This is a super quick post to share a little of what I’ve been up to. Which is artin’ and craftin’ and maybe watching too many cat videos on youtube.

I made this necklace a few weeks ago during a crafternoon with Holly. It was really easy to put the chains together (with the help of a friend) and once I got home, I spray painted the whole thing white and then painted the individual chains with pastel colored acrylic paint. I’m loving pastels for the springtime, especially when paired with last years neons.

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Hey blog, long time no see. Between loads of meetings at work that required boring suits and very little weekend fun due to the arm injury, I haven’t had any outfits worth documenting. But today, I managed to put on something vaguely interesting, throw on some new (to me) jewelry, and even style my hair. Woohoo!

Since I’ve been avoiding the real world and its ability to make my arm hurt, I’ve taken up a new hobby: scouring Etsy for vintage jewelry. My favorites list is out of control. I cannot stop myself from looking for beaded bracelets, rhinestone necklaces, and dramatic earrings. In fact, I’ve put myself on a jewelry moratorium for the next few weeks. Then again, I also put myself on a white bread moratorium and my morning croissant was delicious and oh-so white. Self-control is a pain in the butt, man. Maybe I should declare a moratorium on self-control.

You know, based on these pictures, you’d never guess Chloe cat is painfully shy and scared of everyone. She’s such a camera hog!

And a close-up of my necklace, which you might have seen on twitter or instagram yesterday. It’s so detailed and sparkly that it needs something like distressed denim to make it wearable.

shirt- Martin & Osa
pants- Gap
boots- Sam Edelman
necklace- vintage from Etsy

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Obsession is a true art. What began around 11am as a quick look into expanding my header and navigation bar to a full width turned into a 8 hour project involving new widgets, fonts, color palettes, custom css (and the various site crashes that resulted), and oh yeah, a new header. I’m pretty happy with what’s going on now, and I’m going to try really hard not tweak the blog for a while. My time would be much better spent finding a decent corner of the house to take outfit pictures in!

I wore this outfit Friday night to a friend’s casual dinner party. Well, I wore this to work too. Gotta love casual Fridays! This sweater, from Mikkat Market, is the softest piece of clothing I’ve ever touched. My friends took multiple occasions throughout the night to “pet” me and one said I reminded him of a sexy ewok. I can’t think of a higher compliment, can you?

I also wore two horsehair necklaces made by Holly. I assumed most people would find the necklaces a bit odd (at best) or disturbing (at worst). But everyone loved them! So, if you’re getting tired of big baubles, neon colors, and heavy metals, try out horsehair jewelry.

I had some fun painting my nails in a half-grey, half-silver pattern. Very easy and it looks cool as hell in the light! I used Essie Cocktail Bling for the grey and Orlu Shine for the silver.

Sweater – Mikkat Market
Jeans – Lands End Canvas
Boots – Steve Madden
Necklaces – Covetous Creatures

So, what is the sweater made of? Damned if I know.

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I never thought I’d see the day, but I’m getting a little tired of shopping. My closet is full and I have plenty of options of things to wear to work, to party, to lay in bed with the cats with, to attend a black-tie affair (I did end up keeping the Lanvin skirt), and so forth. I mean, I’m still browsing online and looking at gorgeous clothing, but really…why? Of course I could find items to covet but do I need to add more to my closet? There are a few caveats, of course. I’m still desperate for a pair of (affordable) leather pants or leggings, a pair of dark denim waxed jeans, and the perfect over-the-knee boots.

One item I knocked off the list was a bright, saturated pink skirt. It’s been a journey. I searched stores. I searched ebay. I searched fabric stores in hopes of having a skirt made. Nothing was ever bright enough. Then I found it on etsy from vintage seller, Vintage Riches. It was on hold for someone else but I got lucky I was able to buy it when the first buyer fell through. Lucky me, because it fits (a little tight, but I’ll suffer) and it’s pink enough.  Seriously. It’s just as bright in real life as it is in the photos. I could not be freaking happier!

