Tights

 

I've been in a tights wearing mood lately. 

Top photo I paired a cheap Kohls SO grey skirt with Simply Vera Wang bright blue tights.
Bottom photo are Apt. 9 purple checkered tights, my current favorite Madden Girl boots, and a grey dress.

I think I might wear a more neutral pair tonight.

Outfit 6/13 A Hint of Pink

 

 

 

Transition: "can you see down this shirt?" to  "Did you just take a photo of me looking down my shirt?!"

Pink tank: Rue 21

White/Black tank: Candies from Kohls

Capris: Rue 21 ($12)
White heels: Deb. (not sure of the brand, labels wore off, they were cheap though. $15 maybe?)
Purse: XOXO from Ross

Pink chain anklet DIY-- White bead necklace: vintage--assortment of bracelets
Nails: Ice brand, orange color

Jewelry DIY - Crafting your own Accessories

I wanted to share some jewelry DIYs, that are a little different than the more popular ones floating around right now. Here are some more unique ones I've come across recently.

 

Make your own colored pencil jewelry over at DesignMom

 

A simple ribbon and pearl necklace at Flax&Twine 

 Lego jewelry on Instructables

Zipper bracelet on CutoutandKeep.

 Love the versions others have done at the bottom of that page!

 

Cutting earrings out of lace on TheCupcakeDiary

What is your favorite piece of jewelry you have made so far?

Outfit 6/8 Stripes and Fire Shoes

 

 

 

Can you tell from the first photo these pants are getting a bit too big on me? Most would say that's a good thing, but really... when you don't have the money to go blow on jeans, 

going through them so quickly is a little of a pain! haha.
Jeans are Amethyst brand from Debs. $7. Cheap, but you can tell. I can only wear these with shirts long enough to cover the front zipper, which falls down often. ;-)

 Shirt is GirlTalk, which I picked up at Buffalo Exchange while in Dallas.

 

 

Shoes:  Steve Madden

Bracelets: cheap kids beads (I have some stocked in every color for stacking)
Orange vintage bangle: thrifted

Ring: Craft fair. I wish I still had the business card, they sell on Etsy. (you can find something similar here)

Necklace: Thrifted. 

Last Thursday was my day off work to go pick my mom up to hang out. We went downtown thrifting, out to eat, and a few other fun places. This necklace was only $12! Completely perfect condition.

I absolutely HAD to have it. The beads are glass, the pendant is metal, and it's heavy.

Just now I went looking to find out how old this is. I know its vintage, but wasn't sure how old. Turns out that this $12 find is worth somewhere between $80-$120. bahaha. I scored!

KJL for Avon.
You can find a similar one for sale here.

Add a little Whiskey to your Life

 

(found via pinterest with no link. aweee.)

Cherry Apple Whiskey Sour Popsicles

3 cups cherries

1 large green apple

1 lime 

1 cup whiskey

1/2 cup sweet and sour mix

Pit cherries, set aside. Peel away apple and lime skin and cut fruit into quarters. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until it is pureed. Mixture will be thick. Pour mixture into popsicle forms and freeze for about 2 hours or until mixture starts to solidify enough to hold a popsicle stick upright. Insert popsicle sticks and finish freezing popsicles overnight. To release popsicles, run hot water on outside of the mold for about 2-3 seconds.

 

Via BoysandAarows 

 

SweetPeach shows some great DIY-able JD options

 

Flask by TrixieandMilo

 

Top by Punkalife

Outfit 5/31 Antique hunting

 

 

 Wearing:
Red racer back tank

Black tank

Mustard lace top from Forever21

My favorite pair of jeans from US Polo 

Boots from Shoe Carnival

Vintage beaded necklace

Vintage ceramic fish (broken bracelet DIY'd into a ring)

 Today was my first weekday I have taken off work in a few months. I went up to pick up my mom to spend the day with her. It was quite the relaxing day! Did a little bit of shopping downtown in the antique stores, bought myself some new shorts and capris (I had one pair that fit me. eeek!), and scored a handful of denim to destroy. I'm hopefully going to turn a few pairs of jeans into cut off shorts, and attack them with studs, bright colored dye, fabrics, and whatever else I may come across to add on!

 I bought that brass deer statue for $3!! It will make a great ring holder.

 

Me and the Momma bear being silly, or well, normal to us!

