liz's laundry

• black lace top: victoria's secret
• green tank: rainbow
• black skinny pants: h&m

• skirt and blazer: thrifted
• top: forever21
• belt: h&m

• top: macys
• tank: charlotte russe
• skinny jeans: gap

i finally redid my green nails.  and welp.. after about an hour id chipped two of them.  sitting on the futon.  and then this morning i sliced my favorite [middle] finger open and the resulting bandaid took off both the sparkle and clear polish.  i guess i need a better topcoat.

• sweater and scarf: thrifted
• tank: h&m
• black pants: kohls

linking up to patti of not dead yet style's visible monday - the [very subtle] pattern mixing with the skirt and bright colors made me feel quite visible!  but i now temp in a cubicle.  sooo not actually visible. 

updating dresses

both in the i-havent-posted-real-things-in-awhile sense and cos the dresses were possibly from the 1970's.

anywho.  these were purchased over the last few week and either the pics have been on my computer or the unfinished product has been hanging next to my tv.  proceed:

overly elegant polyester maxi dress.. turned into a daytime dress with removable double peplum.  the glorified belt covers a sizable snag that i guess was there when i bought it [didnt notice] and unfortunately, the right pocket.  i wore this for st patrick's day celebrations [a potluck at a friend's house] aaand since were old, we were home by 12:30.  no carousing at crazy irish bars.  but when they have to put out portapotties to accommodate all the partiers [in maine of all places].. i am more than happy to go home.

matronly puff sleeves were removed and braided into a belt.  as i was sewing the arm holes closed again i ran out of bobbin thread so there was swearing.. but otherwise a very simple fix

 removed sleeves.  fin. 

oh eddie bauer.  you keep making these almost-updated dresses but they still have that slightly out-of-decade feel.  5" later.. much better.  i'll have to figure out the right placement for the under-boob seam cos in both pics its a bit wrong.  the fabric is surprisingly stretchy for rayon and shifts around a bit

last but not least..yet another blue and white print dress, and i'm not sure how much better the end product really is...  i unpicked the inside poof in the sleeves, cut off the weird cuffs, and sewed around the faux wrap top to tack down the flappy facing layer.  after trying it on again i decided knee-length would be better than just under so i turned the bottom hem up once and sewed a double seam.

linking up to shanna of colorblind
 

it was a good day

a direct quote from my grammie.  and welp it was.  the one negative: apparently i havent been eating enough bananas [or water maybe] and got the beginnings of an ubercharleyhorse while at the gym.  so i left.  before i had an actual serious cramp and fell off the elliptical or something.

no sewing updates.  in the midst of several refashions and after spring cleaning tomorrow [which may extend into the week depending on how thoroughly i do my closet] i will knuckle [or buckle] down and finish something.

but the positives:

liz's laundry

spotted:  the rare jeans + tshirt combo cavorting in the wild.  and/or going to drop off recycling..

• cardi: thrifted
• shirt: body central
• jeans: gap

• shirt: esprit
• tank and grey skinny pants: h&m

the above outfit was worn on the first 70 degree day in march in maine...probably ever.  we scampered about like children in the nearby park and played frisbee and volleyball until it was too dark to see.  unfortunately, i suck at volleyball.  i blame the lighting in the pic lest i look like whiney-mcwhinerson.  but in real life..it looks like my hand is rotting.  bruises be damned.  i'm turning into a zombie. 

• dress: macys [bought by the mums so technically not breaking my shopping ban]
• tights: target

green stuff for st pats

sally hansen xtreme wear "going green" with ulta matte tips

lemon vodka cupcakes with green dye and key lime curd filling

sooo good.  srsly.

aaand my $4 plant was absurdly ridiculously rootbound and pretty much suffocating itself.  2 bags of potting soil, a trashbag full of roots, and another pot later... i cut apart the plant with a butter knife and repotted.  there was a tiny bit extra that fit in a 3" pot so i technically now have 3 plants.  but i'll probably forget about 2 and they'll die...and i'll be back to one.  until then they are seemingly healthy and survived the night in my 75 degree apartment