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Well, things have been a little hectic over here but that's not really news now is it? I'm gearing up for Thursday when I leave for Ottawa, to attend my sister's wedding. I'm the MOH which, I guess if you live out of town { of out of the country }, doesn't really mean a whole lot until the week of the big day. I'm totally prepared to be running around, and by running, I mean driving, because this is the suburbs and not New York, and doing whatever my sister will need me to do. I'm hoping there's a lot of babysitting this lil'guy .  I'm wearing a vintage dress that I bought some time ago last winter. It was falling apart at a few places and buttons were coming off but I really couldn't pass up such a beautiful dress! Just a few quick touches with a needle and thread and this vintage beauty is restored just in time for Summer. Oh and these are my new Gimmik shoes. I decided to go with the brown ones, but judging from the giveaway i'm curre...

I've never been one to follow trends . In fact, that word makes me cringe, just as much as fashionista does. Another word I ever use to describe myself. But what does one vintage loving gal do when Lace becomes   trendy ? I guess you just embrace it don't you? So when High gloss fashion offered to send me these lace shorts , I kind of happily accepted. I'm glad I did since they combine my two loves, shorts+lace.  Of course, I don't think I could ever pull these off sans tights but I already have plenty of outfit ideas to put into the works. Thanks to the long weekend, this week is going by so fast! This weekend is the last one before I head up to Ottawa for my sister's wedding on June 11th. I'll be getting all the last minute things, like a proper strapless bra to wear under my bridesmaid dress,make sure all accessories work well together, practice walking in my tall girl shoes so I don't trip down the aisle. You know, that sort of stuff. That said, I'...

Aaaannnd i'm back from a relaxing, eventful, sunny Memorial day long weekend. Well, yes, I do realize that it's now Wednesday so I should've been back yesterday but my days have just been so jammed packed that I did not have a minute to post.  We spent most of Monday lazing around at the beach, enjoying the hot sunny weather that has finally arrived and seems to be staying {just jinxed it...} . After that, I quickly got home, washed away all of the sand and remnants from the beach and made myself look somewhat presentable for the Time Square crowd, since that's where I was meeting my ladies for a screening of Bridesmaids {which was hilarious, mostly due to Melissa McCarthy} . So all in all, t'was a very good weekend here in Brooklyn. I love love love the lighting in these pictures as they were taken at my favorite time of day right before the sunset. I met up with a friend at the in between point of both our places that just so happens to be this park. If you follow...

Just catching up on some outfit pictures I took last week. The weather was mostly rain making it really difficult to take any pictures, let alone getting a together a decent outfit.  We've been blessed this weekend with gorgeous sunny days so far which explains my absence. I've spent most of the last two days outside, riding my bike, having picnics in the park, and attended  a roof top party last night. I think today will be a day of catching up on home stuff.  Thank you to everyone that entered my giveaway courtesy of Le Mode Accessories . And the winner of the Lacey Escapades clutch is...Heather: Congratulations! I will be in contact with you shortly to get your information. Outfit: top (dress)} Modcloth   Skirt}Tulle tights}HUE shoes}thrifted belt}thrifted

I think this whole taking pictures after work thing is going to me my new jam. It's a little more convenient, and we have more time to find a suitable backdrop. Take this one for example. We were walking down a new {to us} street in our neighborhood to find a place for pictures when we came across this wall. As soon as I saw it, I told Soner: "Umm, this wall matches my shirt. We NEED to take my pictures here." How funny is this? I feel like Zach Braff in Garden State when his aunt makes him this shirt that matches the wallpaper in the hallway, or was it bathroom?Minor details... Of course I'm a dork that wanted to recreate the scene. Y ou can see more versions of this shot by visiting my flickr account. Way too dorky to post them here. So today I'm at the Bust Craftacular, if you're in the neighborhood, you should come by. I always use these craft fairs as the perfect opportunity to get gifts for upcoming birthdays or better yet, for Quinn, and my brother...

