Rain on

Today was not a particularly good day. At work I was completely incapable of doing anything right, from the very first thing I did all the way through - - 5:30 could not come fast enough.

When I finally got home, it was just in time for a massive downpour. I waited a while, hoping it would stop, so I could at least take my outfit shots. Eventually Desmond (the xsi) (yes, my camera is named after my favorite Lost character) and I just decided to get a little wet. I considered rigging (duct taping) an umbrella to the tripod, but I decided it would be too much effort.

Rain on

At least my new skirt of Jungle Paisley is bright and cheery. It was kind of hard to not get a little matchy when you've got five colors to pull from, so I chose yellow and turquoise.


This turquoise belt is from the thrift store and is insanely long. At 42", I imagine it would fall under the XL sizes. But since it was 50 cents and a great color, I brought it home anyway. I used my favorite little tool to punch some new holes in it.
Here is a totally random picture from 2003 that I took when I first got it to do costume stuff.


Then I was really excited to see my new shoes, the Hive and Honey ruffled pumps from Piperlime had arrived.
I tried them on, and more disappointment. I don't like the way my short stubby toes look in them, they are completely covered by the ruffles!


So they are going back. Sigh. Now which shall I choose...?

The Rundown
skirt made by me - top gap - shoes MIA - scarf market in italy - belt thrifted - earrings tjmaxx - necklace avon

And I'm sure you were waiting for this:
the winner of the lace jewelry giveaway is Jenny from closet365!
Congrats!

43 comments

  1. Sorry you had a rough day. It was gross and sticky for me too. I had online shoe disappointment yesterday too (these cute Steve Madden shoes were too big and made me look larger footed than usual).
    But your outfit is adorable. I love your self made shirt and the colors.

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  2. I love the skirt that you made! Did you use a pattern or just wing it?

    Also, the fact that you named your camera Desmond made me, for lack of a better term, lol. I should name my least favorite objects Jack and Kate.

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  3. sorry your shoes didn't work out, but heres the good news! you can always get another pair ;) happy shopping

    Sarah
    theantiquepearl.blogspot.com

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  4. Love what you did on the belt...and Desmond eh? "Makeee your own kind of music!" - remember the song? :)

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  5. You know what I totally love the shoes, they are so awesome! Too bad you didn't like them, I think they look great, that is one reason I don't like to buy on the internet, I never knoew whether the things will look good, but these shoes are awesome in my opinion.

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  6. i love your yellow ballet flats! you always have the cutest outfits! :D

    <3, Mimi
    http://whatmimiwrites.blogspot.com/

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  7. Sorry about the bad day and bad shoes! At least you still look great :) I can't believe you made your skirt!

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  8. Sorry about the bad day -*sigh* why does it seem that once one gets going it just snowballs?

    Hmm- Shoe buying is hard online. I hope the next ones work out better : )

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  9. I'm sorry your shoes didn't work out!~ at least you look totally cute in your outfit. I love the bright colors.. your skirt is too cute! :D And I love that belt, I wish I could find a belt other than black or brown, hehe~ <33 your yellow flats are exciting, too!


    PS) Forever 21 just came out with a pair of clog heels and I thought of you, but they're not brown unfortunately. They'd be mine if the studs weren't gold: http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_all&product_id=2078526825&Page=2&pgcount=100

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  10. Tomorrow will be a better day...
    I totally get you on the shoes... I like how they look from the side but not how the ruffles cover the toes... well at least you can return them...

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  11. You just gotta sleep off days like that ... but here's the good news: No one could ever tell, by the great way you look, that it's a bad day! You look great!
    oxox
    Denalee

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  12. awww i'm sorry to hear you had a rough day but tomorrow will be better, i promise! and rain can always sense when you're having a bad day, can't it? haha

    at least you look lovely! i adore the pattern and colors of that skirt. :)

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  13. Your outfit looks great, I love the yellow shoes and scarf :-) I haven't been able to get any outside shots lately either because it has been pouring with rain, here is hoping for some sunshine soon

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  14. Desmond is probably my favorite Lost character too. I say probably because I love Charlie too much to say he's not. I hate blechy days. I think I have more of those than great days. Dang it

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  15. The skirt is beautiful, so colorful!
    I got to say, this outfit is really bright @.@

    http://berlin-fashionunplugged.blogspot.com/

    Have an awesome week!
    Berlin

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  16. Cute outfit again girl!!

    x Robine

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  17. I ADORE the skirt! shame about the shoes- hope you find some that are right for you!

