The Last Hurrah

I'm just going to tell you right now that I got a little crazy editing pics today. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Today I'm wearing my oh-so-glorious Kork-Ease, and let me tell you something: my feet are happy. Who knew that such clunky shoes could be so comfy? Also worthy of note is the skirt, which while strikingly similar to this skirt, is not the same. I decided that the other one was probably a little too yellow for my skin tone, so I went back to the fabric store and got a more neutral tone. It's a bit more easy on the eyes, I think.

Cardigan: Target --- Top: F21 --- Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Handmade --- Shoes: ShoeBuy.com --- Purse: Etsy/Bombshell Bettie's Vintage --- Rose Brooch: Etsy/Brydferth --- Ring and Earrings: Handmade

I wish I could report back to you guys that I stayed strong in the face of temptation and didn't buy any of the shoes in my previous post, but that simply would not be true. I did decide, however, that the pair I treated myself to would be my last. OK, so not forever, but at least for a while. I have practically every color and practically every style of shoe there is to own, so I'm biding farewell to shoe shopping. I've just added a little text box in the sidebar to keep track of how long I last. Wish me luck, and above all else, DO NOT send me links to any cute shoes. :)

PS. Don't forget to enter the Brydferth giveaway!

Bombshell

Top: Charlotte Russe --- Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Etsy/bomshellbettiesvint --- Shoes: GoJane --- Clutch: F21

I got this skirt a few days ago from Bombshell Bettie's Vintage on Etsy. That means I'm a bombshell, right?* It's super lovely and has the cutest purple and pink-ish floral design on it. My favorite part is that the background is gray, so I'll be able to wear this one year round because it fits into practically any season. I follow Nicole's blog, and I was lucky enough to spy her post on a 50% off sale, so I got it for a great price. 

*It's OK, you don't have to answer that and hurt my feelings. :)

If you haven't yet, check out the Brydferth bobby pin giveaway. 1 week left to enter!

It's Memorial Day weekend, which means there are sales out the wazoo right now. That darn Joni James found the Earthies I've been lusting after on Piperlime for nearly 50% off and just had to send me the link, so now I'm having a mental war waging in my head over whether or not to get them.

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3. Then I was looking at Michelle's blog and she posted about some cute shoes at American Eagle that are already on sale, and American Eagle is having BOGO 50% off on shoes, PLUS they're having a 30% off everything and free shipping sale this weekend. So I could get 2 pairs of these cute shoes, which were originally $50 each, for $31.46 total. Normally I wouldn't be too tempted by American Eagle stuff, but the colors of these shoes are freaking adorable. I'm thinking about getting the red and mustard pairs:

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Long story short: I am addicted to shoes. I'm really hoping I resist, but I'm not feeling particularly willful this morning. Pray for me, friends.

Frilly

When I picked out outfits to wear this week, I ended up picking out a bunch of rather girly and frilly tops. Yesterday I wore pink, today I'm wearing lace and poofy sleeves, and the next two outfits I have planned are both pink and one has frilly shoulders. What's happening to me? Next thing you know I'm going to start wearing curly pig tails and pink lip stick. Beware.

Even though it's more frou-frou than I'm used to wearing, I really do love this top. It was $7 at the thrift store, but it was a white tag sale day so it was 50% off. I know I use this word a lot when referring to thrift store finds, but I'm going to say it again anyways: score.

Top, Belt, and Skirt: Thrifted --- Necklace: F21

Shoes: GoJane --- Purse: Etsy/58bluebirds

Thank you to everyone who gave me eyeshadow suggestions yesterday... I made a list of the ones that were recommended and will be doing a bit of online shopping/price comparing today to decide what I'm going to get.

Tomorrow I'm not working, so in the absence of an outfit post I'm going to be hosting a giveaway! So far on on my blog I've only given away jewelry from my shop, but this time around a dear Etsy friend of mine was sweet enough to offer a piece from her shop. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to see who/what is, but I just wanted to let you know to keep an eye out for it (especially if you were getting bored of jewelry giveaways).

