Faltering Bird

Getting in gear for winter!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:40:00 +0000

Being someone who loves winter, but is stubborn to change from my uniform of shorts and skirts to winter clothing, finding a gem like Simons brand clothing for winter is awesome!

Below I have shared some of my favourite trends for the winter season, all from Simons!

You can never go wrong with a hooded parka--it's basically a staple! I'm also really loving the interesting lines on the all black coat--simple colour, but the design really makes it stand out!

Baggy drop-crotch pants are a huge obsession I have right now--I don't know who loves them more: Me, or my boyfriend! Tartan has also always been a winter favourite of mine.

Well, what about you? What are you favourite winter trends? What do you think you'll be purchasing, this season?

Thanks as always for reading!

xoxo, ashlei

Women's Blazer

Obsessions & Collections: Bindis & Body Jewelry

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:05:00 +0000

I'm sure we all have a few obsessions--things we collect ridiculous amounts of because we're just THAT entranced by them. One thing I've always had a metric ton of are bindis! Bindis are decorative dots one wears on their forehead, between their eyes, in the location of the third eye chakra. Originally from India and many parts of Southeast Asia, they are generally red. They have some religious connotations and are worn by many peoples in Southeast Asia, and also around the world as well as their native location for fashion purposes.

I've been collecting them ever since I was in 6th grade when a hippie-esque shop opened up across the street from my middle school. They were so popular, at one point, pretty much every kid was wearing one! I guess my love for them never faded with the 6th grade trend--I just kept buying them and buying them! I love the idea of wearing them over your third eye to increase concentration and to meditate. As you can see, some of these packages are pretty rough looking--some of these I collected nearly 15 years ago! I'm honestly surprised I never lost these as a kid. The bindis in the very middle of this collage (the three identical red teardrop ones with gold) are my first original bindis! I almost used them all up!

Another thing I am secretly obsessed with is body jewelry! But I admit, I have not even one piercing! I'm pretty much the only one of my friends without even so much as pierced ears. I've admittedly always really liked gauge earrings, but I know I'm too much or a weenie to ever gauge my ears!! I've been stalking body jewelry websites recently, so I'm going to share some of my favourite plugs from Fresh Trends!

So, what are your obsessions you collect endlessly? What are your unfulfilled obsessions you have yet to undertake?? Let's hear them!

Thanks so much for reading my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!

xoxo, ashlei

Yoyo Melody x Faltering Bird $110 summer giveaway!!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:15:00 +0000

Hey everyone! To celebrate summer finally rollin' around, I wanted to start off with 1 of 2 giveaways I'll be hosting in the near future! This one is for Yoyo Melody, & there are 3 prizes!

--PRIZES--

Grand Prize: $50 to spend on the Yoyo Melody website

Two Second Prizes: $30 each to spend on the Yoyo Meody website
(These prizes can be spent on both normal street style clothes and special occasions items!)

RULES:

1. You must share at least 5 items from www.yoyomelody.com to blogs, Facebook, Pinterest, or another social platform.

2. You must follow this blog via Google Friend Connect along the right side of the blog, follow on Bloglovin', and click "like" on the Facebook page for this blog. (If you've already done this before, no need to do it again--that step is complete!)

3. You must leave a comment on this blog post with your e-mail address, and also the links to the 5 items you have shared from Yoyo Melody on your social platforms.

This contest will end on Friday, July 5th at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced shortly after.

If you are one of the three lucky winners, you will be contacted via the e-mail you left on this post, so make sure to be checking!!

Thank you so much for reading my bog, & I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

GOOD LUCK WITH THE GIVEAWAY!!

xoxo, ashlei

Sasquatch! Music Festival, 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:24:00 +0000

My boyfriend, best friend, her boyfriend & I went to Sasquatch festival just the other week! We'd never been before, and it was really fun! It was held in the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington State. It was really quite beautiful! (And not nearly as cloudy as it appears in these pictures--we all got gnarly sunburns!!)

Here's the song that inspired this post-- It's called "Lebanese Blonde" by Thievery Corporation.

Sasquatch is a camping event, so you kinda have to fend for yourself. My dad found a cool campstove for us, so luckily we had a lot of food to eat without spending an arm and a leg at the food booths.

Camping festivals are sort of big car parties. We went to the festival a lot, but they didn't allow nicer cameras in, so most of our photos are from the campground.

One of our neighbors! She was so nice!

Our new friend Johnny! Josh struck up a random conversation with him, and after hours of hanging out, it turned out he was actually working at a food booth my dad's company sells to that my dad asked me to go by and say hi to! He didn't believe us at first, and then I pulled out a post-it note my dad had written for me with the name of Johnny's booth and his boss' name & phone number, and he was so surprised! I guess some meetings are meant to be! (Ignore the fact that I am blinking, HA HA!)

