“Foiled Again” – gold foiling or gold leaf on clothes & nails

“Foiled again” get it? Ok, that would make more sense if I had previously written about gold foiling or even any kind of gold on clothes, right?

Apparently I’ve been getting into golds lately. As exhibited by both some recent clothing purchases as well as nail polish choice.

Outfit Top to bottom (click images for a larger version):

Earrings: Kohl’s daisy fuentes® Gold-Tone Hammered Drop Earring Set I had removed the chain portion of the coin style earrings and they look better.
Tank: Talbot’s Outlet (one of my recent gold purchases) cream with gold foil streaks.
Wrap: Tabot’s Outlet (in the fall) it’s a heathered cream linen that’s a perfect weight for spring and fall. Very versatile.
Bracelet: thrifted.
Jeans: Walmart (shhhh … why do I end up with jeans from there?)
Shoes: Lauren Conrad leopard print ballet flat from Kohl’s. Loving these, they also go with a LOT.

Then there was the yoga capris I bought that had a foil leopard print pattern. This wasn’t actually on purpose. It was more because I didn’t like the pairs that had funky color tops and they didn’t have a plain black and I had a gift card burning a hole in my pocket:

Close up of the leopard AND the Talbot’s tank’s gold stripes.

Then there are the nails.

Three coats of Essie in “A Crewed Interest” which is a Spring 2012 color.
Topped with a single stripe of Sally Hansen Crackle polish in “Antique Gold”

It’s a nice subtle effect that reminds me of gold leaf. And the peachy pink is like a less sheer version of Zoya’s Lulu. That “point shoe pink / peach” I had been looking for for years and suddenly found. Repeatedly apparently.

via YouTube

The gold crackle is actually a little preview of something I’m going to do a giveaway on sometime in the next month. So if you don’t normally read my blog, you might want to stay tuned by either subscribing to the rss, the emails or my twitter or youtube channels!

Are you wearing more gold lately? Is this a trend or just a weird accident that I’ve recently purchased more than one item that was gold foiled?

Next thing you know I’ll own a gold sequin mini skirt…. uhhh probably not anytime soon (though they are CUTE on other people!)

January 11, 2012

What I wore today – Jan 11, 2012

Posted by By Hilary Baumann

Posted in Clothing

I’ve been loving these leopard ballet flat’s I picked up on sale after Christmas at Kohl’s. I had been eyeing them for awhile but had them on my Christmas wish list so I had resisted buying them.

And the shirt, it’s not something I would normally pick up because of the bow and the waistband that makes it look tucked in. I liked wearing it though and it’s uber comfy too.

As a side note: have you ever had an article of clothing that you love and wear often and then you see a pic of yourself in it and go “eeee they do this weird thing here…. That’s not flattering.” Well I think in all the years I’ve owned them, the brown pants have never been photographed. And I took a lot of pictures today before I got one where the crotch area doesn’t look strange. They’ve gone from favorite pants to “errr maybe It’s time to go pants shopping.”

April 22, 2009

DIY Ribbon belt – a little more complex…

Posted by By Hilary Baumann

Posted in Accessories

Ok, I have really needed some new belts. Simple, utilitarian, cute belts. Ideally I need one in black since my black one is getting a bit worn. Black grosgrain ribbon in the correct width wasn’t available at Walmart at midnight when I went looking for clearance belts though so I ended up with leopard (and several others I have yet to make.)

That should be the first part … seek out a really hideous clearance belt that has a decent buckle or recycle an old belt buckle (either your own or thrifted.)

I found THE most bizarr perfect belt last night for $3… it had 6 … SIX buckles on one belt and 3 rings that I could also use. I found two and bought both (they had black as well but those were still $10 each.) So for $6 I can make 15 belts (though I’m working out a way to make these so you change the ribbon and use one buckle.) $0.40 per belt buckle, not bad and it still seems rather strange to have come across this when I was looking for buckles.

6 buckle belt

I expect you will be able to easily find $1 belt buckles though (don’t forget to check the children’s sections – it doesn’t matter how long or ugly the belt is because you just need the buckle.)

And here’s what I’ve made so far:

Leopard DIY belt full pic on dresser

Leopard print belt on

Leopard print ribbon for about $2 and I can get two belts out of it. Less than $1 for the brown ribbon I sewed to the back. Grommets and press I had on hand already (but I think you can find a grommet kit for around $18 maybe?)

You could make a D ring or O ring version without the grommets which I’m going to do with one wider ribbon I fell in love with. I’ll share that once I’ve made it.

As a side note, I think I might be able to make a funky purse strap out of the leftover red belt pleather.