heat lightning

on a gorgeous night.  it wasnt technically a thunderstorm at this point and fortunately it wasnt raining during our 2 block walk home from the grill night we had. 

cue strauss

or as my metal roommates prefer, cue ac/dc

from our porch

itty bitty little guy in the right side.  and theres always riders on the storm...

dyeing and sewing

remember the butter yellow dress i thrifted?  now its a dark sage.  and much improved if i do say so.    now.. if i only had somewhere to wear it..

this calvin klein shirt/tunic/thing has been worn a grand total of once since i bought it 3+ years ago now.  but after cutting off the awkwardly long straps and adding elastic... its a pleated skirt! 

i love the remnants bin at joann's.  danger zone.  i bought green vinyl and sheer paisley brown/green/orange fabric.  and made a wrap skirt/dress thing.  i have no idea how i will ever wash it... but that is beside the point. 

and finally...the white dress from ny&co that i wore once to school and once for a ballroom dance event got dipped in the dye bath along with the first dress.  granted, i have multiple items in the same colors, but i decided a very light mint would be nice.  a tad darker than i intended, but maybe with a few more washes it will lighten.  then again rit dye is rather toxic and supposedly permanent so.. perhaps it wont.

fin.

liz's laundry

outdoor pictures?  oh yeea?  welp.. yes i do have a gorillapod.  and a ghetto back porch on which to hook it.  and it wasnt 8billion degrees out.  so i tried the whole self-time dealio.  and apparently it has been business casual week.  minus the last outfit.  go figure.

• scarf: vintage [from grammie]
• necklace: kukui nuts ..from hawaii probably?
• tank: mandee [has lace detail on back]
• skirt: ny&co

• scarf: thrifted
• tank: express
• skirt: ny&co

• dress: macys
• pepper: homegrown!

• tank/dress: thrifted
• bandeau: h&m
• leggings: target
• vinyl belt: selfmade

garden stuff and blue skies

street sign in islandia

my thai basil returning from the brink of death

a bell pepper actually turning redish?

eggplant

produce on a scarf

my 3 canvas prints!  groupon is having yet another sale for canvas on demand prints.  though i have to say, i ordered the sumner beach print through cafepress and they actually gave me 2" for free.  instead of the 16x20, they printed a 16x22 so the sky and sand would be included.  pretty frikkin sweet bonus

liz's laundry

here is a ridic number of "what i wore" pics.  highlights: big hair, a surprising amount of color, and shorts.  see the very last pic for my awesome braid that withstood 2 overly giddy windows and roof open driving trips [actually traveling above 70 instead of at a lurching standstill] on the southern state and the LIE! 

to whet your appetite for poorly lit outfit shots...

 rather badly matched ombre nails like a pin i found, and a green version of the bracelet cf.