I could tell you so many stories about how funny our other neighbors were. To sum it up, they pretty much sat or stood on top of their cars all day long in their boxer-briefs, with their shorts around their ankles, screaming random jokes at passersby.

See? I told you that was their favorite thing to do!!

There was a HUGE windstorm while we were camping, but most of the other campers were at the festival at this point. So anyone who didn't stake their tent down well enough wasn't there to stop their tent from flying off! One of the smaller tents came totally free from the ground, flew at least 50 feet while taking other tents out like bowling pins, and landed over a fence and in the middle of a highway, right-side up, as if it had been pitched there purposefully. This is me cursing the wind, ha ha!

A few photos from inside the event! All of these photos are snagged from my friend's Jenna & Matt's Instagram's.

The poor decrepit tent that no one cared about, and left behind.

We visited Wild Horses Monument on the way back after the festival! I don't see any wild horses or monuments, though, lol.

We also found this along the way back--a scale replica of Stone Henge! It was pretty cool, there was an alter with flowers in the middle.

Sasquatch festival was super fun, and in the future I'd really like to continue going to camping events--a lot more connected of a feeling than going to an event and staying at a hotel.

Thanks so much for reading my blog, & have a wonderful rest of your day!

xoxo, ashlei

California Dreamin' ~ Trip pt. 2!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 18:31:00 +0000

Our friend Ryan took film photos of us on his old camera from the 1970's! The photo below is actually a photo of 4 of us friends, but for some reason the camera messed up and we all turned into pillars of light!

These shirts are from Ryan's clothing line, Lemurian Paradise! Love the designs he makes!

Silly bonus picture of Josh being weird. :P

| Hat by Banggood | Dress & socks by Romwe | Shall, gift from my friend Kendall | Shoes by Rose Wholesale |

Had a super fun time in California on the last few days! I think we stayed about a week in total. One of the days we went to a Gem & Mineral show, it was super fun--I only wish I was rich enough to afford all the wonderful crystals and stones that were there. They were way too pretty!

Also, hope you guys like the photos Josh & I took of my friend Ryan's clothing line, Lemurian Paradise! He has some real trippy shit!

PS: Noticed that I randomly have a bunch of new followers on my blog all at once. No idea where you all came from, but welcome! Thanks for following Faltering Bird!

xoxo, ashlei

Holly's Spring Wedding!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Wed, 21 May 2014 18:35:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, one of my very best friends from High School, Holly, got married to our friend Jake! I was lucky enough to be invited to be one of her bridesmaids! This was a first time for me--I've attended a small handful of friend's weddings, but never been in the wedding party! (You can see me near the middle left of the photo, looking pretty unflattering as I help Holly with the train on her wedding dress haha!)

And as much as I hate to say it, it has put me in wedding fever! I love looking at wedding dresses! But my strange confession is that I don't know if I'd ever want to have a traditional marriage with a big white dress, or a fancy ceremony. (I'd rather my wedding be a big party, where everyone wore whatever they wanted!) But nonetheless, I am so in love with looking through wedding dresses online. And not to mention, unbelievably happy for Holly & Jake!!

Here's the song that inspired this post. (I played it for all the bridesmaids & Holly when the stylists were doing our hair and makeup!)

It's called "Purple Yellow Red & Blue, and it's a Portugal. The Man remix by Muneshine.

If you're wondering which one is me, I'm the one dead center, trying as hard as I can not to get hit by the bouquet, haha!

At the reception, there were lots of silly things you could dress up with, like hats and feather boas and fake mustaches! This is Josh, being dapper. (Even though he'd untucked his shirt at this point LOL!)

Since I was in a bridesmaids dress, I didn't exactly get to pick what I wanted to wear to the reception. (But that's ok--the dress was awesome!) But When I was looking through wedding dresses the other day, I mentally picked out what I think I would have worn to the reception if I hadn't been wearing a bridesmaids dress!

The above 2 dresses are some I feel I may have worn to a wedding reception--I'm really loving the greens of the first one the best, though. Sexy evening dresses like the ones above can be found here: http://www.dressv.com/evening-dresses-2014-c103436/ !! Check out DressV for more, here: http://www.dressv.com/!!

What type of dress do you think you'd wear to a wedding or wedding reception?

Thanks for reading my blog, and have a wonderful rest of you day!

xoxo, ashlei

Alienz & Trollz California trip, Part 1!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:58:00 +0000

I know this doesn't look like much looking down on it, but we totally climbed up it! I'm not that much of a weenie but it was kind of hard!

| Hat by Banggood | Necklace is handmade | Jumper by Chicnova | Socks by American Apparel | Shoes by Rose Wholesale |

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend & I, and also one of our good friends Lindsey and our new friend Kooper decided to visit one of our best friends Ryan in California!! We hadn't seen him in awhile so it was super fun, I had really missed him! He is truly one of the most beautiful souls I know.

