGjBRCk_I-y_4iAmB0SJADGjWWzrv88sBRk5pNGnMrF_xrw9-PHtfxsRYRen0UfbJqo7BoCsA3w_wcB">Similar here</a>)</div>
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<b>Scarf: <a href="http://www.skullaccessories.co.uk/luxurious-winter-range-skull-scarf-aubergine-p-129.html">Skull Accessories</a></b></div>
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<b>Top: <a href="http://www.skullaccessories.co.uk/fearless-illustration-pineskull-chiffon-p-224.html">Skull Accessories</a></b></div>
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<b>Earrings: <a href="http://www.skullaccessories.co.uk/champagne-gold-rhinestone-skull-drop-earring-p-103.html">Skull Accessories</a></b></div>
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<b>Beaded bracelet: <a href="http://www.beautifulbraceletshop.co.uk/black-onyx-bracelet-p-139.html">Beautiful Bracelet Shop</a></b></div>
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<b>Charm Bracelet: <a href="http://www.beautifulbraceletshop.co.uk/silver-chain-with-pendants-charm-bracelet-p-193.html">Beautiful Bracelet Shop</a></b></div>
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Bag: <a href="http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/bags-and-purses/black-and-pink-formal-zip-front-backpack-_298722075">New Look</a><br />
Trousers: F&F (<a href="http://www.clothingattesco.com/trousers/f+f-cord-leggings/invt/jf423961&bklist=icat,4,shop,catgwomens,womens-leggings">Similar here</a>)</div>
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Boots: New Look (<a href="http://www.newlook.com/shop/shoe-gallery/boots/black-strirrup-studded-strap-biker-boots-_321830401">Similar here</a>)</div>
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Although I love all of it, I think my favourite pieces in this post is the earrings and the bracelets, I can see them going with a lot! I've always been a fan of bracelets so I'm sure I'll be pretty much living in these.</div>
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Coat: Primark</div>
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Scarf: <a href="http://www.skullaccessories.co.uk/cream-candy-skull-scarf-p-182.html"><b>Skull Accessories</b></a></div>
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Necklace: <a href="http://www.skullaccessories.co.uk/skull-long-necklace-gold-tone-p-112.html"><b>Skull Accessories</b></a></div>
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Vest top: <a href="http://www.skullaccessories.co.uk/fearless-illustration-pineskull-chiffon-p-224.html"><b>Skull Accessories</b></a></div>
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Earrings: <a href="http://www.skullaccessories.co.uk/champagne-gold-rhinestone-skull-drop-earring-p-103.html"><b>Skull Accessories</b></a></div>
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Skirt:Red Herring (<a href="http://www.asos.com/Warehouse/Warehouse-Leather-Zip-Front-Pencil-Skirt/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3476162"><b>Similar Here</b></a>)</div>
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Blue bracelet: <a href="http://www.beautifulbraceletshop.co.uk/index.php"><b>Beautiful Bracelet Shop</b></a></div>
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Gold bracelet: <a href="http://www.beautifulbraceletshop.co.uk/taste-paris-gold-tone-orange-leather-bracelet-p-150.html"><b>Beautiful Bracelet Shop</b></a></div>
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Tights: Topshop</div>
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I think the print on the top is really unique, I love how the illustrator has made skulls out of pineapples, it's not something I've seen before and even though I'm a designer myself I don't actually think I'd have even thought about it, I think it's been brilliantly done and works fantastic as a repeat.</div>
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So many pretty bracelets, can't wait to put them with an outfit! So happy I received some earrings as well, I normally ignore my ears as I generally can't wear earrings for very long anymore but it's something I want to start getting used to again, and I just love these cute little skull drops, they look really pretty in and they're not too heavy! </div>
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All but one of these bracelets are from the Beautiful Bracelet Shop... and are all reasonably priced. The black and gold skull bracelet is from Skull Accessories like the rest of the accessories I've received. </div>
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Now for my favourite item! Loving these scarves, in particular the pink one, I know exactly what I can put with this and I hope you'll love it too when you see it. Both of these scarves are fantastic value for money, so why not get yourself one?</div>
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So as you all know by now I have a full time job as a Fashion Stylist, so this week I thought I'd take you behind the scenes to see what we get up to and what its like as a stylist.</div>
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It's not always as glamorous as you think, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun! This week we wanted a very specific set, which would cost a fortune to have made and as we have a strict budget we decided to build it ourselves! </div>
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It may have been cardboard and it might not be that neat but just you wait till we get it in photoshop! :) besides we had great fun doing it!!!</div>
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Here is Roy our grumpy photographer busy cutting out...</div>
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Here's my clothes rail ready for the shoot, lots of gorgeous outfits! Can you spot everything you like?</div>
