Taking Advice From a Girl Who Never Misses

Actress Isabelle Fuhrman had this great quote in her bio section of her Twitter page that always resonated with me: "Stop saying I wish and start saying I will." Before I started working my internship, I never had the money to chase after my dream dress of all time, Moi Meme Moitie's Lace Embroidery Jumper Skirt. The other thing holding me back was the fact that I always needed to borrow my dad's PayPal account to buy anything.

Now that I'm working, earning money, and have my own PayPal account, I finally reached out to a shopping service to find my dream dress.

I'm hoping my shopping service can find either colorway soon.

Second DisneyBound Look Plus Great Finds

I wore my second DisneyBound look this past Saturday when I was taking a sandwich break in between my papers. (Earl of Sandwich has become one of my favorites but its always packed!)

This DisneyBound look was modeled after Skylar Lewis from the Disney Channel movie Girl vs. Monster. Yes, I know it's a Disney Channel movie but I liked the outfits they did for the movie. And Olivia Holt cracks me up on Kickin' It.

So a fun fact about some of the items in this look: The t-shirt, necklace, and boots were all worn in the movie. I snagged all of these pieces at a special sale where Disney/ABC props and wardrobe were sold at deep discounts. 

Ironically I've always wanted a pair of Steve Madden Troopa boots but I never had the money to buy them, especially since I wanted them for style/fashion reasons. These were $20 at the sale!!!

I picked up a few other items like 2 panels used in the construction wall surrounding the entrance to Disney's California Adventure with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse on them, some basic tank tops, a skirt, a dress, 2 pairs of tights worn in Girl vs. Monster, a belt worn in Girl vs. Monster for Myra Santelli's character, and the stunt double top for Myra Santelli when she is possessed by Deimata in Girl vs. Monster.

So purchases aside, I'm brainstorming future DisneyBound looks. I'm considering something from Sky High, something from Sword in the Stone, and something from the parks. Heck, maybe a Kickin' It one should be done.

First Disneybound Look

Have you heard of the Disneybound tumblr blog? It was started by a girl named Leslie Kay who creates outfits that mimic or are reminiscent of a Disney character. These are suggestions for those who love Disney to go dressed like their favorite Disney character. The term means "when you are going to any Disney parks. Check it out: http://disneybound.tumblr.com/

I did my first Disneybound look yesterday for a signing with artist Joey Chou at WonderGround Gallery. He created some Oz inspired art for the gallery and I purchased a deluxe print for him to sign.

 

 Joey Chou! And I'm Disneybounding as Theodora from Oz The Great and Powerful

 Theodora Disneybound (full look)

I didn't have time to go out and look for a red coat like hers from the trailer so I made do with what I had. Apparently a lot of people liked my hat or joked that they wanted to steal it from me.

Happy 2013!

Wishing everyone a wonderful 2013! I had some pretty awesome things happen during 2012 such as:

 Making a new corset from the 2011 Comic Con bags

 Meeting 3 cast members from The Hunger Games movie 

And making some customers happy during my summer internship at a designer consignment boutique. (No pictures though I'm afraid!) But I had 2 cases where a customer came in looking for a dress for a special occasion and I happened to pick the dress that they ended up buying for the event. Both looked amazing in their outfits and I hope they enjoy their purchases. Working retail has its ups and downs but I loved helping customers find that perfect item that they had to have.

What about all of you? Anything exciting happen to you?

Happy Holidays!

Hey everyone!

Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays! Be safe, have fun, and keep it classy.

I made homemade sugar cookies with my mom. Some of them were arranged into a cookie tree, which is a first for our family.

Happy International Lolita Day!

A little late but better late than never! Yesterday was International Lolita Day. Unfortunately for me, I couldn't rock Lolita because of the rain. :(

But I drew a picture instead of my friend Christine. Her blog is Beneath the Frills.

I like how she pulls together great coordinates and makes them look effortless. I hope that some day I can get it together and do coordinates as well as she can.

Surprise Beauty Boxes?

I keep seeing all of these companies who sell monthly beauty boxes with a variety of products to try out to introduce customers to different brands.

I'm interested in trying one of these companies but I'm not sure which one I want to try. I keep hearing about GlossyBox and BirchBox.

Has anyone had any experience with either brand or maybe another type of subscription beauty box company? Are they worth it?