We went hiking a lot which is awesome because Ryan lives in the redwoods, so it's super beautiful! His house is also really neat too--decorated with a lot of neat things, like pretty tapestries, silly photos, crystals, and troll dolls!

Overall, it was a pretty awesome trip--but these aren't all the photos...so please stay tuned for Part 2--it was far too many photos to include in one post!

Thanks for looking at my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!

xoxo, ashlei

STONES & GRAVEL

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Thu, 08 May 2014 04:03:00 +0000

Hey guys!! As you can tell, I am totally wearing the crap out of this hat. It's just way too much fun! I really wish I had a lighter coloured one, too. In the spirit of spring, I decided to take photos at Hendricks Park, a local flower garden, and then go out for lunch and coffee with Josh & my friend Michelle! I also thought it would be time to bust out the floral dresses and chunky heels--another thing I've been wearing the crap out of. These black boots are just way too versatile, I almost want to buy a second pair just in case these break someday! How would you wear these short black ankle boots?

Thanks so much for reading my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!

xoxo, ashlei

PS: Here's the awesome song that inspired this post!

[All photos by Michelle M. And Josh M.]

SUN MEDALLION

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:31:00 +0000

Long time no post! Tryin' to finally get back into tha swing of things. Today I have a sorta funky outfit for you...and the funny thing is that I wore it on Easter, haha! Josh & I went with our friend Michelle to a popular rhododendron garden in our city, and there were so many cute families picnicking in all pastels. I must've looked like some sort of weird evil witch, lol.

Leggings & top are by Romwe!

~Here's the song that inspired my post~
(Mostly cause Sunflowers remind me of little medallions!)

Hat by Bang Good.

Made this necklace myself! :3

Shall by Vesst! I really really love their stuff, they have a lot of cheap black shit, which I am deff. all about.

~I'M WEARING~
Top & Leggings- Romwe
Shall- Vesst
Hat-Bang Good
Necklace- Self made
Shoes- Jeffrey Campbell

Thanks so much for looking at my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!!

~xoxo, ashlei louise~

(All photos in this post by Josh Morris & Michelle M.)

BON LOOK

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:14:00 +0000

((I've had a super long hiatus from this blog, and moved back and forth a lot...but I'm happy to announce I'm back in a location where I'll be able to take photos for Faltering Bird!))

As the first day of spring is right around the corner (which I am counting the days until!), the weather is warming up. Which means sunglasses season is just around the corner!

And I have something pretty unfortunate to admit--I look awful in most sunglasses. While most of my friends sport attractive, well fitting sunglasses, I succumb to squinting in the sunlight all spring and summer long. Why? Because I can NEVER find a pair that fits my face! And I know I can't be the only one--there must be others out there who trade looking lame in sunglasses for an eye straining headache! (Raise your hand, I know you're out there!)

This probably wouldn't be as much of an issue if I liked shopping in person, but frankly, shopping at real stores is hella nerve-wracking for a lot of people, myself included. Why brave the mall when you can shop from the comfort of your own home in your PJ's?!

And then, I came upon BON LOOK. They sell glasses/ sunglasses, and have this nifty option of uploading a photo of yourself to try glasses on with--finally, I can buy sunglasses that look nice on me without having to step out the front door! It's a pretty neat way to see about what something is going to look like on you, before you buy it! When I first saw this I thought "Oh no, it's going to be lame!" but nope--the Virtual Try On works super well!

The best part is that they also have a section where you can shop for glasses based upon your face shape, rather than just browsing the whole website. What shape of face do you have? I didn't even realize there WERE different shapes like this until now...probably why I've been buying the wrong glasses my whole life.

Anyway, this website is super rad and I'm excited to finally get a nice pair of sunnies that don't look like crap on me! Hope you all can find something that suits you, too! <3

xoxo, ashlei

HAPPY NEW YEAR // MERRY CHRISTMAS // HAPPY HOLIDAYS

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:18:00 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Here's the song that inspired this post, "Sleepwalking" by Chain Gang of 1974.

I feel like a lot of people make New Year's resolutions, but I'm never really honestly sure what to make mine. To eat more vegetables and be healthier? To be a nicer person and less angry? To appreciate things before you're already at the finish line and it's too late? I don't think I could ever pick just one. Because really, we're all works of art in the making, and we're far from our final brushstroke. There's so many things to work on, for all of us, and I don't want to rope myself into thinking I should just focus on one thing. I think I'm just going to take things as they come.