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All my jewellery ready to go!</div>
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Then it was time to get our beautiful model from <a href="http://www.nemesisagency.co.uk/">Nemesis Model Agency Manchester</a> Sarah Bannister ready. For the make up at the beginning we was going for a more natural look, and we built on top of it during the day.</div>
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Photographer: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClickportraitsPage?pnref=story">Roy Bridgetwood</a></div>
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Hey everyone! I know it been while, but I'm trying to get back into it... the full-time stylist and blogger job has been getting in the way of my own blog, but now I've found the balance and I'm back! YAY!</div>
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I've been wanting to show you all this for a while now, but just haven't found the time. My new job as a stylist has given me the chance to dress some of the Coronation Street girls! What's Coronation Street some of you may ask? It's a British soap that's on TV at prime time for 3 nights a week.</div>
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Anyway I've sent out clothes for them to wear on screen and off screen and here's some of the first images...</div>
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The first one is Katie McGlynn, also seen on Waterloo Road a long with a variety of other shows...</div>
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For Katie I sent the stunning Tuxedo Dress from Missy Empire which unfortunately is now out of stock and won't be returning :(</div>
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Both girls were out in Manchester celebrating Gay Pride on the Coronation Street float.</div>
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She is wearing a Beyonce inspired dress also from Missy Empire found here: <a href="https://www.missyempire.com/shop/beyonce-stripe-panel-midi-bodycon-dress/">Beyonce Dress</a></div>
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Hopefully over the next few weeks I may be able to access more images, so you can see who else I've dressed on and off the screen. It's such a fun thing to do, I must admit I was nervous at first but once you get that first one the rest just comes so easily, I absolutely adore styling and I hope you like what I've done so far to! :)</div>
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Katie: <a href="https://twitter.com/KatiexMcGlynn">Twitter</a></div>
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A few days ago my boss told me we were going to get Selfie Sticks in on a trial... I'm not really one for the selfie trend so I was a little bit cautious over getting them in. Well they arrived today complete with a bluetooth remote and I've not put it down all day! </div>
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Wondering what a selfie stick is? It's a extendable stick/monopod that you can attach to your mobile phone, which enables you to take selfie's from wider angles allowing to get a whole group of friends in to! :)</div>
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We were asked to test it and take some promo silly shots with it, and its been the funniest day of work so far! Here's a few from inside work... </div>
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My dress you can see here: <a href="http://www.missyempire.com/shop/bloom-black-floral-print-skater-dress/">Bloom Black Floral Skater Dress</a></div>
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Oh and yes my leg is wrapped up in a leg splint, I have a dodgy knee thanks to a fall at my last job, on crutches at the moment, not fun!</div>
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During the day we took it everywhere, we wanted to try and find its flaws so we knew what feedback to expect, it came to the wholesalers and B&Q. Take a look...</div>
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You'd think the amount we used it throughout the day, we would have found an issue, but the only one we've found is that the remote is not compatible with Snapchat, which is a little bit of a pain because I do love Snapchat. </div>
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However for a holiday or even just a day out I could still see it being quite a practical little gadget. You can take photographs of yourself with your partner including more of a landscape or landmark. It could be used to get a better angle on a stunning view. Or you could just use it like us and have a bit of a laugh with your friends :) </div>
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When we got back into work we had a lovely cake delivered to celebrate us reaching 5000 page likes on facebook, it was soooooo yummy! Although after one slice I did feel a little sick haha. </div>
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And we obviously then had to use the stick to take photos with the cake :)</div>
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If you want to buy your own stick and have some fun you can get it here: <a href="http://bit.ly/MESelfieStick">Missy Empire Selfie Stick</a></div>
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So yeah, eating cake and having a laugh made it such a hard day at work today! Haha. In all seriousness though we did get our daily duties done to we just had more fun doing it :)</div>
