Debenhams Winter Style Challenge

Debenhams have launched an exciting competition which involves creating a mood board (using clothes from their store) for two winter outfits. One has to be a stylish daytime outfit to keep you warm and cosy and the other outfit is a winter party look. Each outfit had to be below £250. If you win, you receive £500 of Debenhams vouchers and the two runners up will win a £50 voucher each. 

Winter daytime outfit

Coat - £44.50 || Top - £45 || Bag - £22.40 || Hat - £9.95 || Boots - £38.50 || Jeans - £19.20 || Mittens - £11.20 || Belt - £5

TOTAL = £195.75

I think this outfit is perfect for a day shopping or going for an afternoon walk. I fell in love with this tartan bag and paired it with this pretty coat in the same print. Peter pan collars are so adorable and change a plain, white tshirt into something a lot more stylish. How awesome are these boots?! They'd look great with a pair of black skinny jeans. I thought the mittons and beanie would keep you feeling warm and cosy on an afternoon walk. I love this casual but warm outfit and it's something I would definitely wear!

Ultimate party outfit

Skirt - £28 || Top - £14.99 || Shoes - £75 || Jacket - £50 || Lipstick - £15 || Clutch - £16

TOTAL = £198.99

I'm not exactly a party person and I don't really feel comfortable in wearing tight dresses or glittery tops. So I decided on making this outfit a little more on the casual side which would be perfect for a meal out or cocktails with the girls. This skirt is absolutely beautiful! I love how it's still a short, pretty skirt but the sheerness of it makes it completely original, ensuring you'd stand out from the crowd. I thought it would look awesome paired with some black heels, a dark lip and a jewelled clutch. I really like this textured top and the necklace just adds to its chicness. Evenings can be very chilly so I decided on incorporating this snug jacket into my look.

I realise there's a lot of black in these two looks, but dark colours are perfectly acceptable to wear in the colder months (or at least that's what I think!) Good luck to everyone else who's entered! You can read more about the competition here although its closing tomorrow!

Sophie x

Print Perfection

I've recently become addicted to prints - graphic prints, boho prints, grunge prints, floral prints. Basically, absolutely any print. I thought I'd show you a few of my favourite items that I'd love to get my hands on. 9/10 of these items are from Topshop or Urban Outfitters because their prints never fail to disappoint me and also because I have an unhealthy obsession with their clothes.

(from left to right)

001: I absolutely love these wave print joggers. They'd be perfect for chilled days paired with some converses and a cute tee.

002: This dress has such a gorgeous pattern and although quite dark, is balanced well with the cinched waist and short sleeves for a girly finish. It would look great with a leather jacket!

003: I've seen this strappy sun top in the shops for a while now and just think its an ideal cover up for a beach day abroad or on one of England's rare summer heat waves. It has a loose, flowy fit so would be perfect for keeping cool, yet still being practical. 

004: I.am.in.love! This bohemian playsuit is absolutely gorgeous. I desperately want this in my wardrobe!

005: I stumbled across this daisy bralet on Wanelo a couple of weeks ago. I adore the red, black and blue pattern. Again, it's quite dark and revealing, but would look amazing with a black, high wasted skater skirt and a denim jacket, making it instantly wearable.

006: I adore Cath Kidston and so I had to have something floral in this post! I can imagine styling this tucked into some denim shorts, tights and boots for spring.

007: Okay, this may not suit me or be my style, but I think the print, shape and fit of this dress is fabulous! I also really like the collar and buttons, plus, the three quarter length sleeves really make it stand out.

008: Another Urban Outfitters playsuit I desperately want! I'd style this with an oversized denim jacket, combat boots and statement jewellery. 

009: I'm obsessed with Keeping Up With The Kardashians, so when I first heard about Kylie and Kendall's clothing line last year, I was so excited! I love this cute little, bandeau top and think Kylie rocks it amazingly here with the military jacket.

010: I've always loved fairisle prints and thanks to Topshop I've really been loving dresses lately, so this dress seems like the ultimate want. I also like how Topshop's cinched-waist dresses fit me.

I hope you've enjoyed this post. Let me know in the comments if you like any of my picks. Sorry for the absence again but we are still alive and we'll have some new posts up soon.

New Blog

Hey guys, well it's 2013, HAPPY NEW YEAR! As Sophie did a post about a fresh start and new years resolutions we thought of changing our blog. It's nothing major but as we have been inspired by other gorgeous blogs that we wanted to make a change. The whole meaning behind '12 tea-cups' is basically our 2 names added together.

 Sophie-6 letters

Olivia-6 letters

12 tea-cups. 

We were originally known as 'Falling-Acorns' but that wasn't really reflecting us or our personalities. Now it is a bit more personal. The idea of tea-cups came about after spending ages on Facebook chat sending random words to each other until we came up it haha. We then thought about beautiful illustrations we could include on our blog, this brings me onto the image in our banner and our 'grab' image/link, this is an illustration by Mariya Paskovsky - "Tea Cup illustration2".

Furthermore we wanted to tell you a little bit about what is going to be included in our blog this year.

• Music of the month. This will basically be our favourite tunes and why we like them :-)
• Fashion
• Wishlists
• Purchases
• Reviews
• Make-up. We are both inspired by makeup and i will be doing a lot more makeup looks, tutorials, reviews, hauls as i get inspired so much by the YouTubers like Zoella and Tanya Burr, but i have no guts to create an account at the moment. 
• DIY. I guess when you think of DIY you think doing up your house, well yes it can be that but it can also be little things like making little vintage things etc, this will be fun :-)
• Favourites of the month. This will include anything that we loved in the month including clothes, make-up and books, etc.
• Photography. Get ready for a lot more personal photos this year. We both love  absolutely love photography, as i am currently taking it for a GCSE and we both want to take is for AS we think it would be a fantastic idea to start incorporating this into our blog.
• I also like the idea of including some of our Instagram pictures. This is where you basically post some of your Instagram pictures that you have taken over a period of time, kind o like a collage i suppose. I read this off of Lauren's blog which is here be sure to check her out and follow, please :-)