liz's laundry

• sweater: pac sun [way back in the day]
• cropped sequin top and tank: f21
• most annoying skirt ever: gap
• necklace: handmade by me
• layered tights: target

liz's laundry

• bow top and skinny jeans: gap
• sweater: thrifted
• necklaces: street fair and grandma hand-me-down

liz's laundry

outfits last week were super neon bright ...or straight up boring.  i'm still working on the balance there.

• shirtdress: thrifted
• tank: target
• skinny jeans: gap
• belt: uniqlo
• necklace: random asian imports store

a refashioned peplum

remember this loverly llbean dress purchased just about a month ago?  well after a good wash and dry [which removed an obscene amount of dog hair and ..a used tissue], the dress waited for inspiration to strike.

salvation army

some things are inevitable.  like my car will need hundreds or thousands of dollars of work every year.  whether it be brakes, tires, rotors, or ahem.  a new windshield.  whatever.  thats what budgeting is for right?  what was not inevitable...but more fate perhaps is that the car place was less than 3 blocks from both salvation army and goodwill.  [un]fortunately my car took less than the 2 hours schedule for new brakes and rotors [and $600 less than it cost me the last 2x in ny] so i only went to the sa. 

tacky turquoise silk shirt, tacky paisley polyester shirt, oversized furry vest, reversible [!!!] rain jacket, brown sweater that i have been searching for ... for months.

ufo sightings

probably not my most original thrift/refashion ever.. but i apparently forgot that i knew how to do elastic ruching for .. oh the last year.  or two.  and with my amazing chalk skills [sidewalk sized not fancy sewing sized] i ruched 3 rows at the waist, and holy crap the lines are straight.  genius.

i bought some elastic and "vintage" belt buckles on etsy.  and made some belts.  after the pieces sat on my desk since ahem.  august.  looking downward in shame.

thrift from the top down

some excellent vintage finds if i do say so myself.  the top two will be on the etsy after laundering

chicken kale blueberries

but not together.  that would be the craziest salad ever.  top row: buttermilk marinated chicken aka chicken parm minus the marinara and mozz.  middle: kaaaaale chips!  with parm.  bottom: blueberry cornmeal muffins.  subpar right out of the oven.  hopefully theyve improved after sitting for a day.  cos im feeding them to the seester and taking the rest to work...

linking up to the eat make grow bloghop!

spag & meatballs

of the semi-healthy chicken variety!

spinach pesto and zucchini olive cheddar bread

mmmm dinner.

basil arugula pesto

basil arugula pesto

• several bunches basil
• most of a 5oz tub of baby arugula
• 1/2 cup cashews
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup parm
• salt to taste

blend stuff.  dump on pasta.  eat.

linking up to 33 shades of green: tasty tuesdays

here we go a thriftin

nice work dress with a front ruffle which garnered the following conversation:

• my mom: wait whats wrong with it?  
• me: nothing
• mom: why did someone get rid of that?  
• me: cos i wanted it.  and they knew
• mom: um.

liz's laundry

this first pic is inspired by jeannie of gracefully 50.  she posted a rock & roll outfit back in march and i'm finally getting around to emulating it.  she could pretty much be my fashion momma. 

• jacket: from my actual momma
• top: tj maxx
• skirt: thrifted

• top: tj maxx [or marshalls?]
• dress: ny&co - dyed by me
• leggings: charlotte russe
• number of times i thought this was a really weird outfit: 42

and this outfit makes me glad for camera self timers.  in the awkwardly placed full-length mirror this morning i thought ummm it looks ok?  but...  then i took a pic.  and holy whorange batman.  i know its the pantone color blah blah blah.  i am very slowly [picture a glacier] warming to orange.  so i switched tops.  

• sweater: thrifted
• skirt: kohls
• tights: target
• purple tank: uniqlo heattech
• jacket: thrifted

linking up to patti's visible monday!

thrift edits

apparently im really into ruffles.  whether or not i'll actually wear this is another matter.  not exactly corporate office or grocery store wear...  but i think its pretty obvious here that i cut the bottom off and stuck it on at the neck.  explanation complete.

so this before pic isnt quite accurate as i added the bottom dip-dye as well.  and it looks a wee bit diseased.  i cant guarantee that its better in real life.  and im thinking i might just overdye the bright green black.  but it was a weird dolman sleeved jumpsuit-style dress.  i really liked the snaps so i bought it..and then debated for almost a month before hacking off the sleeves and skirt.

aaand 90s skirt cropped for normal wear.  fin

linking up to erica's recycled fashion finds

liz's laundry

• sweater: thrifted
• dress: thrifted and edited
• skirt: nz street fair
• leggings: uniqlo
• necklace: local shop in portland

so i originally put on the weird heavy silk-esque dress that i removed the sleeves from.  without a sweater ..obviously not weather appropriate.  with the sweater...it seemed like i had a day trip from the institution.  so i traded a skirt and kept the sweater.  it sort of matched.

and for this next series [click to enlarge the hilarity] i cannot take outfit shots in the morning.  i look: crazy-eye perturbed, straight up pissed off, sleepily indifferent, or smirky mcsmirky pants. 

 

• sweater and tank top: gap
• skirt: thrifted
• scarf: target
• leggings: charlotte russe

 

• overly bright slightly floral top: thrifted
• slightly too-short dress: target
• leggings: charlotte russe

linking up to EBEW

liz's laundry

• dress: thrifted
• skirt: dkny
• tights and belt: target

• blazer and dress: thrifted
• leggings: uniqlo heattech

• sweater/shirt/top: kohls
• scarf: h&m
• skirt: old navy

so first pic..i wore a dress over a skirt.  and thank god i did cos the office was freezing and the dress is really light polyester [oh the 70s] and the skirt is heavy cotton.  there was nearly a fire with all the static [tights as well] but i endured.  due to the overly bright green i have my eyes closed in the last pic.  thats also why im linking up to tammy of silverstyle's trending through the decades.  also linking up to meagan of brass in pocket's thursdays are for thrifters cos 2/3 of the outfits are from goodwill.

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