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x</blockquote></blockquote></div>Sarah Jane Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326601453633929282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915738339680166785.post-69370217062504933882014-08-08T22:33:00.002+01:002017-05-08T14:40:20.072+01:00First Weeks at Missy Empire<div style="text-align: justify;">
So I recently started as the Fashion Stylist and Social Media Executive for Missy Empire, I'm not going to lie it's hard work but still a lot of fun. I get the chance to be creative and work with fashion and that's just amazing to me!</div>
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As Fashion Stylist I style up photo shoots and flat outfits, I also go out with my boss looking for new designs in clothes, shoes and accessories to buy in. As Social Media Executive I am in charge of our social media and blog to make sure our name gets out there and is well represented. I obviously like the Fashion Styling side more but it is quite fun doing flash giveaways and watching as twitter, (or which ever social media platform it is) goes bonkers over something you've just created! </div>
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Here's some images of shoots I've over the last few weeks.</div>
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This is my absolute favourite image to come out of our first shoot! We had the great opportunity to work with international model Amy Neville, who over the last week I believe has been casted for a part in the new ITV series The Royals. Such a lovely girl and great to work with, I'm sure we'll see a lot more of her.</div>
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The photographer on all our photo shoots is Roy Bridgewood, who runs Clickportraits, a lovely helpful guy and great on shoots.</div>
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Our make up artist Kat Horrocks was fab on this photo shoot as well, I would definitely recommend using her. You can find her on facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KatHorrocksx?fref=ts">here</a></div>
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On to some of my random flat outfits. These are just made up at any point I fancy during the day to promote our products during the day, so far I've been getting great feedback from our customers and followers so it is going really well!</div>
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This one above was the day I also went out buying with my boss, it was such and exciting day! I picked the shirt in this image to be sold and I was allowed to bring in our very first range of bags all chosen by me! This one is one of our office favourites, all the girls are fighting over who's allowed to buy it, haha.</div>
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It's great I've only been there a few weeks and I feel like I've done so much already, so far I see it as definitely a good move for my career.</div>
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We all love to shop and let's face it there's nothing better than a bit of retail therapy after a long hard week at work, or just because you feel like it; but have you ever come away from shops more stressed then before you went? Well I have and here's 15 things that drives some of us shoppers mad, let's see if you can relate to them...</div>
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We're sorry, is there not enough racks in the store? There isn't enough room for two people to look through this at the same time, wait your turn and stop pushing us out the way!</div>
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Hey look, we had it first! Learn some manners and stop being rude, you wouldn't like it if we did it to you, so don't do it to me!</div>
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Everything just ends in a tangled mess, we don't want fifty more dresses to go with the one we're picking up and it's too stressful to sit there and untangle it, sort it out!</div>
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So you're looking through and you find a beautiful shoe that you must have, where is the other one? After searching through the shelf for half an hour with no luck you give up, but where did it go? </div>
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Generally happens in sales. Yes, the item may be cheaper but that doesn't make it okay for you to throw it on the floor for someone else to come along and walk all over it. You wouldn't do it in your own house so don't do it somewhere else, someone probably wants to buy the cute skirt you've just ruined.</div>
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Now I wear foundation and I've never gotten it on an item I haven't yet paid for, be extra careful as you've just ruined that cute little white top we wanted to buy.</div>
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Why have a changing room if you can't use it? And we don't want to come back tomorrow when these skinny jeans fall down.</div>
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Getting to the till to find out it's double the price you thought is what makes us very grumpy shoppers.</div>
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Now we love babies and your little bundle of joy is ridiculously cute but please be careful of our heels, we know the majority of you are but there often seems to be one that appears to be on a mission to run everyone down. We wouldn't run you over with our car so don't run us over with your pram!</div>
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Now I love a good sale, I love hunting for a bargain but when shops just pile everything up in a tangled mess in the corner I run for the exit.</div>