On New Years day I had a strange dream. I'm not sure what it meant, or if it meant anything at all. But I was surrounded by all my friends and family, and I guess the world was coming to an end, and for some reason everyone had to jump through portals to escape to another world. (lol). In the end, there wasn't enough energy for everyone to pass through, so me and my boyfriend Josh stayed behind because he was injured. We sat out in the yard of my childhood home with one of my cats, Saber, and waited for it to all end. We heard a low but loud rumble, and all the earth started falling away into nothing. For one short moment, there was nothing, and everything was one and the same, everything was pure and white. Then everything snapped back to normality--just the same as it had always been. And all across the earth, everyone who had been left behind heard a voice that said:

"Every ending is a beginning."

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I look gross in this one but everyone else looks cute so oh well! :P

Sky & Mitchell the kitties make their cameo appearances!! (As does Ariel's butt)

Me & Ariel!

Some of these are kind of blurry, sorry! Although I feel like that's how a good portion of the party remembers this night anyway, so it's probably more accurate, haha.

All swagged out! Let's go to sleep, now...

...and close the door to 2013....

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But before I forget, I still wanted to share a few photos from the gift exchange Christmas party that was at my best friend Jenna's house!!

The tree, with most of the presents under it!

Schoolgirl Matt!

Oh Mileeeeey! Christmas time Miley!

Maniacally flippant :P

Concerned Anna!

Jenna, Matt, and Yaz all hangin' out

Miley & Rylee kisses!

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Goodbye, 2013. Hello, 2014.

...Hope you're as excited for this year as I am...

All photos in this post by Josh & Ariel

[[Post dedicated to Miley the dog, 1/6/14, R.I.P.]]

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! (+ $100 JollyChic Giveaway, details at bottom of post!)

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 19:55:00 +0000

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!! (Or, if you don't celebrate anything, Happy Winter to you nonetheless!)

Personally, I celebrate Christmas, so in the spirit of giving, please stay tuned to the end of this blog post for a very special $100 giveaway to JollyChic!!

(Top is from Vesst, skirt is from Wizards of the West, and necklace is by Oasap)

I think I have been wearing this warm fuzzy coat from Banggood all winter. With like every outfit. I can't stop, help! It's just so fuzzy!

Necklace by Oasap

Isn't this tree cool looking?! I feel sorry for it though--vines like this strangle trees until they are dead.

BONUS PHOTO!! Lol, my cat kicked me in the face today. I don't think she's in the Christmas spirit!!

--I'M WEARING--
necklace- Oasap
top- Vesst
coat- Banggood
skirt & gold bracelet- Wizards of the West
shoes- Can't remember :(

Anyway, finally, on to the giveaway!! I haven't a giveaway in a long time, so I hope you'll all enter this one!!

PRIZE: 1 winner will receive $100 to spend on JollyChic's website!

--RULES--

1. You must register at JollyChic.com, and also follow this blog via Google Friend Connect, on the right side of the blog.

2. You must click "like" on both JollyChic, and Faltering Bird's Facebook pages.

3. You must comment on this post, with a link to an item you love on JollyChic.com, along with your e-mail address. (This will count as your entry, and will help me contact you when you win!)

A few short steps, and the winner could be you!!

(Contest starts on Christmas Day, and will end on Jannuary 8th, 2014)

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!! I wish I could give you all $100 coupons!

Thank you so much as always for reading my blog, and I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day!!

xoxo, ashlei

Snow Flower // Ankit headphones

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:01:00 +0000

Hung out this day and took photos with my friend Michelle! Surprisingly, it wasn't cold like...at all! It was so sunny even though the ground was blanketed with snow! We walked a few miles to downtown and got pizza and went shopping. Along the way we came across a creek that was totally frozen, so we all decided to throw huge rocks at it...and it didn't even break the ice!

(Coat is by Banggood, and skirt is by Oasap)

Here's the song that inspired this look! It's a Japanese song by Suneohair called "Akai Coat"

Even in winter, I think florals are really great! My headphones from Ankit totally match the backpack, too!!

Backpack by Banggood.

Ankit headphones.

Gold bracelet by Wizards of the West, and heart ring by Rings & Tings.

--I'M WEARING--
Headphones- Ankit
Coat & Backpack- Banggood
Top- Jovonna London
Skirt- Oasap
Socks- EXPRESS
Shoes- Deandri
Heart Ring- Rings & Tings
Gold Bracelet- Wizards of the West

As always, thanks so much for looking at my blog, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

xoxo, ashlei

Side Effects

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 19:28:00 +0000

Took this look a few days ago, and was really sad cause I thought all the files got corrupted! Thankfully they didn't, so here's today's look! It doesn't look it, but it seriously was like 20 degrees or something when these were taken. And the wind was blowing so hard! I can deal with rain and snow, but the second the wind starts blowing, I do not stop complaining!!

Beanie by Pacsun. (You cannot believe how much I have been wearing this. The answer is baaaasically everyday, haha!)

