Ce qui m'inspire

Very hippie

2010-09-26T23:16:00.000-07:00

I wore this on a fairly lazy weekend day. It definitely made me feel like a gypsy. shirt and skirt: hand-me-downs from mom

Wearing the green dress

2010-09-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

This is what I wore on my last day of work. Since I had just finished my green dress, I wanted to wear it, and I thought I might as well get a little fancy on my last day! blazer: Forever 21 / dress: I made it! / belt: Xcetera And just because I like how my butt looks in this dress, here's a gratuitous butt shot:

Jeans with a corset top

2010-09-16T23:03:00.000-07:00

This was an outfit I wore to work a while back. It's nice to be able to work in a casual office and wear what you want but I still try to look professional! I was trying to have a little fun with this photo shoot, but I just ended up looking pretty silly. Haha! blazer: Reed / top: I made it! / jeans: Apollo Jeans / shoes: SoftMoc

The adventure begins

2010-09-14T16:55:00.000-07:00

So I'm now officially off travelling. You can read more at: charlottewantstotravel.blogspot.com.

Summer Project: Olive Green dress

2010-09-13T20:49:00.000-07:00

So I've got my hostels booked, and I'm in the process of packing, so I'm headed off to Norway tomorrow. I started a blog about my travels, so you're welcome to check it out if you want to hear more about what I'm up to at charlottewantstotravel.blogspot.com. In other news, I chipped the nail polish off my left index finger, so I'm going to remove alllll of it later. I suck at wearing nail polish

Pink nails

2010-09-11T23:57:00.000-07:00

Today I spent a lot of time planning my trip to Norway, Denmark and Sweden! I have to gt up really early tomorrow to set up for the bike tour that my work is holding. It's my last day! I have tons to do before I leave on Tuesday, so this is a quick post (and new nail polish)!

Snip, snip

2010-09-10T23:46:00.000-07:00

I got a haircut today. It was long overdue. I don't think the hairdresser was very impressed with how dry my ends were, she just kept saying "Yeah, that needs to go." Hahaha. It was basically just a trim, but she shortened it a couple inches and changes the layers. I always want my hair to be looooong, but it seems to grow really slowly, so I hate getting it cut! Now it seems so much shorter! I

In the name of excessive consumerism

2010-09-09T22:58:00.000-07:00

So this is what I have bought to take with me in my travels over the next year: HP netbook (10 inch screen and < 3 lbs). I decided my laptop was too big and heavy to come travelling with me. It's staying at home while this little blue one accompanies me. I love this mouse! It folds up so nicely for travelling! The one thing I don't think I want to compromise on is my DSLR camera. It's

It's here!

2010-09-08T23:52:00.000-07:00

My visa and passport arrived in the mail today!! Hooray!!! Now I can book a plane ticket and leave Canada whenever I want to! Right now my plan is to fly from here to Oslo on Tuesday and stay there for a few days (with a very extended relative, my mom's second cousin or something? I haven't met her yet, but she seems super nice and really excited for a Canadian cousin to be coming for a visit!).

Accepted!

2010-09-07T23:25:00.000-07:00

Today I got an email from the UK Border agency in Ottawa saying that my visa has been accepted and it should be in the mail and back to me very soon! Yay! This dress is one that I won from Adored Austin last fall. It was pretty awesome. I actually won a gift card to Buy Definition, and I used my gift card to get this dress (I had to pay a bit for shipping, but that was fine by me!). blazer:

My Mother the enabler

2010-09-06T21:30:00.000-07:00

Today I decided that I wanted to go to the fabric store to pick up a couple supplies. I made a list, and my mom and I went out. Since I'm really lucky, and I still live at home (when I'm not living in rez) because I'm a student and I don't have a real job, my mom is willing to buy me sewing supplies. I was only planning on buying some interfacing, thread and a zipper, but then we found the

Summer Project: White Betty Draper-esque dress with Pink flowers

2010-09-05T23:53:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I finally finished the dress I've been working on for a while. I made it with a vintage pattern I bought at an antique store a few years back, and I used some of the fabric I bought at the estate sale I went to back in June. It was so perfect! I had been wanting to make a dress with this pattern for quite a while, even more so since I started watching Mad Men, and this fabric was

Dinner with an old friend

2010-09-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

Today I went out for dinner with my longest friend (it sounds too strange to say oldest, because we're the same age, but she's the one friend I have that I can't remember not being friends with, we've known each other that long). I hadn't had a chance to have a good visit with her since last Christmas (even though we've both been here pretty much all summer, we just didn't get around to meeting

And in the darkness bind them

2010-09-03T21:39:00.000-07:00

More dark time photography. I like experimenting like this, but I should really make more of an effort to take photos while it's still light out. And it was way too dark to take photos where I originally wanted to, so next time I guess maybe I should bring a flashlight. This worked out okay though. I think it gives an interesting look to the photos by taking them in the dark the way I do.