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I've worked in shops, I know how annoying some customers can be but the majority of us are alright, so please when you look out the back for the pretty little summer dress in my size, actually look. Don't stand in the doorway where we can see you doing nothing and then claim you're out of stock in a stroppy teenage manner.</div>
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We don't want the rest of the world to see that we have mismatched underwear or that we are wearing our super comfy ones that have seen better days, please just hook them back up.</div>
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Think I'm missing something out? What is your shopping pet peeve, let me know!</div>
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This week sees the start of Wimbledon and as Wimbledon is the smartest, most well dressed tournament there is, I thought it would be fun if we looked back at some of tennis' biggest fashion blunders.</div>
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At number 10 we have Anne White from Wimbledon, it may have been 1985 Anne but that doesn't excuse turning up in your pyjamas to work.</div>
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Next up we have tennis' very own Lady Gaga, Bethanie Mattek, who is famous for her outrageous dress sense, although this outfit from the 2007 US Open is relatively tame for her.</div>
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At number 8 we have the five times Wimbledon champion Serena Williams with her biker inspired look from the Australian Open in 2004. Nice shin pads Serena.</div>
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At number 7 sees Bethanie again, this time dressed as a cowgirl at the 2005 US Open. You're playing tennis Beth, not attending a fancy dress party! </div>
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Bethanie is still holding on to the title of worst dressed tennis player at number 6, sporting this design from Alex Nomble at Wimbledon 2011. Tennis balls are what you're supposed to hit not wear Beth.</div>
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At number 5 Beth puts in another appearance with frills and lace at the US Open in 2006. I'm sure I had those socks when I was five.</div>
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Number 4 sees Bethanie's last appearance, dressing up in this truly shocking gold number at the 2007 US Open. What superhero are you trying to be Beth?</div>
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At number 3 it appears Beth is beaten not only on the court but in her lack of dress sense too by the one and only Venus Williams, who beats her sister as she appears to be trying out for a part in Moulin Rouge at the 2010 French Open.</div>
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Now ladies I know in tennis you don't pull the most flattering poses but you can still look elegant with what you wear as Sharapova has shown us in this pretty little Breakfast at Tiffany's style dress at the US Open in 2006.</div>
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I can't believe I've finished my third week at COSMO, it is going so quickly and I'm loving every minute, I am going to be so sad to leave :(. I've learnt so much more this week as well, I'd go as far as saying this is the best work experience I've had so far! I think I've quite possibly found my place where I can fit into the industry. I've been trusted twice this week to man the office on my own as the other ladies were all on shoots, and I've been told I did a really good job! And I even got to pick out the high street version of the outfit we have on the front cover which was really cool. I'll post a picture when it comes out but unfortunately I can't say anything now. </div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Dress: £35, River Island, belt: £7, Republic, necklace: £8.99, Accessorise, pumps: £4, Primark, tights: (more to come on these later), pink beaded bracelet: £4, New Look, other bracelets: presents. Makeup is all Clinque.</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Jumper: £10.99 OYISIS, shirt: £16.99 New Look, pink chinos: £3.00 F&F, studded pumps: £12.99 outlet on eBay. Makeup all Clinque </div>
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<u>Tip of the day:</u> If you're asked you're opinion on something don't say what you think they want to hear, be honest but obviously polite! They'll appreciate you honesty more than you lies.</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Jumper: £25 River Island, navy chinos: £21.99 Zara, trainers: £39 Converse. All makeup is Clinque</div>
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<u>Tip of the day:</u> If another department needs a hand, then help them out, they'll really appreciate and its good to know more about other sections of the place you work at.<br />
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<u>What I wore:</u> Cardigan: £16.99 New Look, necklace: £8.99 Accessorise, shirt and belt: £12.99 Miss Selfridge, skirt: £7, H&M, pumps: £4 Primark. All makeup Clinque<br />
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<u>Favourite part/parts of the day:</u> Arriving at work to find this on my desk from Sairey Stemp, Fashion Editor :)<br />
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<u>Tip of the day:</u> It's nice to receive a gift, but it's always better to give back!<br />
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Before I go I also just wanted to wish my beautiful nephew, Finley, a HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY, love the cheeky little fella so much and he deserves a shout out, especially as I couldn't be with him on his birthday <3<br />
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<u>What I wore:</u> Coat: F&F £35, shirt: Misguided £25, skirt: Primark £12, tights: New Look £6, boots: eBay outlet £16.99. Makeup is all Clinque.</div>
