inVESTed in a DIY

Okay, so the idea for this vest has been floating around in my head for a long while. Despite having lots of free time on my hands, I somehow managed to find endless reasons to put it off. Being a perfectionist, DIY projects tend to scare me a little. Because, what if I mess up?

I finally went ahead and did it.

I took an old vest from Forever 21 that I didn't really wear ever and meshed it with the back of an old band T-shirt. It turned out a little skeletal, which I kind of like. I might re-do this project, but this time make the front of the vest as well as the back.

My next roadblock was I had put zero thought into what I might wear with it once it was made. This is what I came up with.



The green shirt is from Old Navy, the jeans are Forever 21, the boots are from gojane.com, the necklaces are handmade and from Aldo, and of course the vest is a handmade/Forever 21 hybrid.

Black and... well... black

The weather is finally appropriate for wearing things like tights and blazers...

and it's about time!

This is the dress is one of the awesome deals that I got at Ross a few weeks back. I decided to pull out my old black blazer that I've had for eons. I got this back when I first started working at that one lingerie store in the mall and I wore it out. It's been given a pretty long break and now I'm ready to work it back in to reaglar rotation. I decide to wear both of the necklaces that I made this past weekend as well.

What I'm wearing...

Black blazer - So old, I can't remember where I got it from.

Black dress - Ross

Grey & Black houndstooth tights - Express

Black oxford heels - eBay

Necklaces - Made by me

Bracelets - F21, gifts, made by me

Also, don't forget...

Hello Autumn!

Well I've been hearing around the blogosphere as often as I've been thinking it. We've all been waiting for Autumn to arrive to texturize and layer out wardrobe. 

As of yesterday, Autumn is here. 

This is what I wore to ring in the new season.

Cardigan - Old Navy, Shirt - Aeropostale, Jeans - Seven7, Boots - Gojane.com, Necklace - Made by me

I'm not feeling particularly wordy today, except I did want to mention that I'm going to be playing with posting collages rather than individual photos. 

Let me know what you think.

Feeling crafty

I woke up last Saturday with the urge to make something. I found myself at the fabric store. After wander for probably half an hour, I ended up with a couple different fabrics. By the end of the day on Saturday, I ended up with this skirt. After wearing it all day, I have decided that I might unstitch it and make some adjustments to it.

shoes - Forever 21, top - Go International at Target, skirt - handmade

Also, how do you feel about the new hair cut? It's the biggest change that I've made in quite some time.