Why Hello Red

2010-09-02T23:54:00.000-07:00

Today for work we put on an event called "Streak to end MS." It's where you get to put a red streak in your hair and raise money for the MS Society at the same time! Since I obviously like to dye my hair, I was totally up for it, and I even managed to convince my brother to get a temporary streak in his hair. So that's why the whole theme of this photo shoot is the red streak. jacket: I made

Missing the backyard

2010-09-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

I just don't know where to take outfit photos these days. My backyard is still mostly inaccessible due to the vast work that is being done on it, so I'm trying to find other places to take my photos. Unfortunately, because of the workers around our house all the time, I have to take my photos later if I don't want them to be watching me, even if I feel like making the trek through the mud to the

After the sun has set

2010-08-31T23:56:00.000-07:00

I was feeling lazy about taking photos today, so I didn't until right now. Which meant I definitely need to use a flash to be taking photos outside. Luckily, I got the flash to take some pretty decent photos. Of course I wore my new skirt today! I had to! I love how it turned out, and I just want to spin in it! It makes me feel super girly, plus I wanted to look decent because we were going to

Summer Project: Pink flowered skirt with wide elastic waistband

2010-08-30T23:50:00.000-07:00

So instead of finishing the project I was working on last week, I decided to start a new project (I just didn't feel like inserting any zippers yesterday). So yesterday evening, after Mad Men was over, I drafted up a pattern and started sewing this skirt. It's a similar idea to the flowered skirt I made in May, but I wanted this one to be fuller (a bit more like a circle skirt), and have pockets

I gathered that

2010-08-29T20:36:00.000-07:00

Today I had another lazy day. I finally got around to some sewing this afternoon, and my project's going pretty well. I watched a bit of the end of the Emmys and now I'm watching the latest episode of Mad Men. Hoping to do a little more sewing after it's over. jacket: I made it! / shirt: American Apparel (from my university) / shorts: Blue Ridge This is the project I'm working on.

Sometimes I feel like a bit of a Hippie

2010-08-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

Today I got up early (...er than normal), so I could go downtown to the Farmer's Market. It runs every Wednesday and Saturday from May until October, and there's always lots of good things there. I had some bannock and freshly squeezed lemonade for breakfast. It was delicious. For those of you that don't know, bannock is a First Nations' flat bread that is deep fried and delicious. I always put

Going out shoes

2010-08-27T23:45:00.000-07:00

I didn't feel like taking outfit photos today, so I decided I'd have some fun and experiment a little with my macro lens and my flash. So I give you: my platform heels that only get worn for "going out" nights, but I really love them.

Cruisin' for a Cause

2010-08-26T23:28:00.000-07:00

Today I wore my MS Hope t-shirt because the MS Society of Canada (that's where I work) teamed up with A&W (fast food restaurant) to raise some money. For every Teen burger sold across the country today, $1 went straight to the MS Society! It's called Cruisin' for a Cause because they invite people to drive their collector cars over to the restaurant, so there are always lots of neat cars to see.

Visa Nightmares

2010-08-25T23:55:00.000-07:00

Today hasn't been the funnest day. I had to go to Vancouver for an appointment to try and get my study visa sorted out. Then I found out that I need an official transcript from my school before I can send my application off to Ottawa. PROBLEM: I'm on the other side of the country from Ottawa and my school. So the transcript has to come all the way out here, then everything has to goo to Ottawa to

I always try to keep my promises

2010-08-24T21:47:00.000-07:00

The eyebrow piercing came out yesterday. With great difficulty and only 10 minutes to spare (to get it out on the 1 year, 5 months and 9 days anniversary!). My mom did it, but it took rubber gloves, pliers, more pliers, wire cutters, rubbing alcohol, tissues, and a few tries. I am actually so relieved that it's gone even though I'm going to miss having a pierced eyebrow (I just won't miss having

Tie it up!

2010-08-23T23:02:00.000-07:00

I'm lucky that I work in a casual office so that I can wear a shirt tied up like this. In completely unrelated news, I have switched my keyboard to a setting called "Dvorak". It kind of makes it really hard to type, but it's supposed to be better for your hands and faster once you get used to it, so I'm trying. shirt: Eddie Bauer / tank: Hanes? / skirt: I made it! / flats: Reaction by Kenneth

These shoes are made for walking

2010-08-22T22:34:00.000-07:00

Today my mom and I went to see Step Up 3. It was pretty fun! The dancing was great (the story line was pretty mediocre, but it was really just a background for the dance sequences), and I loved seeing Stephen "tWitch" Boss! He is one of my favourite ever So You Think You Can Dance dancers, and he did a great job, as always. After the movie, my mom and I went into the mall to see if we could find

