english rose

 Dress c/o BeBop clothing, gifted boater hat, Kmart platforms, bag c/o Chicnova, Max Factor lipstick in 'English Rose'

Happy Monday everyone! Hopefully the start to your week was excellent! Today I decided to style up this dress from BeBop with this gorgeous, vintage kiss-lock bag from ChicNova. I was really surprised with the quality of the bag as many of the bags I have received from similar online stores are pretty but aren't the most wonderful quality. This one, however, is an exception! The leather is really soft and it's the perfect size for shopping or taking to school during exam time when I don't need anything too big. This dress has also been a great addition to my wardrobe. It's light, very cute and girlie and will be perfect for the summer time. I think it's still available here if you'd like to take a closer peek. :)

Can you notice the colour in the photos?! Oh my gosh, I feel like Spring is already upon us! The weather has been absolutely beautiful lately - I'm not a beach person and I have been dying to go have a swim. I'm so excited for the warm change, I've had enough of winter and I think my skin has too (ugh, does anyone else deal with annoying dry patches?!). 

I hope you have a great week and I'll talk to you all soon! Lots of love xo

diary VIII

 Spring is just around the corner and I'm loving every minute of the warm change. 

I know these "flowers" (let's just go with flowers...) are weeds but they're so darn pretty! They create the prettiest bokeh in photos and the afternoon sun illuminates them, adding a little magic to my photos. I really liked this outfit post... the lighting was so dreamy!

 The school dress up day I was talking about was an absolutely blast! My friend Sarah and I went as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, lovely Belle (pictured in the first photo) went as Velma from Scooby Doo and Chloe (in the second picture with Sarah) looked absolutely gorgeous in her Minnie Mouse costume! 

Looking through pretty cards and sorting stationery for when I find the time to send nice letters and notes to my blogging friends. If you'd like to exchange a card (or two!), email me here: avenuemblog@gmail.com 

Just a quick little post for you all to update you on what's been happening lately. I hope you're all well and enjoy the rest of your weekend xo

sunstripes

 Dress c/o BeBop clothing, bag c/o Oasap, Rubi shoes, Australis lipstick in 'Cha Cha', Forever New pearl bracelets

There's nothing more versatile than a striped dress for all year 'round. This one in particular was sent to me by the ladies at BeBop Clothing (I was offered the opportunity to review two dresses from their brand and I jumped at the chance) and I am so excited about it! It's light, comfortable and really well made. The packaging they sent it to me in was really adorable too - both dresses came quickly and in a gorgeous canvas bag with the a pretty drawing on the front. Score! New bag for library stops! Speaking of library stops, I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series and I'm addicted. This series is genius and I love it.

I hope you're all having a great week so far. Tomorrow is my school's annual dress-up day and (big surprise!) I'm going as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz... one of my favourite fictional characters. I'll take lots of pictures so you guys can see. Lots of love xo
P.S: I really appreciate all of you. Each and every person who reads my blog is a good friend in my eyes and I hope you realise that. Without you, Avenue M wouldn't be what it is today so, thank you. 

my bedroom // three tips for a decoration facelift

Hey lovelies! I haven't done one of these posts in ages so I thought it would be fun to revisit the "decorating and storage ideas" post that was really popular (one of the pictures from that post has even got 20K notes on tumblr, what!). My room has changed a lot since January and although it's not quite ready for a full room tour (I'm still sorting out bed issues), I thought I'd share with you a few decorating tips to give your bedroom a snazzy little facelift. 

1. Wooden hangers. There is something so classic and polished about them that really complete the overall look of a wardrobe, you would be amazed at the difference it makes. I've only got about ten wooden hangers but my goal is to have all of my clothes displayed on the wooden beauties. So much prettier than those flimsy plastic things.

 2. My jewellery cabinet was getting a little out of control so I decided to display some of my statement pieces as a decoration. Izzy's Mum gave me these jewellery hangers a few months ago and they have been so handy! The colours of all the necklaces and accessories really add to my bedroom for a positive, colourful vibe and accentuate the colours in my wardrobe.

3. Probably my favourite DIY project yet. I printed out all of my favourite instagram shots at Big W (only costed about 10c per photo) and hung them on a string above my bed. Adds instant colour to any bedroom and it's a constant reminder of happy days, beautiful moments and inspiration that otherwise would have been forgotten.

I hope you enjoyed this post and you're having a splendid week so far. Lots of love xo