It came with a matching cape which doesn’t fit me quite as well, but I suspect it will see a second life as another type of garment. Today I paired with shades of grey to make the pink stand out even more and some neon jewelry.

blazer- Surface to Air
sweater- Vince
skirt- vintage
tights- H&M
boots- Rocket Dog
bracelets- Forever21, Gorjana, Second Time Around (DIY painted neon)
ring- Forever21 (DIY painted neon)

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Time definitely moves faster as you get older. I remember New Years Eve, thinking “I’ll accomplish so much this year!” And uh, I haven’t quite knocked everything off my to-do list and we’re speeding towards November. I haven’t even taken time to fully appreciate one of my favorite holidays, Halloween. Even if I don’t put on a costume, the simple fact that there are so many horror movies on TV fills my heart with glee. Which may have something to do with my lack of recent posting.

I’ll try to get back to a more regular schedule. I’m sure, of course, you’ve missed me dearly. Today I got dressed for a meeting, but realized I looked more like a teen heading to private school so I threw on some platform boots and red lipstick. The effect is professional, not school-girl hooker, right?

I then added some DIY jewelry to ensure no one mistakes me for an actual adult. Man, that would suck. Now, I’ve tried acrylic paints, paint markers, chalk paint, and nail polish to create neon jewelry and I think the best products I’ve found are the acrylic paint and nail polish. Chalk paint sucked the big one. A little helpful advice, from me to you.

blazer- J. Crew
shirt- Gap, swapped!
skirt- Target dress
boots- Report Signature
tights- express
bracelets- Forever21 and Second Time Around consignment store
lipstick- MAC Ruby Woo

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Very rock and roll, right? This girl makes me want to grow out my eyebrows. I mean, really, she’s just the cutest thing. Maniamania is a jewelry company, by the way. They’ve got some amazing pieces.

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I love this skirt. I got it a few weeks ago and the first time I wore it, I spilled oil on it. Sadly, the stain is still somewhat apparent. But I’m stubborn and like I said, I love the skirt, so I keep wearing it. I purposely wore a boring old t-shirt with it so it would be more casual.

My shoes are the Gap city flats and they are fantastic. I have a hard time with flats fitting properly, but these are incredibly comfortable and the color nearly matches my skin. Perfect for outfits that require the simplest shoes.

And the manicure? Random. But fun.
 
shirt- American Apparel
skirt- H&M
ring- free people

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Yes, my shirt does have a giant hole in the back. Thanks for telling me.

I bought this crossback T by Alexander Wang bra a few weeks ago and realized that I had nothing in my closet that had a low enough back to show off the best details of the bra. So a quick ebay search turned up this top from Victoria’s Secret. I tried to keep the rest of my outfit low-key, hence the jeans and flats. On a night out I would wear the top and bra with a high-waisted pencil skirt and some chunky heels.

I love this necklace. I got it from etsy seller basilthecat. It’s gorgeous and subtle and the perfect length. I really recommend checking out her store.
 
shirt- Victoria’s Secret
bra- T by Alexander Wang
jeans- Martin & Osa
flats- Zara
 
Listening to…”Hook” by Blues Traveler

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Kate Lanphear, looking incredibly gorgeous and badass in one hell of a jewelry campaign. Brilliant move on Mr. Borgo’s part getting Kate to model. I can only imagine how many other fashion bloggers are posting these pictures right now!

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I have been obsessed with the Elizabeth and James knuckle ring since I first saw it. It was sold out a for a while, so when I started hunting for it, I was scoping out ebay. Big mistake since the price was inflated about 30000%.

Elizabeth and James knuckle ring, the real thing

So I settled for a knockoff on ebay. It looked fantastic and heavy in the pictures, but when I ripped open the packaging, I got this…

It’s the ring on my middle finger

I mean, it’s not bad. It’s a nice ring. It’s no Elizabeth and James knuckle ring. But it’s okay because I think this has finally driven home the fact that sometimes it is truly worth it to stop bitching and being cheap and just buy the damn item I really want.

And now the ring is re-stocked on bloomingdales.com, and the brass version is looking especially lovely…

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