Outfit updates and what's on my wish list

Hi there everyone.
Well it's definitely getting colder out there and that can mean only one thing. Time to go jumper shopping.
I'm still in love with the mustard yellow knit I bought last month but I have had my eye on getting the same design but in cream.
And this want is a practical one, honest. You can only wear an item like that so many times before it needs to be retired to the laundry basket.
Also cream being a neutral colour would mean it would go with a few more things as an ensemble.

I've also seen in good ole Primark a knotted jumper that is navy blue and dark beige. But unfortunately it is a long jumper. It would look ok with leggings but with jeans, it made me look a bit dumpy.
I think I will have to sleep on that one.

Cardigans seem to have been the item of choice to keep me warm for the last few weeks. My favourites have to be my cream one with three quarter length sleeves and an autumnal rusty red cardigan with full length sleeves.
Both these cardigans go with anything and are very comfortable.
The cream one does call for the accompaniment of my long fingerless gloves however.

Even though the colder months are upon us, lately I have felt my more girly feminine side calling me and have been looking at finding a couple of casual dresses and teaming them with leggings so I'm still warm.
I like the idea of wearing my black army style boots with something I might find to dress it down a bit during the wee. I'm not one for wearing dresses much and only really dress up when I go out. And even then, it has taken me a long time to muster the courage to wear dresses.
But, I suppose there's no time like the present. And what with Christmas, my birthday and new years coming up, there will be more occasions to break out a lovely frock or two.

So, that's it for my wish list for now. I'm sure I'll see some more lovely items when I'm window shopping next so say tuned for that.
But for now, I'll sum up with one of my outfits from last week.
The top and Jacket are from New Loo. Top- £6.99
Military style jacket - £10 down from £20 in the sale. ( it's an old favourite)

The jeans and cardigan are from Primark. As are the boots I was wearing.

Winter warmers

Hello there. I know I'm a bit late in writing this post but here it is. A run down, with photos and info on where I found these wonderful buys, in my stock up for the chilly months ahead.

First off is a pair of cream wooly arm warmers. These are so so cosy and warm. And having the blessing of smaller hands does mean that even though they are fingerless, my mini digits are pretty munched covered from that frosty air.
They came from Primark at a toasty price of £4.00.

*quick tip. When you do find you're out in the elements a lot this winter I recommend moisturising your hands a lot. Personally I find that my hands get very dry and chapped especially if I have forgotten to take my gloves out. You don't have to buy a separate hand cream of you don't want to. I find just your run of the mill body lotion can do the trick just as well.

Next up is a lovely deep purple hat. I love the colour and although the look is pretty much a beret. I have found you can manipulate it into a more subtle slouched angle. Again it is wool and therefore very warm and snug.
This hat came from NewLook in the sale for £1.50! An awesome bargain I thought!

Moving on slightly south to the neck department. My second favourite but of the month is this extra long, olive green woollen scarf.
Very, very warm and plenty of length do you can wrap to your hearts content :) I must say I do tend to wrap two times, one reason being for warmth but the other being, if I leave it too long. It does look a bit daft. But hey who said being practical and fashionable can't be done in one fail swoop... Or should that be wrap?

Finally. My favourite and actually the last winter purchase I made was this jumper. Crochet design in a gorgeous autmunal mustard yellow. This wool jumper is super cosy and warm but ultimately I feel great wearing it. It makes me look and feel mature and I feel it flatters my figure too.
This lovely buy was another find from Primark at £10. Not bad indeed.

So there you have it. The start of my winter wardrobe. I'm planning to go pj shopping soon. You can't beat curling up on the sofa on a cold winters night in a lovely, comfy pair of pyjamas.
I'll let you know how that goes soon.

Oh yeah before I go I wanted to post a photo of a weekend bag I bought I hole back for traveling up to my mums. An who knows it might help you lovely ladies out if your planing on jet setting off somewhere this Christmas.
I bought this bag in Primark. I can't remember the price now. But I love the design and it had quite a fair but of room. It was also quite light which is a good thing once you've added your straiteners and book for the journey. He only thing is, you could only fit one change of shoes in and about three days worth of tops in. I must admit I was glad to be so petite considering how small my top's can be ;) . But other than that it was a good buy. The handles were tough and the bag withstands the trek on the train including two changes. Pretty much does what its meant to do. Hold your things for a short weekend.

