Creeping around

Shirt: eBay $15, skirt: Cotton On (via op shop) $6

Shoes: 'Creeps' (by Lipstik, bought at Betts for Her) $89.99

As you can see, I'm not a fan of ironing my clothes.

Have to do my creepers up real tight, like a goober. Narrow feet = need shorter laces. 

Happy Wednesday!

Bargains and freebies - would you expect anything less?

Hello!

It's a busy time of year, lots of things happening = lots of new purchases! Most of the outfits in the post were free but I still have more to show off in coming posts!

Below is a gorgeous dress I picked up from Valleygirl for $14.95. Score!

Paired with new shoes from work (Betts) which you can pick up now for $29.99 (or less if you buy them in Lime - which is amazing!)

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Last night, us girls had another clothes swap - these are frequent because we all have serious shopping issues. The items in the pic directly below belonged to me, ended up in a swap a few times and a took them back last night! Hehe!

Cream top with lace detail on the shoulders, floral and polka dot skirt and nude strappy wedges.  

Cute wine coloured lace dress with detachable under-dress. 

Gorgeous cream and black dress, originally from Review. 

 T-shirt from Cotton On (pants are not new).

Amazingly warm and cosy grey batwing cardi. 

Black lace dress that is incredibly short (the only thing I didn't try on) which is still fine to wear over any black/coloured dress (body con, or other). 

Overall, very happy with my bargains and freebies! Stay tuned for pics of the "sex" top that got me in trouble at work!

Back in black

Here's a couple of shots from last week - I wanted to upload more with different outfits but didn't have a great set of pics to post ( these are the best of a bad bunch! I need a photographer roomie!)

The black ensemble was a work outfit featuring Cotton On top and shoes and Forever New skirt. I'll never fall out of love with black, no matter how hot it gets!

I've been rocking a lot of tube tops lately, and while I feel a bit like I'm 13 again, I find them to be very versatile. This one is from Supre and is worn with my $5 silk pants from Nadia's House of Serendipity - note the cute gold elephant button! I'm also wearing rose gold heels from Spendless - such a great buy and very comfy.

The pants need some serious altering (I have them safety-pinned at the back, haha.) so they join my massive pile of garments that can't be worn properly until I get a sewing machine. Sigh.

DIY baby

I've always been a fan of customising my clothing/shoes/accessories to make them look the way I want and also stand out from the things other people are wearing. When I was in high school I sewed buttons on to my Converse hi-tops (win), spray painted t-shirts (not so win) and sewed op shop jeans to make them skinnier (win).

Lately, my customising efforts have gone as far as cutting skirts to make them shorter and not hemming them as I'm too lazy to visit my Nanna to use her sewing machine. Last night I actually achieved something by putting star-shaped studs on a plain pair of boots I bought from Cotton On for $10.

I bought two types of studs from eBay - stars and cones - and also plan to buy a shirt or two so I can cover the collar in cone studs. It's easy, you just push the spikes through the fabric and fold them down. A bit sore on the ol' fingers (could have used a thimble) and a bit fiddly but fun nonetheless.

Ta da!

 So it's nothing dramatic but the studs definitely dress up a very plain pair of boots. And considering I already have a similar pair of brown boots covered in pyramid studs (not DIY, bought from eBay) I didn't want to go over the top.

What do you think?