(New) Biking in Heels

So, my birthday presents from my parents last year were a bit delayed.  My dad promised to buy me a bike, my mom promised that we would get matching tattoos.  About 5 months later, on my 6 monthiversary with the boyfriend, I received my awesome vintage bike, and went for a ride with my family and said boyfriend.  I love this thing!  I spent a decent bit of the summer fixing the brakes, but otherwise this thing is just lovely.  Of course, it won't do for any mountain biking, but for fashion, is it the best accessory a girl could wish for.  I am most excited that it will work for any steampunk excursions =)  For instance, although they are not pictured I now have a gold-colored bell and a leather pouch in the back that is perfect for sunglasses, cell phones, keys, etc.

Now, for the outfit...

red-orange corduroy blazer : Goodwill

green tank top with lace and buttons : hand-me-down from Gabby

ripped jeans : childhood momento that my mother has confiscated once again

brown Sketchers heels : Goodwill or something (yes, they are Sketchers--how sporty!)

orange scarf : hand-me-down from my grandmother

multicolored bangles : collected as a child

orange tag necklace : handmade by yours truly, featuring the boyfriend's name and class ring

sunglasses and helmet : hand-me-down from Ima

On a relatively interesting side note, Ima and I went to meet briefly with the tattoo artist yesterday--which also happens to be my 11 monthiversary with Boyfriend.  If I were to call this irony, would that be like if I posted something as my friend on Facebook because she forgot to log out, and called it hacking?

Green Beverage Day

Unless I (and Wikipedia) am (are) quite mistaken, my school is credited with the invention of Green Beer Day in 1952.  So this is my tribute to GBD 2012.  Corset!  Yeah.  ;)

purple 3/4 sleeve top : Old Navy
black and brown foliage corset : eBay (it is VERY well made, and only cost me like $10)
taupe pants : hand-me-down from Ima
green 3/4 sleeve jacket : Targét
choker necklace with gear : handmade by yours truly!
silver clay compass necklace : gift from Ima

Circuitry For You

The modem thingy.

The circuit board, removed.

The $4-ish shirt from Slobby Lobby.

The general idea.

How I plan to make it work.

Circuit board city!

Finished, fig1!

Finished, fig2!

This is a shirt that I made for Boyfriend last year.  I took apart an old modem-type thing and bought a few things from the local craft store (a t-shirt, fluffy backing stuff, and velcro squares).  The backing is used to protect one's chest from all the pokey bits on the back of the circuit board.  The velcro is obviously used to affix it to the shirt.  Perhaps the cleverest part, in my opinion, is the fact that it is entirely washable.  With the velcro, the circuit board can be detached from the shirt.  One important part was to sew the velcro onto both the shirt and the backing.  The squares I bought came with sticky backing so for some applications, sewing is not necessary but with all the wear and tear I would expect it to take in this project, I figured it would be best.  Unfortunately, the stickiness made sewing quite difficult--I had to do it by hand, and the needle kept getting incredibly gunked up.  I poked my fingers several times =(  BUT, the end project was so worth it, and in the past 8 or 9 months since I gave it to him, the boyfriend has worn it all of two times!  Maybe.  >.>

Modest Stripes

 

Once again at my grandmother's, here are a couple of pieces from the shopping spree.  The top has these awesome bronze buttons on the right side of the neck, and an embroidered patch over the left breast.  I absolutely love the skirt--even though it's a little large, with a pair of leggings it settles low on my hips and reaches far enough beneath my knees to be acceptable.

Prada Bag and Purple Hair

Another modesty outfit, mixing patterns while maintaining a general color scheme.  Here I am at my grandmother's house, having recently returned from a Goodwill modesty shopping spree.  I found this 'vintage' Prada knapsack for only $7 or $8, in excellent condition.  I found another one online for a comprable price, but mine has a gold lining inside (instead of silver) and the straps on the other one were fifty shades of messed up.

cream and navy striped shirt : Goodwill
yellow and green flower skirt : Valley Thrift
charcoal thigh highs with blue and green argyle : Targét, perhaps?
aqua-green scarf with silver threading : some little store in Israel

Also, you may note my recently dyed purple hair.  These pictures are actually from almost a year ago, so I feel perfectly fine saying that I once again have awful bangs!

Vintage Riding Boots

 

Heyo, new boots!  Well, old boots!  My mother and I ventured out into our small town and decided to check out one of its few local charms, the vintage store.  There, I found these sweet leather riding boots.  While they were an absolute pain to get on (and off again), it was well worth the struggle to find that they fit me perfectly.  The inside of the upper calves are worn smooth, presumably from repeated contact with a saddle.  All in all, they are in fabulous shape.