Back to sew

2010-08-21T22:16:00.000-07:00

I finally got back around to a sewing project today. I wanted to sew the whole time I was on vacation in Edmonton, and I told myself that I would spend my week off sewing, but then I totally didn't. Gah, I feel so unproductive. But today I finally started a new project. And then my brother convinced me to drive him to a fundraising BBQ, so my work session was cut short. Maybe it's just as well to

Clearing out

2010-08-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

The smoke has cleared a bit today. I can see the outline of the mountains, but it's still really smoky. Apparently yesterday was the worst the air quality has been since 2003 when we had a bunch of really bad fires near our city. I was so lazy today. Since I don't work on Fridays and my parents went out of town for a couple nights, I just decided to sleep in until 1 pm. I don't usually sleep

Choking on smoke

2010-08-19T23:54:00.000-07:00

Today was sooooo smoky. I think this is the worst I have ever seen the smoke. It's so crazy, apparently the smoke is everywhere. I took a photo of the smoke in about the same place I took a landscape shot before just to compare the before and after. Here's what it looks like: Ridiculous. I could smell the smoke while I was inside my air-conditioned office all day. Hopefully it will clear soon,

Boho feel

2010-08-18T23:06:00.000-07:00

I totally meant to take my photos with a flash tonight because it was so dark when I went out to take them. But then I forgot to turn the flash on, and I kind of liked how the photo turned out, so I just took the rest of them without a flash as well. I felt like it added to the mysterious gypsy feel of my outfit. blazer: Reed / tank: Gossip Girl / skirt: Get! (inherited from mom) / shoes:

Blending In

2010-08-17T22:38:00.000-07:00

Note to self: don't stand in front of a background that is the same colour as your pants or you'll look like a floating torso! I wanted to make sure I would be comfortable today because I was going to be walking around downtown handing out newsletters. I made sure to wear sneakers because I knew I would be walking a fair bit, but these socks that I grabbed had a hole in them, and it's gotten

Grandma-style paisley

2010-08-16T22:22:00.000-07:00

Today I had to go get some "passport-style" photos taken for my visa application. It should be interesting getting this visa. There is still a lot to do with it, and it's sort of getting down to the line. I will just have to have some faith in things working out. The photos turned out decently well, my standard for "pass-port style" being anything that doesn't make me look like a serial killer.

The time has come, the walrus said

2010-08-15T22:50:00.000-07:00

So I thought it over last night, and I decided that the eyebrow barbell will be coming out permanently one week from tomorrow (Monday). Here is the story why... So I did talk about my piercing already (here it is!!), but I will retell the story. My dad teaches statistics, so I've been brought up being taught about how math is important. Then in grade 10, my math teacher had tacked up digits of

Disaster Zone

2010-08-14T22:51:00.000-07:00

Today it was really late by the time I finally decided to take outfit photos, so I decided to take them in my room. LOL. I don't think I'll do that again. My room is such a crazy mess right now! It's terrible! There was hardly enough space for me to put up the tripod, and it was just... bad. But it's something a little different! I went for my consultation about travellers' vaccines today, and

Up close

2010-08-13T22:37:00.000-07:00

I have had such a lazy day today. Meh, oh well. Last nights' finale of So You Think You Can Dance was pretty amazing, and I love Lauren (the winner), but by the time they chose her, I was kind of feeling like Kent should have won! At least they had Ellen as a surprise guest! She was way better than I was expecting her to be when she walked out! Tomorrow should be interesting because I have to go

At the fair again

2010-08-12T20:09:00.000-07:00

Today my mom and I set up at the craft fair again. It was really fun! I sold a few things, and a bunch of them were to adorable little kids, so I feel pretty happy about making some cute little kids happy. Since I was selling things I made again, I made sure to wear an outfit of things I've made! Now I'm about to watch the finale of So You Think You Can Dance, so bye for now! headband:

Not up to much

2010-08-11T23:46:00.000-07:00

I had the laziest day today. I spent the entire day lying in my bed with my laptop because my family just got wireless Internet in our house, so now I can surf the web from my own room. I stayed in my pj's right up until dinner time. And what was I doing? Mostly watching MTV shows online, and playing on... Neopets. I got a Neopets account when I was in grade 6, and Neopets just sent me an email

All caught up

2010-08-10T21:01:00.000-07:00

So I finally caught up with all of the unread blog post, and unreplied-to comments that piled up while I was away! At one point I had 198 unread blog posts! Ridiculous! I had to unfollow a couple blogs because I realized that I just wasn't finding them interesting anymore (tastes change). Oh well, I still have tons of awesome blogs to follow, and I always find more anyway! Today I had a pretty

