Life & Style

I got the new Life & Style this afternoon. It is a newer magazine... a bit like people of US weekly but it is more fashion based then gossip (though it has plenty of that too!). they have alot of great tips and clothes and ways to get expensive looking stuff really cheap. a few articles caught my eye and i wanted to share.

Well i am a size 12 shoe and i have the worst time finding shoes! they gave you this website in the magazine called BarefootTess which is ment for big feet!! YAY finaly pretty shoes for ME!! they also said that Paris Hilton is an 11 so that makes me feel a bit better.

There was also this really small bit that was really funny. they have a shot of the Pope and he is in an all white dress like outfit (like they usually wear) but he has these bright red Prada Loafers on!! it is so funny i almost died laughing.

Great magazine.. go grab a copy!! only 2 bucks!

Crazy Quotes From a Crazy School

oh goodness... either my school is the funniest ever or maybe it is the stupidest ever. the following quotes were heard (or seen in one case) by me throughout the day! Brace yourself.

"Of course Suddam Hussein likes Raisn Bran over Fruit loups!"

"Who do you think you are? The desk police?"

"Mike Tyson, Burger so good, it'll bite you back."

"My hat has to match my shoes because when you go outside that is the first thing that God sees,"

"Not Jingle bells, i want a HARD CORE Christmas song!"

Sweet Goodness! i am among crazies! More on Monday...

My school makes me want to cry sometimes

I was doing my usual Fashion scan (the thing i do when i am bored in class or a public place where i check out what everyone is wearing and analize what i like and what i don't like) in class throughout today and i think i am going to cry. the precent that was wearing all Abercrombie/American Eagle/Hollister was like 89%. Alright... so i really don't have anything against those store's clothes (except that i don't own ANYTHING from any of them) because some of their clothes can be kinda cute but people need to use these popular chain stores IN MODERATION!!!! That is one of my biggest pet peves... head to toe american eagle or whatever. Now other chair stores like Gap and H&M you can were head to toe... with the right accecories ofcourse. the problem with all those preppy chains is that they are made up primarly of fake vintage (i think it is really tacky to fake vintage) and because these stores are so popular, multiple people usually end up wearing the same stuff on the same day (something i HATE!) and with fake vintage shirts like that (by fake vintage i mean those shirts that usually advertize wierd events like non-existint sunbathing competions on them that contain imature sexual refrences hidden in the writing) it is really noticable. with stores like Gap and H&M (also stores like Urban Outfitters but we don't have that near us :( !!!), they don't have alot of fake vintage (a bit but it isn't as bad) and most of their clothes are a bit more basic (more for Gap than H&M) so if you accidentaly wear something on the same day someone else does it isn't such a big deal. Also... my trick to never looking the same as everyone else.... Layers and Accesories. I layer EVERYTHING! all my fav. shirts and tanks from this summer can be placed over other shirts for a cute look no one else will have. i like Gap because they basicly have every color and every style or Tshirt and long sleeve shirt. Stock up on those, get some cute stuff from H&M, layer and you are good to go! Accesories really make an outfit but there is (sometimes) a such thing as too much. First you need to get a good original collection going on. I get most of my jewelry at Clares or some place like that... those are my trend places.... i get cute stuff that will go out of style in a few months so i don't lose a lot of money. for classic Jewelry... you have to options i like to call the 2 I's. 1) Invest. these babies last a while so it is worth the extra cash. i have a sterling silver charm bracelet and a Tiffany heart bracelet. Both are adorable and i can wear them forever 2) Inheret. alright you don't need to have someone die in the family to score some nice jewelry. most of my jewelry is from my grandmothers, my mom, and my aunts. i have 3 sets of pearls, two fresh water and one is ivory plus a strand of tiger eye and alot of other cool vintage bracelets, purses and scarves that you can't even buy today. so if you and your grandma are on good terms, show alittle intreast in the jewels and see what she doesn't need or wear anymore. Mix all these pieces and lots of cute basics and you got a great wardrobe! if only the other people in my school knew that!!! i have been rambling again... i would love some feedback if anyone reads this, expecially if you can relate!!

