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3/22/2012 9:18:34 AM

New page, old question, plus some.

I have these tops to wear for my engagement photo shoot with the most awesomest Joie!






Accessorize me, ladies! You should all know that I am fashion challenged by now. I was thinking sparkly red things with the canes shirt, and maybe a funky bold printed skirt with the nerd shirt. Think bicycles or glasses or something. I am wearing my dark denim leggings with the neon shirt dress. It's super baggy, so I was considering wearing a tighter tank top underneath and unbuttoning some buttons.

Oh! and if someone out there wants to get up early with us on Good Friday and help me with my hair and possibly make up let me know! We could make this a true tww affair! Ability to french braid a HUGE plus!



[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 9:37 AM. Reason : ]

3/22/2012 9:29:18 AM

omg I NEED that nerd shirt!

3/22/2012 9:30:29 AM

I found it at a thrift store, but it is from Forever 21. My Mom says it was meant to be mine!

3/22/2012 9:33:41 AM

elise try tying that self belt a little tighter then slouching the dress (like its a shirt tucked in if that make sense)

may help with the "baggy" feeling

3/22/2012 9:38:03 AM

I will! The main problem I have with it is the problem I have with everything, I'm learning to actually love it. My ass is so big I need a large, but my top could actually fit in a small in some styles.

3/22/2012 9:41:34 AM

i can French braid but i have to work until like 12pm on Good Friday

i taught myself by watching lots of youtube videos and practicing on my hair. i was able to master it within about an hour or so and i'm really good at it now. i do french braid across my face to pull my bangs back

3/22/2012 9:42:51 AM

I want to have french braided pig tails for one of the outfits, or maybe two. I need to learn anyways, because the girls I take care of are always asking me to braid their dolls hair or their hair. I want to learn all the fancy braids so i can show off on their rapunzel barbies.

3/22/2012 9:45:24 AM

http://www.target.com/p/ELEMENTS-Gold-EAR-SIAM-ER-GLASS-STONE-SIAM/-/A-13722606#?lnk=sc_qi_detailbutton


you could try to find these in target?

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 9:48 AM. Reason : ]

3/22/2012 9:47:19 AM

Im not a big earring person. Ive had the same earrings in all my holes for almost 2 years, minus changing out the lobe piercings for fancier occassions. I have a lobe piercing in both ears, a cartilage and traegus in my right ear, and an industrial (2 holes) in my left ear. They all have the titanium rainbow or colored captured ball earrings in them.

Im thinking maybe some sparkly red shoes and a sparkly red headband, and some sort of necklace.

3/22/2012 10:24:03 AM

I like this headband!



or should I go with clips?




or something like this




OH! and does someone who sews wanna make me a skirt? I'll pay for it! Something like this:



in a pattern to go with the nerd shirt. to clarify, i don't want anything that looks like that fabric, i would like a simple bike print or glasses print or something nerdy. calculators would be awesome, but where does one find calculator print fabric?



[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 11:10 AM. Reason : first skirt got turrible reviews]

3/22/2012 10:47:51 AM

headband or clip

3/22/2012 10:51:53 AM

The first bow is definitely my favorite. The seller says she could put the same bow on a clip, too.

3/22/2012 10:56:52 AM

the gap dress came in yesterday, but to mom's house since she ordered it & now i have to go pick it up. the 2 dresses i ordered come in this afternoon. also i found a dress in the hamper last night that i forgot i had & it still fits. soooo excited! i will probably wear that one this weekend since it most likely won't fit in may.

tonight/tomorrow i have to go shoe & makeup shopping though. not looking forward to it. i think i'm going to get a pair of black flats (ballerina type ones) & then some neutral something else. for makeup, i'm just going to the clinique counter bc i have no idea what i'm doing (except that i have VERY sensitive but very oily skin). i really hope this doesn't take forever

3/22/2012 11:26:42 AM

You might have to order the fabric online, but it's worth going to joanns first.

If you can find a skirt already made you like that's not crazy expensive that'll probably be cheaper. Shit adds up quick when sewing stuff, which is why I don't sew much anymore.

3/22/2012 11:36:09 AM

elise this may be a little too fashion forward but you popped in my head when I read it

http://www.refinery29.com/how-to-wear-leggings

3/22/2012 12:46:49 PM

i know where to get nerd fabric :3

check this out


http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/806381



and if you don't like what they got, you can upload your own image and have it printed!

I'd offer to do you a skirt but dumb shippings would make it cost too much. maybe try etsy alchemy?

3/22/2012 1:26:59 PM

You are looking at 3 yards for a poofy skirt probably. that'd be one expensive skirt!

3/22/2012 2:02:23 PM

yeah, well, so is buying clothing that is made in amurrica of amurrican labors that didn't come from a thrift shop

3/22/2012 2:14:56 PM

it's really not that much for 3 yards of fabric

I mean it would be custom...that's pretty damn cheap if you ask me

3/22/2012 2:17:25 PM

5^ i checked it out!


4^LOVE that fabric store

Id like to buy the fabric and make the skirt but I may cheap out and head to urban outfitters, forever21, or the thrift store.

3/22/2012 7:46:18 PM

Making that skirt would be really easy. You just need to gather the waist area. You cold do an elastic or drawstring waistband which is also easy & a simple hem. Anyone who sews can do it in 2-3 hours tops. The cost driver is definitely the fabric.

3/22/2012 8:28:04 PM

protip: buy only half a yard of the fancy stuff and have it used as a trim.

if you get the custom made item maybe it will be specialer in the future than whatever grey skirt american apparel has on sale for $9 this week


i got a gather foot that is supposed to make that easy as pie. i haven't really had time to try it yet, but i hope to soon.