Aren't these tights from Banggood cute?! I found them hiding in my closet--I had forgotten I even had them! I felt like adding a bit of a "cartooney" element to this otherwise kind of dark look would make it so much more fun!

And these AWESOME shoes are by SwayChic!! I relly love the detail of the buckle and how it's not quite a full boot. Good for winter, even though a bit of skin is showing!!

--I'M WEARING--

Shoes- SwayChic

Beanie- Pacsun

Dress- Can't remember :(

Outer shall- Mom got it for me second hand

Leggings- Banggood

Necklace- Crafted from a christmas tree ornament

Again, thank you as always for checking out my blog--and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!!

xoxo, ashlei

Me & you, as chilled as 1972

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:01:00 +0000

(Coat by Banggood, dress by Oasap, and necklace by Romwe)

My hometown totally got dumped with a foot of snow!! We don't generally get this much snow, so this is really fun for once. Our truck broke down the day before Thanksgiving, so Josh and I ended up being about a week late going home to visit my family for the holidays--but in a way I'm thankful for that, because I would have missed all this wonderful snow had we come earlier! (Well, that and the auto shop told us if we'd broken down on the freeway instead of in the city, the engine probably would have exploded. I guess sometimes things happen for a reason, right?) It's funny because at first, when I found out I wouldn't be going home for actual Thanksgiving, I was pretty upset. But when I thought about it...the random people who helped us push our truck, my parents who helped us figure out what to do with it, Josh's parents for getting it towed and fixing it, my friend for driving us home the night it broke, our other friends for driving us to the autobody shop...well, there's really a lot of people and things to be thankful for, aren't there? Sometimes I think it's easy to forget these things.

Here's the song that inspired this look. "Sweater Weather" by The Neighborhood

The day Josh took these photos, it was the coldest it's ever been in this city since 1972! It was -15 degrees fahrenheit! (This is the street I grew up on!)

Coat by Banggood, and dress by Oasap

Necklace by Romwe.

It was so cold, but Josh always likes to have fun :P

Oregon is a really beautiful place!

This winter season, I hope you all get to spend time with your families and pets and loved ones--we all have so much to be thankful for! (Even if you get snowed in for a week!)

--I'M WEARING--
Coat- Banggood
Dress- Oasap
Necklace- Romwe
Socks- Can't remember!
Shoes- Romwe

Thanks for looking at my blog, as always, and have a wonderful rest of your day!!

xoxo, ashlei

High rise drift off skies

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:56:00 +0000

Hey everyone!! Long time no post! I've been mostly without a camera for a long while, but have been taking a lot of photos recently, so here's one of the outfits!

It's been really cold so far this fall, and, oddly enough, NOT raining! If you know anything about the Pacific Northwest from the USA, you know it rains...a lot. Like 90% of the year it's raining, I shit you not. (If you can have decent looking hair here, believe me, you can have it anywhere! So hard to control the frizz!)

Anyway, my cardigan and dress are both from Romwe!!

Have had this necklace from RIRE Boutique for a while, but I still really like it!!

--I'M WEARING--

dress- Romwe

cardigan- Romwe

socks- from friend

shoes- can't remember!

necklace- RIRE Boutique

Thanks as always for looking at my blog, and I hope to start posting a LOT more frequently, so I hope you'll keep checking back!! <3

Nothing drives like a Camero // Beleated summer post!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 03:11:00 +0000

Hey everyone! First of all I need to say WOW, I have been so busy it's been ridiculous! I promise, I haven't forgotten about Faltering Bird! Anyway, I have a lot of photos to share with you guys from a recent trip I took to California to go gold panning!

We stumbled upon this car overgrown with ivy and we couldn't resist taking some photos!

Really love this "Nothing drvies like a Camero" top from Jack of All Trades!! They have some super cool t-shirts!

The lighting was SO magical!

These wines were so cute! We thought it was a pretty fitting label for camping! It's still SO warm and nice where we live, I'm really enjoying this summer. As we're still in the hotter summer months, having comfortable yet stylish swimwear is important, and both Kohl's and Roman's (plus size) have lots of awesome options to choose from!

Speaking of swimsuits and swimming, I had so much fun swimming in this river and diggin' around in the dirt for gold! Here's Josh gold panning with his mom & grandparents!

It's like real life Minecraft, haha!

Some of the gold in one of the pans!

Some really awesome little pies Josh's grandpa was making--they were so easy to make and so good!

We ended up taking a bunch of photos in front of old cars...I guess I must really like trucks!

Bag is by Bang Good!

The day we got back from California we actually ended up going to a local festival called the Oregon Country Fair! It was super fun, we like to go every year!

This guy was outside blessing people I think! He was really cheerful, he made me happy!

