Best ways to beat the rainy day blues

It looks as though Autumn has arrived with rainy days and grey skies all around us and it's easy to get down in the dumps so here are our top tips to keep your spirits up! 

1.) Dress happy...craft happy. 

Ditch the black and grey and brighten up your day by dressing in a colour which will turn heads and bring a bit of cheer. We love this idea of cutting up brightly coloured umbrella material and making it into a skirt.  Waterproof never looked so chic. 




2.) Yoga

It boosts your happy levels, lowers stress and gently stretches your body without putting stress on your joints (unless you really go for it). We advise seeking an experienced yoga practitioner or class if you've never tried before. It's also said to help with toning, weight loss and insomnia. If you're a beginner, try youtube.com for yoga beginner work outs to get you started.



3.) Bake

Baking can be incredibly therapeutic (plus you get the fantastic sugar boost when you "sample" the results). Why not bake a simple batch of cupcakes and use some pretty colours for the icing? Share them out at work and bring a smile to everyone's face!

4.) Get a laugh

A good laugh gets rid of tension and leaves your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughing can also help relieve pain. 

5. Give yourself a make-over

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Everyone loves being pampered and sometimes a change is just what's called for to pull you out of that funk you've been in. Whether it's a haircut or a new shade of lipstick - you'll feel gorgeous!

So here are Topperland's top tips to beat the blues but we want to hear from you! How do you cheer yourself up? Is there something special you do to beat the blues? Let us know!

Why not check out what we do?

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As always we look forward to hearing from you!

Topperland

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Pastel Perfect…

There have been lots of inspirational trends so far in 2012 and one of our favourites has been the us of girly pastels, here are our favourite images of this gorgeous trend:

A cheeky flash of candy pink

Gorgeous vintage style pastel prom dresses on Bridesmaids

Pretty pastel place settings (it's all in the details)

DIY pastel invitations

Pretty violet flowers...

Topperland loves weddings and we want to help! So if there's a wedding related problem you have we want to hear it and we'll do our best to give you advice! 

Why not check out our site to see what we do:

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As always we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Love

Topperland

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Holly and Glenn's Gorgeous Wedding Day!

Presenting to you the lovely Mr and Mrs Richardson! 

We at Topperland just LOVE hearing about our customers’ weddings but do you know what we love even more? Seeing pictures of their wedding of course! Lucky for us Glenn and Holly were more than happy to send us photos of their beautiful day

So without further ado here is Glenn and Holly’s gorgeous wedding!  The bride was radiant and the groom was dapper and surrounded by their friends and family Glenn and Holly declared their love for each other.

They had a sumptuous wedding with all of their friends and family around them and a beautifully designed cake with their Toppers just off to the side:

                                           

We’re so glad that Holly and Glenn were pleased and shared their photos with us as well as being kind enough to allow us to share them with you all.

Topperland wish Holly and Glenn all the best in the future and we’re so thrilled that we could play a small part in their special day.

If there’s a special event coming up in your calendar why not get in touch with us and we’d be happy to give you a quote for a Topper which will serve as a lasting memory of that day. Why not get in touch?

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As always we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Take care

Love

Topperland

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Hot Hair Styles For Long Hair…

At Topperland we wouldn’t want to be accused of being biased and after yesterday’s short hair post we thought it was only fair to show you our favourite long haired styles.

So without further ado here are our favourite styles!

The “Angel” Curls

Beautiful, feminine and a classic for a reason

The Braid

A modern twist on a classic style…

                                                                                              The Beautiful Boho…

 

Gorgeous and really quick and easy – looks great with flowers tucked into it

The Low Bun

This is ideal if you’re wearing a veil as it won’t get in the way and ruin the shape of it.

These are Topperland’s favourite styles and now we want to hear yours! So why not post us a comment of what your favourite styles are or maybe you had a hair disaster on your big day? Let us know!

Remember Topperland can make your Topper however you’d like – even if it’s not for your wedding we’d still love to help you.

So why not get in touch!

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As always we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Love

Topperland

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Gorgeous Hairstyles For Short Hair…

Topperland has noticed something in her extensive perusal of the internet. All women who are getting married seem to grow their hair just so that they can have it up, well Topperland is on hand to help you short haired lovelies with some gorgeous ways to wear your hair on your special day!

So here’s some inspiration for you….

  Soften a severe style with a cute floral accessory…

 A layered bob gives the illusion of hair being longer…

 

 

 

 

 

Curls don’t always have to be for the longer haired ladies… Try a statement accessory to hold them in place.

