guest post - ruby red lipstick && clashing hues

Hey y'all! Ruthanne here! as you already know, I'm on the road for a week, having a little birthday road trip! Annnnnyway. I'd like y'all to meet my sweet, sweet friend Britney! I asked her to guest post while I was away and I am soooooo excited to share it with you! She's such a doll, and absolutely hilarious, not to mention she's hilarious. So, I'll shush now, and let her take it away! :)

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Hello Lovelies!!!

I'm Britney and the ever so sweet Ruthanne asked me to do a little guest post!! I am so honoured and absolutely smitten to be here to talk to you all! To start it off I have a short video where I tell you about the three makeup items I use. Seriously, its just three. I might start wearing eye shadow or something but right now all I use is these three things; eyeliner, mascara and lipstick.

I sure do hope you liked my video!! If you couldn't tell by my accent I live in the far away land of New Zealand. I've been overseas once in my life (last year) and I am a vegetarian!! I'd visit the zoo any day and have four dogs, one cat and as you saw in the video some ducks have taken to the front lawn! I write for my blog Lemonwood and Honey and its really all I do in my spare time. I am currently studying at uni which sometimes can be a drag when you have so many assignments to complete!! BUT life is good! Its much better than good actually. Its extraordinary.

 On to the fashion side of things?

I believe that fashion is more than just following trends. To me fashion has become a way to show my personality, to show my mood, to experiment and really, to just have fun. Its not about the latest designer fad or must have. Its about you! And that is the most important thing. If you love wearing jelly shoes (do you remember those?) then so be it! If you want to wear a tutu to school (which I have, it was petticoat actually) then do it!! Living by rules, thats not living at all! I used to be rather judgmental on what other people wore. But I thought, who am I to judge? That girl, that guy, she/he feels awesome the way they are dressed. And that is all that is important.

Everyday I am getting to know myself more and more. Because of that I find that it reflects in what I wear. I have a craving to go on a crazy shopping spree (money permitting) and buy everything that reflects who I am but at the same time pieces that last. I want to buy clothes that suit my body rather than a stick thin model. Because my body is just as beautiful as theirs and so is yours!! I want to buy socks and sew little pom poms on them because, although I might not look like I walked off the run way, I think its really cute! I want to be me and use fashion as an outlet to show that!!

As for my outfit, I have been wearing this jacket like crazy this past few weeks. It comes from Dorothy Perkins, which I fell in love with when I went to London last year. The dress is from Romwe and I just adore the tapestry like pattern. I love mixing patterns together and having fun. I suppose the one thing I would add to this outfit is a necklace.

Final words?

Thanks so much Ruthanne for inviting me here! It was a blast and really broadened my blogging ideas. I haven't done an outfit post in so long and never like this! 

I wish that I could meet every single one of you and help you to see that something about you that makes you extraordinary. Its there! I know it. When it comes to fashion, dress to suit your body shape, dress the way you like and have fun! Life can be scary but it is the scariness that makes it beautiful! Remember how amazing you are and you will be fine. More than fine. You'll be extraordinary. 

gone for my birthday road trip.

  happy sunday, friends. :)   I turn 17 tomorrow...can you believe it? it's been over a year since I started this little blog, and man, have I changed. I won't dwell on that though, this is not the time for a nostalgic post.   Right now, I'm probably in the car with my crazy family headed south, for a little bit of a birthday road trip. We're off to Disneyland and Lego Land and all sorts of fun places. Exciting, isn't it?   I won't be posting for a few days...maybe I'll drop in once, but for the next 7 days, I have some fabulous guest posts lined up for you, dear readers of mine!   enjoy your day of rest!   xoxo, Ruthanne

birthday finds

eeep! so. I know I'm quite late in posting about my birthday trip, but hey, better late than never!

We started out the day with cinnamon rolls and a delicious omelet my daddy made. My parents gave me photoshop and two really gorgeous pieces of vintage inspired jewelry that are super versatile, and I recieved some money from my grandparents as well. Oh yes, and my sister gave me this insanely obnoxious singing cat card. (I will hurt her for it someday...revenge is coming! hahaha...)