Back in town

2010-08-09T21:45:00.000-07:00

So today my family was in the car almost the whole day driving home. It's good to be back, so I'll be back to regular posts again! My Etsy shop is open again, and I'm hoping to make some new things this week to put up for sale. You can always find it at shopcharlotte.etsy.com! This whole weekend I spent mostly working on a puzzle. My grandma likes to make puzzles, and my brother likes to give

A quick update

2010-08-07T00:15:00.000-07:00

It's kind of pathetic how much I've been missing the Internet, but now I'm staying at my grandparents' house where I have Internet access! Yay! I've still been busy doing lots of family things, so I haven't had time to return everyone's lovely comments, but I have been reading them all, so I just want to say thank you to everyone, and I'm going to try to return them as soon as possible! In the

My purse!

2010-08-04T12:37:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all the wonderful comments about the interview I did with Tanvi! I'm running short on time, so I'm making this post fast, and I'll get around to returning comments soon, I hope! Both Tanvi and Sovina tagged me quite a while back to do a post about what's in my purse. The funny thing is, most of the crap that I carry around is stuff that I've stuck in my purse and never gotten around

Heritage Days

2010-08-03T19:03:00.000-07:00

So I am now in Edmonton, visiting family. Edmonton has a big festival called Heritage Days every year on the first weekend in August. It's pretty awesome. They fill up this big old park with booths representing countries from all over the world. I think there are about 80 booths total, and they all serve some kind of cultural food, and most have little shopping areas (some just have museum-like

An Interview with Tanvi!

2010-08-02T19:37:00.000-07:00

My very first Blogger interview! I wanted to interview the lovely Tanvi from The Fabulous Life of Not-So-Rich and Infamous! She's a lovely lady with a wonderful blog about food, fitness, films, fashion, family, friends and f-ilosophy! Tanvi lives in Texas, and has a wonderfully adorable husband (she tells the cutest stories about him!). She's been such a fantastic supporter of my blog, that I

Pow Wow Regalia

2010-08-01T19:38:00.000-07:00

I talked a little about the Pow Wow yesterday. Well, I'll talk a little more about it now. The best part (as far as I'm concerned) is the costumes! Everyone that competes is dressed in full regalia. There are men with huge feathered headpieces and women with skirts covered in bells. Most of the costumes are fantastically bright colours, and every outfit has so much detail it's amazing! The

Hot at the Pow Wow

2010-07-31T21:31:00.000-07:00

Today my family and I went to the Pow Wow that was happening in town. For those of you that have no idea, a Pow Wow is a big celebration and competition that the First Nations people have. There is dancing, drumming and singing, and vendor booths with lots of incredible little treasures. Our Pow Wow is a pretty large one, so people come from all over Canada (everywhere from British Colummbia to

Smoke in the Air

2010-07-30T22:54:00.000-07:00

It is so smoky here right now! There have been some bad forest fires nearby recently, and the air is thick with smoke. You can smell it. This has happened pretty much every summer for quite a few years now. I can't remember the last time that I had a smoke-free summer here. It was hot today (partly due to all the smoke in the air), so I wanted to wear something pretty paired-down. Enter the

America and I disagree

2010-07-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

Don't worry, it's not serious. I'm just watching So you think you can dance right now, and I'm a little bit horrified at the bottom 3. America does not vote the way I would (I can't vote being in Canada and all). As much as I love So you think you can dance, it's super hard to watch when THE VOTING IS SO CRAZY WRONG! Oh well. Today was my last day of work before a two week vacation. I'm looking

A Splash of Orange

2010-07-28T21:10:00.000-07:00

I am seriously addicted to So you think you can dance. I am watching it right now, so I'm going to keep this short. My dad remembered to pick me up from work today! Instead of sitting at home, playing on the computer and forgetting like he did yesterday. :P shirt: Club Monaco / vest: I made it! / skirt: Levi's / shoes: Reaction by Kenneth Cole I couldn't tell that this wasn't

Flushed pink

2010-07-27T21:19:00.000-07:00

It was hot today. And my dad forgot that he was supposed to pick me up after work, so I was waiting outside for him for almost 20 minutes. So when I got home, I was waaaay too hot to take photos right away. That might have been just as well because it clouded up pretty quickly and made the light a little nicer to take photos in. blazer: Forever 21 / tank: Club Monaco / dress: Nirvana / flats:

Carmels and pink

2010-07-26T21:33:00.000-07:00

When I put this blazer on today, it felt strange. It turned out that it was because the dry cleaner had unrolled the sleeves, and I always wear it with the sleeves rolled up. Lame story, I know. It' probably because I have so many really itchy mosquito bites all over me that it's completely distracting me from being able to tell a good story. blazer: Reed / shirt: Vero Moda / shorts: Made by

A little bit of edge

2010-07-25T23:22:00.000-07:00

I feel like I've been pretty busy this weekend. I've been housesitting (I visit the kitty and water some plants), working on my Visa application for my exchange (why does it have to be so hard?!?), cleaning out some of the crap I have lying around the house, sleeping like my life depended on it (it kinda does though, right?), trying to learn Tabitha and Napoleon's dance for Dance Day (July 31st),

New glasses!