I hope you enjoyed this run down. What will you be buying this season to keep warm?
Have you got any tips to beat those Christmas blues?

Until next time. Take care.

The white flag is flying

Ok ladies. I realise that in terms of up to date blogging. I suck.
I'm really sorry I haven't been very fruitful in my posts for last few weeks.
It has been a mad few weeks and I hope you don't mind me taking a moment to explain.

Ive been a little up and down lately regarding job hunting and being let down in the latest of volunteer endevers.
After that I was away for a week being a good beaver leader for my local scout troupe's camping trip. This was a really good week and was a fun and much welcomed break from the norm.
But unfortunatley, camping in the cold did land me with a sinus infection and I'm still suffering.

Which leads me to say, that in my return to my fellow petite ladies out there, I shall be uploading photos of the latest accessories etc I have bought. But said items will be modelled by my bed.
Me with inflamed sinuses and suitcases under the ole eyes, does not make for a pretty picture.

As I am reading this I am reminded of the other reason I haven't been posting. When I don't feel well I tend to ramble. So again apologies for that.

And on that note I shall say bye for now.
I Hope you are all well and managing to keep those nasty winter bugs at bay and I will catch all you lovely ladies soon.

Coats, scarves and all things warm and fluffy.

Winter is coming into view and it'll soon be time to break out those big knits and extra long scarves.
I have to say I'm quite looking forward to restocking my winter wardrobe. Part of it may be the thought of Curling up on the sofa with a big cosy jumper. And the other part. Well there are some pretty lovely items coming out this season.
Here's a run down of winter buys that I love the look of and favorites that I can't get enough of every year.

Knitted fingerless gloves. I bought myself a new cream pair the other day and they feel lovely. At a always welcome affordable price of £3:00 in Primark.

Knitted cardigans. In the past I have been a but of a fiend for hoodies. But this year I am drawn to some gorgeous thick knitted cardigans I've been seeing in magazines and on the high st.
There are a couple I've got my eye on. A mustard yellow jumper. More of a loosely knitted front, almost crochet like. I'm hoping to grab that one soon.
Also I'd like to get myself dark ruby red cardigan or a cream one.

Another buy this week was gorgeously soft scarf and the description plays like an Andrex toilet tissue advert. It's extra long and soft soft soft. What drew me to it was the dark olive green colour and as soon as I felt it's woolliness, if that is even a word, I was sold.

Feet wise I've got myself some army style boots with mock sheep skin lining. I'm quite pleased that the army boot has stayed with us over the changing seasons as the particular look does suit me.

I'd quite like to try getting a dress with either some tights or long leggings and boots. I've not tried this before because I've been worried about looking too long. But ive had some success with dresses lately so hopefully I might have some luck in a winter friendly dress.

So all in all it looks like it could be a very stylish winter.
Stay tuned for some photos of my latest winter buys.

It's been a while....

Hi. I realise it's been a while since my last post so a big apology for that. I've had quite alot going on and also just got over the flu and so I have been rather tired. And I thought rather than write a half good post, I wanted to wait until my brain was a bit more in gear. But unfortunately here we are two weeks later and I still haven't posted anything. Long story short, I've got into a bit of a mini rut and figured it was high time I snapped out of it. A girl can't be helping her fellow petite fashionistas with a sleepy head in the clouds. So again, a big big apology and a promise to be on better form from now on.

