outfits and DIYS

My sincerest apologies for my lack of posting lately! I feel like I've been going nonstop since the last week of May when I went to Florida. Then, once I got back, I went to camp liberty, then our church had revival. I'd like to do a couple of catching up posts to show ya'll some of my Florida pictures and Camp Liberty pictures. But for now, I have a couple of outfits to show ya'll. Sadly, I didn't get a pic of my patriotic outfit for Sunday. It was really cute too. :( 

But now, on to today's subject. 

You know, while we often like to dress up, some days you just don't want to. And you know what? That's ok. In my opinion, you don't have to wear makeup every day, have perfect nails all the time, and wear your nice clothes just to go to the store. You don't even have to fix your hair every day. Now, I don't mean don't brush it every day. I just mean that you don't have to straighten or curl your hair every day. Ponytails are ok. Messy, cute buns are ok. And even, on those REALLY bad hair days, hats are ok. 

So here, I have a few examples between a VERY casual outfit, and a nicer casual outfit. The first outfit I wore last Thursday, and the second one was from Friday. 

Here in these pictures, I'm wearing a tye dye shirt that I made with friends for Florida, a $3 jean skirt, comfy tennis shoes, and a bad hair day cap. I braided my hair on the side, and am wearing my purple spiral earrings that were given to me. I'm also not wearing any makeup. This is me on a regular day. Comfort first, in older clothes and minimum done to my hair. But always a pair of earrings. ;) 

Now in these next photos, this is how I look when I'm going a lot of places during the day. 

I'm wearing my new camp liberty shirt, a nicer skirt, more jewelry, and a little makeup. I also straightened my hair. For me, this is my going-nicer-places-than-the-country-grocery-store-in-town look. I'm only wearing mascara and eyeshadow, which is my usual go-to makeup.

So here folks, is how I look most days. I don't wear my dressy church clothes every day. :)

Now, on to a few DIYs I've done recently.

First, I suddenly had a desire for an anklet. Weird I know, but it's almost like I had forgotten that they existed, and now I had to have one. I priced a few online, but none of them seemed much better than something I could make, and they were a little on the pricey side. So, I decided to take some advice I learned at camp, and try to make what I need or want out of materials I already have rather than going buy it.

Here, is my new anklet. I was able to make it the exact size I wanted with chains that I had bought for another project, and the little white circle bead with a jump ring on either side that I could never figure out what to do with. It's so simple, I can wear it with almost any outfit. 

My second project has to do with my Miche bag. 

Do you see those little silver chains? Well, Miche charges $25 for them, and when I looked them up on eBay, they were $40. I couldn't see spending that kind of money on something so small. I looked and looked for other solutions, finally deciding to look online for thick chain. I saw some that reminded me of a chain necklace I had made. 

^So out of this.......^

^I made this^. And then, I revamped it again, and.....

^made this^ 

The chain was $2 when I bought it to make the necklace, and that was the only material I needed for this project. I like my new chain handles even better than the official Miche handles. 

Well, tomorrow we're going fishing with my Pawpaw and Mawmaw for the Fourth of July. We're leaving early, so I have to wrap up this post. Today I went shopping and found some great deals, so hopefully in the next post I'll be able to share those with ya'll. 

Until then, have a safe and happy Fourth of July!