2010-07-24T23:27:00.000-07:00

Today I finally got my new glasses adjusted so that I can wear them! They're pretty similar to my old ones, but they're a little bit more interesting, and I really like them. I wanted to wear something pretty casual, so I put on this (what I call) "blogger outfit". Haha. The shirt is nice to wear in this heat because it's so loose that it flows really well. shirt: Hunt Club, thrifted from

Make it Work

2010-07-23T23:51:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to wear the shirt I made last week. I was hoping that I would put it on and like it much better than I did last week. Not so. Oh well. I thought that I might like it better if I put my vest on over-top of it, and I did. It may be salvageable yet. shirt&vest: Made by me! / shorts: Blue Ridge

I made the step!

2010-07-22T22:29:00.000-07:00

Last night, I finally signed up for Etsy, and opened up my own shop! Since everything is very new to me, I only got around to posting one item, but I'm going to post more tonight! Check out my Etsy Store! Today I had to go to a family event for work, so I tried to dress in things that I would feel comfortable to wear for "Interactive Fitness" (a place filled with fitness games like Dance Dance

Scandalous!

2010-07-21T19:58:00.000-07:00

Haha, not really. This shirt has some holey lace trim going up it,so you can see through it, but not all that easily. Normally I would wear a shirt underneath a top like this, but I didn't really feel like it today, and I figured that my jacket would cover up the lace bit anyway. It did. Thats about it. blazer: Smart Set / shirt: I don't remember, but I DIYed it! / skirt: Levi's / shoes:

Work time!

2010-07-20T23:50:00.000-07:00

I went back to work today and felt just fine! But it probably helped that I went in just for the second half of the day so that I could sleep in! I should really be in bed already because I'm going for the whole day tomorrow, but oh well... I was feeling kind of lazy today, so I really didn't put that much effort into my outfit, and I even forgot to throw some earrings on, but when I got to work

TV Marathon

2010-07-19T21:19:00.000-07:00

I took today off work, and my mom the nurse thinks that it may be a good idea to take tomorrow off too, because I still don't have my appetite back completely. I spent today and yesterday watching episode after episode of a little Canadian television show called "Being Erica". It's by no means an "OMG THIS SHOW IS LIFE-CHANGING, I AM SO ADDICTED!" type of show, but it's pretty solid and I quite

So not fun

2010-07-18T22:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the first day that I didn't post since I started my blog over 6 months ago. It was also the sickest that I can ever remember being. I don't get sick very often, and when I do get sick, it's never very bad, but I guess I got some kind of 24 hour bug, because I was completely out of commission yesterday, but I feel almost back to normal today. I still want to take things easy though,

Summer Project: Off-the-shoulder Pink Polka-dot shirt

2010-07-16T22:35:00.000-07:00

I spent quite a few hours last night and today doing all kinds of research about how to edit my blog to get it the way I wanted, so I finally have a new blog layout! It's completely different from the old one, and so much more me. I'm really happy with how it looks, but since I know so much more about editing, I may keep playing with things and changing them. How do you like the new layout? So

Hot Fair

2010-07-15T21:00:00.000-07:00

I spent most of today outside at a craft fair trying to sell things with my mother. It was hot even when we were in the shade!! I didn't sell very much, but anything is better than nothing, and we're going to go back another week and try again. Since I was selling things I had made, I wanted to make sure I wore all things that I had made. I only wore the jacket for work (ahhhh, air conditioning,

200 sure sounds like a lot

2010-07-14T20:18:00.000-07:00

This is my 200th blog post! Wow! I'm happy I've been able to keep this up for more than 6 months already! I hadn't thought much about trying to do anything special for my 200th post, but then I realized that the outfit I had been wanting to wear was kind of special, so it all worked out. I decided to take my photos in a few different places today just to shake things up. I had been hoping to

In the Dark

2010-07-13T22:31:00.000-07:00

I had to go straight from work to a work-related event today, so I didn't get home until pretty late, and by the time I had eaten, it was pretty dark! I considered posting something that I've had sitting around for a while, but I wanted to share this outfit, so I went outside and turned on my flash! This shirt is something that I made. I bought some fabric remnants on a trip to Vancouver once,

Purple Plaid

2010-07-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

I managed to wear 2 articles of clothing that I have made again today. I love the fabric of this skirt! It was just cheapo stuff that I bought from Wal-Mart, and it's spandexy and stretchy, but it looks so much nicer than it is! And it has a lovely drape, and the colour has stayed well. Now back to preparing for the Artisans' fair on Thursday... blazer: Forever 21 / shirt & skirt: I made them!

