I love it when...

...I get new stationery! I have a small love, which most of you wil already know, and it's only getting worse!

I would love to say these new notebooks were needed but they're not. Well one is, but two is just greedy. Buttttt, they do match my collection and will allow one of my tutors to continue talking way too much.

(Notebooks from Paperchase)

 Again, they are like my other notebooks, so much so they follow the same retro/vintage theme as well as sporting a plastic cover which is just sooooo good when you're like me and tend to spill things within my bag,

         I haven't been able to shop much in the sales due to my increasing hatred of crowds and bustling-sale-finding people. They have the 'bargain' on the mind and no-one, and I mean no-one, will get in their way. So in general, I tend to just try and stay away. Saying this I have braved it a few times to only emerge with some awesome goodies!

 

( (Necklace, New Look, £2. Shoes, Primark, £8. Tassle belt, H&M, £2. Navy wool skirt, Zara Kids, £12)

I really fancy going shopping but think I should probably save my money so that I can afford to live this year! Even though I have fallen in love with a £249 bag....xx

Josy Flo. Ethical and Practical!

Just as I had finished my Emma Watson & People Tree post I logged into Twitter to find a lovely lady named Joanna (or Josy) Spooner was following me! I always check out my followers to see who they are and the like. After clicking on her profile (LINK:@JosyFlo_Belts) I found that she herself was a designer! A belts designer. Not only did she make practical and pretty bum bags and money bags but they were all made by an ethical group! Well, well, well! How very interesting! So I emailed her and asked if I could write a post about her and here I am!

The range is named JosyFlo and was originally created by Josy Spooner. She always had a love for fashion and started working on leather handmade belts and accessories. All of these were inspired by the pocket belts worn by travellers and festival goers that she had seen all around the world!
From this she then went on to creating bespoke belts to a range of clients including Jamie Oliver! Which come on is pretty awesome.

With her love of fashion she decided to focus more on the many different changes in lifestyle and how we all now take a new and improved view to safety. Bum bags and pockets belts have been around for many a year but no-one really wanted to use them as well they are a bit minging, tbh.
So she came up with these beauties and boy am I impressed! (The prices range from £15.00 to £50.00, but well worth it!)

The best part is who the belts are made by! They are made by Bhopal Rehabilitation which is an NGO group which has been set up to help people who were affected by the Bhopal gas tragedy which was an industrial disaster that took place at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. At midnight on 3 December 1984, the plant released an estimated 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to MIC and other chemicals. The Bhopal disaster is frequently cited as the world's worst industrial disaster with over 25,000 people having died since from gas related diseases.
This organisation operates under the Fair Trade banner which means that they must adhere to a strict set of standards which are closely monitored.

LINK: Bhopal Rehabilitation
LINK: Ethical Trading
LINK: Fairtrade