It kind of makes me want to move to New Zealand and become a shepherdess and have sheep.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
A Pretty Pretty Petticoat
So I was at the thrift store a few days ago and as I was passing by racks and racks of things, my eyes spotted a patch of lacy glorious-ness in the sea of faded polyester. And behold, it was this wonderful petticoat! It looks rather 50's, but I think it's more likely from the late 60's or 70's. I literally gasped and clutched it close and practically ran to check out and bring it home. Because of the miracle called elastic, it fit! I am now the proud of owner of a gorgeous lace petticoat.
Fresh raspberries from our garden!
It kind of makes me want to move to New Zealand and become a shepherdess and have sheep.
It kind of makes me want to move to New Zealand and become a shepherdess and have sheep.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
A Bettie Page Dress to Call My Own
Well hello!
I recently had a post about visiting a Bettie Page store, and guess what? I bought a dress! I have been looking at this baby longingly ever since I first saw her. I had some extra cash, so I went for it!
I completely adore it! I actually sized down because they were out of my normal size (which would be an XL) but the L worked just fine for me! It's so very ladylike and sultry at the same time.
Best for last, the back view!
Let me catch you up to on my life a little now! I am working on a jumper dress right now. It's (the now discontinued) Simplicity 3673. I am making up the full skirt version in a black velveteen. Right now I have everything cut out, and the bodice and bodice lining sewn together. It a rather simple pattern, so I don't know why I am kind of dragging my feet about it!
And in more "real" life (lol) I am trying to make a very big decision. I will be attending OSU this year, and since I live so close to campus, I could live at home. So my debate is either live at home and buy a car, or live on campus. Most people I have asked told me to live on campus...but having my very own car would be totally awesome. I had a truck, but the engine went bad. I am gonna sleep on it tonight, and hopefully I will have clarity come morning.
Anyway, I hope you all have a lovely day!
Til nest time :)
Outfit
Dress ~ Bettie Page
Shoes ~ Kohl's
I recently had a post about visiting a Bettie Page store, and guess what? I bought a dress! I have been looking at this baby longingly ever since I first saw her. I had some extra cash, so I went for it!
I completely adore it! I actually sized down because they were out of my normal size (which would be an XL) but the L worked just fine for me! It's so very ladylike and sultry at the same time.
Best for last, the back view!
Let me catch you up to on my life a little now! I am working on a jumper dress right now. It's (the now discontinued) Simplicity 3673. I am making up the full skirt version in a black velveteen. Right now I have everything cut out, and the bodice and bodice lining sewn together. It a rather simple pattern, so I don't know why I am kind of dragging my feet about it!
And in more "real" life (lol) I am trying to make a very big decision. I will be attending OSU this year, and since I live so close to campus, I could live at home. So my debate is either live at home and buy a car, or live on campus. Most people I have asked told me to live on campus...but having my very own car would be totally awesome. I had a truck, but the engine went bad. I am gonna sleep on it tonight, and hopefully I will have clarity come morning.
Anyway, I hope you all have a lovely day!
Til nest time :)
Outfit
Dress ~ Bettie Page
Shoes ~ Kohl's
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Back From Vacation!
Well guys, I am back from my vacation!
I really like it! I don't even really miss the long hair. I thought I would be going around lamenting my lack of lengthy locks (say that fives times fast!) but that is certainly not the case.
Also, here is a pretty Queen Anne's Lace flower. I've always thought these were underrated.
I did lots of fun things and spent some great time with my sisters and their kids. I would say it's back to the grindstone, but I still have about 4 weeks before school starts and don't have a job as of yet, so it's more like back to doing nothing.
Only have been doing things! I did an art project today!
But first, here are some pictures of me and my new haircut! (Sorry about the kinda blurry pictures...I forgot to wipe the lens off!...oops)
I really like it! I don't even really miss the long hair. I thought I would be going around lamenting my lack of lengthy locks (say that fives times fast!) but that is certainly not the case.
Also, here is a pretty Queen Anne's Lace flower. I've always thought these were underrated.
So anyway, my art project! I saw some really pretty doily art stuff on Pinterest, so I thought I would give it a go!
I bought some pre-stretched canvas at Michaels and spray painted it aqua blue. Then I hand dyed a bunch of old doilies pink. When that was done I took some spray adhesive, positioned everything, and viola!, art!
I also did some weeding in the garden (found a long neglected strawberry patch!) and made dinner from scratch, using only ingredients on hand! I may share the recipe at some point, as it's quite clever.
Until next time lovely people!
Outfit
Dress~ Volunteers of America
Apron~ Thrifted
Shoes~ Gift from mum
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Just Checking In!
Hello there!
