beautiful bristol.

I am very lucky that one of my partners sisters is also one of my closest friends and someone I love to spend time with. After popping round the other day for a quick catch up we decided to plan a cheap day out in Bristol and find fun things to do for free (or nearly free!). There is so much to do in Bristol that costs money and I always forget about the other things you can do, and also that a day out is what you make here, so here is what we got up to.

vintage wonderland.

I had the privilege of visiting a gorgeous vintage fair yesterday right here in Bristol! My mum came across an advert for it on facebook and after pointing it out to me I decided straight away that I would be going, it was in The Passenger Shed which is a small little warehouse type building next to Temple Meads train station and was a lovely little venue. We started off rummaging through some clothes rails and within seconds my friend Trudie had found a jacket to purchase, there were so many lovely items but I decided to be good and wait until I we'd looked around a bit more before buying.

jaceys clothing.

I have just received my two-piece set that I ordered from Jaceys Clothing and I have absolutely fallen in love with it! Jaceys Clothing is a Bristol based company selling handmade clothing, the stock on their website is mainly a selection of two-pieces and co-ords but they also sell some of the co-ord pieces individually and stock some over-size tops and super cute scrunchies too!

I ordered the elephant two-piece as it appealed to me straight away and am (hopefully) going to be ordering the paint print set very soon as well. The fit is perfect and the material is thin and airy but also of really good quality, it’s so comfy and a lot of their items are definitely versatile, they would look great as a day look or could easily be dressed up for a cute evening look. Their stock comes in a variety of different prints, all of which are gorgeous and unique.

elsie belle jewellery.

Recently I have been spending a bit of time strolling around Bristols' markets and have come across a beautiful jewellery stand called 'Elsie Belle'! It was founded in 2004 by Liz Fennings and they sell handmade jewellery, charms and trinkets of all different shapes and sizes and definitely have a style that would suit anyone.

Elsie Belle jewellery has been featured in a number of fashion and lifestyle publications including Vogue, Grazia, Look and Cosmopolitan and they have a range of celebrity fans too such as Holly Willoughby, Fearne Cotton, Mary Portas, Alexandra Burke, Pixie Lott and Dawn Porter! I have absolutely fallen in love with this stall and cannot stop buying jewellery from them at the moment, for me it's a lovely little treat to pick something up from there as a lot of the time when i'm in town I browse for hours but never actually find anything I want to buy. It's so disheartening coming back from a 5 hour shop with nothing to show for it but I always know I will find something at Elsie Belle to take home with me!