Galavanting on My Day Off

For some odd reason I always seem to have Tuesdays off at Harlequin. I know I've said this about Fridays as well, but somehow having a Friday off doesn't seem odd...it's just a precursor to the weekend.
Having a Tuesday off seems odd...or maybe I'm just wierd...maybe both.

This is not the point of this post...I've gone off on a tangent...the point of this post is not about my wierdness and is much more vapid, as a fashion blog should be! lol! It's about what I'm wearing today.
let's get back on track...

I have the day off today. The Boy broke his toe at work a while ago and has been off on compensation. As a result, on my days off we get to spend some time together! Yeah! Today we're off to go look at a new truck he wants to buy. (not so yeah...this is boring boy stuff...) Then I'm dragging him to go pick up wallpaper samples. (revenge! haha!)
Who knows what else we'll be up to today?

This is what I'm wearing out and about in the world today. You've seen this dress before. I've styled it a little differently today.

Sunglasses: Le Chateau

Brooch: Thrifted

Silver Bangles: Gift

50's Cotton Dress: Ragpickers

Belt: Vintage Glory

Tapestry Purse: Thrifted

Black and White Flats: Joe Fresh

Welcome to all my new readers! There has been a recent increase in my followers in the last month and I've been meaning to say "Hi!" and thank you for reading! That little number on my Blog Dashboard makes me very excited when it increases! :)

I'd also like to say a big THANK YOU!! to Periwinkle Dzyns for the shout out! Click the link to see it for yourself and check out some other awesome Winnipeg bloggers!

Happy Tuesday! hehe!

Lisa.xo

Weekend Update

It's been a busy weekend! The Boy went fishing up north and took the camera with him, so I was left noticably camera-less this weekend (how I missed it!).

I kept myself busy on Saturday shopping with Mom and eating delicious steak and sundaes! Yum!

Yesterday I did this:

I finally painted my dining room shelves. And I am very happy with the results. Remember when they looked like this?

Before:

After:

And yes, I realize they are not done yet, I have to go buy wallpaper to back my shelves with. The worst part is that I thought I had it all figured out and now that the shelves are painted I'm not sure my pattern choice is any good. Shoot! Back to the paint store for more samples!

This is the wallpapaer sample I've got picked out. It's much more teal in colour in actuality. I'm not sure it's the one anymore...

I've also got to go buy new door knobs. I think I'll be purchasing glass knobs like this guy:

I'm in the home stretch though. Painting was for sure the biggest hurdle in this project. I used a dry brushing technique using Behr Paint and Primer in one so the old "wood tones" (they are particle board after all!) would show through giving the shelves some depth. I'm pleased as punch with how they turned out!

I'm also very shocked at how much crap I have stored in those babies!! This is the current state of my dining room! Yikes!!

What were you up to this weekend? Any wallpaper suggestions?

Did you notice my half primed dining chairs? They too are ready for paint! Another half done project! Woo hoo! lol!

Lisa.xo

Sweet and Simple

I haven't worn this dress in ages! For some reason it always gets passed over in my closet.

It's a great dress though, very comfortable and not too dressy for day.

The heat wave in Winnipeg continues, so I'm keeping it simple today: Shoes, Dress, bracelets. Nothing constricting or too fancy. I'm just going to work after all.

Speaking of work, I've got less than a month left at Harlequin before I start Stage Managing again! Woo Hoo! Can't wait! I am literally counting down the days.

50's/60's Purple Print dress (altered by me): Ragpickers.

Silver Bracelets: Gift from The Boy's Mom

Purple Mary Janes: Naturalizer

Lisa.xo

Grandma's Glasses

I am in possession of nearly all of my late Grandma Cotton's glasses, from the late 50's to the 80's.
Some of them are pretty bad and I can't seem to bring myself to get rid of them.

I have a few pairs that are pretty awesome though. So awesome that I'm thinking about have my prescription put into one of them and the other made into sunglasses.

