New hat, new creation

My beautiful hat that I tried all day yesterday to start making, but the ear flaps kept on getting messed up... I finally got it right this morning... early this morning (like one o' clock this morning, mhmm) and I finished it tonight. I know you probably can't see it, but there are braided tassels coming down from the ear flaps. And I know for sure that you cannot see the black pom pom on top. But it seriously is a freaking awesome pom pom.

Oh, and by the way, I'm really excited to wear this hat with another creation I'm making. Not going to say anything, except that it's coming from this shirt:

And another by the way... these pictures were taken while I was watching Dancing with the Stars, thus the brightly lit TV behind me. Woohoo! Jennifer and Derek! I would've preferred Brandy and Maks in the finals up there with them, maybe even beating them... but I'm happy with them winning! Derek Hough is hawt.

No heels.

As I said in yesterdays post, I didn't exactly trust myself wearing my new heels to school, so I brought along my trust Mickey Mouse Flats that I bought at D-land two years ago, Mickey Mouse flats that you can see me paint here. And yeah, I unfortunately actually did have to change. But first of all, as I was walking down the hall, I passed by my physics teacher who is super conservative, but she for some reason likes me. You get that? Me... and she smiled at me, like always. I kind of smiled back as I was walking, and she was all, like, "Oh, whoa," looking down at my feet. It felt like an insult. =( Scary. Anyway, I went to Spanish club at lunch, and my friend said we could each have three of his M&M cookies. And I had three, and had a stomach ache afterwards, and I could barely walk in my flats, let alone in heels. So I stuck with my flats for the rest of the day...
Except, it started to rain, and I threw on a raincoat because my 'rents and I were off to SF...
And I put converses on, instead of flats that would expose my feet to the water falling from the sky.

Transformation

Before: yeah, yeah, I know, just another ugly t-shirt that's too big for you. And it says something about 1993 on it? The year I was born in? Ugh. It looks like I'm wearing a pajama shirt. =PAfter: I cinched it in a bit and lowered the neckline a bit, and I drew a design on it.

And I sewed some beads on, too.

And that is where the weird design used to be... I cut it out and sewed it back together.

And these are the shoes I will wear with it... I haven't worn this outfit, yet... I'm wearing it tomorrow, so I still haven't experienced wearing these heels to school. I just got them last night from my neighbor. She was so nice to give them to me, because she bought them and didn't want them anymore. This is a good thing from being neighbors with rich people =)
And today in drama, my friend drew hearts on my hand with pink pen (sorry, kind of hard to see.) Anyway, I like how the hearts match my nails. =)

Fashion Lusts.

Today I wore quite a few pieces of clothing that I have lusted over one time or another. Most of them are relatively recent. But let us go on, shall we? Oh, gosh, I feel like a creepy teacher when I say that...

First we have my I Heart Oz t-shirt that I got when I went to see Wicked. Wicked ftw! And, of course, my frog sweatshirt. Ya'll know the story.
And my jean jacket. And I especially got a lot of compliments on it today. We were playing a circle game in drama where we had to go into the center of the circle. You were supposed to not laugh. Of course, I laughed, and when people told me I was out, some other said "No, it's all right, because she has a cool jacket." And as I walked back to the outside of the circle, they asked if I made it myself... Yes, ya'll, yes I did.
Skinny khakis. I made these from some old khakis I already had that had a flair.
Pink converses! I spent all summer searching for pink shoes and stores like Ross and Marshalls and TJ Maxx... and I finally found these at Ross. I love pink!
Ah, and si. I have fallen for the silly band trend.

Murals

music note shirt with my "I'm a Gleek" sweatshirt... I thought they paired pretty nicely.

This outfit was worn on a Spanish field trip to the Mission District in San Francisco. We passed by Mission Dolores, but we spent the majority of the day looking at inspiring murals. Here are some of the favorite pictures that I took... I will post sketches inspired by these pictures soon.

Skinny Jeans.

I've been unhealthily obsessed with sewing lately... so much that I've been slacking on schoolwork and NaNoWriMo. I changed some flared jeans into skinny jeans, which I admit to preferring. When I sew things, though, I need to remember to take a before picture, too. Am I right? Am I right?

Polka dots...

Denim skirt, Polka Dot tights

Denim Jacket VIDEO!

My new video about the denim jacket I made! Which outfit do you think I should wear tomorrow?

Halloween Post!

Happy Halloween!!!

Anyway, I was Dorothy for Halloween... made my costume myself.

If I could go back in time, I would make a few alterations... I think I'm still going to make a few alterations, anyway, because I'm crazy and actually like to sew.

And I did buy ruby slippers at Target, but they ended up being to small, so I just returned them today and wore my pink converses, instead... it kind of worked, I think. But funny story when I was at Target, returning... the lady was trying so hard to not let me return it, by saying it wasn't on the receipt, and that I had the wrong size. Eventually, she just had to let me return it. And I paid for them with a gift card, originally, and she gave me cash back! Yay! I made some money!!