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<u>Favourite part of the day:</u> Seeing the results of the photoshoot from the previous Friday, they looked so cool!</div>
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<u>Tip of the day:</u> When you start your day take a five minutes to see what needs doing so you can prioritise the most important bits, it doesn't look like you are being lazy not setting off straight away it will just make you work more efficiently.</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Coat: £35 F&F, top: £95 All Saints, skirt: £7 H&M, trainer wedges: £15 Primark, tights: £6 New Look, watch: £95 DKNY, bracelet: present. Makeup all Clinque </div>
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<u>Tip of the day:</u> If you're commuting a long way set your alarm for your stop and sleep on the train, the power nap really helps!</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Coat: £15 Primark, top: £22 River Island, skirt: £35 Red Herring, tights: £4 Primark, shoes: £4 Primark, watch: £95 DKNY, necklace: £20 Warren James, bracelet with jewels: £10 River Island, rings and other bracelets: presents. All makeup is Clinque</div>
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<u>Favourite part/parts of the day:</u> Finally completing all the goodie bags for Cosmo Ultimate Woman Awards, and then being given one of the awesome goodie bags packed full of extras.</div>
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<u>Tip of the day:</u> Stay that extra five or ten minutes to clear your desk of any paperwork, it makes it easier to start work the next day and it always leaves a good impression with your employers.<br />
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<u>What I wore:</u> Short sleeved jumper: £20 Republic, necklace: £8.99 Accessorise, jeans: £15 H&M, boots: eBay outlet £16.99, watch: £95 DKNY, bracelet with jewels: £10 River Island, rings and other bracelets: presents. All makeup Clinque<br />
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<u>What I wore:</u> Cardigan: £10 Internacional, dress: £22 Next, belt: £5 TK Maxx, tights: £5 New Look, shoes: £4 Primark, necklace: £5 eBay Outlet. </div>
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I've been asked a few times "Is it glamorous?" "What's it like?" "Is it like Devil Wears Prada?". Well it is nothing like The Devil Wears Prada, that is a film and isn't real! I'm sure there is a fair people in the industry that are nasty and horrible but everyone at COSMO is the best! It isn't glamorous, it is just fun, it is hard work and long days but if you have a team like they have at COSMO it can be a good laugh, and why shouldn't it be like that? Fashion is fun!<br />
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I've completed my first week at COSMO this week and it was so much fun! As I'm limited with what I can tell you, I figured I'll show you what I'm wearing and give you a few intern tips.</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Jumper: OYISIS £10.99, white blouse with broach: F+F £16.99, tartan skirt: Next £15.99, tights: Primark £3.00, slipper shoes: Primark £4, Glasses: Gok Wan at Specsavers £125.</div>
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<u>Favourite part of the day:</u> Seeing their amazing wardrobe for the first time, I want it in my house!</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Dress: TU £21.99, necklace: Accessorise £8.99, tights: Primark £3.00, studded pumps: Outlet store on eBay £12.99.</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Dress: Internacional £16.99, belt: Primark £2.50, cardigan: New Look £15.99, tights: Primark £3.00, red beaded bracelet: Warren James £30.00, studded pumps: Outlet store on eBay £12.99, Fox ring: Accessorise £5.99, the other rings are presents or passed down from family.</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Coat: Primark £15.99 down from £25.99, Jumper: Primark £12.99, white blouse with sequin collar: New Look kids £16.99, high waisted jeans: New Look kids £7.00, studded pumps: Outlet store on eBay £12.99, bag: River Island £29.99, Large flower ring: Next £6.99, the other rings are presents or passed down from family, bracelet: present, Glasses: Gok Wan at Specsavers £125.</div>
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<u>What I wore:</u> Pinafore: Blue Inc £15.99, white tee: River Island £9.99, cardigan: New Look £15.99, tights: Primark £3.00, necklace: Warren James: £19.99, rings are presents or passed down from family, studded pumps: Outlet store on eBay £12.99.</div>
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It's been a fantastic week, I've learnt so much! My favourite day of the week was Friday being on the shoot, it was such a laugh, everyone was absolutely lovely! Although to be honest everyone at COSMO is lovely, they a such a friendly easy going group of people, I love working there. I look forward to being able to do more photo shoots and seeing what next week brings :)</div>
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x</blockquote></blockquote></div>Sarah Jane Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326601453633929282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915738339680166785.post-88730026739556383152013-09-04T14:39:00.000+01:002017-05-08T14:43:08.583+01:00Working with Betsey Johnson<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">A while ago now I got chatting
with Robin Avidor from <a href="http://www.rockinrobin.me/">Rockin’ Robin’s Red Nes</a>t and it turns out she used to
work with the fabulous Betsey Johnson! As I’m sure so many of you do I have
