Gilt Menagerie

Oh dear god I’m so excited about these BOOTS! I bought them on ebay last week. I feel like I can (almost) die happy. That is a good feeling.

• I also bought a pair of those Chanel half-tint knockoffs that I’ve been seeing around…and OMG they are So Freaking Cool. Since the bottom half has no tint, you tend to walk around with your head tilted up and your mouth open like a halfwit looking out the bottom of the frame, which is really great. You also look like a complete fashion victim, which is also great. Recommend.

• Oh! Also! I pinked up my hair, using a brand called Splat that is sold at Walgreens. It turned out really well. In case you didn’t know, there is a huge crisis going on right now where Special Effect’s Atomic Pink is out of stock EVERYWHERE and all of the pink haired people who don’t have a stockpile are freaking out. So fyi, this is a good replacement!

I realize I look like a total GD clone, but oh well! Have you seen all that drama on Cut Out & Keep? Whew!

I’m wearing:

• Laredo white cowboy boots, Ebay
• Black Forever 21 sequin dress: thrifted
• PINK LIPSTICK!
• Teal nail polish, Sally Hansen
• Gold locket, standard silver rings plus one new HK one!

Closeup of Hello Kitty enamel Pisces ring! AWWWWW!

Closeup of boots:

Current mood: GLEEFUL!

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Cut a pattern. This is a heart that is about four inches wide by about three inches tall. Circles are SUPER easy.

Cut out two shapes from your fabric with your pattern. I used pink felt. Felt is nice and strong but it can be difficult to glue things to it given its porosity.

Cut a narrow sliver out of the bottom, then overlap the edges like so:

Hot glue the edges of the overlap together. Then decorate! I put crystals around the edge.

I found hot glue too unwieldy for small crystals, so I used a silicone craft glue.

Then I cut two tiny slices at the bottom of the heart with an x-acto knife, and put two feathers in. I hot glued them in place from the back.

Glue them to your boobs with eyelash adhesive! If using felt, I would recommend putting a line of hot glue around the edge of the back of the pastie, since the eyelash glue soaked into the felt. That way, you could just put eyelash adhesive onto the rubbery surface of the dried hot glue.

Pretty!

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BEFORE:

AFTER:

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This is what I wore to go to the duck pond!

I have a question: are pointy pumps still “cool” to wear? I really love them, but I never see anyone wear them anymore. Do they go well with this outfit? I’m still in the infancy stages of shoe knowledge, so any advice would be nice.

Embroidered Mexican shirt

White eyelet skirt, from Target

Belt, JNY, thrifted

Blue alligator pumps, from Nine West

Blue hair flower, from Claire’s

Necklaces and earrings, Icing

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I’m getting together all of my outfits for Burning Man! I had so much fun taking these pictures…I can’t WAIT ’til we’re out there! On the other hand…well, I don’t see why I’m not wearing these outfits more often. I think I need to step it up a notch!

We stopped by a thrift store today, and I picked up this pretty little slip. It’s EXACTLY what I needed.

I’m thinking I should shorten the hem on this black velvet dress. Also: return of The Bear Hat!

What do you think of this flight attendant dress? I think a little hem shortening would help this as well. It’s super cute though!

THIS DRESS JUST WILL NOT ZIP UP! It’s so frustrating! I think I will cut the black velvet top off and use the skirt…it’s too pretty to leave behind!

Gold dress! I love you gold dress! Check out my sweet mask, too! This is what I happened to be wearing when our neighbors came to tell us A TREE HAD FALLEN ONTO OUR CAR. So I was all running around the parking lot in my bare feet and a gold party dress. Pretty smooth.

I think I should post some more costumes soon!

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The object of today’s wardrobe choices were to remain cool. Oh, and to look good as well.

Look at this handsome man!

Nathan is wearing:

Grey cotton V-neck tshirt, from Target

Plaid shorts, thrifted

Fossil necklace, from Mexico

Shoulder bag, also from Mexico

My outfit was super simple, but I have a post coming in a few hours with some of my Burning Man outfits, so there.

Black cotton dress, from Target

Black leather boots, thrifted

Black leather bag, thrifted

Ralph Lauren sunglasses, so pimp

Vintage gold locket, gifted

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I made an AWESOME oven roasted vegetable medley last night! I have never roasted veggies in the oven before, but it turned out to be SO easy! Here is what I did:

Ingredients:

1 medium purple onion

2 baby or Chinese eggplants

2 large portobella mushrooms

8-10 small red potatoes

1 poblano pepper

(you could use any other roastable veggie as well, like different mushrooms, brussel sprouts, asparagus, carrots, zucchini, etc.)

