Only Lame things Rhyme with Druzy

So, I've been noticing a lot of jewelry designers are working with these raw looking druzy stones. And I think I like it. So I did an etsy dig for some cool options. I'm a fan of chunkier options, and I'm in a necklace phase, so that's what I focused on.


Beijo Flor's shop

Besides this really beautiful and unusual color, I love the big chunky chain on this necklace. It's definitely a statement piece, and I think it would really pop against girly blouses or dresses and give them a bit of kick.


My Cellar Door's shop

Orange is my favorite color, so I always love Citrine. There are lots of versions of this kind of druzy necklace out there (see directly below in amethyst), so it's a good bet that you can find a nice one in a color you like AND in your price range.


kiskastyle's shop


Kahili Creations

This gorgeous polished geode on a thinner silver chain has the feel of something you could wear almost daily with a wide range of outfits, and it would still make what you're wearing seem a little bit cooler and more unusual. I see the druzy/geode as a very summery type of accessory, especially this one. Can't you just see that cool surfer import girl who came to your high school who made khaki shorts, a tight t shirt, and sneakers look completely hot? She was tan, perfect i-just-rolled-out-of-bed-hair, toned everywhere for no apparent reason, and usually sporting a simple but unusual necklace like this. Guys wanted to date her, girls wanted to be her. Particularly, I wanted to be her, because I was never effortless. But for 32.50, I could own this necklace, and feel a little bit closer to being that kind of girl.

Cool Find on Etsy

I was doing an Etsy dig for some handmade goodies to post on, and I stumbled upon something really really neat.


photo via the sea fairies' jewelbox store



photo via luellarose's shop



photo via Orion's Treasures store

These really beautiful pendants are called "Harmony Balls" or "Bali Balls". They come from India, and the balls that are encased in the intricately worked sterling silver cages apparently make beautiful, musical sounds when taken out of the cage and rolled in your hand. In my opinion, they make really stunning and unique pieces of jewelry! If you search for them on etsy you get several beautiful options for different price ranges. I'm really thinking about snapping one up from Orion's Treasures myself!

The Boosh Is Loose

So, sometimes I get inspired by television shows. Not the "trashy tv" that boyfriend and I like to watch at the end of the day for some giggles, but the tv I actually love. The Mighty Boosh inspires me in a lot of ways that I won't get into, but for those of you who watch it, you know that despite their crazyness, the getups that Noel Fielding's character Vince Noir wears are actually pretty cool. There are two things in particular I have wanted since I began watching this show.

Something resembling the mirror ball suit:



Unfortunately, there's no where that I go in my life that would be appropriate for me to wear a full body mirror ball suit copied from this. I also would never look as ridiculously hot in it as Noel does. Ahem. But there are other alternatives...



Found this skirt at H&M in New York when boyfriend and I were in the city to see the Colbert Report (boyfriend is actually being a good sport and holding the skirt up for the picture). When I saw it I immediately thought of the mirror ball suit. If I can find one at my local H&M when I'm back home for Spring Break, I really must try it on, and hopefully buy it. It's glorious. I'm just wary about the odd stitching.

A poncho, since "It's impossible to be unhappy in a poncho!"



I'll have to disagree with Vince on one point though, you can be unhappy in a poncho if you don't think you can pull it off quite like he can. Today I stumbled upon a beautiful "cloak" alternative:


Photo via bonadrag.com

But at 900 dollars it is way WAY out of my price range. Totally the kind of poncho-esq garment I'd love to own though.

What are your wacky television inspired fashion ideas?

Ya Dig?

One thing I really want to add to my wardrobe for the Spring, and probably just make a staple in general, is the much talked about boyfriend blazer. I showed you one particular style that I've been stalking a few days ago, but it seems like every day I'm exploring the interwebs for whatever strikes my fancy, I'm finding more lovely options.


Photo via fredflare.com

Not too long ago Lucky Magazine's website featured this Necessary Objects blazer that they found on Fred Flare. In my eyes, this is very classic as far as the boyfriend blazer goes. It's cut long and slim and it's black, so it will go with whatever outfit you can imagine. Details that make it even more of a win for me, the pinstripe lining and how the sleeves are cuffed, and the lack of a flap pocket.


photo via fredflare.com

Clicking around on Fred Flare some more, I found this beauty. This is not the only place I've seen sequined blazers, you know as well as I do that they're all over the place. What I like about this one is that it has 3/4 sleeves so I don't have to attempt to roll them up and scratch myself heinously with sequins, and the cut looks pretty promising from the photos.


photo via deepinvogue.com

This happens to be my favorite of the three, made by hand by the lovely blogger of the equally lovely Deep In Vogue. I like that she's taken the standard boyfriend blazer and tweaked it, making it in softer colors, and a feminine shape with the really awesome tie waist belt. If I could I would immediately become a patron of her etsy shop and order this stat. If you go instead though, I'll shop vicariously through you.

AHEM!

I just want so say...



Capezio lace up dance shoes in black and caramel on Bonadrag.

Now I must have them even more, before I see other people with them. They WILL be in my spring wardrobe people.

I understand why they say high school never ends.

