Cakewalk

It's my last day as a teenager, which is a little bit heartbreaking...but it's been a wonderful day, so I guess it'll be ok. :'D
We (my room mate and I) went downtown to the Southeast Guide Dog Center, where they have guide dogs in training come in and socialize. They say it's to get them used to other people and being in public, but really, it's just an excuse for me to cuddle some puppies. :D
When we got back, found out my family had sent me an early-ish birthday present:

...a chocolate gift basket! As you can see, it was well-recieved.

(Let's just ignore those Nutritional Facts on the back, shall we? :D)

My friend Franny (we're art buddies!) sent me this a few days ago for my birthday, too:

I love Princess and the Frog, so this ornament was amazing and wonderful, and just made my day. Sorry for the horrible blurry-ness, it really is a beautiful ornament!

And, my Modcloth dresses (from my last post) came in!

Here's one of them; I also bought the "Owl Be Home" dress, but I was gong to wear that one tomorrow. My room mate says it makes me look like a shepherdess, but I love it. I'm crazy about ruffles (and rococo...) and Victoriana, so I really don't mind.

 These two were sort of my consolation to turning old (and a pat on the back for art?)...and I guess one for each decade? That makes sense...-ish.

Sorry for the long post, I'm just feeling pretty happy right now, and I'm kind of gushing. :D

Fall like a domino

Ended up Goodwilling on Sunday anyway; the afternoon was just dragging on a little too long and it needed to be broken up a bit. XD

Blouse: H&M

Belt: Ruche

Vest, Skirt: Thrifted

It was really, really crowded, which was a bit weird, but still got the great vest and skirt. I'm pretty sure my closet is bursting full of floral prints anyhow, but...I can't resist. :3

And here's what I wore today!

Dress: I can't remember for the life of me...

Shirt: Primark

Shoes: Spotted Moth

Necklace: Disney Couture

Hat: Buffalo Exchange

Jacket: Target

I need to buy some practical clothes soon, since we're landscape painting this semester...my tights got muddy from having to set up my easel this morning. 

Speaking of school: my dorm. And yes, that's a 'Hot Fuzz' poster in the background! BEST movie ever.

In my opinion. :3

Find a Way

It's Sunday, and I'm feeling pretty lazy....haven't started on HW (though I know I should), and really haven't left the room. I was going to walk a few blocks down to Goodwill, but went at 9, and found out they weren't open until 10. I'm pushing that until tomorrow, since they're having a sale then anyhow. :D

Jumper: Target

Shirt: Primark

Belt: Modcloth

Tights: Modcloth

It's one of my favorite dresses/jumpers, but I haven't worn it on it's own yet, since I don't think it's quite warm enough outside. I can't wait to break out the summer dresses....now that Christmas is over, I'm not such a big fan of winter. :(

Also did some doodling this morning (I guess that counts as productive...?):

"Layla" came up on my Pandora playlist last night, and since then I haven't stopped listening to it. Amazzzzzing song, even though I wish they'd just chop off the last 5 minutes of it. :/

Jean Genie

So, here is my indescribably beautiful Betsey Johnson denim jacket...it's quite possibly the bestest thing I own. Besides my drawing tablet.

Best part? $15.

I kid thee not. It has a tear on the left side of the chest, but in all honesty, I don't care if it was missing an entire sleeve.

(it has safety pins all up and down the sleeves; probably the only reason I didn't wear it through airport security last week.)

Jacket: Betsey Johnson New York

Dress: Mustard Seed

I'm soooo excited for the long weekend, guys! My college doesn't observe a lot of holidays (not even Veteran's Day!!), so I was pleasantly surprised when my professors reminded us not to come to class on Monday. :D

I don't really have any new drawings today....most of the morning was spent painting (and those are horrible; they will never be seen by the light of day).

Here's some old stuff, though, if you want a look:

Old Art Stuff!

Sorry for the long post! D:

Free Day

Wednesdays are practically my day off...only one class, but not until 7 pm. It runs for about 3 hours, which is sort of cray, but at least it's not a studio class. D:

Decided to be a good sister and draw my younger sister a picture for the story she's been working on, Anachronism Cafe. At first I was bummed out because I'm used to her writing fantasy stories (my absolute favorite was her Peter Pan revamp...we're working on it as a comic), and this was a scifi. Buuuut...she's awesome, and ended up writing an awesome scifi story. Of course.

The main character's Glory, and her sister is Honor. Only when I was coloring Glory in did my roomie swagger over and point out she bared a resemblance to me...I'll have to ask my sister who the grumpy, irritable, red-headed college student is based on. XD

Dress: Free People (sale :D)

Sweater: Mosimmo

Necklace: Target

Purple's my favorite color, but it seems like all my winter clothes are black. I'm trying to work more color into my closet, so I'll see how that goes.