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  18. Love that skirt, so cool that you made it. I wanna do a few like that for the summer and coz I have a mountain of old clothes that I figure I can use for fabric, but cant find the really thick elastic!
    Sorry I didn't buy the skirt :-( but I know me, if I break my ban once all will be lost!!

    Daisy Dayz Home

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  19. I love Desmond too.
    It's a shame about the shoes, but at least you can choose some new ones now ;)

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  20. Sorry about your bad day dude! I hope things look up for you. LOVE those flats and skirt!

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  21. Sorry you had a rough day!

    I totally JUST noticed that your bio mentions you being a photographer. THAT's why your photos are always so killer! I wondered how you pulled such pretty shots each week.

    Is that the skirt you made? I really like it. I can't believe it never occured to me to buy belts and regrommet them?? I'm clearly far behind here.

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  22. Oh no, too bad about the shoes. From the side they looked so cute, but I see what you mean from the top.

    Great idea with the belt.
    ShopTOLive.ca

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  23. I love that you named your camera Desmond. Now I feel like I should give my camera a name...

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  24. Boo for bad days. Yay for that gorgeous skirt. Love your look!

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  25. Hope tomorrow is a better day!

    It sucks having to wait on something you ordered just to find out you now have to return it :( I hate shopping online.

    I found your blog yesterday when I was image searching a dress, and I must say I love it! [the blog lol]

    I also noticed you seem to LOVE TJ Maxx, me too! I work there lol. Every month my store has a raffle for a 20$ TJMaxx gift card and I won this months. So I pretty much got 6 shirts for FREE and still have 5 bucks left over! lol

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  26. Hmmmm...is there any way to doctor the shoes....? Love the outfit--wish I could make my own skirts too!

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  27. ohh i love the yellow and turquoise together--so pretty!

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  28. Wow, what a great skirt! Loving that pattern.

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  29. That's the down side of Internet shopping. But love your skirt and accesssories.

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  30. I had those Jeffrey Campbell Splendid sandals in mind while I was doing research for my blog and came across these. I don't know if they are what you had in mind, but they are on sale for only $35 from
    Nine West!

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  31. omg! love your outfit!
    you look gorgeous!

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  32. Love the yellow in your outfit!

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  33. Too bad that you need to return that beautiful shoes, i hate that kinda of feeling. I love your skit, and you did a great job with the giantus belt.

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  34. love the shoes and the outfit is definitly a grown up summer look! I'd so wear something like that!! delightful!

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  35. Love love love this outfit! You look gorgeous in it, the colours are perfect! I also can't believe you made the skirt. Geeze, I really need to learn how to use this sewing machine thing!

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  36. Ohhh sorry you didnt have a good day....Those shoes are sooooo pretty:) Your outfit looks amazing:)
    Kisses,darling

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  37. How can somebody in such a GORGEOUS outfit have such a bad day?!

    I absolutely adore your dress and the yellow scarf is genius with it. And those yellow flats are insanely cute. :)

    I hope your week gets better, hon! You deserve it! xo

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  38. Yay! Another fan of Lost! I LOVE Desmond. Just his accent itself makes him the most amusing character.

    I need those belt punchers very badly! What do you call them? I have belts I've practically ruined because I used every sharp object imaginable to punch wholes in them...

    Nice ruffles on the shoes and the color of the outfit makes the rain go away!

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  39. Very cute! Lovin that belt!

    xoxo
    Stacey Kay
    "Runway Inspiration, Vintage Decoration"
    www.goodwillhuntingg.com

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