A semi-break

2010-07-11T21:31:00.000-07:00

Since I'm feeling like I need a semi-break today, this post is short. A couple days ago, I entered Indiana's contest for your best "Aloof Blogger Pose". There were some great entries, and I didn't end up winning, but I had a lot of fun with it, so I just though I'd post the full photo, so that everyone could get a little better view. hat: from Winners / shirt: I made it! / shorts: Jacob

A Day Taking Photos

2010-07-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

Today I got up late (because I stayed up late!), and spent a fair amount of time late this afternoon taking photos of the things I am going to try and sell later this week. My mom and I are going to have a booth at a Artisans' fair on Thursday, and I am trying to get everything ready for it. Mostly the stuff I will be selling is knitted or crocheted (a lot of scarves and hats), but I also have

This is how I spend my weekend nights

2010-07-09T21:40:00.000-07:00

This is how I spent last Saturday night, and then Sunday evening. I made this teddy bear! I actually started crocheting it a few year ago, but I had only made the head, nose, body and one arm and one leg. Then this year I decided that the arm and leg I had made were not proportional to the body. So I remade them. Since I was making this up as I went, I didn't have too much of an idea what I was

Home-made grey day

2010-07-08T17:58:00.000-07:00

Okay, so the weather is not grey. It is SUPER hot today! Summer is here with a vengeance. Today it got up to about 35 C (or 95 F). It's hot! So the news today is that Indiana is holding a contest for an "Aloof Blogger pose". I thought it would be fun to enter, so I submitted my photo, and right up until 10 pm PST (1 am EST) tonight, you can vote for it right here! Hehe, even if you're too late

Home-made times 3

2010-07-07T21:02:00.000-07:00

In order to continue my unofficial challenge, today I decided to wear 3 articles of clothing that I had made! I don't wear this jacket very often because it's a tad bit tight to button. Similar story with the shorts; I can button them, but they're very snug. Oh well! This necklace is one of my favourites. I try to take very good care of it, so it doesn't come with me when I go travelling (that's

Pale Colours in summer

2010-07-06T20:46:00.000-07:00

My sense of style always seems to change with the seasons. Since the weather is getting hotter and hotter, wearing light colours makes sense, and I find myself drawn to them more than ever. For some reason, it also seems like I am more interested in wearing clothes that I have made myself. The only explanation I can find for this is that I tend to wear pants a lot in cooler months, and I don't

Shades of turquoise

2010-07-05T21:36:00.000-07:00

I really need to update my blogroll... I also want to make some changes to my layout. We'll see when I get around to it all... I'm much more interested in sewing/knitting/crocheting right at the moment. jacket: Reed (handed-down from mom) / cami: Urban Behavior / skirt: I made it Ok, so I seem to have a lot of issues with my Internet/Blogger. Some of these photos just don't upload

Short skirts and t-shirts

2010-07-04T14:58:00.000-07:00

This is actually what I wore yesterday. This dress is really short, so I always wear either shorts, tights or leggings underneath it. Good thing too, because I think it's a bit tight on me, so it tends to ride up and before I know it, my butt's hanging out. t-shirt: Dynamite / dress: Seduction / shorts (underneath): American Apparel

To Dye For

2010-07-03T21:49:00.000-07:00

Today I dyed some old shirts I had. Neither one of them were colours that I found to be particularly flattering on me, and I had bought both of them really cheap, so I had been planning for a while to change up their colours. I bought some dye back in May, and finally got around to dyeing them today. The first shirt was an interesting shade of peach. It didn't look good on me because it was very

Estate Sale Finds

2010-07-02T21:35:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my mom and I went to an estate sale. I pretty much loved it because they had tons of fabric, as well as some other interesting art supplies. I ended up spending $25. I got a blue suitcase for $5, and then there was a deal that I could buy as much fabric as I could fit into a bag for $20. The lady let me use the suitcase instead of one of the bags, and I definitely could have taken

You know you're a Canadian when...