-WHAT I'M WEARING-
top- Jack of All Trades
shorts- Levi's cut-offs
bag- Bang Good
necklace- Angel Court
shoes- Durango

Heavy Metal Thunder

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:02:00 +0000

These photos were actually taken awhile back, and for some reason I keep forgetting to post them! What's wrong with me, haha! When Michelle took these we were driving around and happened to pass this AWESOME old Ford truck, and we had to stop, it went so well with my sort of "grungy" outfit!

Top is from Sheinside, and vest is from Choies.

I don't know why but I just love junkyards and the like!

This wolf shirt from Sheinside is one of my favourite printed t-shirts! Necklace is by Angel Court.

Love love LOVE these shoes from Cozbest! I want too wear them again on the 4th of July!

Also, Michelle took some photos of Josh this day too, so I wanted to include them!! Josh actually cut his hair short really recently, so looking at these photos is sooo weird to me!

He looks so amused at the eagle mural, haha!

//I'M WEARING//

top- Sheinside

vest- Choies

shorts- Forever 21

necklace- Angel Court

shoes- Cozbest

//JOSH IS WEARING//

hat- Romwe

top- Macy's

jeans- Van's

shoes- Van's

As always, thanks so much for reading my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!!

xoxo, ashlei

Happy (early) Father's Day!! // Xperience Days Lunch Cruise!!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:27:00 +0000

For those of you who celebrate, Happy Father's day!! (Well, tomorrow anyway). For this occasion, I was lucky enough to be contacted by a company called Xperience Days who let me take my dad on a lunch cruise last weekend on the Portland Spirit along the Wilamette River!! (Also haha, my dad is totally squinting in this photo!!)

I really love my dad, and he works so hard every day to support our family, so he really deserved this little cruise, I think! I hope I can treat my mom to something awesome next Mother's Day, too!

My dad really likes this song, so I thought I'd include it in this post! It's called "It's a Long Way There" by the Little River Band. If the video player doesn't work, just click to view on Youtube!

There were so many little sailboats EVERYWHERE. It turned out to be a really great day, so it seemed like everyone and their grandma was out playing around in the water!

Dragon Boats! There seems to be a pretty huge community of people here that love them!

Jim is really excited to eat his burger! These things were fuckin' massive.

There were a lot of floating homes, too! They were really pretty, but I'm not really sure I'd trust living on one, haha.

Some of the skyscrapers of the City of Portland in the background! As you notice, we tend to have short and wide skyscrapers rather than super tall ones--we actually have a law here on the height compared to width of each building, so that the natural scenic skyline isn't ruined with buildings! (Not surprising that we're also basically the greenest city in the entire United States, too!)

While taking these photos outside it was SOO windy! When I came back inside and looked in the mirror my bangs were EVERYWHERE, haha!

This was the captain! He was really nice and showing this kid how to steer the boat! All along the cruise you could hear the captain on the loudseaker telling various facts about the boat, Portland, Oregon, and the river. I actually learned that the Willamette River is one of the few rivers in the entire world whose current flows to the North. So strange!!

More big ships!!

My dad looking stoic, haha! I'm really glad he had so much fun on the trip!!

My parents came to visit from out of town to come on the cruise, and when they came, they brought my dog Kibo with them! He was so excited to see me, I thought he was going to wag his little tail off!

I was actually looking through the Xperience Days website and you can buy some pretty cool "Experiences"! The entire premise of their website is that you can buy a day of fun with different options they have. For example, you could go for a hot air balloon ride, go whitewater rafting (which was almost the experience we picked instead of the lunch cruise!) or...you could even be in an AIR COMBAT MOCK DOGFIGHT. Like, are you kidding me?! How badass does it get? (I'd love to try that one someday!)

I'm really thankful they invited me to have an experience with them, and I would totally use their services again!

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed looking at this Father's Day post--I sure enjoyed the lunch cruise!!
I love you dad, thanks for being a great one!!

Thanks so much for takin' a look at my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!!

xoxo, ashlei

Cotton Candy Submarine // Thank you for 14,000+ followers on LookBook.nu!!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:16:00 +0000

Recently I wore this outfit to the Eugene, Oregon Rhododendron Garden! It was super hot the day I wore this, but even though the shirt was long sleeved I wasn't very hot! It's super breezy. I always love going to the garden!

(Top is from Choies, shorts are from Romwe, and necklace is from Oasap!)

Also, here's the song that inspired this look! It's a remix of "Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson, this one is by XXYYXX called "Letter 23."

Sweater is a gift from Crossroads Trading!! Love them <3

Seahorse necklace is SO SICK! I'd been wanting to get it forever but it kept selling out! I've always thought seahorses are interesting cause the males incubate the babies and THEY actually "give birth" to the babies. Sea life is so cool!

Cute little skulls!! <3

Shoes are by Deandri!

