what I wore: peplum and tattoos

 Yesterday I did a photo shoot with my uncle Matt, and the last photos involved me with temporary tattoo sleeves.  I am so excited to see how they all turned out! 

I was lucky enough to get a majority of the tattoos off, but one of the brands I used were actually good.  And clung to my skin for it's life.  So that brand is still on my arms.

vintage shirt- estate sale

vintage skirt- savers

shoes- dsw

Prom 2013

My gentleman of a cousin and I went to prom last night!  I was so happy to go with him, he was the best date a girl could hope for!  

Of course, I had to paint my toes rainbow, which made my mother roll her eyes.  It's an Oakley signature.  I couldn't help it(:

When my mom picked up the dress from the dry cleaners the man who cleaned it said," Oh, this is your nightmare of a dress!  This was not dry cleaning, it was restoration!!!"  Sorry, Mr. cleaner.  It's true. This dress was pretty torn up.  But it is in mint condition now!

what I wore: beauty school drop out

I didn't really drop out of beauty school.  This shirt just makes me think of that scene in Grease.  I love the mascara, hairdryers, cat eye sunglasses, crazy ladies, and eye lashes in the print!  When I saw this shirt I knew I had to make it mine.

shirt- Forever 21

skirt- D.I.

necklaces- estate sales

earrings-estate sale

what I wore: loving the 40s

I have never been into dressing in the 1940s style.  I am a 50s girl by heart.  But I am really loving it right now!  I think posing in my sew for victory dress with victory rolls has converted me.

This dress obviously was meant to have a slip under it.  Probably a much longer slip, too.  I made it a bit risque with mine.  Until I find a plain vintage slip, or a sewing pattern for one, I will just bring an extra touch of pin up to it!

vintage dress- estate sale

vintage belt- d.i.

slip- forever 21

pay phone

Yesterday I went antique shopping and guess what this store had?  A vintage phone booth.  If I had the $1,499 they were asking for, I would have bought it.  Instead I spent $3 on two vintage sewing patterns.  That's pretty much all my budget can afford.

sew for victory challenge: finished dress!

I ended up falling in love with my dress I made for the sew along!  I'm so thankful to Rochelle for hosting Sew for Victory because I really would have never made this dress otherwise.

This dress really did feel like a project someone from the 1940s would have done.  This project costed me no more than $3!  That is including the fabric, pattern, buttons, and zipper.  Not bad at all, right? Everything I used was thrifted vintage.  The "make do and mend" portion really did come into play a lot because the sleeve cuff pattern pieces were missing so I made them up, which wasn't hard at all.  

(I would just like to point out that I was very careful in matching all of my lines and diagonals.) 

dress- made by me

vintage cardigan- estate sale

vintage shoes-estate sale

vintage clipons- estate sale

Easter eggs

Easter eggs are so fun! You can't really tell from the pictures (or maybe you can!) But I am horrible at dying the eggs. I always mix the tablets to make new colors and leave the eggs in for waaayy too long because I like the vibrant colors. Try twenty minutes too long! I ended up with some interesting colors this year.. when the dye goes on sale tomorrow I'll probably go buy more so I can keep playing with colors!

I sewed: plaid button up

 I finished my shirt last week!  It was a very quick project that I loved making, so I'm sure you'll see this shirt in every color and pattern by the end of this summer.  

You will have to forgive me for taking pictures with a mess of fabric on my bed.  Pattern pieces for the 1940s sewing project were being cut out moments before.