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a mother's love + a michael's craft store within walking distance + martha stewart's lemon cake recipe + a basic buttercream icing recipe= one really happy fifth grader on halloween d...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
swapping: part two. 5 reasons to swap before you shop (a recap)
for the last two years, i've had the honour of emceeing a large, public, clothing swap, hosted by the swap team (more on that in the next post). partly because of that role and partly because of the clothing exchanges i host at my home, i was asked by cult mtl to create a top 5 list on why you should swap before you shop. i wish a different photo had been chosen from the selection offered (the photo used was taken right after the great gazebo collapse of 2009 and when my yard had yet to become the lush, green haven that it is now) and that the comment about "crowding a bitch" had been left out (it was sent...
Sunday, October 28, 2012
swapping: part one. host an exchange!
anyone who knows me knows that i am more or less a ninja when it comes to acquiring great clothing for pennies or less. as with most skills associated with frugality, this was born from necessity, as i had my first child when i was 20, my second one soon after, blinked and found myself raising them alone. we didn't have very much money when i was growing up and so i wore clothing bought at k-mart and zellers... and my brother often wore his big sister's hand-me-downs. i must point out that we did live in suburbia, on the ontario/quebec border and didn't have the resources we have here, in montreal but, either way, it was horrible...
Saturday, October 27, 2012
military jacket score
in keeping up with my challenge and given the gradually cooler days, i've started going through all the jackets i own to decide what should stay and what should go. whatever i do get rid of will end up in the next clothing swap i host but i need to want to wear what i do keep. this post is about one of the jackets i am thrilled to own, the mens us marine corps parade jacket.
last june, i ended up at modraphelia, a small mod and rude boy shop, located at the black market, on queen street west, in toronto. i got all googly-eyed over the aforementioned jacket but not at it's then-$185 price tag. i stared at it longingly for...
Friday, October 26, 2012
the skinny on jeans for the curvy woman
my photo shoot was cancelled, today, due to my model being sick. the poor thing sounded like hell and i hope she feels better soon! i had planned on sharing a little look at the results but, with that on the back burner, i'll turn to another topic. this one ties into my current challenge, as it has to do with curvy women and jeans. before you roll your eyes, thinking, 'here we go. yet another rant about how ample women should not wear skinny jeans', read on...
firstly, let me tell you that i am a feminist and i believe that every woman should wear whatever the hell she wants, whenever and wherever she wants and high five to her!...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
"la robe à trois trous"
i have decided to start with "la robe à trois trous" in the grey plaid. translated from french, this means "the dress with three holes". i first heard this term when i watched my grandmother sew one for my aunt, when i was a child. my sewing teacher then used it, half a decade ago, when i attended lasalle college. i'm not sure about anywhere else but it seems to be a term generally used for this sleeveless, straight dress, in québec.
i believe that, because of it's simplicity, this dress can look great on just about anyone. while it does nothing to distract the eye, it does nothing to direct itto potentially unwated zones, either. it can...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Fall/Winter Wardrobe Challenge
part of the reason i haven't liked my office jobs over the years is because i feel anything but stylish in business attire. i believe this problem goes deeper than that, though. i think my issue stems from the fact that, ever since i put on my thyroid weight, i've managed to inject style into every type of outfit i wear, except for the business one. first of all, i find most affordable, business casual clothing out there to be made for anyone but the short, curvy woman. wide-legged pants are one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to this but i'll be sure to dedicate an entire post to pants in the very near future.
i'll be returning...