Style Saturday - Decorating with Succulents

I recently took a trip to Ikea in Southampton to have a browse around with a friend and of course, a browse around Ikea always doesn't end up as 'just a browse'. I ended up bringing back some lovely scented candles, some plant pots and some beautiful plants including succulents. I love the succulents I bought and wish I had bought more....they are my kind of plant...easy to look after! 

I always like having plants in the house and bringing the outdoor in. I spend a lot of time at my computer desk so it is really nice to have plants around. I particularly like the wooden plant pots on the right hand side and the hanging planters too. I wish my work space looked a little more like the space on the left hand side! I like the minimalist look but it still looks warm and cosy with the rug and cushions and the succulents add some colour to the room whilst still keeping with the neutral tones.

Hope that you like this collection

Thanks so much for reading

The Dorothy Days Xx

Style Saturday - Back to School in black, pink and mint

I know that lots of you are getting ready to go back to school this September so this week for Style Saturday I thought I would do a 'Back to School' themed feature.

The collection includes everything from pretty stationary, an alarm clock so that you don't oversleep and that gorgeous mint wrap around coat!

How to get the look...

Photo Credit: Ban.do

'I am very busy' poster in mint green by Ban.do. For when you need to remind everyone that it may look like you are procrastinating but you are in fact very busy!

Light green waisted trench coat by Choies . Great for when the weather is not yet bitterly cold. 

These adorable floral print trainers/ sneakers in mint green with pink flowers by Yes Style

This black London Style expandable backpack by LucLuc. Useful for carrying your books around campus or school. It has a lovely 'chain' trim and is waterproof (hooray for dry books and homework!)

Good luck to all my followers who are going back to school, university, college etc and I hope that you enjoyed reading my Style Saturday post. I run this post every Saturday with different themes so please check out next week's. If you haven't already seen last week's Style Saturday post you can find it here... http://thedorothydays.blogspot.com/2015/09/style-saturday-industrial-and-copper.html

Have a great weekend!

The Dorothy Days X

Inspirational Quote of the Week - George Eliot

Hope you all have a wonderful week

Thanks for checking out my blog. I post a new inspirational quote every Monday morning

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Happy June! Thank you for all your support

Hooray! It is June!!  I know I say this every month but it really does feel as if this year has flown by! Can't believe that we are now 6 months into the year.

This year so far has been fantastic so I am hoping the next 6 months will too! Thank you to everyone who has browsed in my shop, bought from me, messaged me on social media, and to all of you now who are reading my blog! I really appreciate your support. Last month I relaunched my Facebook page which was both exciting and nerve wracking as I had not been active on Facebook as a social media site for some time. Since relaunching I have had 100 new likes on the page which has been wonderful so an extra big thank you to everyone who has come over and taken a look at my page there (and if you haven't already you can find it here https://www.facebook.com/thedorothydays)

Bring on the sunshine, days lazing in the park and ice creams that June normally brings!

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Cool interactive video for you to enjoy!

Hey everyone,

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far. I thought today I would share with you all something fun that I found to pass a few moments of the day.

I won't tell you too much but open this Youtube video in fullscreen and put your finger in the middle and keep touching your screen while the video plays. It is pretty cool

(Nothing scary or nothing not work safe....don't worry!)




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Happy Valentines Day from The Dorothy Days

Style Saturday - Cute patterned socks for cold winters days

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my third Style Saturday of 2015 (still can't get my head around it being 2015!). The theme of this Style Saturday is….well….SOCKS!

It is still cold and wet out and about so if you are anything like me you will be spending most of the time in big thick jumpers and snuggly socks! In the summer time I am a bit of a hippy child and walk around barefoot as much as possible so in the winter, if I am going to have to wear socks I might as well make sure they are nice ones! So for my Style Saturday today here is a collection of some super cute socks to brighten up the cold winter days!

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Christmas Countdown Begins!

A RhB Ge 4/4 II with push-pull train crosses the Wiesen Viaduct between Wiesen and Filisur in Switzerland 

Pinch, Punch first of the month and the countdown to Christmas begins! Who is excited?! I will be blogging regularly throughout December and running a Christmas countdown so please come and stop by and get excited that Christmas is approaching with me!! For those who do not celebrate Christmas I will also be posting winter themed posts, style guides etc. 

Hope that you will enjoy my blog posts this month

The Dorothy Days Xx

Quote of the Week - Bob Dylan

Hello everyone,

Pinch punch first of the month!! I hope that September is a wonderful month for you all. August seemed to fly by so quickly. 

My quote of the week this week is by Bob Dylan and I thought it was rather fitting for when things get tough and you are not feeling your best.

Quote of the week - Dr. Seuss

Hello everyone,

Today I thought I would share with you a quote from one of my favourite people to quote.....Dr. Seuss.


“Sometimes you will never know the value of something,until 
it becomes a memory.” 

― Dr. Seuss

Hope that you all have a wonderful week

The Dorothy Days X