So what's been going on during this gap.
Well I took a trip up to Hertfordshire to see my mum. Also it was my cousin's 30th. It was a great weekend filled with lunch consisting of a giant waffle topped with praline and ice cream with fudge sauce, at a cafe called Just Deserts. This was in a word...heaven! :)
And on Saturday night I had yummy food, smashed plates and danced in a very big circle. Yes folks, the birthday celebration took place at a Greek resteraunt. And wonderfully fun night it was too.
Since being home as I said I've not been on top form so my outfits haven't been exactly breaking grounds in fashion in the petite world. But i have been keeping as busy as I can going to show choir and meeting with my lovely friend Chantel. I must admit said activities did cheer me up immensely. some much needed me time was just what the doctor ordered me thinks.
Anyhoo. Now for some news in fashion land.
I have recently found some lovely tops and even a dress that looks and fits amazingly.
The dress is black jersey material with lace neckline. The skirt stops above the knee, and so makes my legs look not too bad for once :p
I wore it for my cousins birthday meal with black suede ankle boots for a rock chick look.

My favourite top is a striped vest top that I bought in New Look. It is long length but actually looks quite good hitched up by a very small amount with a thin black belt.
Admittedly I did buy this during the freakish lightning fast bit of heat we had. And I do realise we are moving into the Cooold time of year. But with a nice warm cardigan it'll be good for the winter too.

Which brings me to my next purchase. I had to buy myself a new coat today. No really I had to. My leather jacket I usually wear....well let's just say it may have met it's end. And so I hunted for about an hour in the general section of Primark until I faced the inevitable and went upstairs to the children's department. Now I know I rave about the teen section in NewLook before but I've also explained why. Primark children's clothes do look very young. Which is why I was very pleasantly surprised to find a leather jacket with gorgeously soft faux fur lining. In my size, plain black. Which in my books is a pass in kids jacket masquerading as adult coat on 4ft 24 year old. All for £14. Surfice to say, being on a tight budget this month. I was very happy to have found my emergency jacket.
I haven't got a photo of me in my new jacket yet. I shall aim to have one up for my next post though.

For now here is a run down of my recent outfits. There aren't allot considering how long it's been. But in truth due to my state of mind, my wardrobe hasn't been that inspired for a few days.
But I hope you like the ones I have got and as always I welcome any comments or questions with open ears and anticipation.

Oh I almost forgot. I found an amazing pair of skinny capris in NewLook Gen9/15. The feel amazing and I feel really confident when I wear them. Defiantly my star buy of last month.

Todays outfit

Although I felt great in today's combo I was so so hot in the jeggings after sitting in the sun outside the Def Cat cafe for 2 hours.

Jeggings - age 11 - Newlook Gen 9/15
Top S6 NewLook
Gladiators S2 Gen9/15 NewLook

Mishap of the word kind

I've just checked over my last post for a second time and noticed a few spelling mistakes and words that shouldn't be there. Big apologies for that. I did check before I clicked publish but I am rather tired and so I missed a few.
This is what I get for writing a post on my mobile with the predictive text on.

I will try my very best to make sure the next post is checked at least 10 times for being published.

The curse of a young face and short legs

It has taken me a long while to build the courage over the years to wear dresses and skirts.
I see some gorgeous designs and think how amazing it would be to wear them. But I often try them on and regret it near enough strait away.
As looking back at me is what people often take me for. A young teenager.
As well with being pettite, I have rather a young face. While this will be handy in later years when Im still able to pass for 25 at 30. It is a bit of a hindrance when choosing what to wear.
And at times it can bring a girl down.
This is not what you want to be feeling when you put in a lovely dress.
For a long time, and often I still get those moments, I would feel disheartened.

But then I thought hang on, why should I feel like this? This is my body and I'm not suddenly going to sprout up anytime soon.

I realized all i needed to do was to find the length and shape of dresses etc that flatter my shape and height.

Here are a list of pointers I have found work for me when hunting for that perfect dress.

*Calf length is not the right length. I found this length cuts off my legs and can make me look dumpy.

*The best length for me is just above the knee or just below. I found this is the perfect length to give the illusion of longer legs. I often wear flesh coloured tights to support this look and in the end i feel great.

*Pencil skirts are great for giving the illusion of shape to your thighs if yours are rather slender.

*Too many frills can work against you if you have that younger face. While a lovely elegant look that make for a pretty skirt, I feel it makes me look too much like a little girl.

