TRICK OR TREAT

Happy Halloween ! Hope you all had a fantastic one filled with lots of candy. My plans for Halloween were to sit at home, eat pizza and watch Edward Scissor hands - action packed . I received a message from a friend on the morning of Halloween  inviting me to a show he was playing and had to frantically try to organise a costume in my lunch break. Thankfully my local thrift store came through with the goods and I found a long, white, satin dress, my plans to cover it in fake blood completely devastated the dear old lady who works there. 

The $2.00 store provided me with the flowers, the fake blood and a tiara.

Bit of a frantic, rush job when I got home...

and voila... Carrie! sorry for the crappy photos, they were taken on my mobile phone and I didn't have time to take better ones. 

This weeks outfit post continues on the Halloween theme but is a little more pink and cute... xo

Pastel Colour Block Blouse - ASOS

Tarantula Knit - Hayley Elsaesser

Pastel Skull Necklace - Diva

ASOS Sweets Socks

ASOS Samba T-Bar Heels

Skirt - DIY - I completely forgot to take a close up photo of the bottom edge of this skirt so you wont be able to see but it has an amazing skull lace trim. I adore this fabric and had initial bought it to make a cushion and never got around to it, it was a spur of the moment decision to make it into a skirt. In all honesty I am not 100% happy with the shape of it because I was working with a limited amount of fabric and it is the reason I haven't really got a great deal of wear out of it. 

Still (amazingly) going strong with my spending ban, it has actually been a lot easier than I expected!

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Life has been pretty eventful over the last of weeks with a lot of upcoming changes happening, all wonderful and terrifying. One of the results of the changes is me reassessing my wardrobe size, I am feeling ill typing this because I never cull my clothing. I have a huge wardrobe and actually wear about 10% of it, I feel pretty comfortable writing this here because I know that a lot of you reading are in the exact same boat.  

I will be honest, I am not going to clear out a whole heap of it but I want to make a more active effort to wear more of it and then make decisions on what is really just taking up space. I have also put myself on a spending ban for the next few months.... again another thing that makes me feel ill. I have already been a week a half without treating myself, which is pretty monumental for me and I am very interested in any spending ban tips you want to share? 

Over the next few months if I can stick to plans, you will be seeing a bit more of the back log of my wardrobe. Wish me luck! xo

Ice-Cream Earrings - Erst Wilder

Holographic Belt - Sportsgirl

Unif Space Platforms  - These are old season now but I have only worn them maybe twice? They are super tall with minimal support and they absolutely terrify me. On this particular day, I proved my fear of them was warranted when I managed to take a tumble in them. I can't bare to part with them though because they are so dreamy.

Heart Print Socks - Ebay

Pastel Striped Dress - Etsy - This dress is one of my all time favorite Etsy purchases. Its a lovely cut, comfy summer fabric and the most beautiful colour palette.  "Pastel Stripe" is one of my regular keyword searches when trawling the vintage section of Etsy. 

ONE, TWO PRINCES KNEEL BEFORE YOU

Bit of a casual look and a definite go to outfit during the working week. I did wake up with the plan to just chuck on a band shirt and jeans but it was such a sunny day I felt like a bit of colour was essential. 

AS Colour singlet with a bit of DIY pastel pom pom detail. I'll pop the step by step down below for anyone interested. 

Pastel Heart Ring that was a little too big for me so put it on a chain - ASOS

Ok two trends I had skimmed right over or maybe am just late to the party:

Disney Princess Tights - Black Milk -  These tights were a gift for my birthday and are the first item of Black Milk that I have owned.  The first time I saw the galaxy leggings, I thought they were super cute but the market was quickly saturated and they lost their appeal. 

 I guess maybe that is a bit of why I hadn't gone out of my way to buy anything Black Milk. Even though I have seen pieces that are cute, the idea of spending that amount of money on a pair of tights and then seeing knock offs every where. Having said that now that I own a pair and have left the beautiful quality and the luxurious hand feel, I may be having a shift in my opinion.

Chuck Taylor in Optical White - Converse - Considering that I work in the head office for Converse, I really don't know why it has taken me so long to get a pair of these shoes. I am absolutely adoring white sneakers for Spring/Summer  and they seem to go with everything I own. It's a big call but I think these will be one of my favorite purchases of the year.

HOW TO : POM POM SINGLET

Ok super simple tutorial, I had a couple of AS Colour white singlets left over from sampling. I really haven't worn them much so thought I might give them a little cute make over.

 I purchased this pastel pom pom trip from Spotlight about 2 years ago, they do still have it in stock if you are interested. I thought it was really sweet but it has remained in my box of trims since purchasing.

 Step 1: Measure of your trim to the edge of your singlet. I just measure of one edge and then cut two pieces based on that but oddly one piece was a little bit out. I would recommend measuring your pieces of each sleeve, just to be safe.

 Step 2: Pin your trim to the edge (right side) with your pom pom's facing out ( away from the garment). You have two options with this, you could pin it to the wrong side so that just pom pom's show but I actually really like the look of the braiding

 Step 3: Stitch on using a zig zag stitch or hand sew if you aren't terribly impatient like me :)

 Also helps to have a little sewing helper friend, thanks Ruby Soho...

WISHLIST - Pastel Athletic Aesthetic

Amira Baby Pink Contrast Quilted Bomber Jacket

American Apparel Stripe Knee High Socks

Rita Ora for Adidas Supergirl TT Jacket 

ASOS Dylan Trainers

Polo Ralph Lauren Sock Egyptian Cotton 

American Apparel Poly-Cotton Cropped 3/4 Sleeve Raglan

Filles A Papa Malibu Cotton T-Shirt

Easy Pleated Skort

True Blue Tennis Skirt

American Apparel Interlock Running Shorts

TROPIC HAZE, PINEAPPLE SKY

There has started to be some absolutely magnificent days on the weekend, even getting up to 27 degrees! I am so excited to start wearing my Spring/Summer clothing again! Unfortunately during the week it has still been dropping right down with that awful icy Melbourne wind, so not quite time to pack away the coats. 

 I've been in a bit of a rut with my sewing lately and I am hoping the warmer weather will start getting me inspired again to make some pretty summer dresses in cute prints. Stay tuned xo

Rib Crop Tee - Top Shop - I got this in a pastel pink as well, really reasonably priced and cute colourways. 

Flamingo Necklace - Lovisa

Pastel Friendship Bracelet - Made by my lovely sister

Vanuatu Sarong/Skirt - I walked into my local thrift store recently and they had a basket labelled dress ups. I guess they put the things in there that they thought were a bit out there for casual wear. It was pretty much a goldmine for me! I walked away with this tropical cutie and a few more pieces I am sure you will see over Summer :)

 Papaya Platforms - ASOS - these are on sale at the moment!