Sometimes Its Good To Copy.

        

The pink elephant purse was a gift from my sister, she bought it when she went overseas. It comes from either Thailand or Vietnam but I can't remember which! I love how it is a token Asian souvenir and who can go past the amazingly vibrant colour?
Along side the imported purse I am wearing a thrifted blue singlet, patterned Supre skirt, handmade chain necklace, a Target watch and MAC "Amplified Girl About Town" lip stick.
On my feet I am wearing my Balmain rip-offs from Novo, I wore these shoes with my formal dress which is inspired by Balmain's Spring 09. I fell in love with the idea of the mullet dress and to this day I still adore them! So glamorous and intense. Awesome!

With the help of a God like seamstress we constructed my blue mullet masterpiece. It's name is the "Maurem Mullet" (Maureen and Emma squished together) and it now lives in an old vintage hat box neatly rapped in purple tissue. The dress took a couple of months to complete and I can't believe the savings! Instead of a $15,000 dress I made mine for under $200!
Balmain is definitely my all time favourite designer and I will forever pursue my dream of purchasing my very own piece of Balmain magic.

Wish me luck!

xx E

Hello My Name Is Puss.

  
What to do when you are land locked at your home? You get your craft on of course!

Today was another "snow day" for me as all the roads outbound from my house were and are still currently inundated with water. I did attempt to get to work but turned around when the roads got too scary.

So what to craft when you have ALL day open to you? A lovely cat cushions from Pip Lincolne's book "Meek me at Mike's", obviously!. Constructing this beauty took most of the morning but I really underestimated the time it took to stuff the thing. It takes a lot of time. I named her Puss after my real life cat and can't wait to hand the cushion version over to my unsuspecting friend. It is a very, very belated birthday present. Happy Birthday!

xx E

PS. Ill post some outfit pics later tonight. I have so much time to blog. AWESOME!

Sepia Sampling

Today I felt like creating. You know when you have this fluttering in your stomach like an instant hit of inspiration. I love that feeling however unfortunately I was at work which doesn't really allow for my kind of creativity. Nevertheless I tried to recreate that inspirational vibe with this modernized old world outfit.
I am sporting a beautiful vintage black with gold thread T, an Equip birdcage necklace (which I got on sale for $5), a Minkpink tie-died mullet dress (this was a sample so I got it really cheap), a vintage black handbag and a red flower worn in my hair.
This crocheted T is a current favourite as it instantly lifts an outfit to another level of awesomeness. It is shear and has this amazing pattern which you can sort of make out. I apologize in advance if you see this number too many times.
Also, the owl on my bed was a gift I made for my sister but she left it at home so it is nesting on my bed for the time being.

What have you been creating? Show me.

xx E