Well, my visit to Las Vegas is coming to a close. My flight home leaves bright and early on Tuesday morning. I am kind of sad, but also really excited, because in a short month, I will be starting life as a full time college student!
In other news, I got my haircut. It's really short! I would say just a tad longer than a bob.
This picture was taken before the hair cut. It's my adorable niece and I :)
And this is a picture of the forest fire at Mt. Charleston in Las Vegas. Thankfully, the fire is over half contained now.
So long for now!
Well, my visit to Las Vegas is coming to a close. My flight home leaves bright and early on Tuesday morning. I am kind of sad, but also really excited, because in a short month, I will be starting life as a full time college student!
In other news, I got my haircut. It's really short! I would say just a tad longer than a bob.
This picture was taken before the hair cut. It's my adorable niece and I :)
And this is a picture of the forest fire at Mt. Charleston in Las Vegas. Thankfully, the fire is over half contained now.
So long for now!
Sunday, June 23, 2013
The Bettie Page Dressing Room
Hi there!
I am still on vacation in Vegas, and today my sister and I had an adventure at Caesar's Palace. We walked around and admired the view and then had lunch at Serendipity 3. It was delicious! I had "The Full Monty", which is a chicken sandwich with bacon and barbeque sauce. I was a teensy bit skeptical because chicken can be iffy, but it was probably some of the best chicken I have ever had! Then afterwards we shared a Carrot Cake Sundae!
I really like this picture! Photo credit to my sister Nichole:)
Ok, so after lunch we hunted down the Bettie Page store, which is, officially, my favorite store ever!
These are pictures from the dressing room.
I absolutely love the cut of this dress! I don't why I tried the dark navy. I liked the green so much better, but it was still really nice! This one must run small because I sized down to a(n?) L, when I would normally wear an XL in Bettie Page.
All time favorite dress! I love the vibrant red, and paired with the white belt it's too cute!
Back view.
I adore this circle jumper! And the yellow polka dot blouse goes with it perfectly!
This blouse was really sheer. I'm not sure I like the two together, but maybe I do I can't decide. The skirt was really nice, but it was a Nylon or a poly blend, which I am not a fan of for skirts.
Their blouses must run really small because I wear an XL and sometimes an L in the dresses and the XXL blouse was even too small! The waist was fine, but the chest was impossible!
I wish I had some extra cash (I actually had a good amount of spending money for my trip, but I had to pay my college housing deposit, boo!). I think I would have gotten the red dress or the black jumper.
Ta ta for now!
Abbi
I am still on vacation in Vegas, and today my sister and I had an adventure at Caesar's Palace. We walked around and admired the view and then had lunch at Serendipity 3. It was delicious! I had "The Full Monty", which is a chicken sandwich with bacon and barbeque sauce. I was a teensy bit skeptical because chicken can be iffy, but it was probably some of the best chicken I have ever had! Then afterwards we shared a Carrot Cake Sundae!
Ok, so after lunch we hunted down the Bettie Page store, which is, officially, my favorite store ever!
These are pictures from the dressing room.
Their blouses must run really small because I wear an XL and sometimes an L in the dresses and the XXL blouse was even too small! The waist was fine, but the chest was impossible!
I wish I had some extra cash (I actually had a good amount of spending money for my trip, but I had to pay my college housing deposit, boo!). I think I would have gotten the red dress or the black jumper.
Ta ta for now!
Abbi
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Las Vegas Vacation
Hey!
Yeah, it's been a while. My vacation has been really nice so far. My sister works 4 or 5 days a week, so a lot of my time is hanging out at her house with her kids, but we have had grand adventures on the weekends! Last week, we went to visit my sister Jaime in Arizona. She lives in Gilbert, which is about 30 minutes away from Phoenix. The first day we just hung out, and the second day we did a bit of antiquing (as much antiquing you can do with 4 very uninterested kids) and then had frozen yogurt. We ended the night by watching the Christian Bale version of Little Women because my sisters were appalled I had not seen it yet! The next day we drove up a mountain called South Point and took in the view, afterwards we drove through downtown Phoenix, and then we got hungry! My sisters wanted Mexican so we Yelped some local Mexican fare and ended up having a delicious, reasonably priced, and hugely portioned late lunch. Afterwards, it was sadly time for my sister, Nikki, and I to head back to Vegas.We hope to visit her again while im still here!
This was the view from Arizona headed toward Vegas. Gorgeous sunset!
This past weekend was also a lot of fun.
We went to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and looked at the cool displays. They had an ocean themed display with tiny baby sharks and sting rays!
