PRETEND SUMMER

bralette c/o hopeless lingerie, dagger necklace c/o lanaredman, bracelets from Namibia Africa and f21, skirt/scarf from f21, sweater from kaitlyn

This dagger necklace is as close to Pamela Love steez as I own right now. And guess what? It's less than $30 at Lanaredman. This New Yorker makes some wicked necklaces. These are some of my other favorites from her shop: one, two, tres. Isn't she great? Stones and bones and fringy pendents galore. 

Hopeless Lingerie, an Australian company, was kind enough to send me this wonderful bralette complete with perfect triangle cut outs. Their collections are so stunning and innovative, and as explained on their site - their inspiration comes from "B-grade horror films, architecture, and modern art". Um, yes please. I love the cut-out on this cropped cami, and I'd love to see this pink-topped garter and it's straps peaking out from underneath some cut off denim shorts.

Getting a quickie in before all I can wear are pants and leggings. Yuck. Hate that stuff. Sweaters and coats are some of my least favorite things to wear, but pants? Don't even get me started. This is a busy weekend for me! Tomorrow I trek alongside buffalo in the rolling flint hills of Kansas, hoping to not die. Yeah, that's my only goal - no death. 

LUNE VINTAGE AND FRINGE CITY

harvest moon tee c/o lune vintage, boots c/o onemanband, bag from the black market, thrifted and diy shorts, thrifted belt, jewelry from ebay, etsy, and f21

The only thing without some sort of fringy effect here would be my shoes. What can I say, I'm a sucker for those dangly strings. It makes wearing a cropped top like this acceptable in normal public settings, or so the not-disgusted looks I received throughout my day told me. I am in love with this Lune Vintage harvest moon tee. The image is very Fall, while the cut is very Summer. Perfect for right now, dontcha think? And it's only $30 here at their online store. The moment you click on their site link, you'll notice why the store is right up my alley. Bones 'n daisies 'n clothing. Also, if you follow me on twitter you have already seen this heckofafind purse that I got at The Black Market, a local buy/sell/trade store here. Could it be more what I was looking for? Fringe - check. Velvet - check. Tapestry - check. Locally handmade - bonus check. 

So, two other things. 

#1. What the heck should I be for Halloween? The trend for me has been something that works with my hair color. In the past few years I have (extremely successfully, and without a wig) been: Jessica Rabbit,  Erin Esurance, Haruko from FLCL Peg Bundy, Tifa Lockhart from FF7, and an albino orangutang (just kidding, that's just me as a toddler). I'm thinking maybe Daria this year? Or something scary involving white contacts. Any ideas for me?

#2.  I am considering doing a post, possibly a monthly post, featuring friends and their own individual style. So ya'll can see what us Nebraskees roam around this desolate state wearing. I think a number of you that have never been out here would be pleasantly surprised to find out that we don't all live in cornfields wearing overalls covered in cow dung. Though the country is great, I spend most all of my time in the cities. I mean really, would Lady Gaga really be building a house in Omaha if it weren't cool? Kidding. It's cool on it's own. ;-)

BYEBYE SUMMER, HELLO TAPESTRY

What a crazy week this has been for me and already Monday has come. I won't go into details but luckily today the chaos subsided and I got to relax by watching the Blue Angels air show while munching on hummus, crackers and cheese, sandwiches and Pepsi. Though Summer is coming to a close (sob), today was an exceptionally and wonderfully hot day. I am not a lover of this upcoming season like most everyone else, but I have got to say...all I want to wear is tapestry inspired clothing during Fall. Hard to come by good pieces, but I put together a little collage of things I'd love to have in my closet.

 What Fall clothing are you most looking forward to? 

MAMA SKULL, MEET BABY SKULL

After finding my old pal Fangskully in my forgotten aquarium that previously inhabited my ex frogs, I decided to take her out and give her some ring friends. I even gave her a child. Baby Skully. Keep up with me for photo updates and sarcastic rants here when I'm too busy to blog.

SIMPLIFIED

gypsy warrior drape jacket, asos cuff

That first photo is way dramatic, isn't it? Lets pretend it is me being scared of the BUG THAT CRAWLED ON MY FACE a few nights ago. I was minding my own business, sleeping, and half woke up to the feeling of something crawling on my face. I brushed it off, thinking nothing really of it, on top of being half awake so I was delusional. Fell back asleep, and minutes later I felt it crawling on my shoulder. Brushed it off again, this time with more force. Terrified, I somehow fell back asleep thinking maybe I was dreaming it all. My mom will occasionally bring up that when I was younger I used to believe I was being invaded by insects when I was in bed...I remember I couldn't stop scratching my entire body and freaking out, like a meth addict. Awful bed times. I haven't had that fear or paranoia for a long time so you can imagine how absolutely PETRIFIED I was when the bug came back again! Seriously, a third time! This time I felt it on my nose and grabbed the little sucker and chucked in the air of my dark room where it made a chilling "ting" sound on my wall. Legit bug on my face. Not some whack childhood nightmare anymore. I didn't sleep much the rest of the night. I normally do not kill insects, but whatever that was had to go. Jeesh, if it wanted some warmth it should just go back outside where it's 90+ degrees at all hours of the night.