Proof I Know How to Sew

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so... if you read my bio you might know i like fashion and want to be a designer... handbag designer more specifically (at least that is what i am dabbling in now) i now a lot a people SAY they want to be fashion designers and can't draw or sew a stich. i just wanted to prove i wasn't one of those girls, here are a few purses i made... some are original designs and some are based off other bags i have seen in magazines or in stores. most are made up of materials i had around the house or scraps from my grandmother who also sews. i am pretty money conscious so i don't like to spend tones on fabric (or patterns... i don't like patterns). so here are my explanations...

1. this bag, i call it my breast cancer bag just because it has pink lining and a breast cancer ribbon on it that i got for free at the mall the day after i made it, but really that has nothing to do with it. it was inspired by my FAVORITE bag, an adorable brown tweed hobo bag that i bought at old navy for really cheap. i wore it everywhere and i wanted to make a second. this was actually for my Clothing Design class at school, sophomore year. My teacher was a little uptight about using patterns so i had to analyze my tweed bag front and back and create a pattern identical to the kind you by in the store (envelope, picture, fabric suggestions, tissue paper.. the whole shabang) in order to get credit for it. so after i made the pattern me and my friend April (who wanted to make it too) went and actually bought the fabric (the only one on the list i actually bought fabric for). i got black denim and (fake) pink silk lining and she got a maroon tweed and maroon lining. they both came out really cute and i got an A in the class.

2. This is a bigger bag then i usually do ( i like small totes and hobo bags mostly) because it was meant to be a book bag. i actually made it from a really tacky old jean jacket and some yellow fabric i had lying around. all the stiching that was on the jacket looks really cute on the bag and the strap is from the bottom of the jacket.

3. this one is really cute. it is a nice floral pattern that i already had with a vinyl yellow lining and strap. i like this one because it is one of the first bags i ever put a zipper on... its pink and looks really cool against the yellow.

4. this one is Actualy made of bubble wrap! one of my more inventive pieces. i had some left over... this was around last Christmas when all the packages were coming in. i did two layers and faced the popping sides to eachother so they wouldn't all pop and lose the effect. i used pink tread in a zig-zag stitch and it really looks cool. i also added a cute bow from some ribbon i had to make it a little more stuctured and feminine

5. this one is based off one i saw in a magazine... it is pretty popular... i have seen it in about 3 magazines but i originally saw it in Lucky for about 60 bucks. i cut out the picture and made it from some scraps of fabric. it was really hard to do cuz i had to do a satin stich around all the separate butterfly parts but it is one of my favorites.

6. this one i made a week ago. i was in the attic tooking for a book or something and i found my moms old dining room curtains which were this big floral print... a little tacky for drapery but for a cute bag it was perfect. i ruffled it and added a strap and it looks pretty cute... i think.

well i hope you all like them... if any one reads this. -S

Christmas is in the air!!

ahh... after thanksgiving comes......???..... Christmas! it is Frenzy in the mall parking lot, 'Trees for cheap' signs everywhere, neighbors start to compeate with each other to see who can make the decorations on their house the most ridiculous... its christmas alright!! my fav christmas treat?? Candy Canes YAYYY... got by a box and get your self in the christmas spirit... this baby (and my festive nail polish) sure got me all excited for santa!

Big Downer

God, going back to school after thanksgiving break is a big downer. i got lots of fun hw to do and wonderful (FFFFF) test grades to post on the fridge for mom and dad!! yay! i have a migrane... i wan't chinese food to get me in a better mood... i have Rent songs stuck in my head... if you havn't seen it yet.. go NOW!!

Up and about

i always am one to wake up early. for school it is 5:30 so have trouble waking up past 8:30 when i don't have school. it pisses me off... i want to be able to sleep in like a normal teenager but instead i am here sitting around at my gay computer that won't stop FREEZING!! so for some family drama... my dear mother decieded we will be moving across town soon to a new house... so i have to check that out today even though i really don't want to move. she wants me sell all of our old beanie babies on Ebay (my favorite site ever) to try to get some cash. we have like all retired ones from when i was like 5. there is like 60 of them... if anyone wants them... starting bid 20 bucks holla back!