And
I went on my first hiking trip! Well, a very short and abbreviated version of a hiking trip. We didn't end up finishing the trail for a few reasons. First, we had a 3 and a 5 year old. Second, I left my brand new tennis shoes at my other sisters house and had to make do with very flat sneakers. And lastly, my sister didn't turn where she was supposed to, so we ended up hiking on a more advanced trail than we originally intended (the information called the trail strenuous and advanced). Nevertheless, it was extremely breathtakingly beautiful and gorgeous and wonderful!
I know I'm not wearing anything remotely vintage or vintage looking, but I was hiking and am also living out of a suitcase for a month.
This was Mount Charleston, and I was skeptical at first because who would want to go hiking in 100 + degree weather and in the desert! I was pleasantly surprised; nay, amazed at how different it is from the surrounding Vegas. As we drove up, the temperature dropped 30 degrees and became cool and refreshing, the scene changed from scrubby desert to beautiful pine forest, and the air was invigorating!
It was a wonderful first hiking experience (despite improper footwear, and two little ones). I want to go again, minus the kids and with some real shoes!
We ended the day with a trip to the thrift store and cupcakes from a delicious place called Retro Bakery. I got a cupcake called "Milk and Cookies" and boy was it good!
Meanwhile, I am really tired, so goodnight!
Yeah, it's been a while. My vacation has been really nice so far. My sister works 4 or 5 days a week, so a lot of my time is hanging out at her house with her kids, but we have had grand adventures on the weekends! Last week, we went to visit my sister Jaime in Arizona. She lives in Gilbert, which is about 30 minutes away from Phoenix. The first day we just hung out, and the second day we did a bit of antiquing (as much antiquing you can do with 4 very uninterested kids) and then had frozen yogurt. We ended the night by watching the Christian Bale version of Little Women because my sisters were appalled I had not seen it yet! The next day we drove up a mountain called South Point and took in the view, afterwards we drove through downtown Phoenix, and then we got hungry! My sisters wanted Mexican so we Yelped some local Mexican fare and ended up having a delicious, reasonably priced, and hugely portioned late lunch. Afterwards, it was sadly time for my sister, Nikki, and I to head back to Vegas.We hope to visit her again while im still here!
This was the view from Arizona headed toward Vegas. Gorgeous sunset!
This past weekend was also a lot of fun.
We went to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and looked at the cool displays. They had an ocean themed display with tiny baby sharks and sting rays!
And
I went on my first hiking trip! Well, a very short and abbreviated version of a hiking trip. We didn't end up finishing the trail for a few reasons. First, we had a 3 and a 5 year old. Second, I left my brand new tennis shoes at my other sisters house and had to make do with very flat sneakers. And lastly, my sister didn't turn where she was supposed to, so we ended up hiking on a more advanced trail than we originally intended (the information called the trail strenuous and advanced). Nevertheless, it was extremely breathtakingly beautiful and gorgeous and wonderful!
I know I'm not wearing anything remotely vintage or vintage looking, but I was hiking and am also living out of a suitcase for a month.
This was Mount Charleston, and I was skeptical at first because who would want to go hiking in 100 + degree weather and in the desert! I was pleasantly surprised; nay, amazed at how different it is from the surrounding Vegas. As we drove up, the temperature dropped 30 degrees and became cool and refreshing, the scene changed from scrubby desert to beautiful pine forest, and the air was invigorating!
It was a wonderful first hiking experience (despite improper footwear, and two little ones). I want to go again, minus the kids and with some real shoes!
We ended the day with a trip to the thrift store and cupcakes from a delicious place called Retro Bakery. I got a cupcake called "Milk and Cookies" and boy was it good!
Meanwhile, I am really tired, so goodnight!
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Greetings from Las Vegas!
So you guys may know from my last post that I was going to Las Vegas...and I'm here! I flew in on Sunday morning. Here are a few pictures.
The outfit pictures were actually taken right before I left Ohio in the morning, about 6 am.As you may notice, I am wearing bright, new tennis shoes. The reason? Well, not only did I need them, as my old gym shoes were getting holes, but my reasoning was that if the plane had to crash land I could run to safety/to get help. Smart, I know.
This is my sister's view!
And the picture above is from the airport.
I am hoping to make a trip to one of the 2 Bettie Page stores here in Vegas. We went last year, but didn't stay very long (in my opinion, long enough would have been until I tried on everything in the store). :)
The outfit pictures were actually taken right before I left Ohio in the morning, about 6 am.As you may notice, I am wearing bright, new tennis shoes. The reason? Well, not only did I need them, as my old gym shoes were getting holes, but my reasoning was that if the plane had to crash land I could run to safety/to get help. Smart, I know.
This is my sister's view!
And the picture above is from the airport.
I am hoping to make a trip to one of the 2 Bettie Page stores here in Vegas. We went last year, but didn't stay very long (in my opinion, long enough would have been until I tried on everything in the store). :)
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