Fashion Witchlist

I thought I'd share some of the latest pretties I've been swooning over lately. 

 1. Embellished Molly Dress by Free People 2. Cat's Wink Mascara by TONYMOLY

3. Crystal Moon Necklace by Bona Drag Boutique 4. Starry Night Tights by Free People

Season of the Witch

Being October, I'm inspired by all sorts of witchy things.

Here are some images I'm loving...

Sources: witcheslookbook, seaofbeesjewelry, suninscorpio, limecrime

Pretty Discoveries: Mara Hoffman

Happy October! Today I want to share with you some inspiration I came across recently. Mara Hoffman's Spring 2013 collection is just gorgeous! I love the psychedelic bright colors and intricate patterns she chose. Her leaf bracelets are the perfect accessory!

While reading Mara's blog, I found these "color comparisons" of Ukranian folk artist, Maria Primachenko and Mara's 2013 collection. Love love.

More of her work that I have been drooling over...

DIY Summer Flower Crown

You may recognize this pretty flower crown from the Summer Style post I did yesterday. It's been quite a while since I shared a DIY here. I made this fun flower crown 'just because' (it's summer!) last weekend and it turned out so pretty I just knew I had to share it with you all. I used a tutorial by Bleubird Vintage as my guide. Feel free to check out her blog too! See my instructions below.

What You Need:

• Fake Flowers (I got mine at the Dollar Store)

• Floral wire

• Fabric covered floral wire

• Floral Tape

• Plyers

The first step is to make a circle using the fabric covered floral wire that fits comfortably on your head. The fabric wire I used came in precut lengths, so I wound three pieces together to create a circle large enough for my head (this also helped to create a sturdy base for my crown).

Next I chose my first flower. Cutting a small piece of floral wire (about 4 inches), I wrapped the flower tightly around circle base with pliers (please excuse my chipped fingernails!).

Continue to cut and wrap more and more flowers onto the circle, layering them nicely, until you have wrapped them all the way around the circle.

Try it on and take a look in the mirror! Check for any gaps in the crown that may need to be filled in with more flowers. Once finished, wrap floral tape around the entire base of the crown (this helps cover the wire ends and keeps them from getting tangled in your hair). Just be careful as you wrap around that you don't squish or break any of the flowers.

And it's done! This was a fun, simple project perfect for a summer afternoon craft. I'll warn you, if you decide to go out wearing your flower crown (like I did) you will receive lots of squeelly compliments from little girls AND be asked if it's your birthday (I just smiled and said, "No! I'm just celebrating summer!")

Peace & Happy Summer!

Rachel

PS.

All Tie-Dye Raceback Tanks in my shop will be ON SALE starting tomorrow, July 20th! Enter the coupon code: HURRAY4SUMMER and receive 30% off any tank top!

Summer (Smartypants) Style

I can't tell you how HAPPY I am that summer is finally here in Portland! I am LOVING the sunshine so much I decided to celebrate in Smartypants Style! This is probably one of my favorite outfits this summer and I like to change it up by wearing a green or pink tank top (instead of red).

Outfit Details:
• Tie-Dye Tank Top - Camp Smartypants
• Skort - Free People
• God's Eye & Scout Feather Necklaces - Camp Smartypants
• Bracelet - Unknown (I've had this since high school and don't remember where I got it)
• Mood Ring - Fuego
• Flower Crown - Handmade by me


FYI:
All Tie-Dye Raceback Tanks in my shop will be ON SALE starting this Friday, July 20th! Enter the coupon code: HURRAY4SUMMER and receive 30% off any tank top!


ALSO:
Stay tuned for tomorrow when I share a DIY on how I made my flower crown!

Faerieworld Inspiration

I can't believe July is already here. With summer officially underway it's time for me to start getting excited about Faerieworlds 2012. What is that you ask? It's a three day festival in Eugene, Oregon that celebrates faeries with music, hippie organic food, and creative faerie costumes! The festival starts July 29th and this will be my first year attending. I've joked/talked about going to Faerieworlds for years (I totally went through a fairy phase when I was little and still love the idea of fairies) and am so excited to finally go this year especially because Donovan will be performing! 

