Tuesday, February 15, 2011

I must be myself, respect my youth

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Jeez, does it look like I'm packing for a funeral or what?

Oh haaaaai. Wanted to say a quick goodbye before jetting off, as I only just realized that I won't be blogging at all while I'm away. I'm not bringing my laptop, and frankly don't know how I'm going to survive but I'm going to just try to enjoy the experience technology free! ... Well, almost. I'm planning on getting in a bit of internet-checking here and there, but no blogging, so make sure to follow me on Twitter and keep up with me on there!
Not sure yet on my plans for London Fashion Week, but if worse comes to worse and no tickets pop up I suppose I'll be checking out exhibitions, and just walking around amongst the ~beautiful people~. Camera will never leave my side, so expect lots of pictures from the whole trip!
I'm really looking forward to my two days in Stockholm (a few posts back I said I was going to Gothenburg, but there was a change of plans) and just having a nice, relaxing time with no stress (traveling alone = fine, travelling with others = stress, ALWAYS). Talk to you when I'm back on the 27th, wish me luck!!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Rub that glitter and grease around

Leather leather everywhere, but not a drop to drink... wait, that's not the saying. STILL guys, I just noticed that I've aquired a crap-load of leather lately. All secondhand mind you, I've really try not to buy any new leather products since going veggie over two years ago... shoe shopping is NOT EASY, people. But, on the other hand, it prevents me from spending every penny I earn on leather boots (truth: I would).
Number one! A teeny leather backpack, thrifted last week. I'm all about mini backpacks lately, trying to squeeze every last moment out of this 90's trend. It's simple, it's cute, it was 5 dollars.
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Second! Bought this white leather dress months ago at a half off Value Village sale. I think it was half off $8, so 4 bucks! I love it but don't really know how to wear it or what to do with it... to shorten, or not to shorten? Customize? Stud? Paint? Ideas would be helpful!!
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Thirdly, (saving the best for last) this vintage Boy London jacket I just bought on eBay! Urrgh, I can't beleive how lucky I was to snag this one. It was only me and one other person bidding, but I was still in full-on panic mode as the last seconds ticked past. I got it for a decent price too!
Dedicated to Andrew of Pull Teeth... eat your heart out!!
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For those of you who have never heard of Boy London, it's a brand from the 80's that was really big with pop and rock stars (Boy George wore their clothes, for example). And since recently re-releasing a few t-shirt styles, they've been quite a hot commodity... anything Boy London can get quite pricey on eBay. Like I said, this was such a lucky find, and I can't wait to actually wear it IN London next week! I'm leaving on the 16th, so incase I don't post untill then I'll talk to you all from the other side of the pond!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

I just walk up out the door, all the girls will applaud

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Let's play "guess that thing, really close up!"... I'll tell you right now you're not going to get it, because it's just too wierd and wonderful to be true. Months ago, on a Value Village %50 off day, Andrew came running over to me at the till with THIS in hand: a strange, ostrich feathery, light purple boa. It was $1, so I bought it hoping I'd figure out some way to DIY it into something quasi-wearable. On closer inspection, I realized it's actually made of Mongolian lamb fur. Creepy, yet still so alluring....
I thought about it for ages before I came up with something to do with this furry thing, then I decided to make it into an insane, purple, shaggy clutch!
First get an old or secondhand clutch/bag that needs some sprucin'. This grey one has seen better days...
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Image and video hosting by TinyPic The fabric is to cover the clutch so that if you see any gaps between the fur and the bag, the fabric it's covered in kind of makes it all blend in... although mine doesn't really match at all, so you just get a glimpse of floral! Lay out the fabric and cut it around the bag, giving it a good extra inch or more all the way around.
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Glue gun the edges then press on the fabric, making sure there are no bubbles and it's smooth all over.
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Next I cut the boa into 4 equal pieces. Then basically you just glue gun them on! A tip is to seperate the fur and put A LOT of glue down the parted area, then put the bag on top of the piece so it stays flat and neat.
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Then use glue down some fur on the bag on parts that look a bit bald, so you get an even fur-ball effect. Then, you're done!
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I know this DIY isn't that practicle, and you're thinking either a) "Where do I find purple Mongolian Lamb fur??" or b) "Why would I want to carry around a thing like that...", but really I wanted to post this because it's just a bit of fun. I think we can all do with a bit of insanity once and a while, and toting something like this all around town is sure to make somebody smile :)
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