Wildflowers, Cloudy Skies

For one of my more unorthodox school projects I am going on weekly "adventures", which are essentially forays into nature that I will be illustrating. This one was one of my favorites because the pictures turned out so beautifully! I love how desaturated the compositions are, punctuated by the wildflowers and my, let's face it, kitchy cardigan.

I didn't get a good close up of this jacket, but it's covered in embroidered pinecones and little birds. I can't resist an embroidered pinecone!

You may notice my hair is getting a little frizzy at the ends here... no worries, though. I've gotten a haircut!

 I'm also really excited about this dress. I must've gotten it way back in spring, and I hadn't worn it because of the poofy poofy sleeves. Well I fixed that didn't I!

I wish the weather were perpetually 60 degrees!

dress, cardigan, belt, bag-Goodwill

shoes-Blowfish

Good Hat

 Here's a quick outfit from last weekend. It was a really good weekend, and I wore a really good hat.

I've got some formatting issues to work out. But that's boring.

dress, boots, bag-Goodwill

sheer shirt-Target

hat-Miracle Hill

necklace-Hobby Lobby

DIY CAT PANTS

 C'mon you guys, you know cat pants deserve all caps. I made these beauties myself, and they are my pride and joy. I did them back in June and have been waiting for fall to come to show 'em off!

Forgive the quality of the process photos, pretty please.

 So here are the steps I took to make them.

I got some flared khakis from Goodwill. Then I made them fit me.

 Once they were skinny, I drew cats all over them with a sharpie.

 Then, I decided on a color scheme.

 Then it was paintin' time! I used watered down acrylics that I mixed in plastic cups.

If you guys do paint your own pants this way, only hand wash them afterwards. I thought I'd already washed them, but I hadn't, and they fade quite a bit if you put them in the machine.

 And here's how I wore them!

 I was a little nervous about wearing them out around campus, because, let's face it, they're on the ridiculous side. But everyone loved them! And of course I do too.

pants, necklace-diy

boots, shirt, vest, bag-goodwill

Cheapest outfit in the world!

Velvet

 Sometimes I forget to wear my glasses to my morning classes. And then I can't see the board.

But anyway, this dress is velvet, so I'm super excited for the fall weather to make it part of my everyday outfits!

Here's the dress before I shortened it. Those pretty sleeves were so cute and it was only a dollar. You know, it's hard to feel guilty about your addictions when they're so cheap to fund.

In other news, my dryer is truly a force to be reckoned with. It covers everything in lint that won't budge, shrinks things that have never shrunk before, tears up anything with beads, and leaves everything a little bit damp. It's making laundry such a chore.

 necklace-f21

everything else but the socks-goodwill

DIY Shoe Straps

Here's a quick DIY for adding a strap to your shoes! It's really easy and really cuteifies them, I think!

1. First, you'll need some shoes and some matching elastic. Mine is a stretchy lace and velvet setup I found at Hobby Lobby, and the shoes are second hand suede. You'll also need some scissors and hot glue.

2. Put the shoe on, and wrap the elastic around your foot where you want the strap to be.

 3. Cut it at the right length.

 4. Hot glue the elastic down on the inside of your shoe.

 5. Glue it on the other side, and you're done!

 You can try using a stronger glue if you don't want to walk on eggshells. Forgive the pun.

Everything's Coming Up

 This weekend I

bought peach tea

took pictures of wildflowers

got free coffee

slept in til 12:30

cuddled with my sweetie

had discussions about religion

drove home in the rain.

 I am pretty proud of this little re-fashion. Most of the time I just hem a dress and call it a day, but this time I shortened the sleeves, took in the bodice, and hemmed it. It may not show, but it really fits a lot better now. And it was only a dollar, so of course it was worth it!

Before:

 Hope your weekend was as good as mine!

 dress, cardigan, watch-goodwill

collar-handmade by me

shoes-blowfish

bag-target

hat-ae