outfit 26--gray ruffly skirt and purple tights with green jacket

 i am so excited about this post i hardly know where to start.  first of all, here i am in the allergy specialists office, sitting and waiting for my appointment.  after last weeks flu and 2nd sinus infection in 2 months i decided to "get tough" on sinusitus!

still waiting for the initial instructions but man are those gray ruffles and purple tights so cute!

 here are what the tests looked like!  i am such a science nerd and the nurse jamie was so accommodating to take a picture of my back....looks like i am allergic to house dust, cats (duh--i have 3) junipers, dogs, cattle, thistle, and probably a few other seasonal things.

 now i am waiting for the doctor to come in and talk to about options...why not have a self photo shoot? 

 leaning up against the bed with oh so sanitary paper on it (yeah, right)  have you felt protected just because the paper was there? 

 anyway it has a good spot to put my foot up pose

here is how i wore the outfit on sunday-remember--mormons get to wear their outfits twice:)

here is part of the reason i am so excited about this post--i MADE the freakin' adorable skirt! YEEHAW! no pattern--big long rectangle, like 2 1/2 yards of gray nylon.  measured the 25' length for the skirt (i am only 5'2") out of the width of fabric.   then with the rest of the width i cut two 10" widths for the ruffle.  i first hemmed both top and bottom of the two ruffle peices with my roll hem foot. then using my ruffle foot i ruffled them every 6th stitch.  i sewed each ruffle on top of the length of skirt.  i added a thin elastic band to the top and then sewed one seam down the back and voila!

green jacket--lane bryant clearance $10--taliored by my friend Jevann
purple t-shirt--august silk-is that walmart? can't remember
belt--DI--$3--score big time because it is actually women's size!
skirt--me--from fabric in a bag of thrifted fabric $4
purple tights--lane bryant--can't remember cost
shoes--sam's club--$9.71

outfit 25--"jedi" bog coat, patterned tights

So I say to my husband, "How do you like this bog coat I made?" 

he says, "you look like a jedi"

I say, "pretty sure that's code for 'i'm the sexiest thing you've ever seen, right?"

He is such a NERD!

In the ensuing conversation I learned that orange was the color of some the jawas

as opposed to the brown of the jedis

and ben kenobi had the dark brown.

(well, who didn't know that?--most of us)

 These tights rock!  I can't even remember where I got them but I love the pattern. 

Earrings from Cato's--$5,

sweater from Chicos--gift from mom-in-law,

Venezia tank from Lane Bryant--on sale,

Skirt from Fashion Bug--long ago purchase,

Dansko shoes--$100

Bog Coat--piece of fabric in a saver's bag of fabric--$2.50

throughout the day I had several students want to

try the jedi coat on,

want to learn to make one

and call me "master coleman"...

that makes for a fun day in jr. high:)

another version with knee highs, with the leopard shoes, a white shirt and a handmade necklace that rocks 

outfit 24--blue, belt and beige

 i took some quick pics right before heading home to be sick for two days--flu and sinus infection=yuck!  these old navy blue pants are a hand-me-up from my sister amanda--you want them back?  come get 'em:) 

 the sweater is a *gasp* thrift store find $5, love the shape and versatility of the color and the collar!

 the t-shirt is down-east home and and belt is my first hand sewn version from this tutorial

outfit 23--pastel purple wool coat

okay this is another awesome thrift store find: this wool jacket was a half-price tag sale at savers

so it was $3.50.  it is a liz claiborne lana and rabbit hair wool.  i love it! 

the scarf is a thrift store find, $1 , it is polyester blend, i usually prefer and only buy cotton.  

i made an exception because it is super soft and i love the colors. 

the day was warmish and very gray,

with a touch of wind

my sinus's say i need sleep today!

the t-shirt is old navy thrifted $5--nothing special price, but a 3/4 sleeve white scoop neck is always needed

accented with a crocheted flower from my friend

all together:  with cute gray flats from sam's club with purple polka dots and bows $10

a southern utah desert flower in the legume family,

in the purple color scheme

to remind me of yummy summer days ahead!

outfit 22--jungle belt to tie it all together

aren't these fabric kitty panels fabulous?  well, I needed a belt, not wall hangings....

 so following the tutorial on sew4home I made the edges of the panels into a belt

Here is where I made this skirt out of a pair of pants and my first belt with the sew4home tutorial
 http://aleishazcoleman.blogspot.com/2010/11/belt-and-skirt-more-upcycling.html

 green sweater $1 (bachrach brand)

brown t-shirt ? (down east)

up-cycled beige skirt $5 (lane bryant pants)

 pop of color belt--handmade~$2.50 (hint: fabric from Savers, belt buckle from a DI belt)

brown boots--$40 (Sam's Club)

outfit 21--red and turquoise

 pretty sure that when i was in 5th grade i thought red and turquoise were going to be my wedding reception colors.  i love these colors together!  the foot in the air side shot--woohoo!

 so i taking hints from YOU PEOPLE who fashion blog and trying to do unnatural poses to show off my clothes--how this head down look?  the top of my faux hawk/pixie haircut is pretty cute:)

 my cute little foot up does show off my shoes a bit better

a shot without the jacket as the temperature continues to increase during the day in my school room, more children breathing = more heat = less clothing:)

1)  $1 red shirt from Saver's (Quacker Factory--never heard of it)
2)  "the only thing i will ever knit in my life scarf"--cost of yarn, $1 million dollars mental anguish
3)   skirt thrifted so long ago, Hillard and Hansen, which i think is Mervyn's which is out of business:)
4)  black tights--lane bryant--can't remember cost
5)  red leather mary janes--dansko--$80-$100
6)  turquoise jacket--sunset cove--Dillards, clearance around $10
7)  crocheted flower gift from my friend who does like that stuff!
8)  earrings--me!

outfit 20--blue bellbottoms, not bluebell bottoms--hah!

i am so witty:)  this was a lane bryant clearance buy: i guess i probably spent no more than $10 for each the pants, tank top and the white shirt underneath. i am wearing my brown dansko clogs with thick cotton brown socks. 

what kind of jewelry would you wear with this? royal blue is not a color scheme i have on hand, and this style of clothing does not seem to have an obvious jewelry shape/accent to it.  i guess earrings of some sort..chunky? slim? wire? short?  anyway....

isn't that a cute kitty clock in the background? when annie and i went to korea i think annie bought it for me, i planned on paying her back, i don't know if i ever did...i should ask her, maybe?

dansko