all things grow

skirt: ebay // shirt: thrifted // belt: forever 21 // shoes: famous footwear




I've been trying to add more separates into my wardrobe so these are a few of my recent purchases. These colors kind of remind me of junior high girls with braces, with bright pink and green bands around the brackets. That was a pretty popular color combination, as I recall from my observations. (I stayed away from those colors during my many years of having braces. Lolhipster.)




Buying things from ebay is always a gamble. I really love the color and length of this skirt, but was disappointed at how wrinkled it was ... how are you supposed to iron this thing? Also it has a black elastic waistband, so I just rolled it up and belted it. Problem solved!

Perhaps I'll do a full post on building a wardrobe, but I'm excited for the change. Getting rid of old things, putting new, more versatile things in ... it's been hard for me to stray away from purchasing dresses (and I've failed as well, but hey, a dress is virtually just a skirt and shirt in one!), but making a point to get colorful skirts, shirts, and pants has been a fun challenge (as well as trying to spend as little money as possible). Thank the lord for thrift stores and ebay!





My friend Megan flew in early this morning, so it's going to be a fantastic week for me. I hope you have a great week as well!

p.s. Don't forget to enter my giveaway!

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day 197

detail:


some funnies:



I am super super pleased with this photo. Thankfully my little brother was willing to model for me and I'm so glad he did! Because, not even gonna lie, this photo is awesome.

Also, I am just so excited about life right now. Megan and I shall be reunited in a few hours after being apart for three years. I'm finally beginning to pinpoint my photographic style. I may have an awesome collaboration coming up in about three weeks or so. And I just might be able to hang out with a bunch of super cool and inspirational photographers during Christmas break. I am so so excited for all the opportunities ahead and it is making me extremely happy.

You can see the before and after on my photography page!

p.s. the fog is real. Fog machine as Christmas present = awesome!

my week in instagram #8

this tent was the home base for the day camp I photographed // some pretty flowers at the botanical garden // pressed flowers gathered from our hike // the cutie baby that I've been taking care of // a llama at the zoo! // showing off my favorite sweatshirt // oh just me chilling on a glacier // Matt and Simon watching Doctor Who // my sexy camera at the photoshoot location for this photo

Hope your week was fantastic!

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day 196

This photo is not my usual photography style, but it's nice to experiment a bit. I really wanted to have a fashion-esque type shot and had this idea in mind for a while, but with a guy modeling. So maybe this won't be the last time you see these jewels. This isn't my favorite photo, but I had fun anyways.