09.12.2012 Poppy Love

 my younger brother and I, I didn't notice that he was much taller than me until now -_- :)) 

 trying to hold in my laughter whenever someone stares at me while taking blog pictures is still a skill I have yet to master 

Poppy love. get it? -cause my outfit is all floral inspired hahaha. Oh man, that was very lame, Trish :)) 

So the weather isn't doing so well again for the past few days, and I don't know what it is with me and grabbing the opportunity to wear a skirt on weekends. Maybe it's because most of my skirts and dresses are too short for school, which is why I can only wear them on weekends or when I'm not going out for school, otherwise, I'd be in pants. 

It was just a very chill day today. The only thing that annoys me about this outfit is that my skirt wasn't ironed (because we were rushing for church this morning-sleeping in because of the cool weather is not an excuse to miss mass!) aaaand because at the waist area, my skirt has, for some reason, developed horizontal lines that make it look like that my stomach is bursting out of it. In reality though, it's a really loose skirt. 

A lot has happened throughout the past week. The first day of school for the second term this academic year, my first HOW meeting, a photoshoot for the re-opening of our clothing store Trends & Thrifts, etc. I am looking forward to a lot of things this term and I hope everything will be okay. Good luck to everyone and may this term awesomeee. 

08.12.2012 All Natural

 top x skirt x shoes http://forever21.com/ | bag Parisian

 This is A DIY project that I'll be posting within the week :) 

 being an awkward bunny

 I saw these at the ceiling of Tiendesitas and never really had the opportunity to take pictures of them until now. 

Happy Sunday everyone! :)

You may be wondering why I named this post 'All Natural'. The only(and very shallow,too) reason I did was because I my hair in the pictures above is my natural hair when I don't fix it. Yes, it's a little sloppy joe and it makes my face look a little chubbier than usual, but that's okay.

Also, I'm not sure if any of you noticed that I'm very into polkadots lately? Yes, I am hihi. I never grew out of that trend. Oohh, and last but not the least, I am very proud to have made another set of DIY accessories(thanks to my friend for the idea!). I will post an instructional sometime this week. 

p.s. It may be very unlike me, but I'm actually excited to go to school tomorrow. hihi 

08.11.2012 DIY: Ombre Tassle Earrings

Hi everyone!! As I was looking through my facebook newsfeed, I noticed that a lot of people are selling accessories. It may not look it, but I have a very tight budget for shopping on my own, and I just can't afford everything that I see. The accessories, especially in malls, are expensive and I noticed that some of them can be easily made.

This is my first DIY, so please bear with me hihi :)

Materials:

1. chain. I bought 2 yards because the lady at Carolina's wouldn't let me buy if it wasn't in yards.You can decide on how thick your chain is and its color. 
2. jack hooks. (2) uhh i think that's what they're called? correct me if I'm wrong
3. earring hooks (2)
4. paint of your color choice. I was going for a neon yellow, but they ran out. Also, if you have a open space you can use spray paint, it'll be easier and it'll stick to your chains more. 
5. masking tape. -this one i only thought about using when I was already done with the project, but it'll be very helpful when you're painting the chains. 

Overall Cost: P105 ($2.33)

                      -the jack and earring hooks come in packs so you can use the remaining for future use

Instructions:

1. Cut the chains to the desired length and quantity. Mine were 4.5 inches long; 5 chains per earring. 
2. Paint the chains up to where you want it to have color. Mine was 3 inches from the bottom. Put masking tape on the part where you don't want color so that the color becomes even and paint doesn't spread on it.
3. Wait until the paint dries so that they won't stick together. 
4. Gather the chains in one jack hook.
5. Add the earring hook to each jack hook. 

Voila! Your earrings are now done :) 

*Note: if you used a matte kind of paint and want the colored part to be as shiny as the unpainted part, you can use clear nail polish. This holds the color on the earrings as well. 

top ( i actually forgot where I bought this top from -___-) | shorts x sandals Forever21

So yes, this is how I wore my ombre tassle earrings. I like all these colors mashing up together in one outfit. I like how the earrings brighten it up, and it wasn't even expensive nor hard to make! 

08.09.2012 Peace on Earth

 top Hand-Me-Down from my Mom :) (more like I stole it from her closet hihi) | leggings Forever21| belt Bench

As I was looking for files for school, I stumbed upon these photos that I was too busy to post earlier. So now, after I am sorta done with school things, I decided to post this outfit. From what I can remember, the day I wore this was when we were going to watch "The Dictator" in the movie theatre because my dad found the trailer funny, but we weren't able to push through because it was an R-13 film and my sister is only 9. We decided to eat a shmancy dinner instead. 

The leggings I'm wearing are so comfortable and colorful (very me) , and I was in the mood for wearing them at the time and felt lazy to dress it up, which is why i just wore an oversized shirt with it. Also, I remember it wasn't a very cold day so I decided not to wear an oversized sweater. I especially like the belt because it's so cute! I like that it has holes all around it's body so that I didn't have to worry if the holes were far enough, etc. 

As another result of me having no school, I was browsing through the internet for nice photo editing softwares that could be in lieu of using Adobe Lightroom, and I found this software called Picasa. I'm not a very Photoshop-y person for this blog becasuse I mainly post outfits(or maybe I'm just lazy to use legit Photoshop hihi). Well anyway, actually I had it on my computer before when I was still in high school, but found Photoscape easier to use. Anyway, I downloaded it again and tried their editing tools. What do you guys think of my photo's effects this time? :) I'm still deciding whether to stick to my old editing style(cool colors) or stick to this one(warm colors),please let me know your thoughts :) 

08.05.2012The French Baker

 dress Forever21 | necklace Market!Market! tiangge 

It's Sunday today, which means Family Day (FTW!) My family and I just had a casual lunch after church at MOA and remembered that there's a Forever21 shop there now. After eating lunch, we decided to go there and check out how it looks and check if there's anything we might like. Right when I stepped in, I immediately became nostalgic because that's how the Forever21 looks like in the mall near where we used to live in the States. After a few rounds, I was able to pick up some stuff. I swear, everytime I'm in a Forever21 store, I always get overwhelmed by the hundreds of clothes that are in there.

While we were walking around the mall, I noticed this Painting Exhibit that MOA had in the middle of their activity center. For some reason, SM's getting all artsy today because beside that there was a Photo Exhibit (which I wasn't able to look at because of hunger reasons :P ).

As usual, the weather was being bipolar again because this morning it was perfectly sunny then it started raining really hard again.

07.22.2012 Things Are Shaping Up to be Pretty Odd

 blazer x lace top Forever21|skirt SM Dept. Store

The storm hasn't stopped and what a perfect way to lighten up the mood with this bright colored ensemble. Everyone's been so glum and lazy and I feel like the contrast of this outfit with the weather brightens up my personal mood. With such a depressing color town today, I figured maybe a pop of color would be nice. I know, florals are for spring and summer, but I just couldn't help wear it since it went nice with the blazer, which kept me warm by the way. I especially like the pattern of the skirt because it's like a vintage wallpaper, which I'm really into these days. Also, it may not be obvious because of the blazer, but the skirt has a unique pencil skirt and peplum kind of cut, but not quite. 

comments and suggestions are much appreciated! :)