Little Red Couch

A few of you guys commented on my post yesterday wondering how I do indoor pictures without them looking 100% terrible (I'm paraphrasing). The answer is that I just happen to be super lucky and work in a shop that has awesome track lighting, so I can get great lighting as long as stand in the right spot. Obviously I don't use flash - an evil creation if there ever was one - and then I just do a bit of brightening and color fixing on my computer to make them a tad less dark and yellow.

I really do prefer outdoor pictures, though. It's just that my current situation doesn't allow for me to go running around outside, so I make do with what I have.

Blazer: F21 --- Top and Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Handmade --- Purse: Target

Rings: Handmade --- Shoes: Payless

This is my favorite couch ever. We have it in the shoe section so wee little lads and lasses can have a proportionate place to sit while their mom's shove shoes on their feet. I kid of feel like a giant sitting on it, but I basically am I giant no matter what chair I sit in so that's nothing new.

Anyways, I hope you all had lovely weekends. Mine was pretty boring, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with a boring weekend every now and then. You would think with all the bored time I had, I would have done a mini wallet tutorial like I said I would, but yeah... I'm not even going to try and make an excuse for why I didn't. Are you still dusting your sewing machines? It's OK, you can probably stop that now.

And one quick question before I leave you....What is your favorite eyeshadow? I'm on the hunt for a neutral (nothing colorful, just some nice shimmery skin tones and browns) pallet, preferably a trio or quad, but a duo would be OK too if it was super awesome. I've tried most of the available options at Target and haven't found any that I like yet, so if you have a favorite that you really like, please let me know and I'll check it out!

Miss Independent

Top and Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt and Sandals: UO --- Necklace: F21 --- Purse: Target --- Rings: Handmade

I think I've been bitten with the hair bug. No, not lice. I mean the bug to always want to do something new with my hair. I adore my bangs and the color I got just 2 weeks ago, but I'm already planning the next big hair upheaval. It's kind of interesting that I got a comment from Tamara yesterday that I would look good as a blond, because I've actually been wanting to try that for a while. Don't worry, it would be a while before I did anything as drastic as that, but what do you think?

I applied for Independent Fashion Bloggers two days ago and I finally got approved last night. I doubt they actually turn anyone down, but I have to admit I got a little nervous after I hadn't be accepted after their stated 24 hour window. Mean! Anyways, if you are a fashion blogger and haven't checked it out yet, IFB is actually pretty neat and has lots of good articles and info. You can click on the IFB icon in my sidebar to see more.

And I just have to say I giant I'm sorry to anyone that was looking forward to a mini wallet tutorial today. I forgot to take the camera home from work with me yesterday. I will try to do it Sunday afternoon and get the tutorial up on Monday. So you still have plenty of time to dust off those sewing machines!

I Be Floral-y

Cardigan: Target --- Brooch: Etsy/Brydferth --- Top, Belt, And Skirt: Thrifted --- Pumps: Nordstroms/Seychelles --- Purse: Forever21 --- Rings: Handmade

Yesterday was such a nice day I decided to get off my lazy butt and do some shopping (which, you know, is such a burden). I did have to walk there since no one was around to give me a ride and I'm a turkey and don't drive, but it was positively lovely outside so I didn't mind at all. The only sad part about walking is that I can't wear as cute of shoes as I would like to, since generally speaking none of my cutesy heels are the type of shoes I'd feel comfortable walking a few miles in.

I only got a few things at the thrift shop, but they are pretty nice things so I was happy with the trip. My favorite find was probably this red tank top that I'm wearing today. It's Anne Taylor and has some cute pleating/tucking around the top. Also, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the foolish, foolish woman in my town that bought it, left the tags on, never wore it, and then donated it to a thrift shop so little 'ol lucky me could score it for only $7. Brand new, people, brand new.

