Blondie!

Notice anything different?

Black and grey studded dress from Anna Sui's line for Target

My hair is lighter! I've always taken the lazy route when it comes to dealing with my hair. Even blow drying my hair is usually too much effort; I prefer to air dry it. Since I started working full time I realized that doesn't really go over well in a professional environment. So I have been taking more time to style and flat iron my hair - coloring was just the next step in the process.

My cousin Tanya and my sister decided that I should get highlights for summer since my hair naturally lightens in the sun. I was a little nervous at first because I had no idea what it would look like but I am really pleased with how it turned out. Thank you Tanya! (As soon as she gets her website up I will share it with you because she is a really gifted makeup artist!)

Hand Knitted (Baby) Sweater

One of my co-workers had a baby a couple of months ago and I needed a present for the baby shower. Of course I had to hand make something really cute. It is the best feeling to give someone a present that you have worked really hard on and you know they will love. 

I decided to knit this wrap sweater because all of the reviews said that it is a very easy pattern. I thought how hard can a baby sweater really be? (Before this sweater I had only knit hats and scarves.) Their definition and my definition of easy are obviously not the same because after hours and hours of knitting, ripping out sections and then re-knitting I finally finished the sweater.  I was hoping to have it done by the shower but since it took so much longer than I had anticipated, it wasn't all the way ready. But I had to get it done before the baby was born. Luckily, I finished the sweater the day after she left for maternity leave. The sweater is made out of the softest cotton and tencel blend that is perfect for delicate newborn skin. 

The patten is "Judy's Grandmother's Baby Sweater" from Greetings from Knit Café by Suzan Mischer. If you have any specific questions about the sweater feel free to leave me a comment or email and I will get back to them. :)

Memorial Day Weekend

Dress: vintage with belt from parents' friend

Purse: coral Coach bag with short and crossbody straps

Bracelet: flowers from Hawaii several years ago

Shoes: "Seppa" blush corset heels from Aldo

Sunglasses: D&G from Sunglass Hut

Earrings: blue and white seed bead made by me for this dress

I got my wish for hot weather this weekend just in time for our backyard pool parties. I had a hard time picking out an outfit that was dressy but also cool enough for the 90 degree temperatures. The dress that I settled on is a vintage dress that was given to me by one of my parents friends. She cleaned out her closet a few years ago and gave my sister and I the dresses that were still in good condition.

My friends in college always made fun of this dress whenever I wore it. They called it my grandma dress. How sad! I love his dress. It was a lot longer but my mom hemmed it for me several inches so the length is a lot more flattering. I wish that I could find 6 more dresses exactly like this one in different patterns. Then I could have one for every day of the week when it is too hot to wear anything else this summer. I hope that everyone had a great memorial day weekend!

Sneaky Snake Belt

I got a request to post a closeup of the snake belt. Excuse the blurriness of the photo.

Have a good memorial day weekend! I will be spending it by the pool trying to not get sunburned. :)