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 8:39 PM. Reason : ]

3/22/2012 8:37:58 PM

i have a gather foot & can't figure it out yet

i need a new table cloth & i'm in love with some fabric i found at ikea. problem is that that shit is $10/yd

i need a 70" circle tablecloth. another problem is that anything i remotely like online is $60.... i can make exactly what i want for $40 so i'm probably going to end up doing that. it will have to have a seam down the middle as the bolt isn't big enough so i will have plenty left over to make matching or coordinating (with another table cloth) place mats

i'm also making curtains for my sliding glass door as the ones i have up are way too small & are finally annoying me enough to do something about it. THAT little project is going to take 5yds of fabric at $10/yd... for one side soooo $100 for curtains?! jesus christ, i'm going to look at joanns again & on fabric.com to see if anything else will work for more like $5/yd

3/23/2012 12:57:10 AM

woof, you must really love making curtains. you can buy some cheaper than that and sew something fun instead.

3/23/2012 2:23:25 AM

lol i don't really love making curtains, i just want something more interesting than the boring stuff out there! i like bold patterns

they also take an hour or less to make so it's really nothing

i do have a list of projects i want to work on but everything is for the house, like place mats, plastic bag holder, basket liner etc.

3/23/2012 2:31:58 AM

I bought the red bow head band from etsy, as well as this









I figure I can find a nice sparkly red necklace somewhere at the mall or something, not sure what to wear with the neon yellow shirtdress/leggings combo though. I may completely geek out in the nerd shirt outfit and wear my new bow and either my diablo potions necklace or my nyan cat necklace, but in that case I will go for a solid colored skirt/pant so I'm not 100% fashion victim, just 90%.

3/23/2012 10:30:22 AM

No luck finding a cool rednecklace this weekend. I wanted to find something at a decent price that I would actually rewear.

Also I still have no clue how to accessorize the yellw shirtdress and leggings combo. Any ideas?

3/25/2012 11:19:14 PM

just ordered

3/26/2012 12:13:08 AM

I love that first one so much! did you buy it off of modcloth?

3/26/2012 12:16:49 AM

hahaha, no




i invite you to check out the edit post button. not being snarky or anything. they're from e-shakti which is cooler than modcloth since they do custom sizes and skirt lengths not only microminis

3/26/2012 12:22:05 AM

how long does it take for shipping (I know you have stuff shipped to the US and all)

3/26/2012 12:23:13 AM

they started shipping to canada. i just hope i can skate by without paying import fees since my total was under $100 (go coupons!)


they claim it ships in 6 days and arrives 8-12 days after your order. on the other hand, i have heard it can take longer than that... i don't remember how long it took to my mom's the last time i ordered, but i know it took them longer than 3 days (what they were claiming at the time) to ship it. And the last time i tried to order something they told me they didn't have enough material like 2 weeks later and it took another week and a half to get my money back. If anything goes wrong with this order it will be the last time i try...

3/26/2012 12:31:18 AM

Well keep us informed...I forgot about this site lol.

I have 5 different tabs open with dresses I like. I have gotten 2 more wedding invites that I need to start thinking about.

Luckily one is in November so I will probably be smaller by then and can wait to shop

3/26/2012 12:44:24 AM

yeah, i'm not supposed to be buying clothes, but i had some super coupons for that place that are about to expire and i just had a fight and needed to console myself, apparently


elise, i think the nyan cat or the mushroom bow would be cute with the yellow dress....

[Edited on March 26, 2012 at 1:04 AM. Reason : ]

3/26/2012 1:02:09 AM

oh boy, that site is way too awesome. the last thing I need is another money pit

seriously, I love nearly everything I've seen on there so far

3/26/2012 3:26:32 PM

yeah, i know. just keep in mind most of the designs are embroidered. some stuff i love the way it looks, but i've got a couple things that weren't the most professional, heh

3/26/2012 3:32:47 PM

The father of the family I work for went to India last week and brought back a beautiful pashmina scarf for my birthday. How do I wear it? It is a beautiful mix of pastels.

3/27/2012 10:38:20 AM

wear it as a scarf, a wrap, a cover-up (if big enough)

here's a video from one of my favorite scarf designers








[Edited on March 27, 2012 at 10:46 AM. Reason : e]

3/27/2012 10:41:30 AM

It is super big, how would I wrap it to make it look good as a scarf? I have just been wrapping it around my shoulders.

3/27/2012 10:44:45 AM

Like this. Pull the ends through, and make a knot. Don't wrap it around, or fold it, just smoosh the fabric together (I can't think of another way to describe it...).

[Edited on March 27, 2012 at 10:47 AM. Reason : ]

3/27/2012 10:46:57 AM

that's boring lol

but there's some videyas for you elise

3/27/2012 10:47:25 AM

Thanks! I promise one day I'll be a real girl and wont have to ask so many questions

3/27/2012 10:51:08 AM

^^^you can do it like that orrrrrrrrrrrrr

make the loop like above, put one end in, then twist the loop and put the second end in. Adjust and if a solid color I pin in a brooch

[Edited on March 27, 2012 at 10:52 AM. Reason : carats]

3/27/2012 10:52:15 AM

Those videos are super helpful, DivaBaby19! Thank you!

3/27/2012 11:03:29 AM

you welcome boo

3/27/2012 11:19:40 AM

You really need to come with me and Joie for our photo shoot. Also come look at my closet beforehand.

3/27/2012 11:23:06 AM

Lets chat about this

Next Friday right?

3/27/2012 11:28:06 AM

Yes! Not sure what time. Joie wants dat 190% yummy morning light though.

3/27/2012 11:29:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LYAEz777AU

can't embed, but one of the BEST scarf tying videos.

3/27/2012 7:15:53 PM