{dreaming of spring}

Hullo, friends!

I've been messing around a bit with one of my favorite apps, Stylish Girl (which I very highly recommend!  It's completely freeeeeee!!)

One of my favorite features is the "Outfits" tab.  You can use items from your closet and/or wish list to create and save outfits--it's really nifty. 
Here is a little outfit I put together with some items I am currently loving.  I'm really, really getting tired of winter (I know--already?!) and can't wait for spring to hurry up and get here!  Hence all of the spring-y colors.  If you wanted to be more realistic, you could skip the necklace and add a scarf and coat instead, I suppose :)

Much love to you all <3

Basic Essentials corduroy pants, for $15, Couldn't Filigree More Bracelet, for $24, Time to Bow Bracelet, for $12, Pattern Familias Dress, for $19, Guaranteed Charm Necklace, for $24

{r2d2: the shoe edition}

Hullo, friends!

I have something totally fabulous to show y'all.

Are you sitting down?  Good.

Ok, prepare to be swept away with awesomeness...

R2D2 (which, for those of you who have been deprived of classic space operas, is a little droid in Star Wars) shoes.  I think they're pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. 
(Also note the adorable R2 action figure in that pic.  Isn't he the cutest?)

I saw the idea of glitter-R2 shoes on Pinterest (you can follow me at www.pinterest.com/thecraftyjedi) and after pulling out the thrifted glitter shoes I posted about a few weeks back, I tweaked the idea some and managed to make it work out. 

They were really rather easy to make!  The blue is just painted on with acrylic paint.  It turns out, the glittery surface is really easy to paint on.  I started out using tape to mark out the areas and such, but that ended up being too complicated for me, so I just went free handed.  The black outlines are just black permanent  marker.  And the red buttons are little sequins :)

If you'd like more info on how they were made, just let me know :)  After finishing them I had the realization (think: nightmare) that I should probably add some sort of seal to keep the color from coming off. I'll have to see about getting something.   

What do you think?  I'd love your opinions :)  I'm really excited to try something like this again!

Much love to you all <3

i <3 thrift stores

Hullo friends!

Check out these super-cutesy sparkly silver glitter shoes! (Did that sentence give you a headache, too?)

Seriously, thrift stores are the BEST!
What is your favorite thing you have ever found at a thrift/resale store?

Blessings! <3

A Happy Week

Hullo Everyone!

How has your week been?  Mine has been especially awesome :)
Can you believe July is nearly over?  I'm a little sad, but I do like the fall. 
What are you looking forward to this August?  I'm looking forward to being able to wear some cowls ;)

So here are some things making me happy this week:

1.  Tunisian Crocheting.  You guys already know that I LOVE crocheting, but this Tunisian crochet makes me really happy.  Notice the super pretty pink yarn in there?  Isn't it lovely?!  AND it is hand-dyed by Grace Ann from Would You Like Yarn with That?--Thanks again, Grace!

2.  Doodles.  I love drawing on index cards :)  Star Wars characters tend to be my favorite subject matter.  I'm going to share a few sometime when I figure out how to scan them :) 

3.  These shoes.  I love them -SO- much.  So comfy.  So cute.  So in love with them.



I couldn't get a picture of mine, so here is a picture
 of the ones I have, found here. 



4.  Dragonflies.  I got 6 little iron-on cuties STILL IN THE PACKAGE at the local thrift store for 5 cents.  Sweet, right?!

5.  This hymn.  Check out the link to the post I did about it on The World of Woven Trees.  Such a nice song, love the words!

What sort of things are making you happy this week?