Echo Reflecting

Music Monday #13 - The Knife

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:30:00 +0000

The Knife - Heartbeats

Music Monday #12 - Phantogram

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Phantogram - When I'm Small

Galaxy Nails

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:30:00 +0000

I tried my hand at galaxy nails again for the second time, and I was so pleased with how they came out! I didn't have any black nail polish so I had to make my own. The first time I did them I used the darkest color I had and it just didn't work out. I made my own black nail polish by mixing some black eye shadow I haven't worn in years and some clear nail polish and bam! I had black nail polish! They didn't last very long because it was sooo many layers but I love them nonetheless.

Outfit 5.29.12: Sunflower

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0000

/ Dress: Roses / Tights: Kmart / Shoes: Walmart Clearance / Hat: Wet Seal / Necklace: Woodii / Plugs: King's Body Jewelry / Belt: Ruche /

This outfit is one of my absolute favorites now! A family friend of ours said I looked like a sunflower and that might just be the best darn complement I've gotten in awhile. The photos are a little poopy because it looked like this outside:

Which doesn't really tell you anything, because it isn't clear that it is pouring down rain. Which made it really dark and my camera is the biggest baby in the world in low light situations. It's color gets funky and it gets heavy with the grainy-ness and it just cannot decide what it wants to focus on! So this is the best you get. It was nice getting a light mist the entire time I was taking these photos though. Also, I really love how green everything gets while its raining! Also also, I am so smitten by the hanging basket that is behind me in the first two pictures. It has the cutest little flowers in it.

Nikon Fun Touch - The First Roll

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000

My Nikon Fun Touch 6 is my favorite cheap little film camera. I'm actually lying, the Lomo Fisheye is. But the Fun Touch is definitely a close second, and I'm pretty sure I use it a lot more than the Fisheye now! Anyways, here is the first roll I shot with it back in September. These photos are responsible for the instant love I felt for this camera. Also, does anyone know how deep fried kool-aid works? I'm still confused about that...

ABCs Of Nature

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:53:00 +0000

I found a book at goodwill the other day when looking for books to sacrifice for an invisible bookshelf that is really freaking awesome. I picked it up because it was the exact kind of book I was looking for for the project, but then I realized what it was and I might have peed my pants a little bit from excitement. It was Reader's Digest's ABCs Of Nature! How neat! There was no way I could ruin this book for the project, but I still bought it for my own enjoyment.

It has so much information in it, and it has such nice illustrations in it! This is definitely one of the best things I've come across in a thrift store, and it was completely by accident!

Music Monday #11 - Santigold

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:54:00 +0000

Santigold - Disparate Youth

Outfit 5.24.12: I Love My Bike

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:08:00 +0000

/ Shirt: Target / Skirt: Thrifted / Belt: Ruche / Shoes: Walmart Clearance / Necklace: Vintage /

I love Walmart's clearance rack in their shoe department. LOVE. IT. I've been eyeballing these brown faux suede loafers for a little while now, they've been on clearance forever. I wish I would have waited just a little longer to get them though and maybe I would have gotten them even cheaper, they were marked down to $7 when I bought them.

Now on to the outfit! Sorry, I just had to confess my love for cheap shoes at Walmart real quick. Anyways, I really love this skirt but I'm an idiot for wearing such a heavy skirt on such a hot day! It sure is a nice skirt to have during the winter though. This necklace (like 89.9% of the jewelry I own) was my grandmothers. My family was cleaning out her house after she died and of course the first thing I went for was the jewelry box. My cousin and I found two of these necklaces that were exactly the same so she has one and I have one :) Now this shirt... I love this shirt so much because I also love my bike so much! She's a beauty! And she has a nice, wide seat and she's a gorgeous color. I didn't even think about taking pictures with her until right this second, bummer! But you can click here to see what kind of bike I have. That baby was my best friend for awhile. I haven't rode it since I moved to the mountains (I'm terrified to ride it on these hilly, curvy, narrow roads!) and that makes me pretty sad, especially now since the tires are flat and the handle bars are collecting rust. When I lived in Mo though, I rode it all the time! The farthest I went on it was 20 miles (there and back, so 40 all together). I also lost 30 pounds the summer my bike and I were attached at the hip. One day, though, I'm going to fix it up and she'll look brand new and I'll hop on and we'll ride into the sunset and live happily ever after.

A Small Coffee Date

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:06:00 +0000

My boyfriend, Derek, and I were out taking care of business in downtown one day and we had some extra time to kill so we had a mini coffee date. It was really fun and I fell in love with the Cafe we went to, The Green Sage.

I'm not a coffee drinker myself (I'm a hot chocolate kind of gal!), but luckily Derek likes it enough for the both of us. I say luckily because I love coffee shops and he finally gives me a reason to frequent them now. Anyways, I opted for some strawberry lemonade instead. My taste buds were quite thankful!

The best part of it all though was my honey's silly mood that he was in.

