now you're gone, are they moving on

photo by Yookoo that partly inspired my outfit 

I'm trying to layer more, because right now my layering game is about a 6 (on a scale of 1-10), but I'm working on it.

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haha yes, my room is a mess (woahh that rhymed), but  my books are color coded so its okay. 

it looks like i'm trying to smuggle a llama in my sleeves. 

Vivian Girls - Share the Joy (fits the aesthetic and the post title is from one of the songs) 

It's a really nice album and has a very fall, hot chocolate, spending the whole day reading - vibe

A really lovely old pin. 

 I think it's supposed to depict the Roman goddess Venus (goddess of beauty). 

When I bought it from a yard sale, it was just a flat piece of china (or something similar) and I taped a pin to the back.

heyyy it's a bag made out of a book (I'm so smart) (not really) I made it with this Rookie DIY. 

The only thing that could have completed this outfit for me (actually, there's a lot of things, aka buy me nice clothes please) would be this UO tartan cardigan. Does anyone have $79 they don't really need?

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I normally wouldn't have been able to wear my outfit today seeing as it's (NEGATIVE) 16 degrees F outside. Luckily, school's closed today and tomorrow because of dangerously cold weather. (give me a second to explode because I can stay home for two more days) ADFGHJKL;'QWRETWEROPIY[ZXCJZXBC,M. !@#$67dsakfj

It's not that I hate school or learning at all, it's more that the thought of school (the work, the teachers, the adolescents, waking up early etc) gives me immense amounts of stress. 

For everyone who had to end their vacations today, I'm very sorry and hope you  get through this. 

In other news, happy 28th birthday to Alex Turner!  (If you're obsessed with Arctic Monkeys, please e-mail me so we can have neurotic conversations about their perfection. )

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cotton emporium sweater (marshalls), j.crew shirt (thrifted), brown polka dot dress (childhood), Venus pin (secondhand), BOOKbag {I'm sorry} (handmade)

First DIY!

Hi, welcome to my first blogged DIY. I've really been getting into layering with the Peter Pan collar recently but before, my only way of doing this was wearing a full length Peter Pan shirt underneath my clothes, which wasn't very fun in warm weather. So, finding that I had a bunch of free time and extra fabrics I decided to make my own removable collar. 

WARNING: The ability to sew (by machine or hand) is needed to complete this diy. 

These are your supplies

• scissors
• needle and thread (or a machine)
• Peter Pan collar template ( You can find a template for the collar anywhere online. Mine is a bit rough because I drew it myself)
• Elastic string of any sort (I used the string from a free sleeping mask I got from an airplane.)
• a button (any size)
• Fabric 
• hem tape (optional)

Fold the template in half and cut out one half.

Pin the template on top of fabric that has been folded over.

Cut out the fabric, leaving about 1/2 an inch for hemming. 

Hem the two individual cut out pieces. Hem tape is always useful 

because hemming is an extremely boring process.

Sew a button connecting the two pieces. 

This part is kind of confusing.

Place the almost completed collar where you would wear it and 

measure the approximate distance between the two ends.

Add about two or three inches for safety, then cut out that length of elastic.

Sew elastic onto each end of the collar (It was a bit long for me, ]

so I had to tie a small knot to shorten the elastic.)

This is the finished collar

(Notice my warm and inviting expression in these pictures.)

Ta-da! Hope you liked it!

See you guys later.

Love, K.