//I'M WEARING//

top- Choies

sweater- Crossroads Trading

shorts- Romwe

necklace- Oasap

shoes- Deandri

Thanks so much for checking out my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!!

xoxo, ashlei

PS: I also wanted to say thanks so much to everyone who follows my posts on LookBook.nu!! I just reached over 14,000 fans so that means a lot to me!! I hope I can keep making interesting looks for you guys...so thanks! <3

Full Bloom // Starfall

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:44:00 +0000

So I really want to preface this post by saying: THERE WERE SO MANY MOTHERFUCKING BEES BY THESE FLOWERS. It's not that I expected anything different, but I wasn't expecting them to be so close to my face I guess. There's quite a lot of out takes of this shoot of me running away in terror. Not exactly afraid of bees or anything...but once while taking photos for my blog I got stung IN THE EYELID so I'm a little weary, let's put it that way!

Anyway, this lovely dress is from Chicwish, the acorn necklace is from Oasap, and the shoes are from Deandri!!

(Photos by Michelle M.!!)

I also wanted to share a song I'm super into right now! It's a remix of one the song "Get Lucky" (Vanderway Edit) off of Daft Punk's new album, Random Access Memories.

Wisteria is such a pretty flower! I love how elegantly it hangs down.

I decided to give the acorn necklace from Oasap to my mom, cause acorns are one of her favourite motifs!!

Shoes by Deandri!

Josh running away to climb around in trees like a monkey or something...which is usually what he's doing when me and Michelle are taking photos, haha.

//I'M WEARING//

dress- Chicwish

necklace- Oasap

bracelets- Angel Court

shoes- Deandri

Thanks so much for reading my blog, and have a wonderful day!!

xoxo, ashlei

PS: As you may or may not have noticed, I just changed the blog header and background of Faltering Bird today! Hope you like the new, summery look for the warm season!!

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:00 +0000

Long time no post! Portland life is treating me well, but I've been very busy! Today I wanted to show off a Jack Daniel's t-shirt I got from Freestylextreme! I'd be lying if I said I hadn't seen this very same shirt on other people about a million times, but I can't help it...I like Jack Daniel's!

(Shorts are from Chicwish, and bag is from Nasty Gal // Photos by Michelle M.)

Today's look was inspire by "Sweet Home Alabama" !

Antler necklace is by Angel Court!

//I'M WEARING//

Jack Daniel's top- Freestylextreme

lace shorts- Chicwish

boots- Durango

bag- Nasty Gal

necklace- Angel Court

Cross bracelet- Pacsun

bead bracelet- gift

Really hope you enjoyed these photos, and thanks so much for looking!!

xoxo, ashlei

Fluorescent dress + Summer trends!!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:54:00 +0000

I actually have a strangely long post for you guys, today! I recently moved and am very far away from my friend Michelle who always takes my photos, but my friend Minkie has been nice enough to let me and Josh borrow her camera so that we can take photos again, yay! Our old camera has a pretty hard time holding a charge, so I'm really thankfull for my friends who have helped me out so much recently!

Anyway, this is one of the first real "neon" or "flou" items I've ever owned. I really liked neon when I was younger and felt like being bright any annoying, but I feel like this trend is coming back with force and in a much better way, so I'm actually going to talk about trends at the end of this post, which is not something I often do, so I feel like it might as well be touched on!

(Dress is from Banggood, necklace is from RIRE Boutique, and shoes are from Deandri!)

Also, I want to give specially attention to my shoes in this post. They're fucking AWESOME. Deandri is basically one of my new favourite brands ever!!

Necklace by RIRE Boutique.

//I'M WEARING//

dress- Banggood

necklace- RIRE Boutique

shoes- Deandri

Now, on to the trends!

Neon Summer

This summer has been mostly about floral, monochrome and two-toned prints when it comes to fashion. However, this post is about neon colors and how this trend has been driving up over the roof this season.

Neon colors aren't only confined to your pink and orange colored lipsticks. They look just as chic and stylish when used in dresses, skinny jeans, heels, handbags and jewelry. Neons make bold statements about your character as well as make you appear more hip and daring.

Here are the top neon trends for summer 2013!

Dresses

If you’re searching for a scrumptious look to steal the spotlight, a cute and short neon colored dress will do you justice The possible colors you can consider wearing are candy pink, fluorescent green, bright purple or delicious orange. The neon dresses currently available are sleeveless, with a tight bodice and a flowing frock structure.

If you’re looking for some cute baby doll neon colored dresses, Kate Spade couponand promos from other brands can help you save while shopping. Fashionistas have spent ages obsessing over the standard little black dress, and neons are the little black dresses for the season. You can also wear them in evening to your next Gatsby ball.

