Showing posts with label cold weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cold weather. Show all posts

Friday, 22 November 2013

Ellie Ellie Wears: Wrap Up Warm

Wrap up warm this winter with Ellie Ellie Wears - This great snood from Bibico will definitely keep your neck warm and looks great with this cosy jumper from Lowie! Lowie produce beautiful clothes ethically, using hand makers and small manufacturers to make their designs, using small manufactures also means their designs are limited edition, so you won't find a jumper like this on the high street! Add these Elsom Organic Skinny Jeans for a laid back look and complete the outfit with a Lucky Sixpence Customized Date Coin Necklace from Ellie Ellie, which you can personalise with a special date that is personal to you!

Jumper - Lowie
Snood - Bibico
Jeans - Elsom
Sixpence Necklace - Ellie Ellie

Friday, 25 October 2013

Ellie Ellie Wears: Dungarees!

Denim is a staple in the closet and what better way to make the denim trend your own with these great dungarees from Beyond Retro! Beyond retro offers a wide selection of handpicked vintage clothing making it a place to find stand out, vintage and unique pieces!

A great way to wear dungarees in this weather is too add thick woollen tights, as well as this great cardigan from Bibico, which will keep you warm whatever the weather. Finish off the look with these Bertie boots, which are a great addition to the outfit! Our Ellie Ellie vintage letter tile ring, which can be personalised with your initial adds extra fun to the outfit!

Dunagrees: Beyond Retro
Cardigan: Bibico
Vintage Letter Tile Ring: Ellie Ellie
Boots: Bertie

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

The Perfect Hot Chocolate!

What better way to snuggle up in front of the tele with a film than with a lovely warm mug of hot chocolate! We have found a great recipe for a better than average hot chocolate that will definitely make it a firm favourite in the evening!

Ingredients:

50g dark drinking chocolate
40ml whipping cream
120ml semi skimmed milk
Pinch of salt
65g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces!


This great recipe is easy to follow and it won't take long before you have a lovely mug of hot chocolate in your hands!

1. Put 350g of cold tap water and the drinking chocolate into a saucepan and bring to a simmer over a medium heat.

2. When simmering, add the whipping cream, semi skimmed milk and salt, and stir to combine.

3. Pour over the chopped chocolate pieces and whisk to dissolve.

4. Using a hand blender, aerate the chocolate before pouring it into big mugs to serve and enjoy!

Why not add some mini marshmallows on top! Go on, we know you want too!

Find this gorgeous recipe here> Hot Chocolate Recipe

Friday, 27 September 2013

Ellie Ellie Wears: It's getting colder outside

The days and nights are getting colder and there is nothing better than wrapping up in a warm jumper and keeping warm. This stripy jumper from Mudd and Water is perfect with a great pattern and colours. Mudd and Water are a great company producing ethical, organic and sustainable clothes with brilliant attention to detail! Pairing this jumper with Monkey Genes creates a great look, and Monkey Genes are also a great independent label which offers organic jeans with 'No blood, No sweat, No tears' and makes huge ethical considerations when producing their jeans. Finish the outfit off with these great loafers and an Ellie Ellie Vintage Letter Tile Necklace which can be personalised with your initial!
 
Stripy jumper: Mudd and Water
Jeans: Monkey Genes
Brown Loafers: Hobbs
Vintage Letter Tile Necklace: Ellie Ellie