My girl friend and I like to get together for attempted bi-weekly meals. We live close to each other so it's great for impromptu dinners or a planned one like last night.
We decided to have fajitas and split up the ingredients to pre-shop. I was in charge of some toppings (I made guacamole for the first time and it turned out amazing!) and the drinks. We sat on the patio, drank, ate and talked. She read my tarot cards and I made some distressed denim shorts for her out of her old jeans. Then we decided to take her adorable pup for a walk and ended up getting into some crazy shee-nans at the park (check out that video below). Aren't summer evenings the best?
Happy weekend!
Outfit deets: A.Co Designs top, Vanilla Star shorts & Promise gladiator sandals
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After lusting after the Ann Taylor Elizabeth flats, I swore up and down that if I was able to find a pair of nude flats, I would recreate them myself (at a fraction of the cost).
Enter Ardene flats.
I was so ecstatic when I saw these puppies and when they had one pair in my size left, I almost squealed. Now it was just a matter of choosing between neon pink or yellow for the cap toes (both of which I had already).
Let's get started!
Supplies:
* Ardene flats $15
* China Glaze nail polish $5 (sale)
* Masking tape $1
* Paint brush $1
Tape off a cap-toe section. I eye-balled it but used the bottom of the stitch line around the toes to line up my masking tape so it would match both shoes.
Paint. Paint, paint, paint. Seriously. Neon nail polish isn't very opaque so it took me about 10 coats over the course of three evenings (that up there is about four coats). The good news is it dries very quickly so you can bang out several coats quickly. Another idea might be to use white nail polish first, as a base coat, and then the neon polish.
I ended up just pouring the nail polish onto the shoe, then spread it around with the brush.
I started using the nail polish brush, but it wasn't big enough. Unfortunately the big paint brush was leaving brush strokes, but that's okay for the first eight coats or so. When it started to be more opaque and was looking like I was getting close, I used the nail polish brush for the last two coats so there wouldn't be big brush strokes or patches.
Once finished, seal with a clear nail polish top coat. Before I did this, I put my shoes on, walked around and the cap-toe started to crack. In a panic I painted the clear nail polish on to seal it and it seems to have worked.
* Gap denim jacket (thrifted & DIY'ed), Mexx dress & Suzy necklace
(this outfit is from the day I went to get my hair coloured)
* Old Navy top, Sirens jeans, Aldo wedges & H&M belt (full outfit post)
* Sirens cardigan, Old Navy top, Vigoss jeans & Aldo wedges
* Joe Fresh sweater & tank underneath, H&M jeans & Aldo wedges
* Gap denim jacket (thrifted & DIY'ed), Mexx dress, Givenchy fishnets & Urban Original boots (same as above)
* Garage denim jacket, Sirens tee, Garage skirt, unknown tights, Bamboo boots & Le Chateau necklace
* Smart Set denim jacket, F21 tank, Bongo pants, Aldo wedges & Mexx necklace (full outfit post)
* F21 top, Sirens jeans & Joe Fresh necklaces
* Dynamite blazer (one of my favourite outfit posts ever), Winners top, Sirens jeans, Bumper booties & Mark necklace
* Joe Fresh dress & unknown tights (full outfit post)
* American Eagle cardigan, Winners top, Joe Fresh skirt, Bumper booties & H&M necklace
* Dynamite blazer, F21 top, Sirens dress pants, Joe Fresh belt & Suzy necklace
* Old Navy button-down, Sirens jeans & H&M belt (same as above/full outfit post)
* Joe Fresh jacket, Urban Behaviour top, Foxy jeans, Aldo wedges, Auslini bangle & Bijoux Terner necklace
* A.Co Designs top, H&M pants & Suzy necklace
* F21 top, Stitches lace top, Urban Behaviour skirt, Aldo wedges & Suzy necklace
* Dynamite faux-leather blazer, H&M dress (worn as a top), Stitches skirt & Suzy necklace (full outfit post)
* Alainn Bella sweater (won), H&M pants & Mexx necklace
* Alainn Bella sweater (won), H&M pants & Mexx necklace
* F21 sequined top, H&M tank underneath, F21 pants, Aldo flats & H&M necklace
* Dynamite jacket, Le Chateau pashmina, H&M pants, Gucci shades & Urban Expressions bag
* H&M jacket (thrifted), Dollarama ring & Urban Expressions bag
Freshly painted neon nails
Friday night dinner
Saturday shopping with girl friends
Outfit deets: Old Navy top, TJ Maxx shorts & Walmart shades
Saturday afternoon cocktail on a friend's balcony
Peonies from my mom's garden
Saturday night outfit
Outfit deets: Winners top, Urban Planet shorts, Bamboo flats & J.Crew necklace
Pre-stag dinner: cranberry-walnut-goat cheese salad with grilled chicken
Selling 50/50 tickets at my sister's stag
We get money! (...or I should say, we made money for the bride & groom)
Maid of Honour & Bride-to-be!
Sunday afternoon cocktails...
...sippin' by the pool with the BFF
Home-made burgers on Sunday evening
Dinner for one
My weekend was biz-zay: Friday night I ran some errands after work and did some stag prep for the following day. I ordered pizza, got the stuff done I needed to and was in bed by 10pm. I was so exhausted from a super busy week and needed it.
Saturday was completely planned out and then at the last minute everything got turned upside down. Instead of going to get my hair done, my colorist had to reschedule with me at the last minute. I decided to take advantage and since I was meeting one girl friend, invited another along which led to an impromptu shopping trip to Joe Fresh (I returned an item I picked up in Wasaga beach, no, not the gold jeans) where I scored some sweet denim trousers and two colourful sports bras (more on that later). Afterwards I ended up going back to a friend's house to sit on the balcony with a cocktail.
Afterwards, it was home to get ready for my sisters and her fiance's stag, which was being held at a pub that night. One of her bridesmaids and myself organized and the other members of the wedding party were fantastic that night. The wedding party arrived early to have dinner and discuss the plan, then it was on at 8pm. We had a raffle (with amazing prizes: gift baskets, gift certificates for various restaurants, etc.), a 50/50, a card-flip game and an amazing game my Dad came up with that involved a big stump (an old hydro post, cut up) and nailing a nail into it with as few 'whacks' as possible. It brought out all the macho men (and women!). It was great! The night went almost perfectly and we made the couple quite a bit of money (hoorah!) for their wedding.
Sunday I went out to breakfast with some friends, which was fun and then we lazed pool-side all afternoon. It was wonderful and several friends and neighbours joined us, and being it was above 30 degrees, it was the perfect day for it. That evening I went home and did laundry and made home made burgers. A beautiful weekend all in all and looking forward to the next one.
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