always loved and admired Betsey so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to find
out more, and what working with the incredible fashion icon was like.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>Sarah Jane:</b> When did you first start working
with Betsey and how did you get the job?</div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;"><b>Robin:</b> I started working with Betsey in 1982/83, I had
been working at FCUK and wasn't too happy. I had loved Betsey's designs but
never thought I would end up working with her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">I was browsing <i>Women’s Wear Daily</i> and there it was, an
advert for a job at Betsey Johnson. I almost died! So I called and I got an
interview, I was ecstatic! Then came the panic! What do I wear? After going
through every possible combination of my wardrobe, it hit me! I had bought the
best Betsey Johnson "suit" at <i>Trash & Vaudeville</i>. I decided that
was what I would wear and I did. The interview day quickly came and I walked
into the tiny showroom and knew I was exactly where I wanted to be.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;"><b>Sarah Jane:</b> Why did you not liking working for FCUK?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;"><b>Robin:</b> There wasn't any design or opinion, when the line came in all we did was show it, so it wasn't creative. Also, we didn't get the small boutiques as much so showing the line was always very corporate.</span><br />
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<b>Sarah Jane:</b> What was your roll within her
company? And what did you do during that roll?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Robin:</b> When I first started working with Betsey
it was a very small operation. We were in a tiny two-room place. The first room
was the showroom and the other was our office. We all shared the office, which
wasn't too bad because there were only four or five of us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">I did anything that had to be done including
painting! My hubby and I actually painted the show room Betsey’s signature
pink! </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">We all worked together as a team brainstorming
in design meetings, making cold calls to boutiques all over the states to
promote the line. I remember calling potential buyers who had never heard of Betsey
then, but as we all know the company quickly</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">grew and grew! Next thing we knew we were moving into
a big new showroom. I was even given my own office, well cubicle, but it was
all mine! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">As the company grew so did my job. I became what
you would call the northeast sales rep and the public relations rep. I travelled
every six weeks and could have even more but I turned it down.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">In retrospect I should have travelled more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">I also showed some of our collections to top
magazine editors, and picked out outfits to send them when they couldn't come
to us. I worked with stylists and assisted in dressing Downtown Julie Brown,
one of the first video journalists for MTV.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">In addition to all of this, there
were plenty of times I was thrown in front of a camera to do
interviews and did photo shoots. I still have all the footage of me on a VHS
tape.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Part of my job was also to be seen in her
clothes. So for the 6years I worked there that was all I wore. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It was a great experience to work with such a talented team lead by Betsey
Johnson. But when we insisted on a design being in the collection we were expected
to sell at least 300 pieces of it, so there was a lot of pressure too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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kookie as you could imagine but kind and open to our opinions and ideas. She
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possible career for me during the time I was with her. I left because I
couldn't see raising kids and working in such an intense and involved job
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<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Oh yeah, I am ready to go back now When I left working
there I left my whole life behind to start a new one. I just didn't know how to
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<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">So I packed up all of my clothes and memories and put
them in the attic and didn't look back for a long time. I really wish I would
have not been so strict with myself and allowed myself to stay in touch with my
former life. But I just couldn't figure it out, how to do both. So I immersed
myself in being a "super" mum for many years and never looked back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Big mistake because after a few years I really missed
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Well I've been busy designing again and this time I have entered the Beta Fashion competition. This project brief was called "Dreaming in Colour" for Spring/Summer 2014. After a little while playing around in photoshop I came up with this funky design named "Geometric Summer", inspired by muddled dreams that blend into each. I chose fresh light colours ready for spring, which I also picked to generate a floating feel, which is often felt in dreams<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.984375px;">.</span></span></div>
