Jersey knit & Tennis skirts

 Wheee.. Another 98˚ day with a heat index of over 100!

The day was only  just bearable after 9pm, hence the dusky photographs.  Luckily, it's a pretty great time of day for accidentally ghostin' out in pictures!

oooOOOooo

What dimension was this photo taken in?  In what layer of the universe?  We'll never know!

Quizzical human questions your scientific reasonings.

(and shows off her bracelets recently made with some old t-shirt scraps lying about)

Internet, meet my lucky penny necklace, penny necklace, meet the internet.

Also, I love this shirt my lovely friend painted upon before letting me snatch it from her!

But back to the bracelets!

They are the simplest things in the world, and sure they may not look as swanky as some of those crazy finger-knitted-contraptions out there, but I like 'em.  If you can braid you can make them.  If you can tie a knot, you can make them.  If you can sew literally 3 stitches with a needle and thread, you can make them.

(oh and you need some old t-shirt fabric too!)

Mine are attached only by a mere fabric loop and knot, but you could do buttons, snaps, whatever really!

If anyone makes any, let me know, I want to see your creations!

Until next time -

don't die of heat, and keep stepping where the grass is green!

Under Wide Open Skies

Q: what do you get when you pour rain on a hot, dry plain?

A: a high temp of 92 with a max humidity of 94%

(summer dresses are required.)

On my way back from ballroom lessons, the sky was absolutely fantastic! That's fantastic to the point that the neighbors saw a girl wizzing down the street on a bicycle shouting out things like

"wowahweewah!" and "now that's what I call a sky!"

Behold the sky à la 9:15pm!

My dad said it looked like two dogs kissing...

What do YOU see?

Luckily I remembered to turn the ISO waaaaaay down.  I don't really know anything about photography, but I'm glad I remembered that, because it makes such a difference! (above)

There's really nothing like a sweeping mid-western summer sky to make you want to kick off your shoes and dance!

Now Wrap Like This

While summer seems universally loved for all, there are times when the heat and humidity make me feel like I'm literally living in the Amazon rain forest.  Some times you've simply got to combat the heat with a little hot weather vibe of your own!  In this instance, I turned to those most wonderful fabric rectangles: the sarong!

Just slip a swimsuit, tank top or whatever your comfortable (and cool) in and you're ready to go.

 

If you were wondering how you might achieve this same excellent outcome with a simple fabric rectangle, allow me to introduce my method of sarong tying.  While there are literally hundreds of ways to tie them, this is one of my favorites.

Contrary to popular belief, this tutorial was not done in badly photoshopped clouds...

1.) Fold the fabric in half around your body. Take the corner of the front part and bring over your shoulder

2.) While you hold the corner over your shoulder, bring the fabric that was behind you around your waist.

3.) Hold the fabric you just wrapped around your middle behind your back.  Then twist the edge that was over your shoulder for a less bulky look.

4.) Take the two ends and tie them together behind your back.  This might take some audience assistance depending on your fabric length.

5.) If you feel like being snappy, pin up one of the front fabric layers for another nice little drape like I've done on my right side.

YOU'RE DONE!