2010-07-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Canada Day!! Today I spent a good 12 hours working downtown at the park where all the big festivities were happening. I was the volunteer coordinator, so I was wrangling all day. I've been up since 5:30, so now I'm sitting in sweatpants and watching Glee while I'm waiting for So You Think You Can Dance to come on. And I'm mostly only watching Glee because Kristin Chenoweth is on this

2x Home-made

2010-06-30T21:08:00.000-07:00

Today I wore two more articles of clothing that I've sewn myself. These are slightly older projects though, I made both of them while I was in high school. After work, I had to go down to the park by the river to help set-up for some things for Canada Day (tomorrow!), and I got a big, huge mosquito bite on my forehead. It's a nice look. jacket: I made it! / shirt: Made that too / shorts: Suko

Two parts home-made

2010-06-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, the lovely Marie from The Joy of Fashion passed on a blog award to me! I'm supposed to say what I like most about my blog, and then pass it on to 10 other people. I think I'm going to wait a little to tag people, because I'm still trying to get my act together and make a post with what's in my purse, so hopefully, I can tag people for both things at once! What I like most about my

A new shirt

2010-06-28T20:33:00.000-07:00

I decided to wear the shirt I made on Friday today. It was a grey day, and it rained again, but luckily it wasn't raining when I had to walk. jacket: Smart Set / shirt: I made it! / pants: Dynamite / socks: Davco, from Winners / shoes: Kenneth Cole Reaction Yeah, so I definitely won't do the ruching next time seeing as how I look pregnant from this angle.

Tacky fun

2010-06-27T18:42:00.000-07:00

I found this top at Value Village quite a few years ago. It was about $2. I'm not sure exactly what drew me to it, but I feel like it's just so tacky that's it's beautiful. I had to take out the massive shoulder pads though. I think it works well with jeans and a black t-shirt! shirt: Tokyo Rose, thrifted from Value Village / tank: Hanes? (from Wal-Mart) / shorts: San Francisco / moccasins:

Summer Project: Sleeveless, tie-up shirt

2010-06-26T22:50:00.000-07:00

So this is the shirt that I sewed yesterday. It was really easy, which was a refreshing change from the tie-dyed tux. I really like how it turned out. It took a little work to make it fit properly, but I like it enough that I will probably use the pattern again. I think if I make it again though, I'm going to make it without the ruching. Also, I thought I'd share this photo I took on my

Up to sew good!

2010-06-25T20:05:00.000-07:00

I am sewing a shirt today! It's pretty easy, and I'm almost done, so it will be finished before I go to sleep. My mom gave me this crochet shirt. She had it for years (long before I was born), and I really quite enjoy it, but it's a little short, and a little low in front, so I make sure to wear something underneath it. sweater: Bedo / shirt: from Mom / tank: Gap / shorts: Jacob Connexion

A Brighter tomorrow

2010-06-24T18:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got a couple comments suggesting I should wear some brighter colours. And I do love bright colours, so that was what inspired my outfit today. I am having so much more fun taking photos now that I have my fancy camera and I can use my tripod! And I can tell very different stories with my photos by taking them in different places around my backyard! I'm still figuring out what works

Muted tones

2010-06-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

I really love this dress for summer. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be asymmetrical or if it was a botched sewing job, but I like the effect it gives. Since it is a little low-cut, I'm wearing a tank top underneath it here, but you can't really tell because of the glow from my pale skin making it next to invisible. blazer: Reed / tank top: Club Monaco / dress: Nirvana / shoes: K9

Pants Purses

2010-06-22T22:45:00.000-07:00

I did take some photos of my outfit today, but I felt that they were a little too repetitive to post right now, so I'll save them for later. These purses are some ones I have made with recycled clothing. The green one is made from a pair of pants and a tank top that used to belong to my mother, and the patterned one is made out of a pair of pants, and some quilting fabric, with a lining made out

Summery Corset

2010-06-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

So last night I finally sewed a hook and eye onto my hand-made corset just above the zipper. That meant I could wear it today! It's perfectly work-appropriate as long as I wear a jacket, and I pretty much have to because of how cold that building is when the air-conditioning is on. jacket: RW & Co. / corset top: self-made / skirt: Gap / shoes: K9

Happy Fathers' Day!

2010-06-20T16:30:00.000-07:00

Well, today has been a pretty lazy day, for me at least. I only got dressed when I thought that we might be taking photos while opening Fathers' Day presents. I also decided to go outside for some photos, and added 4 new mosquito bites to my collection. The funny thing is that they're all on my right side. My left arm and left leg are completely bite free as of now. I had a little bit of fun

Eaten alive!

2010-06-19T16:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I finally found the shoe for my tripod, so today I decided that I wanted to go out into my backyard to take some photos. Geez, I was only out there for about 5 minutes, and I got 5 mosquito bites. ACK! I'm so itchy!! I think I might be a little bit allergic to mosquito bites because they always seem to get really big and itchy, and the mosquitos love me. dress: Speed Control, from

Cutting the Cord

2010-06-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

Today was my little brother's last day of high school. My mom and I went up to the school to say good-bye to a bunch of the teachers and leave them some Tim-bits. It was great to see everyone one last time because I probably won't see them much in the future. After that, my mom and I went downtown for lunch and I decided I really wanted to visit Value Village and one other thrift store downtown.

