Sammy's Holiday Wishlist

Yours Palm Print Trousers  /  Yours Mesh Swimsuit   /  New Look Tunic  /  Oliver Bonas Bag
/  Kate Spade Sunglasses  /  Forever 21 Necklace  /  Samsung Camera  /  River Island Shoes

H and I are off to Barcelona in just a few days and I still need to finish packing! I am waiting for the last few bits from my holiday wishlist to arrive before I can shut my suitcase and pack up my hand luggage. I am looking forward to exploring the city and chilling out on the beach with nothing to do except decide what to eat for dinner. What bits are you picking up for your trips away? Link up your wishlists and packing tips below for us to check out before we head off.

Have a lovely weekend
Sammy xxx




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Make it: Holiday Luggage Tags

Whilst checking out the 'every-things a pound' store the other day I came across these awesome colourful luggage tags and without a second thought I had bought one in every colour... They were £1 each, that is a bargain! I loved them but I knew I couldn't just leave them plain, I needed to spruce them up a little. So I reached for my trusty gold paint and got stuck right in.

You will need: a luggage tag, liquid leaf gold paint and a selection of things to mask off areas - I used washi tape, letter stickers and hole re-enforcers.

For those in the USA, the Martha Stewart gold liquid gilding is brilliant for this, for us UK lovelies this Liquid Leaf is almost exactly the same product.  So for anyone over here lusting after a bit of Martha's gold (like I was), fear not Liquid Leaf is your answer.

I started by taping off a section and popping some hole enforcers onto this one to create a pattern

Then I simply painted over the tag with my gold leaf where I wanted it to be.

For my personalised tag, I used washi tape and letter stickers to mark out my Monogram onto the pink tag.

Once my paint had dried (the Liquid Leaf touch dries pretty fast, but I would leave it a little longer before you use the product to give it time to dry fully) I simply peeled off the stickers using tweezers, to leave my design in relief.

I also had a go at free handing a little message which also looks pretty cool.

So there you have it, a really easy way to identify your luggage at the airport this summer. I am off to paint like 20 more for all the girls coming to Vegas in August for my friends Hen do!

Where are you headed this summer? Are you off via plane, train or Auto-mobile? Steve and I are off for a week, driving to Austria and back via Germany. I can't wait!

Sammy xxx

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Holiday packing top tips

It's that time of year, when you dream of sunny skies and a pool and if your lucky you actually get to see it! Sammy and I are off on our Holidays next week and so it's definitely at the forefront of our minds.  Especially with this changeable weather we have been having in the UK, it has made me definitely want to find some sun - well under a sun shader and with factor 30 on at least!

Also, with me being an organised person, I thought it might be fun to show you some packing tips.  Honestly organisation and fun do go together - sometimes!  Well for the geek in me it does anyway.

1.  First things first, make a big old list a few days before you pack.  I always make a list of everything that needs to go with me and so I have it in front of me to add to it as I go.  This means that you get the essentials down and then as you think of things you can remind yourself to do it when you actually pack.

2.  Pool your resources.  If your going on holiday with friends or a boyfriend, do what you can to make sure you are only taking one of everything.  For example, one hairdryer, one set of shampoo/conditioner, one massive bottle of aftersun etc.  It really does help in keeping those bags down to the low weights we now get given on cheap airlines.  Also it means that there is less stuff for each of you to pack or forget!

3.  Roll your clothes instead of folding them.  I got this tip a while ago and it really does help.  Rolling your clothes means that they can pad out shoes to keep them in shape aswell as having less creases in your clothes when you get to your destination.  Who wants to iron while on holiday and things do tend to take up less space when rolled, an added bonus.

4.  Use mini-bottles wherever possible for toiletries - reusable ones of course as buying the mini versions of things is far too expensive.  It means you can fit more in and there is less weight, bonus.  Or if decanting all your products is too much - when you get towards the bottom of bottles at home, save them for your holidays, so that you can use them up and throw it when you leave as they are finished. more room for presents on the way home!

5.  Pack your everyday essentials near the top as you will probably be using these the morning before you fly anyway.  This means that you don't forget to pack it or forget what you have already packed and then need to root around in the suitcase for it.

Those are just a few of my hints and tips.  I am sure you have lots of tips of your own and so I would love to hear them.  Just add a comment below, to help us with our packing.

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H