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Into future thrifty endeavors...

Yesterday my mom and I spent the afternoon sewing a coming up with a pattern for an idea that I have had sitting in my head a long time. Because we were doing it all free form, we did run into some bumps along the way. In the next few months I hope to have a little more inventory and by then I'll be able to spill my secret.

Until that day though, please stay posted ;)

Birthday Suit

Well, not really but I am so excited!!

My birthday present was a Canon Rebel T2i with an HD lens! ahhhhh! I was on the verge of tears after receiving it...how beautiful are these pictures! Every detail is captured (which can be a bad thing but I can take a hit to the ego if it allows me to tote this beauty around from now on).

My pictures are going to look like they're on steroids from here on out.

This is fantastic.
I got this Levi Corduroy jacket at the Sip and Swap last week and cut it up into a vest...the color is a little different so I think I may have to wait till next summer when I have a little more color.

I like it with nothing underneath but also the denim shirt captures the color really well...what do you think?

(Vest, Sip and Swap, Denim Shirt, French Grocery Store, Pants, CofH)

Shadow Hues

I love morning light. It always hits objects in a special way...like there is some sort of extraordinary quality that is unknown to the onlooker (a lamp that dances when nobody is looking or a dried flower that organizes its petals ;)

Shirt (Church Thrift $1), Vest (DIY Here), Earrings (Grandolly's)

Hope you have been liking my denim kick...it is an ode to a friend that just started a blog dedicated to the denim trend Bleu Denim. check it out!

Labor Day

Linen Shirt (Garment District)
Jean Shorts (my own creation)
Moccasins (Minnetonka found at Marshalls)
Earring (DIY with old shell)

Off to work! Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

I am so into linen these days. I have always been a fan of the oversized shirt look but most of them are so structured that they make me look like a linebacker. With linen it drapes so beautifully on the body and doesn’t let your curves get lost underneath. I feel like this one throws a fall spin on things with its coral hue. Opinions?

Also, hope everyone has had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Mine was not the most festive unfortunately. Suffering from a head cold, I was praying that Earl may cover my hermit tracks; unfortunately that was not the case.

new way to bead

before
rose bead takes the place of a missing gem
rainbow earring hiding the weathered spots
after: finished product

My lovely friend Pia found this piece at Salvation Army and passed it on to me at the clothing swap a few weeks ago. Finally, yesterday morning I got my act together and threw some misfit old earrings on it in hopes of bringing this old clutch back to life.

Brooches

Brooches (Grandolly's Costume Jewelry)
Flannel (Church Thrift)
Dress (Free People)

Upside down Cheshire Cat

The one thing I have always had a hard time with is what to do with brooches. I don't ever really know what to do with them.

Well tonight I thought I would give my jean jacket a rest and throw on an oversized flannel but the problem with that is...well they're oversized. I decided to shorten the sleeves of this one by pinning brooches on both the cuffs.

Little Gems

Last weekend's hard work has paid off...Click for Before Pics

My painted seashells....I plan on making many more of these!

I have been saving broken pieces of jewelry and bobbles for a long time in hopes that they would come in handy sometime down the road. Finally I have succeeded in actually making something out of them!

After scouring the shelves at Micheal's I finally came across clip-on earring backings and put them to use last weekend. Hope you enjoy the pics! I never wear the same earring on both sides(as long as they match a little bit I'm good) so that makes it a lot easier.

Tea Party

Revised Shirt (Goodwill $5 Past Blog)
Glass Bracelet (Buffalo Exchange $8)
Earrings (Hand-me-down from Great Grandma)
Jeans (BDG)

trying desperately to be graceful

This shirt has actually shown up in a previous blog on my beautiful friend Ariana. (check out Ariana here) but it never really worked on me so I thought I would cut off the sleeves and see what happened. I wore it out in Newport this week...it makes the perfect party shirt!

Weekend Activities

I have been working a lot the past few days and thus all of my mini projects have been adding up.

So much for daily goals!

Anyways, I just started sifting through my bobbles and gadgets and thought I would give a sneak peak of the weekend's festivities. What do you think the final project will be?

Hate the Dress Love the Pattern

Before: Flintstones Dress

After: Crop Top!

Dress/Top (Clothing Swap $0)
Romper (Urban Outfitters Basement $10)
Mismatch Earrings (Savers $2 and Church Thrift $1)

I had to do a little pinning to the shirt to keep from the seam showing through but plan on doing some hemming in the near future. What do you think?

DIY is so Clutch

Clutch (DIY)

Vintage Gap Jean Jacket (Church Thrift $5)
Navy Dress (Free People $29 On Sale)
Sunglasses (Boyfriend Wayfarers Style)

YOU LIKE MY CLUTCH?

Make One!

1 unwanted clothing piece (funky pattern a must)
1 ugly bag
1 good glue gun
VOILA!

So I have been very bad and have hardly posted in the last week but hopefully this will tide over the wonderful people who actually follow my lovely blog.

I am very particular about clutches. The right consistency is so very needed and this old twelve bag may have had a dated embroidery on the side but I still was bringing it everywhere.

Now I can do so shamelessly!