Anyways, I also went to the fabric store yesterday to get some fabric to make a mini wallet tutorial! I'm not sure how my time will go, but I'm hoping to do it tonight when I get home and put together the tutorial to post tomorrow or on Saturday. So dust off those old (or new) sewing machines of yours and get ready to make the cutest little wallet you'll ever own. Oh, and I'm going to give away the wallet I make for the tutorial, so be sure not to miss it! :)

The Case of the Missing Earring

Earring: Charlotte Russe --- Cardigan and Top: UO --- Belt: Forever21 --- Skirt: Thrifted --- Wedges: Kohls --- Clutch: Etsy/58BlueBirds

Man oh man, this skirt is like my #1 favorite thrift find ever. How much do I love it? I'm not sure exactly, but I loved it enough to buy it even though it was about 5 sizes too big for me and barely stayed up over my hips. I begged my mom to fix it for me, so she, being the genius she is, cut holes on the inside of the waistband and put some elastic through it. Now it fits perfectly around my waist. Y'all should be jealous she's my mom an not yours.

Did I mention it's Nicole Miller? It is was only $3? Because it's both! It's a thrifting score for the ages.

This morning when I got to work I noticed something weird. On one ear, I had an earring. On the other, I didn't. There are 3 possibilities of what happened to said missing earring.
1) I only put one on because I was thinking about unicorns or some other deeply interesting thing like that.
2) I did put the 2nd one off, but it fell off sometime between when I put it on (duh) and when I looked in the mirror at work (doubly duh).
3) The monster that lives in my ear ate it.

The world may never know.

Yesterday I made myself a new baby wallet. I've been getting tired of having to empty out my regular sized wallet every time I use a small clutch, so I finally got around to making myself a miniature one that will fit in any and all of my purses.

So I know several of you guys asked for a tutorial on the skirts I've been making, and I still want to do one of those in the future, but would you be interested in a mini-wallet tutorial? They're actually really simple and take only about 15-20 minutes to make once you get the hang of it. And they're super cheap, too, because they don't use much fabric. Anyways, let me know if you'd be interested, and based on your responses I may or may not do one.

Color Splash

Earrings: Handmade --- Top: Macy's --- Belt and Skirt: Thrifted --- Bracelets: Walmart --- Shoes: GoJane

I really love this top, but you'd never be able to tell by how often I've worn it in the past year. I wore it in France during my trip there last July, but not once since then. When I was doing a closet purge a few days ago, I saw it and gave myself the final ultimatum: Wear it or toss it. Since I couldn't bring myself to toss it, I'm wearing it and am quite happy I chose to do so.

Anyhow, I hope you all had lovely weekends! My weekend was probably the busiest (and most fun) that I've had in a good long while, and I barely spent any time blog reading and commenting and such so I'm looking forward to catching up on that this week. I'm actually going to have a good portion of this week off from work, but I've got a few goodies up my sleeve to keep you entertained in the absence of outfit posts.

(psstt... there might be a giveaway. just sayin')

This is Not a Dress

Necklace: Handmade --- Top: Zara --- Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Etsy/58bluebirds --- Clutch: Etsy/LookBackCloset (closed) --- Shoes: Target --- Earrings: Charlotte Russe

Today I had a dilemma about what shoes to wear. See, I just wore these ones like 3 days ago and I usually try not to wear the same pair more often than once a week or so. But no other pair looked right with this outfit so I eventually decided to wear them anyways. But if the biggest dilemma I have today is about what shoes to wear, I suppose I should thank my lucky stars and quit whining.

At first glance I think this look could almost pass for a dress. When I was trying to pick a shirt to wear with my new vintage skirt (is that like an oxymoron or something?), I was running into trouble left and right, but when I saw my striped white and navy top I knew it was too good to pass up. So yeah, it's a lot of stripes, but how could I resist wearing these together?

