May 2012
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Floral recycled sheet dress
I have had this sheet I picked up at a thrift shop sitting around for a few months now, and I was glad to finally use it. To make the dress, I used Simplicity 4070. I made it pretty much as is, with the addition of straps.
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Blue top with dots and lace
I made this top based on Colette Patterns’ Sorbetto top pattern. I used a Swiss dotted shirting and a lace collar. I modified it to have an open back and a collar shaped to match the lace.
I wore it to see Radiohead live this week. The show was great. I’m not convinced that arenas are the best way to see live music, though. Either way, Radiohead was good as was their opener,...
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Ethical Summer Shopping
I hate buying things new - I thrift and make the majority of what I wear and use. However, when I do buy new, I buy ethical and high-quality. Sometimes that means spending more money - but not only does that ensure I consume less in the long run (I can’t go around buying a ton of $70 shoes or anything!), it’s also the price of buying ethically.
It initially seems great to be able to...
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The Problem with Toms →
Toms Shoes certainly has good intentions, but whether its results are good enough (compared to other companies) is another question.
Power Packing, or Light Packing 101 →
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Ice Cream Top
Modcloth’s “Cool With Me” top….
And my version!
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What I Wore: Friday, May 18, 2012
As always, if it’s a nice day I like to go outside if I don’t have to work, so I went out to walk around campus and play some badminton with my boyfriend and a friend. I wore this dress I made a few years back.
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The Definition of Corset
As a American Eagle rewards card holder, I get emails from them alerting me of their new arrivals. Rarely do I actually buy anything there, but I do like to look through their stuff to see if there’s any kind of sewing inspiration to be found. Today I got an email with the “AE Festival Crop Corset” at the top of the page:
Wait, what?
That is not even CLOSE to being able to be...
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Trollied Dolly Dresses →
Why did I not find this site sooner? Modcloth stocks some of their dresses, so I searched the designer listed and found the site. The dresses are just SO cute! I want them all. Check out these ones:
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Red high-waisted shorts
I made these bright red shorts from one of Colette Patterns’ new summer patterns, Iris! I love them and felt adorable walking around campus in them.
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Penguin backpack!
I thrifted this awesome penguin backpack for $1 and I wore it around Boston when I went to see M83 (which was a pretty good show)!
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Mini Terrarium Pendant Tutorial
A while back I posted a very popular photo post of this Anthropologie necklace:
I got a lot of reblogs, as well as a request to do a tutorial. This was in, like, August, so this has been a looooong time coming. But it’s here. To whoever asked for the tutorial - sorry it took so long, I hope you’re still following my blog so you see this!
What you will need:
Some moss (just the...
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Fabric Covered Mirror
I had a plain wooden-framed mirror hanging around and I had been intending on doing something fun to it for a while. Today I decided to use some of my Mendocino fabric, which I got a few Christmases ago, to cover the frame, thereby making it awesome. The mirror is from Target, I believe, and the fabric is Heather Ross’ Mendocino kelp forest cotton.
Now I just need to decide where to put...
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Why I Support the Girl Scouts and not the Boy...
I am a Gold Award Girl Scout and was in a Girl Scout troop from age 5 until I graduated high school. I am now a lifetime member of GSUSA. I continue to support the Girl Scouts by buying cookies and will consider one day becoming a troop leader or assistant leader. I think that Girl Scouts is a fantastic organization which helps girls to learn new skills, be compassionate, make friends, and build...
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Pretty, Yummy Desserts
Rosewater Panna Cotta from Sips and Spoonfuls
Sparkling champagne and strawberry jello from Therecipeclub.net
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries from Sugarderby
Chocolate chip cookie dough truffles from Love and Olive Oil
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What Do I Buy New?
As some of you may be aware, I try my best to sew my own clothes or buy things used by thrifting, going to tagsales, and taking friends’ unwanted items. However, there are some things I buy new. I do my best to be as sustainable as possible in buying new things (when it’s within my budget, of course). Here’s what clothing I buy new, not used.
T-shirts and cami shirts. A...
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