To much time on my feet

Yesterday I had a ton of time and nothing to do. I felt like my life was incredible pointless so I decided that I was going to accomplish a goal for this summer-create watch shoes! I saw these shoes below on Mis at la Play's blog way back in June she mentioned that it would be a very easy DIY and I would agree. I am tempted to make another pair except with a colored watch face and colored pearls.

All I did was find the perfect pair of four dollar black shoes at the local thrift store.

Find a square watch face and pearls that I liked.

I felt like Holly, Hilary Swank, when she found Gerry's buckle on her Marc Jacob shoe in P.S I Love You.

Then hot glued the watch on and then the pearls.

Done!

The Face as a Canvas

On Saturday a few friends and I went to the Rexburg, Idaho fair. When we arrived we quickly decided that it was a pretty pathetic fair. Then we walked by a face painting stand and we had to do it, it was only a dollar after all. The stand was ran by teachers who worked at Jefferson Montessori School, in Rigby ID. The woman who painted my flower is also a professional artist. I sadly did not get her name or information. But am glad I had the opportunity to have a piece of her art on my face for the day.

The rest of the day I felt simply beautiful! It reminded me of the face painting that Mcqueen used for his ready to wear spring summer collection in 2008 (photos below). I love that fashion and art can connect one of the most celebrated and artistic designers, Alexander Mcqueen to the simple Rexburg fair.

Daddy's Shirt

So I have wanted the perfect jean shirt ever since I saw Maya's first post about it, and the next post and then another post by Garance made my desire even greater! So on my latest shopping trip I was on the hunt to find one. Their was at least one jean shirt in each store but they were at least seventy or more dollars. So I went to my Dad's closet (as Garance did) and was pleased to see three different jean shirts, I choose my favorite wash and packed in my suit case. It is comfortable to wear, I love it! And that it is my Dad's makes it even better!

Fall to soon...

As I looked through the blogs I follow today the above photo by Yvan Rodic jumped out at me and made me wish it was sweater season already. I am so excited for the fall color pallet of neutrals displayed in the photo below that I found on the Miss at la Play blog. Don't get me wrong I love the summer sun but I have always been a fall fashion type of girl. Next post I will show you some the DIY projects I have been working on.

On the move...

Last weekend I moved apartments. Meaning I had to pack up all of my jewelry and clothes, which is not a small task. The first time I moved I could not think of a good way to move all of my jewelry. So I googled it and one of the sites suggested putting the necklaces in old pill bottles or film containers. Another suggested putting them in straws and tapping the ends. Both are effective just depends on what you have around.

Pill Bottle Method

Accessory corner in the new room

Necklaces hung on nails

Earnings on Cross Stitch Fabric

Run away

Photo Credit: Purple Dairy Dress Louis V

Days like today just make me want to run away to world full of dresses and fashion. And make me question my desicion to go into chemistry in stead of fashion. Today I was listening to a Business of Fashion interview of Jefferson Hack on the Style Rookies Blog he was talking about how he started his magazine, Dazed & Confused, and how he just started it with two people and they were complete outsiders. It just made me wonder what I could accomplish with my love of fashioin. That is why I started this blog...I have no idea what will happen with it. But for now I am just enjoying expressing my feelings and opinions about fashion. Thanks for reading!

Viennese Beach Love

When I was getting ready this morning the photo above appeared on my laptop screen saver slide show, and this outfit just kinda appeared in my head. I got this strippy t-shirt from an old roommate it is just kinda perfect and over sized and I never thought about putting orange with it until I saw the photo I took of the ocean in Venice. I took the photo with the intention of capturing the orange rope, it was just found the brown, blue, and orange were very complementary. The outfit below is my recreation of this photo in an outfit.

Shirt: H&M

Shorts: Cira

Jeans: Bullhead

Cami: Hollister

Belt: Small Store in Granada, Spain