30 Skirts in 30 Days: #25 Oh So Boho!

Hiya friends! Well, I just realised something about this year. It doesn't matter how hard I've tried to plan, organise or schedule, life just kinda took over everything this year! I  had such awesome things to share, my challenges, my projects, a Christmas Collection…I wanted to start my personalised advent calendar on the 1st of December….but nooooo! I was struck down hard! Last week, our neighbours decided to start picking on us. We are the quietest people in our complex! We keep to ourselves as much as we can, consider other people in everything we do and don't complain about every little thing… Except, now, after months of an open dustbin door right in front of our kitchen window and cockroaches coming in beneath our front door… we had to complain. And now we're paying for asking that the door be kept closed, as stated in the complex rules.

Then Yesterday I was knocked out with the worst migraine I've had in years…. but what can you do? There are far worst thing happening to other people as we speak! We just have to be thankful and go on with our lives. I just want to apologise for my posts not being as constant as I wanted them to be. Hopefully next year will be better.

So without further a due… here is Skirt #25! 

 -This is such a bold skirt that I sometimes feel intimidated by it, It almost feels like I have to be in a real gutsy mood to wear it. It is also very difficult to create an outfit around it. I found this lovely silk camisole at our local Hospice shop and it turns out these two items really like each other-

-this skirt is of pure cotton and can be a bit warm for our summer days as it has three layers. The print is a confusion of modern paisleys and floral patterns. It is finished off with a satin sash which makes it pair well with my silk cami. I found this skirt at Legit about 5 years ago, it's still new as I've only worn it a few times-

When I put this outfit together, I felt an instant Boho-vibe, I quite like the outcome! I've always admired  Gypsy attire and Hippy fashion, so this is my version of Boho-inspired fashion.

-Happy Monday-

Project a Day: #17 From Doily to Cushion

Hi friends! Monday has come and past! This weekend feels light a vague memory. I do have some makings to share with you, though. A while back, I found these two fairly large doilies at a charity shop. I recently decided to turn them into scatter cushions for our couch.

 -my sewing is improving somewhat, but it's still not quite there yet. At least I can make button holes... these doilies have been crocheted a bit skew making the edging a bit ridged, but it'll do. I found the peacock cushion cover (in the top image) at our local Hospice shop, I only had to add an inner- 

   -This one will be done soon, it's slightly skewer than the first one so it might get tricky when sewing this one to the cover. I'll be sure to post a photo when it's done-

-Have a good week-

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30 Days of Dresses: Dress #24

Hiya Friends, it's Friday! So I''l keep this short and sweet. Last year some time, I went to the HOSPICE shop with Natasha and found a huge, gross fair isle jersey in the 50c box(that's basically free). I took it home washed it twice(it was really icky) and then I made this cute little knit dress.

-I removed the sleeves, took in the side significantly and put little felt heart patches over all the holes-

Enjoy your weekend!

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30 Days of Dresses: Dress #22

What a huge disappointment! I took some before photo's of this crochet dress I bought at the Hospice shop. It was cream with orange detail, it looks like the orange yarn wasn't colour fast when the original owner washed it. The cream part was full of orange stains. Naturally, I though, "awesome, I'll just dye it" and so I did. Now when I started editing my photo's for this post, every image I took on the day is there except the images of this dress! All this effort and now I can't even show you what the dress looked like before I dyed it! Sometimes technology really sucks!

 -above are the images of the dye I used, all the instructions are on the back of the container. Dying fabric is much easier than most people think.