Hot water bleeding our colours

2010-06-17T18:32:00.000-07:00

SYTYCD is on tonight. First elimination show. I prefer the performance shows, but I always love the group dances at the beginning of the elimination shows. I seem to not really know what to pair this jacket with at the moment. I need to try to branch out with my options for it because I always seems to just reach for black and red (or hot pink) to match with it. But I know I can do better than

Getting back to things

2010-06-16T20:15:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry I haven't been responding to comments on my blog recently! I've just been chilling away from the Internet a bit more, and not taking the time to leave comments for other people after I finish a quick post. I'll get on that right away. I didn't really feel like posting an outfit photo today, I feel like I'm going through phases of wanting to post outfits and then wanting to post other

More distractions

2010-06-15T22:43:00.000-07:00

I have to keep this short because I kicked my brother off the computer, and he still needs to do homework. (I was playing Sims too much to do this earlier.) This dress is pretty similar in colour to the one I wore yesterday, but I switched up the other colours in my outfit. I was hoping that summery earrings would help make this rainy weather turn into cummer, but it was just another cold, wet,

Paired with Paisley

2010-06-14T20:03:00.000-07:00

Last night I pulled out my old laptop to play some Sims. Like, first generation Sims (but with lots of expansion packs). I've been enjoying my old video games lately. blazer: Forever 21 / top: Icone, from Simon's / skirt: Dynamite

Exhausted

2010-06-13T23:14:00.000-07:00

I was doing so much stuff for my brother's grad yesterday. It might as well have been my grad. I went to their whole Dry Grad, and then we drove some kids home afterwards. My brother and I got home about 5:15 this morning, and my parents got home around 6 because they were helping clean up. I slept until about 2 this afternoon, and the rest of the day I have been too tired to do anything. There

Shorts for grad

2010-06-12T22:39:00.000-07:00

I wanted to wear this dress to my brother's grad today, but I knew it would be too short, so I wanted a pair of shorts to have to wear underneath it. I bought some light grey, stretchy cotton-lycra blend, and sewed some up. I didn't start them until a little after 11 last night, but I finished them within 2 hours. They were perfect for under my dress and kept me from flashing everyone every time

FINISHED TUX

2010-06-11T22:41:00.000-07:00

I have finished the tux! Every last detail is in place, ready for the big day tomorrow! It looks more amazing than I ever would have imagined, and even the shirt and tie (which I was expecting would clash horribly) look great! I am really excited, and I think this could very well be the coolest project I have ever made! Jacket with shirt and tie: View of lining and tag inside: Close up of

Some snakeskin

2010-06-10T21:49:00.000-07:00

For some reason lately I've been having a hard time getting Blogger to work properly when I use Google Chrome. Course it may have more to do with my Internet connection than anything. Oh well. I made this skirt many, many years ago, probably around age 14 or 15? Anywho, I'm watching "So you think you can dance" right now, so back to the show! cardigan: Sweet Romeo / tank: Club Monaco / skirt:

Socks with Sandals

2010-06-09T17:59:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to wear the pretty socks I bought at Winners a while back with sandals. I love the way Erin at Calivintage wears socks with sandals, and when I saw these pretty socks, I knew I had to get them so that I could wear them Calivintage style. Man, am I glad for this socks with sandals trend. I usually like to go barefoot as much as possible in the summer, but so often my shoes rub my

HAPPY GRADUATION!

2010-06-08T23:10:00.000-07:00

Today my little brother graduated from high school! I am so proud, and we were out at that for quite a while which is why my post is so late. Too bad I only got photos of what I wore to work and not the fancy dress that I wore to the ceremony. Oh well. Perhaps another time. I really love this t-shirt because I think that it's hilarious that the Periodic Table is on the front, and there's a

A little bit nautical

2010-06-07T17:59:00.000-07:00

Today had some weird weather: hot and sunny, then pouring rain, then hot and sunny. All within a span of about 1.5 hours. Luckily, I didn't have to go out in the pouring rain, and my outfit worked just fine in the heat. blazer: RW & Co. / shirt: HKR Collections / capris: Dynamite

Out for dinner

2010-06-06T19:21:00.000-07:00

I am still working on cleaning/unpacking and sending things off to the thrift store, but yesterday I managed to pull out 5 more tops to get rid of, so every little bit of progress helps. These photos are actually from Friday evening. My family went out for dinner, and I felt like dressing up a little. sweater: Bedo / dress: Nine West / earrings: Ardene? Claire's? (not sure)

Cleaning up

2010-06-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I finally started seriously unpacking all of the junk I brought home from school. I probably got only about 1/10 of the way through it. It's ridiculous how much stuff I have, and it's hard to realize how much you have until you're packing it up or unpacking. So I decided that I need to clear out my closet! I managed to find a bunch of stuff to get rid of that will all get sent off to