Events - Oxfam Boutique Catwalk Show

Again I'm a little late putting this up, but better late than never I suppose!

Oxfam Boutique held it's annual fashion show a few weeks back in the Morgan Arcade in Cardiff. It helped to show off what the store had to offer, both vintage and designer garments and it was a great chance to catch up with some of the other blogging girls.

The Models

Mia of Fashion.Life by Mia and Emily of Sugar and Spice

A lovely fashion illustrator I met called Kit

Carmen of My Room on the Third Floor

Did anyone else attend the event? Or any other events recently?

How's you weekend going?

Daisymay X

And another winner...

This time up the winner of the bloggers meet goody bag!

And the winner is Rachel of Life of a Sweetaholic

So congrats Rachel, the bag and all the goodies will be winging it's way out to you shortly. I hope you enjoy it!

Daisymay X

And the winner is.....

So first I want to thank everyone who entered my Fall Fashionista Giveaway last week, all 100 odd of you!

But I thought it was about time I announced a winner (sorry I hadn't done it earlier I've been sick all weekend!)

And that winner is the very lucky and very stylish Florrie of Intrinsically Florrie

She is the winner of a £50 Voucher for Very.co.uk

Daisymay x

South Wales Blogger Meet - The Bloggers

I know I already put out a post about the event, but as I said then I'm gonna show you everything in a little more detail. So this post is just to say thanks to all the lovely ladies for attending.

First if you check out my partner in bloggy crime Gemma's blog, Fat Frocks, she has put out a great post about the day time of the event. About the amazing BB's Muffins and all the ladies who joined us in the day before the event.

And here is a list of some of the attendee's (if you did come and are missing from the list just leave me a comment and I will get you added, couldn't keep track of everyone, sorry!)

Rosie of A Pocketful of Rosie

Leanne of A Slice of My Life

Kate Louise of Kate Louise

Rai of Blargle Fargle

Melanie of Spiny Sharkly Things

Sarah of Falling Forward

Lowri of The Deer Head

Amy of Bonjour Cupcake

Louise from Lou Lou Muses

Emily of Sugar and Spice

Emily of Catwalk Hawk

Mia of Fashion.Life by Mimi

Carmen of My Room on the Third Floor

Liz of Liz Rawlings

Charli of Charlie dot dot dot

SJ of Cowbiscuits

Joanne of Just Joanne

Katrina of Katrina Dallimore

Joanne of Pose 83

Bizzy of The Penthouse Clan

Here are some outfit pictures (mandatory of course!) from some of the lovely ladies

Rosie, Rai and Sarah
Liz, Louise and Amy

SJ, Charli, Joanne, Carmen and Lowri

Aren't we an eclectic bunch!!

And just some of the team who helped put the event together

Hywel, Gemma, G-Star stylist, Chantele (me!), Laura, Sarah and the Reiss stylists

The team from Kamigata

The lovely Emma of La Senza

And the lovely girl from Boux Avenue (sorry I didn't catch her name!)

So that's more or less everyone who came to the event. And I think I can definitely say that everyone had a great time. If you check out the girls blogs you will find a few post on the event and what they got up to, and their favourite picks from the new season collections.

All photos are by Cross-Jones Photography

Don't forget to enter my Fall Fashionista Giveaway to be in with the chance of winning £50 to spend on Very.co.uk only open 3 more days!

Daisymay X

South Wales Blogger Meet

Last night was the long anticipated South Wales Bloggers Meet up. And I am so glad to say it went really well. Everyone had a brilliant time (I hope!) and really enjoyed the entire day.

First I would like to say thanks to everyone who came, and helped make it a really great night. I hope you all really enjoyed yourself.

I would like to say thank to all the stores in St David's and outside who contributed to the event, either for the bags or for the event itself, you were all stars and helped make the night a success. Special thanks to the lovely people at Reiss, G-Star Raw, Boux Avenue, La Senza and Kamigata for coming to give talks of their collections and trends.

Thanks to the Laura, Sarah and Hywel of St David's/Golly Slater for doing all the heavy organising of the event. Guys you pulled out all the stops for us! Thank you so much

To O'Neills (I know I work there but still) BB's Muffins and Krispy Kremes thanks for keeping us going throughout the day. The food was all amazing and greatly needed!

Last to Gemma! My partner in crime on this event. Gem you made organising this event a lot less stressful! Thank you so much for everything you did. I think we make a brill event planning team and I look forward to future events! hehe!

Expect to see a few more detailed posts over the weekend about the event, but I just wanted to get this quick thank you out before I leave to go to the Oxfam Boutique event tonight. Anyone else attending?

Daisymay X

The International Fashionista Giveaway Event Preview

Some of you may know about, or be involved with the amazing Fashionist Giveaway Event being organised by Still Blonde After All These Years.

But if you don't I thought I would fill you all in on the event as I will be participating.

The event will take place between the 14th-19th October and will be one giant, internet and world wide fashion giveaway!!

With 136 blogs signed up to the event it is set to be huge! Each blog will launch a giveaway on the 14th October running until the 19th October. Giveaways are for fashion only prizes and have a minimum value of $50 each (some are a lot more!!)

To get you all a little excited about this even just take a look at the sample LOOKBOOK below of some of the prizes up for grabs.

So ladies don't forget to check back in on the 14th to enter mine and all the other amazing giveaway in the Fall Fashionist Giveaway Event.

Up for grabs on my blog a £50 voucher to spend on Very.co.uk!!

