Etsy Shop Update: Springtime

Hey guys! Unfortunately I've been bedridden with the stomach flu for the past 24 hours (that's right, I schedule my posts, you found me out). Luckily, though, I am well on my way to recovery! Don't let the thought of a stomach bug put you off of these cute new clothes I just stocked in my shop for spring!

 lacey garland dress

 lilacking nothing shirt

 sheer joy blouse

picnic basket dress

R-R-Remix

I love my cloud dress. It's probably one of the best dresses I've ever made! Here's a little remix of three ways I wore it.

 i made a dress

 pinecones

weather

skirt DIY here

Unicorn Tee

 So, right now I thought I'd be in VA on vacation, but my plans got altered, which I hate. I'll still be going, but for four days instead of 7 (and most of two of those days will be spent driving). Bleah.

So today I went back to the field for my biology class. We've got an ecology project to do right now and it's not fun. My group said to the teacher, "How about we compare the pH levels in the lake vs the wetlands?"and she was like, "How about you count the number of trees." So that's what we're doing and it's not fun. It was so windy out I couldn't see for all the hair in my face, and it was nearly impossible to tell which trees we had already counted.

Plus one of the girls in my group rubs me the wrong way because she doesn't say thankyou when I drive her places to and from the site.

In other, less complainy, news: Check out this shirt I designed! It was for a school assignment on screen printing. I obviously drew a unicorn. I wish I would have gotten to print it myself, but we ran out of time. But luckily I'll get a chance to one by myself in my other printing class.

Also my glasses remind me of Barbie.

shirt: designed by me!

shorts: thrifted

shoes: Modcloth

cardigan: my boyfriend's, American Eagle

Skater Skirt

I got this new skater skirt and I loooooove it! I've been wanting one for awhile, and it's one of those things you just can't find in a thrift store. Well, I can't anyway.

 I've been watching the Office on Netflix lately. I watched the first few of both the British and the US versions, and I've decided I like the US one better. Because of Jim and Pam, of course! I'll probably give the British one a second chance though. I liked it, too!

 So, spring break is coming right up, isn't it! For my school it's this week, and I'm going to Virginia with my family. We've got some relatives up there that we're going to visit, but I haven't seen them since I was like 5. So I imagine there will be a lot of awkward silences involved.
We're also going to go on a bike ride and maybe to this one Mexican restaurant we all love!
I just hope I can get some work done, too!

 Shirt: thrifted

Cardigan: DIY here

Skirt: Forever 21

Shoes: Blowfish

 For real, though, who's with me?

My Room

Hiiiiii

Today I thought I'd take you guys on a little tour of my dorm room! It's really small, and it's mine all mine. I love seeing other people's rooms and how they decorate them, so I took some pictures of mine for ya.

I've noticed interior design lately taking trends toward minimalism, but I've never been able to tone down the patterns when it comes to my space. You should see my room at home! And you will. Someday.

 I really was wearing a cute outfit today, so I tried to take a quick little photo of it, too!

OH and also! I've been thinking of dying my hair red. Do you guys think it will look good?

Interview at Lazy Explorers!

Do you guys know Chloe from Lazy Explorers?

She always features the cutest stuff on her blog, which is why I was super flattered when she contacted me for an interview!

See the questions she asked me and my outfit post here!

Thanks guys!

Highway

This weekend I told Travis, "Let's pull over on the side of the highway to take pictures!" He obliged, but whined the whole time about how silly we seemed. I was like, "Welcome to my life."

You may notice I'm missing my glasses in these pictures. That's because I lost my glasses for about 24 hours this weekend! I seem to lose everything... this past week's casualties also include one of my favorite earrings and my debit card!

 While I'm writing this post I'm also watching Pocahontas 2 on Netflix. I hadn't realized how much I watched it when I was a kid, but it's all rushing back to me now! General Disney sequel crappiness aside, I'm really loving it! It kindof feels like they remade Beauty and the Beast but with worse animation and also Native Americans.

 I wore this long beaded cardigan over a vintage nightgown (which you can buy in my shop) for a 1920's drop-waist look, and then put a bow on it. Because when in doubt, that's what I do! Also I've been trying out my lovely new leather handbag I got from Megan for a commission!
I hope you guys had a nice weekend.

 vintage nightgown: for sale in my shop

cardigan: thrifted

shoes: DIY here

bag: via KiddoTV

Using Illustrator

Well hi there!

I finally went and bought the Adobe CS6 software, and this here is my first on my own copy of Illustrator! I've used the program before, but not extensively. To keep this one simple I just traced a photo of myself. So it's no feat of artistic talent really, but it did turn out cute! I love the simple flat colors Illustrator gives you, but it really is a misnomer of a program. It's not intended for drawing or painting, but tracing with a pen tool and making logos and stuff.

I borrowed this pretty skirt from Marisa. It's a real fun pattern, isn't it?

I wore white socks to really show off these cutie heels Travis got me for our anniversary/Valentine's day earlier this month! He picked them out of my Modcloth wishlist, haha.

 I got off early for the weekend, but I'm in a pretty crappy mood.

dress, shoes: mocloth

skirt: Marisa

coat: wetseal

floral crown: DIY