Walking to class this morning (too early, might I add), the sky was just this flat pane of icy grey. It was so ominous and unwelcoming that I felt instantly colder and even more unhappy that I was out of bed. When I finally got out of my morning classes, I walked outside only to be pelted by the tiniest, angriest little flurries that ever fell. And how I longed for shorts and flip flops and feeling the sun on the skin of my arms and my face. Instead, I wore this:



JCrew sweatshirt. Zara jeans. Minnetonka moccasins. Gifted scarf and bracelet. Garage tank. Fossil Watch.

Keeping it casual. I bought the moccasins, my first pair, before fall semester started and they're seriously the most comfortable things ever aside from my monstrous furry slipper boots that I wear inside. The sweatshirt is a favorite of mine, the shawl collar makes it feel more grown-up than your standard hoodie. Please excuse my hair. I don't want to talk about it.

Sheep Go to Heaven

Brrrrrr. This week is a VERY cold week, or it's going to be, since it's only the beginning. So I went to my new favorite standby to keep myself cozy.






Thrifted Polo sweater. American Eagle Outfitters skinny cords. Jessica Simpson boots. Forever 21 Rings. Mandee hoops.

You saw this sweater before here when I wore it for a get together with my friends over a thrifted Banana Republic dress. I'm completely in love with it. It's so cozy and warm and comfortable, the slouchy fit is perfect, and I think it looks really cute thrown on with jeans and some gold jewelry. I've worn it a few other times but I haven't posted pictures because I don't want you to get sick of it.

These hoops were purchased, oh jeez, forever ago, and at this point I'd really like a nicer pair of 14k gold or goldtone skinny hoops that are large. Especially since they're such a staple for me in the summer time. Forever 21 statement rings are my favorite, you can't see the simple stud one on my other hand, but it's cute too.

Please ignore my dry hands and the lack of nail polish, it's hard for me to paint my nails because I always smudge 'em up! And apparently I'm forgetting to moisturize my hands, whatever.

Shop the Sale: Free People

I love Free People. Love their clothes, love their accessories, love the way their stores are set up, love love LOVE. Unfortunately, even at my most rich (which is, you know, not rich), I can't afford any of their stuff full price. So yes, I am the girl who goes into their store and after some unconvincing browsing, makes a beeline to the sale racks. I'm not ashamed, I scored a really adorable skirt there for less than 30 bucks last summer.

Free People's current sale is teasing me, so I figured I'd skim the sale and show you some of the sale pieces in my normal price range, for those of you with cash to blow.

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Photos via freepeople.com

1. Very cool take on the fairisle sweater, love the slouchy fit and the cool blue and grey color scheme.
2. Pretty and delicate shift dress. If you're going to look it up on the website, be sure to check out the back.
3. This ring is called "They Lady of the Lake" ring. Hello, one of my majors is English. Of course I love it.
4. Strappy? Check. Chunky heel? Check. Studs? Check Sexy? Check Check Check.
5. I'm a sucker for a baseball tee. I like the worn in feel of this one.

I want a girl with a mind like a diamond

I love my dog, and I love my boyfriend, but really, diamonds...they can really brighten your day can't they?

Thanks to a blog post on Lucky Magazine's website, I recently visited the highly addicting Langerman Diamonds website to scope out the huge diamond selection for myself. If you're in the market for some bling, you really should check it out, the range of prices and colors is amazing. I'm particularly smitten with their array of raw diamonds, which I always think are so unusually pretty. But I'm also a sucker for the shiny pretty cut ones. Like this one:


Photo via langerman-diamonds.com

An ORANGE diamond! Que bonita! This particular diamond is 425 dollars, I sorted them in prices low to high and didn't really dare look at the more expensive ones, but I think the heart cut is very sweet and the orange color is unexpected and cool. With diamonds, I love to drool over heavily encrusted pieces of jewelry, but when I have them in reality, I go for simplicity. This diamond made into a pendant and suspended on a super thin chain would be beautiful to me. Go pick out your own dream diamonds!

Getting in Touch with My Roots

So, boyfriend and I have a lovely plan in which I am going to be visiting him at his school over Valentine's Day weekend. I miss him quite a bit and it's going to be lovely, spending a weekend with my favorite boy! Besides our magical chemistry and beautiful love and all that, one of the great things about visiting him is that his friends are really awesome, and when he takes me to parties I feel super comfortable. One thing his friends are big on is theme parties, and there are two potential theme's for the weekend I visit. Either "Dress Like Your Culture" or "Ke$ha". Though I'm really really hoping for the latter (I love Tik Tok, judge me as you like), I googled the traditional garb my ancestors to get an idea of the best/funniest way to attire myself.

The traditional clothing of Russian or Polish women is just not going to happen. Though the colors are beautiful and vibrant, I don't own too many long dresses/long full skirts or the traditional Polish vests, and the Russian Kokoshnik is beautiful, but I have no idea how I'd go about imitating one.


An elaborate Kokoshnik.

So I decided that imitating the traditional garb of my Scottish and Irish ancestors would be easier. I was soon distracted by my discovery of Ghillies, which are the soft shoes that men and women traditionally wore in Ireland, and which are now part of the costume worn by Irish dancers. And I really really want a pair.


Split-sole dancing Ghillies.

Now, I love the white socks that they're worn with, but I'd probably wear them bare legged in the summer with shorts and drapey, casual tops, or maybe even filmy skirts and tank tops. I think it's kind of an interesting alternative to the flat (which I don't really love) and they're made for dancing, so they'll be super comfortable. What do you guys think? Am I crazy?

Photos via RusClothing.com and corrsirishshoes.com