1. soak the fabric that you want to dye in clean water, make sure that it is wet all over(this will insure that the dye will distribute more evenly). Squeeze out all the excess water and place in the prepared dye-bath.
2. follow instruction as to how long your fabric should be emerged in the dye-bath, stirring regularly.
3. drain dye-water, rinse thoroughly and hang out to dry. (I put my fabric in the washing machine with a cup of salt water and put it on the rinse&spin cycle)

 

 -it turned out so pretty, considering I'm now the only person who knows what it looked like before I dyed it-

 -The polka dotted pussy bow blouse is of pure silk and vintage in design, I found it at a charity shop-
-So this is the AFTER photo of the dyed crochet dress revamp-

 

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30 Days of Dresses: Dress #3

The other day I was blog hopping and came across the term "Mori Girl". This described a Japanese street fashion style meaning "forest girl". This style is basically a feminine layering of textures and fabrics in earthy "foresty" tones. I then realized that I might just be a Mori Girl! Aside from the "trend" items and styles that I love, my default fashion seems to be Mori Girl.

 -It was quite a cool day and surprisingly enough I kept warm in this outfit-

-I must say, I'm quite enjoying myself with this challenge. I love how the colours and the textures came together on this one-

-As each item I own usually carries a story, I would like to add that the Ivory necklace around my neck was purchased when I was very young and naive. I bought it at an African market in Hartebeestpoort Dam. The lady who sold it to me said that it was made of bone. At that time I wasn't too clued-up as to how these things work. If I had known it was Ivory, I would never have bought it-

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30 Days of Dresses: Dress #2

Okay, here is the dress you've all been waiting to see... the After of my Revamp post of earlier. I must say that I think that the outfit was mostly inspired by the adorable style of Kate from Scathingly Brilliant...

 -I am quite happy with how this dress turned out, it's crazy comfy-

 -Oh, that breeze... 

1. My lovely butterfly earrings are from my lovely Sister-in-law, Yuseon
2. My pretty deer brooch is from Tamarillo Designs 
3. My awesome vintage belt is from Hospice
4. My Minty butterfly ring is also from Yuseon
5. Minty flats from Mr.Price 

 -Mmmm, and that's why I mostly wear jeans nowadays-

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Outfit Love: Minty and Trifty

There is no better way to give your wardrobe a boost than a bit of thrifty, up-cycled awesomeness! I thrifted a jean from one of out local charity stores, cut off the legs and sewed on some pretty cotton lace and now I have brand new shorts! They are so lovely and really brighten up everyday boring outfit.  

-Oh just look how pretty my OddOneOut bow looks in my hair-

• burnout, minty, loose fit, high-low shirt - Mr.Price
• up-cycled denim shorts - Thifted and up-cycled by me
• pastel blue, capped-toed flats - Mr.Price
• agate necklace - from my grand mother
• leather sling, shoulder bag - Matchbox
• vintage silk scarf - Hospice 

-inspiration for my shorts found on my Pinterest board for me to sew-

Outfit Love: After the Rain

Don't you just love those hazy rainy days? When it seems like it's gonna pour any second but only a few drops make their way down to earth. Dave and I went for a walk around the block and this hedge made for the perfect Outfit Love photo shoot.

-It was a lovely cool but not cold kind of a day, perfect for layering-

• loose fit lumo orange tank - Mr. Price
• white silk collar shirt - Hospice
• vintage SissyBoy jeans - local Charity shop
• grey bow flats - Mr. Price

-Dave put flowers in my hair <3 i="i">top left.

When the wind blew the water droplets came a splashing down, bottom left. My lovely feathery earrings are also from Mr. Price, birdcage necklace from Skermunkil, gemstone pendant from my grandmother and you probably know my Nomilk Today ring, right-

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Outfit Love: Achive #01

So... I was browsing through our back-up discs, looking at all our old photies, when I came across a bunch of random shots that Dave took of me. Some were taken while on holiday, others were just before a night out and some are just random outfit pics. Well, then I thought, why not share them with you all? So here is the first one:

• Chiffon&Lace blouse - (pardon my spelling below) I found this beauty at our local Hospice
• Grey Bow Belt - I freaked out when I saw this one at Mr. Price and I just had to have it

-I still wear both these items, they make me feel really pretty-

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