Too hot for clothes!

   So much for style. Its just too hot!!!  And humid!!! Going naked has more appeal than getting dressed... clothes are just too warm to wear. And it isn't even August yet. Oh my!  Same for most jewelry. It absorbs the heat from my skin and intensifies it!   Did I forget to mention the heat rash? It feels HORRIBLE!!!  And my part-time job is doing pack out in a bakery.... in front of those big ovens.  I tell you, I'm really hating the heat right now.

    In contrast, or maybe because of all this heat, I've been obsessing on Autumnal colors. My last couple of trips to the thrift shop have yielded several blouses in that color range.  Earthy pumpkin orange is calling to me! hahaha 
 

 

 

Well, its a start. chuckle

 

Arrival of the sari fabric.

   So, a few weeks ago I discovered that you could buy old saris. I thought that might be a good source of some interesting and different fabric for my Crone Closet. Well it looks as if I was right! These are the first two that arrived. I think they're going to layer and drape just beautifully!!

    I've also come a bit closer to finding a "style". Thanks to Pinterest (again!) I stumbled across something called the Lagenlook.... interesting. Then I came upon a page filled with photos of some of the most fun looking clothes by the designer Gudrun Sjoden. Not all of them tickled my fancy, but quite a few had that long, breezy look that I love so much!!  And the layering. I'm really getting excited about this project again!!!    Now to dig out my old patterns to see what I can modify and head off to the fabric store to check out the new ones. Also to find out what materials are available around here. I desperately need some solids!

Got lucky this time!

    Did you ever do something without thinking it through real well? Then kick yourself for it? Well, I did that last week... I was perusing the usual internet shopping sites looking for a red bracelet. Found a few, some went on watch lists and I placed bids on a small handful.  
    Now, I know better than to jump in without checking the shipping cost. But I overlooked that on one bid. Oh, how I cringed!!! To ship was $6.99!!!!  The bid was for .99 cents!!!!! The photo wasn't that good either. What the heck was I thinking?  I kept hoping that someone else would bid higher.... and, of course, they didn't.  Well, I wouldn't even consider trying to back out. It WAS my mistake! Time to suck it up and learn to be more careful next time.
    Well, it arrived in the mail today. I now have a RED bracelet! A BIG RED bracelet!!!!
     Big, chunky, heavy and bright!  Forgot to take a photo to show the translucency.  The original listing said it was Lucite, (I don't know my plastics very well.) and it weighed in at 116 grams. I'll have to find a chart on weights. This thing has quite the heft to it!
     The geometric pattern shifts around as the bracelet moves. And what a color! A rich candy apple red. Well, at least in my opinion. Have no idea what I'm going to wear with this. She definitely commands attention! hahaha

I've decided to name her "Big Red".

  

Blossom approves! Or perhaps she is staring in awe...