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I hope you like it, and if you do I'd really appreciate it if you took the time to vote for my design <a href="http://www.betafashion.com/competitionratedesign.aspx?SubmissionID=7953">here</a>, you'll need to register to vote but it takes less than 2 minutes, once you've registered you can then rate my design out of 5. Don't worry the site doesn't bombard you email address with offers unless you want it to. </div>
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We all love a bit of online shopping but it never compares to the real thing, a day out with your friends, having a laugh setting the world to rights, and being able to nip into a cute little coffee shop for a cheeky slab of chocolate cake, or a creamy McFlurry to cool down before continuing with your shopping marathon is so much better than being sat at home clicking away at your computer.</div>
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However, although you'll never be able to quite get that same experience from the comfort of your own living room, there is a way to add more of a social experience to your online shopping, and its all from the same website.</div>
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Mallzee is a new online shopping website that allows you to connect with your friends without all being in the same room, it is not too different to Stylefruits, perfect for when you're too busy to meet in person or on a long boring train journey home.</div>
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The site allows each user to generate their own online Mall with their favourite brands, your favourite clothing items can then be saved to your "Wardrobe" where you can bring items together and figure out whether they will work as an outfit, this section of the site is also designed to suggest other items that might go with the items selected. The suggestions aren't always that great but it does come up with one or two good ones, I also think this will improve as the amount of times you use the site and the number of people using the site increases.</div>
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I do like the idea behind the site, having just one place where you can set up your own personal shopping experience pulling every brand or style you love together. It definitely beats having to faff around going to several different sites refining every search to the same thing, ending up with endless internet tabs open that just slow your computer down, or you ending up in a flap because you don't remember where you saw that amazing dress or shoes you fell in love with, so the site definitely has its perks.</div>
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Mallzee has also been named one of the "11 best startup concepts in Europe by Google, Bizcamp Telaviv and The Next Web" and I do like the concept I just think it needs a fair amount of tweaks, and it does have a some better features and ideas than sites like Stylefruits, but then Stylefruits is a lot more pleasing on the eye and has a nicer layout, however with more work Mallzee could be just as good if not better.</div>
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I'll let you make up your own mind up on the site, you can find it here: <a href="http://mallzee.com/">Mallzee</a><br />
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**If you use that link above and sign up the team at Mallzee have agreed to give a percentage of my reader's <u><b>exclusive VIP accounts</b></u>, this will give you access to <u style="font-weight: bold;">special promotions and VIP bonus features</u> (This may take a few days to activate). Why not take a look? It's got to be worth a try!**</div>
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That's right it has been a week now since my last one of these, I know I can't believe it either! I didn't win last weeks, but it has generated interest in my design and I've been asked to sell it a few times (which I will do when I get enough designs on spoonflower to order a swatch bundle), so even without winning it still had a good outcome, which I'm very pleased with.</div>
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Anyway... I might not have won last week's one but that isn't going to stop me and I have an entry in this week's competition, and now I'm more determined to win! So if you could take the time to support me again by voting for my design I would really appreciate it.</div>
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I was never entirely happy with last weeks design, I felt it was missing something, but some how me just submitting it and hoping for the best (which I don't think designer should ever do) still worked, perhaps I just got lucky. I do think last weeks had potential with a bit more work, which is why I entered it. However this weeks one I love and I hope you do to. It is based on the mod subculture and is named "Mod Culture" and looks like this:</div>
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Oh and don't forget to check out my handmade jewellery giveaway! You can find it <a href="http://sarah-janejackson.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/celebrating200followersgiveaway.html">here</a>
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While I was a Fashion and Textiles Design student I was forever looking for the top designer's fashion illustrations, as I always found them so inspirational. I've recently stumbled across some I really love by Roberto Cavalli, so I thought I share them with you.</div>
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This first two are designs made for Cindy Crawford and Georgia May Jagger, and they are amazing.</div>