Colored Tights or Skinny Jeans

If you think it would be mundane to wear neon colored dress, you can find stylish neon bottoms. These bottoms are available in the form of translucent leggings, tights and skinny jeans. Translucent leggings look stunning if paired with a plain white top, or something along the dull side like grey or in the light blue range.

The colors that celebritieshave been wearing religiously include candy pink and bright orange. You can even go for opaque leggings and skinny jeans to make the look more solid and strong. If you’re really willing to take a risk, wear neon with a neon dress. Complementary colors are orange and blue or purple and green.

Shoes

Chunky wedges are in this summer. What makes them look even better is a neon color base. It’s recommended that you go for any neon colored heels (preferably wedges) with skin colored leggings and a plain dress.

You can easily save on neon colored wedges through online coupon codes and other discounts that aren’t difficult to find on the web. This look will make you feel you popped right out of the 60s. Sometimes it’s good to revive a bit of the old style. If you’re tired of wearing heels and your feet hurt, take a break by wearing one neon color toned pumps. They look adorable as well.

Accessories

The possible accessories you can pair with a look are endless. Form handbags, clutches to earring and necklaces; anything looks great. However, make sure you don’t over-do it. If your look is simple and you’re dressed in plain white, peach, tulle grey or powder blue, you can sport a large handbag along the tone of orange, pink and even yellow neon colors.

Yellow is quite a daring choice. Wear it only if you think you can manage to pull it off. If you want something simple and make a hint of fashion evident, it would be a good idea to wear tiny neon colored studded tops. You can also pair a plain white cotton shirt with a chunky necklace that has two different neon colors or even one.

Spend summer in style with neon colors all around you. Not only they’ll make you be the eye of wherever you’re at, but you’ll look stylish and ooze panache.

I really hope you enjoyed this post, and as always,

xoxo, ashlei

Summer is nearly here!

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:00 +0000

I hope to inspire some summer and traveling fun with this post--I recently moved and also kinda smashed my finger in a door (which caused a huge lack of updates on Faltering Bird, sorry!!) so I hope this post is fun for you guys! Me and Josh and Michelle went to Fern Ridge recreation area recently and took a few pics, too!

My swimsuit top is by SwimSpot, my geometric print towel is from Freestylextreme, and my american flag shorts are by Chicwish! (My new favourite summer shorts!!)

In the spirit of summer, here's a really awesome song I wanted to share, too. It's called "Slow Down" by Poolside, and it's the Pixelated 2012 end of the world remix.

Can't wait to go camping and to the beach and on awesome trips like to SoCal and Las Vegas this summer! Usually in the summer my friends and I end up going to Las Vegas for the Electric Daisy Carnival massive outdoor concert, and when we do we're always looking for cheap deals, so if you're planning on traveling there you might want to check out Orleans Casino Hotel for some great info.

We decided against EDC this year, but I think it would really be fun to go back to Las Vegas--I want to explore the city more! What are your summer plans?!

I really LOVE my new summer beach towel by Volcom from Freestylextreme, too! It even has a secret zip pocket to put your sunscreen, etc. in! This picture of me is so weird to me because I don't really EVER show my teeth in photos. Grinning with teeth is so weird!! PS: I AM SO PASTY WHITE, lol.

Josh was pretty much relegated to blowing up the floaties for like a year since me and Michelle would never have been able to stand using the hand pump for that long, haha!

//I'M WEARING//
swimsuit- SwimSpot
shorts- Chicwish
beach towel- Volcom, from Freestylextreme

I hope you all enjoyed this first summer post--I really hope I can do lots of fun things this summer--and I hope you get to, too!!

xoxo, ashlei

All photos in this post, credit to Michelle!!

Pastel Crown

noreply@blogger.com (Faltering Bird) — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:31:00 +0000

Wore this recently hanging out with my friend Michelle again, who was, as always, nice enough to take some photos for me! Although it's still spring here, it's actually starting to get really hot for Oregon! (Like in the upper 80's!!) Is it nearly summer where you are? If so, how hot is it?!

Skirt is from Oasap, and top is from Chicwish!

This place is seriously so magical! Probably why we keep coming back to it over and over again!

Really loving the lace detailing on this top--it's kinda see though, but still elegant!

Got this necklace from Oasap as well! I like to this of it as a scarab, even though it's pretty abstract as to what type of bug it is!

Last but not least, this amazing floral crown is by Tevin Vincent!! For some reason it was so bright out we couldn't really get a good super close-up, but it's sooo pretty! I've tried my hand at making floral crowns myself, but they always end up sitting on my head super funny. This one is just perfect!

//I'M WEARING//

floral crown- Tevin Vincent

skirt & necklace- Oasap

top- Chicwish

pink bracelet- Forever 21

boots- Durango

So, what are your favourite spring looks? Are you guys into pastels, right now? Or something else entirely?! Let's hear it!

xoxo, ashlei