HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!!

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Ok, so I lied apparently...I said I wouldn't post and I did. (Maybe it's a sign of things to come?!)

The Boy, Dave and I are off to Osborne Village Street Fest with a possible stop-over at The Forks for fireworks! :)

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

Lisa.xo

Good-bye June!

Well, I made it! I posted every day this month (aside from one minor glitch, which was promptly fixed!)! I'm so pleased!

Posting for a month straight seemed to give me a lot of time to think about my blog and how I'd like to see things work going forward.

Posting every day like I did this month will not be a change I'll be making. I like having a day or two off in a week.
For example:

I won't be posting tomorrow. It's Canada Day and The Boy and I have plans.

I will however be posting on the weekend with a recap of the month and some of my ideas for the blog in the future. In the meantime I would love to hear what you'd like to see more of (or less of?).

But the real reason we're all here. What am I wearing today?

Clearly I'm overcompensating for yesterday's seriousness... :) 

I love this dress (don't I say that about all of them? lol!). I got it for $10 at the Ricki's Sample Sale. The dress buyer bought it in NYC. Sample Sale might be the only thing that I miss about that job...

So, I'm wearing this dress to and from work today since it's going to be hot and humid again, but when I get to work I'll be changing into this:

I've got a pile of dirty rental tux shoes to clean, laundry to spot wash and a pile of old mannequins, 2X4's and other misc junk to clean out from under some stairs in the basement today.
Would you wear a vintage dress to do all this?
Now you know why I wear what I wear to work...It's just not glamourous.

But at least I'll look good going to and from work...that's pure vanity people. You never know who you'll run into.

Happy Canada Day weekend to all you Canadian readers! And I hope everyone else has a great weekend too!

Cherry Print Dress: Ricki's Sample Sale

Red Bead "Cherry" Earrings: Ricki's

Red Peep Toe Pumps: Le Chateau

Lisa.xo

White Hot!

Not me...well, some days I think I'm pretty hot, but today I'm reffering to the weather. It's going to be +30 Celcius today, so something to deflect the heat is in order.

Like my new (to me!) white, altered dress! Yeah! Here's the before:

And now:

So serious...I assure you I don't always look like this...I guess this is my "Blog Face" LOL! 

I'm so pleased with the way it turned out! All of these alterations I've been doing/been having done are really paying off. I'm spending less on clothing this summer as I discover new things in my own wardrobe!

White Dress: Rescued from Harlequin

Earrings: Ricki's Sample Sale

Belt: Thrifted, Value Village

Franco Sarto Wedges: Thrifted, Value Village

Leather Tooled Bag: Thrifted, Value Village

There's a Value Village 3 minutes away from my house...when I get bored sometimes I go and wander through the aisles. Which explains how many things I own from there.

Lisa.xo

The Quickest Outfit Post in the World

I am perpetually running late before work in the mornings.

Me + Clothes = Outfit:

Friday is a holiday! (It's Canada Day for those of you not in the Great White North!) Can't wait! 3 more days to go!

Lisa.xo

My New Favorite Dress?

This is another dress I've hemmed recently. I loved this dress when I bought it, but have only worn it once since. I just felt overwhelmed by fabric. The hem was too long and the neckline felt too high. I either needed more cleavage or more leg. Hemming ws the easier of the two projects and once again, did not really comprimise the design of the dress.

I did cut this dress when I hemmed it, unlike the other two. The fabric was just too sheer to tack up 4 inches of hem.

As you can see I hemmed this one much shorter than the other two I did last week. It hits me right in the middle of my knee. It's given the dress a more early 60's/Mad Men feel (Can't you just see Betty in this dress?).

I for one am smitten. I can't wait to wear it again. It's just so lady-like.

Sparrow Brooch: Mike's General Store

50's Pink and White Striped Dress: Ragpickers

Rainbow Peep Toe Wedges: Damita K

50's Bamboo Purse: Thrifted, Value Village

Lisa.xo

Stay Tuned!

I'm wearing another dressed that I hemmed last week today. No time for pictures this morning though...I realized I don't have any bus fare and have to make a pit stop for change before I head to work (I park and ride to downtown).

So in the meantime, here's a little sneak peek:

I will tell all after work today!

Lisa.xo

Another Repeat

You've seen this one last year.

Like I said, life is full of repeats. But unlike the repeat from earlier this month, I adore this outfit! I wear it at least twice a summer.

Blue Cameo Necklace: Gift

White Ribbed Sequin Tanktop: Ricki's Sample Sale

Blue Belt: Thifted

Blue Floral Circle Skirt: Vintage Glory

White Peep Toe Wedges with Rainbow detail: Damita K

Vintage Floral Straw Basket Purse: Gift from Matt

 

I'm off to make dinner for The Boy and myself! Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

 

Lisa.xo

I'm Chancing It

I work today...and I'm chancing a dress.

I had a lovely suggestion the other day from Periwinkle Dzyns that I wear a vintage apron over my dress at work to keep it clean. Some days this would work well...on others, due to the sort of work I end up doing, pants are really a must. Summer at the shop can be really slow and it's the perfect time to do all sorts of dirty cleaning projects.

But today I'm wearing a dress. Dirty projects be damned!

This is one of the dresses I had altered the other day. My tailor lifted the waist a little and took it in. I'm thrilled with how it turned out!

Also! I bought this leather satchel at Value Village along with a few other goodies. I just adore it! And I think it looks just perfect with these shoes.

Vintage (I think 40's?) Necklace: Ragpickers

50's Dress: Ruby Slipper

Peep Toe Shoes: Kenzie

Leather Satchel: Thrifted, Value Village

I'm so proud of myself for sticking to my promise and posting every day so far this month! I'm in the home stretch! :)

Lisa.xo

Aahhh...That's Better

Wow! Was I in a funk yesterday! Thanks for bearing with me...thankfully the weather held and my mood has improved as well.

I wore the other dress I hemmed today. Here's the side by side comparison:

Again, I didn't hem this one a lot either. I did take it up 3 1/4", which sounds like a lot, but looks subtle in the photos. I do think it looks more proportional. I'm very happy that I did it.

Here's how I wore it today:

I just love this dress. I bought it in university while I worked at Ragpickers. It was one of the first vintage dresses I ever bought. It was made by a home ec teacher in the 50's. Sadly I don't have the belt. I always wonder if it was striped or solid.

Flower Brooch: Ricki's

Cat Eye Sunglasses: Le Chateau

50's Cotton Dress: Ragpickers

Belt: Ragpickers

Silver Bangles: Gift

Rainbow Peep Toe Wedges: Damita K

Vintage Straw Purse: Thrifted

Thank you so much for your comments on yesterdays post! They cheered me up!

Lisa.xo

Meh.

It's another work/rehearsal day and I'm tired already for some reason.

I had such a hard time figuring out what to wear...the lure of a dress was almost too much to ignore, but if I ruined one of my dresses at work I would be devastated. So I've come up with something else...I'll be honest...after agonizing over my closet again today I don't care if I picked out a potato sack.

This is a close second to that:

Ok...it's not horrible...but I've done better...

Most importantly though, let's have a look at my new vintage tooled leather purse I snagged for $19 at Value Village! Oooo! Ahhhh!

It's mint. And I love it.
I'm hoping it will save this lame outfit.

Thank god I have tomorrow off...I'm hoping the weather stays cheery and that my disposition warms up too.

Lisa.xo