Thursday, March 8, 2012

Where have I been????

Ok, i admit, i am lazy. I mean, i am not "lay around and eat donuts until you must be removed with a crane" lazy, but i am pretty slothful. Especially so when i have distractions to get in my path. Have you met my distractions? Moe, Larry and CurlySue? Yeah. So any-hoo, as i was getting really ramped up on my sewing/business project this summer (yes, summer 2011), my children got chicken pox. Well, that pretty much blew my momentum, having sick people for a few weeks. So now i am starting to get my wheels going again--but some things have changed. There are going to be some extra responsibilities around here so i cannot gauge how quickly i will get everything done. I have still been doing research on the different aspects of the project, and while i am behind in my work, i feel more prepared for it. Now if only the lottery would come and give me a check so that i could rent a space to do all this more efficiently. Not happening? No? well, then, snail's pace it is....but we will all look especially fabulous while we are working.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Rachel Gilbert gown

Chloé blouse

Alexander McQueen | Silk-chiffon pussy-bow blouse | NET-A-PORTER.COM

Video from Cherry Dollface on Victory Rolls

Ok, this is a really great video for learning how to do a classic 1940's look. She really does every step and makes it look so easy. Cherry has several other really helpful video tutorials on youtube as well, which i have watched and recommend. What i DO NOT recommend is searching "Cherry Dollface" on google. If you do, you will find 100 photos that are very racy (albeit not nude) and not fit for mixed company. So, DO NOT do that. Or whatever, you are a grown-up, but at least don't complain to me about it. I will confess that while i watched the first video of her, I got halfway through before i realized that she was not wearing a cheetah print shirt.

fresh spring in green and cream

fresh spring in green and cream

Antonio Marras flower print dress
£1,019 - farfetch.com

Alexander McQueen peplum blazer
£2,575 - brownsfashion.com

Prada silk skirt
£815 - flannelsfashion.com

Miss Selfridge lace pumps
$80 - missselfridge.com

Kate Spade high heel sandals
$325 - katespade.com

Z Spoke by Zac Posen satchel bag
$625 - couture.zappos.com

Clutch handbag
£60 - coast-stores.com

Lanvin short necklace
$595 - ssense.com

Dorothy Perkins rhinestone ring
$15 - dorothyperkins.com

Jamie Joseph turquoise jewelry
$780 - peridotfinejewelry.com

1928 stone earrings
$18 - 1928.com

Jon Richard pearl jewelry
£8 - debenhams.com

Faliero Sarti grey shawl
€269 - veryeickhoff.com

Lily and Lionel printed scarve
£170 - harveynichols.com

Sunglasses
$239 - squidoo.com

Hair accessory
stone-bridge.co.uk

Eye makeup
costumecraze.com

Lipstick
$25 - lancome-usa.com

Beauty product
bellasugar.com

Monsoon Pearl Beaded Flower
£8 - monsoon.co.uk