BOAT TRIP TO THE SAXON MILL

So for me summer has officially started as I have just finished my art foundation year! (More posts on that soon!). On our last day we decided to take advantage of the lovely weather and use our friend's boat to row to the Saxon Mill which is a lovely restaurant in Warwick. It took us around twenty minutes to row there and although we did have a fare few wobbles on the way, it was such a lovely journey with gorgeous views.

I really wanted to share some pictures I took with you all even though I don't have many (I was too scared I was going to drop my phone in the river!). We all really enjoyed ourselves and will definitely be taking another trip on the boat soon! 

I also really recommend everyone to visit the Saxon Mill, not only does it do great (although expensive) food but it is also such a lovely traditional building! It was originally a working watermill and still has some interesting original features to look at. I have been here a few times for special occasions as well and have never been disappointed.

We only stopped for a quick drink and had the classic Kopparberg berry ciders and lime sodas (which were so refreshing!). We also couldn't resist some chips with aioli which were so tasty! We managed to get a waiter to take a quick picture of us with the river in the background. Such a cute photo and a lovely day out! I hope the rest of my summer is this fun haha!

Thankyou for reading, 

Love from Georgia

xxx

FINAL GARMENT BEFORE DESTRUCTION

I wanted to show you all my dress I have been making before I destroy it! I've really enjoyed making it the past few weeks and now that it's all put together, I almost don't want to destroy it! You will be able to properly see the detailed prints before they are ruined! I used the transfer press to create the beautiful colours and patterns and screen printed over the top of that with white paint to get the overall look and I am really happy with the outcome. It is very bright and summery, giving off a really positive, happy vibe. I added beautiful detailed images in with beautiful flowers and land animals and some images of the sea.

I had some help from my lovely friend Roseve who modelled my dress perfectly for me! She stood in front of a whiteboard which I drew some intricate designs on and added some fake flowers on top of that. She also had a flower garland for her hair and a bunch of flowers to make sure we showed off the beauty aspect and keep it extra bright! 

I really like the overall shape I went for with the simple skater dress style, although my favourite part is the large pleat in the centre, this gives it a completely different look and makes it a bit more unique. (inspiration for this style was taken from Mary Katrantzou's 2014 spring/summer collection which I have done a previous blog post on). I hope you enjoy looking at my photographs and what I have been getting up to lately on my course!

How pretty does she look!

I hope to use the whiteboard in my exhibition as I think it works really well with my garment.

The bunch of flowers go so well with the colours in the dress and the monochrome background.

     

We tried putting Roseve's hair up to show the top of the dress off a bit more, the flowers also sat better with a messy bun so I quite like the idea of keeping her hair up for other photographs.

I wanted to zoom into some of the details to show you as the imaged are one of the main parts in my whole project.

As you can see, I have added different animals into it.

The ribbon I added to the back has to be one of my favourite elements of the dress! I think it looks so pretty and girly and I love bows!

There will be more photographs to follow showing off the destruction elements to my dress, I can't wait to see what it looks like even if I am a little scared to ruin it!

Thankyou for reading, 

Love from Georgia

xxx

ROSIE'S VINTAGE TEA SHOP

Today I had a lovely little day out with two of my bestest friends and we came across such a gorgeous little cafe that I just had to share with you all! It has been such a sunny day today so we wanted to find somewhere to go for lunch where we could sit outside and make the most of the sun seeming as we live in miserable dull England!

We came across Rosie's vintage tea shop in Leamington and it instantly caught our eye with its gorgeous pink, vintage decor! The staff were soo lovely and welcoming which made it even better.

We were looking to have lunch but they had a HUGE variety of cakes and desserts inside (as well as the amazing pink and white ice cream cart). They also had two full pages in their menu dedicated to different types and flavours of teas, I'm not a big tea drinker so opted for a pink lemonade but if you love tea then I think this cafe is a MUST for you!

The pink, cream and pastel themes caught our eye and the vintage ice cream cart made it look so girly and cute. We all loved this vintage style and decor so this was the perfect place for us to have lunch!

If you haven't already noticed, yes we did change tables to move more into the sun haha!

There was soo much to choose from! We were spoilt for choice! Each menu also had different coloured ribbons on to hold it together which was a little detail I loved.

The little outside area was soo lovely with the vintage looking tables and chairs, it was so nice to sit outside and enjoy some sunshine for once!

I love how they even matched the straws to the glasses! It was the little details I loved about this place. Two of us opted for rose flavoured pink lemonade which was so nice and refreshing on this hot day, my other friend went for a mint chocolate chip milkshake which was surprisingly nice as well! You could have whatever flavour milkshake flavour you wanted which they made from their PINK ice cream cart.

We all had a chicken caesar salad which came in a giant tortilla chip cone, this is something completely different and unique and it tasted soo good! I love how the food all came on individual, pretty vintage plates as well.

The inside was equally as nice as well! There was so many pretty details to look at. I loved the miss-match tables and chairs and the pastel theme running throughout. 

They even had floral wallpaper and pots of flowers on each table, how cute does it look!?

Their collection of teacups and teapots was impressive! Every single detail was well thought through.

I am so happy we found this place and I will definitely be going back! It's the perfect place to go for lunch with the girls or to take your mum to which I will be doing next week! I can be quite picky with my food and it find it rare to find somewhere that looks great and has great food too! I can honestly say I wouldn't fault the place! If you are ever in Leamington and you love vintage decor and tea, i'd recommend this place!

Thankyou for reading, 

Love from Georgia

xxx