 

My uncle also just bought a brand new house. Lets just say, it has a LOT of land. 

This is the view from his driveway, out back. Absolutely gorgeous!! 

Has anyone else seen the film Troll Hunter? It's shot in "found footage" style of a group of students who follow around a guy whose job is to hunt down trolls that are causing problems. It's a foreign film. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it. It's a bit boring at times, but by the end it's worth it. A huge bonus is where it was shot. The scenery in the entire movie is completely amazing. Anyways, any time I pass huge electric lines like that? I think of that movie. They were used to keep trolls in! 

I may need to set up a night camera and see if I can spot any wandering monsters. ;-)

 

Spring Cleaning your Closet - Part 2

I've finally started working on cleaning out my closet. 

I really didn't know it would be this time consuming! WOW! 

The first thing I decided to sort through was shoes. I think this decision pretty much made itself due to the fact I kick them off when I get home and needed to actually pick a bunch of them up before getting to my spare closet. baha. I know I didn't get rid of many in the end, but I still think I did good!!

 

 

Most of my heels. I'm not a fashion snob, if they look good with an outfit, I buy.

That means anything from those blue and white striped Gianni Binis I nabbed at Dillards, to others here from Ross, Kohls, and even Hottopic. Yup, I own NO 'high end' expensive shoes.

 Nothing I own cost me over $50 besides my running shoes. Crazy? Possibly. 

 

Boots!!! The short black studded ones are simple, from Shoe Dept. and I wear them at least twice a week. They fit perfectly and go with so much. The white ones on the end are in need of a DIY. The buttons on the side jingle... to the point of obnoxiousness. If I can't rip them off, they're going in the goodbye pile eventually. Snakeskin heeled roach killers over on the left. Vintage cowboy boots I snagged off Etsy next to those. The woven pair next to it are the most COMFY flats for winter. Guppy Love- they feel like feet sweaters!!

Out of that whole bunch, the pair I love the most are the Steven Madden ones that are orange and yellow. Very chunky heels. Sadly, these are too big. I have to wear multiple pairs of socks with them so I don't wear them too often. I need to figure out how to get them into more outfits.

 

 Flats and sandles.

Sneakers.

Some are missing. Green chucks, my current running shoes, two pairs of black vans. 

I'm sure more will turn up I forgot about. hehe.

Now for the ones I decided to get rid of.

One pair of these in particular breaks my heart. The BKE heels on the bottom. They're so worn out though that the heels are started to bend in, and theyve stretched out a bit. Probably because I wore them about 4 times a week for a year straight. *sigh*

 

7 pairs. 2 sneakers. 3 heels. 1 flipflops. 1 flats.

That doesn't seem like quite the downgrade, but I suppose 7 is better than nothing, right? 

All these went into a bag and put in the corner to start my donation pile.

Maybe after I'm done with my whole closet,

 I'll give it a few months and go through it again getting rid of anything I haven't worn from now until then.

Missed part one? I'm trying to simplify my wardrobe. 

Weed out things I don't wear, are too worn, or don't fit correctly.

Instagrid

Instagram finally became available for the Android. YAY!

I went ahead and downloaded it. So far, I really don't like it as much as the filters and such you can use on Mytubo, but I'll get used to it, and maybe there are addons? 

You can follow me @alterdelenda

I also set up an Instagrid for it. I'm @alterdelenda over there too!

Still playing with the app and getting used to it. Any Instagram tips out there from any of you who use it?

Bright blue stonewash skinny jeans by Dollhouse. 

Sandles by Paprika in black.

Mint Madness - Fashion pieces under $75

Mint Finds by alterdelenda featuring two tone shoes

Dress, $62
Miss Selfridge mint green jeans, $70
TOMS two tone shoes, $48
Gem ring, $69
Pastel shades, $32
Dolce Gabbana summer nail polish, £18
Aqua Lunch Pack, $20




Mint is a color that is slowly gaining popularity. If you don't have any of it in your wardrobe yet, now is a good time to pick up a key piece or two. This also happens to be my first Polyvore collection. I may have a new addiction with these collections! As soon as I can figure out how to add items that aren't already in search. (the toolbar tool won't work for me. grr).

 

Still haven't had enough? 

 

Yeah, the recipe isn't in English, good luck. hehe