easter babbit

 Bunnies and eggies!
Broke the bank with my dollar-store decorations, ha ha.

Twenty-two, and I just set up an Easter egg hunt, like a ninja.
Easter ninja. 

peep!

Shameless really.

Any excuse for glitter.

However, I did buy the Easter decorations first before getting the idea for this post.

Nailpolish:

Wet 'n' Wild Wet Shine in Sparked and Kaleidoscope

Shoes - Kurt Geiger

the secret garden

My outfit for what would turn out to be the worst ballet I've ever seen.

I haven't read the book, but I was inspired by the 90's film,
which is one of my favourite movies from my childhood.

I had fun with this outfit, and was complimented on it, which made the evening a little brighter.

Outfit:

Vintage tea dress - The Patch (store)

Cardi - Dynamite

Floral heels - Forever 21 (last year)

Crewelwork handbag - thrifted
Crinoline - thrifted

Photos by Julie

pretty pastels

Nailpolish from Essie in "Mint Candy Apple" and "Lapiz of Luxury"

blustery day

These photos are from a couple of days ago.
It's now raining...
We finally saw some blue skies, but the sunlight was deceiving.

It sure looks like, but does not yet feel Spring-y.

I swear I brushed my hair that morning...

I thought I'd wear cobalt to match the sky, but my decision to wear a skirt was not a good idea.

There were too many Seven Year Itch moments to count.

I sincerely apologize to any and all passerby.

Outfit:

Plaid shirt - American Eagle (last year)

Dress (worn as a skirt) - Dynamite (last year)

Bag - (old)

Sunglasses - (old)

Shoes - Miss KG by Kurt Geiger

Photos by Julie

flowers, cake, etc.

Happy Birthday and St. Pattie's Day to my Big Sis, and my Papa!

From top: Gerber daisies and freesias

Lavender birthday cake with British candies and Papyrus candles

Nail polish - Revlon in "Posh"

 with Wet 'n' Wild in "Kaleidoscope"

emerald

Happy St. Patties Day to all!

Outfit:

Dress - vintage

Bow belt - Asos (last year)

Shoes - Jules and James (old)

Bow barrette - Accessorize (old)

Nail polish - Revlon in Posh

Photos by Julie

humble me

There were torrents of rain, up until the moment I decided to go outside.

"It never rains when you want it to."

- Humble Me, Norah Jones

Outfit:

Chunky sweater - Smart Set (borrowed from Bonnie)

Crossbody - Aldo (last year)

Jeans - American Eagle

Clover necklace (not very visible) - homemade

Wellies, black cami - Joe Fresh

Photos by Julie

*cloverly

Does anyone ever buy beautiful, expensive clothes, and then just watch them sit in the closet?
I definitely do.
This is hands-down my favourite dress, but it's only now my first time wearing it
because I'm weirdly afraid of ruining it.

In other news, there's finally some sunshine, and it's finally warm enough to go sleeveless.

Finally. 

Sadly though, Daylight Savings is this Sunday.

And my classes run all through Spring Break.

So I'll take what I can get.

It's time to break out the sundresses!

Outfit:

Clover Dress - Whistles (last year)

Beaded silver clutch - Blush Boutique 

Floral Mary Janes - Forever 21 (last year)

Sunglasses - (old)

Bracelets - (deconstructed), Ring - (old)

Photos by Julie

maritime for march

Spring weather is here. 

Which here on the West Coast means warm rain.

But that loveable combination of sun and rain always makes me long for stripes and sailor tops.

And the vast expanse of the open ocean. 

1. Red Valentino lace-hemmed sweater dress

2. Charlotte Olympia Carmen wedge espadrilles

3. Oscar de la Renta printed dress

4. Miu Miu gradiated sequin loafers.

5. Modcloth striped sundress

6. Ted Baker Scalloped satin heels

7. Marc by Marc Jacobs clear PVC shoulder bag

8. Modcloth Sea Shanty dress

9. Modcloth sailor shirt

Photos 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 from Net-a-Porter.

Photos 5, 8, and 9 from Modcloth.

Photo 6 from Asos.

no-fuss homemade ice cream

This is the easiest ice cream to make.

All you need is 3 ingredients. Period. And a blender.

You can customize by adding whatever fruit or ingredients you like to the base.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups 35% cream

1 1/4 cups icing sugar

3 cups frozen fruit (your choice)

I used raspberries, as usual (since I seem to have an endless supply!)
I've got to get rid of them somehow.
I also appreciate any excuse to use my sundae glasses!

- Pop all the ingredients in the blender.
Blend until smooth.

- Pour into a tupperware container and pop into the freezer for a few hours.

- Let defrost for a bit before serving.

vanilla cheesecake

This is a super-quick, mild vanilla cheesecake that works great by itself, 

or add a swirl of berries or chocolate to mix it up.

I added the raspberry sauce from here.
It also tastes great topped with blueberries.
Or... switch out the graham crumbs for Oreo crumbs.
Drool.

Ingredients:
CRUST:
2 1/2 cups graham crumbs
1/3 cup melted butter or margarine

FILLING:

500 g cream cheese
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

- Preheat oven to 350°F.

- Mix crust ingredients together and flatten into base of springform pan.
Place in fridge.

- Now whisk cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla.

- Take graham crumb base out of the fridge. Pour in the filling.

- Bake approx. 40 minutes or until lightly golden on top.

- (Resist urge to eat entire cheesecake by oneself).

violet femme

From left: Shoes - Forever 21, Bag - Guess

Not necessarily new accessories, but nice ones anyhow.
I always find that anything in the purple range looks best with like-coloured items,
particularly if you mix up the shades, pairing lavenders and violets, mauves and wisteria tones.