Mexican Embroidery and Vintage Wide Legs

Hi y'all!

I had an uneventful day off, most of it was spent sitting at my laptop doing homework, blah. I made a delicious dinner for my honey and cleaned the kitchen and living room, so I feel accomplished, but I still feel a little guilty that I didn't spend any time in my studio today as planned.

Oh, I also listed the tiki and parasol necklaces on etsy!

And here is my OOTD! I bought this embroidered shirt for $2 at an estate sale with my husband on Saturday. It was brown with age and had stains all over it. A bath in Oxyclean revealed a gorgeously hand embroidered bird and rose motif with silk thread. The fabric is actually from an old flour sack. What I thought was bleed from the thread is actually letters and numbers that were printed on the sack cloth.

I have a collection of hand embroidered vintage mexican shirts, but this is the best one. I'm gonna guess the lady who owned it got it as a souvenir in the '40's or '50's while visiting Mexico on vacation.

The jeans are high waist sailor style wide legs I picked up a while back at the vintage swap store I used to frequent before my New Years Resolution.

Deets:

Shirt- Vintage 

Jeans- Vintage

Shoes- Jeffrey Campbell wood and leather wedges

Beanie- Anthropologie 2009

Glasses- Urban Outfitters

Undershirt- Eloise, Anthropologie 2010

Drawing for the winner of the Sterling Filigree Ring will be tomorrow! I hope your as excited as I am!

Cheers!

City Girl Gone Wild

I had a looooong day at work today, productive, but loooooooong. 

You know why!

Tuesday at Anthro :-)

I got home as soon as I could to plant the succulents I bought yesterday after work that were still in the back of my car. Blake came home as I was finishing up and laughed about us being "city folk." I had turned our kitchen table into a potting station and everything was covered in soil, including my hands and face!

Tomorrow morning I'll take some pictures so you can get an idea of the obsession I have for succulents. 

Here's the outfit I wore today. I have to say, I felt very comfortable and received tons of compliments for this look. This one will be a repeat down the road when I'm lacking creativity in my outfitting.

Deets:

Jacket- Vintage, recent thrift store find

Blouse- Odille, Anthropologie 2009

Vest- Vintage

Denim- Earnest Sewn high waist wide leg jeans, Anthropologie 2008?

Shoes- Miss Albright, Anthropologie 2009

Hat- Vintage

Necklace- "Barty's Bad Day" (More on Barty here), Miss November Studio

Barty's Bad Day by MNS 

Don't forget about the STERLING FILIGREE RING GIVEAWAY CONTEST!

(REFRESHER)

Your Question for Today...

What are you obsessed with?

Me? Clothes/jewelry/accessories (obviously), boots and rings specifically, vintage, mid-century modern home decor (as you can see), succulents, makeup, Devendra Banhart, Jenny Lewis, ETSY, rosebud lip balm before bed.

Cheers!

Butterbean Butt Badge

Its been a few days, but I haven't fallen off the wagon yet!

I fell asleep early on Monday and didn't get a chance to post my OOTD, so here it is!

I love high-waist, wide leg pants. I love them even more if they're vintage! These pants are so long I have to wear platforms so they don't drag. I'm 5' 7.5" and I have really long legs, with platforms I'm all legs in these jeans!

Deets:

Blouse- Weston Wear, Anthropologie 2008

Vest- Only Hearts, Anthropologie 2005

Jeans- Chemin De Fer, vintage

Shoes- Jeffrey Campbell, purchased second-hand 

Ring- Miss November Studio (scroll down for close up)

Watch- Michael Kors, current

I had Blake take my photos for this outfit. He becomes really exasperated and takes rapid-fire photos to get it over with, and he hates this photo. I like it!

I am a huge dork, this is me clowning around and showing off my booty. These pants give me lima bean butt. I don't mind though...before he passed, Blake's Grandpa nicknamed me Butterbean Butt. I wear my butt proudly, like a badge...a butt badge. Hah!

I made this ring from a vintage sterling pin. I have a weird fascination with Llamas (I really want one!)

Blake made a jig from a piece of pipe so I can make rings that fit knuckle to knuckle and wrap around the finger. Its pretty dramatic looking, but its an illusion...

I made it like a shield, the front covers the entire front portion of your finger wrapping around the sides but the small band in back ensures full range of motion and complete comfort. I have made a few rings this way and it always surprises people to see that the ring isn't just a tube.