1. Slice up Portobellas into 1 inch squares

2. Cut eggplant into wedges. I was always told to score eggplant with a diamond pattern; I don’t know what this accomplishes. Do you?

3. Quarter red potatoes, cut pepper into strips, and cut red onion into small wedges. I also peeled 4 garlic cloves, and sliced them up too.

4. Season. I didn’t have individual herbs, but I had a “pasta sprinkle” a.k.a. Italian Seasoning that had sweet basil, oregano, thyme, and garlic. Perfect! I also added pepper and salt.

I also tried a bit of this “Old World Seasoning” that had paprika, parsley, caraway, bay leaf and rosemary, among other things! I think any combination of these herbs would be great. You don’t have to have all of them by any means!

5. Toss veggies with olive oil and seasonings. Use enough oil to cover all of the veggies and evenly distribute seasoning.

6. Spread veggies onto a foil covered cookie sheet, and bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until the veggies are done! (There will be a sizzling noise from the oil).

In hindsight, I would have made the eggplant pieces larger, because they got a bit overcooked. Everything else was perfect! The Poblano pepper is superior to a Bell pepper, in my opinion, but that is just because I don’t like Bell peppers.

Finished! I also made cheddar garlic drop biscuits and we had some Hoppin’ John as a side dish…it was super homey and filling, but absolutely delicious!

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We went back to Burleson today to take down The Dome™ and I wore this shiny number. Oh, and I also got my hair cut. I’m not positive I love it; the cut is not very good quality, but that is my fault since I went to Super Cuts. It was tempted by the idea of a 13 dollar hair cut, but I made the mistake of asking her to style it, and got charged THIRTY-EIGHT DOLLARS. I was in such a state of shock that I didn’t even ask why. But I think it has potential.

I wore:

Blue shiny sequined disco shirt, LOVE. I did leave a trail of sequins everywhere.

Denim shorts, Wet Seal. So glad I got these, I have worn them nearly every day this summer.

Slouchy leather boots (yes they’re back!) I’ve lost weight so now I can fold the tops down!

Black bag, thrifted

Peacock feather earrings, gifted

Standard silver ring collection

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This is what I wore to go see the bats fly from under the Congress Street bridge, in downtown Austin. And to see Harry Potter! YAY!

Gold mesh bag: thrifted

Black patent heels: Target

Shirt: Go International by Target

Ruffled skirt: Lulu Wang. This is my favorite skirt ever. The end.

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1. Go to Mexico for a few months and eat huevos rancheros every other morning because they are only the best breakfast food ever invented.

2. Come back home and fantasize about said huevos rancheros on a regular basis.

3. Go to your local grocery store where little old Mexican ladies chop up nopales and you can buy oaxacan cheese and mexican crumbly cheese*, freak out at all of the ethnicity and then proceed to buy the following:

eggs, salsa ranchera, frijoles negroes, corn tortillas, avocado, onion and crumbly cheese a.k.a queso cotija a.k.a. mexican parmesan

*This may be difficult in states or countries that do not border Mexico. Do not let this stop you. You do not have to use cheese, although if it’s available I highly recommend it.

4. Slice avocado and onion.

5. Heat the amount of salsa ranchero and frijoles negroes that you plan to use in separate containers. I am a container freak in the kitchen, so much so that I had poured all of the crumbly cheese into a tupperware before I could take a picture of it still in the bag. Here is a shot of the bag though, so you can see what to look for. I found this at H.E.B.

6. Fry eggs. This is much easier than it sounds, if you have never fried an egg before (like me). I was pretty nervous. Like, what if the egg doesn’t stay in a circle and runs out all over the pan omg the horror? Luckily all you do is put a bit of spray in the pan, heat it up to medium, and crack the egg into the pan. It totally worked itself out. Just don’t let the pan get too hot, especially if you want your yema de huevos to be muy hecho i.e. not runny which I think is really gross but my husband likes. You gotta let them cook a while and you don’t want the whites, which cook much more quickly than the yolk, to get tough.

7. Heat corn tortillas in another skillet, also with a bit of spray. They should be warm and just a bit crispy.

8. (Optional) Toss sliced onions into a skillet to give them a bit of a browning. I don’t like raw onions, but either way is “authentic”.

9. Place two warmed corn tortillas side by side on a plate, place the fried eggs on top, smother with salsa ranchera, top with onion and avocado, sprinkle with crumbly cheese, and add a scoop of frijoles on the side. (This is a special three-egg version for the lover; mine had two.)

10. Pour a glass of orange juice (preferably from a jug that is labeled Jugo de Naranja for extra authenticity) and gobble up the tasty.

RESULT: For about ten minutes, I felt like I was back in Mexico. So worth it.

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