s-s-s-snakeskin!!

aaaaaaand i’m back. from the beach. vay-cay with the family. it was lovely. AND my grandparents purchased this for me while i was there: i’m really against terrycloth. you would think i wouldn’t be, based solely on the fact that it’s exciting to be regularly exposed to a fabric that shares your name. but i’ve [...]

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i’m the worst! i’m the worst!

i swear i wasn’t gone on vacation that long! i’ve had a time trying to get back into the swing of things since my return and, although the blog has been on a tab for the past week as a reminder, i’ve barely had time to sit down at my computer long enough to update [...]

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so smiley!

so plaid, so bow, so smiley. so, this is the dress i made: the items at the top actually need to be hand-sewn on. hot glue’s not gonna cut it for the wash. it’s not terrible. but my skills as a seamstress are so sub-par… and that’s one of the handmade bows i found yesterday [...]

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happy 4th.

lacking some red, but i didn’t feel like it was necessary to go all out. but i’ve got the blue on lock. found some great handmade bows downtown for the 4th festival. one has cupcakes. and the other has pink cheetah print. expect to see those soon. i attempted to make a dress this evening [...]

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acid wash!

acid wash jeans. i truly never thought i would own a pair. until i realized how super they were(are). and these have zippers at the ankles which make them so b.a. tomorrow (technically today?) is the 4th and i’m having difficulty deciding on an outfit. i’m curious to know what you’ll be wearing? something festive? [...]

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boring.

so plain. but i do love this dress! it’s satin, probably the soften satin i’ve ever worn, and it’s double-layered. the slit between the two bows i find so subtly girly and sexy at the same time. i don’t get many occasions to pull it out of my closet, but when i do, i delight [...]

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flashy!

so, yesterday, i was going to swing by the salvation army. but it was closed. so i continued driving down the road, hoping to stumble upon some undiscovered thrift store when i realized, “hey! burlington coat factory is on this road, and as best i can recall, they would definitely be the place to find [...]

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