I almost fell off my chair laughing when he started making faces to the people passing by outside. Especially the poor woman on her cell phone, she lingered in front of our window for awhile and not once noticed him giving her ridiculous looks!

Lomography Fisheye - Roll 4

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

I'm really just going to start posting old rolls of film I've developed at random because it's been awhile since I've developed some film. But good news! I have three full rolls waiting patiently to be sent in and I just bought some more! I can fill all my babies up with a fresh roll!

Anyways, here is a roll from a couple summers ago. This is Nostalgia City for me.

Music Monday #10 - Okkervil River

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:45:00 +0000

Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines

A Sleek Way to Lace Your Shoes (With No Leftover Shoestring to Tie!)

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:45:00 +0000

Outfit 5.15.12: A Restyle

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:40:00 +0000

/ Shirt: Thrifted / Skirt: Thrifted / Shoes: Walmart Clearance / Bag: Thrifted / Necklace: Thrifted / Plugs: Omerica Organic /

This is my "taking care of business" outfit. I think it's perfectly acceptable for any kind of business I might need to take care of, what ever it may be. Wearing this makes me want a job where I work at a desk and am required to go to meetings and talk to important business people and do important business things. I love to dress like this and have no reason to do so except for my own gratification. Actually, I take anything as a reason to dress up. Oh, we're going to Waffle House you say? Hold on while I go put on the nicest clothes I own. Oh, I'm not even leaving the house at all today? That's okay I'll just slip on some fancy clothes anyway. I'm always very over-dressed, no matter what I'm doing or where I'm going. Even if I were to be invited to a royal ball I would still find a way to be over-dressed.

Also, how well a dress/skirt can twirl seems to be pretty important to me I've realized. This skirt definitely scores high in twirl factor!

edit: I somehow forgot to mention that this is a restyle for the skirt, especially since that was my main reason for posting this outfit! See what else I wore this skirt with here.

Artist I Love - Embroidery

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:00 +0000

I recently saw flamelilyphotos on Etsy's 'handpicked items' and was instantly swooned by her embroidery.

(My favorite!)

All images click through to her shop so I would definitely suggest checking it out!!

I Broke Down...

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

...and made a Pinterest account! Click here to check it out and if it seems to be your cup of tea, follow me!

Music Monday #9 - Wye Oak

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Wye Oak - Holy Holy

Don't Forget To Enter!

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:43:00 +0000

(Source: The Dainty Squid)

Tomorrow is the last chance to enter the Titina Giveaway over at The Dainty Squid! This giveaway is too awesome not to share!

Outfit 5.12.12

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:35:00 +0000

/ Dress: Roses / Shoes: Ingles / Necklace: My Mother's Jewelry Box / Plugs: King's Body Jewelry

This is another one of my all time favorite dresses. It was twelve dollars at my favorite discount store, Roses. I really love everything about it. The one thing I would change though, is making the detailing at the top go all the way around. I hate when clothes have the pretty part only in the front! At least the bottom detailing goes all the way around. Other than that its flawless.

The pendant on my necklace is (was!) my mom's. It's temporarily my most favorite piece of jewelry. I say temporarily because the position of my favorite when it comes to jewelry seriously changes on a weekly basis, haha. Oh and one last thing, I did my hair using Elycia's hair bow tutorial. Of course mine doesn't look anything like hers, but I have a very different type of hair. Still cute, I think :)

My Dad's (Not So) Hidden Talent

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Anyone who knows my Dad knows his biggest hobby is solving the Rubik's Cube. That's why his hidden talent isn't so hidden. He's really fast at it, too. I believe his average time is around 40 seconds!

He does it so fast I can't get a non-blurry photo of him solving one!

Work In Progress

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:54:00 +0000

(unfortunately I only have one progress photo of the tree)

Music Monday #8 - Arcade Fire

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Arcade Fire - The Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Timmy Is Back!

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

I've been catsitting for my favorite kitty this past week. I love him so much! He is such a handsome boy :)

Outfit 5.4.12

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:21:00 +0000

/ Dress: Thrifted / Shoes: Kmart / Belt: Ruche / Necklace: Woodii / Ring: Vintage /

This dress has to be my all time favorite dress in the history of me owning dresses. And now, this belt is my all time favorite belt in the history of me owning belts. And they look like they were made for each other! This outfit is officially my all time favorite outfit in the history of me wearing clothes. Hands down. I even did my nails real cute to match. I did the hearts using The Beauty Department's little tape trick. My honey is in a couple of the photos because he makes any picture a thousand times better. (It's the beard.)

Also, a low-quality-but-still-amazing jumping photo of the both of us.

And a cute behind the scenes picture :)

Nikon Fun Touch Roll 3

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:58:00 +0000

Music Monday #7 - St. Vincent

noreply@blogger.com (Paige) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:59:00 +0000

St. Vincent - Laughing With A Mouth Full Of Blood