Costumes are a huge aspect of this festival. Everyone dresses up in elaborate costumes! I've been collecting inspiration for mine for a while now and am finally beginning to put some things together (I will have photos to share soon). Because I've collected so much inspiration (via Pinterest and Tumblr), I thought it would be fun to create some fairy themed mood boards to share throughout the month of July. Hope you enjoy the first faerie-nspiration! 

1. sophistik8ed.tumblr.com 2. Unkown 3. falseeyelashesinfo.com 4. 2headedsnake 5. vintageisforlovers.com 6. Unkown 7. astreamof-consciousness 8. cosmicamerican

(Sources left to right, top to bottom) 

Fashion ♥

I am absolutely smitten with Sessun's Spring 2012 Lookbook! The bold colors & retro style are just gorgeous!

By Sessun. Found via Miss Moss

Style Crush

I'm loving the new fall collection of Australian-based label, Gorman. Bold patterns and bright color socks? Yes please! ♥

Smartypants Style #2 by Le Sweet Tooth

Hello Sunshine! I'm excited to share this awesome fashion guide inspired by one of my new card designs. Cari of Le Sweet Tooth has put together some great finds perfect for those of us savoring the the (near) end of summer. Enjoy!

1. Sprout coffee mug ( Cittadesign.com ) 2. Marc Friendship bracelet ( couture.zappos.com ) 3. Hello Sunshine card (Camp Smartypants) 4. Vitamin D Bikini Bottom and Top ( anthropologie.com ) 5. Essie Nail polish in Braziliant ( Essie.com ) 6. Vintage Rotary Phone ( anthropologie.com ) 7. Orange Navigator Sunglasses ( topshop.com ) 8. Assorted Mechanical Pencils ( Kikkerland.com ) 

More to check out:
• Smartypants Style Guide #1
• Le Sweet Tooth Blog- for your daily dose of fashion, food & design.

I ♥ Tibi

I've always been interested in fashion, but in real life I rarely 'dress up'. I'm typically seen wearing jeans and a comfortable top or t-shirt. But recently I've grown sick of my wardrobe routine and have been craving a closet of pretty dresses to wear. I found this collection via Feather and Webb and am in love!

TIBI

Guest Fashion Guide: Smartypants Style

I'm excited to introduce my first ever guest blogger! Say hello to my dear friend Cari. She is a graphic designer living in Seattle, WA. Be sure to check out her blog, Le Sweet Tooth, where she posts the greatest inspirations in fashion, style, and graphic design. I find myself ooohing and aahhing over her blog all the time. I just love Cari's sense of style and good taste- so much that I asked her to be my first-ever guest blogger!


It all started last December, when I was head-over-heels for this post where she created a Frida Kahlo inspired fashion guide. So I asked her to do the same for Camp Smartypants! I hope you enjoy the first ever Camp Smartypants fashion and style guide.

1. Peace/love wool pillow- jonathanadler.com 

2. Porcelain campfire- uncommongoods.com 

3. Blue feather earrings- urbanoutfitters.com 

4. Wool needle point sunglasses case- jonathanadler.com

5. Tie-dye fringe sandal- revolveclothing.com

6. Iceberg tie-dye jersey tank- www.shopbop.com 

7. Color wheel watch- paper-source.com 

8. Mandarin tea lotion- paper-source.com

What do you think? My favorite is #5- the tie-dye fringe sandals. Those would be soo fun to wear at all my craft shows this summer.

Style guide created by Cari Cantrell for Camp Smartypants. 

Visit her blog: http://lesweettooth.blogspot.com/

Happy Friday!

I thought I'd share with you the best and the brightest inspiration today ♥



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Have a wonderful weekend ♥

Inspiration Wednesday

I've been having some major style crushes lately. Here are some of my favorites...
(Oh Joy)
(Vera Vague)
(BD Leather Designs)
(Peacock Feathers)
(Lune Vintage)
(The Dainty Squid)


I'm also excited for Red Velvet Summer Camp. Their photos for this class are soo cute and the projects look like a lot of fun. Class registration starts today at noon!