red white and blue thrift?

blue stripey satiny skirt, white tiered pencil skirt, stretchy target skirt that i think i used to own in black

vday tradition

welp this marks year 2 of whoopie pie baking on valentines day.  seems like the start of a great life-long habit no?  i took pics to show a friend on fb, but they turned out pretty well if i do say so.

dont drool.

valentines crapola

i get dressed up to go to the grocery store.  cos its the only place i go besides the gym or yoga.  or bars.  to cry into beers about my joblessness. 

• tee: gap
• skirt and pink scarf: thrifted
• blue plaid scarf: cut off a thrifted dress

and some npr valentines.  cos im a pinko leftist.  getoverit.

Source: npr.org via Liz on Pinterest

Source: npr.org via Liz on Pinterest

Source: npr.org via Liz on Pinterest

free time

soo ive had a lot of idle time over the past month and a half, post-graduation and my foray into unemployment.  though im still considering waiting tables again, i am waiting to hear back about temp administrative positions [read: regular hours and pay].  and um.. like 6 engineering postings.  im not holding my breath.

but enough bitching.  ive made some shit.  check it out and let me know if you/friends/family/granny would be interested in buying.  i set up an etsy store before and basically forced my friends to buy things.. but its a hassle for 3 total sales.  i price things fairly [materials + time] and i dont post things like OMG ONE OF A KIND BUY NOW ITS AWESOME YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS NOW $3000!!!! ON SALE!!. 

those really piss me off.  so click the tab that says "handmade stuff" and let me know thoughts.  kthx

liz's laundry [and sewing]

a lovely polyester house dress i thrifted for $2.99.  sort of a subtle leopard print.  i tried for awhile to sort out what to do with the horrendous batwing sleeves.  occasionally they are tolerable, but when attached to very tapered tightly cuffed long sleeves...not so great.  and there is a secret inverted back pleat that i discovered after painstakingly pinning the sleeves and sides into a normal shape.  so i ended up chopping the arms off leaving gaping sides.  then out of sheer laziness i didnt bust out the serger and sewed a rolled hem at each arm hole and along the bottom hem.  poor choice.  but its done.  ish.

i might add a neck tie with the leftover sleeves/hem.