         

         Keep the ends soft and slightly curled for a elegant looking bob (watermelon optional).

 

Hopefully this has given all of you brides a few ideas so you don’t have to grow your hair…

Let us know how you’ll be wearing your hair – will you be daring enough to have short hair or will you be having yours in a glorious up do?

Whatever your style Topperland can recreate it for you so why not get in touch?

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As always we look forward to hearing from you!

Topperland

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Gorgeous Rings That’ll Make You Drool…

Topperland REALLY loves sparklies we mean REALLY REALLY love sparklies (to the point where we’ve walked into lampposts/roads/glass doors in an effort to gape at the utter gorgeousness in the jewellery shop window) so we thought what better to show you than our favourite engagement rings so you can “just happen to leave the internet page open” as a very subtle hint to your man (not that we would ever do that ourselves or anything *nervous laugh*).

Anyhoo before you get too bored of Topperland rambling and before we fall into a complete engagement ring/sparkly things fever here are our favourites from one of Topperlands favourite wedding shops Etsy which has all sorts of beautiful wedding stuff!  

 1. This gorgeous white gold and diamond ring is so unbearably beautiful we just know that any woman worth her salt would immediately fall in love with this ring – look at the gorgeous setting and the flowers framing the design is just inspired

 2. Emeralds are a girls best friend

 according to this gorgeous vintage style ring anyway, although you get plenty of sparkle for your money as not only do you get this gorgeous emerald but it’s also surrounded by gorgeous diamonds!

3.         Ooooooh Shiiinneeeeeyyy  we love this admittedly quite blingy ring but having looked at the ring a bit closer we can see that it’s not really big when on your finger so it’s not too much.

4.       For something a bit different check out this gorgeous snake design ring which is just sparklies galore!

5.         And finally this gorgeous band covered in diamonds made us squeal with delight as frankly it's not only unique and unlike everything else out there but it still has a traditional feel to it that is so often lost with engagement rings...

 

Now having shown you our favourites we want to see your engagement rings! Why not comment your favourites? We want to see them all!

SHOW US YOUR SPARKLIES!

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Topperland

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Beautiful Bridal Fashions

As you know, today is World Fashion Day and we at Topperland have been showing you our favourite bridal fashions from around the world…

Here is a rundown of our favourite wedding dresses from around the world and let us tell you it puts the frilly white wedding dress to shame!

 1.       The Traditional Chinese Wedding Dress:

We adore the bright and vibrant colours of the traditional Chinese wedding dress and the sweet notion of wearing red for good luck really appeals to us.

2.       The Traditional Mongolian Wedding Dress:

This beautiful ornate bright coloured dress known as a Del – normally the bride wears a lighter version than the groom and all of the beautiful colours make for such a cheerful atmosphere!

3.       The Javanese Traditional Wedding Dress:

Lots of colour and detailing is used in Javanese culture and the tradition is to draw on the bride’s forehead as well.

4.       The Sri Lankan Traditional Wedding Dress

This is known as the “Kanydan Saree” and is so beautifully decorated it almost makes you weep!

5.       The Korean “Hanbok” Wedding Dress:

These are absolutely gorgeous dresses which are made in beautiful bright colours which are said to keep the spirit light on the special day.

So let us know what you think of our dresses from around the world or if you’ve got something which you think is even better why not show us all!

With all these different designs we at Topperland know that we can make the perfect Topper for you so why not get in touch?

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As always we look forward to hearing from you!

Topperland

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Make Your Own…Wedding Invitations

It’s wedding season again and who doesn’t love a wedding more than the Topperland team?  Everyone appreciates the personal touch to an invitation, so lovely folk that we are, we’ve put together some inspiring ideas for beautiful handmade invitations.

Here’s our rundown on the best of the internet to help you get that truly personal vibe for your special day…

 Dare to DIY

If you are particularly into your arts and crafts why don’t you have a go at making your own wedding invitations? There are plenty of ideas for inspiration out there and videos on YouTube. Check out a selection of our favourite design ideas below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NP6kq29nCk  for a guide on how to make some really simple yet lovely invitations, just customise with your own colours and you’re good to go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYD_rCnpZ4s&feature=related we love the girly flowers and silhouette idea of this design.

And if you’re really pushed for time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ipA9J1T3c&NR=1&feature=endscreen this is a striking, easy invitation you can make in minutes!

Bargains galore

Craftophobic? (That’s a fear of crafts, see what we did there?). Or do you have a tendency of gluing your fingers together when attempting crafty things? No fear, we’ve scoured the web for the best in print companies and more, so you can get the perfect handmade invitations, without a craft kit in sight.