Anyway. Then we were off. The first antique store we hit was awesome. but nothing I really wanted. OH! Except for a set of 7 vintage mini-budnt pans. SO CUTE! Then we had lunch. Sushi. Silly me forgot my camera...boo! :( But luckily my mimi had hers on her :) moving on though.

Remember this baby? Well. I was meandering the many aisles of this antique mall. and then I hear my Mimi call me over to where she is. I make my way through the maze of amazing-ness (see what I did there? ha!) and then I saw it. Glorious pyrex jackpot! Okay,well, not really, but it was a baby-baby-baby jackpot, okay? Anyway. I was looking through everything and trying to find a piece I had been wanting. but alas, nothing. until I looked down and SHABAM! there it was. The 1958 fall promotional Barbed Wire 1.5 quart divided casserole dish. And I may or may not have let out a couple little squeals of joy...

I am not ashamed to say that I am quite happy with this purchase. Ahh!

And remember that Blue Horizon Casserole dish I posted a picture of? Well, I didn't find the dish, but I did find the two patterned nesting bowls out of the original alternating set of four, in which the order goes solid/pattern/solid/pattern...I now have to find the two coordinating solid bowls! Yay! more treasure hunting! :)

I didn't buy anything else - there was so much to see! I looked at a lot though. I found a lot of gorgeous things, things that I have no use for now, but someday might try to search for them again. Turning 16 was fun...but it was really just another day for me, spent with my mom and mimi, full of blessings.

I am awaiting pictures from my Mimi though...the disc she gave me isn't working :( but when I have them...so will you! :)

birthday treasure hunting plans

today is my last day of being fifteen...ah, sigh. it only took me long enough...I swear. people have been thinking I'm 16 for two years. now I'm *this close* and it's really not that exciting...but oh well. it's a good excuse to do something that's pretty much amazing...antique shopping! eep! I know, so not a typical thing to do for your sixteenth birthday...but if I always did what was expected my blog would be totally boring and i'd have even less followers...ha. so I wanna show you what I'm on the hunt for, ready?

Vintage Pyrex - lots of vintage Pyrex. These are the specific pieces I am on the prowl for...

    

         

     

      

There are a lot more things on my wishlist. But these are just the general items I would like - from Pyrex at least. I especially love the red refrigerator dishes...AH! And the Barbed Wire pattern? Must have.

    

Next item? Frames. I don't think I need to post pictures of those though...ha...

Also, vintage coke crates. LOVE.

I desperately want to do something like this someday. Either in my house or in my room now or something. It's amazing.

That's it, really. I'm of course gonna be looking for vintage Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books, anything Strawberry Shortcake or Holly Hobbie, and vintage patterns && sewing notions.

I can't wait for tomorrow - solely because I get to go treasure hunting! 

Adella Quinn is One

the day has arrived. my baby sister is ONE! Holy fettuccine! What's next, my brother turning five? Sister turning ten? Oh, yeah...that IS next...whooooooops.

 

I figured I'd show you some pictures of the lovely Adella from her first year of life.

I love this baby so much! Happy birthday, my sweet, sweet sister! You are so precious and my little bug! ♥

why couldn't I be turning five?

I just said that to my mother while she was looking at birthday party ideas for my baby sister.

I am turning 16 in exactly one month from today, and dude..if I were to have a party, which I'm not, cause I'm the only one to think my idea is stellar, but if I were to have a party, it would be in a malt shop. we would all wear 50's dresses (not the guys. they would dress guy-ly), and we would giggle and drink milkshakes and Coca-Cola and sing oldies. There would also be a jukebox present. That's how it would happen. But like I previously mentioned, no one would think that was actually fun and no one would take it seriously, nor would they dress in legit outfits. So alas, I'm left to sitting here, looking at all these cute birthday ideas, wishing I was either five and could get away with a woodland party filled with owls and hedgehogs and cute little squirels, or that I had cooler friends who would get into the vintage malt shop thing with me...