Vintage Hair Inspiration

We love this cute girly style, especially as it's pretty easy to create! Get perfecting it now before the summer season begins- would look amazing with a vintage tea dress and some retro shades.

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We love this sunny palette with a burst of yellow surrounded by a beautiful shade of emerald green. Such an easy, casual outfit for daytime activities! These trainers are destined to be a wardrobe staple, uber comfy and ideal to brighten up any outfit! The Upcycled Vintage Sixpence Necklace compliments the vintage dress perfectly, for a Spring chic outfit- you can even choose if you'd prefer a 18 or 22" chain, depending on what look you are after!

Brights are bang on trend for Spring/Summer 2013! You can't go far wrong with this outfit!

Yellow Dress- Instant Vintage

Green Trainers- Pebble Boutique

Sixpence Necklace – Ellie Ellie

Green Briefcase – Bohemia

Ellie Ellie's DIY Inspiration - Turn Old Jam Jars into Colourful Vases!

 

Gorgeous aren't they? We found inspiration for these on Pinterest- great addition to your home to let a bit of Spring in! The best news is that they are super duper easy to make and up-cycled too!

All you need to do is collect yourself some vintage jam or pickle jars, which you can pick up from charity shops or even in your cupboards at home!

Grab yourself some paint- why not select your kitchen's colour scheme of some traditional Spring shades?

And...follow the simple instructions below, leave to dry and fill with beautiful fresh flowers from the garden!

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We at Ellie Ellie love all things British, so it's no surprise that we have a soft spot for TOPSHOP's 'Made in Britain' collection. Packed with everything from hats, shoes, accessories, dresses and everything in between it's great to see this high street brand embracing it's heritage!

We've taken 3 items from the collection and slung it with Ellie Ellie's Upcycled Building Brick Studs to compliment the colours in the retro comic tee! Our studs are handmade using old LEGO bricks, which we transform into these cute little studs which are also available in blue, black and white!

This casual-chic outfit is perfect for a mooch around the shops or a coffee date with your girls!

It's increasingly important for us shoppers to support British trade- we've all heard of the doom and gloom soaring around UK bank accounts so it's vital that we shop British and support UK based manufacturing- everything doesn't have to be made in China.

Trousers, Fedora and Top - TOPSHOP Made In Britain
Upcycled Building Brick Studs- Ellie Ellie

Pinterest Love

Join Ellie Ellie on Pinterest to get an insight to all things that inspire us, our products and general things that we love. Here's a few of our recent pins to wet your whistle!

 Like what you see? Follow us on Pinterest here and jump on the Ellie Ellie bandwagon!

Margaret Thatcher Quotes

Margaret was the first female Prime minister- the only one the UK has seen. She was a powerful women, nick named the 'Iron Lady' for her ability to make decisions and stick to them to the very end.  She was a highly inspirational to British women, who under her power received the highest pay rates ever seen in the UK.

Maggie was one of the finest British orators of all time so, we thought we'd gather some of her most famous quotes to share with you guys!

''Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't''

 "What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose."

  "If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."

 "To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best."

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

 "To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say. You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning."

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Today is the anniversary of the creation of the Union Jack flag, so we thought we’d go heavy on the patriotism. Fallen quite hard for these adorable brogues from Russell and Bromley, a brand long famed for their incredible designs, quality and style. A pair of R&B are near on impossible to wear out- family heirloom material.

John Zacks ultra cute pinafore dress is a perfect little Springtime move, with a mix of pale denim and a fine off-white polka dot shirt. Red is a strong theme for this outfit so we’ve partnered up Ellie Ellie’sUpcycled Stamp necklace with a trusty Ollie and Nic leather shoulder bag t’boot making it a great opportunity to colour block.

Want to take it further? Cobalt blue nail polish. You know it makes sense. 

Dress – John Zack (available from ASOS)

JEEVES Brogues - Russell and Bromley

Bag- Ollie and Nic

Upcycled StampPendant –Ellie Ellie