A little while ago, I entered a competition to design my dream room (see the post
here) ... and I was one of the winners to receive a £100 Laura Ashley gift voucher!
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| Laura Ashley haul! |
So ... after spending a lot of time on the
Laura Ashley website just browsing through their lovely products, last weekend I made a special trip to explore my local branch. Brilliantly, there was also a 30%-off-sale on all of the products! I didn't spend all of the £100 pounds (though I did spend most of it).
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| Tartan placemats and coasters & Floral pen |
I bought these red and green tartan dinner placemats and coasters to go with our family Christmas bits ... I already have a set of red and green tartan napkins that we use at Christmas, and these match quite well. I also got this floral pen (with keychain catch) as one of the 'special offers' by the till. This was their last pen. I haven't used it yet, but thought it would be quite useful in my bag.
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| New Laura Ashley bag |
I bought this pale pink/nude colour bag, for use at formal and special occasions (though it's a practical style, size, and colour and would be suitable for almost any setting!). It's a very good quality bad, with a useful inside space - so this should last for some years. It's soft, and it's a comfortable size.
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| Inside bag |
There's three 'general' compartments on the inside of the bag, as you can see in the photo above, plus two extra zipped areas. It's lined nicely with a silk/satin feel pale pink/nude fabric. There's also a side pocket, and an elasticated phone pocket. I do see this bad as a long-term investment.
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| Laura Ashley purse |
At the same time, since it matched quite well, I thought I'd invest in this pretty purse. It's a little bit different to the bag, with pu/pvc decorative strips on the pockets and outside area. It's a good size, and also has lots of useful spaces and pockets.
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| Lots of pockets and areas for cards and information. |
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| There's also two zipped areas on the tops/sides. |
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| The purse and bag together. |
Finally, I also got these amazing owl bookends! I really love these - I love owls, and these bookends will look great with my books. I've used a dvd boxset above to demonstrate how they look with something in the middle.
I still have a little bit of money left on the card, but I'm planning to save that for a few decorations nearer to Christmas!
Thank you so much to the
competition organisers - I've had the best time!