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This one below is for the lovely Sharon Stone. The snake back detail will look incredible, and adds a perfect little twist to the classic strapped back/backless dress.</div>
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The next one was designed for Liu Wen, and it's my favourite. The colour and the indication of the pattern are beautiful. I love the expressive lines of the design and how subtle shading shows how the dress will fall. You could only expect the best from an amazing designer like Roberto Cavalli and he definitely delivers.<br />
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There is no need to try and imagine how the finished dress would look as you can see it below. The outcome is just as stunning as the illustration. Like in the illustration, my favourite part of the dress is the colour and the pattern, it is gorgeous! I also adore the way the edges of the dress are finished, it is unusual to see dresses on the red carpet finished in such away and it works beautifully, I have to say I think it's one of my favourite finishes.<br />
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It appears I've reached <u>two</u> hundred followers across Bloglovin and Google Friend Connect, so in order to celebrate this I'm giving away <u>two</u> beautifully handcrafted necklaces made and designed by myself, to <u>two</u> different readers. Would you like to get your hands on these beautiful pieces of jewellery? Well continue reading to find out how!</div>
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Triple Button Necklace - Can also be worn as bracelet</h3>
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Firstly up for grabs is this triple stretched clay button necklace. It is made from buttons I crafted in ceramics whilst working on my Retorta Conscientia collection you can see the whole making process here: <a href="http://sarah-janejackson.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/i-thought-itd-be-nice-touch-if-i-made.html">Process 1</a>, <a href="http://sarah-janejackson.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/button-making-round-2.html">Process 2</a> and <a href="http://sarah-janejackson.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/button-making-almost-complete.html">Process 3</a></div>
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Glass Droplets Necklace - Can also be worn as bracelet</h3>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Secondly up for grabs is this single drop glass necklace. It is made from one of the glass droplet buttons I also made in ceramics whilst working on my Retorta Conscientia collection you can see the whole making process here:</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://sarah-janejackson.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/button-making-round-2.html" style="text-align: start;">Process 1</a> and <a href="http://sarah-janejackson.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/glass-buttons-done-yay.html">Process 2</a></div>
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How To Win</h3>
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All you have to do is comment below with your full name, email address and which design you prefer and why. Once you have done this I will enter you into my competition database with everyone else and two of you will be selected at random. </div>
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If you are worried about privacy, you can email me your details to sarahjane05@gmail.com</div>
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If you would like to improve your chances of winning then follow me on GFC, <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/3628670/sarah-jane">Bloglovin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SJSJackson">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sarahjsjackson">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/sarahjsjackson/">Pinterest</a> (each one is linked except GFC which you can find in the right side bar). The more platforms you follow me on the more times I will enter you into the competition database, just add to your comment what platforms you are following me on to make sure I don't miss you! Don't worry if you are already a follower it still counts, just comment/email letting me know. Don't worry I will be checking so no one can cheat :)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Additional Information</u>: </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I will post internationally. Although items will be well packaged if they do happen to be broken or lost in the post unfortunately they will not be covered. You can only win one item per person and address. If both winners have put the same necklace as their preferred choice, the person who was randomly selected first will receive their preferred choice. Winners will be contacted via email, if you do not claim your prize within 1 week a winner will be chosen again. Entries can still be made until all necklaces are claimed (this post will be updated then) winners will be announced on here and twitter after being claimed by email.</span></span></div>
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This post is to ask you all to do me a big favour... I entered this week's spoonflower fabric competition with one of my designs, it looks like this below. It had to be inspired by Greek myths so I picked the story of Medusa, I didn't want it to be the typical obvious design as I knew lot of people would pick that, so I chose to draw a bundle of interlocking snakes and turned it into a mirrored repeat, so that it would be slightly distorted but still fit the theme. Here it is... </div>
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