I am so happy that it's finally the weekend! I have some pretty great things lined up {re: Bust Craftacular, and Dusty Rose Vintage photoshoot} that will be keeping me busy but i'm also hoping to get some time to get back to crafting. I have a few projects in the works that I'm hoping to have up here in the next few weeks. More on that later... We shot these pictures last night after I got home from work. Something that I never like to do as looking good after a full day's work is nearly impossible! After a quick make-up touch up, we set off to find an appropriate background. I've given up on using my tripod on the street. I need to find myself a little nook in the apartment to take my pictures when outdoor shots just aren't possible. Don't worry I''m sure I'll figure it all out soon enough. Since it's been a while that I've put up one of these remixes, here it is! I've had this dress for a very long time now and it's still one of...

{Blue dress, blue shoes} What a weekend it's been! I was very productive and got my closet in order, was able to drop off some clothing at Beacon's and in doing so, picking up a few things with my store credit! Ahh, new-ish clothes makes me happy! You guessed, it, i'm still not buying any new clothing, only trades for store credit or blog shops with money that comes from selling my own clothing through my {no longer} shop my closet. Sadly, I just don't have the time to photograph and list things anymore so I had to close up shop. The nice thing about Brooklyn, is that there is 3 re-sell places right in my neighborhood { Beacon's Closet , Buffalo Exchange and the newly opened Crossroads trading }. Going through these channels have made my life a whole lot easier. I highly suggest checking them out to see if there's a location near you, they've definitely help me keep my closet under control. Just another reason why I put myself on a shopping ban; I bought...

{Little red shoes} Yup, you guessed it more pictures from the weekend. As you can tell, we had a really gorgeous one! On Sunday a bunch of us got together and hit up the Brooklyn Bowl for an afternoon of bowling fun. I must say, I beat all of them with my awesome bowling skills and looked stylish doing with with my vintage bowling shoes from Japan. Yes, I take bowling a little seriously. But anyways, before leaving the house, Veronika worked a little magic with my hair and did this beautiful french braid side up do thingy. I like. Now if she can only come back to NYC whenever I'm having a bad hair day... I was planning on having a few more posts up for this weekend, but unfortunately time is not on my side and packing for Bahamas took a little longer than expected. So with that, I wish you all a good weekend and I'll be back on Monday, hopefully with some pictures from our trip! Outfit: dress}c/o Modcloth purse}thrifted belt}thrifted shoes}c/o Modcloth

{Too Many pictures?} You'll have to excuse me for the picture overload in this post but I love how these pictures came out! These were taken on Saturday night just before heading out to catch an Off-Broadway show called, Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage. No this is not a joke,about 10 of us girls {and 2 boys}   met up in Time Square to see this as we had won free tickets. And let me tell you, when you're in New York, you don't turn down anything free show! The show had some funny moments, just as much a awkward ones, but with a group of gals it could never be a boring night.  After the show we all sort of split up, Veronika and I heading back into Brooklyn to meet up with Morgan , Merl , and Jentine for a girl's night out for Morgan's belated birthday. I was so happy to have been able to meet up with all of these ladies! It was definitely one of those amazing friends, amazing times kind of weekend.  Outfit: tank} kensie skirt} Tulle tights} ...

{A New Friend} As I had mentioned, this past weekend, we had the pleasure of having Veronika over as our very first houseguest! She got in on Friday night and we had a blast right up until the very last moment she had to leave to catch her bus on Sunday night.  On Saturday we woke up early to hit up the farmer's market as well as other neighborhood haunts. Here are a few pictures from the market on Saturday which turned out to be so sunny. Veronika took my outfit pics and I took the others. I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot more from this weekend in the next few days, especially if you follow both of our blogs. Outfit: dress}Vintage, borrowed from Veronika tights}H&M belt}thrifted cardigan}F21 shoes}c/o Modcloth