and the fog comes up

day 73



Isn't my sister just the cutest thing ever? I swear she's going to be a supermodel when she grows up. She's one of the best and easiest models to work with, plus she's pretty, and my sister, so she's readily available (if she's in a good mood). How much better can it get?





Today has been pretty fun for me. My mom and I went to coffee this morning and then she took me to a store for a belated birthday present. Afterwards Matt came over to our house to help me make pillows and then all the kids and my mom played video games! It was seriously a ton of fun. I love having everyone together, just laughing and having a good time.




So day number two of spring break has been a smashing success, and I cannot wait for tomorrow!

diy bird skirt

This really shows a good before and after of my editing with photoshop. Part of me hates photoshop because of the way it distorts the truth and many people use that in the wrong way, but part of me loves it. I think of photoshop as a tool to correct what the camera cannot capture (because some details of reality are lost in a photograph) as well as another art form. It's amazing what some people can create with photoshop ... even I'm amazed by what I can accomplish through it. And there's still a ton to learn.



On to the outfit! Matt's mom cleaned out her craft closet a couple weekends ago and let me go through all the things she was going to give away. It felt like Christmas! Matt was really bored while I sat on the floor going through bags of fabric and paints and stickers and anything and everything. I went away with three boxes stuffed with things (much to my mother's disdain ... she knows how bad of a hoarder and unorganized person I am). One box was filled mostly with picture frames and feathers, one with scrapbooking stuff and stamps, and the other with fabric! This crazy awesome bird print was in one so I cut it up and made a skirt out of it!




I would say this is my best skirt to date, although I still managed to screw up big time on it. It's still wearable, but you can definitely tell it's homemade. Oh well, practice makes perfect!



I painted my nails to match my skirt. :)



I'm flying!



Hahahaha these are silly.



There was just enough fabric left over to make a bow with a button to match the skirt. I also snagged some of Matt's sister's supplies from when she began making headbands and this one was already made, which was perfect for my bird ensemble!




As always, have a very awesome day. Are you enjoying your spring break?

strength is in my hand

day 72

Spent a nice evening with my dear. We went to go see Act of Valor, which made me very proud of my dad for being a part of the military, really glad that he is now retired, and really glad that Matt doesn't want to be in the military. I could never do what my dad did, and I am forever proud to have him as my father.

birds of a feather

day 71

color version:


I don't like this. I wish I could go out and reshoot this photo .. perhaps I might tomorrow (but I probably won't). That's the thing about photography, some days you come away with amazing photos, the other days you don't. Thankfully when you experience some bad days you know that better ones are to come.

And you get to read an outfit post about this outfit tomorrow!