And besides the ruby slippers being too small, I don't like Target clothes that much, anyway. I have a pair of flats from there that I bought in, like, middle school... it didn't feel like a mistake back then, but it really was. They're my ugliest pair of shoes... I rarely even wear them, and when I do, I feel soooo uncomfortable.

Anyways, here's a pick of when I was actually trick-or-treating. (Yes, I still trick-or-treat. I'm preserving the teeth of little kids by taking the candy before they get it.)

Denim Jacket

What on earth will I do with this pair of jeans that I cut a huge slit in the front of??!!

Why, make a jacket, of course! By the way, this is far from the finished product. I'll post updates as they come.

But right now, can I just rant about how mad I am about that last episode of Project Runway? Wtf! Gretchen should not have won... her clothes were boring and drab and ugly... and, seriously, who would wear that underwear she showed? Mondo definitely should have won! His clothes were interesting and colorful, and full of inspiration! I still have stomach aches just thinking about Gretchen winning.

Sweatshirts

This is my favorite pullover... I love it because it is a pullover, but without a hood.

And now I'll turn the other way... this is my new favorite hoodie. I had been looking for a green striped hoodie, and I found this one at Plato's Closet for just eight dollars. And then I bought the googly eyes at Joanne's and taped them on. I might get around to attaching them better, but I make no commitments.

Outfit of the Day - October 26

Men's shirt, black tights, belt

and a charm bracelet.

Funny story: I was at the orthodontist, and for once she was being kind of sort of friendly to me, getting excited about how she used to have a belt like mine. And my mom went on to share that it used to be her belt. What a nice conversation, huh? And since my orthodontist was in a good mood, I thought it would be a good time to ask when I would get my braces off... I'll have an appointment in three weeks, another one three weeks after that, and then we'll be able to talk about taking off my braces. After four years with them on, six weeks doesn't sound like an eternity, anymore!

Plato's Closet: Halloween and Homecoming

I went shopping at Plato's Closet today in search of Halloween and Homecoming things. One of my friends stole my ID card today and bought a ticket to the homecoming dance for me... so I kind of have to go, now. I found this dress thinking I might wear it to the dance, and I styled it just so (and please ignore the mess that is my room):

Messy bun, dainty necklace, simple black heels, pearl earrings, winged eyeliner, pink lipstick (Viva Glam Gaga from Mac), pink "blush" (also Viva Glam Gaga from Mac...)

Although I found nothing for Halloween, I did find something else that I was super super happy about... but I'm going to wait for another day and another blog post to devote to worship to this item.

And by the way, I decided just to return this dress... and wear something else for homecoming. Hopefully, my friends won't mind taking pictures tomorrow, and I might be able to post some pictures of my outfit.

Color and Makeup

Some praise for this eyeshadow trio from Clinique... it saved my life this morning. Sure, I just got it this weekend, but I needed some makeup, and I was able to do this really quickly on the way to school. And I realized I forgot my handheld mirror... this worked wonders to admire myself in! ;)

And by the way, these are my nails right now... red, and kind of chipped... and some white nail polish on the tip of my right hand. That's because I bought a white nail art pen at Rite Aid, and I needed somewhere to test it out on before I bought it. But what's your stand on chipped nail polish? I don't really mind it... just as long as you have some COLOR, the lack of polish on some parts don't matter as much... it's not as if you're totally drab, right? It might be a little bit trashy, but you can always fix it...

Macy's Sales Rack.

I spontaneously bought two things off of the sales rack at Macy's today... each were ten dollars. I'm a big fan of one, but not so much the other. Ironically, when I bought them based on just what I saw on the hanger (not trying them on), I thought my likes would be the other way around. But now that I got home and actually put them on... these are my thoughts:

1. "I'm a gleek" sweatshirt. This is the one that I am a big fan of. Obviously, I was a fan when I saw it at the store... my sister was making fun of it since she doesn't watch Glee, but I am a hardcore fan. Right now, actually, I am listening to the song "One of Us" from the show. But anyway, as I walked out of the store, I was thinking that I was probably going to return one of the things I got, and I assumed it would be the sweatshirt. I have as many sweatshirts as I need, but none of them are as coolio as this Glee sweatshirt! And I know that you can't see it on this picture, but it's not a pullover, which I appreciate... even though I spent an entire shopping spree one time looking for a pullover... nice pullovers are so hard to come by, so I'm still always just as happy finding sweaters that zip or button up.

2. A dress that kind of looks like a button up shirt tucked into a pencil skirt. I fell in love at first sight... or so I thought. Nah... The neckline is way to low. The skirt is way too long (it goes past my knees... I'm all for calf length skirts, but they have to fit better than this). The back is awkward, and it's hard to get on/off. Even though I don't take PE, anymore, I still prefer clothes that are pretty simple to take off and put on... at least, when I buy them. But, so, yeah... I'm probably going to return this dress.

The Innocent Nerd Girl

I really wanted to go for a "nerdy" "smart girl" look today. Lately, I feel I've been lacking "innocence," which is odd because all of the tag photo things on Facebook say that I'm either the innocent one, or the good little church girl. Yeah... but I feel I've been too emerged with going all out when I go to school, and maybe I need to tone it down a little? I know that's not super fashionista of me, but I love changing up my styles. And I'm not going for the totally boring t-shirt and jean option... just... look at my outfit today?

