Chamber of secrets

Alan Rickman's wand in Olivanders!

 

Let the wand choose you!

 

My sister Jen in her beautiful Topshop coat

 

Hogwarts at night!

 

Lovely shops in Diagon Alley

 

 

Godricks Hollow

 

The bridge to the school (my Dad in the background checking the set materials :))

 

Knocking on Privet drive

 

Butter beer

 

Amazing costume displays - Fleur Delacour's dress here - wish I could have tried this on!

 

Entering the Great Hall

 

With my awesome sisters Kirsty and Jen

Photos from my trip to Harry Potter World! We had so much fun especially in Diagon Alley! Don't want to give too many secrets away but it was well worth the trip
Wearing my 1940s wool dress from Stockport Vintage Fair, a vintage stork brooch, Office shoes, a Primarni cardigan

Hey 2013!

NYE

 

NYE

 

 

Bit of a Hockneyesque pose with Freddy the cat

  

A very belated happy new year! I'm back from a 3 week trip with Tom visiting our family and friends which has taken me to Margate, Bury St Edmunds, York, Ripon, Barnard Castle and back to Manchester...phew.

P.s. I finally succumbed to a smart phone second hand of course (from my Dad!) and set up an instagram profile - my account is joagep

Holiday wear...

...inspired by Eva Green in Cracks!

Handmade Christmas - book bag

 My family includes lots of teachers/academics so thought I'd make some book bags for Christmas presents

 

Started off with a big rectangle of fabric and put my embriodery hoop to good use

I love anything nautical so sketched out a ship design

Er.. I should have sketched the design directly on the the fabric with pencil - I sowed it on the paper and then had to remove it - gah tricky!

Phew paper removed pinned all the parts together just need to put the zip in

 

Zip done! This was the hardest part and a wee bit of unpicking was involved to get it to sit right.

The outer fabric is thick linen - lining is a soft tartan fabric.

A4 sized book bag or document pouch!

Done! Can't wait to give this one

What my tree wore!

Here she is! A lovely wonky lil tree. This is the first year Tom and I have got our very own real tree

I've been trying to have a handmade christmas so I crafted some decorations

 

 

 

 A stripey heart cushion

 

 

Dried out some orange slices in a low oven - house smells amazingly christmassy!

Threaded on red tartan to tie them up

 

 

Made some pom pom wool baubles from old wool

 

 

A hot air balloon

 

 

Printed some plain luggage tags with stamps I bought at a fair in Hebden Bridge last week

 

 

Other decorations I didn't make - a few large pine cones tied on with polka dot ribbon

and some pretty little cardinals I bought last year when we spent xmas in St Louis Missouri with Tom's family.

 

What is your tree wearing this year?

xx

A bit of magic . . .

Very excited to be visiting the Harry Potter Studios this weekend!

 

The three broomsticks

Sybill Trelawny

 

Magical kate

Hannah

 

 

 

Tartan scarf

 

 

 

Scarf - Lyle & Scott Heritage

Jumper - H&M

Skirt - H&M

Tights - Topshop

Shoes - Office