105; Sugarless GiRL (aka New Do; aka End of the World Eve?)

Jacket: TJ Maxx • Sweater: second-hand • Shorts: c/o Sugarlips Apparel • Shoes: Sam Edelman • Tights: JCPenny + DIY • Shortest + longest necklaces: c/o Vaness Mooney • Medicine pouch necklace: Salem, MA

Will this be my last post? Will we live to see Saturday? Is the world truly doomed to disaster come the dawn of Friday, the 21st? Does anyone really care anymore? (Though if the world does come to a sudden, jarring end, it means I don't have to show up for work...)

Oh yes, check out my hair! While I loved my previous hairstyle, I decided it was time for something new. I miss having symmetrical shaggy hair, plus I wanna rock the androgynous look for a little bit. I guess this is something vaguely like a pixie cut? I have no idea. I'm too lazy to Google it and compare.

I nearly kinda cried when I saw that Vanessa Mooney had sent me a package of jewels. "Ermagerd" is probably the most appropriate and accurate summation of my reaction once I realised what was newly in my possession -- except with, I will admit, much more uncontrolable exclaimation.

And of course, appropriate gloating gratitude was expressed on Instagram the moment it happened.

So these shorts are pretty awesome. Snake print cut outs? Uh, yes please, and thank you. Sugarlips Apparel always has amazing stuff don't they?

You could make some seriously great gothic get-ups (see what I did there?) with their pieces, as well as some beautiful boho outfits. I hope to continue working with their clothes because I get freaking whiplash just from the inspiration I get looking at their clothes. I'm surprised at how well the brand is doing, sourcing out to places like Nasty Gal, Macy's, Nordstrom... How awesome is that!


Head's up, remember when I talked about Geek USA, who sent me that beautiful vintage dress? The owner is running a huge moving sale, everything 50% off! Go check it out -- sale ends on January 1st!

Gotta cut this post short and wrap some presents, then I have a date with some 90s sitcoms on Netflix. #FraiserMarathon4Lyf


Also the nonsensical title totally means something, I assure you:



This song plagues my life in the most wonderful way.

78; Burn the Desert

Jacket: c/o Crash & Burn Apparel • Tank: Darkness and Dawn • Leggings + boots + arrow earcuff: eBay • Scarf: Fanneuil Hall open market • Axe earrings: Spencer's Gifts (don't judge me!) • Antique Vishnu necklace: birthday gift ♥

More photos of me than you ever wanted to see, huh?

Okay dudes, I am the freaking luckiest girl on earth: Crash & Burn sent me this beautiful jacket and oh my goddd. I have no words. None. Well, I have a few: it is so perfect for the spring (50-70 degree) weather I'm getting up here in New England: it's long, it's mind-bogglingly soft, so perfectly worn-in and comfortable... I'm just going to wear this with everything, ever. (I've been wearing it constantly, even just inside the house with some comfy leggings and t-shirt duo while sitting in bed watching Ghost Adventures. I am not kidding.)

I didn't get to show it, but it has straps inside the sleeves so that when I roll them up, I can buckle them. I also didn't show a proper use of the cinch tie on the jacket, only because I left the jacket open the whole day, and the ties look stupid long when I have them untied. Any normal-sized human being would rock it perfectly, though.

I also want to address this tank top! I discovered Darkness and Dawn on Etsy a few weeks back and was so epically town between this Horus tank top and the men's Acid shirt. (Which I actually bought just a few days ago and only just arrived.) JSYK, I miiight have snagged the last small of this tank top, I think? They run a little tiny anyway, and medium and large are still in stock. She still has all sizes of the Eye of Horus design available too.

The owner and designer is just amazing and creative, and runs her biz out of her Etsy and a few stockists throughout California, mainly in San Fran. Expect me to keep sporting her goods on this blog, because I am head over heels with her shirt designs, and I want to see this store go places. (And at some point, I'm turning the Acid tee into a muscle tee.) Get your butts over there and buy some stuff! If you like D+D on Facebook, you'll get a coupon code, too!


I think this is my favourite outfit so far, right next to Bad Karma, of course. I just look like some post-apocalyptic desert pirate-thing, with all that weaponry on my ears... Perhaps like I'm from the planet Tatooine. Or planet Gunsmoke, if you get that reference at all. (Probably not. It's cool. Just ignore me.)

Bottom line is: I LOVE YOU, OUTFIT.

65; Om Naga Deva (SOULMATES preview!)

Top: borrowed • Leggings: Ebay • Boots: Etsy • Crystal necklace: SOULMATES (coming soon) • Rattlesnake vertebrae earring: SOULMATES (coming soon) • Chainmail bracelet: renaissance faire • rings:various (crystal ring from Hivennn)

Kathryn said this outfit looks just like the last one I photographed. No it doesn't, I say! Totally different shirt and print on the leggings, boots instead of wedges...the vest was a last-minute decision as I was going out the door. (Though I understand that she was just giving me a hard time.)

So, dig the SOULMATES necklace and earring? The necklace is pretty bland considering what other designs I've come up with in the pendant department (this is actually the first one I made) but it's one of the few I actually have completed. You'll get to see the other pendants in the future, promise! I have other crystals waiting in the wings, mostly clear quartz, but I have a collection of these curious red and black coloured clear crystals as well, that look just wonderful.


The rattlesnake vertebrae earring (yes, real vertebrae!) will be sold as a pair, obviously, but this is the one that I have done so far. I preferred to wear just one anyway, plus it seemed to fit perfectly with the outfit, so how could I not incorporate it? I'll see what I can do about making earcuffs in this style, as well.


I have opened the SOULMATES Etsy shop finally, though like I've mentioned before, it won't be running officially for another month or so. (I had initially decided to not spend any money on this project until after Christmas, but my brain just exploded with ideas when my last paycheck arrived, and I couldn't refrain!) Until then, you're more than welcome to add it to your favourites if you like what you've seen here, so that you'll be the first to see the listings go up! (For more updates, you can check out the SOULMATES twitter.)

I have every intention on making all of my jewelery as affordable as possible. At the moment it looks like my wares will cost no more than $30 per listing, and that would be the price for something really special, or for a one-of-a-kind piece. (The necklace and earrings shown here would probably cost half of that.) I've been extremely lucky in finding such affordable resources for my jewelery and I hope to keep the sale price of my jewelery low enough for people to feel comfortable buying something. I know what it's like to see beautiful items on Etsy and elsewhere and not be able to shell out enough money, and while I really do hope to make some money (and what money I make will probably go back into making more jewelry, or real life expenses like feeding my cat!) I don't intend to just bleed money out of potential customers. I've never run a shop before, but with Kathryn having taken a business class in massage therapy school, I'll have some help in trying to be the best shop keeper I can be. ♥


Kathryn was nice enough to transfer the logo I had in mind onto the computer. Saved me money that I would have otherwise had to spend! (I will be coming up with more variations of the patterning; I get bored easily.)

 

I have a lot of prep to do: buying little jewelry gift boxes, get the logo above printed into stickers for packaging, restock my suede cord (if I can even find the same colour; it's somehow eluding me in all of the stores I can get to locally) and finish my inventory. I hope to later on, after the shop is open and running, to add alterations to some rad thrifted finds and sell them as well. What would that be marketed as, exactly? Upcycled/recycled? Altered thrifted? We'll see. Might choose the latter one.

I really didn't expect to write such a massive post. I'm sorry! I guess I'm a little too excited; I've been wanting to do this since early this summer, and seeing everything finally come together is really thrilling. I'll shut up now.


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