Thanks for the input yesterday; I'll post my thumbnail ideas after I work on them tonight in my lecture class. XD

Don't Get Caught

Got assigned our first Illustration assignment for the semester; it should be a fun one, but I'm having some trouble deciding...
We're supposed to take a master painting and put a twist on it. Sounds easy and fun...but there's a ton of paintings I want to try, and I'm not really sure where I should head. Here are some of my top picks:

Delacroix

Degas

Fragonard

Pretty well-known...and pretty expected, from what I've shown you of my art, right? XD

(At least the Rococo-era Fragonard...)

Oh look...some of my messy dorm in the background. D:

Anyhow, went with shorts today...I left all my pants at home. Bad idea!

Well, at least I didn't get overheated today.

Shirt: Dockers

Sweater: Target

Shorts: Mossimo

Boots: Spotted Moth

(Listening to the Zutons...could you tell? XD)

The Journey Home

The last two days have been a little rough; just in terms of traveling. Spring semester started up today, so yesterday was flying from Point A to Point B to Point C, then driving to Point D. I think the total traveling time was only about 6 hours, but dang; with jetlag and layovers, it was draining.
We celebrated my 20th birthday on Saturday, even though it's not for two weeks; we saw True Grit, went to my favorite restaraunt, and I was uleashed upon my favorite boutiques and thrift stores (the result...a Betsey Johnson jacket and party dress, pics to come soon!). It was a fantastic day, but knowing I'd have to leave the day after was a bummer.

Here's a quick drawing I did of a tattoo idea I was toying around with. Someone once told me that my head was "A Rococo Mess"; I think he was trying to insult me, but it's kind of the coolest thing someone's told me in a while. Anyhow, I don't see it as a bad thing.

Aaaand here's what I wore today! Probably not the smartest idea, since it was a lot hotter here than I'm used to (and I know you can't see, but it's a short skirt with black leggings underneath), and the belt felt pretty heavy by the end of the day. D:

Whatever, I thought the flowers were pretty. :'D

Shirt: H&M

Skirt: Papaya

Belt: Forever 21 (AGAIN :P )

A Million Ways

So, I'm thinking this is the last illustration I can do before the semester starts back up again. D:

And tried on my new-ish dress, too! I'd seen it on Modcloth and really wanted it, but then I found it in a local boutique on sale and grabbed it immediately. :D

More winter-izing, though...it's still a little chilly out. :/

Top: H&M (about four years ago D:)

Dress: Lush

Belt: Forever 21

How Nerds Dress Up...

I'm a massive Disney fan; I love the movies, the parks, the (old) cartoons...I even want to work for them someday, even if it's just as janitorial staff.
So, when I found out there was Disney Couture about a year ago, I bought more Disney apparel than is probably healthy. Besides this shirt, there's two more I have (I definitely have more, but they're not the 'Couture' kind), then there's a necklace and a charm bracelet as well. Even bought a pair of Ariel hoops as a gift for my sister's birthday this year. o.o

Snow White's not even my favorite; Belle comes first, then Tiana (same animator! :D)

But it's definitely one of my favorite illustrations from "The Art of the Disney Princess", which is an awesome book and they based a lot of the shirts off it.

If they add any 'Gargoyles' items to the line, my budget will never recover. D:

Shirt: Disney Couture

Skirt: H&M

Belt: Forever 21

Monochrome

Ha, everuthing I'm wearing today is black, brown or grey....ironic, since it actually looks like it'll be sunny out. Well, at least it'll still be cold. :|

Jacket: Target (it has a little bustle-y bit on the back :D )

Shirt: Pimkie, I think

Belt: Forever 21

Skirt: Charlotte Russe

Hat: Modified from Claire's :D

Shoes: Diesel, from Buffalo Exchange

I know the blog header says "clothes and illustration"....so, here's the illustration bit!

It's watercolor and marker; I'm trying to cram in as much personal drawing as I can before heading back to campus next week. :D

Winter Alterations

It seems like all the dresses I buy are made for summer...I guess that's why they're on sale. :(
I got this one from Modcloth a few weeks ago knowing I probably couldn't wear it until it got a lot warmer (or the semester started up again and I headed back to FL), but when it came in it was just too cute and I had to give it a shot.

So; belted it (Forever 21)

...added brown tights (Target) and a sweater (Forever 21)

and borrowed some Doc Marten's. :D

I don't think I can put sweaters over all my dresses, though, so new ways of converting my dresses into insulators need to be thought of. D:

Tea Time

Went out shopping/for lunch today, and stopped by a tea shop.

They had the glass-bottled sodas. :D

...aaaand key lime tarts. The best kind of tart. ;D

I got to wear the sweater/belt that I got from Forever 21 yesterday too, along with my romper (yeah, it's winter...but we had a freak warm day) I got from Buffalo Exchange a week or two back. :D