*Belts can work wonders. It can give you a waist where you don't have one. And also you can hitch up a dress without needing any quick sewing lessons.

*Sewing classes defiantly come in handy if you, like me lust after a gorgeous maxi dress. Because unfortunaly even looking in the teen section of new look doesn't work. The bust gets smaller but the dress stays the same length.

So to sum up ladies. Do not dispare. We can look drop dead gorgeous in that little black dress. We just need to work a bit harder than most. But its all with it in the end when we feel amazing.

Hello all. You will have to bear with me as I am writing this blog on te IPod and for some reason it won't let me upload the photos from the ipod's gallery. So if you would like to see them, please go to my Twitter : Petite_Stars.

Hope you all had a good week and hopefully I'll be able to do a proper post with photos next time.

This weeks out fits

Helloo everyone. Happy Monday, my post will e brief today as I'm still recording from the flu and I'm not feeling on top form just yet.
So I hope you all had a good week and here are this weeks outfits.

All Hail New Look!

My favourite shop for buying clothes has to be new look. I love the styles and the size 6 & 8 tops fit me lovely. Id probably move in if I could. But there is another big reason I shop there. Their line Generation9-15 clothes are great for someone of my shape and height.
While some of the clothes are obviously for young girls (slogan t-shirts with OMG for instance). Most of the clothes are like a younger persons version of the regular NewLook range. Which for me is GREAT.
Mostly I get my jeans and jackets and occasional cardigan from there. And I find it such a relief 99% of them are just good ole plain black or blue denim. No sparkles..yay!!
But like I said I also get jackets in Gen9-15 as some regular size 6 jackets, the arms can come up rather long. But, thank the heavens, most of them are grown up friendly and don't make me look like I'm off to school.

Anyway here are a few of my favourite pieces that I have bought from New Look.

This is my favourite blue check shirt - Gen9-15

Crochet Pink Jumper.

Very comfortable and I love the colour. I tend to go for more dirty pinks than pale baby pink. Doesn't do me any favours. Shorts also from New Look. Both were in Gen9-15 range.

This dress I bought in the Sale for my cousin's wedding this year. It was in the separate brand lines New Look sell ( I forget the name). It was a perfect fit and I felt really good wearing it. Something that doesn't often happen when I wear dresses. Most I try on either drown me or make me look about 12. But this was really lovely.

Welcome. An introduction

Hi there. My name is Zoe, I'm 24 and I am 4"11.
Since entering into womanhood I have been on a daily mission to follow fashion but also find my own style that suits me.

But this can be tricky being a compact lady. Tops are no problem...most of the time. Luckily I can fit into size 6 & 8, (unless the person who tried the tops on previously has stretched out the sleeves ect).
Trousers, shorts and yes evenunderwear, are a problem area for me as, due to the size of my waist and lenght of my legs, my size is AGE 11.
I've spent years hunting for such items in the 'teen' sections in shops, that aren't embroidered with flowers or embellished to the hills with pink gems and glitter.
Don't get me wrong. This isn't a blog protesting that 'teen' clothes lines aren't designed with pettite ladies in mind. Far from it.
I know that the clothes are what they are, Tenneagers clothes. And they wont be designed with adults in mind. That would be wrong, particularly for the younger teens.
No my aim for this blog is to offer my point of view of shopping, for all the pettite gals out there I want to offer helpful tips and put the fun back into shopping. For when those Pettite sections aren't quite petite enough.
So I look forward to diving into my fashion adeventure headfirst with you and have some laughs along the way.
And maybe by the end of it we will have shown the world that great things really do come in small packages.

