what i wore today:

{i feel as if i should be off to a fancy
tea party. the kind with tiers of
little goodies like finger sandwiches,
scones with clotted cream and little
bisquity cookies. and of course, pinkies out.}






















creamy satin kitten heels: payless
grey tights: target
black jersey dress: gap
blue scarf à la belt: from my mother's stash
vintage doilies à la scarf: also from my mother's stash
pearl earrings: gift
blue gemstone hair pin: gift

and after i took that shot, the sun and
penelope decided to come out:

new hair:















it was time for a change so i had about
8 inches cut off and bleached it.

what i wore today:
{i didn't feel that great and it shows}






















boots: thrifted
tights: target
black slip: hand me down
purple dress: thrifted
black cardigan: h&m
grey hoodie: target
leather jacket: thrifted
gold hoops: target

i'm going to attempt to write a tutorial
on how to make the dress and scarf i
wore on friday. this could be
interesting because i usually don't
follow directions, nor do i excel at
explaining my creative chaos to others.
but here goes nothing:

i first started with two yards of a cotton
jersey with some stretch to it. i like this
kind of fabric because it is fairly inexpensive,
easy to work with and is very comfortable to
wear. i cut the fabric so i had two panels {one
for the front and one for the back}. the height
should be twice the desired length of the dress
and the width should be several inches wider
than the waist. in my case, i just cut along the
top fold of the fabric, so my panels were 2 yards
tall by 60 inches wide.






















then i sewed up the height of each panel,
leaving the fold and the open end unsewn.





















i then turned each panel right side out.
at this point they are like giant pillow cases.
after i measured the circumference of my arm
at my shoulder, i divided that in half then
added about 3 inches. i took this measurement
and started sewing the two panels together,
that far down from the folded ends. so, in my
case my arm was about 22 inches, so i started
sewing about 13 inches down from the fold.






















finally, i turned the two panels now
sewn together right side out, so all
the seams are now on the interior.
then i took the two corners of the
folded ends and sewed them
together to create the shoulder.





















my finished dress ended up being quite
a bit longer than i wanted once i put it on,
so i cut it to the desired length, cutting
the top layer a few inches shorter than
the bottom. i then just wrapped this extra
fabric around my neck twice to make a
sweet, little scarf.





















when the dress is finished it looks
like it's just a rectangle, but because
it is wider than the waist, when worn,
the center drapes down. i pinned some
of the extra fabric around my waist in
the back to create a curvier shape,
but to each her own.






















p.s. in the pictures, i have a white
turtleneck on under the dress--
the dress itself is actually sleeveless.

what i wore on friday:





















boots: thrifted
jeans: old navy
creme dress: made by me
white turtleneck: old navy
creme scarf: made by me
black hoodie: old navy
leather jacket: thrifted
leather messenger bag: thrifted
sunglasses: target

what i wore today {inside}:






















shoes: target
tights: target
skirt: made by me
slips/camisoles: thrifted
hat: my mom's

and for the full yellow effect {outside}:






















coat: h&m
scarf: thrifted

swings on sunday.

hooray for shameless self-promotion!

for the past several months i have been
working on a project called kiss inc.
as part of it, i'm collecting first kiss stories.
everyone has one and i want to hear
them all, from the heinously awkward
to the passionately scandalous.

you can check out my website here: kiss inc.

there's a link there to email the stories
or just leave it in the comments.

please do share!

thanks + kiss on!