Daisymay X

Presenting South Wales Bloggers Meet

Hello Ladies I am here today to announce the South Wales Bloggers Meet!! Yay!! I have been talking about it for a few weeks now on Twitter but we have launched the sign up for tickets today (it's free!!) And they are disappearing like hotcakes so if you want to attend you better be quick. You can sign up here.

But I suppose you want to know a bit about the event first. Yes? Well me and Gemma of Fat Frocks are hosting it but the event is being sponsored by at held at St David's

The meet up will be on the 12th October in Cardiff.

The general plan is to meet up in the afternoon around 3pm to go for a coffee and have a good chat. We can then hit the shops in Cardiff, taking a look at the unique arcades and the new St David's centre.
At around 6pm we will head to the management suite in St David's for some drinks and a preview of what St David's has on offer for the festive period. There will be gift bags, opportunity to get your photo taken and more time to chat with all the lovely bloggers who attend the event.

Plus after todays meeting with Gemma and the St David's PR team we have also confirmed you will be able to get a mini make over from the Kamigata team and there will be the chance to have some food after the event.

If you are unable to attend the day time (or night time) no worries you can just come to one or the other. Plus we are happy for other bloggers from outside South Wales to attend to, the more the merrier!

We hope to see a few of you there!

Daisymay x

Mr & Mrs Thomas's Wedding

This weekend I was at the wedding of a very dear friend Lindsey to her beloved Philip!

Here are Jon's photos of the day.

Phil is in the RAF!

Me, My sis (Briony) and Linds

Dad, me, Bri and Jon

Isn't she a beautiful bride?

We are off to London for the night today. To see We Will Rock You! Very excited! Jon has never seen a West End show before so I can't wait to take him.

Lots of photos when we get back!

Daisymay X

First sponsor and a Giveaway

Hello Ladies today I have one whammy of a post for you.

First of all, if you have visited my blog over the last 2 days you will have noticed a new button in my side bar, under 'Sponsors'. This is my first blog sponsor (yay!), and I am very happy and proud to be working with the wonderfully talented Alex Keller!

Plus she has been nice enough to offer one of you lucky readers a $25 voucher to spend at her store.

First though she answered a few of my questions so you ladies could get to know her a bit better.

What's your name and where do you come from?

Alexandra Keller, but I go by Alex originally from Cleveland, Ohio, now living in Tucson, Arizona

Vintage Glamour $39

Tell us a bit about the real you?

I'm an artist who can be a little obsessive compulsive - I tend to collect lots of things and then I have to clean everything out. This year is a cleaning year!
Little Bits $18

How long have you been making your designs?

I've made jewelry on and off for years, but opened my Etsy shop March 2009
Crystal Clear $35

What are your favourite materials to work with? And where do you source your materials?

I love all sorts of beads and charms, but I'm always looking for more chain! I go to thrift stores, church shops, and resale shops. Sometimes I get donations, which is great! I don't usually go to garage sales or estate sales, because I have a 5 year old son & that's torture for him. On occasion, I'll go to a salvage yard.
Chained One $20

Of all your items which is your favourite?

My 'crystal clear' bracelets - recycled watch bands with vintage chandelier crystals. I wear mine almost every day

Bohemian Wrap Bracelet $12

Where do you get your inspiration from?

Fashion magazines, places I shop, jewellry I see other people wearing
Trio-Noir $30

Did this start as a hobby or do you have any formal training?

Previously a hobby, when I opened my etsy shop in 2009, I started a business. I don't have formal jewelry training, but I did attend an art school for several years. While I had enough courses for a degree in fine art, I didn't have the right ones, so I ended up with a degree in business and marketing. (I was double majoring)

Silver Ivy $25

Do you have any favourite Etsy shops you buy from?

Shops I've gone back to more than once are

Mudpuppy - I have a baby head planter, a miner's skull (the gold tooth is great!) and I have a couple of little dogs he used to have. Next up are those hanging airplant pods!

Solsticehome - I have a lovely picnic basket, and recently won a gift certificate, so I'm expecting some vintage lab glassware!

Then there's Boylerpf for fabulous vintage jewellry

And Prance and Swagger for vintage clothes

I love new clothes from Lamixx, and I heart Norwegian wood. And I'm going back here very soon Urban Revisions. Plus you have to see the gorgeous dresses from Kate Towers (I have 2 little party dresses - wish I had known about her sooner)

What can I say? I'm addicted to etsy!

Frankie $20

What is your favourite style for this summer?

I'm loving the boho peasant look - gauzy, embroidered blouses and floral skirts. It gets super hot in arizona, so it's perfect!
Knocker $44

Whats your dream/plans for the rest of 2011?

To make it a fun, happy & safe year for my family (and survive summer break with the son!)

Laurel $40

What's your favourite flower?

Not really sure - not a real flower type of girl..... I had white roses at my wedding.

Onto the giveaway bit!

The winner will be chosen at random and will receive a $25 gift voucher to spend on anything in Alex Keller's store.

Mandatory entry:

You must be a follower of my blog via google friend connect

Then visit Alex Keller's shop and leave comment telling me what your favourite item is

Extra entries may be gained by:

Hearting your favourite item (1 entry)

Adding Alex Keller to your favourite etsy sellers (1 entry)

Follow Daisy Dayz on Facebook (1 entry)

Blogging/Twittering/Facebooking this giveaway (1 entry each)

Following Daisy Dayz on Twitter (1 entry)

Become a follower of Alex Keller blog (1 entries)

Buying something from Alex Keller (5 entries)

Please leave a separate comment for each!

This competition will end at midnight GBT on the 24th May, winner will be announced on the 25th May (My birthday!!!!)

Good luck

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of my blog please feel free to drop me an email at daisydayz25@googlemail.com

Daisymay X