Jillian makes things: Beauty and the Beast edition

It comes as no surprise that my love for all things Disney has only increased since childhood. (I mean I love it so much I decided to live and work there).  During one of my many Tumblr browsing sessions I came across an amazing dress made out of Little Mermaid sheets.
  

I thought to myself, "Genius! I must go thrift shopping immediately in search of Disney sheets!" As luck would have it, I found some lovely Beauty and the Beast curtains featuring Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts and Chip.  I decided to make a skirt out of them and here is the finished product and best of all...the skirt has pockets!  

 And here it is in action! Yes that is me, scaring Belle. She asked if we could trade outfits and  I gave her a 100% yes.  I would take that beautiful yellow ball gown off her hands and wear it everyday of my life.  Sadly, we didn't end up trading. Maybe next time!

The pattern I used was Easy: Stitch 'n Save M5686, and I just adapted it to be a skirt instead of a dress!  Hope you enjoy! 

Bargaining for the future.

My sister's kitten, Mordecai

A day spent at the local thrift and antique stores and a quick trip to the flea mall.   I love window shopping in antique stores, mostly because I can't really afford anything. My favorite section to look at is usually jewelry but as I'm getting older and thinking about having my own place I'm really enjoying  looking at vintage furniture.  I feel that they don't make furniture or even clothes that holds up as well as they used to.  Today at Second-go-Round and Salvation Army I found these lovely bags:

black carpet-esque
dooney and bourke
vintage embroidered clutch

And I realize I said I was going to stop shopping, but bags don't count..right? Yesterday my mom came home with a lovely surprise for me.  A friend of hers at work, who knows my love for elephants found an antique powder jar for me. Complete with glass elephant on top. I'll probably use it to keep my jewelry in.

 When I got home from today's shopping excursion I made dinner with my mom and sister, who is home for the weekend.  We made pasta with four cheese Alfredo and mixed seafood.  For dessert I had been wanting to try this new recipe that I found here. Its a toasted marshmallow milkshake. While it is a complete sugar overload it is also completely delicious.  I recommend anyone with a sweet tooth to try making it, all you need is a blender, vanilla ice cream, yogurt, milk, and of course marshmallows.

The Finished Product. yum

I'm too young to feel this old.

Current music: Regina Spektor.

So I've had quite the productive day.  Enjoyed a delicious breakfast of banana nut cheerios.  I moved some furniture around in my room and then went off to search around my favorite thrift stores.  Here is a little of what I found.  I hit a $4 bag sale so not everything is pictured. 

One thing you should know about me is my love for elephants so imagine my excitement when I found these three pieces:

Look at those amazing shoes, and they fit!  I can't wait to wear them everyday of my life.  I don't know if I'll wear the vest, but I might use the fabric for something else.  And I plan to separate the stuffed ones and maybe put one on a headband or something.  Such luck!  I can't even explain how I feel about elephants.  They are so majestic and intelligent and have an almost dinosaur quality because of their size. I often find myself watching long programs about them on the Discovery channel. Because anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant.

Next on the list is two pairs of jean shorts and another Polaroid camera to add to my collection. 

Then I found these two dresses, I'm thinking about cutting the hems off of both of them, but I kind of like the kimono feel of the one dress.  Also a cream colored pleated skirt that makes me feel like a secretary from the 1960s and a pair of pink sneaks and brown gladiator shoes. 

Last on my list was a trip to K-mart, this is because I refuse to go to Wal-mart and because I needed hair dye and double stuffed oreos.

So now I'm writing this blog with my Weasley-esque hair and a delicious treat.  Though I do prefer the mint oreos.  [and I do realize that I'm already a redhead who just dyed her hair more red.]