*You can also follow me on Twitter Pettite_Stars

The road to success can be long and full of forks in the road

2 months before and I made up my mind that the career path I want to follow is teaching.
Fast forward to now and although I still want to get a teaching degree and be working one to one with special educational needs. I find myself getting frustrated still being unemlployed and looking into other paths to get me into payed work quicker. This has lead me to think about doing a hair dressing apprentaship everytime I go past one of what seems like the millionth Hair Salon asking for a stylist. Working in an office also seems rather appealing to me right now. Basically I will do anything that pays well to get me back out there in the working world.
There's things I want to do, things I want to save for. Stew and I want to have a house or at least a nicer flat with one more bedroom so that when the happy second pink line appears on that preverbial pee stick, we will have a room to paint a nice neutral yellow.
We also want to start saving for our wedding.
The list goes on with small trips and electrical wishes filling in between the lines.
Not mention the fact that I truly believe my brain is slowly melting from the lack of activity and usage.

And it's this thought that has lead me to another idea. To start a blog about party planning. But it would be more in the research sense. Woolf who are short on ideas and what to digit say a hen night would email me and I would research ideas on what to do and where to go.
But like I said this is just an ideas wether or not it'll be come a practical tying. Well we'll see.

Long time coming for the Little Bird

Wow it's hard to believe how long it's been since I last posted.
Well not really concidering the craziness that has been going on for the past few months .
Lots of ups and downs, pretty much one big roller coaster of emotions. It's been a tough time and I have to say it's been quite exausting. Me and my lovely other half have been through alot. Ranging from the threat of being without our flat, paying off what seems a never ending list of people and the hardest thing, making sure we're both ok and keeping it together. Stew found out he has B.P. Which funnily enough was a small relief. It was like things made a little more sense at last. And thankfully things have finally been on the up since then.
Money issues had ease off. I mean realistically no one, wether your working, unemployed or rich, lives free of money worries in some way.
We are still here in our little flat and even though we have our issues with it, we are really gratefully we weren't out on our ear.

I've been doing work in a school for a month or so now. Taking groups of kids and doing one to one reading with them. I'm really enjoing it. Also getting some great experience and I'm keeping my ear to the ground for any jobs opening up.
Stew is doing good. He's doing an art course and planning on going back to the gum. It's so great to see the spark back in his eyes. To hear the real belly laughter and silliness back again.

Well I think that's do for mow. Apploogies if I rambled on a bit.
To sum up things are good. And here's hoping it carries on going up and on.

Little bird sends a little note.

Not much to report this evening after a pretty adverage day.
Popped out to the shops and bought some food shopping, the clothes shops were calling but alas eating does have to take priority sometimes.

I made some lovely biscuits earlier, rather yummy if I do say so myself. But I now have the problem of them being so morish I'm having to show some restraint and not devour them all.

Tomorow feels like it shall be a day of chilling on the sofa with either a good TV show or a book, curled up beside my lovely fiance.
Looking forward to it :)

Little Bird: Neckercheifs and new friends

Having been job hunting for a while now, being at home pretty much most of the week and filling a few odd hours of that week with popping into town can drive a person a little crazy after a while.
And so, wanting to engage my brain and hold off on the mushy inactivness a little more, I'm filling two days with volunteering  for a children's centre and being an assistant Beaver leader.
So far it seems to be working. Tospy Turvy is fun and I'm really enjoying being a beaver leader. 
I was invested a few weeks ago. It was a little embarrassing having to get up and make the promise in front of a church load of people. (It didnt help that I raised the wrong hand for the salute, good start huh?) But apart from that, it was cool, and I'm now badged up and armed with my neckerchief and toggle. Must say I look rather sharp in kaki.
Its been a good few months with the group. Lots of fun and I've met some lovely people too. And i have made another friend through it, which is great.
Thats a total of two female friends now, which is nice because I've never been one to have a big group of friends and go out in a crowd. The biggest group would have been in college and even then it was only five of us, including me.
And since moving here, the group of friends I have made is about four. Not counting my wonderful fiance and lovely sister-in-laws' to be, thier awesomeness goes without saying.  :)
So it seems four to five is a nice round number.
But like I say, small groups suit me really; having been a shy girl pretty much until I moved from home for work, (breaking out of my shell if you will). As long as long as the company is happy, kind, there for a laugh as well as support; Im happy.
And Im very lucky to say, the people I do know all have those qualities. Thanks Guys :)