Totally feelin my new drape jacket from Gypsy Warrior. Love the skulls used as part of the leopard print. Get it here. Also, for Labor day weekend GW is giving $25 off of any $100 purchase, so jump on that. Ps...that rose-gold cuff only cost me $7 on asos and now they only have it in gold and it's $27? Weird. 

PRAIRIE FUN

boots and top c/o onemanband, lenni vintage shorts, bloomingdales bralette, necklaces from venice and bodhi imports, handmade bracelets from namibia gifted from friend, cicada ring c/o metalsugar

After being so stoked on my boots, Emily from OneManBand surprised me with this custom made shredded and dyed top that I LOVE so dearly. I've gotten so many compliments on it, so hopefully you will all visit her store here and show her some love. Do you like my silly photoshop overlays? I am really going all out in the last couple of posts with the photoshop craziness. I promise I will stop soon. You know when you discover that you can do something cool with editing and you become mildly obsessed for a good week or so? I'm sure it's only a phase and i'll go back to effect-less photos soon. I should have found a tutorial to make my hair look brushed. Or I could have just brushed it, but this is my day off and that is work. 

That deer in the photo and I almost had a head on collision shortly before it ran off when the picture was snapped. Just hiking through the prairie land and BAM. Deer coming to a screeching stop right at my face. I almost dropped everything I was so terrified. We stared at each other for a few seconds before it took off back where it came from. Cute lil bambi. Nature is neat and you should check out this funny video to find out exactly how neat it really is. Then watch #2 and #3. You won't be disappointed if you have a sense of humor. 

You know how my brain functions and how I never remember to do mentions, but I'm trying so hard to make a conscious effort to remember to post things like this, SO ~ Larissa from Velvet Codeine was kind enough to do an interview with me here. If you loved My So Called Life, Clarissa Explains It All, The Craft, and any other amazingly 90s movies or shows you will adore her blog. Girl's got mad style.

Current song obsession. Listen to it loud.

                                  

BABYLON + BUDDHA LUV

 Found a hair sliver in my thumb. Betcha have never had one of those bad boys! They aren't too fun.

 bodhi imports dress, anne hopkins poncho, my salvation  necklace, diy pirate necklace, metalicious knuckle ring

Do you like my skillz with the lens flare? Went a little crazy with it but boy oh boy, love the little alien light ball following me around effect. Speaking of little alien, that tiny bird that I am holding is actually my brothers pet quail. Mark is his name. 10 bucks worth of a whole lot of fun, this little guy is. He once had a mate but apparently she didn't "choose" him, so he pecked her until her insides were showing and eventually she died. Jennifer was her name. I felt so bad for her and obviously extremely upset with Mark but, over time I got over it and now I am back to loving him.
Do you like my attempt at "nail art"? Those weird gray dots near my cuticle ended up looking like the typical glimmering eye on anime characters. Cheers to 10 starlit eyes on my hands! Annnnd how about this loose knit poncho from Anne Hopkins? Love her yarn work. Her ponchos are perfect for the season turnover, not too heavy, not too light. As unhappy as I am with the next 2 seasons...I am stoked to wear this poncho.


I have been asked a lot of numerous questions on here and through e-mail and I either forget to answer them, or I get asked them regularly so I will just do a mass answer in a post. Here are a few of the A's to the Q's.

• My hair color is naturally red. Obviously not this red, but it is very very light strawberry blonde. This being said, my body hair including eyebrows and eyelashes are clear. Not even blonde. Clear. So when I don't color my eyebrows in or wear mascara, it looks like I have no features.
• I am 5'5. Short. 
• I store my jewelry all over the place. On my walls, hangers, drawers, random surfaces. Takes up a significant amount of space and unless I can physically see each and every one of them, I forget I have them.
• The name Strawberry Freckleface comes from a book titled Freckleface Strawberry. It is about a little pale redheaded girl with freckles who would do anything to look different. Over time and with the help of her friends, she learns to love her red hair and freckles and after growing up, she has her own frecklefaced strawberry children. This being said, I used to hate my pale skin and red hair. Now...I still hate my pale skin, but I'm stoked on my hair color.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask in this post. I will answer (almost) everything. Sorry for my major delays with getting back to ya'll. LoveUlongtime.


As if I couldn't write enough paragraphs, let's start yet another one. Here are some photos from my sisters wedding. Isn't she a doll? Quite the redheaded wedding party on the female side. My brother is behind her sitting in white.

Dust & Drag

Dust & Drag has clairvoyantly opened my mouth, cracked my jaw, and now my jaw is on the floor. And drool is coming out. I live in my D&D kimono, but I am not sure how I can continue on living without ALL of these new clothing gems. Holy cannoli. Some serious stuff right here. How am I supposed to fix my jaw?