They are, of course, the oldest pairs. Here they are:

Now you'd probably think I'd be making the dark pair into sunglasses, but you'd be wrong. This is the pair I'd like to put my prescription into. I'd like to make the lighter pair into rose tinted sunglasses. Right now they still have Grandma's bi-focal prescription in them and it's pretty hard to see through them! lol!

Everything is about this fuzzy through the bi-focals!

What do you think? Good idea? Do I look silly? Or cute?

Lisa.xo

Birthday Celebration

Not mine of course...as you know, mine was last month. August is my brother Matt's birthday month! (you may remember Matt's party from last year)

I always buy Matt vintage for any gift, birthday, Christmas, whatever. And this year is no exception.

Matt loves sweater vests. This one had his name written all over it.

I especially love the 40's clip on bow tie. (Both bought at Vintage Glory!)

I also picked up a little something for myself. Vintage Glory is undergoing a bit of a transformation right now. Two lovely ladies have taken over the ladies clothing. And the whole works will be moving next door in about a months time. Stay tuned for a post dedicated to this in September!

But back to the goodies...this lovely enamel brooch is from the girls at Oh So Lovely. Look at the pretty little box it came in! Love it! :)

The Boy also had his first foray into the world of vintage. He looked great in this blue western style shirt! I can't believe he bought it! I think it's my good influence on him. ;)

At any rate...here are a few photos from the party last night.

My brothers and I horsing around! We're so rarely all in the same place...it was nice.

The night ended with a nerfball fight. It was funny...and fun!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT! Love you!

Lisa.xo

I'm Spoiled!

Is anyone else geeking out about Banana Republic's Mad Men Collection? I am!

Normally I only get to ogle these kinds of things online and I only dream about owning them. But not this time!!

The Boy just finished ordering me the Begonia Print dress in Blue! I can't wait to get it! :)

I figured, I'm a big girl. It's not that expensive. Granted, I rarely spend this much on the vintage which ends up in my closet, but I deserve something special once in a while. I love Mad Men and I want a piece of this collection.
I can't wait to wear this dress!

You know there will be photos when it gets here!

What's your favorite piece in the collection? Have you ordered anything?

Lisa.xo

Wishlist: Bathing Suit

After posting my pasty bikini clad self the other day my Mom and I got to talking about bathing suits.

Some of you may be wondering why I don't own a vintage inspired bathing suit. I have The Boy to blame for that one. He picked out and bought my current bathing suit for me. He liked it so much...what was a good girlfriend to do?

My next suit will be vintage inspired for sure. I really love these ones:

You know how much I love anything nautical!!

Pieces for this suit are sold seperatly at Pinup Girl Clothing

You also know my weakness for Polkadots!

This one is from ModCloth

I found this next one via Vanilla Dreams. Anyone know which designer this beauty hails from?

Another one I love and found at My Style Pill. So cute! Love the Ruffles. Don't know where this is from either...help?

I'm not sure a new suit is in the cards for this year, but next year I'll be sporting a beautiful suit like one of these.

Do you have a retro inspired suit? Any reccomendations?

Lisa.xo

Where Have I Been?

At the lake!!!

The Boy, Dave and I have been spending a lot of time at the lake in the last few weeks. The weather in Manitoba has been exeptionally warm and wonderful and we just couldn't stay at home!!

Dave is turning out to be quite the swimmer!

We never end up with any photos of me...I'm always the one behind the camera...hence the self portraits...

I lived in this hat out at the lake 

He's so cute! I can't resist adding more photos!  

I'm either brave or crazy for including this pasty bikini clad photo of myself! lol!

What fun summer things have you been up to?

Lisa.xo

Amazing Fluffy Find

Once again my Thrifting Spidey Sense (I think it's earned capitalization...) has struck again.

This time while driving past my local Goodwill. Upon walking in, one of the very friendly staff told me there was a vintage crinoline for sale. She also told me that in two days they were having a 25% off sale and if I came early it still might be there.

This of course would not do. With or without the discount I was taking home that crinoline.

Want to know the best part? When I went to pay for my new pretty treasure, the staff member gave me
25% off that day!

The moral of the story: it pays to frequent your local thrift store and get to know the staff. :)

Lisa.xo