So, glasses are a big part of it... I haven't worn glasses lately. Wait, that's a lie. I wore them one time with a floral dress this school year, and the other week at church. So, even though I have contacts, glasses are still definitely an option for me. I kept my make up super neutral because, well, I wanted to go for the innocent and kind of unknowing style that can be very beautiful on girls.

So... what am I wearing? - pink flowy heart top, black leggings from Sears, Aeropostale sweater, blue scarf that I knitted, and (of course) glasses...

Unfortunately, the nerdy girl look didn't work wonders on my brain. I'm still as dumb as ever, just in case you wanted to know. =P

Mac-Venemous Villains

I adore browsing at Mac and then walking out of the story with no purchases but lines of color all over my non dominant hand.

All of these lines are from the Venemous Villains collection. There wasn't much color... just a lot of lip gloss and lipsticks, so they were all kind of sticky. There was some eyeliner, but I don't think they're even from the collection; they were probably just thrown there by somebody else browsing.

Project Runway: Season 8 Episode 9

(disclaimer: this is written more than twenty-four hours after watching the episode, so I don't have the best recollection of what happened)

The challenge was to create a couture look, using the inspiration from L'Oreal makeup. Tim Gunn said that velvet would be a challenge so, of course, Gretchen chose it, probably just to show off to the judges. And Michael Costello immediately had to start insulting her. Sure, I'm not the biggest fan of Gretchen, but the insults from Michael C is getting annoying.

When they went to Mood for fabric, the little dog was there. What is with that dog? Has he been on any other season? Why is he there in the first place?

On day two of the challenge, Tim Gunn revealed a twist to the challenge. They had to create a second look, ready to wear. That just made me mad. Time restrictions and the amount of work the designers have to do looks exhausting, and I hate how they're being treated like they're in a sweat factory. Okay, I know it's not that bad, but you've got to admit that it is bad.

Now, onto the designs. I absolutely hated Gretchen's, and I do not understand how it got to be in the top. It was baggy, and the feathers looked ridiculous. And the hair... barf! The ready to wear look was a little bit better, but it was far from great. What were the judges thinking?!

Christopher definitely should have replaced Gretchen in the top. His design was so sweet and angel like! I loved the creme colors and lace on the couture dress, and it looked very well made. And the ready to wear look was so simple but goddess like. He definitely should have been on the top... Although I'm very happy with the winner!

I love Mondo. I've loved every single design of his... except for the first one, I admit. But I definitely fell in love during the Marie Claire challenge. I loved the corset thing he did on top with the pink stripes, and I loved how he used the same type of stripes in different colors. I love colors, just like him! And his ready to wear obviously was a stem off of his couture dress, but not so literal like Michael C's.

I liked how Michael C's ready to wear was such a mini me of his couture gown (although I wasn't a fan of the gown), but I would've preferred a different color. He went a little too literal, trying too hard to make the dresses "match."

Ivy's dress was just gruesome and she definitely deserved to go home. The dress looked like it was inside out and unfinished, and the blues did not go together. It was a horrible color combination and horribly sewn. And she said she had good construct capabilities. Yeah, right.

As for Valerie, I understood her meltdown. And I wasn't too blinded by her couture dress... but I'm just going to say that I didn't like her ready to wear. But I'm really happy that the judge's kept her in.

Bright Lipstick/Curly Hair

I wore a thrifted black and white shirt day... with a pencil skirt that was pretty short. I learned that I can't wear lace up shoes with that skirt ever again. And I have a red build-a-bear ribbon in my hair! Loooove ribbons!

I also love bright lipstick with curly hair. Sorry, but you can't really tell that I curled my hair in these pictures, but I definitely did. I'm wearing Raspberry Glace from Clinique. I'm hoping to find a new bright lipstick from Mac from the Venemous Villains collection! I'm sooo excited for September 30!

Birthday Post

This is the outfit I wore for my birthday!

And the earrings my friend got me matched my outfit perfectly! And they're very pretty earrings, too! I love them!

And a story about when my friend gave me the entire package thing with both my card and my earrings. We were discussing the Harry Potter club, and another friend said that maybe my owl finally came in the package. And I opened it, an there was actually an owl on the card! My friend didn't even plan it!

Baseball Game

I went to a Giants game today. I'm not a big sports fan, but baseball is okay. But back to not being a big sports fan... because of this, I didn't have any jerseys or baseball attire to wear to the game. So I just wore something comfortable/cutesie. I wore a black and white striped shirt from Goodwill, skinny jeans from Marshalls, and an ORANGE sweatshirt, just to stay with the whole Giants theme. And last minute I decided to throw on a white scarf that I knitted myself since it was cold and muggy outside... perfect weather for scarves!!

And I said I was going to make a post about different ways to wear my American Eagle dress. Sorry it's about a day late, but I made a video about it...