Anyhow, I wanted to share these freaking adorable stickers I got from Miss Courtney of My SoCalled Denver. She posted them on her blog and offered to send a few to anyone that wanted some, and of course I jumped at that. Seriously, I <3 Vintage. Love these things. I love them so much I'm having trouble deciding what to put them on. Suggestions?

Also, as if she wasn't sweet enough for sending me freaking awesome stickers, she also included this super cute little necklace with a shiny gold oval in the front. I am totally in love with the mixed metal look (the chain is antique brass).

By the way, Courtney has a really awesome Etsy shop where she sells vintage accessories. I am madly in love with the vintage clutches and purses she has there, especially these three:

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Gorgeous, am I right?

Minty Fresh

Top: Anne Taylor Loft --- Belt and Skirt: Thrifted --- Shoes: Kohls --- Earrings and Ring: Handmade --- Bracelet: Charlotte Russe --- Purse: Etsy/58bluebirds

You know what I realized this morning? I have no blue or green shoes. It's a tragedy. I must resolve this situation as soon as possible.

I am feeling very optimistic about the weather today. It's forecast to be 67-freaking-degrees today, and though so far it's sitting comfortable around only 50, I am hopeful that I did not wear a nearly sleeveless top in vain.

This belt is seriously going in the "Favorite Thrift Finds Ever" category (don't ask me what else is in that category... I just made it up). The shade of mint is perfect, and it fits me perfectly. And for only $2? Yes pleaassse.

This morning I made the rookie mistake of forgetting to tell my new co-worker Sherri that I was going to work today and need tomorrow off. So I was sitting at the desk this morning around 9:45 when in walks Sherri, and I instantly start to feel stupid. Like really, really stupid. Hopefully I was just getting all of the stupid out early so now I'll do nothing dumb for the rest of the day. Not likely, but I can hope, right? Anyways, it turned out fine because (a) she didn't yell at me for making her come in to work for nothing and (b) she can work tomorrow. Crisis averted.

Maxi to the Max Part 2

Top and Necklace: Forever21 --- Skirt, Belt, and Purse: Thrifted --- Shoes: Target --- Rings: Handmade

Today I'm wearing 3 things I picked up on my birthday thrifting trip (I used my birthday as a good excuse to spend lots of money this year). Thankfully these items didn't cost much, though! The purse, which I did a little gasp for when I first saw it, was only $6, the maxi skirt was $3, and the belt was $2. Score, score, and score. *Curtsy*

I don't know how you guys feel about maxi skirts and dresses, but if you don't have any, go buy some ASAP because they're awesome. You can dress them up or down pretty easily, and they're just so comfortable to wear. Love.

Anyways, I had a fairly busy weekend, starting on Saturday night when the exchange student Gabe talked me into going and playing Capture the Flag at my old high school at 9pm. Long story short, he's probably never going to ask me to do that again, which may or may not have anything to do with the large amount of complaining I did the whole time we were there. Sorry, Gabe.

And of course, yesterday was Mother's Day, which meant family coming over for a steak lunch (including my cousin Stephanie, who is still hosting a giveaway on her blog to win 2 rings from my shop. Go enter!). A lot of you guys posted some really sweet blogs about your mom yesterday, which I enjoyed reading. I didn't do a whole post for it, but rest assured I think my mom is pretty fabulous. :)

Cupcakes, Anyone?

Top, Purse, Necklace, Owl Ring: Forever21 --- Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Etsy/pegasusvintage --- Shoes: Kohls --- Wire Rings: Handmade

I just realized that this will be my 3rd post with the word cupcake in the title. Does that make me obsessed?
The first post with the word cupcake in the title was just about me feeling like a cupcake in that particular skirt.
The second post with the word cupcake in the title was about how I was eating a cupcake when I heard that Osama bin Laden was dead and that I will remember that cupcake forever.
And today I have the word cupcake in the title because today is baby shower day at work, and that can only mean one thing:

Yeah, cupcakes.