Who doesn’t love a bargain? There are many companies on the net who specialise in personalised wedding invitations, but at the fraction of the cost you would expect. Check outhttp://www.vistaprint.co.uk which offers brilliant templates which can be altered and changed. Hundreds of options to browse through and the opportunity to personalise your invitation with one of your own photos. We love this cute ‘Save the Date’ card!

www.zazzle.co.uk is a print company which offers quirky and edgy designs. We love love love this vintage invitation, with the cute lovebird theme.

Handmade by professionals…

There are some amazing websites out there specialising in handmade items for weddings.

  www.etsy.com is a cute and quirky website where anyone can set up shop to sell handmade and vintage items. This elegant peacock feather design in the wedding collection will definitely ensure your guests RSVP.

We all love a bit of luxury in our lives so http://amorluxuryweddingstationery.co.uk  is ideal to indulge us here at Topperland, we adore this champagne and pearls design: timeless simplicity, elegance and style. 

 

Try out Twitter for some great wedding invitation tips – we found loads of great homemade/cheap wedding invitation ideas from @weddingtips10 and @mysweetwedding to name but two!

If you love the handmade feel then why not contact us at Topperland as we can make you your own handmade cake topper...

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Topperland

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Top 5 Birthday Cakes for Your Little Princess

When it comes to your little girl or boys birthday nothing will do but the best. Here at Topperland we share the same view which is why we personalise each and every Topper so that you are completely happy with the design. However what good is the perfect princess’ cake topper without a cake fit for royalty?

Here are our top 5 birthday cakes (and where to get them!) to help you make your little girl’s day completely perfect.

1.       The Fairy Castle Cake:

It’s pretty, it’s pink and it has your little girls’ name on it! (Topperland is suddenly incredibly jealous) it also serves 48 and is a bargain at £45 from Marks and Spencer.  

2.       The Pink Elephant

This Cross Eyed Pink Elephant is almost too cute to eat! With a choice of chocolate, buttercream or lemon flavour and costing £25 we fell in love!  Sarah’s Cakes is always great for a bargain!

3.       The Hunny Pot

We love this Hunny Pot cake soooo much with the little icing bumblebee’s and inclusive cupcakes it’s adorable on so many levels!  At £95 it’s pretty pricey but totally worth it!

4.       

 This Carriage Cake is pure girly glory!  With the sweet sweet sugar mice and the ruffles and the pink it’s ADORABLE and at £45 it’s a real steal!

5.       Finally why not check out this cute as a button Pink Pony Cake  which is so adorable it made us at Topperland weep.

So why not check out these gorgeous sweets and crown them with one of our fabulous Toppers? We’d be happy to make one for you!

So why not contact us on the below details and let us create the perfect Topper for you?

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As always we look forward to hearing from you!

Topperland

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Another Wonderful Wedding!

“Just wanted to say once again how thankful I am for ALL of your help in getting something so amazing done in such a short space of time.

 I am totally amazed by it and the Bride is over the moon!! You guys are sooooo talented”

 Cassie Hindry

We love it when we at Topperland can make a customer this happy! Cassie has also been so kind as to include some pictures of the happy couple on their special day and we thought we’d share these with you.

Here’s the Happy Couple in real life and Topper form!

 Check out their fantastic cake (we love cupcakes... hint hint) and how adorable is the bunting?

 We’re so thrilled that their wedding was such a success, we wish the Bride and Groom all the success and happiness in the future and we at Topperland are so happy that we got to be a small part of their special day!

If you love these Toppers why not let us know by leaving us a comment or check out our gallery to see more of our fantastic Toppers!

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As always we look forward to hearing from you!

Topperland

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Weird and Wacky Wedding... Dresses

In our third instalment of our weird and wacky series we’re looking at dresses!  We’ve seen some gorgeous dresses when we’ve been designing Toppers but we have yet to come across any strange looking dresses.

Without further ado here are our favourite wacky dresses!

1.       The balloon dress

Whatever you do DON’T sit down.

2.       The Goth Wedding Dress

Don't feel like following tradition why not try a black dress?

3.       The Vegas Showgirl

Are YOU brave enough?

4.       The “fairy princess”

Officially not just for little girls

5.       The Flinstones Wedding Dress

Not the most glamourous of gowns but still fun and cute

We at Topperland can design your Topper to make sure your perfect dress is captured forever. Why not let us know your ideas by getting in contact?

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Topperland xx