I went on holiday to Cornwall!

I went on holiday in November to Cornwall to a village called Tregony. I went with my mum, her partner, his mum, my gran and my brother. It took 2 days to get there as we stopped in Bournemouth for the night before making our way down to the house.

Here are the pictures I took while we were there:

The first day- The Eden Project

The Eden Project was amazing, apparently this is my third time here! Can't remember any of the other times. The rain forest biome was so hot, not a good day to wear a jumper. I also went on the Skywire (zipwire) which is the longest in England. It was so fun (even if it didn't last long) I felt as if I was flying! If you go there are any point I definitely recommend having a go. 

The biomes

Looking down at Gran and Pam from the highest point

Chillies!

Waterfall!

Green tea and millionaire shortbread 

Slippery shortcut

Hut

A day by the seaside

On this day we went to a couple of beaches and of course we had to eat a Cornish pastie by the seaside. 

The beach was so big!

Cornish Pastie was delicious!

A day in the lost gardens of Heligan!

Me on the rope bridge

Such an amazing view

Hello there Emu!

Piglets!

Adult Pig!

Pretty tree decorated with vegetables!

Pumpkin anyone?

These are only some of the places we went. We also went to many more beaches, cafes and explored villages. We also had a hot tub at our holiday home which made it even more relaxing.

I definitely recommend Cornwall for a week get away! 

Christy x

What I'm looking forward to in 2015

Happy New Year!

To start of 2015 I am going to tell you what my year has to come, including education and holidays but first here are a couple of things I have decided I want to do during the this year.

Take more photos

Towards the end of 2014 I looked in my album of that year and I didn't have many photos at all. So this year I have decided to take many more photos so I can visually look back at memories I've made with friends and family. It will be things like days out or even just being lazy at home...I want to capture moments that I can smile and laugh to in the future.

Write more blogs

I started blogging in 2013 and haven't written as many as I'd like. I am planning more blogs to come... maybe monthly favorites is a good way to start. Every time I write a blog it gives me the sense of achievement so I want to do it more but always get side tracked from it... mainly because of college work.

Now... What I have to look forward to this year!

The first thing I'm extremely excited about is a college trip to France. It is an activity week to do things like kayaking, mountain biking, abseiling, rock climbing at sleeping under the stars! I'm going with 2 of my closest friends which will make it even better... especially as the journey to get there is about 13 hours all together. Lots of snacks and drink will be needed! We are also going to go shopping for the trip so that we are prepared which i'm looking forward to... Girls day out!

Another rather important thing that I hope to happen is to go to university. I never thought the time would come where I would have to start applying. I am still in the process of my application but I need to get a move on as it closes on the 15th January! I will be applying to a Sport Science course, it's so nerve racking just the thought of it.
However, a bonus to this is that I will be moving away from home and living like a real student. I'm excited to meet new people and finally make the world my Oyster! I know I will miss home at times but it's definitely worth the experience. Good luck to anyone applying for University this year :)

I hope everyone has a good start to the new year!

Christy x

My look for Halloween!

This year I thought I'm going to make an effort with my Halloween costume as I'm going to a party this Saturday (1st November 2014).

It took me quite a while to pick but I then got inspired from Zoella the YouTuber. 

Here was her look: 

Now, obviously I don't have a make-up artist like she did or an amazing camera to make the look more vibrant... or contact lenses, not one for sticking things in my eye :')

However, here is what I used to get a similar look with what I've got:

White cream make-up from Sainsburys

Any black eye liner 

Black eyebrow pencil

Black mascara
Maybelline - Go Extreme!

Very dark lipstick
Dark purple

Black shimmery eye shadow

More eye shadow from...

bobbypin Jeffrey Fulvimari

That is what I used and here are my steps:

STEP 1

Make sure you face is all clean and simply apply all over the face and neck with a sponge. 

STEP 2

Now the eyebrows. Darkly color in the eyebrows to make them big and bold...like slugs

STEP 3

Add eye liner all around the eye to make sure no skin color shows

STEP 4

Doesn't matter if it isn't neat, Apply eye shadow all around the eye where the white is not. 

STEP 5

You can add red lines to make it look like your eyes are bleeding

STEP 6

Put on your lipstick and wolah! 

The finished look!

Make you hair all messy!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Christy Jane 

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My second year at college so far

I can't believe it's already half term next week!

It feels like we've only just started college a couple of weeks ago, yet its been about 8.

I already feel really laid back, mostly because I already know most people so i'm not worrying about what to talk about. You can tell who the newbies are when they are sitting around a table and not talking to each other or making small talk.

I've already met some new girls from year 1 level 3 sport through netball, they are lovely and look forward to playing netball matches throughout the year with them!

This year is seeming to be a lot better than last year already! The lessons are easier/more interesting which motivates me to get the work done in time. Also the types of assignments I've had so far aren't just using a word document, we get to make videos and do presentations which makes it so much more less boring!

I will admit I'm already pretty un-organised. Forgetting assignment briefs, my lanyard, purse and important notes. I'm not on point at the moment, we'll see if it changes :').

I feel like a need a holiday already... which is good as I've got one in November! However, I have to hand in all assignments early as I won't be in for a week...

Work hard play harder right?

Enjoy Half- term

Christy x

I made my own kimono - Didn't take anytime at all!

As it's festival season and the on trend at the moment is kimonos!
I researched and they all cost quite a bit. To be fair, Summer hasn't got long left so I wouldn't get much use out of it.
However, I looked through my wardrobe and found a tasseled top which I brought from Primark about 2 years ago and in that time have only worn it once! I thought it was time to get rid of it but then came up with the idea of making it into a tasseled kimono!

Here is what it looked like before I transformed it:

In my opinion it doesn't look like the most flattering top you've ever seen. It felt too over sized and just didn't do anything positive for my body. One thing I do like about it is the pattern, it's not just a simple lace design, there has actually been some thought put into it.

However, pushing that aside, I began to cut... yes CUT down the middle of the top, making sure it was a straight line.

Here is the finished look of the own made kimono:

The finished look!

Once I had cut down the middle of the top I found that you may have to stitch the part where you cut to the inside of the top to avoid the material fraying.

This took no time at all. If you aren't one to splash out on something you'll hardly wear, then simply find an old loose fitting top and cut down the middle! With or without tassels.

Much love

ChristyJane
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