I am an actress, artist, a designer, a creator, a helper, a human. I do what I can in this world to create, help and inspire.
I never even know where to begin… It usually starts when I find a dress while I’m out thrifting… this girl had so many wonderful details- a lace collar that I knew would come in handy, beautiful floral pattern, and a button up bodice that was just to die for. It started out with a … More Dress Alchemy: The Louisiana Garden Dress
If you travel past the sun and light-years back in time through whispers of a past so haunting it chills you, you will meet a queen. She was a great beauty, tall enough to look upon many worlds, yet not so large that she could not understand the hearts of those she lead and served. … More Queen Antonite
Once Upon a time I had this bathrobe… And I cut it here and there… You could say it took a trip…to a whole new life… And sometimes my dresses tell me stories… Here is the story this dress told me… Veronica had come from a small town in the southern Midwest… The name isn’t … More Bathrobe Revamp: The Tattered Housewife Dress and the story it told me…
So if you’re going to attend an event celebrating the golden age of fiction- you better dress the part… I Thrifted this fantastic Mini Mouse dress for seven bucks and it’s one of the only Thrifted items that I’ve ever left the shoulder pads IN (gasp!) Top it off with red lips, winged liner, pinup … More The Style Files… It’s Mini Mouse time…
You know, I could have created ten million adorable patriotic outfits and makeup looks and manicures to post up on the Fourth of July, but I got to thinking- the fourth isn’t all about how good I can look in the colors if our flag- it’s a celebration of freedom and diversity and the lovely … More ‘Merica
Some people get extra cash and they wanna sprint to the mall and buy up all the new fashion swag they can find- me, I’m a goodwill girl. I’ve been an avid thrifter since I was 12- who knows- maybe even earlier than that- all I can say is that nothing can ever compare to … More Goodwill Gold: Bad Nineties Dress Alchemy
I’ve got a Wolverine Heart- you know- that crazy metal alloy adamantium shit, bursting out of my hands, razor sharp and bleeding every time… Warrior heart- runs out screaming into the battlefield of life- open and huge, chronically naive, loving things it shouldn’t love, too big, too brave, all in, all the time, so excited, … More Wolverine Heart
Vintage camisole, skirt, belt and picnic tin from Goodwill Sunglasses: Nashville Swap Meet Gold daisy Necklace and earrings: Vintage Heirlooms Heart Necklace: Forever 21 Rings: Earthbound Trading Company, J Crew Flowers: Wild Photography by Amanda Carberry
Tonight as I stepped into the twilight of my unmowed and clover filled front yard, I thought to myself, “You know everyone seems to be finding four leaf clovers these days- I think I would like to find one too…” and within 5 seconds I looked down and there it was- the first four leaf … More Luck is not something you get…
I don’t like to wish because it feels like hoping and I don’t like to hope because I only want what I want Not those childish whispers of whimsy and fleeting possibilities * My power is so strong it cuts me like a knife yet it’s so far away I fear I’ll have to go … More it all fell apart but that’s over now…
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